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A Study on Ludo-narrative Harmony in the Video Game "Ghost of Tsushima"

비디오 게임 "고스트 오브 쓰시마"의 게임플레이-스토리의 조화성 고찰

  • Chun, Bumsue (Dept. of Art Communication, Stokes College, Mokwon University)
  • 전범수 (목원대학교 스톡스 대학 아트커뮤니케이션학과)
  • Received : 2021.09.10
  • Accepted : 2021.10.19
  • Published : 2021.10.20
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Abstract

Ludo-narrative dissonance is a prevalent problem among open-world genre video games. However, Ghost of Tsushima (2020) alleviates this issue by designing its characters and narrative structure influenced by Akira Kurosawa's samurai films. The game's protagonist represents "Bushido," a samurai code, and the structure exudes similarity to Joseph Campbell's "Hero's Journey," which heavily influenced Kurosawa's films. The developers also designed the gameplay mechanics such as level-up system, map design, and side quests based on these narrative traits, ultimately making the goal of the narrative and the gameplay mechanics cohesive.

클린트 호킹이 정의한 게임 안에서 게임플레이 메카닉스와 서사의 이해관계가 상반되는 "놀이-서사의 부조화"는 많은 오픈 월드 장르 게임에서 발견되는 문제이다. 그러나 비디오 게임 "고스트 오브 쓰시마 (2020)"는 구로사와 아키라 감독의 사무라이 영화 속 서사와 캐릭터의 특징을 본떠 주인공 진 사카이의 여정을 조지프 캠벨의 "영웅의 여정"으로 정의될 수 있는 서사구조로 만들고, 이를 통해 사무라이 정신인 무사도를 주인공에게 불어넣었다. 또한 "고스트 오브 쓰시마"는 능력치 상승 시스템, 맵디자인, 사이드 퀘스트 등의 게임플레이 메카닉스가 게임 속 서사의 특징을 보조하도록 디자인함으로써, 플레이어에 의해 결정되는 주인공의 모든 행동이 게임 서사의 전제와 상충하지 않는 게임플레이와 서사의 조화를 만들어 냈다.

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