In this chapter I analyze the ironic character of From Software games, specifically the deceptive mechanism used as a design strategy to foreground a sense of vanity and helplessness in the players.

Bitter Laughter. Five Color Rice, 2026.

Bitter Laughter. Five Color Rice

Angelo Maria Andriano
2026-01-01

Abstract

In this chapter I analyze the ironic character of From Software games, specifically the deceptive mechanism used as a design strategy to foreground a sense of vanity and helplessness in the players.
Inglese
2026
Ford, Dom; Gualeni, Stefano; Van de Mosselaer, Nele; Vella, Daniel;
Scholar's Codex. Academia Explores the Games of From Software
230
239
10 p.
978-1916740297
Ireland
Dublin
Tune and Fairweather
comitato scientifico
internazionale
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Settore PHIL-04/A - Estetica
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