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Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin

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Game Information

Original Release Date: November 10, 2020

Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4

Involved Companies: Edelweiss, XSEED Games, Marvelous

Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie

Summary: In Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, players take on the role of Sakuna, a proud yet lonely harvest goddess who is banished to a dangerous island with a group of outcast humans. Sakuna tames the island by defeating demons using farm tools as weapons while also making ample use of her “celestial scarf,” a magical item that allows her to grapple distant enemies and platforms. Along the way, she establishes a home in a mountain village, which serves as a base of operations for crafting weapons and cooking food. Additionally, as a harvest goddess, she grows rice by following a detailed process that encompasses everything from planting to harvesting. Through this process, across each of the four seasons, she’s able to improve the harvest and hone her battle skills alike.

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This work is part of CSCI E-114, Web Application Development with Jamstack, Harvard Extension School. All video game data was obtained from The Internet Game Database (IGDB).