Comment by 🦔 bsj38381
Solarpunk sounds pretty nice, as an aesthetic and as a way to revolt against the technical cynacism that's happening in the world right now. (Not sure if the Sonic games count as Solarpunk, hmm.)
2025-09-27 · 7 months ago
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👻 darkghost · 2025-09-27 at 10:32:
I think only the one I mentioned counts.
🦔 bsj38381 · 2025-09-27 at 16:51:
Ah, I couldn't think of other games I personally played that's Solarpunk in general aesthetics.
🌻 Nexy [OP/mod] · 2025-09-27 at 17:26:
Well, I know games like Terra Nill, but its a underexplored concept in video games. probably because is hard to make a conflict there.
And people still have problems imagining how to get toward it.
We need more Solarpunk media to make people able to Imagine a future without so much conflicts too.
🦔 bsj38381 · 2025-09-27 at 17:30:
I agree, and Solarpunk style stuff looks pretty. (I think there's some anime that has Solarpunk aesthetics.)
🌻 Nexy [OP/mod] · 2025-09-28 at 00:42:
Aria and yokohama kaidashi kinkou are solarpunk coded stories
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