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Dates, Carpets, and Pearl Necklaces: The Case of Anno 1404s Exotic Orientalism

“…There is also Al Rashid, the NPC of the Assassin's fortress, making a reference to the famous secret organization of the “assassins” of Alamut. Al Rashid evokes esoteric phrases such as, “There's no difference between Heaven and Hell,” and “Our actions are irrelevant, so the guardians of society tell us.” Briefly religion, in both its exoteric and esoteric forms, is everywhere in Anno 1404 ; however, as noted by others (Sabel, 2019), “does not have any explicit personal meaning” and its primary significance is “to create a medieval atmosphere.” It is regarded as a “question of pure supply like beer consumption” (Baur, 1999, p. 90). Thus, Anno 1404s religiosity is to be analyzed under the category of “game context” in Ferdig's (2014, pp.…”

“…In his New York Times review, Schiesel (2009) rightfully notices the game's disinclination toward violence and juxtaposes violent American and Japanese games with European games, as well as Command & Conquer with Anno 1404 . Yet particularly because of the above features, the game has been criticized by some historians about distorting history by leaving out brutal aspects of colonialism that happen to be slavery and genocide (Baur, 1999, p. 86), in other words, “military onslaught, slave trade, forced labour, disenfranchisement, subjugation, and perhaps even extermination of native populations” (Winnerling, 2020, p. 229). They also pointed to Anno 1404s “uninhabited” islands as “terra[e] nullius” (Winnerling, 2020, p. 226; Douglas, 2002), which makes it possible to settle them without having to commit genocide against their indigenous people.…”