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Kadmos1
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I wouldn't be surprised if the issues of immigration, particularly in the USA, influenced the people to make this game. Fiction is often influenced by real-world events, people, stories, concepts, etc.
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Nagatoka_Morito
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| Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2026 9:34 am |
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Real shame about the AI gen. I would have wanted to support this if not for that.
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TsukasaElkKite
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| Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2026 10:46 am |
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“Immigration simulation”
Does it involve ICE assaulting people? /s
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Slop Slop no Mi
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| Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2026 11:02 am |
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| Kadmos1 wrote: | | I wouldn't be surprised if the issues of immigration, particularly in the USA, influenced the people to make this game. Fiction is often influenced by real-world events, people, stories, concepts, etc. |
I doubt USA politics influenced this much. Japan is much more strict and proactive about immigration control than the US is especially in recent years as more and more Japanese people are speaking out about it including famous Japanese creators and celebrities. With manga series like Drama Queen and now games like this it seems evident Japan has reached it's own boil-over point on the topic and have things to say as it becomes more of a public talking point especially after the recent snap election in Japan. That being said it sounds less Paper Please (which was just finding out who had a fake or inconsistent passport) and this is more of a discussion/judgement based or, dare I say, Among Us, of finding out which alien is actively trying to sabotage Earth and which have beneficial skills to help it.
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AiddonValentine
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| Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2026 12:33 pm |
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"We're gonna make an immigration enforcement game with AI!"
Everyone disliked that. Now admittedly stuff like the subject matter isn't necessarily a deal breaker; Lucas Pope did that in Papers, Please to brilliant effect but that's because it was to emphasize the brutal setting and make it really hard to make the morally right decision. Still, current context for this (including catering to the slop machine) does not fill me with confidence
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Nekbone
Joined: 28 Dec 2023
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| Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2026 12:59 pm |
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| AiddonValentine wrote: | | Everyone disliked that. |
I guess I'm not 'everyone' then because this looks kind of interesting and fun.
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EmeraldSaucer
Joined: 31 Jan 2025
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| Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2026 2:57 pm |
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| Nekbone wrote: | | AiddonValentine wrote: | | Everyone disliked that. |
I guess I'm not 'everyone' then because this looks kind of interesting and fun. |
Then play Papers Please instead, the game this is ripping off while missing the point in incredibly embarrassing ways
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TheRealMaria
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| Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2026 5:29 pm |
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| EmeraldSaucer wrote: | | Then play Papers Please instead, the game this is ripping off while missing the point in incredibly embarrassing ways |
This game looks nothing like Papers Please outside a general "immigration officer" theme.
I also wonder what you mean by "missing the point"...
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Alphael
Joined: 19 Jun 2025
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| Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2026 11:21 am |
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Let in all the cute alien girls. Reject the rest. Easy game 
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Egan Loo
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2026 5:14 am |
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| Slop Slop no Mi wrote: | | I doubt USA politics influenced this much. Japan is much more strict and proactive about immigration control than the US is especially in recent years as more and more Japanese people are speaking out about it including famous Japanese creators and celebrities. With manga series like Drama Queen and now games like this it seems evident Japan has reached it's own boil-over point on the topic and have things to say as it becomes more of a public talking point especially after the recent snap election in Japan. |
The Mainichi Shimbun paper conducted a national poll this past weekend after Japan's lower-house snap election. 72% said measures to lower prices should be the policy that the Takaichi cabinet prioritizes. The "foreigner issue" option ranked so low that it fell in the "Other" category, which altogether totaled 7%.
https://mainichi.jp/articles/20260222/k00/00m/010/211000c
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