I actually watched that episode of AStW to make sure...Shinsei-J said:
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Favourite fictional currency?
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Actually I think The Money of Soul and Possibility Control is the most exciting economics lesson you could ever have, it's literally the Stock Market symbolised as a series of anime fights. As in the Stock Market is a physical space in another dimension that certain people can visit using special credit cards. It's fucking AWESOME.Shinsei-J said:
Really, really, recommend watching if you haven't already.
Yeah, trying to explain a lot of things can be impossible at times. Try to explain Persona 4 to someone and make it sound not terrible. I really can't do it.
Time from... In Time takes number one, because it's just such a freakin' amazing idea for a distopian currency.
Caps from Fallout are another really cool one.
Still haven't played either of the games, but I really like the idea of bullets as money in the Metro series.
Yeah, I do have a thing for non-coin currencies, I guess. It just really reinforces the world for me when something as basic as currency changes for practical reasons.
Caps from Fallout are another really cool one.
Still haven't played either of the games, but I really like the idea of bullets as money in the Metro series.
Yeah, I do have a thing for non-coin currencies, I guess. It just really reinforces the world for me when something as basic as currency changes for practical reasons.
I see a lot of people saying "caps from Fallout".
Is it just me, or did Fallout rip off Ducktales? Because I recall a certain episode where the protagonists enter a secluded village that hasn't got a standardized form of currency, so then one of the characters has to empty a huge amount of soda bottles so they can then divide the bottle caps amongst the inhabitants and introduce it as a "money".
On TOPIC: Euhm, I don't know, bolts from Ratchet & Clank? It seems so unreal, I can understand getting money for trading in scrap, but in this case, they actually build robots out of money.
Is it just me, or did Fallout rip off Ducktales? Because I recall a certain episode where the protagonists enter a secluded village that hasn't got a standardized form of currency, so then one of the characters has to empty a huge amount of soda bottles so they can then divide the bottle caps amongst the inhabitants and introduce it as a "money".
On TOPIC: Euhm, I don't know, bolts from Ratchet & Clank? It seems so unreal, I can understand getting money for trading in scrap, but in this case, they actually build robots out of money.
The bullets in Metro 2033 are the obvious answer.
My personal fav is the currency in Path of Exile though. It's fun, you can *do stuff with it* (gasp) and it helps ease the feeling of RNG (Oh man, 10 hours of grind and not a single item turns into -> Oh well, no decent pieces but I did get a ton of exalted orbs so not a complete waste).
My personal fav is the currency in Path of Exile though. It's fun, you can *do stuff with it* (gasp) and it helps ease the feeling of RNG (Oh man, 10 hours of grind and not a single item turns into -> Oh well, no decent pieces but I did get a ton of exalted orbs so not a complete waste).
They were called Zenny in Mega Man Legends too.Karhukonna said:I was gonna say this. It's cool other people have heard of the games, too. Capcom used the Zenny in Megaman Legends, as well. Although, as I recall, they were simply called Zeny then. Still, I'll go with ZenDead Century said:The Zenny, from Breath of Fire. Nothing special about it. Just really fun to say.
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Mega Man Legends is where I first encountered the Zenny, and it's my favourite fictional currency because I just love the symbol for it - it's the familiar "dollar" - sign, except with a "Z" instead of an "S"!
And because it's a funny word. Zenny!
Just an FYI - Rupee's aren't a fictional currency.idarkphoenixi said:
I liked bottlecaps from the original Fallout
im pretty sure rupees are the currency of India which as far as i am aware is a real place. of course they could have changed there moneyidarkphoenixi said:
OT; bullets in metro 2033 because it adds to the themes and world of the game, which is a lot better than just having something like gold as a currency which you see in a lot of fantasy.
Oh, yeah. I knew they existed. They came with Oblivion's Collector's edition. I wouldn't mind owning one, but most collector's editions are sold without it, because most people have lost them by now. If I ever have spare cash and I see an unopened Collector's edition I might buy it, Oblivion's my favourite Elder Scrolls game, after all.Desert Punk said:I have a real life one of those, it is my lucky coin. I carry that thing everywhere.Headsprouter said:Septims!
The Elder Scrolls currency! I just like the name.
OT: For me it has to be the Spice Melange from Dune. Cool, useful, and guarded by this scary ************ right here
To those saying the rupee isn't a fictional currency: The Hylian rupee is, the Indian rupee isn't. They're two separate monies that share a name, sort of like all the different countries that have money called 'dollars'. Try to use a Canadian dollar in America and you'll be laughed out of the store.
OT: I'm actually quite fond of Macca, from the Megami Tensei franchise. It's not clear precisely what the stuff is: you can see it in coin form sometimes, and in some games it's implied to be edible (by demons at least). In Strange Journey, it's described as a dense energy form that can be utilized by the right technology. I always like my money to have a practical use beyond "this is valuable because we say it is."
Also Hell, from Disgaea. The money of the Netherworld is called Hell. That's just funny.
OT: I'm actually quite fond of Macca, from the Megami Tensei franchise. It's not clear precisely what the stuff is: you can see it in coin form sometimes, and in some games it's implied to be edible (by demons at least). In Strange Journey, it's described as a dense energy form that can be utilized by the right technology. I always like my money to have a practical use beyond "this is valuable because we say it is."
Also Hell, from Disgaea. The money of the Netherworld is called Hell. That's just funny.
Hmmm, I should've guessed it was the Hylian rupee rather than the Indian rupee, the currency used in soon to be the most populous country in the world.Zyxx said:
I'll chime back in and say how much I liked the caps in Fallout. It was a unique idea and also hilarious to think how many people cut themselves trying to count it all.