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Very soothing music, nice job. I also like the smooth mechanics of moving your ship.
Thank you. Since the divination, the game, and the historical facts are all interconnected—featuring Korean historical figures and a Korean form of divination—much of it likely felt unfamiliar or uncomfortable. Even so, I truly appreciate your positive review.
In the East, divination was originally an act where a king or emperor would "first ask the people, then ask the ministers, and finally ask the heavens" regarding any issue. When a king or emperor made a decision, asking the people first was because the issue directly affected their lives. Asking the ministers followed because they were the ones who would actually execute the solution. However, when a decision still could not be reached after asking everyone else, they would resort to divination as the final moment to ask the heavens.
In this game that I created, Admiral Yi Sun-sin—Korea's great hero—would earnestly cast divination to the heavens with his heartfelt wishes during the most difficult times when he was out of options.
Perhaps because of this, my research (which has also been published as a thesis in Korea) shows that his divination outcomes were always positive, and the results turned out positively as well.
Furthermore, when a divination result was hard to understand, he would cast it again until he received an answer that made sense to him. That is what sets his practice apart from other forms of Eastern divination. In other words, he was the embodiment of optimism, armed with an absolute positive mindset. He kept casting until a positive result emerged, and through those divination readings, he armed himself with a shield of positivity to lead his people and soldiers.
Thank you once again for your positive comment.
I hope you, retroromrunner, will also arm yourself with the shield of optimism like Admiral Yi Sun-sin and overcome every obstacle today!