their paths will diverge since many of the biggest narrative differences in squid game are sequel hooks for example there's the whole series long b plot about a cop infiltrating the game facility which doesn't really accomplish much this season beyond providing a frame for behind the scenes exposition and setting up one of the dumbest and most predictable plot twists in history a twist whose resolution is cut unceremoniously short when the k-pop cop gets shot in the shoulder and falls off a cliff leaving no body behind so obviously he's going to be back and the next season's going to be about that most likely he'll team up with seung gi hoon to stop the games while we follow a new cast of characters through a new set of them on that note the thematic nature of the games in each show is also obviously quite different kaiji for the most part takes part in modified games of chance mahjong rock paper scissors silo pachinko that sort of thing whereas in squid game which is named for a tag-like korean playground game all of the competitions are simple self-explanatory school yard affairs like red light green light or betting marbles except for that race across the steel beams which only makes it even more obvious that the whole scenario was copy pasted straight from kaiji and infused with mild amounts of eyes wide shut PROFANITY_TOKEN this shift in focus does have some drawbacks for squid game these simple kid-friendly activities don't leave much room for the interpersonal drama strategy and mind games that make kaiji's matches such nail-biters the only game that gets anywhere near as cerebral intense as kaiji is the marble game so if you enjoyed that episode and would like to see a whole series like it now you know where to look on the flip side though squid game's approach is infinitely more accessible restricted rock paper scissors is cool because it takes a game that everyone knows and adds a few surprisingly deep wrinkles that completely change how you play it red light green light is cool because it takes a game everyone knows and adds exactly one bullet for anyone who loses it takes a bit of time to really wrap your head around kaiji's games and even longer to truly appreciate the despair and dread of the labor camps that awaits the losers the consequences for failure in squid game are simple immediate and loud any viewer can project themselves into squid game from just a single social media clip it's almost impossible to watch the first game without thinking well if i were there i would simply not move when the robot's looking at me it's a similar marketing principle to those stupid PROFANITY_TOKEN mobile game ads where you watch someone open an obviously wrong gate in a maze full of lava or something like that the goal is not to make the game itself seem fun but rather to make you think i could do that because then you're already thinking about playing it instead of about whether you'd even want to play it oh man i sure do love this g fuel that i got for NUMBER_TOKEN off using promo code basement at checkout but it takes so long to stir there has to be a better way as soon as you learn how much money's on the line in squid game and then google how much that is in dollars it's equally impossible not to ask yourself would i go
START_SPONSOR_TOKEN oh man i sure do love this g fuel that i got for NUMBER_TOKEN off using promo code basement at checkout but it takes so long to stir there has to be a better way END_SPONSOR_TOKEN