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What game or scene in a game took you the longest time before you understood the meaning behind it? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by Filo_Guy@alien.top to c/gaming@level-up.zone

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When I was young and had a super nintendo I loved playing Super Mario RPG.

I'm playing the remake and I'm at the scene after defeating Valentina. Mallow goes into the castle and Mario was left standing outside.

Back then I didn't know why Mario pulled out an umbrella and it rained. I just realised after 20 years of playing the original that Mario knew it was going to rain because whenever Mallow cries it rains; Mario knew that Mallow would get all emotional when meeting his parents for the first time.

Blew my mind.

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[–] SunShineNomad@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (8 children)

I think I'm a real idiot for this but my first playthrough of The Last of Us Part II I didn't realize that Lev was trans. I just thought he shaved his head before he was a man, because he was like 12 or something and you're not a man at that age. I somehow missed that, and that he was supposed to be an elder's wife which maybe I missed or just forgot but should have been a pretty clear sign. I didn't know why everyone was all pissed off about the "woke trans agenda" people were saying was shoved down their throats. Who gives a shit that there's a trans character? That's definitely a relevant topic today so for people who played a series that previously dealt with homosexuality shouldn't be surprised that they talked about being trans as well.

[–] esoteric_enigma@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, there are a lot of people that see a story focusing on anything other than straight white men as an "agenda." It's just a subtle form of bigotry.

[–] AndromedeusEx@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Even if they're not the focus. A trans person just existing in any media is "pushing an agenda", it's crazy. It's the same with POC and any other non-straight person. A gay couple in a movie? AGENDA! A black woman playing a mermaid? AGENDA! The fact is, popular media has shunned and focused on straight white people for so long, any diversion (even if it's based on reality) is a fucking agenda to these people.

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