• chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world
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    24 days ago

    Only dummies think the game made them trans. The game basically gives off vibes that they’re trans, even before they came out, to the point where people aren’t surprised that they came out as trans.

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        24 days ago

        I don’t know how to explain it. Art gives off vibes that reflect the artist’s inner feelings. That’s kind of a major part of art: an emotional outlet.

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          4 days ago

          Is it gender feelings to know exactly what you mean? tfw you can just feel the whole trans aura of the game a tiny bit. kinda weirdge, but cool. art is cool.

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          24 days ago

          The first hollow knight game features a male protagonist who is honestly a little bumbly looking. There’s a secondary protagonist who is a girl and looks like she absolutely has all of her shit together, if a bit conceited. She looks like the protag, but after the Hero’s journey is done

          The second game, you play as her and she absolutely fucks.

          That’s what I was seeing as a trans allegory in these games

          • chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world
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            24 days ago

            Allegory is one kind of evidence, arguably one of the most obvious sorts of evidence. It’s not the only kind though. I have never played the Hollow Knight games so I didn’t know those facts you just mentioned. Still, from what I’ve seen of the games in screenshots, I get a vibe.

            Perhaps part of it to me is that the protagonist is non human, barely even resembling anything humanoid? There’s also a gloominess, a loneliness to it.

            Not saying these vibes are in any way a perfect diagnostic. Heck, I wouldn’t have predicted the announcement beforehand. But in hindsight it feels right.

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          24 days ago

          Granted I haven’t played more than a couple hours of the first game, but all I’m seeing is a genderless skeleton looking character who doesn’t have much personality whatsoever lol. Maybe I’m not seeing it, or need to play longer through the story. 😅