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
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.
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. 😅
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.
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
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.
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. 😅