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.

  • SunShineNomad@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    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.

    • The_King123431@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I think its becuse it was only really the past five years when people started to think having any trans person meant “Pushing a agenda”, If it came out in 2014 or something I don’t think people would complain as much

      • No-Reach-9173@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        People were upset about Borderlands:TPS shoving gay and girl power agenda down our throats in 2014.

        • The_King123431@alien.topBEnglish
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          10 months ago

          Yes but it was much less wide spread on the internet, and typically it was from people who had no credibility or were already hated

    • LaughingGasing@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Ngl I was the same exact way. I heard people saying there was a trans character is the Last of Us Part 2 and I was confused thinking maybe it was just a character I somehow missed even tho it’s a linear game? And then I learned it was Lev and I genuinely completely missed that when I played it

    • esoteric_enigma@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      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.topBEnglish
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        10 months 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.