This is an interesting read! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts! Consider me one of Pygmalion's haters too after playing the game and checking out the mythology. You have enlightened me 😤🤲🏻✨
The "Born Sexy Yesterday" trope gets explored quite a lot, especially in straight male media for that power fantasy. It's sickening, for sure. This mythology especially rubs me the wrong way because the gods are seemingly on his side too; not actually turning Galatea into a woman. Even after she has blood running in her veins, she's still a glorified statue deep down, incapable of any critical thought. If they had turned her in good faith, realistically Galatea would have form some discomfort and fear further into the relationship with the incel that is Pygmalion, even if she has trouble pinpointing why at fist.
Like, when I checked it out, I was sure he's gonna learn a lesson or something, but nope. He got his power fantasy instead. It feels so out of place in the tragedy cesspit that is these mythologies.
So yeah, I'm really glad you made this game. You explored the trope and mythology in a tasteful and sensitive way. That, even though none of this is real, Galatea has people who support her and want her to thrive as her own woman. Much like how these stories were written, let us be the gods who set her free. And you did just that 🥰💞
P.S. GUI and VFX are your weaknesses?! I wouldn't have guessed! Everything felt so professional! It couldn't have been easy, so bravo on tackling your weaknesses 😁👌🏻✨