Post by Hj3254 in Gender Dysphoria comments

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You know, I'm a person who thinks games are art. I really do! Code is as good as if not better than paper, a stage or marble. But people like you really don't make my job easier.

You don't write a story about struggle of any kind without any characters (unless you count the amorphous blob of caricatures who all share the single personality trait of "did a mildly rude thing once probably")

You don't help anyone get what trans people are going through by publishing horribly-made games because guess what? Empathy exists! "I hope that it can give cisgender people an idea of what being transgender is like"

Not an in depth look, not an explanation, just "an idea" because no outsider can even comprehend your struggles.

And please for the love of whatever god you believe or don't believe in don't put glitchy sand-crushing noises in anything. It doesn't set any mood, it just makes everyone mute the game. What did you think would happen?

I don't really see myself as a sexist person, you may think otherwise which would be wrong by your way of thinking. Way to assume that everyone single "person who writes comments under games that are milking the emotions of people struggling with serious stuff" is sexist!

You can judge people by appearance, it's easier. Way easier. You do it, I do it, everyone does it! You are in no way obligated to spend the extra mental energy (no matter how miniscule it might be) to think about pronouns and shit. When talking to strangers that is. With friends or people you know, you absolutely should refer to them the way they prefer. Even if it's something as small as using a second-name or a nickname.

But still, no stranger has to give a single time-bending shit about you. Especially if you're always bitter about people not magically being %100 conscious about making you feel comfortable all the time.

Just get you head out of your fucking ass, and explain it to people if they ask. If they don't just ignore them. You don't become morally superior by over-explaining other thing so why would this topic lead to anything else?

exodrifter3 years ago(+13)

I’m glad you had so much to say about this game. I really sincerely appreciate the response as it helps me think about the things I make from viewpoints that I don’t necessarily possess and do better next time. That being said, please allow me to clarify a few things:

This story is, in fact, not about the minor characters. It’s just about how the main character feels, and that’s all there is to the story. Most of the minor characters are people that the main character doesn’t know. They are strangers, and I don’t think there’s anything wrong with writing a story about how it feels to interact with strangers.
I am glad to hear that the sound design of the game was uncomfortable enough that you had to turn it off. I believe this was the desired feeling I wanted to invoke.
I don’t think you’re sexist for posting this comment. I’m not sure why you would assume that I would believe that.
I in fact don’t think it’s a stranger’s fault for not using the right pronouns to refer to someone. I’m sorry if you felt like that was implied – I tried to avoid implying that by never letting the main character assign blame for being misgendered. Perhaps I should have been more explicit than that. All I wanted to convey is that it just really, really wears you out, especially since there isn’t anyone to blame for it. There isn’t anyone to get mad at. It just hurts, full stop.
I did not expect to become morally superior by making this game. I’m not really sure how or why this game would make me feel that way even if I wanted it to.

Chikootie3 years ago(+7)

Reviews like this say a lot about the reviewer. It's best to take it with a grain of salt, knowing a lot of people's responses are going to relate to their limited experiences and that's okay. There's still valid feedback to take into consideration. I just wish people were more mindful of this.

Addie3 years ago(+5)

So I posted a little story of my own and if anyone has to pull their head out of their ass, it's you. The creator (who did a very lovely job on this amazing game) portrayed everything very accurately. It's sad to see people like you are degrading other's work whether that person worked hard on it or not. This is a beautiful game about gender dysphoria. You chose to half-ass the game and you chose to blame others for "not making your job any easier" when in fact this game had nothing to do with your job and making it easier. So if you want to be entitled, go hang out with some Karens and keep your toxicity away from us because us bad bitches only breathe fresh air and not air contaminated with your polluting words of hate.

marisakawaii3 years ago(+3)

I see a little irony in this review, in that it is claimed off the bat that we don't need a game because we can just empathise with trans people with or without one. And then not long after, there is a haphazard justification for why misgendering happens, and a call to just pretend it's not hurting us and go on with our day (hello? isn't that exactly what the game was about?). Ignoring it doesn't make it hurt any less.

I think there has been a noticeable lack of empathy in this review, so perhaps the game does in fact warrant a full play-through.

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