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Celeste says "TRANS RIGHTS!" (Celeste: Farewell spoilers)
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I'd be completely fine with that if it were confirmed, guessing the "good authority" is in NDA land?
Oh nice, thought it was like Hollow Knight which completely confused me.
The pills seem more likely to be depression meds, but it would be neat if she were transgender.
Oh for real? Nice!
Positive vibe game gets more positive vibe. I'll have to replay it soon, I related strongly to the story when I first played it
Well I am going to get it now regardless and I will give it an honest shot it's just due to my age and having been playing platformers since the Atari and through the years when that's what most of gaming was I just had my fill. I don't hate them or anything, just really uninterested and stop caring pretty quickly.
Very different from Hollow Knight. You are basically looking at one screen at a time, solving a series of mini-platforming challenges in linear fashion.
It is kinda comparable once you hit
the white palace
not reading the post but is this thread title a spoiler? Cause that's kind of obnoxious if so...
Yeah, Celeste and Hollow Knight whup your ass for two different reasons for the most part but there are places in HK where it's very Celeste-like.
Kind of? But not really? It's not like it's some sort of "plot twist" or anything, just possibly recontextualizes the story.
For added context, because I see a lot of people saying this will get them to buy the game: The creator, Matt Thorson, is non-binary and the composer, Lena Raine, is a trans woman. So buying the game and soundtrack isn't just supporting devs who are pro-trans, it's supporting trans devs.
Fuck yeah!
Celeste was my favorite game released last year and really helped me get through my deployment and all the anxiety and depression that went along with it. It's become a very personal game to me. I am so happy that the developers continue to connect to and support not only their fans, but also the LGBTQ+ and mental health communities as a whole.
Definitely going to be playing through Farewell this weekend. :)
Celeste was my favorite game released last year and really helped me get through my deployment and all the anxiety and depression that went along with it. It's become a very personal game to me. I am so happy that the developers continue to connect to and support not only their fans, but also the LGBTQ+ and mental health communities as a whole.
Definitely going to be playing through Farewell this weekend. :)
I saw this earlier and it really made my day. I already have the game on Switch, but bought it for a friend who hadn't played it yet on Steam.
I did not know this. Very cool to hear! I'm glad they're seeing so much success in what is obviously a labor of love from the both of them.
I don't see how it could be. The thread title doesn't really tell you what's going on in the post at all as that kind of title has been used for a range of things like flags in games to voice actors actually saying the words "Trans Rights"
Um okay but can you not put politics in muh vidya games?
nah I'm just joking and this is great. I just know chuds are going to rage hard
In that case maybe I will buy my niece a copy for her Switch she's got a birthday coming up.
Edit: So I can double my support, as I said just the first thing guaranteed a purchase for myself.
regardless of madeline's transness (which she totally is), this is incredibly unrealistic
there is no scenario where a trans woman with depression and GAD would have just one prescription :P
there is no scenario where a trans woman with depression and GAD would have just one prescription :P
I'm wary of asking such a sensitive question, but I'm curious if a trans woman would keep pictures/memorabilia of their previous identity as well?
I speak out of ignorance on the topic, not out of malice. I just thought with the stigma around dead names and the like that would normally be extended to the photos and other stuff pertaining to pre-transition.
depends on the person really
some people like to keep old pics around as a reminder of how much they've changed
It really varies from person to person. The general rule is to avoid deadnames, but not every trans person has a problem with them. And even if old pictures make people uncomfortable in some way, a lot of people hang onto them because otherwise they just don't have any pictures from their past or childhood at all.
Celeste was already a GOAT game by my standards, but this just intensifies that feeling. People can scoff at what they perceive as shoehorned representation (it's not) and overbearing political messages (it's not) in games all they want, but as a trans woman this makes me so fucking happy to have supported this game. Representation is so important, and this is a lovely way of doing it.
Varies from person to person. For some people, it's the only way to remember and document the good times of the past, for instance, when they happened. Or maybe the only pictures you have of a beloved friend or family member are from before transitioning. It's hard to say - some people get rid of it all, some people still keep some around for sentimental reasons, even though it may be painful.
Varies from person to person. For some people, it's the only way to remember and document the good times of the past, for instance, when they happened. Or maybe the only pictures you have of a beloved friend or family member are from before transitioning. It's hard to say - some people get rid of it all, some people still keep some around for sentimental reasons, even though it may be painful.
for me, I don't like looking at myself but there are photos of important memories that I don't want to forget. I doubt I'll ever want to get rid of those
Jeez. The game shakes up the gameplay like every single level. You've done goofed.
Thank you, I was hoping I wouldn't upset anyone by asking. I had it in my head that post transition that anything prior to the transition could be a huge pain point for the person in question. Thank you for taking the time to reply.
Thank you for sharing your experience. I hope I didn't upset you by asking. I'm glad to gain new knowledge through a great game.
Came in to mention this, nice that someone already did!
Lena's work on Guild Wars 2 was great and I've followed her since then.
The game is not my cup of tea but I love this so much.
I always wanted to play this game but kind of gave up on the idea. This reignites my interest in the game but I'm worried that it may be too hard for what I'm wanting(patient enough) right now.
Assist mode, my friend, you can customize it to be only as hard as you can afford
But the game's learning curve is good enough to a lost case like me to reache the end of ch7 without help ^_^
That's plausible, but the fact that she has a picture of herself and her mother where she looks more, for lack of a better word, masculine makes me think otherwise. Considering that these were consciously included by the developer I think the suggestion is apparent. That the developers are similarly LGBT+ makes it even more likely to me that they would seek to put a transgender character in their game. It's also a case where it's difficult to outright confirm a character is trans without either deadnaming them or having it come up more or less out of the blue.
Considering this:
It's very probable that the main character is trans.
I beat The Core today, but got two screens into the DLC before going "fuck this" and watched a video (and from what I saw, glad I did. Seemed hard for hard sake). Definitely noticed the flag, didn't notice the other parts. Neat!
