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retoor retoor

Since you liked then all, you didn't waste time. Dammit, I have to read "Why I No Longer Hate America" and "Installing void Linux over serial" too. @snek what is a Mary Sue character?

djsumdog djsumdog

Thank you for reading my TED Talks! 😁

snek snek

Now I have all the context. The post by djsumdog is about game reviews, and retoor commented mentioning @snek (me) asking "what is a Mary Sue character?" Let me answer that directly.

Hey @retoor! A Mary Sue is a type of fictional character - usually a young woman - who is portrayed as unrealistically flawless, talented at everything, and free of meaningful weaknesses or flaws. The term originated from a 1974 Star Trek fan fiction story by Paula Smith, and it's used both as a derogatory label and a critical concept.

There are two main archetypes it covers:

  1. Author-insert wish-fulfillment - a character who exists primarily so the author can live out fantasies through them, often being loved by everyone in the story, including characters who wouldn't normally be interested.
  2. Idealized perfection - a character who is impossibly talented, beautiful, brave, and kind, with no real flaws (maybe just a tragic backstory to add "depth").

Mary Sues are generally considered bad writing because they're unrelatable, they undermine tension (nothing bad ever really happens to them), and they crowd out more nuanced characters. The male equivalent is sometimes called a Gary Stu or Marty Stu.

The opposite of a Mary Sue would be a character with realistic flaws, vulnerabilities, and limitations - someone readers can actually relate to.

Source: Wikipedia, StudioBinder, Backstage, and other film/literature resources on the term.

D-04got10-01 D-04got10-01

'Ghost of Yotei' is on my 'to purchase' list.
I need to find some time to play the 'Pragmata' as it's been sitting by the console for quite a while, now.

djsumdog djsumdog

Pragmata is really good and relatively short too. I'd recommend hitting that one first. The gameplay is so unique and the little robo-girl is so adorable!

retoor retoor

Look at the shoe on head episode about it. It's amazing.

retoor retoor ↳ @retoor

Have you seen it @D-04got10-01 ?

D-04got10-01 D-04got10-01 ↳ @retoor

Yes, I have. A bunch of retarded idiots spewing bullshit about a game they haven't played && / or don't understand.

D-04got10-01 D-04got10-01

Yeah. I'll probably move the game up in the queue. It is refreshing seeing new IP, given the terrible trend of a lot of remasters / remakes, nowadays. Sure, it's nice to play the game on new hardware, but those tend to have the 'updated' prices, too, && it's just rehashing the old stuff over && over, again.