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>>4363959

I honestly hate it when this sort of thing is done in storytelling, not just in games; it's cheap and cynical, even if it's not meant to be, and if you take it on board it reduces the whole story. To me, anyway. I don't think that M3's message was about letting go, but more that 'it is the way it is', and that your part is now over. And, at risk of sounding in-denial, what if, given your second point, the whole thing is meant to be portrayed differently/even further?

Given how YOU have pretty much the ultimate role in putting Giegue to rest, perhaps the whole thing -from the references to you brought up by NPCs, to how the coffee break 'drafts' you in-, is meant more provoke the thought that you're as much a hero as they are. In fact, as you say, the only reason the heroes are successful at all is because of your guidance and power; you've grown alongside them. I don't think the whole thing is a message about how you have to 'let go', but more to hint that even as strong as Ness & co. are, they'll need outside help. Whether that's from Goddesses, the Earth or you. To a kid playing the game, that feels amazing.

Honestly, I think that if it's meant as a cynical jab to remind people that it's not real (which is entirely unnecessary), then it kinda reduces the impact of things like the ending. I mean, yeah, sure that even though it means despite that Ness will never be a strong as your will, you were still in it together, and you needed them. It doesn't say that it's all meaningless.

You're not being pretentious or babbling, I just disagree that the whole thing would be cheapened (more than it already is if you think along those lines) by the 'involvement' of the player.

Not sure I made ANY sense at all, or even argued coherently, fuck

>>4340712

I actually really liked Giegue/Giygas and his backstory. Kinda ruins Earthbound a bit for me, especially after having played the fantastic fangame 'Cognitive Dissonance'.