At this point, gender nonconformity is about what the person says their experience is.
If a woman with a beard or a man with lipstick and a mustache says they're gender nonconforming, then they are! If a woman with short hair or a man with long hair says they aren't, they aren't! And that's not even getting into the awesome nonbinary, abinary, genderqueer, intersex, and general genderfuckery that may both be and not be conforming.
So much of what is even considered gender conforming or gender nonconforming is based on a world of exclusion. When we start defining one's conformity with whether they fit into white cishetero perisex standards or not, we play into the idea that there's only a very narrow window of what is considered worthy of time and thought.
I had a bit of time to boot a game today, and said 'to hell with it, we ball' and my choice was Bleak Faith Forsaken. It's a souslike (not my first genre choice by far), and the controls are... Unique, at least they feel that way to me now, but none of those reasons are why I have been thinking about trying this game for a looooooong time.
The Art Direction is.
and it's S u p e r b right away.
Also the goddamn SOUNDTRACK HOLY SHIT
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this is what the tutorial boss sound like.
anyway maybe look up Bleak Faith Forsaken. It is rough in places for sure, but this feels like a diamond in the rough in terms of vibe, art and music.
They got rid of “End of Chapter” when you get Crystal Stars. My disappointment is immeasurable. BUT. The Gamecube/Nostalgia badge that changes the soundtrack to the original is peak and is totally worth a trip to the badge shop.