#twist villains arent a challenge issued by the creator. you dont “win” if you guess them ahead of time | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

eyeoftheaxolotl · 11 months ago

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"this was so obvious to me" wasn't for me. "this game is so easy who would even enjoy this" i did and i found it challenging actually. "nobody would ever fall for this" i did.

when you talk about a video game through the lens of your own experience, you are speaking as a player with your own capabilities and preferences. remember that

#ppl say this about ace attorney for example #that they saw what was wrong with the witness' statements the whole time and they felt frustrated that the game forced them to go and #present evidence in a certain order to uncover the lies but #i was lost for Most cases. i was savestatescumming and randomly guessing MOST of the time.#another example in media more generally is twist villains. like that guy in meet the robinsons.#granted i watched the movie as a kid but #even as an adult i dont think i would have been able to predict that goob = bowler hat guy #it still seems so out of left field #i get what MADE him bowler hat guy in RETROSPECT #because they EXPLAINED it LATER ON #but i simply would not make that connection otherwise #and im ngl #the time between bowler hat guy's introduction and the next time we see goob is enough to make me forget he exists by that point #granted #since i already know what happens #that scene between goob and his future self gets me with the reminder of “oh yeah thats right this is a thing bc theyre the same person etc #but if i didnt remember that i feel like itd catch me off-guard all over again #as a final note #the point of a piece of media is (GENERALLY) not to catch you specifically off-guard.#twist villains arent a challenge issued by the creator. you dont “win” if you guess them ahead of time #congrats #youre perceptive #watch the damn movie #play the damn game #or dont. thats fine just dont whine about it like it's a fault of the story #it's not. it's really not #axolspeaks #eyeoftheaxolotl

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