Journal of Other Forum Analysis (Volume II, Issue 2)

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https://www.resetera.com/threads/hotel-barcelona-the-new-swery-and-suda51-game-is-releasing-next-week-whos-hyped.1303725/#post-145445085

Such a shame that that incredible key art is gonna be wasted on what is, by most accounts, a pretty rough game.

And as ever reminder that Swery has a long and well-documented history of transphobia within his games.

Oh yes, famously transphobic director of 2018's "The Missing".

https://kotaku.com/the-missing-gets-queer-love-stories-right-1829784922

Suddenly, and much to my complete shock, The Missing becomes a transgender text. J.J.’s dream is both about navigating her feelings for Emily and understanding who she really is. The game ends with her and Emily embracing, after J.J.’s been revived from her suicide attempt.

I was floored. Of all the things that SWERY65 and his studio decided to explore, they made a horror game that manages to tell a largely sympathetic queer narrative about a gay trans woman? While this revelation might make some people roll their eyes, looking back, the details of J.J.’s story feel remarkably true to things that I have experienced.

I remember they hated how he dealt with Transgender issues in Deadly Premonition 2, I have yet to play it so dunno why is that but many lefty content creator shitted on the game.

Is weird because I thought The Missing proved that he was well intentioned. What thing could have possibly awaken the mercurial fury of the online TransCommunity?