ElmersTrueLove wrote:
funeralxempire wrote:
ElmersTrueLove wrote:
I really want to see a mature version of Mario. But I'm also worried it might become the Nintendo Velma...
I'd worry they'd end up with something no more mature, just edgier.
If it does happen I would like it to focus on Waluigi, because kids like Bowser. But all Mario characters are like MLP characters compared to other games...
I think you're on to something with that and it might explain why it would be hard to set a more mature themed game or show in the Mario universe.
What would motivate it? If the entire universe is too buddy-buddy, there's nothing to really drive serious drama, meaning both the conflict and the emotional depth it reveals will come off feeling forced.
Ultimately sex and violence aren't just in more mature-themed entertainment for the sake of it (at least not always), often they're incorporated because they're strong motivators and have a heavy emotional impact. Adults understand why those things impact other adults the way they do, so it's easy to fallback on using them as what is driving the drama.
That doesn't mean they make a show or game mature though. Awkwardly incorporating sex or violence into an immature story just results in a darker, edgier immature story.
This means the opposite should be able to exist too (mature story, not focused on sex or violence), but perhaps those stories tend to be boring to too many people. A mundane slice of life might be emotionally heavy and still boring AF because it offers zero escapism.
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