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Today is March 31st. Otherwise known as Transgender Day of Visibility. A day that is dedicated to the celebration of Transfolk and the injustices that they face. In honor of this glorious day, I have decided to touch upon something that I noticed when replaying Saints Row 2 last year. What I had noticed is that the Boss is canonically Trans. While this is a conclusion that some will not come to, the logic behind it makes sense. So, let's go through some history of the series and see how this is solidified and embedded in the franchise's design.  In Saints Row 1, the Player Character is known as Playa. This name is dubbed by the leader of the 3rd Street Saints, Julius Little. The ambiguousness behind the name allows the player to design Playa as they see fit. You get to decide on the skin tone, body size, haircut, etc. Some normal character creation tools that are found in other video game titles. But there is a major distinction that is found in SR1 that is not present in the o

 Recently, I've been back on the Genshin Impact grind. And the experience is reminiscent of why I left. But I keep coming back for one reason. The Open-World is crafted well, and it makes me want to keep exploring the depths of the surrounding areas. Especially with these latest regions in Sumeru and Fontaine. The multiple layers of the regions contain a large amount of secrets. And I just find it extremely fun to run around a world, just taking in the sights and mysteries within.  I am going to discuss some of the other details that make these types of game work for me. And also how some Open-World games are just not understanding how to keep a player's attention, I think that is what separates Elden Ring from Assassin's Creed Odyssey or Tears of the Kingdom from Forspoken.  Elden Ring and TOTK make me want to stay in the world and question the structures in the surrounding areas. Piquing curiosity is essential to the formula that AC and Forespoken just don't understan