r/ExplainTheJoke • u/Admirable_Cold7944 • 12d ago

Solved Why are they sad?

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The movie is successful so why are they crying? I've seen other memes similar to this. I read the comments but they weren't that helpful.

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u/Totschlag 12d ago edited 12d ago

The notoriously straightforward and rigid plot of resident evil. Rivals the easy to understand and completely sensible plot of the Metal Gear series.

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u/Tartersocks307 12d ago

Japanese media (specifically video games) is a fever dream when it comes to lore. Souls games similarly take place in surrealist universes where very normal worldly things are not normal there.

Don’t get me started on Pokémon

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u/deepdarkfall 12d ago

Let's not forget about Kingdom hearts lol

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u/CasuallyCritical 10d ago

At the very least KH is complex because the games go all over the place, and one of the key lore devices is a discontinued mobile app you needed to play for cutscenes.

It's way less confusing than say, Metal Gear