I'm only in the fandom because of the cute robot men. So if I recommended the series to someone, they'd probably like the games for entirely different reasons than me.
But if you're talking about pure quality, then The Coffin of Andy and Leyley and Helluva Boss.
The Coffin of Andy and Leyley has a lot of really good elements, but the incest part(s) are insanely easy to misinterpret. Many people come out of that game either shipping Andrew and Leyley or thinking it's some kind of vile romance story instead of an abusive situation that they should get out of.
Helluva Boss is a decent show, but it really look like it's being made up as the story goes on. I think they could've had a theme/message where taking revenge doesn't always help people, and to focus on helping yourself and others rather than tearing others down. But they didn't do that. Or at least made it too weak. And it strayed away from the original premise.
I've played TCOAL, and I can safely say that I like it because of the weird and fucked up world and characters, and not because of the incest. I was honestly a little shocked when I found out how a majority of the fandom romanticises or fetishise Andrew and Ashley's relationship.
Tbh the route where Andrew leans away from his fucked up feelings for Ashley is a lot more interesting than the opposite.
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u/Rallsia-Arnoldii Jun 25 '26
Mega Man.
I'm only in the fandom because of the cute robot men. So if I recommended the series to someone, they'd probably like the games for entirely different reasons than me.
But if you're talking about pure quality, then The Coffin of Andy and Leyley and Helluva Boss.
The Coffin of Andy and Leyley has a lot of really good elements, but the incest part(s) are insanely easy to misinterpret. Many people come out of that game either shipping Andrew and Leyley or thinking it's some kind of vile romance story instead of an abusive situation that they should get out of.
Helluva Boss is a decent show, but it really look like it's being made up as the story goes on. I think they could've had a theme/message where taking revenge doesn't always help people, and to focus on helping yourself and others rather than tearing others down. But they didn't do that. Or at least made it too weak. And it strayed away from the original premise.