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Which Nintendo franchise is, consistently, the darkest?

Metroid 83 49.70%
 
The Legend of Zelda 13 7.78%
 
Fire Emblem 10 5.99%
 
Earthbound 30 17.96%
 
Xenoblade 12 7.19%
 
Sin and Punishment 10 5.99%
 
Pikmin 7 4.19%
 
Star Fox 2 1.20%
 
Total:167
LipeJJ on 27 July 2016

Either Pokémon or Zelda. Both have some pretty dark/weird lore and backstories. They are only cute in style. :o



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Jpcc86 on 27 July 2016

As far as games, Majoras Mask.

Franchises tho... Eternal Darkness, maybe? Bayonetta?



LMU Uncle Alfred on 27 July 2016
LipeJJ said:
Either Pokémon or Zelda. Both have some pretty dark/weird lore and backstories. They are only cute in style. :o

Wut, comon now.  As a series they don't go in depth enough with whatever notions they present or posit to be dark...the only two exceptions being maybe Pokemon Black and Majora's mask...but still.



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LipeJJ on 27 July 2016
LMU Uncle Alfred said:
LipeJJ said:
Either Pokémon or Zelda. Both have some pretty dark/weird lore and backstories. They are only cute in style. :o

Wut, comon now.  As a series they don't go in depth enough with whatever notions they present or posit to be dark...the only two exceptions being maybe Pokemon Black and Majora's mask...but still.

I see that you don't know them very well.



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QUAKECore89 on 27 July 2016

Earthbound(Mother 2).... >.>



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LMU Uncle Alfred on 27 July 2016
LipeJJ said:
LMU Uncle Alfred said:

Wut, comon now.  As a series they don't go in depth enough with whatever notions they present or posit to be dark...the only two exceptions being maybe Pokemon Black and Majora's mask...but still.

I see that you don't know them very well.

Ok, I'll bite.  What's this I don't know?



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AZWification on 27 July 2016

Metroid is as close as it gets to a dark Nintendo franchise. Majora's Mask is also dark, but it's just one game.



                
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onionberry on 27 July 2016
LMU Uncle Alfred said:
LipeJJ said:
Either Pokémon or Zelda. Both have some pretty dark/weird lore and backstories. They are only cute in style. :o

Wut, comon now.  As a series they don't go in depth enough with whatever notions they present or posit to be dark...the only two exceptions being maybe Pokemon Black and Majora's mask...but still.

there are a lot of dark symbolic messages, at least on zelda games.



Nuvendil on 27 July 2016
AZWification said:

Metroid is as close as it gets to a dark Nintendo franchise. Majora's Mask is also dark, but it's just one game.

Uh...the opening of XCX depicts the genocide of over 9 BILLION human beings.  Xenoblade Chronicles also has some dark undertones and extreme evil acts.  Xenoblade is, imo, a bit darker than Metroid so far, though Metroid is close behind.



AZWification on 27 July 2016
Nuvendil said:
AZWification said:

Metroid is as close as it gets to a dark Nintendo franchise. Majora's Mask is also dark, but it's just one game.

Uh...the opening of XCX depicts the genocide of over 9 BILLION human beings.  Xenoblade Chronicles also has some dark undertones and extreme evil acts.  Xenoblade is, imo, a bit darker than Metroid so far, though Metroid is close behind.

Haven't really played XCX.



                
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