Darkest Nintendo published game?

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curl-6 on 05 July 2016

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Pokemon x- more specifically, pokemon Amie

It's literally molesting your captured animals. How is that kid friendly. It's the exact opposite.

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I go with Pandora's Tower. That story is ultra dark.

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Lawlight on 05 July 2016

DivinePaladin said:

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No mention of Earthbound? Probably just me then.

I'd name Mother 3 over Earthbound but the series could definitely get a nod here in general.

I don't recall Mother 3 being dark. Sad sure but not "dark".

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I'd name Mother 3 over Earthbound but the series could definitely get a nod here in general.

I don't recall Mother 3 being dark. Sad sure but not "dark".

I'd argue that in M3's case they're one in the same. The stuff they put the characters through is definitely dark. The unsettling design of the enemies is hammered up to eleven, the outcome of the penultimate (and ultimate) boss fights in respect to the characters, hell, even the metal on wood logo is explicitly designed to disgust players. That game really plays on theming, but to me it's still outright the darkest Mother game.

Not that I was listing it as a "darkest game," just that I'd put it over EB specifically in the discussion of darkness.

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Pandora's Tower is quite dark and even though it's not horror based like the other games the situation the characters are in is far from pleasant.

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Wyrdness said:
Pandora's Tower is quite dark and even though it's not horror based like the other games the situation the characters are in is far from pleasant.

Plus, its central mechanic revolves around cannibalism. ;)