Anyone else think it's funny that Chai is just perpetually That Guy wherever he goes? Good luck trying to enjoy the majesty of nature, this dipshit and his musical robot powers is over here making the tide come in on beat. And you can't even say anything bc what's he gonna do? Press pause?
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Official art work from hi Fi rush the game after you complete the arcade
I thought this picture was super cool!
So wanted more people to see it!
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So something I’ve been thinking about with Hi-Fi Rush is that clearly there’s disabled characters and none of it is ever made into a Big Deal.
Yeah, Chai got a prosthetic arm. It’s wicked cool
Yeah, Peppermint lost a leg. There’s some potential lore there
Yeah, almost everyone else has Vandelay parts but we never even learn why or if they’re just meant as enhancements. For example, does Zanzo have the neural implants just to get his ideas out of his head faster or because he needs that accommodation? It’s never addressed because it doesn’t really matter
The game never makes disability or accommodation feel weird, out of place, or negative. It just…is
HOWEVER, Chai is blamed for being “defective.” Throughout the game he is reduced to being known as “the defect” that needs to be wiped out (or experimented on/with in Zanzo’s case).
None of this is Chai’s fault. It’s Kale who threw the music player into the Armstrong machine and yet Chai is blamed for it. At one point Rekka even says that HE ruined her perfect no defect record as if his existence was the mistake and it’s his fault.
Anyway, as a disabled person, I think this was a wonderful way to bring in ableism and what being disabled can look like in the world into the story while keeping the upbeat, fun vibe of the game.
I think every disabled person has felt blamed for simply existing (either people think you aren’t doing enough to “fix” yourself or you must have done something wrong to cause your disability or you’re even just making it up/being lazy/etc). It was so nice to see that reflected in the game while still seeing all of these disabled characters kick absolute ass in fights and also just exist in the world.
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