Why do I have an obsession with Niko from Oneshot?

[Microwave-ish]

Please help I am no longer able to think because i don't know.

[Q-T_3.14.exe]

Diagnosis: You a furry now.

BTW I am not a real doctor.

[agu]

Just play some of the other samey games people obsess about, like Undertale or Omori

[Adversary]

Bandicam.com a écrit :

Please help I am no longer able to think because i don't know.

Congratulations, you're a furry. Not that there's anything wrong with that so long as you keep it within reason. Don't be that guy. You know the one.

Q-T_3.14.exe a écrit :

Diagnosis: You a furry now.

BTW I am not a real doctor. :bad_beauty:

Bruh you don't even need to be a doctor to diagnose someone as a furry, you've just got to know what one is.

[Microwave-ish]

Please, define "furry". I'm still not sure if I know anything

[Microwave-ish]

Let me just say that i am not sexually attracted to Niko. I just think he/she (when do we get to know the gender?!) Is cute.

[Lexi Lunarpaw]

A Retarded Microwave a écrit :

Please, define "furry". I'm still not sure if I know anything

Furry
someone who likes anthropomorphic animals and draws them might even dress up as one they go to conventions about furries and stuff
not all of them are sexually attracted to them only some

i know this because i used to be a furry... now im a brony

[Candyy]

Well, I have no idea who is that Niko

But maybe you just like him?

[Q-T_3.14.exe]

Lyra the Bat Pony a écrit :

A Retarded Microwave a écrit :

Please, define "furry". I'm still not sure if I know anything

Furry
someone who likes anthropomorphic animals and draws them might even dress up as one they go to conventions about furries and stuff
not all of them are sexually attracted to them only some

i know this because i used to be a furry... now im a brony

Which one you used to be, a furry or a degenerate?
And yes, I do know the difference if you were gonna ask me.

[Morkonan]

A Retarded Microwave a écrit :

Let me just say that i am not sexually attracted to Niko. I just think he/she (when do we get to know the gender?!) Is cute.

How is this an obsession to you so much that you are "no longer able to think because you don't know?" And, how does that description communicate something of specific importance? What is that "don't know?" What do you mean by "no longer able to think?"


I have no clue what this character is, so I searched around and got some info. It's an androgynous, adolescent/child, cartoon character that wears a hat with cat-ears and may, indeed, be a cat-like creature itself. It is messianic, but relies on interacting with the player in a sometimes innocent, child-like, way. It appears, but I can't be sure, to exhibit vulnerability, but with the possibility of empowered destiny. In short, a sort of innocent, yet heroic, childlike figure.


(My analysis - The interpretation here should be extremely clear to most who take the time to ponder it... The intent behind the creation of that character is obvious - It's an analogue of the potential customers in the targeted audience. Thus, the players the game targets are encouraged, by it's design and the setting, to identify with and become attached to the character. For others, this sort of character will usually engender feelings of protection, concern, empathy, etc, too. An interest in seeing the character progress in its arc coincides, usually, with similar experiences the more mature player may have experienced in their own life. Again, purposeful construction. It is firmly designed to promote attachment and engagement in adolescent/child players, though. A classic "Disney" supporting or even main character archetype, IOW.

The point - The character is designed to elicit certain responses and more favorably targets specific age groups. That means your "obsession" with it is not as unlikely as some may think, but if you're truly having issues with "thinking" you may need to disengage from it and seek help. Talk to your parents about it.)


And, if you're truly obsessed with it? Then, yes, you may have a common problem that seems to be cropping up with today's youth in that you may not be able to appropriately identify with and attach to appropriate social peer groups that don't also find themselves similarly obsessed, even approaching issues with your own identity as a result.

No, as I understand it, you are not a "furry." Though, furries don't understand themselves, IMO. That's OK, a lot of normal people don't understand themselves, either.


I think you should go outside more and interact directly, in person, with more of your peers, especially those that are human. Stop fixating on cartoon characters to provide you with social engagement and attachment needs. Turn the computer off, go find some real people to engage and interact with.

At the very least, go talk to your parents and ask them about their own experiences with cartoon characters and other fictional characters in their youth. They may have some interesting stories to tell you.


PS: As an aside - People should not be having such concerns. But, they do and with increasingly disturbing frequency.


PPS: Yes, I gave the same care to keeping my post brief as the average thread here takes care to present a topic that can actually be suitably discussed... Until the general threat-OP subject matter is much more focused, overly bloviated posting will continue. :)

[Lexi Lunarpaw]

Q-T_3.14.exe a écrit :

Lyra the Bat Pony a écrit :

Furry
someone who likes anthropomorphic animals and draws them might even dress up as one they go to conventions about furries and stuff
not all of them are sexually attracted to them only some

i know this because i used to be a furry... now im a brony

Which one you used to be, a furry or a degenerate?
And yes, I do know the difference if you were gonna ask me.

Defiantly not a degenerate i had no fursuits or sexual attractions i just liked Anthropomorphic animals

[Microwave-ish]

Morkonan a écrit :

A Retarded Microwave a écrit :

Let me just say that i am not sexually attracted to Niko. I just think he/she (when do we get to know the gender?!) Is cute.

How is this an obsession to you so much that you are "no longer able to think because you don't know?" And, how does that description communicate something of specific importance? What is that "don't know?" What do you mean by "no longer able to think?"


I have no clue what this character is, so I searched around and got some info. It's an androgynous, adolescent/child, cartoon character that wears a hat with cat-ears and may, indeed, be a cat-like creature itself. It is messianic, but relies on interacting with the player in a sometimes innocent, child-like, way. It appears, but I can't be sure, to exhibit vulnerability, but with the possibility of empowered destiny. In short, a sort of innocent, yet heroic, childlike figure.


(My analysis - The interpretation here should be extremely clear to most who take the time to ponder it... The intent behind the creation of that character is obvious - It's an analogue of the potential customers in the targeted audience. Thus, the players the game targets are encouraged, by it's design and the setting, to identify with and become attached to the character. For others, this sort of character will usually engender feelings of protection, concern, empathy, etc, too. An interest in seeing the character progress in its arc coincides, usually, with similar experiences the more mature player may have experienced in their own life. Again, purposeful construction. It is firmly designed to promote attachment and engagement in adolescent/child players, though. A classic "Disney" supporting or even main character archetype, IOW.

The point - The character is designed to elicit certain responses and more favorably targets specific age groups. That means your "obsession" with it is not as unlikely as some may think, but if you're truly having issues with "thinking" you may need to disengage from it and seek help. Talk to your parents about it.)


And, if you're truly obsessed with it? Then, yes, you may have a common problem that seems to be cropping up with today's youth in that you may not be able to appropriately identify with and attach to appropriate social peer groups that don't also find themselves similarly obsessed, even approaching issues with your own identity as a result.

No, as I understand it, you are not a "furry." Though, furries don't understand themselves, IMO. That's OK, a lot of normal people don't understand themselves, either.


I think you should go outside more and interact directly, in person, with more of your peers, especially those that are human. Stop fixating on cartoon characters to provide you with social engagement and attachment needs. Turn the computer off, go find some real people to engage and interact with.

At the very least, go talk to your parents and ask them about their own experiences with cartoon characters and other fictional characters in their youth. They may have some interesting stories to tell you.


PS: As an aside - People should not be having such concerns. But, they do and with increasingly disturbing frequency.


PPS: Yes, I gave the same care to keeping my post brief as the average thread here takes care to present a topic that can actually be suitably discussed... Until the general threat-OP subject matter is much more focused, overly bloviated posting will continue. :)

You... you didn't just write that. No. You didn't.
Edit: And I do go outside quite often and I have many friends I do stuff with.

[Kiddiec͕̤̱͋̿͑͠at 🃏]

A Retarded Microwave a écrit :

Let me just say that i am not sexually attracted to Niko. I just think he/she (when do we get to know the gender?!) Is cute.

*lol*
That's what I thought. It's funny that so many people jumped to the conclusion that it was something... more.

This seems a bit out of character for Niko but is still amusing within context :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qywb0gMGaGo
...see, look how cute he is, even as a violent criminal. xD

A Retarded Microwave a écrit :

Morkonan a écrit :

...

You... you didn't just write that. No. You didn't.
Edit: And I do go outside quite often and I have many friends I do stuff with.

He did. Feel free to check his post history & even read the context to see that they're all relevant & on-topic.

He's really good at writing but not so good at being concise. :P

I am similar but... I usually just respond to multiple things at once.

Soniaa ♡ a écrit :

Well, I have no idea who is that Niko

But maybe you just like him?

I'd say, you should play OneShot, but considering that I got stuck on one of the puzzles and didn't finish the game, I don't think I can recommend it just yet. ...maybe I'll try again later...

Lyra the Bat Pony a écrit :

A Retarded Microwave a écrit :

Please, define "furry". I'm still not sure if I know anything

Furry
someone who likes anthropomorphic animals and draws them ...
...

That's a furry-fan, not a furry.

Lyra the Bat Pony a écrit :

...
... might even dress up as one they go to conventions about furries and stuff
not all of them are sexually attracted to them only some
...

A'right, now THAT is a furry.

The actual characters can be a furry too, like Bugs Bunny, Star Fox, and uh... Animal Crossing.

[Microwave-ish]

Well, thanks for the help.

[Dracoco OwO]

Kiddiec͕̤̱͋̿͑͠at a écrit :

Lyra the Bat Pony a écrit :

Furry
someone who likes anthropomorphic animals and draws them ...
...

That's a furry-fan, not a furry.

:seewhatyoudid:

Still coming up with that "Furry-Fan" BS i see.

[Kiddiec͕̤̱͋̿͑͠at 🃏]

Having a fursona makes you a furry - being the commissioned artist who draws it doesn't.

Dracoco OwO a écrit :

Kiddiec͕̤̱͋̿͑͠at a écrit :

That's a furry-fan, not a furry.

Still coming up with that "Furry-Fan" BS i see.

If simply liking a furry character makes one a furry, then I am watermelon, chocolate ice-cream, and dill dip.

If you also have to draw the thing in question, then I am an apple, a banana, an orange, a teddy bear, a cupcake, and Yoshi. ...and many more things.