16bit Sensation is (unfortunately) a useful case study for what we talk about when we talk about character autonomy, active versus reactive characters, and how a narrative suffers when the agency of its female protagonists gets reduced.
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16bit Sensation: Another Layer
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16bit Sensation: Another Layer
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