It may sound silly to some, but “Guilty Gear Strive” - i.e. Bridget - was very important to me. Once I realized that I was envious of a character from a game who could have something that I had not (a transition), it was the final crack in the egg. If I wanted to have what Bridget had, I had to pursue it IRL and I do since then.

Persona 3 Portable and Persona 5 Royal. I had an xbox game pass. I got half way through persona 3 and loved playing as kotone shiomi. I have played as a girl in video games for years whenever it was an option. It hadn’t occurred to me why I chose female characters until I switched to persona 5 Royal because my subscription was ending soon, and I was disappointed by the lack of a female protagonist option. I realized the reason I was disappointed was because I enjoyed the gendered experience. I got to be one of the girls. I’ve never played a game with an acknowledgement of my femininity before, and it was really nice.

I think the BNA anime helped me greatly. Too bad it doesn’t exist as a normal Blu-ray to buy only as some super expensive special edition.

does celeste count