Thane Gaming | Dark Aspects of MOTHER 3 (Chapter 3) - Thane Gaming @ThaneGaming | Uploaded March 2021 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
MOTHER 3's third chapter continues to reveal an underlying theme of abuse--this time very explicitly with Salsa the monkey and Fassad the detestable stranger. By using this hapless monkey as a tool to influence the way Tazmily's impressionable villagers think, he's able to convince them to install "Happy Boxes" in their homes that supposedly increase their wellbeing, but actually serve as markers for compliance...

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0:00​​ - Opening
0:45​​ - Salsa's punishments
1:39​ - The relationship between Fassad, Salsa, and the player
3:03​ - Fassad's influence on Tazmily
3:58​ - Death Desert
5:11​ - Fassad's speech
5:45​ - What are Happy Boxes?
7:07​ - Salsa's punishments (cont.)
7:52​ - Plot threads intertwining
8:42 - Revenge

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