That's a middle finger to bongs, yes

>>741922518
So why did Churchill use it?

>>741922423
It was made for people who mastered the original.

>>741922827
I mastered the original, but this game pounded my ass in good. I don't think I could beat it if I had it in prison with a life sentence.

>>741923057
Then you clearly haven't mastered the original.

>>741923153
How so?

>>741922423
It was the lesson they needed to learn that harder =/= better

Think of it each time you see anons sperging over a mario game not forcing you to use your entire moveset

>fans enjoy your original game
>they beat it quicker and easier than you anticipated
>get written feedback that fans would like more and with greater challenge next time
>make the same game but with slightly fancier graphics, new mechanics, and cranked up difficulty
>quite literally meant for fans who wanted that exact thing

It wasn't a middle finger, it was a requested gift.
Retards who look at it through some lens of a youtube video essay they watched make up some narrative that isn't real.
Japanese players asked for it, and then received it. You'd kill for it to be that cut and dry nowadays.

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>>741922423