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When your favorite game franchise goes downhill

This animated meme features Tigger from Winnie the Pooh walking slowly and dejectedly away through a snowy winter landscape, conveying the sad, reluctant feeling of finally accepting that a beloved video game franchise you used to love has steadily declined in quality, and that it is time to let go of your attachment to the series.
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When the game franchise you used to love keeps going downhill, and you realize it is finally time to let it go

Overview

This animated meme features Tigger from Winnie the Pooh walking slowly and dejectedly away through a snowy winter landscape, conveying the sad, reluctant feeling of finally accepting that a beloved video game franchise you used to love has steadily declined in quality, and that it is time to let go of your attachment to the series.

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This meme was posted as a Reddit meme with the original title "Many of them unfortunately", it is a gaming-themed meme that uses existing animation of Tigger from Disney's Winnie the Pooh to illustrate a common relatable experience among video game fans.

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