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Two Video Games That Act As Father Simulators For Daughters And Sons

This is a 2-panel collage meme that jokes about two popular video games functioning as father simulators. The top panel shows a screenshot of a rugged armored male video game protagonist walking alongside a young blonde girl, paired with the caption 'Father simulator (daughter)'. The bottom panel shows a screenshot of Kratos, the lead character of the *God of War* reboot series, standing next to his son Atreus, paired with the caption 'Father simulator (son)'. The joke references the core plot of both games, where the player controls a character that acts as a protective, guiding father figure to a younger companion, making the gameplay feel like a simulated parenting experience.
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Overview

This is a 2-panel collage meme that jokes about two popular video games functioning as father simulators. The top panel shows a screenshot of a rugged armored male video game protagonist walking alongside a young blonde girl, paired with the caption 'Father simulator (daughter)'. The bottom panel shows a screenshot of Kratos, the lead character of the God of War reboot series, standing next to his son Atreus, paired with the caption 'Father simulator (son)'. The joke references the core plot of both games, where the player controls a character that acts as a protective, guiding father figure to a younger companion, making the gameplay feel like a simulated parenting experience.

Origin notes

This meme originates from Reddit meme communities, as specified in the provided source information. It was created by combining two existing official video game screenshots on the Imgflip editing platform, with custom text captions added to deliver the father simulator joke, before being shared on Reddit.

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