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As for FFVII...look, when you pick Motomu Toriyama as its writer, you are scraping the bottom of the barrel.

Apparently the bottom of the barrel is someone who wrote for the original FF7 and is co-director for the Remake series? That seems like an awfully shallow barrel (to match a shallow understanding of the creatives involved with FF)

EmeraldSaucer wrote:

Apparently the bottom of the barrel is someone who wrote for the original FF7 and is co-director for the Remake series? That seems like an awfully shallow barrel (to match a shallow understanding of the creatives involved with FF)

I mean, he also has a long history of acting weird about women characters, sexualizing minors, and has written some of the worst stories in SqEx history (-glances at Third Birthday and Front Mission: Evolved-). There are far more interesting and more qualified people to go to bat for.

I mean, he also has a long history of acting weird about women characters, sexualizing minors, and has written some of the worst stories in SqEx history (-glances at Third Birthday and Front Mission: Evolved-). There are far more interesting and more qualified people to go to bat for.

I have no idea how you can be a fan of FF14 when it's rife with all those things. But I'm surprised you hate him so much since if those are your points of contention you should love the FF7 Remake series which basically stamps out all those icky problematic elements and covers up the female characters more. I don't know if he's responsible for FF7 Remake being toned down and is washed now or someone above him is but if he's kept in check by the tone of the remakes I doubt you'd have anything to worry about.

You know Dawntrail was poorly recieved since they finally had to break the emergency glass of bringing in Sephiroth and other FF7 crossover stuff.

Being weird about women characters... by making games where they are complex, well-realized, and the focal point like X-2 and XIII. Also Shinji Hashimoto was the primary voice behind Evolved, while Toriyama's contributions to the 3rd Birthday were the idea for Aya's outfit and a story that underwent massive changes under Toshimitsu Takeuchi when it shifted development into being a PSP game. FF "fans" and creating narratives in their head based off misinformation and just making stuff up, name a better duo

I agree that doing double collaborations feels like a jaded marketing idea to drum up interest, rather than the result of any genuine vision.

FF7 was likely going to happen at some point, but I figured it was going to be a 24 man alliance or new exploration zone that could use famous locations as environmental areas rather than 8 man raids. And of all the minigames you could pick, a friggin' typing game was the top pick. Yeah, not on my controller.

And as for Evangelion, it's hard not to feel cynical about anything a franchise that has successfully ended 4-5 times but refuses to stop trying to remain relevant, i.e. profitable.

Both would have sounded like dream projects earlier on in FFXIV's lifespan, but between focus on their newer iterations, the head staff working on them charitably being considered divisive, and player experience knowing that the end result is rarely as impressive as the initial reveal might suggest.. well let's just say I'm side-eyeing both. The Ivalice alliance largely worked because there was enough overlap between both universes that helped integrate it into XIV's larger world-building, but the attempt with Nier & XI both felt like a nostalgia baiting clipshow for a built in fanbase,

A shame because the new original locations look fantastic and I wish the staff would have more confident in their own vision, rather than shiny baubles like potentially getting plugsuit glamour.

Ya boy's a sleazy, middle-aged creep who can't write women except as objects of desire for him specifically and only gets tasks because of the old guard's boys club mentality. Deal with it.

Ya boy's a sleazy, middle-aged creep who can't write women except as objects of desire for him specifically and only gets tasks because of the old guard's boys club mentality. Deal with it.

Oh no, they gave Tifa a sports bra, the humanity.
If you think Remake/Rebirth are fully "covered up" or whatever you clearly haven't played them.

All the best game devs are sleazy perverts to some degree. That's just a sign of creativity and limitless potential