#it does nothing but make me think poorly abt yoship and the art directors

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Pros to ffxvi:

-gay party member

-pretty game

-combat is brilliant

-apparently the thesis of the game is about different kinds of love, which is an idea I really like bc I love love

Cons to ffxvi:

-my friend said he skipped over half the cutscenes in the demo bc it felt like the kind of fantasy novel that feels vaguely racist but you can't quite pin down why, and he didn't even know about the shit yoship said about not having black people in the game for "historical accuracy"

-same friend (who is straight) said it's excruciatingly heterosexual & very vanilla with its approach to writing both the romance & the plot

-i personally think the character designs are a HUGE step back from the often costume & musical performance-inspired characters of literally every other ff game except maybe 12, 11, and 14. (Yes im including 1-5. Look at the art for them. They're super glam rock (not quite as glam rock as 6 but still) and even the designs that aren't have a certain flair and grace to them!!!) And those games still have like, queer vibes & at the very least dont feel basic as fuck

-my mother (who loves hallmark) says the characters look and feel like a bunch of hallmark actors (this was an insult, she was clear about that)

-the shit that yoship said about "historical accuracy" and the pervasive whiteness of everything I've seen in the game

-no turn based elements at all ;_; but that's a super personal criticism

-no lesbians :( (though this was expected and also an extremely personal criticism)

-potentially no chocobos?!?!??!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?

#ffxvi spoilers #final fantasy 16 spoilers #i really dont think im gonna play it #makes me sad #ive been disappointed since rhe first trailer tbh because the art direction felt so BORING #i was cautiously optimistic that maybe it was just bc new trailer blah blah #but the more ive seen the more disinterested ive been which is sad for me bc i love almost every ff game #i get that theyre like trying to make it as dissimilar to 15 as possible but they decided to go about it in the most uninspiring uncreative #way possible. unfortunately. also like whats up with the racism shit #like why #why did they think that was a good move or even like an ok move #whats the point #it does nothing but make me think poorly abt yoship and the art directors #terrible move #makes the game bland as hell #a lot of these points are extremelt shallow (except the racism thing) but idgaf this is my post make ur own if u disagree