JP: Yoshi P should step down, FF14 is a sinking ship, in response to interview
http://blog.livedoor.jp/umadori0726/.../61755714.html
JP comments in response to Yoshi P interview. Translator original link down below.
“Wuk Lamat’s complex isn’t really a problem”
1. Seriously? You wanted to make her even more annoying??? LOL That’s not the issue at all, LOL.
2. Didn’t feel like she had much of a complex, and Koana’s portrayal blurred that even more. Zoraal Ja was the only one who seemed like a weak point, but even that wasn’t depicted well, so we never got what their relationship was like. And with how it ended, there’s no fixing it. The slow pace of the story was due to repeating similar cutscenes and ineffective comedy scenes, and it dragged on throughout the narrative. It’s not just a Wuk Lamat problem. The food trial, sudden power-up, the stage, the Smile—there’s just too much to list this time.
3. She has a complex about being less than her brothers, but she never really questions if she’s fit to be a ruler. She says she wants to understand others, but everything’s about how she sees it, with no consideration for others. She uses people, puts them down, or discards them without hesitation. I thought she was completely selfish and narcissistic—where’s the lack of confidence?
4. They didn’t nail the story of a low-confidence character growing. Alphinaud also had a growth story, but it was followed through much longer after the expansion’s .0 patch, whereas this was rushed and condensed, which is the issue. Focusing on portraying her as a confident character from the start was just the wrong move.
5. More than Wuk Lamat’s complex, it’s more about how Warrior of Light is just a backseat observer and shutting down Living Memory without hesitation...
6. Instead of focusing on her complex about her father and brothers, they should’ve focused on Zoraal Ja’s twisted complex about his dad. He’s got this huge father complex, yet the golden alpacas and the fight against Valigarmanda were depicted with excitement. In contrast, Wuk Lamat has an inferiority complex toward them, but she quickly surpasses Zoraal Ja in combat and Koana in intelligence through instinct, so she overcomes her struggles too fast, leaving no catharsis. When it comes to being fit to rule, all three are below Nanamo from A Realm Reborn.
7. When Wuk Lamat said, “I’m getting tired of this” during the quiz event at the Living Memory-styled building, I was honestly just done. I’d managed to hold on until then, but that completely broke me. She showed no consideration for others. Krile was there, trying to learn about her origins, and Wuk Lamat was being so insensitive. If she’d been written as a strong woman from the start, this wouldn’t have happened. I wouldn’t have been so disillusioned with Dawntrail. Hey, Yoshi-P, why did you do this?
8. I spent the whole game wondering if it was really okay to make her a ruler, and having to choose between bad options was just painful.
9. She’s hated because she lacks any kind of sensitivity. From A Realm Reborn onward, the characters who don’t care about others, no matter how strong or weak they are, are disliked. Characters like Haurchefant are popular because they’re considerate and take care of others.
10. Wuk Lamat was portrayed as having some complex about her parents and siblings. Because of that, she lacked confidence, which I think is why the story felt slow and frustrating. Really...? To me, she seemed like a spoiled princess, despite being adopted, who lived far beyond her status and enjoyed her privileges, growing up naïve... So there’s a contradiction in her character, where she supposedly wants to learn more about others despite knowing nothing outside Tuliyollal... Her seasickness and “I’m not scared!” cheap characterization felt hastily added... Despite being weak and easily kidnapped, she suddenly becomes strong without any convincing events... The whole thing just feels broken.
11. The low-confidence character thing was already done with Lyse. Wuk Lamat was portrayed as confident and brash from the start, but the nervousness was supposed to be cute, right? But 7.0 was full of annoying nervousness, and if she had a seasickness issue, why wasn’t that shown when she landed in Sharlayan or headed to Ham Island?
“Yoshi-P is out of touch”
1. If they don’t understand the problem, nothing’s going to change. It’s over, our journey’s done.
2. Yoshi-P doesn’t seem to be playing the game.
3. Yoshida should probably step down.
4. I’ve felt a disconnect between Yoshida and the players for years now; it’s probably time he steps down...
5. Yoshida seems out of touch. They hinted at a complex in 6.5 and early 7.0, but it was just surface level. She talked about her complex and then immediately resolved it, so she wasn’t really bothered by it. If anything, she bounced back quickly and started lecturing others, acting like she deserved all the support she got.
6. It’s not that the story “dipped after Endwalker,” it’s that the story is just sloppy. You shouldn’t bash individual staff too much, but Yoshida, as the guy in charge, doesn’t get the problem at all (or maybe he’s dodging it), and his excuses are so superficial that he deserves all the criticism.
7. If Yoshida really thinks this way, not because of a translation error, then I think the story of FF14 is genuinely over.
8. I bet Yoshida hasn’t played through this because he’s too busy. There’s no way a PD would play through this boring progression and Wuk Lamat’s excessive screen time, only to find the character hollow, and not notice. If he played it through and still approved this interview, that’s even worse.
9. Yoshida hasn’t played through all the DT content, has he? Otherwise, he couldn’t say something like this. He’s completely out of touch. Please prep a proper script before giving interviews.
10. Yoshida needs to realize that since FF16, his games’ stories have been unpopular. I don’t know if it’s the writers’ fault or if the original concept was flawed, but from the outside, it’s clear there’s no one left at Square Enix who can fix this disconnect. The ship is sinking...
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxivdiscus..._couldve_been/
