Is this the first time Native Mesoamerican culture has been represented in FF?

[KageTokage]

tbh with you I always think the venu bird people are based around native americans I mean they talk in a similar fashion with totems

They're based on native New Zealanders/Maori specifically.

It's mostly reflected in their dancing style and reverence of Bismarck (As whales are viewed as sacred in their native customs).

Remains to be seen what their Tural counterparts are drawing inspiration from.

[Sea-Wolf]

I think the biggest issue here, as with the New World garb, is simple cultural oversensivity while completely failing to consider the initial motivations for implementation in the first place. People forget that there are actually aspects of their culture that are actually REALLY beautiful to others. A Chinese dress. An Indian ceremonial headdress. That sexy dancing salsa dress that’s usually red and twirls during some passionate dancing. Pyramids, shrines, temples. The list goes on.

Do SE artists draw inspiration from these things? Yes. Because they’re exotic. Because they’re off the beaten path. Elements that are refreshingly exciting in themselves, imaginative because we don’t get to see em everyday, and they’re interwoven into rpgic aspects to make the journey more believable, yet equally fanciful. So individual who IMMEDIATELY go in the polar opposite direction and say “How DARE you insensitivity drag aspects of my culture in here without proper respect!”. . .I fear. . .are missing the sentiment behind doing such in the first place. It’s not ment to be rude, it’s . . .actually pretty wonderful.

I agree

Would love to see An African / Ethiopian themed expansion next

[Ghost_of_Ebina]

I looked through all other Final Fantasy game and I believe this is the first time Maya or Aztec has a Representation in the game.

FFV and FFT had Ronka ruins which were inspire by Inca / Aztec / Maya.

[Wildheaven182]

We've had no shortage of tribal culture architecture and such. There is the aztec spot in uh, La Hee bunny girl forest.
Im pretty underwhelmed, theres just been so much already that is just fantasy that its hard to care for the minor distinguishments between that and portraying a real world culture. I also cant help but think creative bankruptcy. Im not impressed by the sci fi solution 9 either.

[Rekh]

We've had no shortage of tribal culture architecture and such. There is the aztec spot in uh, La Hee bunny girl forest.
Im pretty underwhelmed, theres just been so much already that is just fantasy that its hard to care for the minor distinguishments between that and portraying a real world culture. I also cant help but think creative bankruptcy. Im not impressed by the sci fi solution 9 either.

I would actually have some kind of respect for them going full south america if they kept the expansion in the rainforest type locations without splitting the expansion in half between jungle and sci fi city. The split is what really ruins this expansion so far for me. It's like what they did in stormblood; if you want a japan/asia expansion then do that.......why did you have to split it with gyr abania/ala mhigo. The entire msq felt like ala mhigo was just something they had to do while kugane/yanxia/azim was where all the fun was.

[Vandi]

I would actually have some kind of respect for them going full south america if they kept the expansion in the rainforest type locations without splitting the expansion in half between jungle and sci fi city. The split is what really ruins this expansion so far for me. It's like what they did in stormblood; if you want a japan/asia expansion then do that.......why did you have to split it with gyr abania/ala mhigo. The entire msq felt like ala mhigo was just something they had to do while kugane/yanxia/azim was where all the fun was.

Completely agree. Thought I was the only one who thought this lolol. I’ll hold my breath for the current mashing together, but don’t see how they could be in the same expansion. Honestly, Sci fi city looks like what Garlameld-w/e should’ve shown instead of poof, removed from Endwalker.

[Wildheaven182]

Completely agree. Thought I was the only one who thought this lolol. I’ll hold my breath for the current mashing together, but don’t see how they could be in the same expansion. Honestly, Sci fi city looks like what Garlameld-w/e should’ve shown instead of poof, removed from Endwalker.

While radzathan is indian, the splash art is actually like a brazilian favela. Unless india has something that looks like that too.
Or whatever place thats supposed to be if not radzathan.