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[Eekiki]

TBH, as someone of Japanese descent I really dont get the fixation many gamers have with things Japanese.

Oh? Then maybe you can tell me, an American of European descent, why many Japanese players gave their characters European names.

[TouchandFeel]

Oh? Then maybe you can tell me, an American of European descent, why many Japanese players gave their characters European names.

So, I am also of European descent as I am of mixed heritage and I would find it just as strange if suddenly many gamers became fixated on things French, Dutch or whatever.

I just tend to find cultural fixations by groups of people strange, it just so happens that one of the big ones in the states is a fixation with Japanese culture and that comes off especially odd to me since I grew up with Japanese things being commonplace. Its a matter of perspective, hence why I said "as someone of Japanese descent". People being really into something that is commonplace to you and not really a big deal tends to come off strange. It was not an insult, just an observation and opinion.

People are free to name their fictional characters whatever they want as long as it is not offensive or against policy, just as I am free to have whatever feelings towards different fictional names or naming conventions.

My guess as to why Japanese players give their characters names that are more European based would be that one, they are Japanese and therefore want to name their characters something different and not Japanese, two, European names seem to fit better with the Fantasy setting and with the FF series as a whole.

Also, Europe is a continent and has many countries and cultures in it, whereas Japan is a single country and culture. So a more fair comparison would have been Europe and Asia.