Is anyone else getting the feeling

[Akonyl]

Final Fantasy has always had beef with blind faith and generally following an ideology without thinking about it.

Yeah, this even applies to games outside of FF too. In general, JRPGs don't show favorable opinions of whatever the widely-accepted religion of the world is.

[Kaethra]

Yeah, this even applies to games outside of FF too. In general, JRPGs don't show favorable opinions of whatever the widely-accepted religion of the world is.

Of course not, those religions don't revere Amaterasu.

[shaiel]

You really feel persecuted as a Christian in this fantasy game (even named so)? Are you joking? There's no mention at all of the Holy Trinity or Jesus or anything specific to Christians only. Don't you have to believe in Christ to be a Christian? There's no Christ in the game so...how are you offended? And all conflict from HW was either fantasy dragons or fantasy made up people. Just like our pixel characters are 100% made up and not real. The archbishop and churches drew some inspiration from Christian / Jewish religions. And there's all kinds of other more direct "God" references in this game, including Lakshmi and Odin.

[blaen]

Personally, I don't feel as though the developers should have to limit story telling because there are certain religious groups that don't like certain themes or references to their religion that are negative.

[Vahlnir]

There's no Christ in the game so...how are you offended?

Isn't that the thing nowadays? People have to actively look for something to be offended by.

[TheMightyMollusk]

Odin is a violent psychopath obsessed with fighting, eschewing the actual Odin's continual drive for knowledge and wisdom. He also can't be killed permanently, contrary to Odin knowing he is fated to die at Ragnarok. And he has both eyes. As a heathen this offends me.

[guardin]

You and your religion aren’t victims here. Let’s remember that this is a game, shall we?

yes it is a video game. dont worry about finding true love, meta, friends or religion. just play escape the world and when you log off go back to your reality.

[Mezzoforte]

This exactly!....Hypocrisy is rife within devout Christian communities.

That is sort of silly to say. Since all humanity is rife with hypocrisy. Noone is immune to it. Noone is above it. That is more a flaw with humans than it is with any specific organization, religion, or group.

[Ronduwil]

To be fair, and saying this as an agnostic/atheist, in some parts of the world Christians are still being persecuted. The recent Easter Sri Lankan bombings, for example. Not sure if its something to be amused about :/

I don't think they mean globally. I may be wrong, but I think they're talking about uses of the term similar to the annual Fox News report about the war on Christmas. Stores have been changing their seasonal messages from "Merry Christmas" to "Happy Holidays" in an effort to be more inclusive. Somehow this is supposed to translate to persecution of Christians. I am well-acquainted with this annual report because it riles my father-in-law up to no end, ironically making him very unpleasant to be around when I take the kids down for Christmas. The OP in this thread also frivolously interprets the term. I agree that persecution of any group is a serious problem that should be taken seriously, but I, too, am amused when people make frivolous claims. I agree that the bombings to which you refer as well as recent actions against Christians taken by various African governments are legitimate examples of persecution. As such, they are no laughing matter. Those are a far cry, however, from the presence of zealots in a fantasy game who resemble medieval church-sponsored institutions. Most Americans, when they claim domestic persecution of Christians, have no basis for the complaint. 75% of Americans are Christians. It's kind of hard to persecute a group that is a majority in terms of population, wealth, and political power.

[Arngrim_Greyashe]

Odin is a violent psychopath obsessed with fighting, eschewing the actual Odin's continual drive for knowledge and wisdom. He also can't be killed permanently, contrary to Odin knowing he is fated to die at Ragnarok. And he has both eyes. As a heathen this offends me.

I second this. Praise Odin!