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    CrownySuccubus's Avatar
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    Victoria Crowny
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    Quote Originally Posted by Slatersev View Post
    Aveyond was the person constantly saying that if ever get an expansion thats no themed around a High Fantasy Europe analogue it would fail and the fanbase would hate it because they personally can't stand anything non Western European.

    Which was a ludicrous take at the time but I can't believe I myself failed to point out that FFX is one of the top three highest selling games in the series and a beloved classic. And its as far from Fantasy Europe in setting as possible.

    Point being they treat there opinions as objective facts and dismiss any others as inherently wrong if they don't line up. Which makes discussion rather pointless
    He's stated that he makes exceptions for East Asian cultures; apparently, he considers the cultural aesthetics of the Middle East, Africa, Oceania and South Asia uninteresting (in his own words, the middle two are "safaris"), but European and East Asian ones are supposedly the key to broad success.
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    Slater Severus
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    Ultros
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    Quote Originally Posted by CrownySuccubus View Post
    He's stated that he makes exceptions for East Asian cultures; apparently, he considers the cultural aesthetics of the Middle East, Africa, Oceania and South Asia uninteresting (in his own words, the middle two are "safaris"), but European and East Asian ones are supposedly the key to broad success.
    Which is already ahistorical to the game and strange because reception to Thavnir and its major NPC's have been very positive.
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