Quote Originally Posted by ChrysOCE View Post
Jfc, who actually talks like this:
Livvy, a player who describes FF14’s politics as “at times great and at other times extremely harmful,” feels that the messaging leans into colonialist tropes, especially with the juxtaposition of a tense political conflict with a summer vacation concept. She says she hopes “for a respectful portrayal of the Latin American and Indigenous representation we've seen so far,” as well as that Creative Business Unit III is engaging with consultants from these communities to be sure they’re creating “an experience that all Warriors of Light, but especially people from the cultures being represented, can feel at home in.”
Quite a few of the vocal Twitter dwellers that the game now seeks to actively cater to and court. Thankfully the societal pendulum is swinging back towards normality in many countries and hopefully Square Enix will cease pandering to their ilk rather soon.