Quote Originally Posted by Zaniel View Post
Most of us were reading the Lord of the Rings when we were 11-12, there's this weird assumption by game designers that young kids are drooling half-wits, 11 year old me would have been insulted by this xpac.
Only certain designers and writers. XIV didn't have the infantilization problem in the previous expansions -- except maybe a little in Stormblood. But something was very off with Dawntrail. I wanna say it was all Hiroi's doing, but I don't think that's the case. His previous work in game wasn't stellar, but it was passable. I'm wondering how much the "consultants" which were hired by square meddled with the story and turned it into Final Fantasy 4kids.