| Random_Matt said: http://www.gamespot.com/articles/final-fantasy-7-remake-s-story-could-deviate-from-/1100-6428247/ This is interesting. |
Interesting indeed.
A few years back I remember watching you tube videos of Final Fantasy VII, and then I recently saw some videos that said the game probably would be met with some backlash today, due to it's unflatering depictions of minorities and homosexuals in the game. I wonder if they update this too, or leave it alone.
Here is a link to an article that mentions about the gay scenes in FFVII, http://www.gamingbus.com/2012/06/12/glbt-history-video-games-1990s/
Excerpt from the Article about FFVII Scenes:
"A more awkward portrayal of drag and homosexuality comes to us from Square Enix’s Final Fantasy VII, released in 1997. At one point, Cloud has to find and wear women’s clothing in order to audition as a girl who will spend the night with a male character. One piece is in a gym full of gay body builders, and another is in a brothel where you can end up in a hot tub with ten other men and get propositioned. If you do well enough at the puzzle, you get an almost-kiss. The portrayal is rather awkward because of how stereotypical the situation is all around: Where can you find women’s clothing? By gay men, of course. And these gay men are going to be body builders and hot tub users and they’re going to hit on you, of course. For comedic effect, let’s get an almost-kiss if you do well enough. And let’s not forget that if you can’t get a date with Aeris, Yuffie, or Tifa, you go on a date with Barret."
I don't remember where I saw the talk about Barret, but they esentially said he was a stereotype of Africian American men.
Do you think they change the story in these parts of the game to avoid any backlash?
