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Let me get out of the way.
This situation going on for FF7R is terrible. A leak of this magnitude of a game of equal magnitude is going to hurt how the industry going to handle going forward.
There is no doubt about it.
Nomura wasn't happy with KH3 leaks and he certainly won't be any happier with this situation.
It's terrible for a company and a team of devs who worked so hard.
No video game company deserves this, not even the controversial companies known as EA and Bethesda.
On the bright side, there had been nothing but positivity regarding the spoilers.
No, I won't even name the spoilers because I am saving myself for what the remake has to offer.
Leaks can be good. For example, rumors going around are fine. As long as they don't spoil too much, I guess it wouldn't be too bad.
However, it can ruin the experience who wants to experience something for the first time.
Especially a game of critical acclaim worldwide.
Square knows how much this game means to people. For many, it's their entry to JRPG and/or the wider video game sphere. If it wasn't for FF7, then JRPG wouldn't be as well-known and popular as they are now.
Even my family knows about FF7 when we don't even have a Playstation. Our first home console is an Xbox! Seriously, our family only became serious gamers when my dad bought home consoles and my cousins would've become serious gamers if they had a Playstation or N64 or just something in the bit era.
So have this game, spoilers and all, out in the open is horrible.
People want the full experience of what made this game special or be apart of what is video game history at its core. There is no doubt FF7 is a part of video game history, considering its impact on what JRPGs can go.
I want the full experience and I was smiling when I watched the opening cinematic.
I am glad I had been avoiding FF7R fan forums that have even a speckling of spoilers. I was waiting to see the demo and the official release and whatever SE has to say.
Again, sometimes leaks can be good. They can drive excitement and speculation of what this is.
For example, the Star Wars sequel movies from 8 to 9. As terrible as the movies are, the leaks had been out there and not many believe it because the fans believe there is no way it could be true. Not only it sounded ridiculous but also terrible. Fan speculations have better storytelling than this potential hodgepodge.
And guess what?
The leaks are more or less true and people were astounded. Most of the fans don't like it because it's just not Star Wars and that doesn't help the media and Rian Johnson's continued crusade against just people who hate the movie and want to move on from the trainwreck.
How about the Disney park rides? There had been rumors going on about Galaxy's Edge. Although Galaxy Edge is beautiful, the section is not that popular. I'm pretty sure the Animal Kingdom is still the most popular attraction and Galaxy Edge is not even close.
If people genuinely seek out spoilers for something they know won't be seeing like the Rise of Skywalker, then I guess in that situation it's fine.
However, in a game where there are new material and lore where people want to experience firsthand, then it's horrible!
In this situation, SE and the devs do not deserve this for an impatient data miners to release everything out there, entire script and all, for the world to see before release date and before the demo is even released!
Sometimes, data miners can do a good job to see what cut material had been done such as with KH3.
But in this case, it's horrendous!
Again, there is nothing but good things said about the leaks.
It's just everything is spoiled and people's potential experience is ruined.
And nobody deserves this.
I'm happy SE gonna move forward for now because all they can do for now is have cease-and-desist and copyright strikes for spoilers. It's the right choice because they can address it publicly when the date of arrival comes.
Crossdressing Cloud! Proper Lady Walk! Gorgeous Miss Cloud! Wall Market Dresses! Tifa's boobs! That is not censored! Ah, I just can't wait to see all the things I could do at Wall Market. I want to see the choice where Corneo picks the healthy-looking girl! Seriously, you have no idea how many tries I have to rig just to have Cloud be picked. Cloud's face in HD will be priceless since in the original, of course, Cloud didn't expect it and I need that face in full form so I can see it all the time. I sincerely want to see Miss Cloud with a tiara. Ah, dressing up Cloud as a beautiful woman is something I always look forward to when I play FFVII. I wonder if there is a skin that if we get the costume, we can get Cloud to wear it through Midgar including the ride out of Midgar. Because I have seen skins for Noctis that people chose willingly that appeared in important cutscenes. And I know I wasn't the only one putting someone in a silly costume throughout a game. Err.. yeah, I am guilty about forcing my characters to wear silly costumes and to see how they can react to it or just for fun. My cousin does it. I wonder if Mark Hamill is going to play Don Corneo because it does sound vaguely like him and Mark Hamill deserves to move on after the disaster that is the Disney Star Wars and its destruction of the OG characters to join SE in more titles than just KH.
The Stairs! Red XIII! Nanaki!!
Yes, I'm mainly focusing on that since I want to pretty up Cloud so very much. Because seriously if there is some way for me to dress up some boys in really pretty clothing and pulling it off, I will be a happy camper. Maybe it's because of my exposure to anime who used crossdressing liberally and I see a lot of times in anime and manga and my strong desire to just see boys in women's clothing and looking good wearing it and seriously I do not care about any of the PC bs when I want to see is boys gleefully wearing dresses and looking good or because I like dresses, I have no clue but the main thing is that I like to dress up boys in pretty clothing, especially women's clothing and see them pull it off. Whether it is a good rep or not is up to the Japanese because it's their goddamn work and how they view it. We should not let western thought destroy what the other culture think and progress at their own pace. I already have enough cultural imperialism in Tumblr and Twitter circles and I don't want other cultures to believe they are inferior just because they view it uniquely and their progress is a distinctive progressive than the West. And I know this is part of the dreaded shipping disaster that is today fandom, shipping is not activism. You just like them together and having fun with that. To say you don't ship this particular couple doesn't make you anti-LGBT. I rarely ship now but I still keep my tenets of shipping where I only read ships I have an inclination to. Does that make me anti-LGBT when I am fucking biromantic demisexual and that I took the time to fucking research what it means to these people in the real world sphere? A rep is a rep but it won't be the driving course to victory. Consider it a small one as media could change but don't expect a quick change. Either you don't care - as I have done recently but my preference for my ships is only for those I like and only seek out since for example, I don't enjoy AGSZC and GC and SC at all but I prefer ZC and Aerti and well ClEriTiAck of the FFVII to get an idea.
And I heard of Survive Said The Prophet, especially after Banana Fish and Vinland Saga! How can I can not? I was surprised to see the name of where this singer came from since I know about the band. Then again, I wasn't expecting to see Florence + The Machine and Vivienne Westwood near any JRPG, especially the latter. I expected some kind of product placement or some partnership with a brand since the Final Fantasy name is still popular. At least it's not the level of downfall as Doctor Who, Star Trek, Star Wars... Godoka, just mentioning those poor franchises in the state they are in makes me depressed. Again, Final Fantasy and even Pokemon - yes, even with the current game controversies - doesn't have the same ruination, thank god.
Speaking of which, because I am spazzing, my brother bought me a Real Grade Gunpla! Holy Godoka! It's also my first RG too because initially, I was just planning to just have HG for now and move slowly into RG and MG. PG is something I would love to have mainly because of awe just looking at the damn thing.
I'm still in shock, to be honest. I keep glancing up at my shelf just looking at the unopened box because that's how much I was not expecting this.
If a Gunpla surprised me, then if my brother had bought me a figure, then I'm pretty sure I'll feel fainter than I first saw the gift. Or a PG Gunpla.
Considering how much I often profess I say I want to go to Japan seasonally, it's not an issue that my family would know what to get me. My brother's girlfriend even gave me Sailor Moon graphic tee as a Christmas present! That's how much she is aware I love Sailor Moon.
Let's get this out of the way. I have two expensive gifts of the Sailor Moon variety (Samantha Vega Luna and Artemis purse and backpack respectively) alongside a Loungfly Mickey Mouse mini backpack as one of the most expensive gifts I have. And this RG is right up there because not only I was not expecting it and the reasonable thing I could get was a graphic tee shirt of whatever franchise I made sure I like and I like many things.
And I was checking it again and it's a Gundam Seed Destiny Gunpla. Now Gunpla in that series is very good last I heard but I don't like the series unlike say Unicorn. Even Iron-Blooded Orphans is higher than Destiny and Seed any of the week. And no, I didn't say that because I don't like IBO, I do. Any series is above Seed and Destiny any day.
But the fact it's an RG Gunpla, no matter which series it comes from, is gonna shock me. I was expecting the purses and backpacks because my cousin discussed it beforehand about thinking about getting it for herself, her sister, and me. Because if my brother get me a PG instead, I just don't know how to feel.
I know that each progressive grade gets a bigger box each time. So to see it is I need more goddamn space.
