Lara Croft was beloved. Granted, she was pure coombait, but still. I feel like there is a place for female protagonists so long as they’re well written. Frey would be an annoying cunt even if she was a man.
Terra! People liked Terra in Final Fantasy 3.
Square didn't originally create Lara Croft in the first place, so I wouldn't have attributed her to them anyway even if at some point the Square/Enix conglomerate bought up the IP.
In 1994, in an incredibly short-sighted decision, Final Fantasy VI was released in the USA as "Final Fantasy III" because it was the third game to actually get released here.
This was before the internet--we couldn't easily look up that there were three other games in Japan at this point.
That one decision created decades of misunderstandings.
Square said "screw it" and called Final Fantasy VII by that name worldwide, to end this.
EDIT: Final Fantasy IV was previously released here as "Final Fantasy II" as well. Its translation was so poorly received (aside from one infamous line) that it led to Square looking elsewhere for localization help, which resulted in them hiring Ted Woolsey.
I think in the current political climate, you can't have a female protagonist without it being a tacit endorsement of women's hostility towards men, particularly in games, where they've been very open with said hostility.
GTA VI will prove it. They can write it as well as they want, but people don't want it - the question is, will they still buy for access to GTA:Online, a mode that has been out for nearly a decade.
Lara Croft was beloved. Granted, she was pure coombait, but still. I feel like there is a place for female protagonists so long as they’re well written. Frey would be an annoying cunt even if she was a man. Terra! People liked Terra in Final Fantasy 3.
Particularly amusing because Square has an entire history of having female protagonists and antagonists that people liked.
Square doesn't own Lara Croft anymore, didn't they sell it to Embracer Group?
Oh yeah nobody like Tifa or Aerith.
Or Terra and Celeste, for that matter.
Square didn't originally create Lara Croft in the first place, so I wouldn't have attributed her to them anyway even if at some point the Square/Enix conglomerate bought up the IP.
Can't believe there are still people who call it 3 because of that short-sighted decision in 1994...
Whatever, nerd.
It's been 6 in the US since the release of Final Fantasy Anthology in 1999.
3 is the one with the Onion Knights. It even got a damn good remake on the DS.
We need to avoid confusion.
What website do you think you're on?
Can someone explain what he's talking about?
In 1994, in an incredibly short-sighted decision, Final Fantasy VI was released in the USA as "Final Fantasy III" because it was the third game to actually get released here.
This was before the internet--we couldn't easily look up that there were three other games in Japan at this point.
That one decision created decades of misunderstandings.
Square said "screw it" and called Final Fantasy VII by that name worldwide, to end this.
EDIT: Final Fantasy IV was previously released here as "Final Fantasy II" as well. Its translation was so poorly received (aside from one infamous line) that it led to Square looking elsewhere for localization help, which resulted in them hiring Ted Woolsey.
I think in the current political climate, you can't have a female protagonist without it being a tacit endorsement of women's hostility towards men, particularly in games, where they've been very open with said hostility.
GTA VI will prove it. They can write it as well as they want, but people don't want it - the question is, will they still buy for access to GTA:Online, a mode that has been out for nearly a decade.