Final Fantasy 15 has two types of Magic, Director on role of women in the game

Examiner:
"Early demo footage and gameplay of the Final Fantasy XV demo gave players a bit of insight into what the game will look and feel like come 2016. The boy's road trip feel and refinements to battle, visuals, and the whole spectrum seem fitting for a brand new entry with its own unique take on the Final Fantasy formula. Speaking exclusively with Examiner, Game Director on Final Fantasy XV, Hajime Tabata explained what kinds of magic await players, as well as what roles women will play in the main narrative."

[Kyosuke_Sanada]

You would think that a company like Square Enix would have a profile great enough to exempt them from explaining female roles. Goodness gracious, what a time we live in......

[Summons75]

SJWs don't care who you are...they probably don't know who you are or what you do, if there are any females in your game then you will be wrong no matter how you handle them and you will be subjected to idiotic and uninformed hate and death threats.

[Kyosuke_Sanada]

The funny thing is repeatedly I've been told by other gamers when it comes to my criticism for titles I am interested in buying such as game mechanics or financial practices, it should be ignored due to being part of the "vocal minority". Yet complaints from even less people who are not even going to buy the game regardless of changes are addressed immediately by the developers themselves.

[Bansai]

*sigh* another apologetic approach to women from the get go...

I miss the times where nobody gave a shit about somebody being offended and just made the game they wanted to make.

[shodai]

''if there are any females in your game then you will be wrong no matter how you handle them and you will be subjected to idiotic and uninformed hate and death threats.''

WRONG... Even if there were no female characters they would criticize it for the lack of it. Its not even a matter about handling them, they were already doomed from the start.

[DivineAssault]

Im so sick of this political correctness BS! I swear those SJWs deserve all the hate they get.. They dont even play games yet they need to critique them.. Its ammunition for censorship

[TorpeAlex]

How about intelligent conversation instead of rampant hatred and stereotyping? I'm a straight white college-aged male. Maybe I want characters in games to be more than plot devices and eye candy. Get over yourself and your nonconstructive blathering.

[Kalebninja]

You make it seem like those that complain aren't gamers. I've complained in the past, not particularly about final fantasy though, and I'm sure has hell a gamer.

[DivineAssault]

@ Kalebninja, If your pro feminazi, dont speak/comment on anything i say.. If certain games bother you, DONT PLAY THEM! Its as easy as that.. Trying to ruin other peoples hobbies with ideals nobody cares for..

[Kalebninja]

Since when does having an issue with content in some games make me pro feminazi? Feminazis are those that are offended by every single thing that doesn't glorify women. Im not that but getting mad at people just for them pursuing what they feel is important is ridiculously immature.

[Godmars290]

Given the span between titles, especially this one, and how divisive they've become as story tellers, yeah, they sort of do explain themselves - where under normal circumstances they'd only have to prove themselves. Release the game game they've been hyping endlessly instead and let it speak for itself.

They took the route of changing everything from one FF title to the next. And what they did with Cidney, how a potentially promising and dynamic female character is now questionably passive only begs questions. Nevermind that whole versions of gameplay have changed in the time involved.

And then, as Summons75 points out, there's the SJW crap layer which wont be satisfied with any result.

[alti]

Shut up. Their last few games STARRED women, and some were even exclusively female casts. If you're about to mouth off about some kinda "inequality", PLEASE find any other developer to do it with. Jesus.

[343_Guilty_Spark]

Any non-white characters?

[annoyedgamer]

Don't forget trans genders and midgets.

[343_Guilty_Spark]

Trans and midgets are in 99% of all Japanese games.

[rdgneoz3]

If you want to round them all up in one go, then you need an obese transgender paraplegic double amputee midget.

[Godmars290]

And here I was thinking dragon or bunnygirl. Sad that this whole SJW business has pretty much killed thought of nonhuman races.

[YoungKingDoran]

I think Godhand may appeal to you...

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mkrA...

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2pnB...

[alti]

"Hey, I was lookin to buy this asian game.... yeah that one. Sooo, like, I know the black population in japan isn't even 1%, but, like, why isn't half the cast black or brown or indian, or anything? Jesus, I mean, it's so unfair. I'd really like for them to reflect my bias before they reflect their culture. It's only fair, cmon."

[Ogygian]

Why does there always have to be an explanation for feminists?

Do companies not realise that more people will support them and buy their game if they just disregard feminists entirely and purposefully offend them?

See, feminists don't have any money because they spend all their time whining on the internet rather than working. They spend all their time blaming other people for their failures rather than taking responsibility and improving themselves.

[annoyedgamer]

Imagine is Developers listened this much to actual fans of their games as they do SJWs...

[Godmars290]

They'd have to put actual effort into their games rather than fan service an overly dynamic CG cutscenes?

[DivineAssault]

I hope all this crap doesnt last long.. Its making me not want to support certain publishers that give in to it

[Kalebninja]

I don't think Square needs to explain the role women play in the game, theyve had 4 main title FF games with females leads since the ps2 and one of them was also an all female cast, so this is just them changing it up.

[Tapani]

What evolution!

FFVI had five times more magics, was still cutting-edge audio-visually and revolutionary in terms of gameplay and narrative. It also had two dozen characters, four playable characters at once, no auto-bs-npc modes (except for cool guest characters!) and gazillion times more interesting narrative and atmosphere from the first ever released pictures to the actual real experience.

What gives?

[Eiyuuou]

Comparing an old game to a game that isn't even released yet.

What gives?

[goldwyncq]

Not sure if serious.