Result of 2.55 (massive spoilers)Follow

*Eyeroll*

Those are controlled on an individual rating scale with controlled releases in different areas with differing restriction. Retail vs Online.

You're blindingly bias hatred for Yoshida is noted. However, we're dealing with reality here.

Things like suggestive texts can easily be handled in the localization portion, and implied sexuality is not actual sex acts, which even US standards make clear separations on in rating scales.

Note that the actual act of Dismemberment was not seen at all? Everything is implied. Yoshida took the safe route of depiction that skirts the bounds of the fewest rule violations possible, saving redundant work for localization teams. Why is this even a subject for contention?



Edited, Apr 3rd 2015 1:56pm by Hyrist

You make unfounded statements pinning the blame on the producer, repeatedly insulting an individual with little to no grounds. If you wish to refer calling out your bias against Yoshida harassment, you're free to interpret that however you wish. However, I won't tolerate the spread of misinformation on these boards, especially those purposefully designed to depict a game, staff member, or moderator in a bad light.

You're reaching for ways to criticize Yoshida at every turn, and lately I've grown intolerant for it. As I stated before, you seem to be using these boards exclusively to express your distaste for the game, though you remain subscribed. Everything he does is a cop-out or some other failing to you. It's far more rare for you to be praising of Yoshida than I am to be critical. In fact, it's s stretch of the mind to even know where you ever praised or acknowledged his work or efforts.

We can argue individual countries values verses sex and violence all you like, but neither one of us are professors in international law. Nor are we game producers having to deal with multiple national issues. The rulsets of one segment that may seem benign to us may be a major issue for a place like say, France or Denmark, where as other issues, such as sexuality, may not be such a big issue for those countries, but they're triggers for hyperconservative lawmakers like the kind we have in the US.

So, Yoshida skirts the line between. Sexual encounters are implied, dismemberment is, implied. The lines that are drawn to make these explicit are written out in black and white for Yoshida to skirt. It's your word against a game producer. You're going to have to cite sources if you want to decry BS, especially with your reputation.

Edited, Apr 3rd 2015 3:10pm by Hyrist

Seeing as how Raubahn used to use two weapons... And now he'll have to make due with one... Does that mean he might be the new Dark Knight trainer?

If the job is available to people who purchased the expansion but did not finish 2.55 content, that wouldn't make sense. Pipin is another possibility, but again, you'd have to meet him prior to 2.55 and he was supposedly out on the front doing stuff for the Flames.

(Something I only noticed when I went back and watched a video from 1.0 - Pipin wears Raubahn's old gladiator helmet. HOWEVER both helmets look an awful lot like Zeid's helmet from FFXI, and he was the DRK dude there.)

Speculation is running rampant that Pipin is Nanamo's illegitimate child or younger brother or something - and I'm leaning in that direction of younger missing brother. He has her hair color, and Nanamo is only in her 20s, too young to have had a kid Pipin's age.

Edited, Apr 5th 2015 8:35am by Catwho

Lol it seems odd to me that you pick out this detail considering the guy can kick a pillar and survive being hit with a fire slash and live. He also went into a red rage with mass adrenaline pumping im sure. It's obvious that his body is particularly resilient when it comes to harm due to his many years in the coliseum and the fact that he is a highlander. But even if all of that wasn't true, you expect a fantasy game to be completely comparable to real life? Come on now..

Well the blood thing I already commented on. Would I have rather seen blood andSpoiler the taru I hate being cut into two? Sure. But who knows for sure whats going on behind the scenes that they couldnt add it. I particularly remember Yoshi saying he could display things or create scenes exactly how he wanted due to restrictions of different regions. Dont know how true that is but I'm not a producer or a lawyer so I couldnt say one way or another I only have his word to go on.


Edited, Apr 5th 2015 10:51am by SaitoMishima

All I'm saying, Thancred used to be an adventurer like me, until he took an arrow to the knee.


Edited, Apr 5th 2015 10:47pm by Turin

There's enough time yet for the Garlean empire to strike back.

I am sure that the little harmless make out session with your twin sister will never become known.

Or the Red Lotus Blade move that Ilberd has actually DOES sort of turn his sword into a lightsaber and it was cauterized. It's a fire element weapon skill, right? It was in 1.0 on gladiator and they took it away from 2.0, but in XI and 1.0 it was definitely fire aspected.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAoBojYsuOI

Speaking of blood and such. This is why I said it could have easily been in-game if they so chose (Since that whole arc was essentially a long cutscene.). This is the full trailer.



Edited, Apr 11th 2015 6:13am by Theonehio

http://time.com/3817373/final-fantasy-14-naoki-yoshida/?xid=tcoshare



Hope this means they are moving towards a deeper darker story-line that really makes me think and care about the events in each scene. looking forward to see how this plays out.