I like Sebby and actually watch most of his shorts and even full live streams. Really engaging content, even if he and I evaluate Rebirth differently. So here’s my “lecture” on this: What he says here isn’t entirely inaccurate- but as with all stereotypes, it is incomplete. For me, I don’t like anime but I am mostly positive with Red’s voice (though my response is mostly like Barret’s when it is revealed). That said, it can be a little cringe, and here’s why for me. My take is, when a person is playing a game, they want to feel like what they are playing is “cool,” and that’s agreed on by others. It’s why we obsess over review scores for games we already like. We want to feel justified in our liking something so we try to find others to support our preferences. Consider this real-life example of mine: if your jock of a brother, who you care about, came in during a scene in the game, would he say “Oh this looks cool. What game is this?” or would he say, “This looks weird. Why are you playing it?” (If you remember, my brother actually said the former when he saw me playing FF16 and said it looked like Call of Duty or Assassin’s Creed.) Would you feel a twinge of embarrassment, or the need to justify yourself if they walked in? (Like why couldn’t they walk in during the Odin fight… why does it have to be the dance sequence?!). To some degree, under the surface, this is how we all engage with the media we consume. Individual tolerance varies, but there’s a threshold that says, “That’s too much for me personally.” The problem with Red and a lot of these so-called “cringy” moments is that they teeter between an uncool level of odd and the cool kind of camp. And to a degree, it asks the player to lean into the weird, maybe a little too much for comfort for some players. Again, it’s all about personal tolerance. Rebirth is perfectly suited for my tastes as a self-assured adult, but would I have had this same level of enjoyment with it as a self-conscious teen in 1997? Hard to say. Final thought— Part of the appeal of FF7 in 1997 was that it was undeniably cool to play, and felt like you were maturing as a JRPG fan (PlayStation, not Nintendo; high tech graphics not sprites; adult language not kid stuff). So when it DID veer into the weird, it had built enough credibility to navigate it well. But today, FF7 lacks that inherent cool factor advantage. Therefore, when it veers into the “weird,” it’s a lot harder to navigate. So sociologically, your comfort with this stuff probably says more about how you want to be seen and engage in the world more than it does about the quality of the game itself. Just my two cents. (Again, no hate to Sebby. I’m a fan.)

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director says Nintendo players "don’t need to worry at all" about the Switch 2 port. "They’re going to get a version that is just as satisfying and just as high quality as the first game, if not higher.” vgc.news/news/final-fantasy-…

HUGE SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGH IN FF7 SOCIOLOGY: There's a miscommunication between fans around Red XIII's voice change in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. To a Normal Person, this voice sounds cringe. To an Anime Person, this voice sounds normal. When Normal People say they hate Red's uwu voice, Anime People interpret this as them not knowing that Red is young for his species. This is wrong. Everyone knows this major plot point about Red XIII. The complaint is not that he is a teen for his species; the complaint is that his "real" voice is embarrassing to listen to. I hope that clears things up. More FF7 lectures to come! #FF7 #FF7Rebirth #FinalFantasy7

Anyway waiting for more of this in part 3 hehe

Estas dos escenas ocurren al mismo tiempo 🥹 #FFVIIRebirth

Final Fantasy was the #5 most talked about game on Twitter in 2024! (ranked by number of posts) Considering it's up there with a bunch of free-to-play and live service games is quite impressive! 4gamer.net/games/991/G999104…

What’s your dream world premiere at The Game Awards this year on December 11?

Cloud's model's head is slightly larger when he is holding the buster sword.

i hate being around people who mistake my childlike wonder as naivety or weakness. i am simply a war general who loves to giggle

Naoki Hamaguchi says part 3 of the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy will bring together all the stories told so far and leave a lasting impression on players! “For the third and final part, which is currently in development, we are working to bring all the stories told so far together for an epic culmination that will leave a lasting impression on players!” square-enix-games.com/en_GB/…