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Final Fantasy 16 Producer Kindly Asks PC Players To Not Make Or Install "Offensive Or Inappropriate" Mods

Surely his wishes will be respected.

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Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida is asking players ahead of the game's September 17 PC release to not make, or even install, mods that might be "offensive or inappropriate," a request so futile that it's kind of charming in its own way.

Yoshida's request comes from a recent interview with PC Gamer. When game director Hiroshi Takai was asked what kind of silly mods they might like to see added to Final Fantasy 16 once it lands on PC, Yoshida answered instead. Like a man attempting to hold back an oncoming flood, Yoshida asked very nicely for players to not make offensive or inappropriate content for the game.

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"If we said, 'It'd be great if someone made XYZ,' it might come across as a request, so I'll avoid mentioning any specifics here," Yoshida said. "The only thing I will say is that we definitely don't want to say anything offensive or inappropriate, so please don't make or install anything like that."

Judging from how there are more than 1,200 Final Fantasy 7 Remake mods on Nexus Mods, it seems like Yoshida's words may fall on deaf ears. Many of the mods for Final Fantasy 7 Remake--which, like Final Fantasy 16, was once a PlayStation-exclusive--put the game's main cast of characters in new (often revealing) outfits or adjust their body proportions. While there are also plenty of mods that add new weapons, improve the game's visuals, or simply bypass some of the game's grind, the hard truth is that mods that put Tifa, Aerith, or Cloud in a skimpy outfits are in demand.

History will likely repeat itself with the arrival of Final Fantasy 16 on the platform. Clive and Cid will almost certainly be shirtless (and probably kissing) in a matter of hours after the game's PC release, and Yoshida, despite his best efforts, will have to make peace with that.

Final Fantasy 16 launches on PC September 17 via Steam and the Epic Games Store. A base version of the game will be available for $50, with a $70 "Complete Edition" also available that includes the game's Echoes of the Fallen and The Rising Tide DLCs.

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This is just their way of detaching themselves from all the sexual assault and pedo mods you'll bury the game in. They know you won't listen but at least now they can say they tried. ;)

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I'm cool with mods just adding basic RPG mechanics to this dollar store Devil May Cry combat

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@Undertow207: DMC only wished it had the wide appeal of FF. You have to be joking.

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@tselliot said:

@Undertow207: DMC only wished it had the wide appeal of FF. You have to be joking.

DMC's Combat completely blows FF16's combat out of the water, shove off.

Also what appeal? FF fans are segregated based on what FF game they like. FF7, FF16, and FF14 are all completely different games for different audiences.

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@tselliot: Read my comment again. Slower, this time.

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@Undertow207: DMC always has been a class B game for Capcom until they saw how treating it as such in DMC4 ended up.

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@santinegrete: What does that have to do with my comment? My point was without basic RPG mechanics, FF XVI's combat just felt like a cheap DMC knockoff

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@Undertow207: sorry, should have quoted both comments if it is hard to follow.

You wrote above "DMC's Combat completely blows FF16's combat out of the water, shove off."

Even if we take on account what DMC does with its game loop, it has always been treated like a class B game (recycling a lot of it's content in the campaign's run, just like DMC3) by Capcom, until DMC4 failed and they tried better in DMC5.

I understand your critic about taking a part of the game while ignoring the sum of its parts tough.

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@santinegrete: Brother, I in fact did not say "DMC's Combat completely blows FF16's combat out of the water, shove off." -- That was someone else

That being said, I 100% agree with him. I don't care about the campaign's, not sure why you keep bringing that up. I'm strictly talking about the COMBAT. Without basic RPG mechanics (like buffs/debuffs/resistances, enemy resistance/weakness, proper magic, a party system, etc) FFXVI's combat felt extremely bland. Didn't help that it was ridiculously easy

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lol good luck with that

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Seems a lot of PC gamers dont realise that they will own a license to play the game, not a "copy" of the game to do with what they please.

Read the EULA - If it isnt DRM free, it doesnt belong to you. That's important to remember.

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some pc users going to do it anyway.

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Or don't worry about it and let people do whatever the heck they want with their copy of the game.

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First digital distribution so i can't even borrow the game to my friend or even sell.

Now they start to tell me how i use the software i payed for.

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Um I bought the game there for it's mine to do with as I please, isn't that how property works? 🤔

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Oh, wait. You’re serious. Let me laugh even harder! 🤣

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@agent_stroud said:

Oh, wait. You’re serious. Let me laugh even harder! 🤣

And then PC players wonder why devs don't want to make games for PC 🙄🙄🙄

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@alphazonex: Glazing Squeenix to own the PCMR, eh? No matter, they can’t stop the modding community even if they decide not to port it to PC since the community will wind up doing a far more competent fan port if that’s the case. 😏

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The irony is Final Fantasy is known to have offensive or inappropriate character designs. Is Tifa's design a joke to the developers? She literally punching the shit out of huge mech while wearing white tank top and very short skirt, clearly a product of pervert people. On top of it especially in the remake Tifa has the "perfect woman body" perverts like. She is one of the worst character designs I can think of. Is it what they think women like to wear while they punching huge mech and whatnot if they are not pervert? :DDD

It's really annoying when developers give orders on how people should play the game. It was especially annoying when CDPR removed mods from CyperJunk 2077. Then why bother with mod support? Do anything to prevent people from modding the game.

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@guitarwarrior66:

So you're just trying to find an excuse to to disregard his request. Just say you dont give a **** and that'll you'll do what you want to do.

Just don't whine about devs not wanting to bring their games to PC after

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@guitarwarrior66: Are you seriously that offended that they made Tifa attractive? Imagine thinking someone is a pervert for liking a fit body type.

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@guitarwarrior66: I want to see jiggle mechanics on tifa.plus it's a game nothing offensive in it

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People who buy the game have a right to play it in any way they see fit. What does it even matter to the developers? As long as people are supporting it and giving the community more options to experience the game they should be happy.

"History will likely repeat itself with the arrival of Final Fantasy 16 on the platform. Clive and Cid will almost certainly be shirtless (and probably kissing) in a matter of hours after the game's PC release, and Yoshida, despite his best efforts, will have to make peace with that."

Cameron, this isn't the forum to out yourself. The game also has plenty of female characters for the internet to sexualize too, and all the romantic relationships portrayed in the game are heterosexual. If anything, a relationship between a mentor and his pupil is often seen as creepy and predatory (as evidenced by the reaction to Batman's relationship with Batgirl in The Killing Joke movie).

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@plurmp:

Disregard his request sure. Just don't be surprised and wonder why some devs don't want to bring their games to PC after.

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@plurmp: you don't own the game

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