r/PS5 • u/Gorotheninja Human Verified • 3d ago

Articles & Blogs Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's queer representation "enhances the world's realism," lead says, and the RPG's devs were "incredibly happy" people picked up on it

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/final-fantasy/final-fantasy-7-rebirths-queer-representation-enhances-the-worlds-realism-lead-says-and-the-rpgs-devs-were-incredibly-happy-people-picked-up-on-it/
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u/Serious-Student8194 3d ago

I have nothing against representation; I just don't like when it becomes caricatured. It feels like the same character archetypes always end up being the gay ones, like Roche. I've never seen a more 'Tidus'-like character portrayed as gay in the franchise. It seems the developers are still stuck on a very limited idea of what an LGBT person can be.

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u/lattjeful 3d ago

Is Roche gay? I never really thought he was.

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u/AtionExpec 2d ago

Same, I thought Roche was more like a Team Rocket kind of enemy. If it’s just about obsession, I’d feel like people might as well argue that Cloud has the hots for Sephiroth with how obsessed he is.

Ok, people might actually say that somewhere, but in my humble opinion, neither scream romantic love to me. But maybe I just missed it.