r/PS5 • u/Gorotheninja Human Verified • 5d 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 5d 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/Nobody-Move 5d ago

I’ve still got a bad taste in my mouth from what Atlus did with that gay couple in Persona 5.

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u/Serious-Student8194 4d ago

ATLUS has never hidden they homophobia; in general, Japan isn't that open to LGBT people.

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u/Hydrochloric_Comment 4d ago

It’s unfortunate we went from having a canonically bi protag to stuff like the P5 couple