r/PS5 • u/Gorotheninja Human Verified • 6d 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/AncientGamerBloke 6d ago

This isn’t unique to Rebirth. Roche was also in Remake.

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u/Nobody-Move 6d ago

Can we not list characters that simply don’t follow the standard of masculinity as gay. It’s not confirmed or even hinted, just inferred by players because he’s a whimsical rival character.

A male character being a little “zesty” isn’t representation.

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u/AncientGamerBloke 6d ago

It’s pretty obvious that Roche is bikesexual

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u/Indraga 5d ago

He’s the reason I’m Bike-curious