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Like I pointed out before - great examples of racial diversity in a game is the Fallout series. Black people exist. Chinese people exist. Races exist and there's no allusion to their being of those races - the just are. And they are awesome, not because of their race but because of who they are.

Agreed with this point.

I honestly don't believe characters in any literary medium are necessarily required to "represent" any particular plight or heritage. And I say this as an openly gay male.

Let's take Legend of Korra for example, which was recently applauded as being a highly subversive children's show. Was it intriguing and powerful to have two strong women, intelligent and unstereotyped, to ultimately end in a gay relationship (for the first time in a children's medium)? Sure. Was that the sole redeeming factor of the show - the reason it was widely applauded even long before it's shocking finale? No way.

Let your characters be human. Being black, gay, female, trans, or otherwise is wonderful in a predominantly white/male jRPG landscape, but IMO that should never be all there is to them. It's more insulting to the group of people you've attempted to represent then it is flattering.

There have been 5837583 articles feeding the hype Machine for this remake, but I thought this one was particularly relevant. Especially in our age of nostalgia-crazed reboots (that often disappoint!), it's worth taking a moment for some discretion...

The author likens the anticipation for the remake to the early hype of the Star Wars prequels, in that vein that both were genre-defining classics (in their time), but in trying to recapture the same spirit, they risk suffocating under the weight of their own success.

Some quotes:

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The Phantom Menace, and the other two movies in the prequel trilogy, were long sought after additions to the Star Wars canon, but ultimately, they failed to deliver on the expectations of the fans. “Be careful what you wish for ’cause you just might get it”. That’s what the Pussycat Dolls sang on their 2008 single, ‘When I Grow Up’. The Dolls might not be primarily known for their profound or prophetic lyrics, but even a blind squirrel finds an acorn once in a while. Sometimes, what you wish for is destined to disappoint you. Sometimes, fans don’t know what’s best. Sometimes, the customer isn’t right.

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Exactly why the Star Wars prequel trilogy failed to live up to the hype is down to a series of problems that together form a witches brew of disappointment. First, the original movies were so fresh that they inspired a plethora of copies and knock-offs and inspired-bys, and so by the time The Phantom Menace finally arrived it wasn’t anything new.

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But ultimately, I think the main reason that the prequel trilogy failed to live up to the hype was the hype itself.Sixteen years had passed between Jedi and Menace. People that saw the original movies as kids, like I did, had grown up. We saw the original films as wide-eyed children, blown away by the compelling tale of good versus evil in space. For many, it was a powerful cinematic experience in our youth, one that was so important, so influential, that it shaped how we looked at movies as a whole going forward. Sixteen years later, and we’ve been through school, we’ve loved and lost, we’ve seen a dozen Star Wars rip-offs, and our tastes, both in movies and otherwise, have changed vastly according to years of influences and experiences. How can a movie possibly hope to recapture that magic after so much time has passed? Yes, the prequels weren’t great movies, but they weren’t the train-wreck that the most venomous Star Wars fans would have you believe either. If they’d been released without the Star Wars name, they’d be an okay stand-alone space opera trilogy of little import. But after sixteen years, okay wasn’t good enough, and people were not happy.

Back in the realm of video games, at E3 2015, during a blockbuster Sony conference that also featured the likes of The Last Guardian and Shenmue III, Adam Boyes was given the prestigious job of announcing a long requested remake of the PlayStation One classic JRPG, Final Fantasy VII. The crowd went crazy. Adam Boyes stood on stage giggling, obviously taken aback by the enthusiastic response of the audience. Live coverage by usually reputable and professional outlets descended into jubilant anarchy. And I myself nearly flipped my coffee table over as I got out of my chair to get closer to my television screen, asking aloud to nobody in particular, “They can’t really be doing it, can they?”. The reveal was more exciting for many gamers than anything that’s been seen at an E3 for years, but speaking from the position of somebody who has experienced both the hype for the Star Wars prequels, and now a Final Fantasy VII remake, there are parallels that can be drawn that are somewhat worrisome.

xD Not to say I agree, but it's an interesting (and rightly cautionary) perspective.

Yeah, right, I can't fault you there! The fact that you're hand-painting literally every single backdrop is noteworthy in it's own regard. I know this is a contest entry, so you're probably pressed for time. xD I was just pointing out what I saw. But keep up the good work buddy!

Looking great! You have some real visual talent! #Subscribed ;P

Super exciting! xD I look forward to playing the new Tristan demo as well.