It's more sad if you think of it as an allegory for Kotaku. The land of Kotaku was once a thriving metropolis, then insidious full page, stop you from reading, forced to watch, ads came and pooped on everyone's party.

As opposed to a 10 year old that comes home one day and thinks they should have been born the opposite gender?

That's why I'm so glad Square is on the defensive with XV. With the XIII saga they arrogantly expected the brand name would carry the game, and another hit would be guaranteed regardless of what they did. With XV they're acting as though they have their reputation to reclaim, hence the comments about how important…

That's not really a thing that can happen though. The only gametype that allows you to end up opposite people in your party is Rumble, the free for all.

Check your skepticism at the door.

it may sound stupid but a little thing called world war 2 happened and Japan know how to hold a grudge