I actually think that's no so idealistic! I would say that, in a (more) ideal world, no one would objectify any real or fictional person at all. Individuals would always be empowered with both self-respect and society respect. Exploitation would be eradicated in this and in other issues. I think what you want is not…

I like the way you explored my point. Titillation vs. insight is a good way to frame the issue. Very well-said!

You don't read very well, or perhaps you just need to read my expanded thoughts. Here is a short thesis on it, though:

I think we can both agree that video games are just as much an artistic medium as any other. We're at least not dealing with that form of irrational cultural conservatism. Thank goodness for video games forums! c:

Back to your main points, though...

This goes back into the comments I made in the EDIT section of my post.…

Precisely. There is a trend in all of civil history to take the positivist terms of one cultural regime and attempt to adapt them to your own when garnering support. For example, look at how many different understandings of words like "freedom" there are.

In this case, words like "tolerance" and "equality" have been …

I know what you're saying, and I sympathise with the thought. I think your intentions are good, and I myself used to think along the same lines. There is an interesting argument for compromise between society and "maladjusted" (psychologically, or just ethically, troubled) individuals through the virtual/artistic…

Oh my god...

See, the only figures I have are two western ones from Sony first-party collector's editions. I somehow have never ended up with one from my Japanese games.

Right? It's bizarre, as well as backwards.

I absolutely love JRPGs and anime; my girlfriend and I joke about being weeaboos all the time. lol However, it would be wrong of me to turn my critical eye away from this content just because I enjoy it. I would rather enjoy these Japanese creations free of these problems. It…

Incorrect. What you are saying is that ethics cannot exist and that all atrocities can be accepted on cultural grounds.

The same argument has been made for basically every other exploitative relationship in human history, whether it is slavery, domestic abuse, or gender stratification. Objectification is no different,…

lololol

Who the hell did they license for those figures for such an accident to come out? I would demand a new one or a refund if that happened.

Very odd, since SE have very high-end contracts for figures. Then again, Nintendo handled this one themselves, so that's probably the problem.

EDIT: For the record, I've seen…

Excellent! I'm happy to help. I've been looking forward to this game for a long time. c:

Cultures aren't all equal, though. On this specific issue, western culture is ethically superior to Japanese objectification. This is a problem in Japan, not something to be endorsed and shipped abroad. It's something they need to fix.

Similarly, the US has its own huge cultural problems, like gun fetishism, lack of…

Understandable.

It bothers me in video games.

I'm fine with doing so for, say, navigating my web browser. It's a different experience with different goals, and browsers on other interfaces are inferior.

Whereas, I find navigating JRPGs on other devices to be superior.

It's a personal thing, though. I'm all for people who want to play…

I don't think they have really clarified why they decided to turn this into its own spin-off series, but it's not too hard to imagine devs just finding that prospect exciting.

Your hypothesis is interesting, though. We'll have to wait and see if SE release more "traditional" style FF games, or if Bravely Default…

You know, I own what few JRPGs there are on PC, and I have trouble playing them on the platform. It really bothers me to sit over a desk for long hours of menu navigation. I only treat the PC as a quick-burst FPS and indie machine.

It's a bit of a shame. JRPGs are by far my favourite genre! I get more enjoyment out of…

I think it is also censored in Europe.

Mind, the only censorship is that a few character ages are raised to more realistic levels. And a few outfits on those characters are a bit less gross.

I'm actually pretty okay with this very specific case of censorship. I usually hate game censorship, but these small changes are…

Nintendo are helping to bring it west themselves, and Nintendo of Europe is infinitely superior to Nintendo of America. NoA are famously garbage.

As a result, Europe got the game over a month earlier. They also got a better collector's edition.

Let's just be thankful NoA even bothered at all. It's not atypical for them…

Like many SE games, it is very specifically (and very well-) designed for the system on which it has released.

I like my Vita way more than I like my 3DS, so I know what you mean, but I do respect that SE design a game for a specific system without compromise. It is a problem for people who aren't as fortunate and…

That's sort of the inherent problem of the Streetpass system. lol