Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida recently did an interview with PC Gamer. During this interview, he was asked about mods now that the game is on PC. His response is almost adorable in its naivety.
“If we said ‘It’d be great if someone made xyz,’ it might come across as a request, so I’ll avoid mentioning any specifics here!” Yoshida told PC Gamer. “The only thing I will say is that we definitely don’t want to say anything offensive or inappropriate, so please don’t make or install anything like that.”
Aw. The guy must have never visited nexusmods.com, which, even then, is pretty tame compared to what you can find if you dig deeper. Modders care little about your carefully tuned design, art style, or ESRB rating. They definitely don’t care about your sensibilities. Though, to be clear, I’m referring to modders as a unit, since individually, I’m sure most are perfectly fine.
But while there are fun mods that turn dragons in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim into “Macho Man” Randy Savage, there are plenty that just turn every female character into anime girls with big titties. Like, sure, maybe porcelain-skinned women in metal bikinis clash with the rest of the game, but some people have different priorities. And, again, I’m just referring to the stuff you can find easily at a centralized database, if you ever want to lose the last shreds of your hope for humanity, just try looking for a sketchy site of sexualized Sims 4 mods. I’m not kink-shaming; I’m just concerned.
As for Final Fantasy XVI, I’m not sure what needs to be done, but I doubt UI overhauls are where it’s going to stop. It’s cute for someone to ask modders to keep it clean, but I think that might just be like dropping a steak in a swarm of sharks; you’re just going to make them hungry for meat. It’s practically a challenge. Just you watch; someone will release a mod featuring Naoki Yoshida in a metal bikini. Or worse.
Final Fantasy XVI is available on PS5 right now and is coming to PC on September 17. Now, keep it clean.
Published: Sep 16, 2024 03:55 pm