A fresh-enjoyed tweet from Square Enix has been causing discussion in the gaming community. But these aren’t ordinary frame-rate or DLC debates. This time, Square Enix is really trying to convince players to take their time and enjoy the scenery. The poor players have been running through the open worlds and never had time to stop and maybe… smell a few digital flowers? How crazy.
The tweet links to a blog post-that no one will really give the time to read-about immersion: truly residing in the world of the game as opposed to barreling right through it. Lovely thought, but good God, the replies. They are disorderly cocktail of nostalgia, demands, and whatever Brock Lobstah is yelling about this time.
Let’s get to the wholesome stuff first: Some players are really getting it. One tweet raves about the Chocobros in FFXV as being a serotonin boost. Another one remembers fishing in Ocarina of Time where the pond music was basically a lullaby. Somebody just dropped a screenshot for Octopath Traveler that says, “This. This is the vibe.” Fair enough.
Then it was… something disgustingly obscene happened.
The Demands (Just So Many Demands)
Flapping with hands in the air while screaming down things from Square Enix fans. Multiple people are begging for FFXV on Switch 2 (OK, fair, but it’s not even announced yet??) Another bunch wants FF16 patches on Xbox, Spanish localization for Tactics, and, well, a little niche, Triple Triad for the FF8 remake. And apparently, somebody’s still mad about the missing Just Cause 4 achievement. Priorities!
Now, the technical ones: was a report concerning graphical issues plaguing FFXV on the PS5 (true) were told to go for an “upgrade,” while other voices insist that Square should “stop trying to make FFXV relevant.” Ouch. Contrarily, one asked, “Can y’all just… fix the crashes on iPhone 13?” (Brock again. We’ll get there.)
The Unhinged Sector
Speaking about the horror that is Brock Lobstah…what’s going on in those replies? He’s going on about “homosexuals poking butts” and “PS9 rendering units.” Is he doing a bit? Reality TV? No one really knows. But there is a lot.
There was also the dude who pulled Trump into it, accusing Square of “grooming material” because of… a rainbow? (The tweet had a colorful flower pic.) The internet, everybody.
The Actual Question
Amid the chaos, one stood apart: “When’s the Spanish patch for Tactics?” A noble ask! And honestly? Square, if you’re reading this-just do it. Throw us a bone.
So yeah. Square Enix wants you to stop and smell the roses. Patch-hunters and port-hunters and the ones whom want Brock Lobstah to veg out are the gamers. Who’s right? Both. Neither. Who cares-just go fish in FFXV and pretend the replies don’t exist.
