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Yoshida talks about how although Emet-Selch did terrible things, he was somehow forgiven, for all he wanted was to bring back his friends and the person he loved. However, Hermes' actions were judged more harshly. Here's the excerpt from the Famitsu interview! #FFXIV
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Yoshi-P then also goes onto say that if Hermes wasn't cooped up in Elpis and actually went adventuring with Azem, then maybe he wouldn't have turned out the way he did. However, anyone probably would have had those same doubts that he did if they were in his shoes.
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EMET-SELCH...LOVED AZEM!!!!!!
EMET-SELCH...LOVED HYTHLODAEUS!!!!!!!
IT'S UP TO INTERPRETATION, BUT OH NO I'M CRYING NOW!!! 😭😭
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Yoshi-P went from using 敬愛 (deep respect [for Azem]) to using 愛する人 (a loved one) when talking about Emet-Selch in his interviews, and I think that’s beautiful lol 🥲
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Yoshi-P jokes a bit about possibilities of where the story can go from 6.1 and forward, saying "well, there are different shards after all..."
However, instead of thinking "how can the next story top Endwalker," what is more important is to return to our adventuring roots.
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Yoshi-P says a scene from Endwalker that left an impression on him is when Tataru says "Welcome home!"
He says Shadowbringers is a story that starts with "Good night" and ends with "Good morning"
Endwalker starts with "Have a safe journey" and ends with "Welcome home"🥺 #FFXIV
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Ishikawa has a very introspective view of Hermes & Meteion in the latest Famitsu 3/31 FFXIV edition magazine interview.
She mentions both characters represent concepts that there is not really a clear divide between good and evil, and people are complex. Here's the translation!
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Most popular FFXIV Expansions Rankings based on a poll conducted by Famitsu in February 2022 (from 2,060 Japanese fans):
🥇Endwalker 46%
🥈Shadowbringers 37%
🥉Heavensward 11%
4️⃣Stormblood 4%
5️⃣A Realm Reborn 2%
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Yoshida compares Hermes to social media, saying how he tries to seek others opinions instead of forming a decision on his own. Here's his and Ishikawa's comments about that from the Famitsu interview.
Kind of funny since Meteion is literally a blue bird too lol. #FFXIV
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NEXT FFXIV PRODUCER LETTER LIVE ON APRIL 1ST AT 8PM JAPAN TIME LET'S GOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Contents will be about Patch 6.1!
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Famitsu asks Yoshi-P, Ishikawa, and Oda what were their favorite scenes from Endwalker. Oda and Ishikawa mention scenes from Ultima Thule while Yoshi-P says the scene with Urianger & Moenbryda's parents as well as the ending with Tataru welcoming us home.
Here's the translation!
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Japanese fan comments from the Famitsu March 2022 interview about their favorite NPC being Aymeric de Borel. Can definitely relate, ngl lol 😳
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Japanese fan comments about Haurchefant, aww 😭
He got #3 in the "Favorite NPC" poll behind Emet-Selch (#1) and G'raha Tia (#2).
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G'raha Tia ranked #2 in the Famitsu poll for favorite FFXIV NPC. Here's a few comments from Japanese fans- G'raha is definitely one of the main characters in my book 🥺
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Emet-Selch ranked #1 in Famitsu's poll for favorite FFXIV NPC! Here are a few comments from Japanese fans on how even though he was a villain, he had a very human side of him.
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Japanese fans comments on Y'shtola are cute, but why does everyone think of her as a mom lol??? Here are the comments from the Famitsu March 2022 magazine. #FFXIV
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Concept art of Stranger of Paradise's Sastasha...I mean err, Pravoka Seaport is so beautiful!!!! The Warrior of Light's silhouette too omg 🥺 #SOPFFO
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In Japanese, Estinien calls you 相棒 (partner), and the Japanese comments about him from the Famitsu March 2022 magazine talk a lot about that lol.
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It's officially Spring March 21st in Japan, so c'mon my man, Clive, come back to us bby 🥺😔
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THESE NEW CHRONO CROSS ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE REMASTER ARE SENDING ME OMGGG!!! So good holy crap 😭
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A new chapter of the FFXIV Eorzea Academy school life manga is available on Manga UP!
Chapter 3-1 is about Thancred accidentally bringing his pet squirrel Nutkin to school lmao. Urianger comes into his room and gets mad at him for eating his pudding LOL.
Here's the summary🧵
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The girls are walking down the hallway together. Ysayle thanks them for inviting her. Lyse says she's very excited to try Ryne's cookies. Ryne says she hopes they like the taste and mentions Gaia likes them a lot. Gaia tells Ryne to not say that kinda stuff in front of others.
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We went to the Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary cafe and tried everything on the menu! Here's a thread of all the food, drinks, and decor that you can find at the Square Enix Akihabara KH cafe!🍴👑❤️
#KH20th #KingdomHearts
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Nomura has a new message for the Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary!
He says he honestly doesn’t have much prepared and only started the 20th anniversary sketch yesterday, but this is what he has so far! Here’s my translation.
Happy 20th Anniversary @KINGDOMHEARTS 🥳🥳 #KH20th
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