Yoshi-P Pleads for Modder Restraint Ahead of Final Fantasy 16 PC Launch

I remember Ken Levine saying something similar about Elizabeth from BioShock Infinite...

Yeah good luck with that.

The modding community showing restraint? Ha! That'll be the day!

"Please don't have fun with our game...That you paid for and own..."

Old P yells at cloud.

Lol yeah that will not stop those people on making nude mod for Benedikta and Jill or even Clive, Cid, and the rest of the cast.

Just look at how many nude mod for Tifa that even became a favorite for Italian senate and Italy mascot hehe.

@AdamNovice I mean…that’s the very definition of a mod.

Maybe this is some kinda reverse marketing tactic? Asking people not to mod anything weird, but it's gonna make people want to mod the game even more. Thus making it more popular?

I feel like there is a term for such strategy

c'mon sickos, do not disappoint me!

Inappropriate mods please:)

Think that was some reverse Jedi mind trickery that he really, really didn't mean. At least that's what all the modders will think.

@PuppetMaster Can you really mod Benedikta to be MORE inappropriate?

Now that he said they will make sure on day 1 to make the most sexual and offensive mods the Internet has ever seen! Poor Yoshi unintentionally just opened the gates of Hell 😅

Someone needs to replace Clive's face with Yoshi P

I’m sorry Yoshi-P but the Jill and Benedikta nude mods are going to be inevitably…delightful.

@VicerExciser This is my first though lol.

Neck beards making nude mods of every PC version of games will never stop - and it will never stop being super cringe.

I'll bet everyone saying the price of PC isn't worth it over Pro is reconsidering now 😂

The only mod I can think about is one that removes the purple tint. I just can't believe this game will remain without a toggle on PS5.

I mean for some people mods like that are big reason tho purchase the game so shouldn't he want such mods to exist?

@BrotherFriede yes. - reverse psychology.

Humans cannot help doing something when told not to.

@Arnna You seem to be assuming that girl gamers do not like looking at beautiful naked people too.

A lot of people make that mistake actually, assuming that women prefer characters with the sexuality level of Concord despite evidence to the contrary.

@LifeGirl Let’s not pretend it’s not 99% men making and consuming these mods. There’s less cringe ways to see naked people. Porn for instance. Or leaving the house and meeting people. Also let’s not pretend that it’s all heavily tied into CP or Japan-centric lolly territory. Ashley RE mods for instance.
Putting the cringe aside it’s very often about infantilising girls and women and that is very problematic.

@GloriosaDaisy but they don't own it sadly 😞 They've paid for a licence key and that only grants access, not ownership.

Hope they create a personality for Jill.

@Icey664 ah, yes. Those damn party poopers who are against sexualizing everything including children.

Maybe they could mod some gameplay into this game.

You think this will be bad, just wait till Stellar blade comes to PC that will be wild times.....

@Arnna Do you have any proof of that 99% figure beyond your presumed stereotypes?

Also, "infantilising women and children"? Where the heck did that you pull that nonsense from? The last thing that I'm thinking when i look at a woman with a huge pair of uncovered knockers is "infantalised". That is the purest definition of an adult female.

Restraint.... lol
Sorry Pushsquare - I dont normally comment on your writing, but i dont think many people know the meaning of that word these days...

@naruball I mean Ashely is 20... so what's the problem?

@Arnna What´s cringe about that? It´s a natural part of life to want to look at tons of T&A, be they real or pixels

Have you seen how prolific the adult gaming space has become? It´s clearly something many people enjoy and want to support.
In fact, I think more triple A titles in the future will feature explicit sexual content, so the modders don´t even have to jump in. Some existing examples: Metro, Witcher, etc.

I´m not sure if I want to replay this game.
I found the last third or so to be the most boring slog I´ve played in the last few years.
So much inane politics, so many MMO tier fetch quests, very little RPG. It doesn´t help that I thought Clive was a mid protag and my annoyance with the late game completely ruined any emotional impact the ending might´ve had

@LifeGirl Give me a break. The gaming space is still dominated by men. If you bothered to explore the modding spaces on Japanese games there is a constant omnipresent line between adult content and things which are acceptable in Japanese pornography. Stuff which is absolutely about infantilisation of women or straight up CP.
Have you ever been to Japan? It might open your eyes. To refuse to see the intersectionality is ignorant.

@Yagami There is nothing wrong with adult content in games. What I’m trying to explain is how a lot of the modding going on treads a very thin line between standard content and content that intersects with very questionable and illegal stuff. It is all historically present in Japanese porn and neckbeards defend it as OK because it’s pixels and not real women. And it’s disgusting.

@Arnna Your "it´s disgusting" says a lot about your prejudice regarding this. It is pixels on a screen. Are you going to arrest people for drawing stuff you don´t like? It´s ink on a paper, basically the same thing.

Where exactly do you see the problem here? It´s been proven time and time again that video game violence does not lead to real life violence. Are you somehow seeing a disconnect here when it comes to pornography?

My man, it’s too late - there was fan art before the game even came out

@Arnna I agree with you. Whenever I see Skyrim thumbnails on YouTube and they're playing a character with modded boobs and butt, supermodel looks and while wearing a bikini too (for maximum defence I presume) I lose a bit more faith in humanity every time.

Well 🤷 I'm sure some mods will accidentally make their way to my PC

@AdamNovice alot of mods make alot of games better and fix stuff the devs don't bother. Also add on new content and options

@Yagami you didn’t even read my post. I said it’s disgusting when infantilisation porn which is largely Japanese intersects with and is normalised in mods. I never said there is anything wrong with porn or that is leads to anything bad. Don’t put words in my mouth. You didn’t read or comprehend my post in any way shape of form.

I wonder if Yoshi ever visited one of the "adult" venues in FFXIV. Plenty of offensive and inappropriate things there, so wishful thinking Yoshi.

Jesus Christ…. It’s a rough estimate. The gaming space is still dominated by men 25-40. Do you actually have a retort for anything else I said or are you just going to fixate on a hyperbolic statistical statement? Or are you one of the sad neckbeards that defends sexual infantilisation and other gross s***.

@AdamNovice I've never been into mods either. I dont mind using some that fix bugs or adds clothing and cosmetic items but I've never liked user made content that adds story and new areas no matter how well they may fit contextually.

Of course if people do like that then that's fine but it's just not for me personally.

@Arnna "Or are you one of the sad neckbeards that defends sexual infantilisation and other gross s***."

You have yet to prove that infantilisation is a thing beyond some nebulous "look at what the Japanese are into" which comes off as actually rather bigoted tbh.

And as for "dominated by men", I follow numerous women on YouTube and Twitch who play games. I'm sorry to tell you this, but it ain't 1998 anymore. Women are everywhere in our community now.

Assertions require proof and I am seeing precious little of it right now.

@gamer2004ama my dude, I missed the whole debate I was talking about Yoshi P. But I’m sure the reason he doesn’t want sexy mods, and I agree, is that the game has minors in.

The adult characters, sure, whatever floats peoples boats but that’s better outside the game, for the above reason.

But I see my comment came at an unfortunate point

@Cloud39472 If pixel boobs is what's causing you to lose faith in humanity you don't know humanity at all.

Look, if I want Sid to run around with a thong and his dong flopping out, that's my business Yoshida! Stay in your lane buddy!

Jokes aside, I do find a producer saying this hilarious. Look at all of the Resident Evil mods, they're really goofy and funny.

@WizzNL He is very much aware but this type of stuff is more of don't ask don't tell. There are mods in FFXIV that people use and he had said in not so many ways if you are using them don't advertise them because it breaks TOS and you will get banned.

I don't see anything offensive on the nexus mods most popular section for FF7 Remake.
But with the reporting of Yoshi's message it's basically asking people do to just that xD

Asking PC gamers not to do depraved, perverted, immoral stuff is like asking a politician to tell the truth. Ain't gonna happen. There will be full on porn clips of the characters on the web in very short order.

@RubyCarbuncle Yup the PC gamer weirdos will flock to this like dogs to fire hydrants.

One thing to take notice this engine will not be good at supporting mods

And 14 seconds after the official release, nude modes everywhere...

If you like pixel females in a sexual way get help

Mods go either way, quality of life, extra content, skins or well yes messing with the game in ways they don't want with the quality of life/extra content but especially character changes yes.

Customers want to have fun and some are what they are. Similar audience goes to PC or Switch for fan service games let alone mods for them sure.....