From what I understood he's not really defending the game or Square. He even says the series needs to scale back and learn from FFXV's blunders. He's just calling people out for their shitty behavior towards Tabata and given how many people I've seen attack the man in a fit of uncivil rage I feel like someone had to say it. FFXV was far from perfect and Square definitely fucked up monumentally more than once but it's even more fucked up that Tabata was targeted with so much vitriol no matter how much he tried to work with the fans. He became the recipient for so much hate, for so many actions and decisions that ultimately fall on Square's upper management which not enough people blame since they're not in the limelight like the directors.
It just makes the fanbase as a whole look bad when Tabata goes "Hey guys I'm working on this for the game and I'm also trying to get feedback on things since our game is clearly far from perfect" only to be met with "Fuck you, go die in a ditch, and I hope your family and anyone you hold dear falls victim to the plague." Things can be criticized without overly emotional personal attacks and I feel like a lot of gamers forget this. You can't deny that a lot of FFXV haters tend to be really crass and belligerent.
It just makes the fanbase as a whole look bad when Tabata goes "Hey guys I'm working on this for the game and I'm also trying to get feedback on things since our game is clearly far from perfect" only to be met with "Fuck you, go die in a ditch, and I hope your family and anyone you hold dear falls victim to the plague." Things can be criticized without overly emotional personal attacks and I feel like a lot of gamers forget this. You can't deny that a lot of FFXV haters tend to be really crass and belligerent.
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