^ You monster. Better than XII? Are you for real? *shakes head* 
Well that's the magic of the FF series right? Each game can wildly vary and appeal differently to people. I love XII, it's one of my favourites of the series. I hate IX. Many people will agree or disagree and that's cool, I can see why others would like or dislike certain FF games. It's why the series is so interesting, there is no game which people can universally agree is the best in the series, partly because there's been so many great ones.
Still think 12 should have been to one that gets the pc port 
Holding out hope for a FF12 HD remake someday!!
The GamerGate debacle has steadily becoming even worse. Anita Sarkeesian was due to make a speech at a University, only to cancel it out of numerous death threats being sent in (with one claiming to do with GamerGate). A female developer was forced out of her home with death threats after poking some fun at GamerGate on twitter. GamerGate has even made it to the front page of the New York Times. It's getting ugly. Big sites liked Eurogamer, Giant Bomb and Polygon have since come out recently to make their stance known and I suggest others go to read their editorials as they make for some good reading.
I can't get over that on numerous occassions, the most vocal people in GamerGate, the likes of InternetAristocrat, Thunderfoot, MundaneMatt, Sargon, KingOfPol, Milo, Adam Baldwin (sadly Firefly will never be the same with me now after learning what a terrible man he is), they all have an opportunity to rise above and call out the dickheads making the death threats, make GamerGate a more legitimate cause, stamp out the bullshit, call for calm...but they don't. The reply is just "Oh yeh, but WHERE'S THE PROOF?!", belittling the victims of the threats and carrying on as normal.
Know what's interesting though? Nero wrote articles earlier this year criticising gamers and the gamer identity. Their inadequacy to attract women, their "yellowing underwear" as they play games. He even self confessed to never even playing a game, ever, until a few weeks ago yet still saw fit to condemn the gamer identity a few months ago. This is also the same man with a history of writing sexist, racist and transphobic articles (his recent article about Emma Watson's UN speech was something else)
But it shows you what an absolute goddamn mess GamerGate is in when they accept him without hesitation as one of their leaders because he has some inside contacts which others don't. It's a shame that they can't see him for what he is, a journalist manipulating a demographic to generate views for his politically charged click bait articles. Conveniently, everything GamerGate wants to get read of in games journalism. They also don't want this association of a movement of sexists? They're not doing a good job if they're accepting him so freely. I keep seeing GamerGate proclaim that the gaming journalism scene is too cosy, demanding that someone come in who isn't tied to the industry in some way and apply a critical voice. So in that respect, Anita Sarkeesian should be their hero because that's exactly what she's doing!
If anyone is reading this and considers themselves 'pro-GamerGate' just know this. Milo, Adam Baldwin, InternetAristocrat, Sargon, King of Pol, Thunderfoot.... These are not good people. Don't associate yourself with a movement where these are your most outspoken members. Don't associate yourself with a movement that was started because a jaded ex thought it was a good idea to get back at her by publishing some scandalous half truths and lies online which have since been debunked. Don't follow a movement where these lies are accepted so readily without hesitation. Don't follow a movement that claims to be about improving the ethics of game journalism standards, but then follows up that sentence with words like 'sluts' or 'whores'. Don't follow a movement that claims to be targeted at the games press, but which started with an attack on a female game developer and continues to do so towards other developers for having an opinion. Don't follow a movement that aims to silence any critics or for anyone with a differing opinion and has made it a scary place to be for men and women working in the industry and are now afraid to let their opinion be known. Last of all, certainly don't associate with a movement that is decried by most gaming journalism sites, the BBC, NY Times, Washington Post, MSNBC, CNN but is
is supported by Infowars and Alex goddamn Jones. Yes, that's how weird this shit has become.
You can absolutely want a more transparent press, that is an admirable aim, but GamerGate is going after the wrong targets. Indie developers pose little influence on the industry. Where is the outcry as AAA publishers literally buy favorable press for them, as has been noted during GamerGate's time? That's right, there was no followup, just more attacks on small fish and aiming to censor sites through email campaigns at advertisers to pull their funding for sites which have a different opinion. Not only is GamerGate's motives scattershot and unfocused but it's also a movement born out of and continues to be, steeped in misogyny. Want proof?
This is a great link on how some of GamerGates most vocal voices have been targeting Zoe Quinn and Anita Sarkeesian for over two and a half years, before GamerGate was ever conceived. It's almost as if they don't like women! *gasp* Just be aware of this when you use the GamerGate tag, that this association does come with it. To deny otherwise is being ignorant, out of being uneducated or by choice.
Because you know what? I can find fault with Anita Sarkeesian's videos and I personally disagree with her views on some things like Bayonetta's character. But hey look! I'm not harrassing her, sending death threats or acting like a complete moron! People should absolutely be free to criticise something and others should definitely respect that right in return and not treat them back in such a vile way. Surely that's not too hard? "It's about ethics" remains the GamerGate mantra. Laughable when you consider the crimes and abuse that is taking place in their name.
The one thing that Gamergate has achieved is made me stop considering myself as a 'gamer', simply because they're making that label so toxic. I'm now someone who plays games. Also worth keeping in mind that abuse, harrassment, doxxing and death threats are happening on both "sides" of the argument. Why? Because video games. How sad is that?
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