One Exchange in Final Fantasy VII Remake That Shows Just How Bad the Dialogue Can Get

They really need to tone down the swearing in Final Fantasy VII Remake.

[Snookies12]

The original had quite a lot of swearing. They were censored, but there regardless. It's nothing new, and I'm glad they're keeping it that way. Besides, they're just prepping us for Cid's entrance. The man needs his tea after all.

[naruga]

to be honest i like a toned down swearing BUT NOT censored when it is needed (aka nervous characters ike Cid or Barrett or explicit like Corneo s probably dialogue).......for example in Cid s occasion must leave it intact , but having continuously Barrett swearing with no reason degrades the aesthetic of the game and the specific character ..one same (and bad )example was that abysmal black character in Killzone 2 where i could literally smash my TV whenever he spoke

[Mr Pumblechook]

Here we go, the US 'gaming' websites with their agenda to attack games with content they don't like so that developers are forced to change it.

If you don't like it, don't buy it. I want the game and I don't want no cry-babies telling me what isn't allowed in the games I play.

[NarutoFox]

@Mr Pumblechook

This comment is hilarious 😁

[NecrumOddBoy]

Caty McCarthy is a former freelance writer whose work has appeared in Kill Screen, VICE, The AV Club, Kotaku, Polygon, and IGN. <- NUFF SAID

@Pumble, USGAMER... Not "US" gaming. There are many good ones, just most don't live on the 'left' side of the country.

[Babadook7]

Here’s the quote that triggered US Gamer...

“"You really hear that?" Cloud coldy responds. "Damn straight I do." And here's the kicker: a deadpan, "Get help," which enrages Barrett. Cloud at the start of Final Fantasy 7 rightfully sucks as he always has; he strikes me as the sort of person who throws plastic into non-recycling trash cans and doesn't take global warming seriously”

Wut?

[Neonridr]

define quite a lot? I am replaying it on Switch and I think I have seen Barrett make a few gestures that could be interpreted as swearing, but no other character to this point has said anything like that.

[rainslacker]

I wasn't aware that swearing was a problem nowadays. I know people love finding a reason to shame others for accepting such things, but this is a stretch. There's more dialogue in this game, but most of what we saw was in game during battles. Given Barrets personality, there was nothing out of character, nor was there anything that offended me, because everything he said is in the common English vernacuar which you can hear daily, whether one likes it or not.

[Pozzle]

There was lots of swearing in the original game too, but it was censored for laughs. But it makes sense that AVALANCHE doesn't have the cleanest language, because they are terrorists who are very passionate about their cause. Barrett gets emotional about the planet being destroyed. He's a passionate guy!

As for the complaint about the corny language...I can live with that! FFVII always had some pretty screwball dialogue and jokes. How is Cloud telling Barrett to "get help" for hearing the planet's cries any worse than Cloud saying Barret looks like a "bear wrapped in a marshmallow"?

[MeteorPanda]

The crowd cheered at "lets mosey"" ffs. We accept ff7 for all its flaws lol

[Pozzle]

Haha exactly! There's lots of great, cheesy dialogue in FFVII. It's part of the game's charm! I'd hate for the remake to take itself too seriously when the original game had so much comedy and weird moments.

[robtion]

They should just include an option in settings to beep the swearing, for those who want it. Sunset Overdrive did it and it can be pretty funny.

I personally couldn't care less about swearing but I have young children so it makes it easier to play with them around if there is a no swearing option.

[AK91]

The swearing is fine quit your whining

[Obelisk92]

It's not even that much swearing. This wasn't supposed to fit 3 years old.

[gleepot]

It's not though

[Snookies12]

If you're an adult, I'm pretty sure you can handle a few swear words.

[elliselijah92]

Oh god these SJWs

[FalconofLucis98]

The swearing just makes me love the game even more

[ps5fanboy]

fuck off....

[criticalkare]

🤦‍♂️

[thatguyhayat]

Oh man now NPC lot are coming into N4G the end is near

[CrimsonWing69]

Are you serious!? I love how any Joe Schmoe can make a gaming website and call themselves a journalist. Here’s a news flash for ya, kid: FF7 Remake saved E3 from being a total mess. That was probably one of the best unveilings I’ve seen in a while that reminded me of how much fun E3 can be. So, if you’re looking for clickbait things to criticize you may want to quit your day job, bud.

[Babadook7]

I agree game of the show.

[HeisenbergX]

No they don’t need to tone down anything :)

[FullmetalRoyale]

Oh %@(• off!

[Shane Kim]

Haha, Barett style.

[PhoenixUp]

It’s journalists like these that try to take aspects like Cloud cross dressing out of the game to stay as PC as possible

[Nacho_Z]

Good news is that judging by the industrial language they aren't interested in toning anything else down and all the wacky or controversial bits should still be in there.

[lellkay]

Jesus Christ this article.

[Juusterey]

in text it looks fine to have symbols
doesn't translate into voiced

[bluefox755]

Lol, I wonder how they're going to handle Cloud's cross dressing scene? I bet they leave that part out.

[Orionsangel]

This remake better have the Golden Saucer and all the mini games or I will not be purchasing it.

[InsaneChronos]

USgamer need to shut the fuck up.

[ReVibe]

They really don't :)

[Imortus_san]

The best language doubling I saw in any recent JRPG.

[NiteX]

Turn off adblocker? Tone down swearing? No. Fuck you usgamer.net!

[kayoss]

We're all adults here, we've heard and seen worst from a video game. So whats the problem? Why are people so sensitive. You're ok with the Avalanche team launching what most people would call a terrorist attack on Shinra but god forbid them swearing while doing it?

[Sirk7x]

Exactly. Jessie's first bomb she makes is too powerful, and AVALANCHE accidentally kills civilians. Cloud was a soldier in the Shinra army. The main characters are all murderers, but God forbid they swear while they're doing it lol.

[ShinRon]

the voice acting is what makes it bad, not the amount of swearing

[doughnutsfan]

i think the amount of swearing in this game in particular should be: A)organic reaction to a certain situation B) reflective of the character's personality in the og game, like, it would make sense that Cid would swear in a specific situation while Tifa would not

[GrizToof]

Sjw games journalists love displaying their double standards. It's not okay for FF7 remakes characters to curse but Cyberpunk 2077s cursing and nudity is fine. Barrett's voice is offensive, get the fuck out of here with that bullshit. Do they realize that the fans they're writing to think they're a joke.

[Chaosdreams]

Just how good it can get, is what you meant to say.

[TheGamez100]

Really? Youre kidding me....*sigh* sjws like this getting offended so easily. Just turn off voices and subtitles if you really cant take swearing lol. It exists in pretty much any game rated T-M.

[monochromer]

The swearing is fine. Don't be a 6 year old.

[Exvalos]

To the author of this article: grow up and shut up.

[Mikeyy]

SJW's trying to ruin everything, again...

[Xaevi]

So now swearing needs to be toned down? I'm not even sure what to think, or feel about this tbh

[Gatsu]

Lol

[MrCrimson]

I mean, the exchange mentioned in the article...I like. I guess it also depends on how well it is acted.

[CDbiggen]

Ah the professionally offended strike again. I can't imagine how depressing life must be for them; always finding the smallest things to cry and write an article about.

[chris235]

why not delete the swearing and make the protagonists all female while we‘re at it? sigh.

[Forn]

Only as long as one is trans, one is non-binary and there are at least two lesbian couples. /s

[YourGreatUncle]

It's like they never played the original. Barret literally calls Cloud a retard at one point.

[GruntboxWizard]

It's Tifa calling Barret a retard

[drunkenspy007]

Wow, I skimmed through enough to catch crap like: "he strikes me as the sort of person who throws plastic into non-recycling trash cans and doesn't take global warming seriously" So your imposing your judgemental attitude on a video game character, like me saying you look like someone doesn't take showers or baths and hate men because no of them would ever want to date you. Also, to the writer of this drivel, regarding swearing: Go @#% yourself.

[Forn]

Can't believe that's an actual line in that article lmao.

[X-23]

No.

[trooper_]

Oh shut it.

[jznrpg]

They aren’t making the game for YOU. Let them make the game they want to make the way they want to make it. If YOU don’t like it YOU don’t have to buy it.

[Android]

So I wasnt going mad when I heard swearing? Honestly I really did think I was hearing things lol. I borrowed this game from a friend in school and it totally changed my life. Swearing or not, this game is being bought REGARDLESS.

People need to chill....apparently death isnt a thing but swearing is.

[LanceLegstrong]

Too bad there’s no such version you don’t have to buy so you don’t have to hear swear words. If only you could keep your money in your account. If only you didn’t have to put this game into the console you own. Bad words are going to ruin your summer!

[nommers]

Too bad I'm not turning off adblocker usgamernet.

[AngelicToucH]

F off SJW. Oh nooes they swear..how can humanity move forward from this moment on. Jesus Christ grow some balls for the love of god.

[stokedAF]

So is this a “part1” kind of game? I think I remember them saying it was broken up into parts. I have never played this game but I heard it’s the best FF and wanted to try it. I don’t want to pay 60 dollars for part 1 of a game though.

[plmkoh]

The more 90's and edgy the game feels the better. No need to hide its origins.

[Vanfernal]

As a former member of the armed forces... I'll let you know that in any military/paramilitary group there's swearing... A LOT of swearing. It's pretty much part of the culture. Of course the author of this "article" is clearly not the type to handle that if a game is enough to hurt his/her sensibilities.

[LemyAtom]

USgamer: too much swearing, omg

Eurogamer: informed article detailing the actual mechanics of the game.

Wtf usgamer? I don't read the website, but it's an adult game. FFVII had pretty adult themes.

[GruntboxWizard]

They'll throw a fit when Tifa calls Barret a retard