Remake Interviews: Catch-all Thread

hian

Purist
I guess I am that source, seeing as I translated the exchange and most of the newsoutlets link to my post - but by god, I'm pretty sure I distinctly wrote this was a joke which Hamaguchi immediately called out as such.

Can people please learn to fetching read? God damn clickbait news morons.
 

Lex

Administrator
I've shared to our FB disavowing the info, commented, and PM'd them on Facebook. I'll see what gets said.
 
*applauds Lex's initiative*

Didn't cross my mind at first but it is indeed important that TLS doesn't become associated with misinformation.
 

Lex

Administrator
I posted a thread on ResetERA and people seem pretty supportive so far, but even as I type someone's made another "delayed til 2023" thread - apparently mods are locking these so fingers crossed ours stays up so people get the true story.

This level of damage control is actually a fucking nightmare tbh
 

Alex Strife

Ex-SOLDIER
When someone mentions Cloud's smile I can't help but think of this de-make of the song which makes it sound like it was in FFVII (it uses the psx soundfonts):


Wow. I got goosebumps listening to this rendition. And I'm not one to be easily impressed by these things. I don't know what, but there's something that sounds amazing. Possibly nostalgia?
 

hian

Purist
Thank god (lex). I was starting to worry that my credibility would be forever ruined by this crap.
 

Lex

Administrator
Unfortunately I think the damage is done at this point, even with the update they've left the headline intact, but at least if we remain loud about it a good number of people will get the message. I feel good about how the threads on ResetERA are being handled by the mods, they're locking all the clickbait topics and they've left mine open. Small mercies.
 

hian

Purist
Well, as long as the primary sources are transparent and correct, we can at least wash our hands of any claim of having spread misinformation.
 

Arala

Lv. 25 Adventurer
Thank god (lex). I was starting to worry that my credibility would be forever ruined by this crap.

I don't think your credibility would be ruined by this. I mean, you didn't do anything wrong. It's the news sites who did wrong. They didn't read everything you wrote - or they did, and they didn't care, just wanting the clicks - and reported incorrectly. The news sites are the only ones to blame here.

Also, I think this site is the most reliable site for Final Fantasy VII Remake info around. A thousand times more reliable than any of the gaming news sites you see around. So thank you TLS for that.
 

Lex

Administrator
I was just saying this over in the thread on ResetERA. Not to toot our own horns but that shit would not fly here and we don't get paid for the privilege of posting. It's nuts.
 

Teioh

Pro Adventurer
AKA
Teiocho
Unfortunately I think the damage is done at this point, even with the update they've left the headline intact, but at least if we remain loud about it a good number of people will get the message.

Maybe a post could be written about all this in the 30th Exhibition Panel Audio thread too so that all those people being redirected/checking out the source there can read it?
 
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ChipNoir

Pro Adventurer
You watch these things come and go pretty quickly in communities like Gamefaqs. The hardcore haters are the ones that push it hard, using click-bait. We had someone post the same article 4-5 times in one week to push DarkPixel's video editorial on the whole Dan Tsukaza thing. But thanks to more rational minds, hardly anyone is talking about that anymore.

This'll pass too. But if Square doesn't start coming out and taking control of their own public image on this front, the damage is eventually going to be their own fault.

This may force them to produce media that they might have been reluctant to give out before.

As bad as Tabata's work can be, I still vastly prefer how XV's PR has been handled.
 
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CloudStrife345

Lv. 1 Adventurer
Hello everyone, I've been a long time lurker, so I just wanted to tell you all how great this website and everyone in it is. With the large influx of click bait ass articles and youtubers spreading misinformation about that no neck chump Dan Tsukasa, and now this mess with the 2023 release date. So hopefully none of these things damage this sites reputation. You guys really work hard and this really is the best place for anything FF7, theres no bullshit and everyone seems to be very intelligent and respectful. X-Soldier with his amazing articles, hian for all his translations, Lex for his hard work and trying to fix this mess, Chip who I practically see in every website known to man, and everyone else I just wanted to share my appreciation for all you guys and this site, I have a very hard time expressing my self which has caused some really bad things to happen in my life recently so I just wanted to make an effort to show some appreciation for once.
 

cold_spirit

he/him
AKA
Alex T
Huge thank you to Lex for fighting irresponsible journalism today. I was a little grumpy going to work this morning after seeing all the clickbait headlines.

I'm particularly disappointed in Destructoid. I just thought they were better. They knew it was joke, it was obviously a joke. They may have updated their article, but someone had to call them out for it first.
 

Ryuman

Pro Adventurer
AKA
Pointlessname, Pointer
Woof, I didn't think it would get this bad. I feel bad for Kitase who, if seeing this, will probably feel pretty bad for making the joke at all. Which he shouldn't, obviously.
 

The Twilight Mexican

Ex-SeeD-ingly good
AKA
TresDias
I think what pisses me off the most about this isn't even the obvious nature of the joke being ignored by these sites quick to get a "scoop." It's more that they didn't ask hian anything before running with it and attributing shit to him -- not even to check if he wanted to polish up a presentation-worthy translation or doublecheck anything.
 

Kuksoolwon

Rookie Adventurer
If true is uematsu working on episode 1 or all episodes?don't usually when composer works on the game,it's near completion?
 

Radigar

Pro Adventurer
I contacted with other user that could have the BRA BRA pamphlet in this twitter thread:

https://twitter.com/midgarteam/status/996313998567137280?s=19

One of his replies Talk about other Kitase quotes at the interview:

「7ってワード出したら植松氏の目が輝いて、やる気メラメラ」
Hian translation: "At the word 7, Uematsu's eyes lit up and he was completely on board"
 
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