吉田直樹：過多的包容性會打破《最終幻想》的敘事邊界

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《最終幻想16》因爲缺乏種族多樣性而一直飽受爭議，而在吉田直樹最近在The Verge發表聲明之後，這一話題又在社區中引起了爭議。

從社區對《最終幻想16》的包容性的第一波抱怨開始，已經過去了幾個月，他們指責《最終幻想》偏袒白人角色的存在。當時，吉田解釋說，遊戲的背景是中世紀的歐洲，黑人角色的出現將與敘事結構相違背。

所以The Verge的Ash Parrish非常好奇，面對來自社區的反饋，Square Enix以何種方式改變或豐富了動作遊戲的組成，加入了來自不同種族的角色。

吉田直樹說:“我相信在《最終幻想16》中，我們將許多民族和文化交織在這個巨大的幻想世界和故事中，我們努力以關懷和尊重來創造。” “我們希望當玩家最終親自體驗遊戲時，他們會看到我們的目標，並希望最終享受這種獨特的體驗。”

這款動作遊戲的製作人還補充說，“過度納入‘有色人種’會打破項目的敘事界限”，並且在他對續作的回應中，Parrish列出了開發團隊在項目中包含的各種民族和文化。在介紹遊戲時，製作人談到了各個王國和派系爭奪全能的母水晶的控制權。雖然吉田的回應並不是特別直接，但這似乎證實了Square Enix並沒有改變其計劃，儘管對於《最終幻想16》有着關於種族多樣性的爭議。

© Final Fantasy XVI has already been at the center of controversy due to its apparent lack of ethnic diversity, and the topic has returned to stir up controversy in the community following Naoki Yoshida’s recent statements to The Verge. Several months have passed since the first wave of complaints from the community about the inclusivity of Final Fantasy XVI, accused of favoring the presence of white Caucasian characters. At the time, Yoshida elaborated that the game was set in medieval Europe and that the presence of black characters would be against the narrative structure. So Ash Parrish of The Verge was curious to know that in the face of the feedback received from the community, Square Enix somehow changed or enriched the composition of the action game with characters from different ethnic groups. “I believe that in Final Fantasy XVI we weave together many peoples and cultures in this vast fantasy world and storytelling that we strive to create with care and respect,” said Naoki Yoshida. “We hope that when players finally get to experience the game for themselves, they will see what we were aiming for and hopefully end up enjoying this unique experience.” The action game’s producer also added that “over-inclusion” of people of color “would break the narrative boundaries” of the project, and in his response to the sequel, Parrish listed the various peoples and cultures that the development team included in the project. Introducing the game, the producer talked about the various kingdoms and factions vying for control of the all-powerful Mother Crystals. While Yoshida’s response wasn’t particularly forthright, it does seem to confirm that Square Enix hasn’t changed its plans after the controversy caused by those who demanded more ethnic diversity in Final Fantasy XVI.