Game news Between condescension and error, LCI’s column on Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is causing a stir among players
The general channel LCI produced a column to mark the release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. However, between factual error and “condescension”, this section does not appeal to everyone. The editorial team discusses it in this JV Debate.
On the occasion of the release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, this February 29, 2024, LCI produced a column to present the title. As a reminder, FF7 Rebirth is the 2nd part of the Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy (released at the time as an entire game, but on 3 different discs). FF7 was a huge event when it was released in 1997 since it was the very first game in the saga to be officially released in France.
Even if the column in this general media outlet had a good intention, it did not please everyone. Many Internet users have pointed out factual errors and a certain condescension. “ Like many players, I’m tired of being taken for a fool on the major television channels » also castigated FKZ. “ Video games are a niche passion so even if, yes, the column is not perfect, it’s cool that general channels are talking about it » Panthaa retorts. And in fact, for someone who is new to this hobby, the many concepts like open worlds or the word “remake” can be complicated to understand.
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“ You can’t tell me that the column is perfect when it announces that Final Fantasy is the 3rd video game license because they have sold more than 100 million games across all sagas » breathes FKZ. In the debate, he notably takes the example of GTA 5 which, alone, has sold 195 million copies. “ I don’t want to target the journalist who wrote the column, but as soon as we talk about “video games” on prime time channels, it’s either to make a link with a tragedy, or to take the players for idiots » also deplores FKZ.
“This type of reporting remains rare, because each time, journalists end up falling on each other”
However, Panthaa points out that viewers who watch television are often not used to video games. For exemple, the average age is 63 years for the France 2 television news and 57 years for that of TF1 during the 2022-2023 season, according to Médiamétrie. “ In addition, this type of report remains rare, because every time journalists offer it, they end up being met with by the gaming community. » concludes Panthaa.
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