The Honeybee Inn sequence from Final Fantasy VII remake is probably one of the most memorable moments in the newly invented game. A interview With New editionCo-director Motomu Toriyama revealed that this moment could have been catapulted from the only memorable to the greatest video game moment of all time if they hadn’t decided to cut a pole dance sequence that was already in the middle of it Development.
in the Final Fantasy VII remake
Toriyama explained what went into this dance sequence. “We hired a team of professional dancers to create burlesque shows and choreographies,” he said. “They suggested changing the concept and choreography for each section of the dance-off.”
One of the proposed changes was a pole dance sequence that apparently went all the way to “filming” (presumably motion capture) before being edited for fear of affecting ratings.
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Oh reviews, we’ll meet again. Once again, concerns about the “ratings” conspire to rob me of the sublime joy that would have arisen if Cloud let him fall from the ceiling. Imagine Cloud, in all his sparkling glory, sharpening his Buster sword on a pole before putting his thing down, turning, and turning back to wild applause. We could have had that without “ratings”.
The Honeybee Inn event in Final Fantasy VII remake was already a much improved descent from the original. Instead of a series of quests dealing with homophobic and transphobic jokes, New edition treated us to a campy, if anodyne, celebration of queer people. During the dance-off, we’ll be treated to a magical girl transformation sequence where Cloud’s gear is stripped off and he is dressed in one of three ornate dresses, depending on which quests you’ve completed. Cloud rocks his dress with calm confidence and later notices that he knows he killed it.
So why not cement his bad-bitch status by letting him pole dance? I’ll admit that Toriyama didn’t specifically say that Cloud was doing the pole dance, but come on. We have already seen that he has movement and we also know that he has the strength and athleticism it takes to be a pole performer. My request to you is Square Enix: Publish the Pole Dancing DLC! You could even make a mini-game out of it. It would fit right in with a game whose original incarnation allowed you to race chocobos, breed chocobos, snowboard, dive submarines, climb mountains and spin guns. This is your Square Enix chance to be on the right side of JRPG history. Discard tradition, embrace modernity, give me Poledance Cloud
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