Working Designs has always been a blemish on some solid games. Even back in the day there was plenty to criticize, and I get the impression that people who still defend them picked a side in the 90s and haven't reevaluated it. People who bring up broken translations like Breath of Fire 2 and Wild Arms 2 are creating a false dichotomy. There were plenty of localizations of the era that were quality and hold up better. The Woolsey games had a strong voice and hold up to this day, but even things like Phantasy Star 4, Vandal Hearts and Suikoden, despite having some rough spots, had a charm and life to them. And it's not just Clinton jokes, Working Designs games are straight up problems in 2021. I played Popful Mail for the first time a few months ago and in the first handful of hours I heard multiple uses of the R-slur, references to characters as "golliwogs" and other problematic content. This is main story dialogue. You can say that they're products of their time, sure, but I don't remember slurs in Earthbound or Ogre Battle. And this isn't even getting into the endless gameplay changes that make their games tedious, frustrating or occasionally broken.