Most of what you said is handled quite poorly however unless I am misinterpreting (which is possible) Naoto's dilemma was that she felt that she had to present herself as a man in order to be taken seriously by the world. It was a role that she reluctantly played similar to Kanji bleaching his hair to look more rough and tough. Honestly, correct me if I'm wrong but I just think in comparison this Erica stuff is 100 times worse.
Here's the video if you want to check it out for yourself:
Yeah, Yakuza has its issues, but at times it shows that the main protagonist is a somewhat decent human being.
He's still the producer iirc, and this is made under his Studio Zero and not P-Studio. Also they appear to have stated that much of the content in the game is material that was planned for the original game but dropped for "social reasons" and now restored. He is also doing most of the PR for the game, so he's clearly comfortable with speaking for it and being the face of the game.
Just look at the picture in the OP.
Devs always say BS like "this was always our full vision". The Catherine art book doesn't have any reference to any of this, so I'm pretty sure it's PR nonsense.
If this is true then I feel this should be added to the opening post as this provides some much needed context.
I mean, he could've no doubt made sure this didn't get into the game and also previous games that he has written and directed have had similarly awful stuff. I'm not sure why he deserves the benefit of the doubt.
Who cares if it's "BS" or not if it's coming from him? If he's happy lying to claim credit for stuff people are giving him shit for, then that clearly suggests he not only has no problem with it, but supports that vision. Did it originate directly from him? Who knows. Is he the person who is in the most capable position to clarify and misdirected intend? Yes. Is he happy saying that this is his original vision? Yup. What does that say to you?
Are you actually saying that games shouldn't be criticised for transphobia just because they're "art"?
More or less; The antagonist attempting to Kill Erica was not depicted as a good thing; more of a red herring that highlighted that the antagonist had backwards ideas about gender-roles and was sociopath.
Yeah, Yakuza has its issues, but at times it shows that the main protagonist is a somewhat decent human being.
You know what? This could actually further validate her gender identity, as it doesn't tie it to her physical appearance, or her trauma that was alluded to in the original game. She's totally fine here, and sees herself as a woman.
And even then, the original Catherine with its original problems with the representation of Erica was directed by him. Persona 3,4, and 5 with their own problems with LGBT+ representations were also directed by Hashino.
Yeah, Yakuza has its issues, but at times it shows that the main protagonist is a somewhat decent human being.
That does seem to be the case.
You're comments might come across as callous to some though I'm guessing that's not you're intention.
That's what I get from watching the ending which someone posted here (https://sendvid.com/39ldd924).
We know it has to be around the time that the events of the game happen becauseToby is in his mechanic outfit and he only got that job shortly before the game begins.
This is Naoto after Arena.
While I understand the applicability involving the character I honestly think it's just Atlus playing into the tomboy archetype that's fairly popular.
Suggesting that criticizing representation is analogous to denigrating something as an art form is either incredibly stupid or monstrously dismissive. Probably both.
Isn't the entirety of Persona 4 about how everything is a passing fad and you'll conform to society when you grow up
