It doesn’t matter how big the weapon is, if you swing it …

• Tags: Bizarre, Character Design, Marketing, NieR, RPG, Square Enix, USA
  

Comment on Square Enix: “Only Macho Protagonists Work in the West” by Sotanaht:

It doesn’t matter how big the weapon is, if you swing it around for a living, you’re going to get definition in your muscle. The Japanese obsession with heroes with physiques of 15-year-olds will always amaze me.
That said, it doesn’t really bother me enough to effect my opinion of a game, and I’m sure that is not a rare sentiment. Their game may have done a lot better if they focused on making one excellent game instead of two version of an “okay” one.

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