During the last practically 40 years, Moogles have undergone a number of modifications. In each sport of the Ultimate Fantasy franchise, artists have tweaked the design of the fluffy, flying mailmen and every design is normally nicely acquired by gamers. This time, although, one thing is amiss.

Ultimate Fantasy VII Rebirth options, as you’d anticipate at this level inside the franchise, Moogles. However these Moogles, within the phrases of a couple of participant, “appear like cursed Koalas.” I’ve to confess, that was my first thought upon seeing them, too. If fabled and feared Drop Bears have been an actual factor, I’d anticipate them to appear like Rebirth’s Moogles. 

The problem with FFVII Rebirth Moogles

The eyes are too large, the ears are too fluffy, and worst of all they’ve enamel that look just a bit bit too human. This factor appears prefer it has nefarious intentions. Now I have to stress that’s my very own opinion, nevertheless it’s one which appears to be shared amongst many gamers of Rebirth. 

The topic has been trending on Twitter in Japan, with gamers commenting that it’s like a Catfish state of affairs, the place the particular person displaying up on a date is completely not the particular person you thought you have been about to satisfy. 

The comparability within the above tweet comes from FFXVI, which shares its director (Naoki Yoshida) with FFXIV, so the Moogles are, understandably, of the identical design. That is the Moogle that I’ve change into essentially the most accustomed to throughout my 6000 odd hours of enjoying the MMO and seeing this new one… Let’s simply say it was just a little sudden. 

Sq. Enix responds

This discourse hasn’t gone unnoticed by Sq. Enix, who took to Twitter to voice its opinion over the feedback and memes. The replies to this Tweet are just a little divided, with some saying that they love the brand new design. They’re considerably the minority, although, with some even going so far as to make use of the hashtag #NotMyMoogle of their replies. 

As Sq. Enix says in its Tweet, it loves all the Moogles. I can’t assist however wonder if that is a type of conditions the place “a face solely a Mom might love” is an applicable thought.