I seriously doubt that "waifu" demographics is huge ( OK, maybe in Japan it is ). Whenever I saw someone mention that word in any forum, they were clearly joking. In any case, it would be stupid IMO to skip on a good game just because it doesn't include a playable female character.
The experience isn't bad. Compared to other games in the same genre, it stands out.
I play Tomb Raider, and I play it because the games are fun and not because of Lara Croft. They could have made the protagonist a male for all I care.It is actually huge even in the Us. Lara Croft is one of square enix's biggest sellers. There people who are just not into sausage fest. I did play XV but I didn't enjoy it that much for the lack of playable females. The experience is just not the same.
I'm a female and trust me I never care about the gender of my characters. I want them to be strong, attractive and full of energy irrespective of them being a male or a female counterpart. The lack of female factors did not affect my liking for the game. I enjoyed playing every bit of it just like I enjoyed playing rest of the games of the series.The lack of playable females make this game felt weird to me because I was so used on having females.
I understand why they get to this direction. The previous game have a lot of girl power going on so they decided to change the formula a bit. The lack of females made this game seemed to be pandering to Yaoi fangirls. Final fantasy have a large female fan base so they got the fan service.
The bromance roadtrip theme this game have made it kind of homoerotic.
I hope final fantasy 16 will have female party members.
The lack of playable females make this game felt weird to me because I was so used on having females.
I understand why they get to this direction. The previous game have a lot of girl power going on so they decided to change the formula a bit. The lack of females made this game seemed to be pandering to Yaoi fangirls. Final fantasy have a large female fan base so they got the fan service.
The bromance roadtrip theme this game have made it kind of homoerotic.
I hope final fantasy 16 will have female party members.