Every culture and individual has their own masculine ideal. These ideals may or may not agree with each other and that's okay, they're baseless cultural notions that really don't matter in any objective sense, but they can determine how much someone enjoys an instance of media.
Personally I have found it hard to make a character in FFXIV who represents the masculine aesthetic I wish to play. In my mind, Midlander Hyur look too young and Highlander Hyur look like cavemen. I dislike the Gears of War AND FFXV masculine aesthetic simultaneously. I also really liked the redesign of Dante.
The solution? Customization options and localization. Give everyone what they want. SE needs to do this if they're going to be commercially viable in the west (and they need to be).
Personally I have found it hard to make a character in FFXIV who represents the masculine aesthetic I wish to play. In my mind, Midlander Hyur look too young and Highlander Hyur look like cavemen. I dislike the Gears of War AND FFXV masculine aesthetic simultaneously. I also really liked the redesign of Dante.
The solution? Customization options and localization. Give everyone what they want. SE needs to do this if they're going to be commercially viable in the west (and they need to be).
