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[belteshazzar]

Is the fanbase for Final Fantasy and Ariana Grande similar enough for this to make sense?

Exactly my thoughts. Can't imagine there is much of an overlap, but I can see a lot of Ariana's fans downloading the game just because of her.

 

[CrimsonSquall]

Mario, but this is the real question: who's more well-known, Shigeru Miyamoto or Ariana Grande?

The average person is more likely to know who Ariana Grande is. GAF is a community of gamers so everyone here knows who Miyamoto is, but the average person probably doesn't.

Wtf why would u ask who is more well known between those two? There's no comparison really. An international popstar that is on the radio 24/7 throughout the year versus the creator of Mario? Pfft, obviously Miyamoto

 

[Alienous]

I always imagine they reset Ariana Grande between public appearances like the Winter Soldier. She always gives off the vibe to me that she's doing her job under duress.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

LMAO that thread title change

 

[LotusHD]

The point is just informing people that there are actually some of us who really don't know who these persons are despite some posters thinking we are just joking! <3

Yea this site has a lot of members from various places, so I'm aware of that, it's all good lol

I can definitely stand behind the facet that is people trying to lower people's interest when it comes to mainstream matters. As if everything is worthless and just a distraction for stupid people to escape from their miserable lives.
Now if was so more power to them for actually finding something that makes them feel better without hurting themselves.

As for seeming stupid? Meh, ego isn't worth Shit and sometimes, at least I, will get more out of what people think of a person instead of what a Google fact sheet will ever convey. Plus you get awesome excerpts pasted in gif forms XD

Yea that's true, you can potentially get more interesting or detailed answers from actual people, that much is true. But I think there's a difference between genuinely wanting to know who someone is, and just making a drive-by "Who?" post, or people that genuinely think they're cool or better than others for not knowing a certain celebrity. At this point, people who do that know exactly what they're doing imo, but that's just my perspective on it lol

 

[QuantumSquid]

Wtf why would u ask who is more well known between those two? There's no comparison really. An international popstar that is on the radio 24/7 throughout the year versus the creator of Mario? Pfft, obviously Miyamoto

Earlier in the thread someone posted this:

"lol she is just some pop singer. It is not like she is Shigeru Miyamoto or something."

They were probably being sarcastic. I goofed.

 

[GG-Duo]

Wow at this thread. Most of it is just discussion on whether or not she is a singer.

With that said, as a Brave Exvius player I am generally OK with this to expand their player base (depending on their actual in-game execution). her sprite looks tasteful and in line with the game's aesthetic. As long as they don't make her too OP and there's no link to her iTunes page or something it will be fine.

 

[Faustek]

At this point, people who do that know exactly what they're doing imo, but that's just my perspective on it lol

Haha, probably but I refuse to let me inner hippy die and I try to think that people are actually asking... At least I asked. Don't remember which thread it was but I definitely got the edge Lord crap thrown at me, meh I don't even remember the topic. Because, as I said. Wasn't in my sphere of interest anyway.

Spoiler

Also helped that people were rude about it so I just don't care anymore.

 

[Floridian]

Wow good for her.

 

[shiftplusone]

This is not quite a crossover I expected but I hope she's good in game. Fun game

Too soon

Honestly it's what you Stella people deserve at this point

 

[Altered Juice]

Phew! For a second I thought it was a ff14 collab but it is just another mobile game.

 

[flintstryker]

should have played Chanel number 2 in game

 

[Ran rp]

Wow at this thread. Most of it is just discussion on whether or not she is a singer.

i forgot this was a gaming side thread :x

 

[Pinko Marx]

Phew! For a second I thought it was a ff14 collab but it is just another mobile game.

Ariana Grande in XIV would get me to resub JUST to see the event and its ridiculousness.

 

[RoKKeR]

Title change game strong as always.

 

[Khezu]

Better her then Gackt I guess.

 

[The Lamp]

These replies holy shit

I didn't realize the demographic of GAF skewed old af

To me it resembles more like nerd culture that is totally unplugged to popular culture. But yeah, old too, maybe,

Ariana looks good in this game

 

[PixelatedBookake]

For all the people coming into this thread saying they don't know who she is, it would take about thirty seconds to read the opening paragraph of a Wikipedia article about her to know all you need to know about her. Probably less.

 

[RedAssedApe]

is she from ivalice and related to fran?

 

[LionPride]

Timeout

I can handle ignorant ass people not knowing who Ariana Grande is, people decide to be ignorant and holier than thou in regards to pop culture because...I don't know nerds gotta feel good about something.

But slander about King Kendrick and Frank Ocean? Nah son

 

[HarryKS]

Now that she doesn't look like a child, she looks attractive.

 

[HawthorneKitty]

For all the people coming into this thread saying they don't know who she is, it would take about thirty seconds to read the opening paragraph of a Wikipedia article about her to know all you need to know about her. Probably less.

You expect too much from gaffers.

 

[BronsonLee]

For all the people coming into this thread saying they don't know who she is, it would take about thirty seconds to read the opening paragraph of a Wikipedia article about her to know all you need to know about her. Probably less.

'that lady who wears cat ears and sings'

BOOM

 

[PantherLotus]

Wow at this thread. Most of it is just discussion on whether or not she is a singer.

With that said, as a Brave Exvius player I am generally OK with this to expand their player base (depending on their actual in-game execution). her sprite looks tasteful and in line with the game's aesthetic. As long as they don't make her too OP and there's no link to her iTunes page or something it will be fine.

This is exactly where I come down. Good for the game, not that big of a deal as long as it's not a game breaker. (and we both know even if it is a game breaker it won't be for long until the next OP unit blows her out of the water)

 

[chrominance]

I'm all for this. In fact, please make a Final Fantasy spinoff where every single character is a random celebrity.

"oh yeah my main party is Gal Gadot, Steve Buscemi, Zac Efron and Whoopi Goldberg, but I'm thinking of swapping in that UR Catwoman Halle Berry I got the other day"

 

[Kusagari]

I eagerly await the Beyonce event in FFXIV

 

[Village]

I eagerly await the Beyonce event in FFXIV

Forreal, I would loose my shit if they got wreirder with boss fight themes and got more and more famous muscians to do it.

Like a gorillaz boss thing, yoooo

 

[Doctor_No]

As far as Final Fantasy collaborations go this isn't nearly the most bizarre or inconsistent from canon.

We have product placements for Dre's headphones, Audi, American Express, Japan Airlines, and Nissin Cup Noodles in FF15. We also had that Yokai Watch x FF14 collab as well. And FFBE is all over the place from weird Christmas and Halloween characters to Dragon Quest to Monster Hunter.

At the very least Ariana Grande's sprite isn't too far off from the other FFBE characters. She at least looks more part of the FF universe than White Knight Noel (which is a surprisingly decent unit btw).

Personally, If it can get people that usually don't play Final Fantasy into the game (and into Final Fantasy) I think its a huge win. The young female demographic is something that FF severely lacks. She's got 43 million followers in that Twitter account linked in this thread, that's a huge audience to introduce the FF brand to.

FF needs to widen its audience to stay relevant and fund these over-extravagant over-budget games. The future of FF can't just be old JRPG fan dudes like me.

 

[RBH]

This is NeoGAF. The same people saying they have no clue who she is can name 50+ jpop/kpop artists.

lmao

 

[BronsonLee]

This is NeoGAF. The same people saying they have no clue who she is can name 50+ jpop/kpop artists.

Swiss confirmed to be a goddamn axe murderer on both forums

 

[mstevens]

Is this game any better than record keeper? That one bored me pretty quick.

 

[MineralCraver420]

To be honest, I like a lot of Ariana Grande's music. Greedy and Into You are both top notch pop songs.

That having been said, what the fuck?

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

I don't know her, wasn't she one of CR7 ex-gilrfriends?

Although is normal, I'm totally out of the current mainstream pop artists.

 

[sa201674]

Hope people here don't act as if Arian Grande has Britney Spears' limited vocals.

Ariana can sing good
She's nowhere near the best in the whole world, but she's a vocal diva
Some of her stuff's good too (at least by pop standards)

 

[Oersted]

I don't know her, wasn't she one of CR7 ex-gilrfriends?

No. Two rappers, forgot who.

 

[Order]

lol she is just some pop singer. It is not like she is Shigeru Miyamoto or something.

This is peak GAF

 

[Toparaman]

Wonder how much Square paid for yet another ridiculous piece of marketing.

 

[Servbot24]

Mario, but this is the real question: who's more well-known, Shigeru Miyamoto or Ariana Grande?

The average person is more likely to know who Ariana Grande is. GAF is a community of gamers so everyone here knows who Miyamoto is, but the average person probably doesn't.

Arianna literally by a factor of at least 100.

 

[Kremzeek]

this thread is great

LOL yes best thread of 2017 so far!

 

[BlanketFort]

Wonder how much Square paid for yet another ridiculous piece of marketing.

What market does this attract?

Seems weird. Makes me feel weird.

 

[RoryDropkick]

I was talking about this with another GAF-er here, and I felt the sprite was cute, just surprised it was tied with someone like her. I get the draw, just wow... I think I wouldn't be so thrown off it was tied to someone like say, GACKT, who has been in the series before.

 

[Evolved1]

What market does this attract?

Seems weird. Makes me feel weird.

Idk... the 43 million people who read her tweet?

 

[Plywood]

For.

 

[Orochinagis]

Sasha Grey when.

Kojima hire her already pls

 

[Servbot24]

I was talking about this with another GAF-er here, and I felt the sprite was cute, just surprised it was tied with someone like her. I get the draw, just wow... I think I wouldn't be so thrown off it was tied to someone like say, GACKT, who has been in the series before.

The entire point of marketing is appealing to people who haven't used your product before

 

[Zaventem]

As far as Final Fantasy collaborations go this isn't nearly the most bizarre or inconsistent from canon.

We have product placements for Dre's headphones, Audi, American Express, Japan Airlines, and Nissin Cup Noodles in FF15. We also had that Yokai Watch x FF14 collab as well. And FFBE is all over the place from weird Christmas and Halloween characters to Dragon Quest to Monster Hunter.

At the very least Ariana Grande's sprite isn't too far off from the other FFBE characters. She at least looks more part of the FF universe than White Knight Noel (which is a surprisingly decent unit btw).

Personally, If it can get people that usually don't play Final Fantasy into the game (and into Final Fantasy) I think its a huge win. The young female demographic is something that FF severely lacks. She's got 43 million followers in that Twitter account linked in this thread, that's a huge audience to introduce the FF brand to.

FF needs to widen its audience to stay relevant and fund these over-extravagant over-budget games. The future of FF can't just be old JRPG fan dudes like me.

Personally i think they could try staying within a budget threshold but that's just me..

 

[PfantzyPantz]

Forreal, I would loose my shit if they got wreirder with boss fight themes and got more and more famous muscians to do it.

Like a gorillaz boss thing, yoooo

Similarly there should totally be Nier Automata DLC where you get rhythm based boss fights with robots based on famous musicians.

 

[samar11]

For all the people coming into this thread saying they don't know who she is, it would take about thirty seconds to read the opening paragraph of a Wikipedia article about her to know all you need to know about her. Probably less.

They have either been living under a rock or their mums basement lol

 

[Pinko Marx]

What market does this attract?

Seems weird. Makes me feel weird.

Idk... the 43 million people who read her tweet?

Stay losing, GAF.

 

[mr_chun]

This is NeoGAF. The same people saying they have no clue who she is can name 50+ jpop/kpop artists.

What does it mean if I know who she is and can also name 50 kpop artists?