Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's new Moogle design is being called everything from "cursed" to "creepy"
Mar. 5, 2024Is that a Moogle or a weird koala?
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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthhas been out for five days now, and it’s surprisingly taken that long for players to start questioning what the heck happened to Moogles.
Moogles are a staple of the Final Fantasy series and have had a variety of roles over the years. One thing that usually never changes about these little guys, though, is that they’re almost always adorable - until now. The small, floaty, balls of fluff have been redesigned for the remake and now look slightly unnerving.
It’s hard to pinpoint exactly what it is that makes this version of Moogle feel so uncomfortable but there are a few theories. For starters, the little guys now look more like a koala - which would be fine ordinarily - but there’s something strange about a koala with rodent-like teeth, extremely expressive eyes, and a teddy bear-style body. I’m not the only one who feels this way either.
“How do we go from this Moogle in [16] to this in FF7 Rebirth?” one Twitter user hassharedin the discussion. “I still find it cute but it having detailed facial expressions and rodent teeth makes it look off for me,” anotheradded, “my favorite Moogle design will always be the one in KH/Type-0/Dissidia, etc.” This seems to be a theme amongst fans with manysayingthe Moogles you find in Kingdom Hearts is the best design we’ve had so far.
In other less cursed Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth news, the latest game in the remake trilogy has managed to gainthe series' highest Metacritic score in 23 years- which doesn’t come as too much of a surprise considering our glowingFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth review.
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