I almost stopped playing Final Fantasy 7 Remake because of the Honey Bee stuff and Don Corneo, and the original game [...] ranked Top 2 for most of my adult life.
Meanwhile, I'm *deeply* disappointed that they caved in and made the Honey Bee no longer a brothel, in the remake, like it very much is in the original. Needless censorship and pointless sanitisation.
Sorry, I'm off topic, I just thought it was an interesting comparison - you almost dropped it for being too sexy, and I was equally disgusted at the exact same content, because of it being *more* sanitised than the original.
I will admit, the Honey Bee QTE in FF7 Remake was absolutely terrible. I barely stomached it, not because it was too much naughtiness but because it was too much cringe.
However, I am surprised that you are upset about them changing it. I mean, it being a brothel made it sleazy and creepy, but the whole thing was one total perverted joke after another even down to the Mukki homosexual hot tub situation. It was my understanding that they were totally making fun of homosexuals with that entire event and implying that Cloud was gang raped by the huge homosexual men - especially Mukki. Everything about it was insulting, even down to Don Corneo's behavior and Cloud being forced to cross-dress (which wasn't done as a sign of respect for cross-dressers but was done to make fun of them). I didn't find it fun at all, and it was the worst part of the game precisely because it was insulting, vile, and stupid. Don Corneo's character was slapstick pervert, reminding me a lot of some of Benny Hill or Monty Python material that totally objectified women and/or made fun of homosexuals. I am SO glad they didn't keep them in the FF7 Remake. Better graphics definitely would have made the scenes even more awful than they were the first time.
So, I agree with Wormerine on this one. "This is a sequence that could get very soucy if replicated in full HD glory (see, @Aurora42 that's actually a better example of low fidelity sexual content than anything I brought up before. This is where your theory could have applied, not Baldur's Gate1&2)." The whole Honey Bee thing could have been REALLY disturbing in FF7 Remake if they'd kept the original material, and it could have been VERY offensive and caused Square Enix all sorts of backlash.
But even still, they didn't ACTUALLY show anything. They implied it, but they didn't show it. Thus, a lot of it just went over younger people's heads precisely because it wasn't shown. There is a HUGE difference between implying sex, rape, etc. and showing it.
But, if you have no idea what the Mukki hot tub situation is, see the script below:
[Muuki] "Wassup!!" "(Smile, smile, smile...)"
[Cloud] "Oh man..." "What should I do...?"
***Cloud I'm outta here
[Cloud] "I've got no time to mess around with you." "Outta my way!"
[Mukki] "...heave... pant..." "Don't be so embarrassed! Loosen up, bubby!" "...heave... pant..." "Let's wash off all our sweat and dirt together!"
"Wassup!!"
(They all move in towards Cloud. The camera pans up to the ceiling so that just the tops of their heads are showing.)
[Mukki] "Bubby! You're the intimate type, huh!!"
(Sounds of clothes being removed...)
[Mukki] "...heave... pant... Wow!! Would ya look at that!"
(They all climb into the tub.)
[Mukki] "Isn't bathing great...?" "It soothes your heart." "How is it, bubby!?" "Feels good, huh?"
***Cloud .........
[Cloud] "I don't feel good. Let me out..."
[Mukki] "You'll get used to it. Try counting to ten."
[Cloud] "Ten..." "Nine..."
[Mukki] "Hey bubby, how old are you?"
[Cloud] "Eight..." "Twenty one..."
[Mukki] "You're less than half my age. I'm so jealous." "So how 'bout it...?" "Do you wanna join my "Young bubby's" group?"
***Cloud Not interested
[Cloud] "Seven..." "Six..." "Maybe in another life."
[Mukki] "Well, if that's how you feel... too bad." "We have a trip planned at a cabin out in the country."
[Mukki] "Why don't you stick around and play a bit?" "Daddy's so lonely..."
(They all pile out.)
[Mukki] "Bubby!!" This is important to me." "Here's a memento of our time together!"
(He gives you the Bikini Briefs.)
[Mukki] "Hope we meet again!"
(They all run out of the room.)
[Cloud] "This is SOME underwear.... I'm supposed to wear this...?" "Well, if it's to save Tifa... I guess there's no way around."
(He leaves the room.)
(If you choose The &$#% Room...)
[Cloud] "I'll take this room."
"All right, Now all we have to do is enter the room." "You're not going to have a change of heart, are you?"
***Cloud Don't make me repeat myself
"Oh, don't be angry with me.... (Geez.... this one' probably the violent type....)" "All right, please."
(Cloud enters. There is a bright flash of light and the room dims. Cloud walks forward and sees a ghost of himself, transparent, kneeling by the tub. The ghost rises and walks to him.)
[Cloud] "Hmm.....? You.....?" "What are you doing in a place like this?"
(Cloud clutches his head as if in great pain.)
"That's what I want to ask you. Should you be foolin' around here?" "You think problems will go away just thinkin' about them?"
(The ghost rises, lifts his sword above his head... and falls forward, into Cloud's body. He falls and the screen goes black)
"Oh no!" "Help! Someone...! Hurry!"
"You can't change anything by just sitting back and looking at it."
