In what is likely to be a landmark development for online spoiler etiquette, the international paper of record, The New York Times, today plastered unmarked, decades-old Final Fantasy spoilers on the front page. Take notes, NYT; Spoilers for 1997's Final Fantasy VII to follow! Spotted by ResetEra, The New York Times instead blithely posted an article titled "The Shocking Death That Has Devastated Gamers for Decades", accompanied by a picture of the original, gloriously polygonal Aerith Gainsborough. Final Fantasy VII spoilers have been a contentious topic since the original game first launched and ever since the concept of Remake surfaced. And yet, we remain sympathetic to Zoomers and younger Millenials, who might not have gotten around to beating the original and its Remake.

Source: New York Times February 21, 2024 06:08 UTC