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Putting this one on main for yall.
Incoming ramble, apologies.
I think this development team, while not chaining themselves to the whims of the fans, are certainly aware that bringing Aerith back will invite significant criticism, not just from the Usual Suspect list of shippers and OG purists, but from the
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So about what I was saying…
I have the very strong impression that we'll only get confirmation of Aerith living in the very, very last shot, and it'll be something like the end of Monsters Inc. where we don't even see her, we just hear her voice and see Cloud's reaction to hearing it/seeing her.
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Thought about this more on my way home, so here’s my current theory on how the whole “saving Aerith” plot line will play out ⬇️
The moment right before the climax, when the hero(es) are at their lowest point, is colloquially known as the Dark Night of the Soul.
If 7R is committing to what I suspect it is, it makes sense that Aerith's fate is closely tied to that moment.
Cody Christian says he has scenes with Briana White (Aerith) in FF7 Revelation that are very heavy. Some of his favorite performances are in this game.
He says it was a very cathartic going in and doing those scenes, and he says he thinks everyone will thoroughly enjoy them.
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I have the very strong impression that we'll only get confirmation of Aerith living in the very, very last shot, and it'll be something like the end of Monsters Inc. where we don't even see her, we just hear her voice and see Cloud's reaction to hearing it/seeing her.
One day I'll do a thread on why CT's romantic tension resolving so early in the story is actually a bad sign from a storytelling perspective, compared to CA's romantic tension still carrying weight into Revelation.
Putting this on the main timeline in case anyone is interested in the storycraft aspect of the CAZ stuff.
Sure. But storycraft is a particular interest of mine so I pay attention to HOW a story is told. Hama has repeatedly said that Zack's role in R7 is to contextualize Cloud. As the MC, Cloud gets the lion's share of the narrative weight, which includes the outcome with Aerith.
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The same people who say Aerith living would be a “Disney” ending not being able to cope with the idea that two people won’t end up with their crushes will never not be hilarious to me.
Daily reminder that Aerith’s date in Rebjrth is almost verbatim what it was in OG because it’s so important to the story they didn’t want to change it.
Just in case you’re wondering exactly which dates make the story feel incoherent.
He obviously just ~forgot~ to mention that they brought him back so he could have his super romantic reunion with Aerith and prove to delusional CAs that their ship was never real.
Why Zack important — According to Hamaguchi:
- He fleshes out Cloud’s character
- He shows the mechanics of new elements (how multiple worlds work, how Re diverge from OG)
The exact 2 things his fans completely ignore.
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The idea that Aerith has feelings for Cloud only because she is mixing him up with Zack is not just patently false, its laughable on it's face, and NO ONE will be able to present a compelling argument for it based on what we see in the games.
