Recent content by youffie

Look, if it were up to me, I would have dealt with a lot of things very differently; if it wasn't clear, I'd be much happier with a simpler scene that follows the original more closely. I absolutely agree that there's a real possibility that these big moments might cannibalize each other if all...

Okay so, full disclaimer: I absolutely adore the Lifestream sequence, it's my favorite scene from the OG by far and I understand why people are bothered by this apparent call to shove so many scenes, themes and characters in what is a very private, intimate moment between Cloud and Tifa that is...

I don’t think he killed Aerith for Tifa or Cloud, he killed her for the same reason he targets Tifa or Cloud: because they're a threat. But why let a good mindfuck go to waste when it can further his goals. I definitely got the impression that Sephiroth planned Gongaga very carefully, luring...

Oh yeah, I also don't know how you'd get back from that, which is why I said if I were Sephiroth and not if I were the writer. Then again, just because Sephiroth tries something doesn't mean it's going to work 100% as intended, and I think it would be weird if all he has planned for the Tifa...

Sorry, I wasn’t very clear. I didn’t mean weaken Tifa per se, as I don’t think that Tifa not being able to reach Cloud at this point matters that much in the great scheme of things. I meant more… break her faith in Cloud irreparably, so that she gives up on him, so that the Lifestream sequence...

Gotta say, reading some takes on both Aerith and Tifa is a really unpleasant reminder that being a fictional woman sounds almost as exhausting as being a real woman, lol. It irks me because yes, the game is written by (old) men primarily for men, that was always the case and it should be pointed...

The weirdest thing about this was that I had been randomly thinking about Yuffie last night, pretty intensely, like I hadn’t done in a really long time. Then I went to bed and took my phone for a casual Facebook scroll before sleeping, and there she was in the first post, looking at me all...

Not the hero that we deserve, but the hero that we need

This is funny to me because I’ve seen it argued that in the OG Tifa cared more about Aerith than Aerith cared about Tifa, because Tifa had more nice lines about her while Aerith didn't really acknowledge her as much. And it's funny how the LTD discourse seems to have shifted these days, while...

Imho, the huge elephant in the room in an actual relationship between Cloud and Aerith is called Zack Fair. I think Aerith could get past it, maybe the remake even implies that she is starting to get past it, but I’m not so sure about Cloud. Especially considering the Compilation, I always...

Oh sorry, I read it wrong! :P

I don't know if this can help you because it's not really a script and it's not very easy to navigate (also, somehow it says it's not safe now… I used it extensively last year with no problems) – but here's a site that should have all the text, including non-dialogue, alongside the English...

I'm not sure they would go there but it'd be fun! Actually, I'm curious about all these people's dead parents, but this comment reminded me of how some people speculated that Vincent might have had some ties to Wutai because of a comment he made on Yuffie's weapon that never went anywhere. And...

^Same, I’m here for people’s insights on characters and character interactions. And the occasional shitposting of course Tifa: Hey Cloud, are you up for some… filter changing, and maybe you would like to come to my room? *wink wink nudge nudge *they actually really just change the filters* Me...

At the end of the day, there is no such a thing as a perfect translation: what you get is someone’s personal interpretation on someone else’s work, which means the end result is inherently flawed because 1) people are always different and 2) languages and cultures never perfectly overlap, not...