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This! The whole conversation gets tossed out to hyperfocus on one bit to argue if it applies to Tifa or Aerith. Fact is, it can apply to both even if it’s far, far more logical that Claudia had Tifa in mind. Also doesn’t matter, because Cloud’s mind defaults to Tifa regardless. The entire...

This is the first interpretation I’ve seen that answers my core issue with that scene, so thanks for sharing! Also lines up with my suspicions that physical places facilitate dream worlds. For example, the shot of Jessie performing in Loveless is her dream world where she gets to live out her...

Leaks are possible once a script exists, and that’s been confirmed for months (at least the first drafts of one). Development may require adjustments to that document, but it’s possible bits and pieces got leaked. Always best to exercise caution when deciding to believe them or not. No harm in...

That’s why I don’t care about convincing shippers of anything. I want the story they intend to tell, and people who bend and twist it in whichever direction can scream into a void. As long as the story has satisfying payoffs for what’s been built up for me, then I’m good. If it doesn’t, then...

Because a story that holds your hand to the level required for there to be no room for misinterpretation isn’t a good story, or rather it’s a boring one. On one hand, shippers will ship a ham sandwich if you leave it on screen long enough. There’s really no use in trying to control that aspect...

Rather than aiming at NPTK and the summary of Aerith’s character arc in Rebirth (aka the dream walk), I instead aim at telling Rebirth primarily from Cloud’s pov. This results in us missing out on interactions that happened outside of his knowledge, like ToTP covers which had Aerith and Tifa...

Hello, first of all! Glad you decided to hop in the discussion. From what I can tell from ReTrilogy, Aerith plays a pivotal role in teaching Cloud how to express tenderness towards others. In Remake, Cloud came off aloof, rude, no-nonsense. His journey to “lighten up” started with Avalanche...

Anyone with more musical knowledge, please correct me, but I do think we have to keep in mind that there’s two meaning to “writing a song” There is the lyrics and there is the musical notes. Nojima wrote the lyrics, Uematsu wrote the musical notes. Uematsu’s commentary is more about how he...

I mean, Aerith does have 23 little wishes that all summed up to “I want to spend more time with you” with “you” being Zack. Having NPTK be squarely about Cloud doesn’t make as much narrative sense imo than it being about everyone including Cloud who embodies the bonds she’s made. Ultimately...

Equivalent to Cloud losing the 1v1 at the end of Remake. He’s not where he needs to be in his growth as a character to fulfill his goals. If his primary drivers are to be an emotional and physical support for Tifa, then he’s going to be clumsy and ill equipped to some degree at the beginning...

By the time you’re hitting up Temple of the Ancients in OG, I think the game banks on you suspecting something is going to happen to Aerith, and then the death flags go off repeatedly. Similarly though, in ReTrilogy I do think they’re also banking on fans hyper-focusing on Aerith’s death and...

Or that you’re somehow owed the story they fooled you into thinking it was: a sequel retelling where a certain character WILL live and alter the whole course of the story you wanted remade. It’s the exact same feeling as someone who thought they were morally/ethically wronged when Aerith died...

I mean, I personally like the idea that they recreated similar attempts for the game to manipulate and misdirect your expectations in ways completely unique to itself ( though the full execution has yet to be seen ). Not everyone will appreciate it, and I can already see the angry posts and YT...

Because this game marks the end of Aerith as “the flower girl from Sector 5”. It’s the same reason why she gets a musical number and she’s the last character on screen as the Tiny Bronco flies away: she embodies the more lighthearted segment of the story and her tragic death brings it to an...

Now see this is what happens when the recipe calls for a teaspoon of Berserk but you dump in half the bottle.

The Kalm flashback version of the Nibelheim Incident exposes that Cloud’s recollection of that period of time is severely scrambled, especially around his mom to the point that things are clearly out of order. Static showing up when he discusses his visit home is a red flag that memories are...

Tbf, she gets a little huffy when she can’t go in the reactor but she is only 15 years old. 5 years of life experience and an (un)healthy scoop of trauma can change a person. Worth noting that this is probably where he reckless streak comes from, but that’s a bit different.

Yup. I suspect Cloud was going to be one of the first victims that night, and he froze up for obvious reasons. Claudia, however, didn’t hesitate and shielded him. That’s why Cloud won’t let himself think on her for too long. Rebirth itself convinced me of the way she died, and Remake convinced...

Gonna have to go with Claudia talking about Tifa in a subtle way. Cloud has a habit of shutting down in a conversation, though he does keep listening. The key takeaway from her words is “mature” which Tifa fits in spades even if she had a bratty streak at 15. As others have said, she showed...

I think Rebirth tries to distinguish the flower as a whole vs the pedals of the flower. The whole flower is used to symbolize Cloud and Tifa’s reunion (or a reunion of two, living people since Leslie’s story is also included) The pedals leading to a reunion is ZA, since it may be a...