I'm certain that it's established that Zack becomes a hero on his deathbed. Perhaps he's beginning his 'journey' to the afterlife? Given the doubt and depression that Cloud shows throughout the film, I honestly can't see him referring to himself that way. :mon:
It's Japanese, go figure! There's probably something lost in translation. Burton clearly agrees that it makes no sense at all - you can hear it in his voice.
I don't regard SE as being a complete failure on the whole. They've taken the safe road in recent years and haven't been particularly ambitious. That sucks but it doesn't surprise me because most other major game companies have done exactly the same. Every company has its ups and downs. Future...
UDK is definitely the best all-round engine for 3D games nowadays. Squeenix probably already has some information on what it's like with Eidos using it for DX, Tomb Raider and Thief etc.
I seem to be a fan of VII and Advent Children, however laughably bad they are at times. There's a kind of naive romanticism about them that isn't in the other stuff I'm interested in.
My username is derived from a reknowned Quake 3 CPM player.