aannnndd... it's not like that in FFVII?...
No, it is. But I bring up FFVI for a reason.
I bring it up because there's no fucking way for the U20 to COVER all of its optional shit, and so some variations get left by the wayside. The same, though to a lesser extent, is also true of FFVII. Instead, it's the notable variations that get mentioned- Shadow's death, Yuffie and Vincent's recruitments if Tifa or Cid are the leader, the date sequences, whether you chose Red or Barret to hold the Black Materia, all of these- granted, to the best of my knowledge- are highlighted. Not so much the choices Cloud makes in Wall Market, though the results of his choices are detailed. Not all of these get mentioned in the U20- space IS at something of a premium, since each game doesn't get more than 30 pages (and remember, FF VI, VII, VIII and FF10 all filled up at least one of their own several hundred page sourcebooks)
sorry I guess I don't quite follow, I was previously told all deviations are covered. If that's not true, that changes everything. I'd like to know what other deviations aren't covered as well.
It depends on the guidebook and how notable the deviation is. I mean, technically, there are plenty of utterly minor deviations that get glossed over- irrelevant yes/no answers and the like, but I'm pretty sure even the choice whether to bust in or sneak in to ShinRa inc got detailed in the UO.
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how is the stuff in chapter 5 in FFX-2 handled? That's kind of the same situation you pointed out.
10-2 is not in the U20. Not in any detail, anyways. Likewise, CC, DoC, etc. are largely glossed over.
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Heck not even X-2, what about finding Lucrecia? Is that listed as matter of fact?
That's a different circumstance, as that's a matter of yes/no rather then either/or, but I think I recall it being prefaced with an conditional (If you go the cave blah blah) in the UO.
Third, actually. The only characters who are required to beat the game are Celes, Edgar, and Setzer - I've done it this way. It's possible to recruit Sabin before you recruit Edgar or Setzer, however.
You're right, I'd just gotten so used to doing it like that I thought it was mandatory.
In any case, this discussion of 'do they mention every single deviation' is both hyperbolic and missing the point.
We are told that Cloud and Tifa confirm their feelings for each other that night.
That's in Tifa's CCU profile. That's a statement of fact.
Now, as the high version is the version where feelings are confirmed- being as there's nada in the low version- then the high version happened.
Please note that I arrived at the high version being canon independently of the FTOIL page.
The FTOIL page merely confirms unequivocably that the feelings for each other were romantic ones.
