[General Discussion] FFVII Compilation Thread

Originally Posted by SOLDIER

That first image would've been absolute perfection if a certain person's bustline wasn't horribly exaggerated...again.

I think I know that artist. Pretty sure he does hentai as well.

I'll have to disagree. I personally think that there is no real good reason that the size of the breast should be such a detraction unless it is a fixation, it is part of her characteristic, then there is nothing wrong with it. Beside, considering some of the other rendition (particularly hentai artist), this is relatively moderate.

But God, that's a great poster for sure. ;_; At first glance I thought it was 3D rendition from the top.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Weird. The dub doesn't feel like its working out too well. >.> Somehow the audio feel fragamented. Naturally, its got the enhanced pronouncement like any other dubs, but this one seem to be even more out of place somehow. The Barret's voice in English really isnt working out for me. >.> They need to get some real actor for something like this.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

There is a world of difference in terms of voice acting between this and Spirit Within. >.> I mean, I felt that the voice acting in Spirit Within wasn't extraordinary, but it wasn't bad either. ;_; I didn't know it could sound this awkward. Now advent children just sound like one of those anime dubs rather then voice acting design for movies which I think it deserves. I wish I could describe just how different those two sounded, but lacking the technical know how to do so, but I'd still called dubbing in advent children sounded like amateurs, in fact, the fragmentation of sound bit sigments sounded even worse then FFX's voice acting.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by SOLDIER

I watched it.

My thoughts?

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I think the smile is actually the most important climax of the movie, emotionally speaking. Although that particular shot doesn't say a lot about how you feel about this. So what do you think? Are you surprised? Do you think it is good, or is bad? Is it worth the wait?

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by SOLDIER

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"Mouth agape" would be the proper description. I feel drained, if anything else. I enjoyed it, no question, but after 8 months of waiting, I feel sort of empty. Anyone who called this a proper resolution to FFVII is wrong. If anything, it felt like an extended trailer for the compilation. Rufus and the Turks are still around, Sephiroth pretty much hinted that he'll come back again. And then there's all the questions I have; why did Kadaj have all the kids gather at the lake where Aerith died, and why did drinking the water corrupt them? Does the ring on Tifa's finger mean her and Cloud are married?

I guess if I had to summarize it in words, it would be "more please".

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Did you play Dirge of Cerberus? well, I guess you'd better look forward to that then, in terms of the FFVII as a whole, it is actually pretty adequent resolution that tie up a lot of lose ends. Although Advent Children, in my opinion, isn't all about Final Fantasy VII's universe as a whole, but rather then the end of a significant chapter of Cloud's emotional journey, with this, the focuse then can move on to Vincent, if you will. As for Cloud, as they said, "no more emo boy!".

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by SOLDIER

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...I want the final chapter to show us what a happy Cloud looks like, and they need to give a final resolution with his relationship with Tifa. While I feel they subtly confirmed things in this movie, it wouldn't hurt to see at least one definitive romantic gesture before the series ends for good...

I think details like that is probably better left to fandoms. Considering that in Japanese cultures hints and innuendo is very important markers for specific plot point, fans who are familiar with those clues usually doesn't need overt deceleration in order to make conclusion of such things. They then proceed to the next level to fill in the details on the front. Even though a lot of doujin stuff are hentai, there are many genuine attempted at doing just that, and many are quite good at those insights on the details. The only thing that's lacking is the official deceleration of such thing, so its somehow missing, I guess. Although do you think its such a good idea for them to just tie up all the lose end? Besides, it keeps the speculation and aspects of fandom going, so I don't think the details are all that important when certain criteria is fulfilled.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

On the limit break

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I think Cloud also did a realistic version of ominislash when he first knock down Bahamut Sin instead of a Braver. Since the finishing slash's timing in that particular sequence is actually similar in compare to the one in-game. This is also something to considered in how some of the limit break might change, I think, because the format has changed.

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by SouthJag

OH! I just remembered I had a fairly burning question regarding the roster of the Turks...

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When the nets shot out to catch Rufus, the two Turks members who fired the nets looked an AWFUL lot like Elena and Tseng. And where was Reeve during all this time? I heard him on the phone call when Cloud's phone fell in the water but..

The "Tseng and Elena" duo also appeared behind Rufus later in the movie, when his geostigma started vanishing.

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Hmm, if you follow it carefully, I remember Vincent mention that he had saved both of them at the edge of their life after he saved Cloud in the forest of the ancients.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

That's a mistranslation I think. Also, when I was playing through the computer version, the dialogue was ambiguous about his fate at best.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by SOLDIER

Although there were plenty of times where I stood up and said "Oh come on, Cloud can't do THAT."

Oh come on, Chuck Norris Cloud is so badass, he can do anything, anything! I think that they are just letting it lose and considering that they are pretty upfront about the fact there is a total disregard of physics made it so enjoyable awesome for me.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by SouthJag

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He used both Braver and the final part of Climhazzard against Bahamut. He used Braver when he knocked Bahamut down (the guide says it will "split an enemy in two unless they're powerful)

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I still think that is use in the end of a realistic version of ominislash instead of a Braver. Although in the game, you can see Cloud do both Climhazzard and Braver within Ominislash. But there are certain choreographic element about that ending drop it’s a bit different from the Braver, which is a simply high jump Vertical slash, while the final blow of Ominslash actually have cloud make a turn around in the sky and then drop with increase momentum. Maybe this is over analyzing it…

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by SOLDIER

Speaking of remnants...

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I'm still not completely sure what Kadaj was supposed to be. Was he a normal human that was injected with Jenova's cells, like Cloud? Was he a genetically created speciman that's actually younger than he appears? Was Shinra even responsible for his creation, or was he spawned from Jenova's remains? And when he mentions his "brothers and sisters", is he referring to the kids infected with Geostigma, or perhaps there are more guys (and girls) like him out there? I'll assume it's the latter, as it's a good enough excuse for Sephiroth to inhabit more bodies...

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The term, from some other translation on Chinese Website I visited in there is a passage that Vincent called Kadaj the "thoughts", "memories" and "body" ( 思念體 ) of Sephiroth. Of course, putting those three word together is actually suggesting that they are a type of spirit body that are formed through the memory and thought of either Jenova or Sephiroth, but not actually a real spirit. Not sure if that make sense.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Zack is fighting Sephiroth? Are they just sparring or something? It certainly looks very good for PSP. O.o Hack, even if it were for PS2, it isn't too bad either. Although I wonder just what scope does the game offer in terms of the environments and game play.

I was speaking idiomatically.