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Pretty sure I bought this account to read your FF7 LP Oops. I love you
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i remember reading your old LP while i i was studying for exams in undergrad  also it's so weird hearing badger from breaking bad in a jrpg.
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Apr 14, 2020 05:55
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Gideon Emery is also doing a great job hiding his accent as Biggs.
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Apr 14, 2020 10:06
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Elentor posted:Hey, sorry about that. My arm's been acting up. You know, we're gonna have an encore of 10 years ago.  Best of health in these trying times.
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Apr 14, 2020 11:30
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So hype for this. Your original FF7 LP was amazing, finally cleared up the plot that 10 year old me did not understand with my beginner's english. The Anime Grunt Noises are still really off-putting, imo. Takes me out of the scene since they're so unnatural. Aeble fucked around with this message at 12:55 on Apr 14, 2020 |
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Apr 14, 2020 12:07
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I don't know if you know this or not, but you can press L2 to change the useless compass at the top of the screen into a mini-map in the corner. Can't remember if it was a tooltip or I found it by accident. Made navigation 1000% easier though.
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Apr 14, 2020 15:26
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About the prologue. The little girl who stops what she's doing and casts a solemn gaze into the distance...was that supposed to be Aerith or does the prologue take place long before she was born? I mean, she had brown hair and that playground she was at sure seemed to be the same one Aerith will later visit with Cloud...
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Apr 14, 2020 16:51
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Eshettar posted:About the prologue. The little girl who stops what she's doing and casts a solemn gaze into the distance...was that supposed to be Aerith or does the prologue take place long before she was born? I think it's a coincidence or at least should be. I haven't seen her flashback in the Remake yet, but in the original by the time Aeris escapes to Midgar, she is adopted in the slums and that opening scene happens in the upper plate. I'm assuming the reactors were already in place? I actually have no idea of that timeline.
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Apr 14, 2020 17:01
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Also Aerith has green eyes and that girl's eyes are blue. I think that slide is just a kind of slide you can get in Midgar and probably exists in multiple playgrounds.
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Apr 14, 2020 17:07
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sweet. i don't have a PS4 so i am looking forward to following along.
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Apr 14, 2020 17:09
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At least in the original timeline, the prologue would've been before she was born - plates went up (or started going up) in 1976, Aerith was born nine years later in 1985. I'd be surprised if that changed, though. marasamune posted:I don't know if you know this or not, but you can press L2 to change the useless compass at the top of the screen into a mini-map in the corner. Can't remember if it was a tooltip or I found it by accident. Made navigation 1000% easier though. It's also incredibly annoying if you accidentally press L2, turning the minimap off and making you cycle back to it. It's entirely possible that's just a "me" problem, but.
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Apr 14, 2020 17:10
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I was gonna ask if Midgar became the sprawling hellhole we're all familiar with before or after a certain mad scientist went knocking at Gast and Ifalna's door. But since the girl's eyes don't match Aerith's, it would seem that the answer to that question is academic anyway.
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Apr 14, 2020 17:41
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Elentor posted:I just want more Vagrant Story, is it too much to ask? I'd be all onboard that train. I'd say it's a pipe dream, but I honestly never through THIS was going to happen so who knows what madness awaits?! Probably not more Vagrant Story though...
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Apr 14, 2020 18:27
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FlyTB20C posted:I'd be all onboard that train. I'd say it's a pipe dream, but I honestly never through THIS was going to happen so who knows what madness awaits?! We can dream, though.
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Apr 14, 2020 18:50
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Harrow posted:Also Aerith has green eyes and that girl's eyes are blue. Less so in media, granted. Flashback characters will generally have the same hair style, never mind eye color.
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Apr 14, 2020 18:52
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There's no flashback element to the prologue. The little girl is just a random girl.
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Apr 14, 2020 19:19
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Yeah, that opening movie was all modern day Midgar, up on the plates.
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Apr 14, 2020 19:37
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Honestly I’d just love a proper sequel to FFT. Not some far-flung future like Vagrant Story, or... whatever the hell FFT Advance is to the original. Also glad to see this being LP’ed on here already (since I don’t have a PS4 and who even knows when or if it’ll come to the other consoles), though I admittedly do think that there’s something lost without the voice acting. I’ve only seen what was in the demo/prologue, but even that had some absolute gems with the delivery that text can’t quite convey. I’m also glad to see that Cloud is back to being a giant dork who’s putting up what he thinks is a tough guy front.
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Apr 14, 2020 19:48
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I do want to ask you all a question going forward - I didn't expect people who didn't play the original. My goal was to do the first LP expecting everyone knows the gist. Do you folks want me to go through the motions with a recap of what's happening?
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Apr 14, 2020 20:57
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Elentor posted:I do want to ask you all a question going forward - I didn't expect people who didn't play the original. My goal was to do the first LP expecting everyone knows the gist. Do you folks want me to go through the motions with a recap of what's happening? I think it creates too much unnecessary work and retread for you to include recaps in the new updates. Your original LP is pretty big and a worthwhile read. I would say that folks should go through and read the LP to get a gist if they need it, but I also know that's a tall order. If you think it is still necessary then maybe just post a link each update to the relevant section of your old LP, so people don't need to re-read the entire thing but they have an easier time to re-reference if it is needed.
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Apr 14, 2020 21:10
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Elentor posted:I do want to ask you all a question going forward - I didn't expect people who didn't play the original. My goal was to do the first LP expecting everyone knows the gist. Do you folks want me to go through the motions with a recap of what's happening? I'm good, personally. I've played FF7 multiple times, so I can following along with the plot beats. If there's something that references the first LP thread that goes over my head, I'll ask when it comes up... or just go back and read the first LP!
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Apr 14, 2020 21:12
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Donkringel posted:If you think it is still necessary then maybe just post a link each update to the relevant section of your old LP, so people don't need to re-read the entire thing but they have an easier time to re-reference if it is needed. I think this is the best idea. You did all that work to present the original game already, and there's no point in redoing it.
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Apr 14, 2020 21:21
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I mean, you could put in a relatively detailed Cliff's Notes recap of the original game, but it's hard to capture the nuances of the story in a summary like that. I'd say people who are not familiar with FFVII would be best served by reading your LP, but I guess the second best option for people without that kind of time would be a summary. I'm guessing the vast majority of people who are planning to read this have probably already played or read the VII LP already, though.
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Apr 14, 2020 21:23
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Schwartzcough posted:I'm guessing the vast majority of people who are planning to read this have probably already played or read the VII LP already, though. Even if you've played the game, you should really read Elentor's original LP though if you've got some time on your hands, it's a joy from start to finish.
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Apr 14, 2020 21:31
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Just looking at that LP's OP brings back great memories.
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Apr 14, 2020 21:55
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You're supposed to be going into the remake with a working knowledge of ff7, so ideally people should experience the original first. A recap misses a lot of nuance
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Apr 14, 2020 22:59
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my cat is norris posted:There's no flashback element to the prologue. The little girl is just a random girl. Then I thought about it a bit more and realized there was a far more dire message that was subtly being told. In the scenes, the Girl is facing right and looking up. Aerith is facing left and looking down. You could say that the two of them were having a dialogue through the green Mako energy. Which means that that little girl grew up, died, entered the lifestream and is being used to power Midgar when Aerith notices the Mako leak. So you could say that the whole prologue movie bit was Aerith learning that through her 'conversation' with the girl in the Mako, which adds a whole new level to her 'oh wow I can't believe this is still here' phrase about the slide. It's possible that when she went there with Cloud it was the first time she'd been there and she meant her phrase in terms of a memorial, not of her own childhood memory. I don't have a PS to get the game on, so I have to wait until the LP gets there but this level of supposition and the threads connecting the new prologue to details in the original game are just ace.
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Apr 14, 2020 23:01
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Namtab posted:You're supposed to be going into the remake with a working knowledge of ff7, so ideally people should experience the original first. A recap misses a lot of nuance I really want to read/see some thoughts from someone who played it without having played the original first. I just don't have the context to know whether/how it stands up at all on its own merits without literally decades of background knowledge.
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Apr 14, 2020 23:02
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EponymousMrYar posted:So you could say that the whole prologue movie bit was Aerith learning that through her 'conversation' with the girl in the Mako, which adds a whole new level to her 'oh wow I can't believe this is still here' phrase about the slide. It's possible that when she went there with Cloud it was the first time she'd been there and she meant her phrase in terms of a memorial, not of her own childhood memory. She went there with Zack.
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Apr 14, 2020 23:12
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I just noticed it but i think its a shame that in the remakes opening cutscene the logo just appears instead of coinciding with the beam from the shinra tower
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Apr 14, 2020 23:16
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Elentor posted:I just want more Vagrant Story, is it too much to ask? I don't know about the rest of you groovy cats but this fan of the Squaresoft library would give anything for a Parasite Eve remake...or failing that, simply for the classic original to be made available for purchase on the European PSN. C'moooooon already! If The 3rd Birthday could get released over here, what excuse can there possibly be for them to withhold one of the two PE games that anyone liked?
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Apr 14, 2020 23:54
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My copy finally showed up this morning, so now I can follow along with the LP! I knew this was coming from the FF7R thread in Games, but I didn't expect it so soon.
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Apr 15, 2020 01:52
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Eshettar posted:I don't know about the rest of you groovy cats but this fan of the Squaresoft library would give anything for a Parasite Eve remake...or failing that, simply for the classic original to be made available for purchase on the European PSN. C'moooooon already! If The 3rd Birthday could get released over here, what excuse can there possibly be for them to withhold one of the two PE games that anyone liked? Ok yeah this is a franchise in desperate need of a revival.
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Apr 15, 2020 01:56
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Parasite Eve is so loving good
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Apr 15, 2020 02:35
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Eshettar posted:I don't know about the rest of you groovy cats but this fan of the Squaresoft library would give anything for a Parasite Eve remake...or failing that, simply for the classic original to be made available for purchase on the European PSN. C'moooooon already! If The 3rd Birthday could get released over here, what excuse can there possibly be for them to withhold one of the two PE games that anyone liked? They said in an interview they're thinking about doing something with Parasite Eve again. The return of Breyakowski, hopefully.
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Apr 15, 2020 02:40
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MonsieurChoc posted:They said in an interview they're thinking about doing something with Parasite Eve again. Goddamn I'd love it if they went and did the PE3 PE2 hinted at. Wasn't PE1 built out of an original concept for FFVII?
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Apr 15, 2020 02:49
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It seems like a lot of stuff came about from those brainstorming sessions in 1994-5. Off the top of my head are FFVII, FFVIII, FFXIII, Chrono Trigger, and Parasite Eve. I may be missing one or two?
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Apr 15, 2020 02:52
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Xenogears, probably. Think I remember that being floated as an FF7 possibility before being dismissed.
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Apr 15, 2020 02:59
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HD DAD posted:It seems like a lot of stuff came about from those brainstorming sessions in 1994-5. Off the top of my head are FFVII, FFVIII, FFXIII, Chrono Trigger, and Parasite Eve. I may be missing one or two? God, if we could just distill and bottle that, we'd be rich.
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Apr 15, 2020 06:30
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zenguitarman posted:Parasite Eve is so loving good Even 3rd Birthday?
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