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KataraniSword posted:...And now I'm envisioning Cloud making York's horribly uncanny valley faces and expressions. "Did you see that Zack? Clear as a crisp spring morning, B..M.. in the high-potion. I knew I could count on it, It never fails." *creepy smile*
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quote:Zack It's actually clever, in a way, how the spoiler everyone talks about acts as a decoy to the other spoiler that's probably more plot relevant
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May 22, 2012 13:59
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Concordat posted:Except the battle multiplier was disabled in the final game. So you're still on track. Oh whew. No I just have to make sure I made the right choices and put down everyone else enough.
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May 22, 2012 14:19
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Aeris said that Cloud looked like Zack, but Zack's parents didn't seem to notice that. So which is it? Strange...
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May 22, 2012 14:30
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SirPhoebos posted:It's actually clever, in a way, how the spoiler everyone talks about acts as a decoy to the other spoiler that's probably more plot relevant
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Stabbey_the_Clown posted:Aeris said that Cloud looked like Zack, but Zack's parents didn't seem to notice that. So which is it? From the way she is speaking, I dont think he actually LOOKS like him in the face or whatever but he is dressed the same (you see SOLDIER 3rd class in the shinra building and they basically have the same clothes as Cloud in a different colour), his eyes glow and the way he speaks and his mannerisms and such are identical. Like that move he does with brushing his hair back when he is being condescending maybe, or the way he randomly starts doing squats for no reason when he gets excited, or how he likes talking about the Ramones and really bad 80s movies
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On repeat playthroughs, I always liked to stare straight ahead during the entire gondola sequence and make Cloud look even more awkward than usual.
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FAT WORM OF ERROR posted:On repeat playthroughs, I always liked to stare straight ahead during the entire gondola sequence and make Cloud look even more awkward than usual. I'm probably going to have to make a video of mine so I can have CLOUD headbang like a lunatic, as though Interrupted by Fireworks is the heaviest song.
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Is it a spoiler to say who you can't go on a date with? Because I'm disappointed you can't go on the gondola with Cid Highwind.
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The first time I actually played this game, I got Tifa as my date. I don't remember how, considering it's really, really drat easy to get Aeris.
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May 22, 2012 16:09
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Where's my date with Wrex, Elentor?  Probably my favorite version of the date is where Cloud screws up everything in the play, causing Aeris to lose her poo poo, slap him across the face, and punch the Evil Dragon King so hard that he flies off stage. Nobody fucks with the Aeris. In previous playthroughs, I always misinterpreted their conversation in the gondola. I thought Aeris was saying that she was attracted to Cloud simply because he reminded her of Zack, but now she wanted to know more about him as a completely different person. I guess to a certain point that is still what she's saying, but I like the implication that she sees through him and seems to know that he's not who he says he is. It's good foreshadowing, and it's a great way to integrate the romantic subplot into the actual plot itself, rather than being a fanservicey distraction from the story (I'm looking at you, Bioware). Pineapple Salad fucked around with this message at 16:17 on May 22, 2012 |
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May 22, 2012 16:12
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As we keep advancing through this LP, I'm consistently surprised at how much of the plot I don't actually remember. It's really refreshing, and because I've played through the game a few times and know the fundamental plot points, I'm really getting a lot out of seeing the guts of the story. It's really enjoyable.
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Kuvo posted:
Between  and Cid sleeping through the plot, this is one of the best screenshots in the game.
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Faraday Cage posted:Is it a spoiler to say who you can't go on a date with? Because I'm disappointed you can't go on the gondola with Cid Highwind. Actually, you can. Just not on a date. The gondola is available at any time and you can take any character. And when you take Vincent it is awkward and hilarious.
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TurnipFritter posted:They really, truly do. It was certainly nice for the game to give the player something awesome to look at during all the I've never been as engrossed in the atmosphere of a game, like I was with FVII, and the backgrounds(with the music) is a big reason why. The Midgar slums have a powerful feeling of poverty and being beaten down that I haven't seen in any modern game. CharismaticHorsey posted:After seeing that end conversation I really want Cloud calling out to Zack in monologue. Something to the effect of: "That Aeris sure is something isn't she, This reminds me of a detail I'm a little fuzzy about.Who is The voice that talks to Cloud in his head? I can't remember if it's Zack(or Cloud's memory of him), Sephiroth's influence manifested, or just his fractured psyche.
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Canemacar posted:I've never been as engrossed in the atmosphere of a game, like I was with FVII, and the backgrounds(with the music) is a big reason why. The Midgar slums have a powerful feeling of poverty and being beaten down that I haven't seen in any modern game. It's his real personality. I was always a little confused how Cloud's appearently the only person to have heard of the black materia before and how it's "too complicated" when it's really not and he doesn't even realize what Sephiroth is planning to do with it until he's explicitly told so later in the game. VVVVVVV You can take anyone you want on a ride but I don't think they have any dialogue outside of this date scene. John Luebke fucked around with this message at 18:52 on May 22, 2012 |
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Kithrixx posted:Actually, you can. Just not on a date. The gondola is available at any time and you can take any character. Wait, is this for real? I never knew about it, and now I'm curious as hell. Good thing I just bought FFVII off the PS Store this weekend because I was feeling nostalgic (and my brother managed to misplace every single one of my old PS1 games). e: Actually, I own an untouched copy of Crisis Core, too. Would it be better if I played it before or after doing a replay of VII? Black Feather fucked around with this message at 18:58 on May 22, 2012 |
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May 22, 2012 18:50
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Black Feather posted:
Definitely play it afterwards. It plays heavily on the nostalgia and recognition factor, even of it's a solid game.
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Isn't Crisis Core the game that intro'd Gackt into the game universe as an actual character?
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Canemacar posted:Isn't Crisis Core the game that intro'd Gackt into the game universe as an actual character? No, that was Dirge of Cerberus. CC was just the one that had a bigger focus on him.
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Play it after VII. Even if you already know what happens, it's more suspenseful to play the original game first and experience the mystery of figuring out what exactly happened in Cloud's past, because Crisis Core is based on events that you don't find out about until the end of Disk 2. Personally, I didn't care for CC all that much, but it's the best of the FFVII spinoffs by a longshot, so it's worth at least one playthrough.
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May 22, 2012 19:39
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Pineapple Salad posted:Where's my date with Wrex, Elentor? I said I am going to show every date in future updates. Every single one.
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Canemacar posted:Isn't Crisis Core the game that intro'd Gackt into the game universe as an actual character? We don't talk about the EU. Unless it is to bash it.
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I'm glad this LP exists. I spent the longest time not knowing how great Aeris is. Plus, is amazing. I could just go on forever about how much I love the effort they put into the environments.  Also, I'm curious to see all the possible ways to flub the play, and to see the other dates. The non-obvious dates I found are more amusing (or one of them would have been if the game wasn't a jerk). We need a gif of Cloud dancing off the stage.
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Elentor posted:I said I am going to show every date in future updates. Are you going to include the one that I think every person who wrote Sephiroth/Cloud fanfiction hoped for, where Sephiroth appears out of nowhere and asks Cloud on a date? Granted, that would be rather entertaining, only for how awkward it would be. Cloud: So... just out of curiosity... is there ONE person on the planet you didn't brag to about wanting to find the promised land? Sephiroth: Listen, I just get lost easily. I wasn't bragging, I was asking for directions. Some crazy guy in Cosmo Canyon said to head for the temple of the ancients, but didn't bother to mention WHERE it is.
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Elentor posted:I said I am going to show every date in future updates. How far ahead in the future? I might get the date I'm aiming for and save you one. Either way I've been a jerk to Aerated so I can't get hers (unless I do anyway because I'm really not paying that much attention to it).
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Orange Fluffy Sheep posted:How far ahead in the future? I might get the date I'm aiming for and save you one. One per update for the next 4 updates. Shouldn't take long, I'll get these done this week.
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That OCR version of "Words Drowned by Fireworks" is a really beautiful remix of an already majestic song. Absolutely gorgeous. It's been a long wait, but well worth it. Probably the #2 LP moment I've been waiting for all this time (The other one being the Man Festival of the Shadow Hearts 2 Lets Play. Sorry!). What a sweet first date.
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So if the Cetera commune with spirits, and there are chess playing ghosts in the employ of Golden Saucer, is Dio one of the Cetera?
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DrPain posted:So if the Cetera commune with spirits, and there are chess playing ghosts in the employ of Golden Saucer, is Dio one of the Cetera? His real first name is Peter.  Okay, I know I usually don't make jokes based on spelling outside of LP commentary, but I couldn't resist.
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Are there any games that have this pseudo-dating sim aspect to them besides FF10 and tales of symphonia? I always thought it was an interesting little thing. Instead of just "go through my dialogue trees and we gently caress offscreen" you just get a little extra screentime with whatever character.
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If you're prepared to dive in, I seem to remember Baldur's Gate 2 being very depthy in that regard.
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darealkooky posted:Are there any games that have this pseudo-dating sim aspect to them besides FF10 and tales of symphonia? I always thought it was an interesting little thing. Instead of just "go through my dialogue trees and we gently caress offscreen" you just get a little extra screentime with whatever character. It was ridiculously out of place in the latter two games though, because they're entirely about the romance between the male and female lead. Here it isn't the main draw of the game.
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Momomo posted:It was ridiculously out of place in the latter two games though, because they're entirely about the romance between the male and female lead. Here it isn't the main draw of the game. FFX was pretty gimped and out of place but how was symphonia about that at all?
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There's the Star Ocean games (at least the first one, haven't played any of the others) but I'm not sure if that's a rabbit hole you want to dive into.
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TiltedAtWindmills posted:There's the Star Ocean games (at least the first one, haven't played any of the others) but I'm not sure if that's a rabbit hole you want to dive into. With 2 and 3 unless you've been keeping track of numbers all game it's probably going to be a surprise. 2 at least has a scene with whoever the main character is shacking up with. Once in 3 I got an ending with Adray. I had never used Adray all game. 
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darealkooky posted:FFX was pretty gimped and out of place but how was symphonia about that at all? The end of the first act of the game is literally about giving up the entire world for one person, the second act is almost entirely about getting her to talk again, and the third involves fixing her curse.
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