WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW?

author=Corfaisus
I approach post count like I do Runescape. I do it when and to the quantity that I feel like and then I walk away.

That's a good mindset.

author=InfectionFiles

author=Frogge
Try as you might, Kloe always seems to increase her post count each month.

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It's not good enough though!

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I will outpost her posts one day.

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EDIT: Oh no, pagebreak D:

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There's a strategy to shitting?

I see your Cracked Card and raise you the most infuriating common use spell ever made!

You know what I liked about Final Fantasy 9? It tackled a lot of issues in a smart and out-of-your-face way. "You're Not Alone" is clearly about managing mental illness (namely depression) through a support system while the variety of humanoid animals displays a world promoting diversity. Quina disarms gender roles while his wedding to Vivi (which is held in equal regard to Zidane and Garnet's) shines a positive light on love of all kinds. Garland's abusive fatherhood toward Zidane, Kuja and the Genomes is given proper airtime and shows the destructive nature of PTSD (Kuja hearing Garland's voice after his death), while forgiveness and the common decency which is owed to all peoples regardless of upbringing is shown in Zidane going back for the dying Kuja.

All of this in a world that's bright and colorful as opposed to the more serious palette/graphical decisions of 6-8, which had shocking aspects in their own right (Celes' suicide attempt*) but came off more as the destruction of Aldoran in Star Wars in that the amount in which it would disrupt the viewer's sense of comfort varies heavily depending on the person and their ability to sympathize with a character they barely know. Aeris' death was the only moment that truly stood out of the three and that was because she was a character of faith and selfless devotion who was struck down by an unyielding antagonist after hours of getting to know her as a human being. Watching her lifeless body drift into the abyss of the fountain in the Forgotten Capital is a genuinely saddening experience in itself, even without seeing the other characters in mourning (Cloud's saying that she'll never smile again is especially piercing).

* I don't agree with how this is portrayed as it's a hopelessness due to circumstance (a character that's otherwise not driven to take their life) instead of an inner struggle for self-worth (as seen in Zidane's nature as a weapon and the implication that he and the rest of the world would actually be better off with him dead). What this says is that this final decision might just be based on waking up on the wrong side of the bed as opposed to something that requires actual and continuous support to prevent (friends who see this person as special even if they only see themselves as carbon copies of everyone else and easily replaced).

Voice actors streaming games they were a part of leads to great moments.

author=Jeroen_Sol
... What does Aerith being character of faith have to do with anything? The reason it works is because Aerith is a character you've gotten to know throughout the whole game up to that point, whom you've invested time and effort in to train. So the loss the in-game characters feel and voice connects directly into a real, tangible loss. That's why it's so impactful. It would have been just as tragic if it were Barret, or Tifa, or Cloud.

But yes, FF9 is pretty darn amazing. I should continue playing it at some point. I quit at the start of Memoria.

It takes a nosedive after that. Cling to your memories, and skip the ending.

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But the ending is soo good! Necron is A++ BBEG secret puppetmaster. It's such an incredible twist I completely forget he's a relevant character every time I play the game.

:D

author=Jeroen_Sol
... What does Aerith being character of faith have to do with anything?

Because she's pure. Square wasn't okay with her just being someone who tended to the flowers and helped little children, she also had to be a nun who gets impaled by fallen angel Satan to build both of their characters. Her faith has a lot to do with her background/gameplay.

author=Jeroen_Sol
It would have been just as tragic if it were Barret

He would've just gone "Shit" and ate it. He had enough development as it is being buff, black Mega Man.

author=Jeroen_Sol
or Tifa

Spoilers

author=Jeroen_Sol
or Cloud.

Spoilers

But for real: I never really liked Cloud after it became apparent that all of his memories are just Zack's and that he only wanted to be a big hero guy to impress Zack's girlfriend (who he stole after his death). His being vegetative after taking a dip in the Lifestream was an inconvenience not for my soul but for my party.

Tifa gets killed by Sephiroth during the flashback just to show how evil he is. It always seems to come back to Sephiroth even though he's a one dimensional bad guy who spends 99% of the game asleep in a crater while letting some shapeshifting alien do all his dirty work for him.

author=Corfaisus
Zack's girlfriend (who he stole after his death)

lmao i forgot about this