So you're concerned about an unknown group of people who haven't played Final Fantasy VII but would potentially being upset by knowing Aerith dies beforehand? Move on.
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It's Time We Stopped Openly Spoiling Final Fantasy VII (UNMARKED SPOILERS)
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Are you seriously suggesting that openly talking about the plot of media that are decades old flies in the face of "let's be nice to another person"? lmfao
Now we're tying morals to this, absolutely hilarious b
- Knowing that someone is about to consume of a piece of media for the first time and purposefully spoiling it for them = dick move
- Carelessly dropping spoilers of a piece of media that just released (I.E. Endgame) = dick move
- Talking with your friends or people online about old pieces of media and making jokey references about it = normal thing that normal people do about normal, popular things
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It's ruined forever for me. I may never touch the remake unless it's exceptionally great.
Almost never, honestly. Aerith's death isn't even really the biggest twist of the game, I'd say that's the truth behind Cloud's identity/backstory. But the Aerith scene is the one that gets all the attention because it's *the* big iconic moment of the game
Imagine thinking that Aeris' death is even the most important plot point in the game. There's actual megatons before and after that her death relies on to even have significance.
Fuck man, her death is on disc ONE.
Fuck man, her death is on disc ONE.
It didn't do much for me tbh except make me mad that I couldn't use her anymore. I'd put quite a bit of time into leveling her up before that, and then boom, tough luck! :P Knowing that beforehand is almost more helpful so that you don't waste more time than you need to (which is what I did on my second playthrough).
Naw doggy. The games been available to them all their life. I'd they want to dodge spoilers the onus is on them not me.
well, why not?? it's not like it has to be exactly the same as the original.
It's amazing this got to 800+ posts. This is like going to see the Titanic and not knowing if it sinks. The game is one of the most prevalent video games over the last 23 years. People saying no spoilers are being ridiculous at this point. It's 23 years. If you're wanting no spoilers for this game I'd avoid all content online related to it. Nothing is safe as this game has been out for over two decades.
QUOTE="Redfox088, post: 20654958, member: 44291"]Naw doggy. The games been available to them all their life. I'd they want to dodge spoilers the onus is on them not me.[/QUOTE]
Exactly
QUOTE="Redfox088, post: 20654958, member: 44291"]Naw doggy. The games been available to them all their life. I'd they want to dodge spoilers the onus is on them not me.[/QUOTE]
Exactly
Aerith dying is referenced to far and wide to avoid, but even then, I only played the game myself last year and there's a LOT of surprises that no one really talks about. I think things are fine as they are now, context is really the key to FF7 narratively.
Sephiroth, for example, is waaaay more nightmarish in the game than any portrayal after.
Sephiroth, for example, is waaaay more nightmarish in the game than any portrayal after.
Fun Facts:
- FF7 was re-released 3 times in the past 5 months (PS Classic, XBone, Switch)
- the US instruction book spoils every party member, yes even the two optional/missable ones, that theres a whole world outside of Midgar, and that you'll be getting a plane, airship, and submarine over the course of your adventure
- the Switch launch tralier (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzjSpVRa3rQ) is nothing but cutscenes from the game starting from THE ENDING and working its way back to the start
Pro-Tip: only jerks put spoilers in thread titles
- FF7 was re-released 3 times in the past 5 months (PS Classic, XBone, Switch)
- the US instruction book spoils every party member, yes even the two optional/missable ones, that theres a whole world outside of Midgar, and that you'll be getting a plane, airship, and submarine over the course of your adventure
- the Switch launch tralier (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzjSpVRa3rQ) is nothing but cutscenes from the game starting from THE ENDING and working its way back to the start
Pro-Tip: only jerks put spoilers in thread titles
Ya never played the game yet assert its aged like piss? Wha? Also what're ya doing in a thread with unmarked spoilers if ya dun wanna be spoiled?
I agree that it is a new game, however I'd say its not a new story. There may well be additional characterization or minor new story elements but I dun think I'm reaching here in saying that the overall story will remain as-is.
When keeping it woke goes wrong- sorry to say, but what's horrifying is not her gender reveal, but discovering her bathed in blood, holding a knife, next to the decapitated corpse of another camper.
The movie clearly frames the reveal of her penis as a horrifying twist. To act otherwise is to be willfully disingenuous.
https://www.horrorsociety.com/2017/11/25/time-talk-transphobia-horror-films/
I understand the idea, but I don't agree.
The whole idea of a remake is that it's being remade from the original. If you want to say no spoilers about changes, sure, but let's not pretend like the original doesn't exist and hasn't been around for a long time. If people can't enjoy a piece of media because it's a remake and they already know the story, that's a personal problem, and one that would destroy wide swaths of media in every medium.
The whole idea of a remake is that it's being remade from the original. If you want to say no spoilers about changes, sure, but let's not pretend like the original doesn't exist and hasn't been around for a long time. If people can't enjoy a piece of media because it's a remake and they already know the story, that's a personal problem, and one that would destroy wide swaths of media in every medium.
By "never played" I mean booted up on several occasions and been deeply put-off by how poorly it has aged before turning it off. I've never gotten more than 20 minutes into the game. That's not properly playing it.
As for your second question, that's easy: I'm not reading replies. Just offering my opinion as someone who has never really played the game, since it seems like a relevant perspective given what the thread is about.
I assume its a quirk of how most people don't finish games going off trophy stats.
For real. You'd think this was some major endgame twist going off how some people act.
Unless you can come up with a way to sensor 20 + years of internet history, this is a lost cause.
People seem to forget most of everything that goes online is semi permanent.
Anyone that googles ff7 is going to get hit with decades of spoilers wrapped in linkin Park themed music videos and late 90s, early 00s message boards.
People seem to forget most of everything that goes online is semi permanent.
Anyone that googles ff7 is going to get hit with decades of spoilers wrapped in linkin Park themed music videos and late 90s, early 00s message boards.
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Anybody hear about this old ass movie called Citizen Kane? It's crazy good cinematography for the time. I've literally never heard about it. Only about half way through, but I really hope his last words actually mean something significant.
This is spoiler culture to the max. It came out more than 20 years, it's ok.
Of course if you know someone that it's going to play it for the first time don't spoil them. Otherwise you can't stop people from discussing it openly in a gaming forum. That's insane.
Of course if you know someone that it's going to play it for the first time don't spoil them. Otherwise you can't stop people from discussing it openly in a gaming forum. That's insane.
I don't really care about spoilers but my fiance doesn't know any of the twists from the game beyond the fact that Cloud suffers from mental illness (and that's just because I brought that up myself one time). I'd love to see her reaction on a first playthrough.
And that isn't even much of a twist, because Cloud is clearly freaking the fuck out, shaking his head around, and hearing voices right from the reactor bombing at the beginning.
All the reasons why are the real spoilers.
why would you have to mind what you say when this is a discussion forum and the game has been out for 22 years?
you either cared enough to play it at some point for all these years and platforms or not. everything in life must be a spoiler for some people and hilariously so since most of it they will never see any ways. there's plenty I haven't read, watched, or played, and while I maybe will one day, I don't care enough about them like I do other things, and I am not mad if I come across a spoiler for it and definitely don't expect people to tip toe around it when talking about something.
you either cared enough to play it at some point for all these years and platforms or not. everything in life must be a spoiler for some people and hilariously so since most of it they will never see any ways. there's plenty I haven't read, watched, or played, and while I maybe will one day, I don't care enough about them like I do other things, and I am not mad if I come across a spoiler for it and definitely don't expect people to tip toe around it when talking about something.
No, I'm never going to tip toe around the Internet just because someone couldn't bother to play the original at this point, especially when it was announced in 2015. Why be excited or curious about a remake of a game they've never touched? I'm going to discuss it as I have always done it. This is getting ridiculous.
It's like restricting people to talk about Beauty and the Beast (or Aladdin) plot line before the live action remake. A bit ridiculous IMO.
Sorry, I'm not being held hostage by people who were not around to play the game back then. You people are and spoiler culture are so ridiculous. No one is allowed to talk about anything ever becasue someone born tomorry has yet to experience the thing from 20+ years ago. Get real. I'm not saying i will go up to kids and others saying rosebud was his sled, Vader is Luke's father, and Aerith dies but JFC, if I'm not allowed to openly talk about shit others refused to, could not, or were not alive to experience when it was going on.
So we never talk openly about anything ever again because, obviously, there will be people born after it came out?
Seriously?
Exactly! People who wish not to be spoiled need to leave the internet.
People should mark their spoilers, regardless. It's stupid and inconsiderate to do otherwise. Why is this even a question? Definite bans for people who put spoilers in thread titles and shaming youtubers who thumbnail them. Why would the games age change any of that? Mark spoilers: it's simple.
You can ask first if everyone is up to speed if you're talking with people irl.
On an internet board like this one, there are open spoiler threads for this, so that's great for people who want to completely let loose.. And outside of that, there are spoiler tags that literally require one second to add. I don't really see the hassle.
So we'd need two threads for every subject, one with open spoilers in case anyone brings anything up at all that anyone might consider a spoiler and one with tagged spoilers so they can safely post in them?
And I s'pose we'd need to tag the spoilers so people know what's being spoiled, otherwise they might click on something that spoils something they haven't seen.
And we're not just talking stuff that came out a week or a month ago, but literally anything that has ever come out? Every movie, television show, every comic book or cartoon? This would also include any and all reaction images too, right? Can't use "that's bait" from Mad Max because it's actually a huge spoiler, for example.
Do we need spoiler tags in movies too? Spiderman mentions scenes in a few movies between Civil War, Homecoming and Infinity War that could be considered spoilers.