Final Fantasy VII Essays

   

  Preface: The Love Triangle

    - Pragmatism vs. Idealism, by Karma Hunter

   

  Development of the Game 

    - A Love that Could Never Be, by Carlatta and Anastar

   - The Date Mechanism, by Li Mu Bai and Karma Hunter

    - The Artwork of Yoshitako Amano, by Anastar

    - Hints and Foreshadowing of Romance, by Alantie

   

  Aerith's Death

    - Cloud's Reaction to Aerith's Death, by Anastar*

    - Cloud's Grief, by RaistlinM08

    - "What About Us...?", by Anastar*

  

  Concerning Tifa

    - Length of Relationship, by Anastar

    - Past Feeling vs. Current Feelings, by Anastar

    - Childhood Strangers: The Promise, by Karma Hunter

  

  The Lifestream Event

    - What a Tangled Web We Weave: The Lifestream Event, by Anastar*

    - Whose Hero is Cloud? by Anastar

    

  About Zack

    - Did Cloud Become Zack? by Carlotta

    - Aerith Didn't Love Cloud Because of Zack, by Kuraudo and Chibica

   

  The Last Night Under the Highwind Scene

    - Last Night Under the Highwind: Low Affection Version - script and screenshots

    - Analysis of the Highwind Scene: Low Affection Version, by Shroudedg

    - Analysis of the Highwind Scene: High Affection Version, by Perceivance

    - About the Highwind Scene in the Ultimanias, by Anastar

      

  The Final FMV

    - Several Paths, One Destination, by Shroudedg

   

  * These essays are in the process of being written.

   

  FFVII Love Triangle FAQ

  Answers to those common arguments against Cloud and Aerith being the

  true couple of Final Fantasy VII.

  

  Japanese Culture and the Love Triangle of Final Fantasy VII

  What can Japanese culture tell us about what the creators of Final

  Fantasy VII may have intended?

 

  Comparing Cloud's Affection for Aerith and Tifa

  An examination of the script to see which woman Cloud shows more

  affection to in Final Fantasy VII.

 

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 ~ FFVII script excerpts taken from the Final Fantasy VII Script at RPGamer