FF7&FF8Gifs

All Gif's made using FF7Mimic and FF8Mimic. I would love to do the same for FF9 and other games but I know of no programs for other games. Please let me know if there is and I will look into making more gifs. FF7 and FF8 are 99% done and I don't see myself spending anymore time on them.

[heavymetaljeeg-deactivated20250]

Loading this for first time in years and…..

My 13 year old save file is ruined. Young me is gonna be pissed.

[1-700-aesthetics-deactivated202]

How does this even happen?

[cryoftheplanet]

Back before Advent Children, one of the hot topics of debate about the ending of FFVII was whether the final battle with Sephiroth takes place in the Lifestream or in Cloud’s mind.

The argument was not really about location so much as interpretation. It was about whether or not the ending showed us Sephiroth’s literal defeat and Aeris’ genuine presence (the Lifestream) or if it was more of a metaphor for Cloud’s final liberation from Sephiroth’s influence and memory of Aeris (Cloud’s mind) - whether it represented reality or the final departure from illusion. In my opinion, this is misguided, because the answer to almost all these questions is “both.”

The mind vs. the Lifestream is an entirely false dichotomy. The Lifestream in FFVII is a physical and a metaphysical location, a literal flow of energy that also connects all living spirits. The “spirit” is usually conceptualized as an intangible force representing a person’s life, but we are shown throughout the game that a person’s “spirit” is deeply connected to their consciousness.

This is a theme present throughout the game - overexposure to mako having a profound impact on the mind, Sephiroth maintaining his consciousness through the Lifestream after death, and Aeris’ ability to communicate mentally with the dead and through Cloud’s dreams are just some examples. In all of these examples, the Lifestream functions not only as a physical force, but as a collective unconscious for the planet and everyone born from it.

This concept is best illustrated earlier in the game through Tifa’s trip into both the Lifestream. Falling into the physical Lifestream with Cloud permits her access to his mind. The events that transpire there create memories that both of them share. It happens separate from their bodies, but in a metaphysical “reality” shared and validated by both parties. They both remember it as real and it continues to have real impact on them both even once they “return” to their bodies.

The same phenomenon occurs here at the end of the game. Cloud doesn’t make physical contact with the lifestream, but is pulled back to the part of his mind that is connected to it. The visual presentation even mirrors what we see earlier when Tifa enters Cloud’s mind via the Lifestream. Sephiroth and Aeris’ presence, the fight that transpires, and the consequences thereof are therefore entirely genuine - even as these events are happening in Cloud’s mind, they are thoroughly real.

[sweetnothingslove]

This is where each companion sits when you bring them to Cosmo Canyon during Bugenhagen’s death. Tifa’s sitting position is vastly different from the other cast members. 

She sits close to Cloud’s side on the left of the campfire (Cloud’s right) everyone else sits farther away on the right side of the campfire (Cloud’s left” 

[cryoftheplanet]

A neat detail. I wonder where Aeris would have been… I also like how Vincent doesn’t sit so much as stand there staring introspectively off into space.

[byronb]

Been feeling really nostalgic for FF7 lately. Wish I could have fit every single important event, but there was just a lot to this game that I never realized. Will be a print at a later date!

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[cryoftheplanet]

There's one major thing that bothered me about 7's story. Cait Sith's first death was played as this big emotional thing, but before this happened we've already been told back at Gold Saucer that Cait Sith is a remote control body. And to top it off he returns just minutes later at the worst moment possible.

I do think it’s meant to be somewhat comical, and contrast with the actual meaningful death that follows shortly thereafter… but I don’t know how effective it is, all told. I’d just as soon leave it out.

[the--calamity]

I always took this to be very, very intentional and very well done. The superficial drama of it all, of this big grandiose gesture of self-sacrifice and these very poignant farewells; it served as a contrast to the sudden dissonance of Aeris’ very permanent death. 

This was actually one of my favorite parts; this romanticization of death and loss. I think it did exactly what it was set up to do, and drove the point home about the randomness and suddenness and unfairness of death.  

[ic-vincent-valentine-blog]

We’ve been told earlier though that Cait Sith is semi-sentient. He isn’t Reeve. Every Cait is his own little person even though robotic which is Reeve’s unique and scarcely mentioned special ability (limit break?): to give semi-sentience to objects. When Cait dies in FF7 he asks to not be forgotten, no matter how many other Cait Siths may come after him. Considering this I think the whole ‘toy maniac’ thing about Reeve and Cait’s sacrifice get a whole different twist. We know Reeve likes to ‘play’ with his Caits, dresses them up because they like it. In a sense they’re like children or very smart pets Reeve is very fond of. I’d really enjoy hearing @evil-robot-cat on this.

[evil-robot-cat]

I’ve been preparing for this post my whole life. 

I know it’s your least-used character.  I know you hate it more than Yuffie.  But I promise you, there is so much more to Cait Sith than you realize.

Keep reading

[cryoftheplanet]

There’s plenty debate about where the final battle between Sephiroth and Cloud takes place, but it’s all a bit of a moot point: Truly, everything after the battle with Jenova Synthesis is hyperreality.

The party’s descent to the final stage looks very similar to Cloud and Tifa falling into the lifestream, and the place where they all wind up is similar, too - a bunch of islands floating in a hazy green void. Sephiroth stands waiting for them in front of Holy’s light, and in between flashes of white light, Cloud feels Aeris’ presence and knows exactly what the shining light means.

Essentially, the entirety of the final confrontation with Sephiroth takes place not just “inside” the planet, but inside the lifestream. This confirms that Sephiroth exists in some state of (un)death apart from any physical body, but other than that, I don’t think there’s a lot of implication about the fight taking place apart from “reality.” All of it is still “real,” because everything that happens in the liminal psychic spaces of this game is considered real.

Actually, I think it’s poetic that the final battle for the Planet should take place in the heart of the Planet itself. It calls to mind Aeris’ continuing presence, Cloud’s struggles with himself, and even Cid’s earlier line about Sephiroth “festering inside [the Planet] like a sickness.” In that sense, there’s really nowhere more appropriate for the penultimate showdown.

[thefacesofdeath-blog]

[a-false-memory]

apri

[a-false-memory]

Visit Original Link

お休み,また明日 Goodnight, Until Tomorrow

[nobody37times]

Let’s save the world one more time :x

[level99challenge]

i love that shinra didnt even clean it up

“yup thatll probably be fine down there”

“the technology wasnt that expensive so we can deal”

[risingoflights]

OH MY GOSH I’VE NEVER MADE THAT CONNECTION

WOW

twelve years later i’m still discovering details. this is wonderful.

somebody give me fic of aerith the day the rocket landed in her church tho!

[a-false-memory]

'Final Fantasy VII' Remake Rumored To Have 2017 Release Date For PlayStation 4 And Xbox One

For excited gamers, updates on the 'Final Fantasy VII' remake have been too few and far in between. However, a new rumor claims that the title will be released on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this year.

I would take this with a grain of salt. I’d be very surprised if it was released this year. I’m thinking 2018 (or at the very least late 2017) But we shall see…

[ff7andff8gifs]

well, 9/7/97 was the original release date in the USA... so 9/7/2017?

[kumagawa]

Oh my god

[ff7andff8gifs]

wat

[gavi-gavi]

Here’s some more Final Fantasy for you all! 

This was a project I did for an Final Fantasy anniversary compilation on http://home.eyesonff.com/forum.php, and I chose to do the scene with Nanaki (Red XIII) howling to the memory of his father, after learning he had given his life to save Cosmo Canyon. In the game, Cloud walks off screen, I imagine to give Red some space, so I drew it as if the team was eavesdropping on him, because honestly, this is one of the most powerful scenes in the game!

I made this the size of a 11x 17 print!

Does anyone want a print of this? I’ll sell them for $20! Send me a message if you’re interested!

[a-false-memory]

AWESOME!

[a-false-memory]

‘Final Fantasy 7' Remake Release Date, Gameplay & Update: Game Has Three Separate Launch Dates? More Details Here

Square Enix’s “Final Fantasy 7 Remake” may have three separate release dates. There are predictions that the first part would be released in 2017 and the second and third installments in 2018 and 2019 respectively. There will be surprises galore for seasoned gamers, reveals game producer.

Looks like early 2017 could be the release date for the first installment of the FF7 Remake! Maybe?

[mrcabalery]

Cloud vs Sephiroth

Final Fantasy VII

[superphazed]

[ffviipolls]

FFVII Fandom Survey 2015 Results Part 1

So how do fans in Tumblr feel about the Remake? Favorite characters? View on the compilation? The results are here.

Sorry for the delay but it’s here. However, the survey results will be divided into three parts

1.       Part 1: General results – overall statistics. The raw results with charts and comments are here.

2.       Part 2: Age comparison and analysis – how the respondents’ ages affect their answers (will be released in January)

3.       Part 3: Shipping statistics and analysis – yes most likely controversial but this is for the sake of science (will be released in February)

Keep reading

[ff7andff8gifs]

For thouse that tool part in the poll last winter.