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It's Time We Stopped Openly Spoiling Final Fantasy VII (UNMARKED SPOILERS)
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Does this mean that the general enthusiast playerbase have to cater to those by treading around an openly discussed storyline???????????
i get that, but for a game as hugely popular as ffvii, trying to contain it is a fruitless endeavour considering most people think of aerith's death scene when they think of vii. not to mention the fact that this information is super easy to come across with social media and whatever
if anything, i'd be surprised if people who have never played vii went into the remake not knowing about the scene considering how much it's been memed
Nah. That got spoiled for me in 1997 long before I played FFVII myself, and it made no difference in my experience. Her death is one of gaming's most open secrets.
Nah, people shouldn't have to put "Open Spoilers" in the title of any thread about an ancient property. After a couple years, that shit is open season and if you're looking to avoid spoilers, get out of threads about it.
The story is over two decades old.
There are actual statutes of limitations that are shorter than that.
At some point it just becomes effectively public knowledge and trying to put the genie back in the bottle doesn't work.
It's time we stopped spoiling Empire Strikes Back
The number of people who have not played FF7, knows what it is, want to, and somehow dont know what happens in it is about 5 people
The number of people who have not played FF7, knows what it is, want to, and somehow dont know what happens in it is about 5 people
this is an amazingly futile and, quite frankly, ridiculous request
the best way to tackle this would be got-style in the sense that, when the game releases, two separate threads are made -- one for people who have played the game or are aware of the story beats, and one for truly fresh newcomers. even that seems a bit like doing too much for ff7 though.
the best way to tackle this would be got-style in the sense that, when the game releases, two separate threads are made -- one for people who have played the game or are aware of the story beats, and one for truly fresh newcomers. even that seems a bit like doing too much for ff7 though.
I agree with you, OP. But I think it is important not for this forum in particular (I think a vast majority here already know about Aerith) but for social networks in general. Everyone deserves to experience this story without knowing what will happen
This makes me want to make a thread titled SEPHIROTH KILLS AERITH on the day the OT goes up.
The game is older than anyone (mentally at least) who would possibly whine about spoilers from two decades ago.
The game is older than anyone (mentally at least) who would possibly whine about spoilers from two decades ago.
JESUS IS CRUCIFIED
^^
I'm hesitant to speak openly about the plot of anything I've seen, read or played to be honest. I've actually never played FFVII, and there's likely no way I'd have gotten away from the spoilers back closer to when it came out. However with FFVIIR coming out now I realize it's probably just about the only story beat from the game that I do know, and I don't think its unreasonable to hope to keep it that way.
LttP: Super Mario Bros (NES) TAG SPOILERS!!!!!
Amazing game. Jesus in the
I say god damn, was not expecting that.
Amazing game. Jesus in the
final battle when you have to fight Bowser and actually do find Princess Peach
I say god damn, was not expecting that.
HOW ABOUT NO, its a 20+ years old game, even on the wake of a remake, there is no reason to force spoilers, at least not until the OT of the game itself.
this is like telling people of a book to stop talking about spoiler cause the book is gonna get a movie.
this is like telling people of a book to stop talking about spoiler cause the book is gonna get a movie.
I admire OP's enthusiasm but SEO and 2 decades worth of content on the internet about the original game make this a fool's errand.
And has been ported all over the place.
We just celebrated it finally getting a release on Nintendo hardware for the first time recently, in fact.
OP
OP
It's funny you mention Game of Thrones when the first book came out in 1991.
That's even older than FFVII, so we should all openly talk about what happens in that, right? Because the HBO-watching crowd totally understands, statute of limitations and all that.
I think it's the right call.
Take Game of Thrones, the books had been out for many years but the readers still kept quiet about all the big twists and us, the viewers, were all the better for it.
We should try to be more careful with spoiling the major parts of FFVII.
Take Game of Thrones, the books had been out for many years but the readers still kept quiet about all the big twists and us, the viewers, were all the better for it.
We should try to be more careful with spoiling the major parts of FFVII.
Thats like saying we shouldn't talk about what happens to Simba's dad because the new Lion King is coming out.
It's fine to have a thread with and one without.
There's plenty of media that everyone hasn't experienced so why not just make a tiny bit of effort.
That said, I can't believe what happens at the end of Super Mario Bros level 1-4. O.O
There's plenty of media that everyone hasn't experienced so why not just make a tiny bit of effort.
That said, I can't believe what happens at the end of Super Mario Bros level 1-4. O.O
is there a new hamlet coming out soon?
wouldnt want to spoil the end of that
I mean, yeah. Shit all the books and everything from the show up to and including season 7 should be fair game.
This actually brings up an interesting idea I've had lately. Do any of you think SE is going to change important story beats to subvert expectations? If Aerith doesn't die, for example, it would lead to a very very different next act. We've seen that they're introducing Sephiroth sooner, so I feel like it's possible.
(Not necessarily that specific story element, but that's the big one)
(Not necessarily that specific story element, but that's the big one)
I was thinking exactly this. Aeris is dead and everyone on the Orient Express is guilty.
hercule poirot chokes that dude with his mustache and then goes "IM A BELGIE, NOT A FRENCHIE"
I'm not going to actively shout spoilers, instead I'm going to tell people that the spoiler they likely already read doesn't ruin the game in the least, and to enjoy it.
Actually, I'm pretty sure it's his dead clone twin brother's arm.
I've always been glad that all the attention Aerith's death gets distracts people from this other more important plot twist.