Quote Originally Posted by Magixion
Really... it was probably a simple mistake.
Not all the changes are intentional. The appearances of Rinoa and Zell (both in old clothes) and thier shadows in the final version are not intentional, obviously. However, it's impossible to tell whether the hint of the brightness difference is intentional or not.

It's possible that SquareSoft made it all look like they didn't do it on purpose! Rinoa in the final version is Selphie in a different timeline, or the characters being merged due to the side-effect of time compression! Hell, I don't even know if the Zack ghost in VII:AC is intentional or not. It's pretty interesting to discuss, however.

Quote Originally Posted by Magixion
Maybe they ran out of time and couldn't do work on something?
The problem is that they have decided to waste more time making the FMV look better (the changes, such as the clothes, the brightness and so on), instead of replacing the models.

I doubt it that they have ran out of time, the companies such as SquareSoft must have had some sorts of planning and setting deadlines initialised before starting thier projects. It's likely that they have forgotten to change the specific bits.

Maybe they did this so people like you could spend pointless hours analyzing these FMVs so they could have a good laugh in the future?
It doesn't take that long to over analyse the game, lol. All you require is an ultra-high perception, and you're good to go.

Even so, any game can be a hobby of your own. Spending time on things you like is really not pointless, actually. That's why it's called a hobby. You're almost saying as if all hobbies are waste of time.

As for SquareSoft laughing at thier own fans, um, don't you think that's a bit over-dramatic?

Think of a movie, how many times during a movie do you see inconsistencies such as lamps being broken in one scene and then in the next it magically being there?
VIII is not a movie. Do you realise that the development of a game usually lasts longer than the development of a movie?

The point is: who the hell cares? You know who it is supposed to be and that is all that matters. It changes absolutely nothing about the game and I am willing to guarantee 95% of the people out there did not even notice.
It's fun to discuss about VIII, pointing out its new found things and so on. I'm deeply shocked as to how you couldn't even enjoy them!

Quote Originally Posted by ReloadPSI
Holy crap, I just realised!

When zoomed in this closely, you can see lots of enlarged pixels on the screen! These pixels look like dots, which in turn look a lot like full stops/periods!

Sometimes Zell and Squall end their sentences in periods! It's all so clear now! No wonder X-ATM092 can't tell them apart!
No sarcasm, please. But I do admit that your post was funny.

I think it's because of the PSX version. Apparently, the FMVs from the PC version are clearer. So, I'm gonna get them as soon as possible.