What's up with all the flashback hate?

[Bubba]

From my understanding, most people don't hate the scene itself on a first playthrough. They hate it on a replay because they know that part of the plot already, and yet they have to go through and actively play it. It is rather slow-paced.

I think the flashback scene is great, but as others have mentioned it gets a bit dull the n^th time through the game.

This is exactly it for me too.

I think the flashback scene is great. Isn't it the first time you hear that scary-ass Sephiroth theme in the Nibelheim Mansion? That always gives me the jitters.

[Jinx]

Because the game forces you into random battles even though you do nothing in them, making them pointless, which is a boring waste of time.

Yes, it's one of the most important portions of the game later on, but it's executed poorly because it's just not very fun, or interesting if it's your first playthrough.

This.

Basically, the game acts like it's giving you all of this freedom to do stuff, but you don't have it. They may as well make a flashback scene like any other from the game.

[VeloZer0]

I though watching Sephiroth just own the monsters was cool the first time I played. And I probably only got into 2-3 fights, so it wasn't really that bad.

[Elly]

simple answer... haters are gonna hate, they'll find any reason to hate, while those that love it actually get it and enjoy it...

honestly though i'd love to just once get a hit in on that big arsed dragon before Sephiroth One Hit Kills it... i swear i remember doing it on my first playthrough and have never been able to do it again...

[Jinx]

Haters are going to hate?

Everyone in this thread who doesn't like it gave a pretty good reasons. And it's not because we're too stupid to "get it."

[Elly]

wow, i never called anyone stupid, way to misread as usual... if you don't like that i have my own opinion just block me, really it's not that hard... here i'll make it easier, i'll block you first, so i don't have to see anymore of your hateful troll posts, no more feed for you, begone troll, you can't have the satisfaction of getting under my skin...

[Mercen-X]

I'd love to just once get a hit in on that dragon before Sephiroth One-Hit-Kills it... i swear i remember doing it on my first playthrough and have never been able to do it again...

I had a few moments where I could attack the dragon. The moments I hate is when the dragon targets me first and I get killed. It's slightly made up for in the extremely rare moments when Sephiroth casts Revive. It makes me feel loved. Although usually after I'm revived, I get killed by that rapey dragon again.

[Elly]

lol, ikr, at that time in the story they give the impression that Cloud was Sephy's biggest fanboy, 5 years ago... i'm almost surprised he didn't swoon upon revival...

[Shorty]

This thread is getting unnecessarily heated. Settle down, chillens.

[Forsaken Lover]

Ya know, people always say Sephiroth oneshots the dragon but I don't remember that ever happening with me. I remember it specifically taking two shots.

[VeloZer0]

I don't think I can ever remember it taking two shots.

[Madame Adequate]

I think it's partly because you're not gaining in gameplay terms. Narratively they're fine the first time through, but they are pretty long (Most notably the one in Kalm) and combine something you've already done a bunch of times with no progress for your characters, no new items or experience and stuff, and it ends up feeling like you're wasting time.

Kalm is literally the only part of the entire game I don't relish and look forward to.

[Mercen-X]

Two shots. Even if Seph casts a big spell.

[Rostum]

But you can get Tifa's panties!

[Mercen-X]

The guff comes from not being able to keep them.