Am I really the only one...(Spoilers at the end of disc 1)

[MJN SEIFER]

Please forgive me for not replying to everyone - I simply couldn't think of anything to say.

My first time through the scene where Aeris died seemed pretty unreal; I kept thinking she would get up and everything would be fine. I'll admit that it was an emotional moment, the first time, but now that I know what's coming it's just another scene that I have to watch to continue playing.

That's fair enough. Some people are only effected the first time. It all depends on the person.

I will say one thing though, she has the COOLEST limit breaks of all the other characters.

Agreed, I've noticed something about them.

Aerith's death was v well done and dramatic, and that is why it ranks up there as one of the most memorable moments in game history.


Final Fantasy X's ending was also brilliantly done.

I agree with this one. I thought it was very well handled, I rate it up there as well. Yes, X's ending also had emotion for me.

I felt stunned the first time I saw Aeris die. It was so intense, Sephiroth falling from the air and impaling her, I couldn't help but gape. But stun quickly turned to amusement, because from the start I couldn't stand Aeris' character.

Had it been a character I had liked, I probably would have cried, or teared up, or whatever. I have been moved to tears by Final Fantasy games before, just not this particular scene. I was too happy to have Aeris gone for good and not annoying me and forcing her way into my party.

Again fair enough, but I of course liked Aeris, but then I think even if I didn't like I would have still felt something, because that scene was just so emotional. Also, how the hell did Aeris "force her way" into the party? I accept that you don't like her, but I would like you to explain this. She was taken home, then captured then saved, by then she is friends with the rest of the party - how did she force her way in?

Well, for me it was different. Before I played the game I had been spoiled that she would die. But not when, only that it would happen, so I expected -as the usual case would be- it to happen in the end.

So when I reached the first CD's ending, I was pretty shocked and emotionally saddened. I really liked her as a person, I got mad at Cloud for only standing there and watching and so on.

So I pretty much agree with you, I get touched when there's an emotional scene.
However, there are members who hate Aerith. I don't, but I hate Yuffie, for example. If she had died, I would have laughed. Definitely.

Good way of someing it up, I didn't have it spoiled though, and there's no FFVII character I actually hated.

I cry everytime, I don't like Death especially when it happens to young, good people who don't know its coming

Same here. Didn't Aeris know it was coming though?

It got to me because I was young and really impressable.

In hindsight I can see that Aeris was actually a pretty unrealistic character and that makes me not really care.

Well, she is the sole survivor of a non-existant race, is that what you mean by "unrealistic"? if not please explain.

Is it weird that it's the saddest/greatest scene I ever saw? The first time I played it I was blown away. And then Cloud's speech just after, finally letting out all the emotion we didn't see in all the 1st disc. The "She'll never laugh, never cry, never feel" speech. Ya I was like: "Oh Sephie...I'm gonna kill the smurf out of you, buddy."

It's not weird at all - I think I felt the exact same thing the whole scene was well "acted" for want of a better word. I also loved how the Aeris' Theme playing throughout the whole thing - despite being a character theme, this is only the second time you hear it.

Upon thinking about this. . .I think it would have had more impact if - no this isn't saying they should remake it, nor that it was at all possible then - they had used voice actors though of course the whole game would..but still; Aerith's dying scream?

The point Omni-Odin made about Cloud's speech afterwards also made me think this. I mean; I read the words on screen and - call me cold and heartless - but it didn't really stir me. If it'd been Stevey-boy who'd spoken it, I would probably have been all about it.

But, at the same time, I would be more likely to feel sorry for Cloud than Aerith. Yes, I feel that way now. Yes, I'm a Cloud fangirl.

Hmmm... This where you and I are different. When I read something, I feel it. I can see the emotion there, and I could "hear" the whole scene as I read it.

Strangley, I felt that the inclusion of voices in FF games, actually took away some of the emotion - I don't know why, but it just "flattened" the characters for me...