The start of a new series breaking down observations of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth to piece together what we are actually being told by the game.
To kick this off we are aiming to make sense of what actually happened with Aerith, Cloud, and Sephiroth within the Planet’s Sanctuary.
The way this is presented in-game deeply disorienting, but through the power of separating the elements and slowing things down we can observe and examine what the details are telling us.
Analysis, Script and Editing: Bad Luck While Thinking
Voice over: Guffo Smith https://topspicy.social/@guffo
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00:00:00 Intro
00:01:04 Approach
00:02:25 The Key Moment
00:03:55 Separating Truth from Fiction
00:06:33 Masking Reality
00:07:37 Making Sense of Cloud Speaking (Or Not)
00:09:01 Aerith Reaches Out
00:10:21 The Party Arrives
00:13:29 The Missing Funeral
00:15:55 The Interesting Questions
00:16:11 What is the Bubble of Golden Rainbow Light?
00:18:25 What Creates this Vision of Cloud's Desired Reality?
00:20:17 Is that Actually Aerith that Cloud Sees by the Water?
00:21:12 What are the White Whispers?
00:22:35 Summary
00:24:06 Outro
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Thanks to Vyzzuvazzadth, Rimavelle, and Kuraudo from the CCO Discord for feedback, and Dachdagger for additional footage: discord.gg/pCgDmK2Tjd
References:
Cosmo canyon NPC https://youtu.be/Y2PNbO-YO3w?si=r2hMK8p1Vqa9ndGR
@PierceArner
The powers of the White Materia: https://www.reddit.com/r/FFVIIRemake/comments/1d0wdw9/whats_actually_going_on_in_ff7r_the_white_materia/?rdt=42487
https://www.reddit.com/u/Kaslight
Breaking down the ending, the placement of Sephiroth’s sword in particular:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn-1n4XkiOE
@PhilipHarts
Cosmo Canyon Observatory channel
@Vyzzuvazzadth
CCO Discord: discord.gg/pCgDmK2Tjd