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7/25/2025, 11:33:43 PM
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It's a copypasta and a shitpost but it's rooted in a certain level of truth. One of the problems I have with 7R's narrative is how noncommital it is and how it seems like decisions are being made with marketing in mind, rather than narrative integrity.
Look, I like Zack. Seriously. Even if I think Crisis Core was not worth it, I still like Zack. The amount of Zack wank has crossed over into ridiculous. I was willing to let slide the fact that Zack invented Seventh Heaven. I was willing to draw the line at Zack barely having anything to do with the critical events of CC. I was even willing to let slide the fact that Zack went from being ambushed by 3 people to soloing an entire Battalion. Because the teenager in me appreciated him even as the adult in me is critical of it 15 years after the fact. With that being said, I have to draw the line somewhere. And I think that line is this shit right here.
Why the fuck is Zack so important nowadays. Don't tell me it's because of FF7. Zack barely existed and the game is still popular to this day. Zack has been entirely uplifted by marketing and fan reception, to the point that now his ghost can have a back to back team up with Cloud against Sephiroth. Even though he's supposed to be fucking dead. Why hasn't he diffused into the Lifestream already? You can argue Aerith has Cetra bullshit but what's Zack's excuse? It feels like I can't take the FF7 universe on its own merits anymore. Future and past events will be dictated on popularity rather than the setting which just shatters the immersion of FF7 being a place that could exist.
It's a copypasta and a shitpost but it's rooted in a certain level of truth. One of the problems I have with 7R's narrative is how noncommital it is and how it seems like decisions are being made with marketing in mind, rather than narrative integrity.
Look, I like Zack. Seriously. Even if I think Crisis Core was not worth it, I still like Zack. The amount of Zack wank has crossed over into ridiculous. I was willing to let slide the fact that Zack invented Seventh Heaven. I was willing to draw the line at Zack barely having anything to do with the critical events of CC. I was even willing to let slide the fact that Zack went from being ambushed by 3 people to soloing an entire Battalion. Because the teenager in me appreciated him even as the adult in me is critical of it 15 years after the fact. With that being said, I have to draw the line somewhere. And I think that line is this shit right here.
Why the fuck is Zack so important nowadays. Don't tell me it's because of FF7. Zack barely existed and the game is still popular to this day. Zack has been entirely uplifted by marketing and fan reception, to the point that now his ghost can have a back to back team up with Cloud against Sephiroth. Even though he's supposed to be fucking dead. Why hasn't he diffused into the Lifestream already? You can argue Aerith has Cetra bullshit but what's Zack's excuse? It feels like I can't take the FF7 universe on its own merits anymore. Future and past events will be dictated on popularity rather than the setting which just shatters the immersion of FF7 being a place that could exist.
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