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getsallad on 18 December 2009
Kenryoku_Maxis said:

Also, I'd just like to say, even as a silent protagonist, can anyone really say Chrono wasn't a better character than Aeris?  It really is baffling why Aeris is labeled as the most 'shocking' moment in an RPG to this day, while on the most part people still look back to Aeris as a forgettable and even boring character.

Well, Aerith's death isn't labeled as the most shocking moment in an RPG game to this day. Far from it. It is, however, the most well-known twist (arguably) since FF VII is probably the most popular FF game. Learn to tell the difference please.



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d21lewis on 18 December 2009

Nei's death (I won't say which game, but it was a pretty big deal in the RPG world) was pretty impactful, too. People were using glitches and everything to bring that character back. Final Fantasy 7 didn't do it first. It just did it to a bigger audience (like Michael Jackson and the Moonwalk).



EL_PATRAS on 18 December 2009

chrono trigger's plot twist is pretty brutal (don't wanna spoil anything), but Aeris dying is so shocking thanks to her charisma and personality.



                                                                           

Son1x on 18 December 2009
d21lewis said:
Nei's death (I won't say which game, but it was a pretty big deal in the RPG world) was pretty impactful, too. People were using glitches and everything to bring that character back. Final Fantasy 7 didn't do it first. It just did it to a bigger audience (like Michael Jackson and the Moonwalk).

Alys's death was quite shocking as well. I didn't see that coming at all. It was like, wow... shes dead? No way... I bet she gets revived or something. 
Didn't happen. 



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Beuli2 on 18 December 2009

Why didn't they used a Phoenix Down on her?



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Johann on 18 December 2009

You know whose death shocked me? Rita's.

The foreshadowing for that was just so subtle.

Can't wait for season 5.



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JerzeeBalla on 18 December 2009
Johann said:
You know whose death shocked me? Rita's.

The foreshadowing for that was just so subtle.

Can't wait for season 5.

I must agree friend.

 

On topic. Like others have said, its because FF7 is just so popular and sadly, its the only RPG some people have played start to finish. In my opinion anyway.



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Majin-Tenshinhan on 18 December 2009
Johann said:
You know whose death shocked me? Rita's.

The foreshadowing for that was just so subtle.

Can't wait for season 5.

You know what? I didn't even get a chance to be shocked, because someone on the Californication-board on IMDB spoiled it for me 10 minutes before I saw the episode. Yeah, Californication-board. Completely unrelated show. Pissed me off.



d21lewis on 18 December 2009
Majin-Tenshinhan said:

I think the really sad part in FF7 is why Sephiroth did it.



He just wanted to win...

That was so random and so funny, to me!



Majin-Tenshinhan on 18 December 2009
d21lewis said:
Majin-Tenshinhan said:

I think the really sad part in FF7 is why Sephiroth did it.



He just wanted to win...

That was so random and so funny, to me!

One of my favorite pictures ever :) Thought it felt related to the thread.