Aeris's *SPOILER* isn't all that.

[Antidrall]

I don't really want to get into it but it seems more then anything due to your fervent put-downs and overexaggerations you are just hating on FF7 and how people could possibly accept its "love story" simply because so many people do like it.

It wasn't as well developed as many other games yes but it wasn't as one dimensional as you claim. Aeris during Midgar has a playful, innocent and optimistic personality which anyone would be receptive to. Later it is found that she had an inclination towards Cloud because of his similarities towards Zack. The fact that Cloud wasn't really himself spoke badly for any possible future they could of had.

That, and I strongly agree with the revelation that most people were 12 or younger when they first played this game and videogames themselves were just developing into the intense narratives some are today, along with trying to compete graphically in new 3D games. Being the first Playstation and 3D FF its surprising how well FF7 did and it's not unreasonable to think that a part of the game could be disputed to not be as great as it could be.

Again I'm not claiming love story of the century or anything but even compared to other bad love stories like Celes and Locke, Terra and Leo, or Ashe and Rasler it's half decent. I'm not fully dismissing your points either, its much more of a valid argument then some Tifa lovers that are like "OMG BOOBS!!CLOUD MUST LOVE" I just don't think their love stories and by extension their personalities are as stale and bland as you claim (ala tank protecting healer)

(got into it more then I originally planned)

Edit: I didn't cry or anything when Aeris died more surprised as I didn't believe that people died permanently in video games before this time

I'm not saying I fully despised the game, while it did start the slope that made the series fall into a well lined with oil, it had SOME redeeming factors to it...can't think of any off the top of my head though... Also, the whole thing about Cloud having Zack's personality left Cloud with none even after he pulled himself together. He seemed very blank and to be honest, boring. I would still be enraged at Sephiroth, even if I knew I wasn't who I thought I was. but he didn't frankly do that much character-wise.

[Rocky]

I loled when the title got censored. The game has been out since '97, no reason to think it's a spoiler anymore jesus christ wtf.

Also, the whole death of her was pretty big back then; not to sound grandpa age old but we didnt have walkthroughs/lets plays/youtube back then, so we couldnt be spoiled near as easy. But nothing is ever as big once you go back through it again, its just ourselves being desensitized to the situation.

[che]

I loled when the title got censored. The game has been out since '97, no reason to think it's a spoiler anymore jesus christ wtf.

Also, the whole death of her was pretty big back then; not to sound grandpa age old but we didnt have walkthroughs/lets plays/youtube back then, so we couldnt be spoiled near as easy. But nothing is ever as big once you go back through it again, its just ourselves being desensitized to the situation.

This x a billion! Seriously.

[Cain Highwind]

I loled when the title got censored. The game has been out since '97, no reason to think it's a spoiler anymore jesus christ wtf.

I agree, Merlin was the one who brought it to my attention and wanted it changed (I for one, think of this). While he said the age of the game is no excuse I figured there just might be that ONE new fan who happens to be playing FFVII for the first time completely unaware, because I can relate to stumbling onto a Spoiler you didn't want to know.

I was tempted to change it to "Aeris's ***** isn't all that" for the funny double entendre though