One of the pivotal components of my high school experience was my love for the video game Final Fantasy VII. First of all, it is, in my opinion, the best of the FF series (if you say FF8 is better, i might have to slap a bitch..) and second of all, i believe it to be the best RPG ever made. This is *MY* opinion and i stand by it. Not only was I (still am) obsessed with this game, but my entire group of friends was (still are) obsessed with this game. So much so, that myself, my sister and one of our friends from hs decided to play it through again for the first time in probably 10 or so years. Our Mission: get Cloud to go on a date with Barrett.
Let me explain for the lay-man: there's a point in the game, about 2/3 of the way through the first disc (there are 3 discs of gameplay) where the main character, Cloud....
..goes on a "date" with one of the other characters (i.e. Aeris, Tifa are the most popular). Depending on how you've treated the characters up until that point in the game will determine who knocks on your door on the date night. Well, several years ago it was discovered by me that, if certain actions were taken, Cloud could end up on a date with Barrett....picture Mr. T with a gun grafted into his arm.
Needless to say, we were determined to accomplished this task. And lo and behold we did...
Slightly disappointed they turned it into more of a "lets hang out" than a "date", but hey...it was made in 1997.
***While on the subject of FFVII, i feel the need to insert a plug. Playing the game again reminded me of this fanfic one of my friends in hs found online waaaaaaay back in 1999-2000 ish. It was the most amazing Final Fantasy fanfic I'd ever read, but at the time i initially read it, it was not completed. I googled it recently and discovered it is now complete!!! I've been re-reading it and i stand by my initial opinion: it's an amazing story and i recommend it to any FFVII fan!! Full review to follow once I've finished it.
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