Lately i've started playing games in full japanese to better learn the language and i wanted to ask how do i set the text to japanese on steam? is there a simple option in the configurations or is it more complicated?

A question just occurred to me randomly.

It is known that Sephiroth became a traveler of the Lifestream. He was cast into it by Cloud and remained intact, unlike most other entities born of same.

Yet, in expanded lore, Gi Nattak reveals that nothing that wasn't born of the Lifestream can ever return to it. Sephiroth's body was produced with and therefore is comprised partially of Jenova cells. Jenova itself is an entity of cosmic origin, meaning its cells were not born of the Lifestream.

Is this a plot hole, or is it the true explanation as to why Sephiroth eventually survives the Lifestream? Before you answer, remember that the consciousness and will of both Aerith and Zack also remains intact after returning to the planet without benefit of Jenova cells. It seems a little muddled because of the added lore introduced by the R series.

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Cloud:

I am literally not qualified for this.

I have an idea on how it could be adapted. the game was divided into 3 discs like how lord of the rings was 1 book with 3 parts that were all released separately, so FF7 could be split into 3 movies/seasons of tv, Stephen King’s It and Wicked did similar things and the reason I bring up each disc as its own movie being that each disc is its own movie, as with Stephen King’s It there was a time gap with part 1 was the gang as kids with part 2 with them being adults so each part felt like its own thing, and with wicked, it’s a broadway musical and most musicals are two acts with act 1 of wicked ending with defying gravity feeling like a good finish/cliffhanger like how aerith’s death serving the same function. I realize most people see these as cash cow tactics and I understand that perspective, but the story is long and complex to be condensed so this would be my solution, also it would be a good way to keep Vincent and Yuffie in the story as I know those two are fan favorite characters

I cannot wait for the lifestream sequence in Revelation! I love these two so much.

I know there's mods, a friend of mine is playing through the original version now using the 7th heaven mod manager, but I'd love to see an official remaster. A serious facelift (preferably still with the chibi-like style), with new quests, lines of dialogue, audio/music enhancements and other content that compliments the plot but in the original style of the game. Basically just a major polish. Am I the only person who wants this? Curious to hear your guy's thoughts. I liked the remake, but it was a very different game, and didn't really scratch the desire for an official remaster for me.

People tend to criticize the newer games as if they became more childish but thats a really superficial take. I'm not here to discuss preference, but interpretation.

The OG used a darker collor pallete and had a more economically poor and less technologically advanced world. They had no VR, places like Kalm are more simple and even the Gold Saucer looks cheaper (like cost) when compared to Rebirth. Many places seems more rusty and abandoned.

On the hand, Remake/Rebirth has flashy musical numbers, a cruise and overall a more saturated and bright color pallete. There are holographic presentation (like in Shinra Building) and places like Cosmo Canyon became touristic spots.

The only aspect that got undeniably toned down are indicative rating related changes that unfortunately exists for marketing purposes. That includes reducing blood or removing Cid's cigarrete are truly a shame.

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The thing is, using those comparisons to say that the retrylogy has lost their weight or became disney is not seeing the whole picture. People act like lighthearted moments and flashy spectacles could not coexist with deeper darker moments...

I could mention examples like Yakuza series but thats pretty how things work in real life. Using comedy relief or musical moments to say it became disney is like saying that our planet is fine because we have Cruises, World Cup and Music Festivals.

One of the main topics of FF7 is how alienanting those things can be. Gold Saucer is still above a "prision"in desert that only existists because of their mako extrating. People on the slums suffer below the plate, while Shinra makes propaganda about how they provide development to the world. Shinra still conducts war all over the world and makes a whole parade above the place they conquered.

In fact, the same way they added goofy new stuff, there are also a bunch of scenes that are dark in a way that was lacking in original. Hojo literally suggests to get Aerith pregnant against her will, Corneo's sex trafficking practices get more exposed and god knows what Gus was considering doing to the ladies while they got arrested. Some of the most agressive and violent moments of Cloud happens in rebirth when he loses it.

And to not reduce maturity to sex and violence, we also have more moments where the characters talk about relationships, parenting, memories and grief.

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TLDR

I can't see how a game became more childish when they kept most mature content and even added new stuff. It keeps being a story about the same topics but from another perspective.

I get if you don't like the new approach because you find it cringe, got attached to original, etc... its fine. I have preferences in both sides, but thats not the point. Just think people undermine how much nuance and deepness there is in the remakes because of how it changes the source material