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>>3744531
>Just look at his appearance in smash bros 4 and he looks like some mopey anorexic fashion model.
I think that's just part of modern Japanese character design. If you're an RPG hero, that's what you have to look like now. His original design was great, and looks so much different, even at a glance.

>for whatever reason ffvii has a huge fan base of secondaries, that is people who never actually played the game
The game has a LOT of reach, and the plot is so shamelessly anime-esque that it has appeal based on that alone. I kind of understand. I never played the game as a kid, but I was surrounded by the hype for it, and have always thought of the game fondly even though I had no personal experience with it. It's got great music and atmosphere, stuff that's easy to soak up without actually touching a controller. Plus, in this modern age of let's play-ing, "never actually playing the game" is all the rage. However, I'm finally playing it and I'm really enjoying it.

It was pretty funny watching all the cringeworthy "reaction videos" to Cloud's reveal trailer for Smash Bros, because anyone who had even touched the game for a second should have known who was being announced the second they showed the star field and started playing the opening chords of the theme. Fuck, I knew and I hadn't even played the game for myself at that point. Then once they actually showed Cloud, everyone poured on the phony adulation so they could get their likes/shares/subscribes.