​There was some huge FF7 Remake news during Sony's State of Play event today.  Final Fantasy VII Remake will be coming to PS5.  It will be called Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade.  It will have visual enhancements as well as many gameplay additions, and a brand new episode featuring Yuffie Kisaragi!  Are you as excited for FF7 Remake Intergrade as I am?!

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State of Play - HUGE FF7 Remake News!  Yuffie and FF7R coming to PS5!
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​In this video, let's talk about Picturing the Past, which is an exclusive short story depicting an event in Aerith's childhood.  There will be spoilers ahead, so please be aware.  Let's get odd.

This story can be found in the back of the Final Fantasy VII Remake World Preview book. 
 It's written by Kazushige Nojima, who is a renowned Japanese video game writer.  In addition to writing this story, he was a scenario writer on Final Fantasy VII, and many other games as well.  While Tetsuya Nomura is credited with coming up with the idea of Aerith's death, Kazushige Nojima was the one who actually wrote the script for those scenes.  The story is really well written.  It almost feels like the story plays out backwards, where at the beginning, you know very little, and the main character goes on this journey, almost like a detective style, trying to uncover certain facts, and little by little, the story becomes clearer and clearer until we reach the end.  I made a video a while ago on the Final Fantasy VII Remake World Preview book, but I urge you to check it out.  I highly recommend reading the story, because it's a really good story and it's told in a really interesting way.  I'll leave a link to the book in the description below.

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So the story jumps back and forth between flashbacks and the present, but in this video, I want to focus in on the story of Aerith.  And the story is told from the point of view of a main character, who I don't believe they ever reveal his name.  So to prepare for this video, I read through the story at least two times, but I just started referring to him as "The Shinra Trooper" or "S. T." for short.

So a lot of the flashbacks take place when Aerith was seven years old, and she was being held in a room at the Shinra building with her mother, Ifalna, and they were both known to be Ancients.  So every morning at 10am, this man named Geddie Bach would come in to pick up Ifalna and escort her to the laboratory.

And they would perform, "research and experimentation" on Ifalna, so every time that happened, Aerith would become impatient, frustrated.  I'm sure she felt fearful every time that her mom left the room, especially when no one really knew the extent of whatever that research entailed.  I mean, the only ones who really knew were, presumably, Professor Hojo, and the ones performing the research, but if you weren't high up, you really didn't know and, especially Aerith had no idea, being seven years old.  She would get angry at Geddie Bach, because he was the one who took her mom away from her every morning, and then every time Ifalna came back, she would look tired.  There was an instance in the book where Ifalna came back to the room, and blood was seeping into the bandage wrapped around Ifalna's wrist.  Her eyes were described as hollow and sunken.  Whatever the research they were performing, it was exhausting for Ifalna.  I'm sure it was painful, uncomfortable, so that takes a toll on Ifalna's health, her mental and emotional health.  That definitely has a negative effect on Aerith as well.

So Geddie Bach and S. T.'s mother both held clerical positions within the R&D Department at Shinra, and S. T.'s mother had been tasked with looking after Ifalna and her daughter.  So S. T. kind of became Aerith's playmate.  So one day, Aerith was laughing a lot at a silly story that his mother was telling her about a monster rat, and S. T. was trying to explain what the rat's tail looked like, so he was trying to show her a drawing of a coil, and all of a sudden, Aerith let out a guttural cry.  So Aerith then grabbed a pen and then started drawing ferociously:  a person's face, a tree, a flower, an animal, a monster maybe?  She drew more figures, one after another, and the page was gradually covered in black ink.  So S. T's mother notifies the surveillance camera, and then soon, Geddie comes inside, followed by a bunch of people with white coats, and then Professor Hojo, but Aerith continues to draw as though she's like possessed.  And Professor Hojo asks Aerith, "can you see something?"  Aerith nodded and said, "I can see things.  I can hear them."  So Hojo lets out a creepy laugh, and then says, "Aerith has awakened."

So if you're familiar with the lore of Final Fantasy VII, President Shinra is like obsessed with finding this promised land.  One character in this story refers to it as like "a magic mako land," where President Shinra wants to build this Neo Midgar.  He wants to capitalize and find this promised land.  He believes that the key to this promised land is through the Ancients or the Cetra, and that's the reason why he's experimenting and researching Ifalna, and then when Hojo witnesses that Aerith is making these drawings, and President Shinra wants to really capitalize on this.

He believes that through her drawings, he will be able to find this promised land, so after she starts drawing, they essentially force her to keep drawing.  She draws all sorts of things.  So what President Shinra does, he forms a unit called the Special Survey Unit, or the SSU.  Recruits can sign up and then they will be given a photo of a drawing with coordinates on the back. The helicopter takes these recruits to these so-called places, which, at many times...  I mean, these are weird photos of drawings, made by a seven-year-old girl, and the coordinates are guesses.  They could be educated guesses, or they could just be random coordinates that these recruits are supposed to go, and the helicopter doesn't land.  The recruits just parachute in, and then 10 days later, another helicopter comes in to pick them up.  One of the characters in the story, Jack Klein, he's a pilot, and he says that most of the recruits that parachuted into these places, he never heard from again, and he never heard of anyone finding any sort of "magic mako land" or anything like that.

So in another flashback, S. T. tells a story of when he was back in Aerith's room as a child, and he was usually there with his mother, but some creature kept for an experiment had escaped, and his mother rushed off to help search for it.  So Aerith had grown tired of drawing, and S. T., who at this time, was just a nine-year-old boy, insisted to her, "Just wait.  Geddie's gonna fix it.  I know he will."  Two weeks prior, they had given Geddie something they referred to as "the special picture," and Geddie took the picture and then essentially disappeared.  A young woman in a white coat leaned into the room and asked, "Have you finished a picture, Aerith?"  The young boy snapped at the woman, "She's drawing now.  Her pictures aren't that simple, you know.  Stop rushing her."  The woman got angry and entered the room, leaving the door ajar.  S. T. shouted at her to close it, due to fear of the escaped creature, but it was too late.  A dark shape burst in through the open door.  The creature let out a short scream.  She was a woman enveloped in a black robe-like shroud.  She descended upon Aerith, and started screeching in a strange voice.  "Aerith, you're the reason he's dead!  It's your fault!  Your pictures have killed so many people!  Do you understand that?!  Do you?!"  The woman screamed and wrapped her hands around seven-year-old Aerith's neck, and began to choke her.  The woman in the white coat plunged a hypodermic needle into the robed woman's neck.  The robed woman collapsed on top of Aerith.  The boy could see that the number 24 was tattooed on the woman's ankle in deep black ink.

So we don't find out what the quote unquote "special picture" is until towards the very end of the story.  So S. T. said that the President believed that the mysterious abilities of an ancient would make him a lot of money, and after Aerith started drawing, she became different.  She didn't eat nor smile much, nor dance, nor read books anymore.  He finally saw Aerith again, and she was emaciated, like a sick puppy.  Her long hair hung loose and tangled, and her clothes were stained.  He was overwhelmed by one of the walls, which was completely covered in drawings of crowds and landscapes and strange animals.

Just before entering the room, S. T.'s mother asked him to convince Aerith to draw.  Aerith said that the President and the Professor only wanted landscape pictures, and she said she couldn't draw because she doesn't see things anymore.  S. T. told her to draw from her imagination, but Aerith replied, "No!  Never!  Someone will die if it's not a real place!  The Professor said so!"  So S. T. came up with an idea.  He would tell her to draw a picture exactly like he tells her, and he'll make sure it's the last one for her.  She agreed.  He described the landscape of Mideel to her, which he had seen in a magazine that his mother had been reading.  He then rang the emergency buzzer and called out to Geddie Bach.  He handed Geddie the picture and spoke in a low voice.  "Aerith gave everything she had to draw this picture.  She said this landscape came to her more clearly than any of the other ones, but it took all her strength to draw it.  So I really don't think she can do anymore.  Will you tell Professor Hojo?  Geddie saw that the drawing was of Mideel. 

So the the story goes into a lot of detail how, in the end, Geddie used the picture for himself, and then the process, lost the light of his own life, as well as two other people's lives, and this other character named Joann lost all of her friends.  I might make another video focusing on those aspects of the story because that's very interesting as well.  I did additional research and these other characters named Geddie and Glen and Lilisa ended up becoming Sephiroth clones.  There are short scenes in this story--I don't think they're meant to be creepy or scary, but the imagery, to me, kind of gave me a creepy feeling.  Just the hooded robes, especially like Lilisa.  This grown woman in a hooded robe descending upon seven-year-old Aerith starting to choke her and then collapsing on top of her.  That really creeped me out as well.  And then these characters, these robed characters kind of end up in the Train Graveyard.  They're not really doing anything; they just kind of gather and then they end up standing still and like look up again.  I didn't want to go too much into detail about those characters, because I feel that's like a separate video, but for this video, I just wanted to focus on Aerith.

So at the end of the story, this main character, S. T., who, in present day, he's like a 24 year old man, with a partner, and a soon to be born child, he's dealing with this guilt, and guilt is a running theme in Final Fantasy VII, because Cloud feels a lot of guilt, how he can't forgive himself for what happened, and he feels like he's no good to anyone.  That kind of theme is carried on into Advent Children.  This story has a strong theme of guilt as well.  He kind of wants to make sure everything is good in terms of his past and everything is clear before his child is born.  Before he can face the future, he has to face his past, which is also a theme of Final Fantasy VII.

This other character named Joann tries to help S. T. understand that Geddie's greedy motivations, as well as Shinra's Research and Development division getting involved, is what led to so many lives being lost, and S. T. shouldn't blame himself.  So this character, Joann, then tips him off that there's a girl who sells flowers in a plaza in front of the Sector 8 Station, and she's pretty sure that her name is Aerith.  At the end of the story, S. T. ventures off to the Sector 8 Station and finds Aerith, who's selling flowers.  He carefully approaches her, and then proceeds to give his name, and then talks about his childhood, memories of her, everything that he could remember.  He tells her that he needs to apologize to her to move on, but rather than search for her directly, he just kind of went round and round on detours.  But she starts to say that she thinks he might have the wrong person.  So he says, "No, that can't be.  You're Aerith, right?  Ifalna's daughter?  The ancient--" but upon seeing her face lock up tight, he finally understood, that he was a part of her past, a past that she had no desire to remember.  He then apologizes and tells her to forget everything that he just said.  He then runs off towards Sector 7, but stops to take one glance back.  He sees that she's looking at him.  She makes like a funny face back at him, similar to a funny face that they used to do when they were kids, and then she lets out a small giggle and then she gives him a tiny wave.

So I think it's a really great story told in a really interesting way, jumping back between flashbacks and the present.  Honestly, it gives a lot of insight into the character of Aerith, who we all know and love, but what's interesting about it is Aerith isn't necessarily the main character in it.  She's only shown in flashbacks until the end.  She's barely in it at the end.  But it's mainly told through this unnamed main character, and Aerith is a strong character in it; she's a strong plot point in the story.  There's a lot of interesting insight into her story as a child, and kind of the trauma that she had to go through, and how in a moment in the present, she didn't want to remember any of her past.  That's kind of--it makes me like really sad.  It's kind of tragic how she experienced this trauma in the past, and she doesn't want to remember her past; she doesn't want to live it or relive it.  It really makes me feel for her as a character, how she never reveals or talks about this stuff to any other characters.  I feel that she's just kind of stuck in this life, where she's destined to do something.  She's destined to like suffer, and she can't escape it, which kind of leads me to Final Fantasy VII Remake, how at the end of Remake Part 1, she's talking a lot about destiny and fate.  If we walk through this void, it'll change us.  It'll change everything.  It'll change fate as we know it.

So it's a really interesting story.  I'm focused more on Aerith, but there's a lot more to the story, even though it is a short story.  It goes through the main character and his meeting all of these people to find out the truth of what happened in his past, so that might be another video.  If that sounds interesting to you, like, going into more details as the character of this unnamed Shinra Trooper, as well as Joann, and Lilisa, Glen, and Geddie, and Jack Klein, the pilot, let me know.

Thanks for watching.  I hope you enjoyed this video.  Take care. Stay safe.

​Stay odd, and keep on playing.

​FF7 Remake Aerith Short Story  |  Check out the Final Fantasy VII Remake World Preview Book - https://amzn.to/3hUQrP0​  |  In this video, let's talk about Final Fantasy VII Remake Picturing the Past, written by Kazushige Nojima.  It is an exclusive short story depicting an event in Aerith's Childhood.  This short story can be found in the back of the Final Fantasy VII Remake World Preview Book.  I found the story to be really well-written and enjoyable, and I highly urge you to check it out.

Please beware of SPOILERS.

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FF7 Remake Aerith Short Story
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In honor of Valentine's Day, let's talk about death.

I'd like to start this video with a quote, if i may:

"Ever since my mother passed away, which was when we were creating Final Fantasy III, I have been thinking about the theme of "life".  "Life" dwells in many things, and I was curious what will happen if I attempt to analyze "life" in a mathematical and logical way."

-Hironobu Sakaguchi, from the October 1997 issue of Computer and Video Games.

There's going to be spoilers ahead, so please be aware.

Let's get odd.

Whilst I was researching for this video, I immediately came across some discussion boards stating that "Aerith's death being a reference to Producer, Hironobu Sakaguchi's mother" is a myth, because his mother died in 1988, and Final Fantasy VII wouldn't get released until 1997.

I wholeheartedly disagree that it's a myth.  Sakaguchi-chan's mother died in 1988, but the death of a loved one is not something you forget--right away, or ever.  Death is such a powerful, inevitable element, one that we have no control over.  It's something that has the power to shape you--your actions, your reactions, and how you see, feel, and experience the world.

Sakuguchi-chan wanted to focus on the theme of life, and so he created the Lifestream, although the Lifestream would develop and evolve with the help of the team of developers before ending up in the game.  He's a producer on Final Fantasy VII, where he's working closely with Director, Yoshinori Kitase, Artist, Tetsuya Nomura, who was also contributing story and plot elements, and Scenario Writer, Kazushige Nojima, who wrote the script where Aerith dies.  I believe these are all completely and utterly connected.

Because the theme of Final Fantasy VII was life, Nomura and the team of developers sacrificed Aerith in order to give weight and depth to that theme.  In most video games, if a character dies, it doesn't matter.  You can just reset and try again, or revive them.  In Final Fantasy VII, Nomura depicts a real and true death of a main character, a beloved character--someone who cannot come back, and that death really resonated with so many fans of the game.  He wanted people to understand what it means to hurt and feel a sense of loss.

I think the death of Aerith is so powerful.  It's not just the death of a main character in a video game that we all love.  That event is a symbol, to me at least.  It's a symbol of death that we can all relate to.  It's something that we have no control over, something that we cannot stop, no matter how hard we try, and no matter what we do.  Despite any and all of our efforts, people who we love will die.  Sorry to get morbid, but it's true, and it's a part of life, and it's the reason why that moment is so powerful.

Think about when someone close to you in your life died.  Maybe you haven't experienced that yet, in which case you're fortunate, but the sad truth of it is that death is permanent and irreversible.  It's something you need to cope with.  It's not something you ever "get over" or "forget".  It's something you learn to live with.

In the original game, the fall of the Sector 7 plate kills the members of Avalanche:  Biggs, Wedge, and Jessie, at least that's what we assume, because we never hear from them for the rest of the game.  That also lights the fire beneath Barrett and his team to keep pushing to fight Shinra and to save the planet.  Would they have kept fighting had those three characters survived?  Yes, I believe so, absolutely.  But those deaths were also a powerful moment, and the whole team carries the weight of their sacrifices with them for the rest of the story.  Nanaki thought his father was a coward, but the truth of his father was revealed to him through a story told by his Grandpa, Bugenhagen, and I have no doubt that Nanaki realizing the truth about the death of his father not only changed him for the better, but it would also change the trajectory of the way he would live his life in the future:  as a true guardian of Cosmo Canyon.

Zack Fair is a minimal character in the original Final Fantasy VII, and what I mean by that is he's barely even seen.  He's alluded to a few times, but we don't experience his full story until Crisis Core, but his death is literally the reason why Cloud becomes who he is.  Cloud's identity crisis is such a significant part of who he is.  Ironically, for Cloud, who he isn't, is such a strong part of who he becomes.  That's such a strong metaphor that shows that the death of others has the potential to inform who we can become in the future.  I think about those close to me who have passed.  Over time, perhaps I think about them less and less.  I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing, but I never forget about them.  They're always with me, which leads me to Final Fantasy VII Remake.

There are a lot of theories and speculations about the game.  It's possible that the end of the original Final Fantasy VII leads directly into the beginning of Remake, which would make Remake a sequel.  There are theories that Aerith will live, and that Zack is alive.  Look, I would love it if both Aerith and Zack were alive.  I would love it if my two aunts were still alive.  I wish all of my old pets were still alive.  I wish we could all go down to a garden somewhere and eat sea-salt ice cream, but sadly, that's just not how life works, and that's not how death works.  And as cliche as it sounds, you can't always get what you want.  You can't have life without death.

I don't know what the future holds for Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2.  I didn't think it was a sequel, but honestly, the more I think about the possibilities, the more intriguing it becomes to me, but I don't think the developers would have gone to all that trouble of killing off these memorable characters that we care so deeply about, just to simply resurrect them again.  It takes away all of the stakes.  It takes away from the power of their sacrifices and their memories.  I don't think that's what the developers are doing, but who knows.

At the end of the original Final Fantasy VII, Meteor is headed towards the planet, but even in death, Aerith commands the Lifestream to emerge from the planet, pushing Meteor back, and allowing Holy to destroy it.  I think the Lifestream, and that event in particular, is a very potent metaphor, showing that even in death, the spirits of those who have passed still have the power to inspire you, push you, and help you.  The memories, emotions, and knowledge of those who have died never leave us, but they return to the planet, and get passed on.

After recent events, and especially while making this video, I thought about that cliche quote, I forget it exactly, but something like:  When you hug someone, hug them like it's the last time you'll hug them, because one day it will be, and it's very true.  Life is short, so embrace your dreams.  And call your mom.

Stay odd and keep on playing.

Final Fantasy VII and the Power of DEATH  |  The developers of Final Fantasy VII did such a powerful job of depicting life and death.  It was the first video game that I played which depicted life and death in a very realistic and significant way.  Let's talk about the themes of life and death in FF7.

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Final Fantasy VII and the Power of DEATH
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Hello everyone; this video is a short update regarding the Final Fantasy VII Remake Orchestra Concert.  We got Nomura'd.  No news, unfortunately, but we'll get to that.  Let's get odd. 

Were you able to tune into the Final Fantasy VII Remake Orchestra Concert?  I was not able to, as it was a Japan-only event.  The concert was 2 hours and 16 minutes.  I was, however, able to view the first 12 minutes and 50 seconds, after which, a message comes up saying that you have to pay to see the rest of the concert.  But I was able to watch the first two tracks for free.  So I was able to watch the Prelude and the Opening Bombing Mission.

Audrey live tweeted the whole event.  Her account is @aitaikimochi.  She was making note of all the footage that they were showing on the big screen.  She did make an interesting comment about cutting between the screen and the musicians, how sometimes you're able to see what's happening on the big screen, but sometimes they would close up on the musicians, which is cool, but when they do that, you're unable to see what's happening on the big screen.

And now the big event--what we've been waiting for...  The breaking news...  So they start talking about--merchandise?  A Cloud sword?  A music box?  So yeah, we did get Nomura'd.  There weren't any news during the event regarding Final Fantasy VII Remake coming to the PS5 or PC or anything like that.  I do wonder if Tetsuya Nomura and the developers at Square Enix think that it's funny how they kind of teased that there was going to be some news, and everyone was anticipating that there was going to be news, and then all of a sudden, they start talking about merchandise.  Here's my official message to Tetsuya Nomura and the developers at Square Enix, because I'm sure they're watching this.  Honestly, yeah it's kind of funny.  You got me there.

So I actually wasn't able to catch the live tweeting that Audrey did during the event, but I did catch some of her live stream on Twitch earlier today, and she was trying to help people who were perhaps interested in purchasing access to the concert on nicovideo.  I urge you to check out her accounts on twitter and Twitch.  I will link to them below.  It was my first time catching her livestream.  So there's a Final Fantasy VII Remake Concert event going on, which is Japan-only, which is also kind of weird because Final Fantasy VII Remake and the franchise has a global appeal.  There's no one translating, so she kind of took it upon herself to do the translations, just for fun, but she's helping a lot of people, so I urge you to check her accounts if you're interested in that kind of stuff.

So unfortunately, we did get Nomura'd.  There wasn't any news during the event, but here's my take on that.  I think we should just be patient for now and just enjoy the hype, and enjoy the anticipation.  I am an old man, but at the same time, I'm feeling like a little kid excited for this game, and any sort of news that's coming in the upcoming months, and I don't get excited a lot anymore, but my point is I think we should just enjoy this time, where we get to be excited together, talking about speculations, and anticipation, and theories, and predictions.  It's a fun time; it's a great time for gaming, and I'm glad we get to experience this excitement together, as you can tell by my monotone voice.

So here's my question for you:  When do you think they will make announcements regarding PS5 or PC ports?  --Because I read some comments that some people were saying April 10th--maybe they're legally obligated to refrain from making any announcements prior to April 10th because of the timed exclusivity on the PS4, but then I read other comments saying, well, everyone knows that it's a timed exclusive until April 10th, so there should be some sort of announcements by now, or people are expecting it.  So let me know your thoughts in the comments.

I'm actually currently working on a video.  I hope to have it completed and posted by Monday morning, like 5:30 Pacific Time.  The tentative title is Final Fantasy VII and Death.  It's kind of morbid, and it's spoiler heavy, but I worked on the script for it this morning, and I'm excited to put it together.  So I'm really looking forward to putting that out.  I hope you'll be able to watch it and enjoy it.  Thanks for watching and subscribe if you liked this video and you want to see more Final Fantasy VII Remake content.

Stay odd, and keep on playing.

FF7R Remake - Nomura'd!  No Remake News!

This video is a short update regarding the Final Fantasy VII Remake Orchestra Concert.  There was no news regarding FF7 Remake during the event.  There were, however, merch announcements.  Hopefully, we hear some news soon.

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Check out the first two tracks from the Final Fantasy VII Remake Orchestra Concert:
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FF7R Remake - Nomura'd!  No Remake News!
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The Final Fantasy VII Remake Orchestra Concert is quickly approaching and the hype is real.  It will occur on Saturday, February 13th, starting at 4 pm, Japan Time.  Unfortunately, for me, it's a Japan only event, so what I plan on doing, and what I suggest for you to do as well, is to follow Audrey on twitter.  Her account is @aitaikimochi, as she will be attending the virtual event, and she mentioned that she will be live tweeting the event as well.  Like anything, they could make some big announcements, or they could literally make some nothing announcements, but in this video, let's talk about three different predictions.  Some of these predictions might be bold, some might be obvious, some might be dumb, but hopefully you'll get a kick out of the video regardless.  Let's get odd.

Prediction #1 - Final Fantasy VII Remake will be ported to PC and PlayStation 5?
So for number one, let's talk about ports.  Final Fantasy VII Remake is a timed PlayStation 4 exclusive until April 10th, 2021, which is less than two months away.  So I know a lot of people are hoping for a PC port or a port for the PS5.  Those two are the more likely ports.  There hasn't been any signs or any news regarding an Xbox release, but Final Fantasy XV had an Xbox One release, so you never really know with these things.  Final Fantasy XV also had a Stadia release, but we don't need to talk about that.  No one ever needs to talk about that.

Here's kind of a dumb prediction.  It's not really a prediction; it's just something that I want, but if they were to release a port of Final Fantasy VII Remake on the Switch, I'd be tempted to get it.  To be able to play that game and experience that story on the go--that would be awesome.  And I'm sure there's a bunch of Switch owners out there that don't necessarily own a PlayStation or an Xbox, and they might not be PC players either, so I would actually love for the game to come to the Switch, but I know it's extremely unlikely.

Prediction #2 - New Trademarks from Square Enix - Ever Crisis
So number two prediction -  let's talk about trademarks.  About a month ago, there was some news regarding some new trademarks from Square Enix, including Ever Crisis, The First Soldier, and the Shinra Electric Power Company logo.  I made a video recently speculating that Ever Crisis could be connected to Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2, and Ever Crisis was recently trademarked in the United States.  I imagine that Ever Crisis has got to be connected to the story of Crisis Core, and the character of Zack Fair.  So unfortunately, we're not sure what any of these trademarks could mean, or what they're alluding to - whether they're related to the name of the next installment of the game, or they're the names of DLC's, new titles, reboots, or remakes. 

So I have a question for you:  I also saw recently there was a new trademark.  The Isle Dragon Roars.  So what do you think that could be?  I mean it could be related to Yuffie, or Wutai, or it could be completely unrelated.  But I saw that in the news recently and I thought it was pretty interesting.

Prediction #3 - New Edition of Final Fantasy VII Remake Coming?
So prediction number three is a new version of Final Fantasy VII Remake.  So Final Fantasy XV eventually got the Royal Edition.  It contained additional DLC, which had further story, gameplay, and technical improvements.  We could get something similar for Final Fantasy VII Remake, quite possibly for the ports on PC or PS5.  Perhaps the new edition could have additional cutscenes or additional story, or maybe the new edition could be called Final Fantasy VII Remake:  Ever Crisis Edition, or maybe there's going to be Final Fantasy VII Remake:  Pocket Edition.  That would be terrible.

So here's my question for you:  What do you think they're going to announce during the Final Fantasy VII Remake Orchestra Concert?  Do you think they're going to make some big announcements?  Or do you think it's too early to announce anything big for Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2?  Let me know in the comments.  Thanks for watching, and if you like this video, consider subscribing if you want to see more Final Fantasy VII Remake content.

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​FF7 Remake Orchestra Concert PREDICTIONS! - The Final Fantasy VII Remake Orchestra Concert virtual event will occur on Saturday, February 13, 2021, and the hype is real.  In this video, I go through three different predictions as to what they might potentially announce during the concert.  What do you think the announcements could be?

Be sure to follow https://twitter.com/aitaikimochi as she mentioned that she will be attending the event and will be live tweeting as the concert goes on.

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0:42  Final Fantasy VII Remake PC Port and/or PS5 Port?
1:41  Square Enix New Trademarks - Ever Crisis
2:35  New and Improved Version of Final Fantasy VII Remake?

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After the way the developers depicted Midgar in the Final Fantasy VII Remake, it has solidified my opinion that it is my favorite location in the original game, and quite possibly my favorite location in the entire Final Fantasy series.  There are so many great locations within Midgar, from 7th Heaven in the Sector 7 Slums, to Elmyra’s House and the Sector 5 church, to Wall Market and Don’s Corneo’s Mansion, as well as the intimidating Shinra Building.  So let’s start by talking about The Origins of Midgar, and go from there.

Please beware of spoilers, if you haven’t yet played the original game or you are unfamiliar with the story, this is your spoiler alert.  Let’s get odd.

In early drafts of the script from Final Fantasy creator, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Final Fantasy VII took place in a bleak New York.  There was an organization whose goal was to destroy Mako Reactors and blow up the city, and there was a character named Detective Joe that was chasing after them.  One such member of that organization eventually became the character we all know and love today known as Cloud Strife.

In early stages of development, the city was known as “Zamal” or “Zamar,” which I believe roughly translates to "The Circle" or "The Round."  Please correct me if I’m wrong about that.  After Yoshinori Kitase and Tetsuya Nomura began to work on the project, the game and the story evolved.  The New York setting was abandoned; it would later become the setting for Parasite Eve, another game produced by Sakaguchi-san, and developed by Square.

Art Director for Final Fantasy VII, Yusuka Naora, had the image of a pizza in mind when he designed the city.  He designed many locations in the game, but he is most proud of his work in Midgar.  In May 2020, shortly after Final Fantasy VII Remake was released, Domino’s Pizza Malaysia released a new ad promoting its pizza, which was a picture re-imagining Midgar as a pizza.  There are quite a bit of pizza references in the game.  Barret refers to the upper plate.
The mayor of Midgar is named Domino, and his deputy is named Hart, or Hut.  According to Ultimania Omega, an early draft of the script described Midgar as “a misshapen city built in the sky, covered in iron plates and the stench of sewage,” and the city was built by “cultured” people who wanted to escape the world below.

The city is located to the northwest on Gaia’s eastern continent.  Midgar’s large, circular structure is supported above the ground by nine mako reactors and a central pillar.  On top of the plate are people who are typically seen as well-to-do, wealthy, or cultured.  Underneath the plate lie the dark and derelict slums for the impoverished.  Whilst doing research for this video, I came across the book, “Norse Myths that inspired Final Fantasy VII” by M. J. Gallagher.  I’ve recently just begun reading it, and I urge you to check it out if you are interested in this stuff.  The author goes deep into speculative connections between Norse Mythology and Final Fantasy VII.

The city of Midgar comes from the name Midgard.  In the book, Gallagher states that Midgard can translate to “Middle Enclosure,” or “civilization.”  Many consider Midgar to be one of the most iconic locations in the Final Fantasy series; I actually think it’s the most iconic location in the game.  Construction of the city began in 1976.  The city’s purpose was to provide residence for employees of the Shinra Electric Power Company.  In the game, Midgar is the most technologically advanced city on the planet, and because of this, the city requires a lot of power through the use of its nine mako reactors.  The Shinra Electric Power Company saps the planet of its life energy, turning the surrounding area into a barren wasteland.  This is the impetus of the story of Final Fantasy VII, and sets into motion the story of Cloud Strife joining the eco-terrorist group Avalanche, led by Barret Wallace, to try and save the planet.

Many of the major themes of Final Fantasy VII can be found in Midgar,  Themes of environmental disasters that face the planet and how we should do any and everything in our power to help save the planet.  The greediness and selfishness of President Shinra and the Shinra Electric Power Company, and how they would do everything in their power to serve themselves and help make the rich get richer.  The themes of class distinction and economic inequality between the upper plate areas and the slums below.

Going back to the book, Norse Myths that Inspired Final Fantasy VII, the author states that according to prophecies, Midgard will become consumed by greed, sexual promiscuity, war, and depravity, ultimately galvanizing the forces of chaos to initiate Ragnarok.  Nope, not that Ragnarok.  This Ragnarok.  And similar calamities occurred in other games in the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII including Before Crisis and Dirge of Cerberus.  And during the world-ending event of Ragnarok, Midgard, or Midgar, will be destroyed and a new world will emerge.

Midgar is my favorite location in the game.  I think a lot of that is because 7th Heaven is the home base of Avalanche, but I also kind of consider Seventh Heaven, and Midgar overall, to be kind of home of the game.  It’s like Link’s house in the Legend of Zelda games.  Sometimes I just like to go back home and chill.  And that makes it all the more devastating and heart-wrenching when Shinra drops the Sector 7 Plate and destroys Seventh Heaven along with the Sector 7 Slums.  I made a video a while back going through the top 7 tracks of Final Fantasy VII Remake, and Tifa’s Theme made it to the top.  A lot of that is nostalgia, for sure.  After the tense and exciting sequence of the Opening Bombing mission, walking back into the Sector 7 Slums of Midgar, hearing Tifa’s theme, and seeing the people dance, as cheesy as this sounds, it felt like coming back home after 23 years.

So here's my question for you:  What is your favorite location in Final Fantasy VII and why?  Let me know down in the comments.  Thanks for watching, and be sure to subscribe if you liked this video and want to see more content like his.  Stay odd, and keep on playing.

The Origins of Midgar - Midgar is my favorite location in Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy 7 Remake, it's quite possibly my favorite location in the entire Final Fantasy series.  In this video, let's start by talking about the origins of Midgar, and go from there.  SPOILER ALERT.  I hope you enjoy this video.

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Happy 24th Anniversary Final Fantasy VII.  The game was originally released on January 31, 1997 in Japan.  It is officially 24 years old, which is kind of nuts, considering how old it is, and how strong the longevity of the game is, in terms of the story and characters exciting the players back in 1997, and still doing so to this day.  So let's celebrate by talking some news, predictions, and speculations.  Please be aware of spoilers if you haven't played the original, or you don't want the story spoiled for you, this is your official spoiler alert.  So let's get odd.

The Computer Entertainment Developers Conference and Kyushu 2020 online event started on January 30th, 2021.  A lot of the news came out by way of Audrey on twitter, whose account is aitaikimochi, and there's been a bit of news, but in this video, I want to focus in on a couple of things.

Producer Yoshinori Kitase stated that the team wants to develop a game that not only lives up to the fans expectations, but also throws them off in a good way.  Another interesting post from Audrey is this one where she writes that Kitase literally says the phrase, "a betrayal with a good meaning."  Again, this could mean anything, but in honor of Final Fantasy VII's 24th Anniversary, let's just kind of throw some bold predictions out there, but my thoughts go back to Ever Crisis. 

A few weeks ago, the news came out that new trademarks became public from Square Enix, including Ever Crisis, and a lot of players' initial thought is that it could be related to Crisis Core and/or potentially tie into the character of Zack Fair.  A lot of speculations brewed.  Ever Crisis could be the name of Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2, a remake of Crisis Core, a potential new spin-off, or something completely different, and perhaps unrelated, but hopefully not.

So what do we know?  We know that towards the end of remake part 1, there was some significant and lengthy cut scenes that were taken directly from Crisis Core. There was that weird cut scene that led people to speculate that Zack could potentially be alive?  Will Zack be alive for part 2 of the remake?  Are there different timelines?  Will time travel be involved? 

Here's what I think.  I don't think Zack is alive, and I don't think time travel will be involved.  I think part two might be called Final Fantasy VII Remake Ever Crisis, and it could heavily incorporate the character of Zack Fair and the story of Crisis Core.  Or instead of Ever Crisis being the name of part two, it could be a significant DLC, delving into that story of Crisis Core.  But just like remake part 1, I don't think it's going to be a one for one, shot for shot remake of Crisis Core.  They already laid the foundation down for remake part 1.  So technically by the time remake part 1 starts, with Cloud on the train meeting up with Avalanche, Zack has already died.

No one knows how remake part 2 is going to start.  It could possibly start with the Nibelheim flashback, but what if they went further back?  So in regards to the recent event and the news, the quotes like "throw players off but in a good way," or "betrayal with a good meaning," I think what this could possibly mean is that Zack is "alive" because part two of the remake or a DLC could start with a lengthy flashback delving into the story of Zack.  So at the end of remake part one, when we see Zack carrying Cloud, I don't think that indicates that Zack is all of a sudden alive.  I just think that it's very possible that part two of the remake, or again, a separate DLC, could involve Zack's story into a significant flashback.  That's what I think the meaning is behind those types of phrases.

But also, Crisis Core really told a lot of the backstory with a lot of clarity.  The fun of the original Final Fantasy VII is discovering Cloud's clouded mind, and his identity crisis caused by mako poisoning.  So I think they will delve into some elements of Crisis Core up to a certain point, and the developers will definitely have to figure out a way to combine the story of Crisis Core and give us just enough information to keep the true story of Cloud in the dark.  If they reveal the whole story of Crisis Core up front, well, that just wouldn't be as much fun.  Cloud needs to go on his journey, with Tifa helping put his mind back together.  So it's interesting to think about what kind of balancing act the developers are aiming for.

I think they included Zack at the end of remake part 1 for a very purposeful reason, and that could potentially tie in with the name, Ever Crisis.  When I think of the phrase, "betrayal with a good meaning," it's an oxymoron.  Final Fantasy VII Remake is awesome, but it came with a lot of surprises.  What better way to "betray" fans with a good meaning than to remake Crisis Core and heavily incorporate that story into part two of the remake?  Zack wouldn't be "alive" per se, but he would be "alive" in a sense because you would get to control his character, and relive that tragedy all over again.  But again, no one knows for sure.  These are all just fun predictions, speculations, and theories that I've been enjoying talking about, and I hope you enjoy talking about as well.

What are your thoughts on the recent news?  And if these ominous/cryptic quotes could have any connection to Ever Crisis?  What are your speculations?  You can follow along on the socials @odd_drummer.  Thanks for watching, and don't forget to subscribe to see more content like this.  Stay odd and keep on playing.

FF7 Remake Part 2 Predictions - EVER CRISIS Theory
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In honor of Final Fantasy VII's 24th Anniversary, let's celebrate by talking news, speculations, and theories, and throw some bold predictions out there.  Why not?  Live a little.  Beware of SPOILERS if you have not yet played the original game or if you do not want the story spoiled for you.

In this video, I talk about some recent news that came out of the Computer Entertainment Developers Conference CEDEC 2020 online event.  I came across some quotes from Producer Yoshinori Kitase, and I talk about how I think they could potentially be related to Ever Crisis, and Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2.

What are your predictions/speculations/theories/thoughts?  Do you think recent comments could be related to Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2, Crisis Core, or Ever Crisis?  Do you think Zack could be alive?

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FF7 Remake Part 2 Predictions - EVER CRISIS Theory
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Hello everyone.  Let’s talk about how Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2 MIGHT start, and 5 things that I predict slash am hoping for.  Definitely let me know if you agree or disagree.  There are spoilers ahead, so if you haven’t played the original Final Fantasy 7 or you don’t want the story spoiled for you, this is your official spoiler alert.  So let’s get odd.

I recently got a comment saying that I sound bored during my videos, but I want to let you know that I’m working on it; I’m trying to do better.  I’m also currently on anti-depressants and Ritalin for energy, so there shouldn’t be a stigma about it; we are all depressed, but anyway, let’s get on with the video.

Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 1 ends in Midgar, and as I predicted in a previous video, I believe Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the remake will be the journey traveling to Kalm.  In the original game, this is pretty uneventful, but it leaves a lot of room for development for Part 2, in terms of story points and interesting enemies to encounter.

#1 - Spotlight on Red XIII
So #1 I really hope that Part 2 starts with, at least some sort of spotlight on Red XIII.  I recently posted a video on Red XIII’s backstory; he’s just an awesome character, and I know a lot of fans were pretty disappointed that he was not playable in Part 1 of the remake.

#2 - Biggs will send Red XIII on a solo mission
So in conjunction with #1, #2 we know that Biggs is still alive based on the ending of Part 1.  Jessie and Wedge - we assume they have died, but it’s still kind of sort of partially to be determined.  So maybe the game could start with a still weakened Biggs sending Red XIII on some sort of short solo mission, gathering intel or materials prior to rejoining the group, before everyone heading off towards Kalm.  I just really hope that Red XIII is a playable character right as the game starts.

#3 - Start at Level 1
So #3 let’s talk about the level system.  In Part 1, you could max out at level 50, which for me, I found a little disappointing, only because I just wanted to keep going and keep leveling up.  This is probably an unpopular opinion, but I wouldn’t mind if we started Part 2, at level 1 again.  I know a lot of players want to carry the save data from Part 1 onto Part 2.  But the way I see it, Part 2 isn’t like Disc 2.  Not for me anyways.  This is going to be a 2nd installment, a 2nd whole, full game.  So I personally WANT to start at Level 1.  That would be more enjoyable, for me.  I don’t think of it as starting over, or losing all the work I put into Part 1.  I just think of this as a new game.  And I would think new playable characters such as Red XIII, or Yuffie - they probably wouldn’t start at level 50 or above, they’d probably start at level 1.  I know that’s probably an unpopular opinion but that’s okay.  It’s okay to disagree.

#4 - Materia will be missing and no one knows why
So #4 the same thing kind of goes for materia.  There have been comments and theories that somehow, Yuffie might wipe the group out of all their materia, which would explain why they have no materia at the beginning of the game.  I actually think that would be a pretty cool way to start the game.  Or maybe all the materia is gone, with no explanation, and then eventually we learn that Yuffie was the culprit.  I don’t think they will reveal Yuffie right away in the game.  I think they’d hold onto that reveal for a little bit, because that’s going to be a really fun reveal and a big part of the next installment.

#5 - Open World
So #5 is Open World.  In the original game, even though the world becomes quote unquote open world, it’s still fairly linear.  For example, you have to head to Kalm to trigger the Nibelheim flashback, and then head to the Chocobo Farm to catch a chocobo to evade the Midgar Zolom, etc.  It’s not as if once you leave Midgar, you are able to explore the entire world of Gaia, at least not yet.  But still, it would be nice if everything opened up a lot more after leaving Midgar.  One of the more annoying things of Part 1 was the warning symbol that would occur, every time you tried to explore.  One of the best things about these games and this entire franchise is exploring and discovering new places, enemies, and items.  I would hope that the journey from Midgar to Kalm is not one straight shot of a hallway.  They could implement some elements of the open world of Final Fantasy XV.  I know, to some players, FFXV is a bad word in some respect.  But I don’t think it would hurt to implement some open world elements of that game into Part 2 of the remake.

So here's my question for you – What are your predictions on how the next game will start, or not necessarily predictions, but what are some of the things that you hope will happen at the beginning of part 2?  I’d love to know your thoughts, so definitely let me know in the comments below.  If you liked this video, hit the like button, if helps the video and the channel out.  You can follow on the socials at odd_drummer.  Thanks for watching and don't forget to subscribe to see more content like this.  Stay odd and keep on playing.

​FF7 Remake Part 2 - PREDICTIONS on how the game will START! - Let's talk about how Final Fantasy VII Remake might start.  In this video, I talk about 5 predictions/things that I'm hoping for for Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2.  I hope you enjoy.  Please let me know what your predictions are, or some things on how you hope Part 2 will start.

SPOILER ALERT - Please do not watch this if you have not yet played or finished the original Final Fantasy VII and/or you do not want the game nor story to be spoiled for you.

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0:53  #1 - Spotlight Red XIII
1:09  #2 - Biggs will send Red XIII on a solo mission
1:40  #3 - Start Part 2 at level 1
2:36  #4 - Materia is missing and on one knows why
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Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2 PREDICTIONS - How will the game START!
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Let’s take a look at the character of Red XIII from Final Fantasy VII and the Remake. 

Please beware of spoilers if you have not yet played the original game or you are unfamiliar with the original story.

Let’s get ODD.

Red XIII, or Nanaki, was born in Cosmo Canyon to a mother that has never been named, as far as I know, and his father Seto. Nanaki had always believed that his father had cowardly fled Cosmo Canyon, due to the the Gi tribe invading the village. After his mother died, and his father gone, Nanaki was looked after by Bugenhagen, an elder of Cosmo Canyon. Nanaki lovingly referred to Bugenhagen as “Grandfather”.

Prior to the events of Final Fantasy VII, Nanaki participates in a ritual to appease the planet, held every 50 years. The ritual requires a male and female guardian, though Nanaki is fearful of taking part in the ritual as he doesn’t consider himself a guardian, and the female, Deneh, looks upon him as a coward. As the ritual approaches, the Turks arrive in Cosmo Canyon to capture a member of the species as a specimen for Professor Hojo, but Nanaki defends Deneh against capture and, in turn, shows that he is not a coward and is truly a guardian for Cosmo Canyon. Deneh is placed in an altar for some time as part of the ritual, and the Turks take Nanaki to Midgar.

In the original Final Fantasy VII, Cloud’s group infiltrates the Shinra building to rescue Aerith. They find that Hojo is attempting to interbreed Red XIII and Aerith to preserve their species. Red XIII speaks to the group, surprising them, revealing that the name, “Red XIII” was the specimen designation given to him by Hojo, although the name means nothing to him.

At this point, Red XIII joins Cloud’s group, and he tells them that he can stay with the group until they reach his home village of Cosmo Canyon. Upon reaching Cosmo Canyon, Nanaki’s true name is revealed, as well as his age of 48, although by human standards, he is closer to 15 or 16.

Upon overhearing that Nanaki believes his father to be a coward, Bugenhagen invites the group to accompany him into a sealed cavern within Cosmo Canyon. At the back of the cavern, Bugenhagen reveals that the Gi tribe did greatly outnumber the Cosmo Canyon fighters when they invaded from the back entrance. But Nanaki’s father, Seto, never fled from battle. In fact, he fought the invading tribe all the way up until the end. The Gi tribe shot poisoned arrows at Seto until it turned him into stone. Nanaki discovers the truth, as he finds his father’s petrified body overlooking the cave’s back entrance. Bugenhagen then urges Nanaki to continue his adventure with Cloud’s group, in order to do their best to protect the planet.

Invigorated by the truth, Nanaki vows to become a great warrior just like his father, and he howls at the moon, just as Seto begins to shed tears. Before Cloud’s group leaves the village, Nanaki hurries after them, and tells them that he is going with them to help protect the planet.

There are a lot of powerful moments in this game. The moment that Nanaki learns the truth about his father is probably one of the best moments in the game. To go from thinking your father is a coward, to learning the truth that he was actually a powerful warrior who died trying to protect the village, is a really powerful moment. I think it's a huge reason why this game was such a huge hit. I mean there's a lot of elements making this one of the best games of all time, and this moment is definitely one of them. This is also one of the reasons why I really enjoy story-based games.

Now don't get me wrong, I love games where you can just run and jump, or games like Tetris, where there's no story at all. I love a lot of different types of games, but there's something about story-based games, and this one in particular, that really resonates with me a lot, and it resonates with a lot of people. The characters are fleshed out, and their backstories and personalities and motivations are made really clear. The conflicts are understandable and relatable. Nanaki's definitely one of my favorite characters from Final Fantasy VII, if not my favorite character. Although, it's probably Tifa, who am I kidding?

Red XIII was voiced by Max Mittelman in Final Fantasy VII Remake and the Japanese voice actor was Kappei Yamaguchi. I definitely want to replay the game with Japanese audio, but so far, I've only played it in English, and I thought Max Mittelman did an awesome job. I've heard some of his other roles. As far as I've seen, his voice is usually more high pitched and really energetic, and this one is like a complete opposite, and I felt like his voice was really perfect for that part.

And I really love Nanaki as a character, and I look forward to more of his story being told in the next part of the remake. So here's my question for you: What are your thoughts on Red XIII as a character?  Or here's a better question: Who is your favorite character from Final Fantasy VII, or the remake, or Final Fantasy in general?  Thanks for watching.  Stay odd and keep on playing.

​Red XIII FF7 Remake Part 2 - Character Backstory | Let's talk about the character of Red XIII from Final Fantasy VII and the Remake.

SPOILER ALERT - Beware of spoilers!  There are spoilers in this game for the original Final Fantasy VII.  Ye hath been warned!

Red XIII has a very interesting backstory, and I explore his backstory in this video.  Final Fantasy VII is quite possibly my favorite game of all time.  I love story-based games like FF7 because of the rich characters and I love how all of the character personalities and motivations are clear and relatable.  Red XIII MIGHT be my favorite character, though depending on the day, it could be Tifa, who knows?  I hope you enjoy the video!

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​Ever Crisis, First Soldier, Shinra Logo | New Trademarks by Square Enix | Final Fantasy VII - Let's talk about the new recent trademarks by Square Enix.  This has led to a lot of speculation and anticipation that these new trademarks could potentially be connected to the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, or even possibly Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2.  Ever Crisis could be connected to Crisis Core:  Final Fantasy VII, or possibly Before Crisis.  The First Soldier could be an allusion to Sephiroth.  These could be anything -- new games, DLC, merchandise, promotion, advertising, spin-offs, remakes, reboots -- the opportunities are endless!

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