Crisis Core Did you get emotionally attached?

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Ah...this is about our hero Zack Fair. I know there's a thread that goes along the lines of "Did you cry?", but this is about you getting attached to Zack's character. Before he
died
or even in FFVII, I never really cared when Cloud was telling his story. It was just like, "Oh...poor guy." (For me that is), but after playing Crisis Core I ended up liking Zack more than I did with Cloud.
 
I got fairly attached to Zach... The fact that he was so much more... happy made it easier to associate and a bit less annoying. That being said, Cloud could get so negative it was a bit deterring.

Zach>Cloud in my opinion.
 
Nope. He was like...fodder. Not important out side of that five minute scene in the game. I never liked him and I never hated him. But after CC I just can't stand him. The way he uses woman...ugh! annoying, that's what.

But after ACC I kinda like him now. He seems like a great friend to Cloud and I love that. But as a character by himself, he's like an empty shell.
 
Ah, yeah his womanizing was rather annoying, but he barely did it. I think the only person he ever hit on was actually Aerith. He never tried anything with Cissnei or anything. I agree that Zack is way better than Cloud because he had more to him than Cloud ever did to himself. He held onto pride and hope to the very end, whereas Cloud would always tend to be negative or just "I don't care" about most things.
 
......Yes.....i cried.....IM STILL A MAN!!!! I could just easily relate to Zack...about all that had happened...about all that would happen...and the ending....oh my god...the ending....
 
Hitsugaya Toushirou said:
Nope. He was like...fodder. Not important out side of that five minute scene in the game. I never liked him and I never hated him. But after CC I just can't stand him. The way he uses woman...ugh! annoying, that's what.

But after ACC I kinda like him now. He seems like a great friend to Cloud and I love that. But as a character by himself, he's like an empty shell.
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I'm rather...confused. o_O Where on earth in Crisis Core did Zack ever use women? Cissnei made it obvious she had feelings for Zack, but he never flirted with her. He was only ever in a relationship with Aerith. I wouldn't really say they had anything super serious going on. It was like teenage puppy love, but still...Zack was never a womanizer when it came to Crisis Core that I can recall at all, and I played the game quite a few times. I also don't remember him ever using Aerith...EVER. o_o
 
Zack is probably my favourite player character from any of the Final Fantasy games (with the possible exception of Ramza) simply because he's so likeable. Upbeat optimism and believable empathy are usually traits you find only in your oft-ignored party members. I got attached to him very quickly, which was quite irritating in a way, since
I knew exactly what was going to happen to him at the end. Still, that is probably what is so effective about the game's storyline and Zack's character - he's a tragic hero. Not another bland, stereotypical angsty teen who goes on to save the planet or whatever.

I do not like Cloud at all, because he's just another generic main character. Zack is much more interesting, charming and generally likeable, in my opinion~
 
I did indeed become attached, as I do all FF;s. They are just that well written.

I also agree that Zach>Cloud. But I think Cloud = overrated prat.
 
Serah said:
I'm rather...confused. o_O Where on earth in Crisis Core did Zack ever use women? Cissnei made it obvious she had feelings for Zack, but he never flirted with her. He was only ever in a relationship with Aerith. I wouldn't really say they had anything super serious going on. It was like teenage puppy love, but still...Zack was never a womanizer when it came to Crisis Core that I can recall at all, and I played the game quite a few times. I also don't remember him ever using Aerith...EVER. o_o
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Bad wording on my part. I meant he was a ladies man and he knew he was. That in a character just annoys me for some reason.
 
Serah Farron said:
I'm rather...confused. o_O Where on earth in Crisis Core did Zack ever use women? Cissnei made it obvious she had feelings for Zack, but he never flirted with her. He was only ever in a relationship with Aerith. I wouldn't really say they had anything super serious going on. It was like teenage puppy love, but still...Zack was never a womanizer when it came to Crisis Core that I can recall at all, and I played the game quite a few times. I also don't remember him ever using Aerith...EVER. o_o
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Actually in a Cissnei DMW scene Zack does ask her out on a date, and at the end she invites Zack to watch LOVELESS with her by mail. So reading between the lines perhaps Zack was getting a slice of Cissnei's booty on the side of Aerith, but his true feelings defintely rested with Aerith, Cissnei was just a bit of fun, and what Aerith doesn't know can't hurt her!

Zack is one of my all-time favourite Final Fantasy characters and to me he is the true hero of Final Fantasy VII, sadly he died before he could fulfill his destiny and Cloud is like the second best filling in for him.

Even though we know what happens at the end the final sequence of Crisis Core is incredibly epic and emotionally powerful.
 
I really liked Aerith and felt so bad when he was trying to get back to her.

He was a really likeable character to me. :) I kind of thought he never really realized he was flirting, he was just a nice guy. That's why he also asked Cloud out for dinner. Him and Cloud were really cute too, best friends and all.

Even though we know what happens at the end the final sequence of Crisis Core is incredibly epic and emotionally powerful.
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Indeed! It shows their talent to take an ending you already expect and stir such emotion.
 
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Yup I got attached, and I knew I would. And I also knew that I would cry, and I did. I started before the last fight was even done because I knew what would soon follow. And there was what maybe 3 or 4 left on the ground, and a helicopter? Come on! I think that Zack is a far better main character than Cloud. Truth be told I never really liked Cloud before CC either. He just annoyed me and I grew rather tired of him. Zack was an upbeat, confident hero. And I naturally grew to like him because he reminded me alot of myself. So I connected with him on a better level than I ever will with Cloud.
As others have said, and I'll chime in on too Zack>Cloud
 
I did feel "emotional" when Zack died, but part of that is probably because of how it visibly affected Cloud.

And not just how it affected him at the end of Crisis Core, either. It is seen throughout the compilation as well (namely VII and Advent Children).
 
emotional? well, i cried when zack died. i wanted them and aerith to be together, badly. i mean, i wonder what happens if zack really made it back to midgar? oh well, we'll just have to rely on fanfics... :(
 
At the start, I heard "oh yeah!" and watched as Zack jumped out of a helicopter. Okay, I figured, it's gonna be one of those games, in which the main character is shallow and headstrong. I was proven wrong when
Angeal "abandoned" shinra and Zack took a stand for his Shinra honor,
making the honor part of the game fit well with the storyline. With the whole Aerith and Zack thing, I was somewhat bored at the beginning, but from the flower cart point on, there was an actual development of character for Zack, and at the end, I did almost cry, it was an amazing tragic end to an amazing tragic game. If they were to release PS3 version of the game, with extended missions and an extended storyline, I'd buy a ps3 just for that game.
 
CrescentValentine said:
emotional? well, i cried when zack died. i wanted them and aerith to be together, badly. i mean, i wonder what happens if zack really made it back to midgar? oh well, we'll just have to rely on fanfics... :(
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Agreed :( Fanfictions is all we can depend on. I really wanted to see them together and how Zack would deal with his life after escaping to Midgar 'cause he said he'd be a "Jack of All Trades".
 
I let myself get emotionally attached, I don't try to stop it.
I like it when I am attached because then I feel more in the game and I come out of it with a better experience IMO.
That is probably why I can name at least 1 scene out of FF's 1-7, 10, 12 and 13 that I screamed NOOO in.
hmm, maybe not 1 or 3 due to lack of true characters but I did go OMGWTF in 1 when
Garland became Chaos and had that whole time loop plan

anyways, yes, I get emotionally attached easily and I don't try to stop it. Even though I only made it to near the end of Disk 1 when I borrowed FF7 of a friend, I was already attached to Aerith, Tifa and Red 13 somehow...:wacky:
 
I really got emotionally attached in the game I even felt sorry for Sephiroth in knowing how was he made and stuff. I cried like a baby when Zack died in the end I was like this is it after all he's done he has to die. =[
 
I felt a bit emotional, but i wouldn't cry, i knew zack was going to die anyway, plus we all know cloud and zack were like brothers so i can see how it really affects him, but its pretty bad how cloud forgets all about zack in final fantasy 7
 
Yah Zach was such an amazing character and it made final fantasy 7 A WHOLE LOT BETTER
 
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