Men cry not for themselves, but for their comrades.
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core (c) Square Enix. Kelangan ko talagang i-blog dahil hindi ako maka-get over sa larong yan. Masasabi kong yan ang pinakanakakaiyak na larong nalaro ko. Sobrang ganda ng plot at syempre, ung mga twists.
So ang main character ng laro, si Zack Fair. Sa simula, 16 years old siya, 2nd class SOLDIER. So may mga taong nakapalibot sa kanya at may malalaking roles sa storyline at sa buhay niya mismo.
[ From left to right, clockwise direction ]
Zack Fair - Main character ng Crisis Core. Or at least, siya ung nag-iisang player mo sa buong game. Story niya actually ung CC e.
Angeal Hewley - Mentor ni Zack, at ang magbibigay sa kanya ng iconic Buster Sword.
Cloud Strife - Siya ung actual na bida ng Final Fantasy VII. Pero sa CC, parang extra lang siya or so. Magkakakilala sila sa isang mission ni Zack. Siya rin ung magmamana ng Buster Sword galing kay Zack.
Aerith Gainsborough - Uh... Gusto kong sabihin na girlfriend siya ni Zack, kaso hindi naman talaga naging sila. Pero dapat talaga sila e ;__; Sa CC, wala rin siya ganung mahalagang role bukod sa pagiging number 1 major support ni Zack.
Sephiroth - Idol ni Zack, 1st class SOLDIER sa simula kasama ni Angeal. Sa CC ipapakita ung history kung bakit at pano naging masama si Sephy.
Genesis Rhapsodos - 1st class din, na gaya ni Sephy, naging masama. Siya ung last na kalaban ni Zack.
So sabi ko nga, nakakaiyak ung game. Bakit? Basta, nung nilaro ko to, siguro bawat scene may iniyakan ako. Eto ung mga talagang nakakapanglumo sa lahat [ SPOILERS ]:
Pagkamatay ni Angeal. Okay, so di ganung nakakaiyak ung pic na nakuha ko... Whatever.... Basta nakakaiyak yang scene na yan.... Kasi umiyak din si Zack XD
Yan. Basta umiiyak si Zack niyan. Niyakap nalang siya ni Aerith.
A, syempre, ang pinakanakakaiyak na scene sa lahat:
Last moments ni Zack, kinakausap si Cloud. Pinapamana rin ung Buster Sword.
Zack's death. So nakangiti siya. At namatay siya age 23. Kung papanoorin lang sa youtube ung pagkamatay niya, hindi siya ganung nakakaiyak. Syempre kasi hindi maiinindihan kung bakit nga nakakaiyak e namatay lang naman ung dating may-ari ng Buster Sword... Kaso laro kasi siya e. Sa buong game, siya lang ung kaisa-isang player. For 6 years lang naman, sa time nung laro. Kaya ung death niya, sobrang maiiyak ka tas masasabi mo sa sarili mo na
SHIT! ZACK! Wag ka na lang mamatay! Pano si Aerith?!?!?!
Speaking of.... May promise din siya kay Aerith na babalik siya pagkatapos nung mission niya para samahan siyang magtinda ng bulaklak. So hindi niya natupad un.
Aerith. Parang na-sense niya ata ung nalalabing oras ni Zack.
A, isa pang nakakadagdag luha:
Un..... A, bago ko makalimutan. LOVELESS, ang walang kasawa-sawang poetry act ng FFVII:
Prologue
When the war of the beasts brings about the world's end
The goddess descends from the sky
Wings of light and dark spread afar
She guides us to bliss, her gift everlasting
Act I (Poem)
Infinite in mystery is the gift of the Goddess
We seek it thus, and take to the sky
Ripples form on the water's surface
The wandering soul knows no rest.
Act II (Poem)
There is no hate, only joy
For you are beloved by the goddess
Hero of the dawn, Healer of worlds
Dreams of the morrow hath the shattered soul
Pride is lost
Wings stripped away, the end is nigh
Act III (Poem)
My friend, do you fly away now?
To a world that abhors you and I?
All that awaits you is a somber morrow
No matter where the winds may blow
My friend, your desire
Is the bringer of life, the gift of the goddess
Even if the morrow is barren of promises
Nothing shall forestall my return
Act IV (Poem)
My friend, the fates are cruel
There are no dreams, no honor remains
The arrow has left the bow of the goddess
My soul, corrupted by vengeance
Hath endured torment, to find the end of the journey
In my own salvation
And your eternal slumber
Legend shall speak
Of sacrifice at world's end
The wind sails over the water's surface
Quietly, but surely
Act V (Poem)
Even if the morrow is barren of promises
Nothing shall forestall my return
To become the dew that quenches the land
To spare the sands, the seas, the skies
I offer thee this silent sacrifice
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{ Prologue } (Interpreted)
When the war of the beasts brings about the world's end
The goddess descends from the sky
Wings of light and dark spread afar
She guides us to bliss, her gift everlasting
Act I (Interpreted)
The infinite mystery
The gift of the goddess is what the three men seek
We are disquieted by our actions
But their fates are scattered by war
One becomes a hero, one wanders the land
And the last is taken prisoner
But the three are still bound by a solemn oath
To seek the answer together, once again
Act II (Interpreted)
Though the prisoner escapes, he is gravely wounded
His life is saved, however
By a woman of the opposing nation
He begins a life of seclusion with her
Which seems to hold the promise of eternal bliss
But as happiness grows, so does guilt
Of not fulfilling the oath to his friends
Act III (Interpreted)
As the war sends the world hurtling towards destruction
The prisoner departs from his newfound love
And embarks on a new journey
He is guided by hope that the gift will bring bliss
And the oath he swore to his friends
Though no oath is shared between the lovers
In their hearts they know they will meet again
Act IV (Interpreted)
The prisoner meets the friend who wandered. The wanderer is dying and the world is ending. He is furious that the prisoner gave up on their quest to pursue love while he remains loveless. The wanderer knows that in order to end it one of them must die. And so he initiates a fight to the death. The prisoner is unable to kill his old friend, and allows himself to be killed.
Act V (Interpreted)
The prisoner's sacrifice was the gift of the goddess, and its realization saved the world. The prisoner never returned to his lover, rendering her LOVELESS, the namesake of the poem. She was not alone however for her lover died and saved the world, and she would have him as long as she lived in the world. And so the prisoner's sacrifice saved the world and his love.
Hey, would you say... I became a hero?
-Zack Fair
