On the Way to a Smile - The Last Strife of the Original Cloud (A Friend Recalls)
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A retrospective review of On the Way to a Smile, the 2009 short story collection written by Kazushige Nojima to link together his video game Final Fantasy VII and the CGI film Advent Children. A short retrospective video essay on why this book deserves to be remembered.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:38 Compilation of Final Fantasy VII
1:37 A New Cloud
3:14 The Original's Last Story
4:38 Melancholy
6:52 Rage
8:46 Man and Monster
10:22 The Geostigma Concept Explained
11:18 Conclusion
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This is part of a video series providing retrospective analysis of popular culture (video games, books, comics, movies), trying to understand how our taste in entertainment has changed over the last few decades. In these videos look at topics such as the history behind their creation, the cultural impact they had on the wider world or just celebrate high watermarks - experiences that deserve to be celebrated. In 2018 video gaming became the worlds single most popular form of entertainment however that does not mean other forms are dead or deserve to be forgotten. We have been fortunate enough to reap the benefits of an evolving industry that learns from both it's successes and mistakes - and I've been learning as a consumer. This series is designed to celebrate and share important milestones and significant releases; be they good or bad.
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From Wikipedia:
On the Way to a Smile is a series of short stories that take place between the time of Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VII Advent Children. Written by Kazushige Nojima, the first story, "Case of Denzel," was released in a serialized form on the official Japanese Advent Children website. "Case of Denzel" is told indirectly from the perspective of Denzel, who has requested an interview with Reeve Tuesti in the hopes that he may become part of Reeve's newly formed World Regenesis Organization, an army devoted to rebuilding the planet. Denzel tells his life story, including how he became an orphan, the events leading up to his becoming afflicted with Geostigma, and how he came under the care of Tifa and Cloud.[70] "Case of Denzel" was adapted into On the Way to a Smile - Episode: Denzel, a short OVA animated by A-1 Pictures that was released with Advent Children Complete.
The second short story, "Case of Tifa," is Tifa's account of the events following Meteor's destruction and her life with Cloud, overlapping in part with Denzel's story. A third On the Way to a Smile story, "Case of Barrett," involves Barret and his struggles to try to find a new energy source for the people of the world. To coincide with the release of Advent Children Complete in 2009, four more stories were written: "Case of Red XIII," "Case of Yuffie," "Case of Shinra," and "Case of Lifestream - Black & White." All the stories were released together as a book titled On the Way to a Smile at the same time that Advent Children Complete was released.
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All game footage captured by me on the Nintendo Switch. Incidental music featured is from the game's soundtrack; composed by Nobuo Uematsu.
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