In any work of art, it's important to understand the background and context by which the artist came to create it. However, before I get to the meat of the topic, I want to explain a specific lens I'm looking through to analyze Cloud Strife. *WARNING: LOTS of spoilers ahead! If you haven't played Final Fantasy VII or aren't familiar with the story, the following may either not make sense or completely spoil the story for you. In continuing with my “A Study in” series, I want to take a look at this character, the themes he represents, and how his depth illustrates the beauty of the story of Final Fantasy VII. And in this blog, I want to focus on one specific aspect of the 7th installment to show why I consider it a masterwork of art.Īnd of course, as revealed in the title of this blog, that aspect is the character of Cloud Strife in Final Fantasy VII. Just like we wouldn't say all works of literary fiction, photography, painting, music, and film are art, but a small selection made by a few artists, composers, or producers should definitely be considered such, I would categorize many games under the Final Fantasy umbrella as art. Rather than trying to answer this question, I'd rather address how specific things within video games shows the quality of the art being displayed. One of the contentions made about video games (although less so nowadays) is whether video games can be considered art. So far though, with what I've seen from gameplay and cinematic demos, it seems like it will be a fantastically faithful re-imagining of one of my favorite games of all time. Often rated one of the greatest JRPG's ever made, Final Fantasy VII has a crazy legacy that must be putting some pretty crazy pressure on the current developers of the remake.
#CLOUD STRIFE FULL#
With the recent release of the Final Fantasy VII Remake Demo, and the full game's part 1 release just around the corner, I've been thinking about the game quite a bit.
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