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Title: Final Fantasy VII Origins: The Lifestream .Net
Post by: Mirenheart on 2010-07-01 07:19:21
How much do you know about the original concepts of Final Fantasy VII?

Did you know Yuffie was supposed to be a foul mouthed bounty hunter who likes money? Or that Clouds original character design was a lot more anime then it is now? Jenova was not only part of the plot, it was also going to be an ability!
(http://thelifestream.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/early-ffvii-cloud.jpg)

I don't know how many of you have found this, but this website has a lot of stuff on the story part of Final Fantasy VII, rather than the technical stuff like we do.

http://thelifestream.net

Specifically, check this link out for the Origin's stuff: http://thelifestream.net/forums/showthread.php?t=7
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII Origins: The Lifestream .Net
Post by: Furzball on 2010-07-01 08:12:46
This is an awesome source of information!
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII Origins: The Lifestream .Net
Post by: Touph Guy on 2010-07-01 08:24:09
I've already seen a bit of this, but not the majority.
It is indeed very interesting; especially seeing how these aborted ideas inspired future characters and events in the Compilation (i.e Cloud's original existence and Sephiroth's remnants)
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII Origins: The Lifestream .Net
Post by: Furzball on 2010-07-01 10:26:27
It would be nice to know about drafts even more previous to these ones. From what I've read, FF7 was originally a detective story where you followed avalanche on their bombings. I'd like to know what that storyline was like.

Reminds me, I just went through all the stuff in my room. And I have stacks waist high on manga, book, game storyline ideas. One for a manga in particular. But it was fun reading all the different versions and the changes I made. I ended up saving some of the old stuff just to fit into the new material for nostalgic purposes. That manga will start once I get tired of my webcomic. Sad to say though, webcomic in development for a month. Manga idea in development since middle school (now 23yr lol)
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII Origins: The Lifestream .Net
Post by: nikfrozty on 2010-07-01 11:02:11
I also saw a site before that gives info that Cloud will have a long hair and the villain Sephiroth will have the spikey hair although it was changed.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII Origins: The Lifestream .Net
Post by: BlitzNCS on 2010-07-01 11:28:15
http://www.ff-omeganebula.com/galerie.php
^ best place for concept art I've come across

EDIT: Wow, this lifestream place seems to have stuff I haven't seen before. Nice!
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII Origins: The Lifestream .Net
Post by: Furzball on 2010-07-01 14:26:37
(http://www.ff-omeganebula.com/galeries/FF7/7b-mini_cait_sith_red13.jpg)

I'm just sure that thing they're holding has something to do with drugs
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII Origins: The Lifestream .Net
Post by: Mirenheart on 2010-07-01 22:30:32
Apparently, Square asked fans about a remake. Here are the details:

http://thelifestream.net/final-fantasy-vii/6283/square-enix-asks-fans-about-a-remake/
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII Origins: The Lifestream .Net
Post by: nikfrozty on 2010-07-02 10:16:46
Hope there is a remake man this game's a legend for me. :)
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII Origins: The Lifestream .Net
Post by: Furzball on 2010-07-02 10:52:45
I just realized something, people in the FF7 fangroup have gotten into it like Trekkies and StarWars fans. More so then other final fantasies or even most other games/series that I can think of.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII Origins: The Lifestream .Net
Post by: Opine on 2010-07-02 23:02:21
Apparently, Square asked fans about a remake. Here are the details:

http://thelifestream.net/final-fantasy-vii/6283/square-enix-asks-fans-about-a-remake/

I worry that if a remake was created this place would get shut down.
I mean, I would definitely still buy a remake. I would love a remake! But I wonder about this place's future.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII Origins: The Lifestream .Net
Post by: nikfrozty on 2010-07-03 00:26:11
Apparently, Square asked fans about a remake. Here are the details:

http://thelifestream.net/final-fantasy-vii/6283/square-enix-asks-fans-about-a-remake/

I worry that if a remake was created this place would get shut down.
I mean, I would definitely still buy a remake. I would love a remake! But I wonder about this place's future.
I highly doubt that this place will go down if there's a remake. I mean people here loves to mod stuff and wants to play things they've done on their own. :)
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII Origins: The Lifestream .Net
Post by: Kudistos Megistos on 2010-07-03 00:29:00
I imagine that any remake will be so terrible that no one will stop bothering with the original version of the game.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII Origins: The Lifestream .Net
Post by: Chocobo_Girl on 2010-07-03 00:37:09
(http://thelifestream.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/early-ffvii-cloud.jpg)

That just looks like Zack... O_O

Timu showed me this (http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080714140342/finalfantasy/images/7/7c/Cloud_Strife_Sketch.png) a while ago, it shows different builds that they were considering giving Cloud. I think the supah buff manly one to the right looks funneh :P
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII Origins: The Lifestream .Net
Post by: nikfrozty on 2010-07-03 01:20:37
(http://thelifestream.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/early-ffvii-cloud.jpg)

That just looks like Zack... O_O

Timu showed me this (http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080714140342/finalfantasy/images/7/7c/Cloud_Strife_Sketch.png) a while ago, it shows different builds that they were considering giving Cloud. I think the supah buff manly one to the right looks funneh :P
The one on the left is good for the flashback scene since he looks like a kid there. The 2nd one is the best. :) Really happy they didn't go with the one on the right. He looks like he's been fighting with Barret the whole game to have big muscles like that. :-D
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII Origins: The Lifestream .Net
Post by: Chocobo_Girl on 2010-07-03 01:30:43
The one on the left is good for the flashback scene since he looks like a kid there. The 2nd one is the best. :) Really happy they didn't go with the one on the right. He looks like he's been fighting with Barret the whole game to have big muscles like that. :-D

Yeah the one in the middle is what they went with.
Title: Re: Final Fantasy VII Origins: The Lifestream .Net
Post by: Mirenheart on 2010-07-08 09:04:12
Well, I didn't know this, but apparently, TheLifeStream has been known here for a while.

http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=8485.0

TLS... Hmmm. I bet if someone took the history of this forum and made it into a book or something, it's be a pretty d*mn interesting read.