Kabbaway

Kabbaway


G'day websurfers, I'm Kabbaway! I'm based in so-called Australia and love being creative! 💚 On this channel I mainly play fantasy, action and indie games, but I also make vlogs, reactions, video essays, original music and covers. I'm currently aiming for 1,000 Kabbidges (subscribers) to do a face reveal! 🥬 I hope I can entertain you all with my content! 😄


🏳️‍⚧️ Charagender (pronouns: they/them/theirs)
🏳️‍🌈 Omniromantic, Demisexual & Ambiamorous
♾ Neurodivergent ~ Autism, OCD
✨ Ietsist witch (with an interest in Irish Paganism)


⚠️ This channel is NOT intended or recommended for persons under 15 years, as it contains content including (but not limited to) mature themes, violence, profanity and sexual references. Viewer discretion is advised ⚠️


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  • @maya_jones3411
    @maya_jones34116 күн бұрын

    HEYY 👋🏼 what do you think of Clerith now in Rebirth??

  • @Kabbaway
    @Kabbaway6 күн бұрын

    Hi! I was pretty happy shipping-wise with Rebirth, though I didn’t enjoy other aspects of the game. I’m curious what they’ll do for Part 3, though I think focusing more on refining a few key elements instead of trying to be everything is what the Re- project sorely needs

  • @maya_jones3411
    @maya_jones34116 күн бұрын

    @@Kabbaway For the end, I read that It was possibly showing the timeline in which he successfully blocked sephiroth and she survived. She’s alive in another timeline that cloud created when he stopped sephiroth. Our world is the OG where she died but it seems like cloud is the only one who can see and communicate with Aerith from the timeline where she’s alive. IF sephiroth wants to merge all timelines together it means we’ll see Aerith and even zack with the whole gang again in part 3 and we’ll be able to keep Aerith from dying…WITH Zack. Hopefully this theory is true!

  • @Kabbaway
    @Kabbaway5 күн бұрын

    I’m thinking along those lines too. I think all the different realities are overlapping - they’re all happening in the exact same points in space but very few can actually perceive more than their own layer of reality. We can even see in Remake’s ending with Cloud and Aerith walking past Zack and other Cloud - they don’t notice each other, though Aerith does pause before mentioning how she misses Midgar’s plate (because the sky “takes away the people she loves”) so at the very least she does seem to have sensed them in that moment. I think a lot of people forget about that shot, or more specifically the implications of that shot and how it relates to what is happening in Rebirth. In Rebirth’s ending Nanaki also senses Aerith, calling out her name when she pats him. This makes sense given his knowledge from Bugenhagen, close friendship with Aerith and the fact that they’re almost spiritually connected from her giving him visions back in Remake. I’ve seen some people dismiss this as Nanaki just sensing her spirit in the Lifestream, but a side quest where we find out that Wedge did in fact fall to his death shows what that would look like - a string of Lifestream and Wedge’s voice speaking to Barret (though Nanaki denies what happened).

  • @maya_jones3411
    @maya_jones34115 күн бұрын

    @@Kabbaway​​⁠​​⁠​⁠Here’s something I’ve thought about that further disproves Cloti. Maybe you’ll agree, or not. The Ultimania states that cloud is mentally 16 years old. Cloud and Tifa were never like “high school sweethearts” it was more of a crush from Clouds side. So, cloud having a thing for Tifa is just his mentally 16 year old self talking, NOT his adult self. We all know that people get over their childhood crushes when they get older. Which means When cloud’s mental state ages up he’ll likely get over Tifa. They weren’t ever dating anyway, just a mere childhood crush. What do you think of that thought?

  • @Kabbaway
    @Kabbaway3 күн бұрын

    I think that’s more so informed by Tifa’s romanticised memories/fantasies of Cloud which his Jenova cells replicated to consolidate his persona (ie that they were close childhood friends). Zack’s chivalrous behaviour may have influenced his persona too. Personally, I think his dim crush on Tifa (as described in CC Ultimania) probably faded over the two years he was an infantry man - he was a teenager in the military, travelling the world and getting exposed to countless settings, people and situations he otherwise wouldn’t have experienced back in Nibelheim. Obviously the concept of child soldiers is TERRIBLE and should never happen, but for better or worse this time and distance away from home would’ve had a profound impact on him. Of course he still carried the shame of not fulfilling his dream or his promise to Tifa, but his experiences would’ve inevitably changed him in some way, broadening his perspective beyond the small town politics which condemned him and his mum to always be outcasts; life means more than that now Nibelheim isn’t his whole world. Between this growth and experiencing his first REAL friendship through Zack, it’d be understandable if Cloud’s feelings for Tifa (romantic and/or platonic) waned as a result; he’s had exposure to so, so many more options beyond the one female peer he had growing up, who he barely ever interacted with and is a significant subject of his ostracism and resulting trauma. He shouldn’t have to settle for that sort of strained dynamic just because they technically knew each other as kids. I don’t think his paused mental development has that much to do with disproving Cloti specifically, it’s more to emphasise the broader consequences of being in and out of a coma for the last 5 years of his life. If anything, it’s often used as an argument against ANY type of shipping for him. He’s lost that time, the critical transition from teenager to adult, time when most people consolidate their identity and life skills. He’s also deeply traumatised and has always struggled with socialisation. Realistically speaking, Cloud probably doesn’t have the capacity (mentally or emotionally speaking) to sustain an intimate relationship with ANYBODY at this point in the story, not even Aerith. That’s not to say that he can’t experience romantic feelings or that he can never pursue them in the future, but it is worth acknowledging that ideally Cloud should figure out who he is as an individual and begin healing from the worst of his trauma first, so that all his relationships (romantic, platonic and otherwise) can be healthy and sustainable 💚

  • @McClerith
    @McClerith8 күн бұрын

    So proud of you Kab! Hope Rebirth editing is going well! 🔥

  • @Kabbaway
    @Kabbaway8 күн бұрын

    Thanks! I was gonna do multiple “Editing Kabba” mini-essays in the upcoming video, but I’ve decided to cut it down to the one that’s directly relevant to the main plot, saving the other discussions for a future video. I’ve been having a lot of appointments and the weather turning cold for Winter has taken a further toll on me, but I’m striving to get the rest of Chapter 2 out as soon as I can! 😅💚

  • @McClerith
    @McClerith4 күн бұрын

    @@Kabbaway no worries! Take your time and put it out when you're ready. We have to wait til like 2027 for Part 3 ppl will be desperate for content in the meantime

  • @Kabbaway
    @Kabbaway4 күн бұрын

    @McClerith thank you 💚

  • @arielbelle8991
    @arielbelle89919 күн бұрын

    So happy you finally defeated the big lightning dragon! After so many episodes, you (and of course Abbak) were finally strong enough! ❤️

  • @Kabbaway
    @Kabbaway9 күн бұрын

    Thank you, it’s a testament to how far we’ve come! 😄💚

  • @georgemitchell1394
    @georgemitchell13945 күн бұрын

    ikr rlly living the zelda dream there kabs

  • @Kabbaway
    @Kabbaway5 күн бұрын

    I really was! 😂

  • @JarMaxie
    @JarMaxie9 күн бұрын

    Eek on that Mogh guy. Know Miquella is like thousands of years old, but that’s still grooming and that body looks pretty dead. Poor Miquella

  • @Kabbaway
    @Kabbaway9 күн бұрын

    Yeah… I’m avoiding spoilers for the DLC, but I’m hoping they detail Miquella’s perspective on that situation 💚

  • @JarMaxie
    @JarMaxie9 күн бұрын

    @@Kabbaway that's fair. Hope they don't condone it from a plot standpoint

  • @Kabbaway
    @Kabbaway9 күн бұрын

    Same here. I’ve seen some Mogh apologists around, arguing semantics about the situation. It’s abduction at the very least - Miquella’s wishes (according to the base game) were to remain cocooned in the Haligtree until his body became fully grown, which Mogh interrupted up ripping him out and taking him to Moghwyn’s Palace on the other side of the world. Poor Malenia, losing her brother like that 💚

  • @tinawellcroft7309
    @tinawellcroft730911 күн бұрын

    GG to you and Abbak! :D

  • @Kabbaway
    @Kabbaway11 күн бұрын

    Thanks! 💚

  • @tinawellcroft7309
    @tinawellcroft7309Күн бұрын

    ​@@Kabbawaynp

  • @welp._.
    @welp._.11 күн бұрын

    MY EXACT REACTION ❤😭😭

  • @Kabbaway
    @Kabbaway11 күн бұрын

    So many emotions. Season 3 is gonna be one HELL of a ride 😭💚

  • @welp._.
    @welp._.11 күн бұрын

    @@Kabbaway FR I JUST FINISHED THE SHOW AND IM STILL CRYING 😭

  • @Kabbaway
    @Kabbaway11 күн бұрын

    I’m banking on the S2 finale being the classic second act arc where everything’s at rock bottom so we can resolve everything by the end 💚

  • @welp._.
    @welp._.11 күн бұрын

    @@Kabbaway I hope so

  • @kittyblanchard2580
    @kittyblanchard258011 күн бұрын

    I love that you were worried about losing 3 982 Runes when you ended up getting over 120x that 😂

  • @Kabbaway
    @Kabbaway11 күн бұрын

    True… not to mention I could’ve gained those 3,982 Runes just by beating two Albinaurics 🤣

  • @tinawellcroft7309
    @tinawellcroft7309Күн бұрын

    ​@@Kabbawaylol

  • @georgemitchell1394
    @georgemitchell139412 күн бұрын

    29:16 dam it really did take 14 tries lmao

  • @Kabbaway
    @Kabbaway12 күн бұрын

    Indeed it did! When I tallied up all my attempts, that obscure reference popped into my head and I knew I had to include it in the video. It was my first attempt at tracking images over moving footage like that so it’s a bit rough, but it was worth it 😂

  • @georgemitchell1394
    @georgemitchell13945 күн бұрын

    @@Kabbaway lmao awesome

  • @Garden695
    @Garden69512 күн бұрын

    Wow, this looks like your hardest boss fight yet! Well done!

  • @Kabbaway
    @Kabbaway12 күн бұрын

    Almost, yeah! Rykard took me 18 tries, though to be fair that was me not understanding the gimmick and just being bad at dodging 😂

  • @IberianGeek
    @IberianGeek13 күн бұрын

    OMG! I need S3 asap.

  • @Kabbaway
    @Kabbaway12 күн бұрын

    Same! I’m so happy they’re getting to finish it off, and I’m looking forward to seeing how Gaiman and the late Pratchett had considered continuing the story 💚

  • @IberianGeek
    @IberianGeek12 күн бұрын

    @@KabbawayYeah!

  • @georgemitchell1394
    @georgemitchell139424 күн бұрын

    38:35 ijis death hit kabba so hard they never returned to the lands between again lmaooo

  • @Kabbaway
    @Kabbaway23 күн бұрын

    I’m coming back to Elden Ring, I promise! I’ve just been stuck with playing/recording/editing FFVII Rebirth plus real life stuff. I have recorded more ER footage and I’m very close to finishing the next Rebirth video so I’ll probably try to release the next ER video in or around the DLC release date 💚

  • @necropig
    @necropig27 күн бұрын

    Next episode when 👀

  • @Kabbaway
    @Kabbaway27 күн бұрын

    Ideally, I’m trying to put out a video out every 3-5 weeks. I’m doing all the editing myself, and there’s a total of 65 hours (over 700GB) of footage to sift through. I’m making decent progress on the next video, so I’m hoping to release it in a week or two 😊

  • @necropig
    @necropig27 күн бұрын

    @@Kabbaway PEAK

  • @kittyblanchard2580
    @kittyblanchard2580Ай бұрын

    It was an honor to be here for the premiere! Love your ability to appreciate FF7 content while also being critical of it. 7’s great, but it’s got flaws too which too often get overlooked just because of how popular or iconic it is. Thank you for your work, keep it up!

  • @Kabbaway
    @KabbawayАй бұрын

    Thanks a lot for attending, and I’m glad I’m not the only one who’s not content blindly consuming media just because I’m a fan of it 😅💚

  • @McClerith
    @McClerithАй бұрын

    Kabba spitting facts and receipts will never not be iconic. Can't wait for more! 😎💅🔥

  • @Kabbaway
    @KabbawayАй бұрын

    I’m glad you appreciate the extra effort I went to to further explain my criticisms. I’ll put out the next video as soon as I can 💚

  • @crystalwellman9024
    @crystalwellman9024Ай бұрын

    I'm only at the 30 min mark and your rant on Tifa and Cloud was great! This writing is why I went from this was gonna be baby's first FF7 game buy to not. I freely admit, from play-through watches and thoughts on the story direction, I think I hate Rebirth a lot. The writing of this remake and rebirth is bad across the board, and not just the Cloti for me. But what is wild about this specific part is how bad and weird it is that Tifa knows the writer's intended angle of conflict, but ignores what should be Tifa's real issue. Her genuine confusion directed at herself, not Cloud. It's her that shouldn't know about her attack by Sephie. It's her memory problem there. It's her who should be like I don't get how you know, and her internal worry on why or what that means if he does and wont admit or doesn't fit into HER how. It should be her self-doubt and seeing it that makes Cloud worry about her "imposter-ness". I'm good with the idea he's defensive and avoiding talking his hows out and her reacting negatively to that maybe, which is how they avoid the subject. I'm not good with her not owning any character for herself and it being called good gf material or character. Again. And really, this is what we will see come up later on. Repeatedly. A problem of marketing shipping replacing character. For everyone. Cause the important Tifa character moment and talk on this was right there to expand on for character, in her talking out her side of the story with Aerith. With showing that scene first or instead of the Cloud part. With her and Aerith sharing some knowledge as an overall plot in this game. It keeps happening, like the dates and Zack happening later, that instead of the girls working out their understanding and reactions to their own emotional conflicts running against Cloud's issues, their interaction together and conflict or shared resolutions are taken aside and cut. Just to give them more shipping in looks moments. Which can't go anywhere without a point, and which can't go anywhere to grow character cause Cloud's take can't be the solo one POV, or correct when we the audience know he's struggling mentally. Everything and everyone look indecisive and worse thanks to this lack of focus. I'm really enjoying watching you though. I can't enjoy the game, but do enjoy the player lol. Thank you for gaming through.

  • @Kabbaway
    @KabbawayАй бұрын

    Good to see you, crystal! 💚 I definitely agree - the issues were there in Remake too (I called them out back then as well), but at least the singular setting made the plot more dense so everything felt more cohesive, making it a decently solid game even if it wasn’t amazing. Rebirth, on the other hand, suffers from trying to pad out the portion of OG with the least amount of plot and because Tifa had nothing to do in that portion that had to give her something to tick the box on giving the girls “equal screentime”, without ensuring the QUALITY of storytelling for them. And absolutely about the fact that Tifa should’ve focused on the real issue - directly asking Cloud if he remembers Zack, and questioning her own memories. The relationship between Aerith and Tifa is something I’ll discuss further in later videos, but the fact that most of their important conversations like that are offscreen is really bad storytelling too. It deprives them both of organic character development, and when most of their screentime together is them TELLING us they’re close and having Tifa uncannily copy Aerith’s anime-esque quips and gestures it makes their friendship feel unnatural and overcompensatory… like they’re saying “ooh we know we made them love rivals, but also GIRL POWER NO BOYS ALLOWED”. Women don’t act like this, they’re not a 2000’s commercial. Write them as PEOPLE first, give them the nuance the male characters are able to have.

  • @anxhelovucinaj1576
    @anxhelovucinaj1576Ай бұрын

    This might be the most entertaining blind commentary on ff7 rebirth I've ever watched. Seriously,your sense of humor is spot-on,you're very smart at picking up on small details in the story and your criticism is on point. Really excited for the future parts. P.S the bit about Zack being a war criminal never hit me when I played crisis core since the game never cared about showing me how Zack was never really a good person from day one,but someone who only preached of military propaganda. It really scares me how easily we can forget the wrong actions a character makes,when the story in question doesn't care about bringing up said actions.

  • @Kabbaway
    @KabbawayАй бұрын

    Thank you so much, I’m really glad you enjoyed the video! 😄💚 In all fairness to you, a lot of people forget or don’t realise that side of Zack either - CC does a regrettably good job of romanticising SOLDIER by making most of its members one-dimensionally quirky. By focusing so much on them CC, however inadvertently, undermines the fact that they are very much an oppressive force that brutalises people into complicity towards Shinra. Despite seeing firsthand what Shinra did to the likes of Angeal and Genesis (the story frames them as antagonists for defecting and “betraying” Zack’s naive perception of SOLDIER values), Zack doesn’t realise how bad Shinra really is until he and Cloud are personally targeted; even then he dies swearing by his SOLDIER “dreams and honour”. He never fully recognises that he was a cog in a dangerously corrupt machine, or grapples with the atrocities he committed in the name of personal glory. He died helping Cloud which is a commendable act and a nice demonstration of their bond, but unfortunately that sacrifice is framed as him achieving his dream of becoming a hero which is ultimately shaped by the military propaganda of SOLDIER/Shinra. If I were to get extra political, I’d say it’s a very individualist, neoliberal way of ending the story - he strives to protect his personal interests (ie values and loved ones), without doing anything to meaningfully challenge the system which causes everyone and everything to suffer. To be fair, there’s not a lot a prequel can do to seek systemic change but that’s largely what makes his story fall flat for me - he died happy because one daring act made his dream come true, ignoring the years of warfare he was complicit in perpetuating.

  • @bouchra75-zk3jh2bh9z
    @bouchra75-zk3jh2bh9zАй бұрын

    Thanks for the playthrough! It's so much fun and your observations are really good, we already had occasions to talk about it but I agree with you overall about the writing of Rebirth, there was so much buildup, interesting elements introduced in Remake that didn't pay off and it's not just that there's a disconnect between these two games, In Rebirth there are a lot of contradictions, in a ONE and ONLY game, as if there were several different writing teams that couldn't keep up, it's written with so little care and they preferred to prioritize fanservice over story. Tifa is an embodiment of many of its problems, she's full of inconsistencies, I really think it's complicated for the devs. to get her out of her primary and well-established function, she's not supposed to be a developped character and becomes really important after Aerith's death in OG, which must make sense when we know she was created when they decided to kill off the main heroine. The more they try to give her more, the more they fail, they walk on eggshells with her, they don't know how to develop her properly, I understand they're giving her more screen time to satisfy her fans but what's the point if it's not to good effect ? Please, free Cloud from the way she treats him, the poor boy has suffered enough, that scene between them in Kalm reminded me too much of Advent Children, he deserves better and it's frustrating to me that so much fans romantize their relationship and that some claim Cloud doesn't deserve Tifa. He deserves someone more empathetic and attentive, the contrast between their balcony scene and the one between Cloud and Aerith is obvious.

  • @Kabbaway
    @KabbawayАй бұрын

    Thanks for watching! 💚 yeah, it’s so frustrating because I can really see what they’re going for and as an Aerith fan I desperately want her to have the chance to survive and live the life she deserved, but the execution feels rushed and disconnected. I maintain that splitting up OG into three full-sized entries was a horrible idea just like it was for The Hobbit - tonally, Remake and Rebirth are day and night. Remake’s singular setting and focus on the most narratively-dense part of OG by far made it a pretty solid and consistent experience, whereas Rebirth is set in the plot-thinnest portion which is basically just going on a wild Sephiroth case while ticking off world locations and getting odd tidbits on party members, so it feels extremely episodic and meandering (especially with all the padding). Tifa definitely does exemplify many of these problems. Because she didn’t have much of a role in this portion of OG, they had to manufacture something for her in order to tick the box on that faux feminist quota of “equal screentime”. They could’ve made the conflict more compelling if they were able to accept the risk of alienating some of her fans in order to make her a more flawed, nuanced character in order to give this subplot the organic development it needed. That “I told you so” face at the end of Advent Children says it all - the narrative treats her seriously toxic behaviour as positive or just a natural part of insecurity when it should be called out; people would call it out if she was a man or more masc-presenting 😕

  • @didinau
    @didinauАй бұрын

    I actually enjoy that Tifa and Cloud have complicated messy communication, but it's executed poorly in Rebirth

  • @Kabbaway
    @KabbawayАй бұрын

    I would enjoy it more if they weren’t so preoccupied with making Tifa “likeable”, because it makes her niceness feel disingenuous and also undermines any intention to depict two flawed characters having flawed reactions to each other - again, to keep her likeable, her flaws are either ignored, attributed to a lack of confidence or blamed on Cloud or some other vaguely involved person or thing. It sends very mixed messages which I just can’t shake. 😅 I think a dynamic more like Zuko and Katara’s from Avatar: The Last Airbender would be awesome for them - the awkward boy dealing with cognitive dissonance about his place in the world’s dominant force, and the feisty girl who lost everything to said force and borders on being consumed by vengeance. They’re both treated as flawed, nuanced characters who aren’t very compatible at first but manage to find common ground as Zuko puts in the work to reform himself and Katara drops her overprotectiveness and forgives him when she’s ready to. On the surface, Tifa has a similar maternal nagging style as Katara does, however the show lets her be wrong and realise she’s wrong, not holding back on showing us her embarrassment and remorse as well as her efforts to make amends. Tifa, on the other hand, rarely gets that moment of “oh shit I went too far” because the devs want her to be pure enough for fans (they mostly see cishet men as their target audience) will love her. There’s so much potential there if they’d just let go of fanservice and let Tifa be an organically flawed and nuanced person 💚

  • @didinau
    @didinauАй бұрын

    I can't be mean to Tifa, I'm too nice 😅 and it always hurts me when someone is mean to Aerith in their walkthroughs, so I usually picked neutral options with Tifa

  • @Kabbaway
    @KabbawayАй бұрын

    I agree, it is quite sad when people are mean to Aerith. Yeah, she acts more anime-esque than some people may be used to or remember because they’ve got that sanitised martyr image in their head for her, but the devs made her with the intention that players get invested in her so that he departure left a massive impact on them. You can’t just say “don’t get attached to her cuz she dies” and then go on to rave about FFVII being a profound commentary on life and death in the next sentence - Aerith embodies most, if not all the themes of FFVII. She is the last known member of a race in tune with the Planet in an era where modern technology threatens to destroy it (she can represent the importance of preserving culture and the environment). Her and her mother (and possibly other Cetra too) were cruelly experimented on and extorted for information about the Promised Land for human greed and power, representing some of the worst aspects of life and humanity. Despite this, she is one of the most well-adjusted members in the party, always quick to boost morale and find joy in even the small things, representing the best of life and humanity. There is no FFVII without Aerith, she simply represents too much of the story’s plot and themes to not be acknowledge just because of her premature demise in OG 💚

  • @didinau
    @didinauАй бұрын

    I'm not as harsh on Tifa as you, but it's funny how Cloud just stands there: 🚶 And Tifa is like: is this a personal attack?!

  • @Kabbaway
    @KabbawayАй бұрын

    Maybe I am a bit harsh on Tifa, but it’s from a place of knowing she could be so much better if she was allowed to learn and grow from her flaws instead of them being excused/romanticised. When people say she’s a feminist icon, I honestly don’t see it at all. Beyond her “progressive” aesthetics and fighting style, her codependence, people pleasing and tendency to be voyeuristically sexualised (by character design, NPC comments, camera angles, marketing etc) aren’t progressive at all, even by 90s’ standards. Tifa’s overreaction really annoyed me in this scene, for the many reasons I outline in the video. It makes no narrative sense, leaves little room for a gradual escalation of the conflict leading up to Chapter 9 and sends questionable messages about both characters. But hey, I guess anything would feel like a personal attack when you base your entire relationship with an acquaintance on an idealised 10 minute meeting you shared with them as teenagers 😅

  • @didinau
    @didinauАй бұрын

    So how do you like Zack after Rebirth? 😂

  • @Kabbaway
    @KabbawayАй бұрын

    Well, it didn’t give me much to work with to be honest 😂 he only had like 1 hour of screentime and 90% of it was just him being confused and/or a classic shonen hero. He’s not a terrible character, I’ve just seen his type with more well-developed/nuanced personalities before so he doesn’t impress me much… being so obsessed with dreams and honour, values instilled in him by military propaganda, doesn’t help his case either 😅

  • @xmant8842
    @xmant8842Ай бұрын

    Great video. I already said it in chat, but even though i do absolutely love this game, i also can very much understand your problems with it so far. Especially in regards to tifa's character(in this early part specifically, at least since we havent seen farther yet). The whole drama on the roof felt really forced and the sort of "betrayal" tifa felt seemed really off because, as we know, they werent really ever close enough to begin with for her to feel this level of betrayal. Also, i do find your point about tifa not being right for letting her frustration out on cloud(which is indeed true) really interesting when i compare it to a later scene with aerith where Spoilers Aerith says she wants to be alone because she feels the world hates her and she worries shed take it out on cloud and feel horrible about it, and cloud tells her he wouldnt mind but she tells him that she would

  • @Kabbaway
    @KabbawayАй бұрын

    Thanks so much for attending the premiere, I appreciated all your comments! 💚 I elaborated on my thoughts a lot in the onscreen annotations, but since premieres can’t be paused they might’ve been hard to read. This scene fundamentally doesn’t work as an inciting incident for the conflict between Cloud and Tifa. Sephiroth spoils the premise of the conflict so it can’t develop naturally, Tifa immediately figuring out what Cloud’s thinking from his vague statement is way too far-fetched and contrived, their relationship hasn’t grown enough for this to feel like such a devastating betrayal, etc etc etc. definitely some of the weakest writing in the game (the whole of Chapter 9 as well). I did notice that difference between Tifa and Aerith - the latter has the emotional maturity and self-awareness to know when to remove herself from a situation in order to mitigate harm to herself and her loved ones. Despite lacking self-confidence, Tifa is very self-serving and tunnel-visioned when times get rough, often at the expense of her loved ones and associates. I’m really hoping they finally let her overcome these flaws and learn to be happy in herself in Part 3 💚

  • @alexandrel6344
    @alexandrel6344Ай бұрын

    Cloud in the remake actually looks like him.

  • @Kabbaway
    @KabbawayАй бұрын

    I like his design in the Re- project 😊

  • @kittyblanchard2580
    @kittyblanchard2580Ай бұрын

    I think I have to agree with you both in that these games are clunk. Very pretty, but very clunky. In every way. Love these characters to bits, but the whole project feels off and I can't put my finger on why. Looking forward to more of your playthrough!

  • @Kabbaway
    @KabbawayАй бұрын

    Editing is taking so long largely because I'm adding annotations, research and supplementary footage/screenshots to elaborate on my initial commentary. My perception was so mixed I'm taking my time to fully consolidate my opinions before sharing them with the world! 😅💚

  • @McClerith
    @McClerithАй бұрын

    @@Kabbawaywell if keep Kalm and carry on was any indication, we’re in for a total masterpiece of a playthrough! 😎

  • @Kabbaway
    @KabbawayАй бұрын

    Aw, thanks 💚

  • @Kabbaway
    @KabbawayАй бұрын

    Special thanks to ​⁠@Delkery for their video on how to fix false media offline messages! 💚 I'd finished editing this video weeks ago, but it failed to render and I was getting very frustrated and worried that I'd have to start all over again. Thankfully, after trying and failing multiple solutions I came across their video and it was simply a matter of ticking "use proxy media" (I had to proxy one of the files because I'd moved it into a new folder with the rest of my Rebirth recordings mid-edit), allowing me to finally release my demo footage and get on with editing the rest of my playthrough ~ kzread.info/dash/bejne/qJxho9qkgJmYlbA.html

  • @McClerith
    @McClerithАй бұрын

    Glad it worked out! Nothing will stop the Clerith love train you’re piloting 🔥💅

  • @Kabbaway
    @KabbawayАй бұрын

    Thanks! 🚂🌍💞⛅️

  • @lightninghope7265
    @lightninghope7265Ай бұрын

    I hope you enjoyed playing the demos. I liked playing the part of Junon. Since I could play with my golden trio. By the way, in Rebirth I really liked that they made Aerith stronger. In fights I have her as a leader. I had a lot of fun playing with Aerith and the others. 🌸☁️

  • @Kabbaway
    @KabbawayАй бұрын

    I didn’t play the demos (Anxrali did, both for Remake and Rebirth) but I certainly did enjoy experiencing it with my good friend 💚 I’m glad you had fun! I absolutely maimed Aerith the entire time - with her healing and protective magic it made fights a lot easier; it also helps that elemental weaknesses make her high magic affinity almost crucial in May fights 😂