Midgar - Team Deepground
-We see Rosso, Azul, and Nero together.
-Azul is combative, Rosso is sadistically playful, and Nero is doomy.
(Wow, that’s actually a word. Cool.) I guess we’re coming to endgame.
-A roar rumbles in the background. Omega.
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The Shera
-Despite my dislike for Cid in general, I LOVE his speech here over the loudspeaker to the WRO troops getting ready for combat. Encouraging them not to throw their lives away for the cause. “You wanna try to really piss off these SOBs, then try staying alive. That’s what this war’s all about.”
A really good outlook when facing off against what’s essentially an apocalyptic cult. Life vs death.
-Shelke gives Vincent a phone he lost in Kalm (either I never knew he lost a phone or I forgot it totally). It’s set so that he can call Shelke directly.
-She intends to monitor and direct his movements from above, from her terminal. Everyone gives her a look, like, “You’re actually helping us? That’s unexpected.” She counters, proclaiming it’s just because doing this helps resolve Lucrecia’s fragmentation within her.
Yeah, yeah. The transparent lady doth protest too much. Really loving her character and arc. She’s not used to people relying on her after her time in Deepground.
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-The game does a great job of showing her internal struggle between allowing herself to be let in, and being held back by her Deepground conditioning. She also feels the weight of guilt, knowing that her sister is on death’s door and she can’t seem to help her. She feels alone.
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Attack on Midgar
-Cinematic here. Cid sends the fleet to attack Midgar, and we also see Deepground’s forces – mechs and soldiers and air force – rising to counter. Lots of anti-aircraft defenses from Deepground.
-Yuffie and others drop out of the plane on what look like hoverbikes.
-Shelke is in data-monitor mode, and she looks AWESOME!
Part “Minority Report,” part “Matrix.”
-Meanwhile, Cloud leads the ground forces.
-Rosso divebombs Cloud. They fight.
Rosso vs. Cloud.
When they strike each other, a blastwave of energy emanates from the impact. It’s ridiculous, and pretty fun.
-Azul launches a rocket at the Shera. The airship is intact, but Vincent is forced to hoverbike out of it into a descent towards Midgar.
-Cinematic over. Vincent lands.
Shelke calls him. His mission is to get to the top of a nearby central command building. Only from there can he enter Deepground.
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Next time: Diving back into gameplay for the next stage, “Midgar Assault.”
