An epic 12 part mini series covering the intracacies of one of the greatest JRPG experiences ever made, Final Fantasy VII. Listen to industry figures, gaming authors and Final Fantasy superfans sound off on the ins and outs of what makes this game one of the greatest of all time. In this episode, we break down two key characters in Cloud Strife and Aeris Gainsborough, discussing interpretations on what makes them so important and what they mean to us as gamers all these years later. Please be aware this podcast contains SPOILERS!!! Join my discord with lots of other passionate gamers @ https://discord.gg/2xJAwNf Watch me stream on Twitch @ https://twitch.tv/joshcorbett Follow me on Twitter for show updates @ https://twitter.com/joshcorbettpods Show your love for the show at my tip jar @ https://ko-fi.com/Y8Y3D2TT  Guests include: Brian Black - https://twitter.com/BrianPodcaster - Host of https://twitter.com/RealmPodcast + https://twitter.com/RestartCast + https://twitter.com/Hearthcasual + https://twitter.com/WarcraftRadio Danny - https://www.twitch.tv/iamthedannysaur Hodgpodj - https://www.twitch.tv/hodgpodj + https://twitter.com/hodgpodj Mike - https://www.twitch.tv/zbapoc Some of the music you hear in this podcast is provided with the gracious approval of Potus Hultgren - check out his amazing arrangements of FFVII and more JRPG music at his YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvkwQMewlPK_RCOhzA3Jdyg Podcast logo designed by Joanna Smart - [email protected] References: Final Fantasy VII: An Oral History - https://www.polygon.com/a/final-fantasy-7 FFVII: The Making Of Retrospective - https://gamesradar.com/final-fantasy-7-the-making-of-retrospective Shmuplations - http://shmuplations.com/ The Lifestream - https://thelifestream.net/ FFVII Development Wiki - https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII_development FFVII Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII