We all knew it had to happen. Ever since my first Ladies of Final Fantasy post I've been thinking of this one. What better time to ask the question than right now, with an FF7 remake on the horizon?
Don't get me wrong, I loved FF10. It might be my favorite in the series so far. However, FF7 is distinguishes itself not just in this series of games, but in gaming in general. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that this game is so iconic that it is nearly a mainstream part of pop culture. When people think Final Fantasy, many of them think of Final Fantasy 7.
This juggernaut of a game had three awesome main characters (wait... four if Cait Sith was a girl) Yuffie, Tifa, and Aeris. Strangely, this discussion seems to fall along similar lines as the preferences did: Aeris, for some reason, was a fan favorite. Tifa was a close second. And no one preferred poor Yuffie.
Well, let's dive into mechanics and character, shall we?
Yuffie goes first. Let's face it, if we put her last half of you will skip this part (some of you may anyway). Yuffie was a really cool character, in my opinion. Part of the "problem" with her is that she's technically an optional character and it's actually pretty easy to miss out on her altogether. You have to find her in a forest and respond correctly several times in order to recruit her. That being said I think she's well worth it.
Though her stats are below average she has a kick-ass limit break, "Conformer", that does more damage based on the enemy's level. Also, she has the highest luck stat out of all the characters.
Tifa is pretty amazing. Let me be clear on that point. She's basically a tough as nails kickboxer who fights with her bare hands. C'mon people, you don't see that in rpg's every day. Especially not in jrpg's. Also she had one of the most entertaining limit breaks of any FF character: it was a slot machine wheel that you had to match correctly in order the limit break to succeed.
Tifa is definitely a case of "sweet until angry". Without his sword, I have no doubts that Tifa could kick Cloud's butt without problems. Admittedly, I do like Tifa. I really do. She pulls off her style well and loses not a single ounce of femininity despite being more than happy to get bruised and bloody... or leave someone else that way, more likely.
And of course no discussion of the ladies of Final Fantasy 7 could be complete without discussing Aeris. I think Aeris is pretty great. Her support is good for the team and she's got a strong character design. I can see what Cloud sees in her.... I just don't see it for myself. What can I say? This style of character (much in the style of Yuna, who came later, though I'm the first to admit that there are major differences) just doesn't do it for me.
But her limit breaks were super useful during boss battles, lending much needed support to the team when they were hanging on by a thread.
Verdict? Well, to be honest I'm pretty split between Yuffie and Tifa. Yuffie is a great character but she's even less necessary to your lineup than Rikku from FF10 is. Also, I think she's 16 in FF7, though in my defense the blocky, polygonal characters certainly did not make that clear and anyway at the time when I played the game so was I.
Tifa's tough, she's someone you can depend on. She's not going to go soft on you, and she's not going to let you go soft, either. At the same time she's empathic and a genuinely good person. Hmm...
Well, let me know what you think. I've got to give this one more thought.
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