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Lost_All_Senses posted...

I miss when stuff was weird without it being so obvious

I think that's a big reason why FF 7 and other games around that era hold such a special place in people's hearts, mine included. Games were getting just big enough to have sizable budgets and fancy graphics, but not yet such a tightly-wound industry that they couldn't afford to play it loose. FF 7 was weird, quirky, off-the-wall, took plenty of risks, and was at times very ambiguous or even confusing...at that's what made it so memorable for so many people. This is why, despite the overall tightness of its production, FF 9 didn't have the same magic as other entries in the series for me personally, simply because it played things too safe.

Anyway, as to TC's first query, it's been so long since I've played, but didn't those NPCs make sort of a drinking motion before falling down? I was always under the impression that they hit the bottle heavy and immediately passed out.
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