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| Quexinos | Mar 24 2012, 10:23 AM Post #76 |
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Sorry didn't see this until now. I only have the ones with the profiles of the main characters minus Cait Sith and Barret.
You'd be getting the Kermit Emote right now if this site had it
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| Anastar | Mar 24 2012, 07:21 PM Post #77 |
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To touch the light I see in your eyes...
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See, I'm pretty sure the only official cards are the ones shown on the first page of this thread: http://s8.zetaboards.com/Cloud_x_Aerith/single/?p=308628&t=530952 I think the Highwind scene is part of the Bandai collection, and I don't believe the Bandai collection is official. I could be wrong, but I understood that the only official cards were the ones shown on the first page. And out of curiosity: Is this the same card that we had translated as "the promised date ends in a magical night"? ![]() |
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| TresDias | Mar 24 2012, 07:51 PM Post #78 |
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No, the one with the "magical night" quote is from the Art Museum collection. That's the "Sanctuary of Amusement" card we don't have a scan for. I'm halfway tempted to order it from that eBay listing, but I don't know yet. $5 to identify a single word that we're already pretty sure from the context is more akin to "results" ... I'll have to think about it more. Maybe I can hunt it down on a Japanese site somewhere first. Regarding officiality, I'd agree that the Art Museum cards are really the only ones we could put in the same tier as Ultimanias. The Bandai cards were certainly officially licensed, but probably had no invovlement from SE beyond that. In any case, they don't seem to say anything relevant anyway. |
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| Channy | Mar 24 2012, 09:29 PM Post #79 |
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No Problemo. ^-^ Quex, do you have a whole lot of attachment to those cards or were you buying for translational sake? Sanctuary of Amusement Card.. Gold Saucer... hrm.. Yah I see which one you're talking about, but why do you think there'd be a lot of significance in that one? As far as determining the autneticity of one set over another, I would take all of them as official. They were all released around the same time, 1997, where the Art Museum has different sets/volumes per game, but the VII set gets combined with ! and IV making it kinda meh and short. The Carddass Master's set expands on that, including many of the same scenes and art, but with more cards to have nearly the same amount of cards in that volume, but VII only. As far as what's official or not, I'd say all 3. Bandai released all sets, so while the Art Museum set has a more attractive name, the Carddass Master's set is part of another line for games. Carddass Masters has TCG sets for a lot of different anime and games (under the same name) so it's a reputable name that SS probably wanted their VII game to be a part of to sell more. So I would think all of them are a-okay. |
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| TresDias | Mar 24 2012, 09:42 PM Post #80 |
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Bandai didn't do the Art Museum cards, though, right? I'd swear those just have Square's copyright on them. EDIT: Sorry, forgot to answer your question. We were interested in the "Sanctuary of Amusement" card because of the conversation over in the "Where was Tifa engraved?" thread. Anastar and I are pretty confident that the card said the promised date results in a magical night (the whole date event) rather than ends with a magical night (Cali interpreted this as a possible kiss or something of that effect that goes unseen after Aerith says "I want to meet you"). From the context, it makes more sense that it's referring to the entire date ("results in") rather than the end of the date ("ends with"), in part because the whole thing is so memorable, and also because -- even if something happened at the end of the gondola ride and we missed it -- there wasn't an additional magical night added on. Their date was pretty much over at that point. Edited by TresDias, Mar 24 2012, 10:10 PM.
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| Channy | Mar 25 2012, 12:38 AM Post #81 |
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Oop. My bad, you're right, Square did produce the original Art Museum sets. Bandai stepped in after that with other card sets. But still, Bandai released a LOT of toys, action figures, and such from SS after being licensed by them, so I still take it as official. Ohh, and this is the card that has that description supposedly? It'd odd that that card would have it, and not the actual date card, which both sets has. |
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| TresDias | Mar 26 2012, 03:33 AM Post #82 |
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There's an actual date card in the Art Museum set? Well, damn. Something else we don't know the details of. =( |
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| Channy | Mar 26 2012, 04:20 AM Post #83 |
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...I have to stop talking. I saw in an ebay listing of two sets merged together and had assumed that they were of one set. xD I'm sorry, it had included the date card from the Masters set. After looking on a website where you can buy the cards individually, it's not included, it's just the Golden Saucer one. >: Sorry Quex, if you're missing Cait and Barret, check here. It seems the only two portrait cards left in stock. http://www.ffmerchandise.com/portrait_ffvii.htm |
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| Quexinos | Mar 26 2012, 05:33 AM Post #84 |
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WOO HOO!
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that's where I was before when they told me they didn't have them moments later. I don't trust their listings. and I'm not super attached, why? Edited by Quexinos, Mar 26 2012, 05:34 AM.
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| Channy | Mar 26 2012, 07:44 AM Post #85 |
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Oh. Sorry about that. I may want to buy them. >:3 For why did you purchase them in the first place? |
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| Quexinos | Mar 26 2012, 09:33 AM Post #86 |
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WOO HOO!
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I Think it was just to translate honestly... maybe we should talk through PM if you want to buy them
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| Anastar | Mar 30 2012, 01:28 AM Post #87 |
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You didn't know that? We've been trying to tell you that. The Date Card in the Art Museum set is the one that says the Promised Date ends in a magical night. It's shown on page one of this thread in the first post: http://s8.zetaboards.com/Cloud_x_Aerith/single/?p=308628&t=530952 I'm not absolutely positive, but I think it's this one: ![]() |
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| MistaCloudStrife | Mar 30 2012, 02:05 AM Post #88 |
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Wow. The price for these on ffmerch aren't that bad. I've actually collected the Final Fantasy VIII art cards, but that was only so I could get the triple triad cards and play some TT with my friends. It wasn't until recently that we started playing card games(Pokemon and MTG... cause we're bored) and I looked up the prices for them. Apparently the basic rares and the art cards can go for up to $5 and my character cards(Like Squall or Rinoa) can go upwards from $40. Mind you that back in the day $5 was the price of a booster pack, so basically it was the only trading card game I invested in as a kid that actually came up profitable. If there's one thing Square is good at, it's limiting their collectables enough to bring about profit in the future. So yeah. I might actually look into getting a few of these. I'm guessing ebay is probably going to be the best bet? |
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| Anastar | Mar 30 2012, 06:54 PM Post #89 |
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Tres This is from an earlier quote by Tres on March 24: Wait a minute - I think there's some confusion here. I do not think the "magical night" card is the "Sanctuary of Amusement" card that we don't have a scan of. I think this for two reasons: 1) The translations which appear on page 1 of this thread are for the cards pictured on page 1 of this thread. 2) Furthermore, ALL of the Art Museum Collection cards are shown on page one of this thread: http://s8.zetaboards.com/Cloud_x_Aerith/topic/530952/1/ Forgive me if this is a very stupid question, but maybe this is the reason for the confusion - you do realize that the Cloud and Aerith drawings by Amano don't look anything like the drawings of Cloud and Aerith by Nomura, don't you? All of the cards with Cloud and Aerith by Amano are shown in the following pictures: Protection Tranquility BTW, this art by Amano was also used on the official soundtrack. Calmness Challenge One of those cards has to be the card with the description of the promised date ending in a magical night. That's why I think it's the one called "Protection" - Aerith promised Cloud a date for being her bodyguard, so he's supposed to protect her in exchange for a date. I would agree - the Final Fantasy Art Collection cards are the ones which are official. As I understand it, the HW scene card is one of the cards made by Bandai and therefore not official. The HW scene card is not part of the Art Collection cards shown on page 1 of this thread. I'm asking because of what you said to Cali here: I'll ask a slightly different question, but it's in the same playing field: If you see the cards that mention the date with Aerith as definitive statements that this particular date took place, wouldn't a card from the same set saying that the High Affection Highwind scene took place do the same there? ~Tres, page: http://s8.zetaboards.com/Cloud_x_Aerith/topic/531483/22/ eighth post down I'm not sure why you're comparing an official card (the date) to an unofficial card (the HW scene)? ![]() MistaCloudStrife In the first place, great to see you back! ![]() As far as I know, ebay's the best place to look for them. But Sha created a thread about the trading cards here: http://s8.zetaboards.com/Cloud_x_Aerith/topic/531103/1/#new I thought you might be interested. ![]() |
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| TresDias | Apr 2 2012, 07:05 AM Post #90 |
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Not all of the cards in the set have a scan in that first post, though, and Shiva mentions that some of those scans are from the backs of some of the cards (but not necessarily just the cards who have front scans). I was confused by this at first too. I'm also not even sure that either the front or back of the card in question has a scan there. I think just the translation may have been. In any case, the translation says it's card #111, and this eBay listing says that #111 is the "Sanctuary of Amusement" card, and that it features the Gold Saucer (which is what the translated card starts off talking about). The video you linked me to on YouTube also shows a frontside scan of the card, depicting the entrance to the park. It's definitely that card.
The card I was referring to is Tifa's Art Museum card. It quotes the "Words aren't the only way" line, then says beneath it "the night beneath the final battle, when she and Cloud are alone." No mention of whether she says this being an uncertain possibility or dependent on certain conditions. Just a statement that it happens that night, like the other cards' statements that Cloud and Aerith go on the date. That's why I'm asking why Cali feels that the card set confirms their date but not the higher affection Highwind scene. |
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