Final Fantasy VII Remake - Chapter 3: Home Sweet Slum
What Johnny's Father (yes, that's also really his name in the game), has to say in Chapter 3. He may be the source of the grappling hooks that Avalanche use. A lot of these NPCs have character stories that turn into mini plotlines throughout the game. Rather than directly influencing the plot, they're mostly for worldbuilding. Usually they turn into complete character arcs. My guess is that this is inspired by the Trails series of JRPGs.
Johnny's parents go a long way towards explaining how extra Johnny is. His father is an optimist, bombastic, (speaking at great length about things he knows little or nothing about), misses obvious things, thinks everything naturally works out well, seems to be relatively unsuccessful, may be some short of shady businessman or con man, may be involved with organized crime (which would most likely mean Wall Market), and seems to always assume the best of people, even when he really probably should not.
In contrast, Johnny's Mother is a worrier and appears to be overly limiting. No wonder Johnny is out of control, rebellious, and a thrill seeker... and no wonder he's not so good with life decisions or money. Who was he going to learn those things from?
Both parents may be based on common tropes of an Industrial Revolution family.
These bonus discovery videos are interesting things I find in my Let's Play, or extra dialog options, or hidden content, or similar.
These clips correspond to the following episodes of my Let's play:
#10 Ch3 A New Day in the Slums
https://www.bitchute.com/video/82OUaEe2NpMK/
#14 Ch3 Odd Job Odyssey
https://www.bitchute.com/video/E2nr9no4R74n/
Thanks for watching!
Link to the playlist for this playthrough:
https://www.bitchute.com/playlist/Jke2LRzyWNMR/
The Discoveries and Extras playlist which accompanies this playthrough:
https://www.bitchute.com/playlist/AZaBH4AhRXhL/
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Time stamps:
0:00 Before saying good morning to Tifa
0:03 Johnny's Father: Hello there! You must be that friend of Tifa's I've heard so much about. The mercenary?
0:07 Johnny's Father: I've got fingers in a few pies myself. Worked with a lot of businesses--even Seventh Heaven on occasion.
0:13 Johnny's Father: What I'm trying to say is, you and me, we're not so different--and certainly not complete strangers.
0:20 Johnny's Father: In fact, I want you to think of me as family. You know, an uncle or maybe a distant relative.
0:29 Johnny's Father: Oh, while I have you here, you wouldn't happen to be interested in grappling guns, would you? Great for getting up or down in a jiffy!
0:37 Johnny's Father: I ordered some for a client, but I accidentally added a zero, and now I have a ton to spare.
0:43 Johnny's Father: Was thinking of setting up an attraction where you jump from the top of the Shinra building. You know, for the adrenaline junkies.
0:49 Johnny's Father: But the fellas at Shinra didn't think it was such a great idea. (chuckles)
0:55 Johnny's Father: Hey, merc. What's with the glum face? You know, you oughta meet my son, Johnny. He'll turn that frown upside down.
1:03 Johnny's Father: He's got a big ol' heart, and a real way with people. Can't help but cheer 'em up.
1:08 Johnny's Father: Or, maybe that's just how I see him because he's my son.
1:13 After Johnny leaves town
Johnny's Father: My boy up and declared he was leaving town to go on a journey.
1:18 Johnny's Father: We only live once. I say while he's young, he should follow his heart.
1:23 Johnny's Father: Even if it means defying the Man. Playing by the rules only gets you so far.
1:28 Johnny's Father: Oh. I don't think I've had a chance to introduce myself yet. I'm Johnny's father.
1:33 Johnny's Father: I'm sure you're terribly worried about him too--aren't you, Tifa?
1:37 Johnny's Father: That's my boy. I'll have to remember to tell him that when he finally comes back home.
If you want higher quality, this is also on Youtube in 1080p, 2K, and 4K: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5vYjY7xT7o
