Players in Collective Depression

With the image of Zack lying there still replaying in his mind, Song Ren felt like he was about to fall into depression.

At that moment, the opening scene from The Spirits Within surfaced in his mind—Cloud riding his motorcycle back to Midgar.

Then Kadaj and his two brothers appeared, kicking the Buster Sword away.

Back then, he had paid no attention to that close-up shot, but now all his doubts had been answered.

Because that Buster Sword was lying exactly where Zack had sacrificed himself!

"And why did Zack have to die? What the hell did he die for? Those grunts can respawn endlessly! That makes no sense! Isn't that cheating?"

Thinking of Zack's sacrifice, the sorrowful music that accompanied it, and the flashback of Zack becoming an angel...

Song Ren felt his nose sting again. He simply could not accept it!

And it was not just Song Ren. Countless players who had reached this part of the game...

After witnessing Zack's death at the end, they all broke down in tears.

For some more rational players, they understood that Zack's sacrifice had been inevitable.

After all, if Zack had not died, how could the Buster Sword have ended up in Cloud's hands afterward?

And with Zack's personality, he would never have abandoned Cloud. If he had lived, then what would Cloud have had left to do? It would have been Zack's show from start to finish.

But for more emotional players, many of them had initially poured most of their feelings into Cloud.

After all, from Midgar to the Gold Saucer and then Cosmo Canyon, Cloud had already won over countless players along the way.

Yet in Zack's storyline, while his screen time could not compare to Cloud's, he was just as unforgettable.

There was Angeal, who could