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Really proud of this one. Also, I don't think it spoils anything or requires much knowledge from Final Fantasy 7, so give it a chance!

Feel free to hype this up on social media, because I still can't, but please only share the patreon link- not the video itself! 

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Life in the Shadow of Midgar

in an unlit room, the attempt to focus upon the machined eyes of my lover Support me: https://www.patreon.com/JacobGeller Suspended without reason or contact, so you can’t follow me at: https://twitter.com/yacobg42 Credits Song: “Stormy Skies” by Henry Walsh, Nora Miller, & Julian Denton: https://theparasitoidwasps.bandcamp.com/releases Additional Consultation on Port Arthur by Andrew Geller Sources: The Town Below the Ground: Edinburgh’s Legendary Underground City (Joseph Henderson, 1999) Real Mary King's Close in Edinburgh, Scotland (Viator Travel): https://youtu.be/xj9iD3IU9Nk Six Texas Oil Refineries Are Among the Nation’s Worst Benzene Polluters, Data Shows: https://www.texasobserver.org/benzene-oil-refineries-texas-coast/ Bad Air Days: https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/bad-air-days-2/ 10 US oil refineries exceeding limits for cancer-causing benzene, report finds: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/feb/06/us-oil-refineries-exceeding-limits-for-cancer-causing-benzene-report-finds Texas Resident Wins Award for Challenging Oil Refineries: https://youtu.be/z5Iy-ha8BbE Visual Media Used: Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Final Fantasy 7, Mirror’s Edge, Parasite (2019), Blade Runner (1983), High and Low (1963), Google Earth Studio Music Used (chronologically): Opening (FF7), Scorpion Sentinel, Opening, Bombing Mission (FF7R), Still Alive (Mirror’s Edge), Star of Seventh Heaven (FF7R), Concrete for Miles (Wolfenstein: The New Order), Memory (Ruiner), A Story You Won’t Believe, Assassins of Kings 01 (The Witcher 3), Tifa’s Theme- Seventh Heaven (FF7R), DEAD (Max Payne 3), Stormy Skies Thumbnail by: https://twitter.com/HotCyder Description Credit: Cody Todd, “Query of a Die”

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Anonymous

this was great, one of my favorites so far. Really on point!

Nova K

This was incredible! Well done as always ♥

Anonymous

Jacob, what happened to your twitter account? I wanted to link to the video, because it’s brilliant, naturally. Why are you suspended?

Anonymous

Astounding man, great job yet again!

Anonymous

I haven't gotten to FFVII Remake yet, it's on my list but with the lockdowns I'm being a bit more frugal. Still I decided to watch this and I'm glad I did. As you were talking about the people living their lives down below the plate it reminded me of chiaroscuro, the painting style with high contrast between dark and light. In chiaroscuro, the darkness is used to accentuate and draw focus to the light, and I can't help but feel that was part of why they added those touches. Those little touches would be lost in a more bright setting. But the fact that everything is so dark makes the comparatively bright spots shine.

Anonymous

Edinburgh is one of my absolute favorite cities on the planet, so it was awesome to see it used as an uncommon comparison to Midgar. Also it felt like an apt video to watch after hearing the phrase "human capital stock" from a government official.

JacobGeller

It's been about a month and a half now of suspension- I have no idea why, I haven't got an email from them or anything. My best guess is that twitter is mostly unstaffed due to covid, and so the automated systems are more susceptible to the scattered internet hate I sometimes get. I'd love to get it back, but I don't have a lot of agency here :(