Final Fantasy VII :Trace Of Two Pasts & The Investigation Unit Within the Painting: Fan translator

I appreciated how the book goes into specific details of Tifa’s and Aerith’s past lives before the Final Fantasy VII game. The book tells us the back stories about these two prominent women in the game, plus a bonus story about Lonny, and also tells us more about how the Final Fantasy VII story came to be. I love the in-depth stories about the characters that you only get fragmented pieces of when playing the game. It does contain some insight into life after the original and remake FFVII games, therefore might contain spoilers for some, but nothing too dramatic. The book itself was a great read, for young and adult readers alike. It was very well written and stays true to the game!

This book is great if you want a bit more indepth store to final fantasy 7 character aerith and tifa. I am a huge fan of ff7 and this does the character justice. It stand by the characters and who they are in the game. It gives a pretty good store and is well written. It definitely expands on the current game story and giving you a different store while not changing or interfering with the stories we already know. Overall it is worth a read without spoiling too much about what is in the book.

If you've played Final Fantasy 7 (Remake) and Crisis Core, this book is a great reference to the events in the video games and also gives us a complete bio of the lives of Tifa and Aerith and their childhoods.There are some extra characters in the book as well, which in turn will give you a flashback of some characters that already appear in Crisis Core and Final Fantasy 7.The Cloud/Tifa story is explained in a very detailed manner and will already confirm what we've all known so far.

Two fan favorite characters from Final Fantasy VII get important pieces of their stories straight in Traces of Two Pasts, a novel able to stand on its own merits while adding depth to the Remake trilogy of the popular video game series. Narratively framed as the two women telling each other about their lives before the events that brought them together (the events of FF VII Remake), we’re treated first to Tifa Lockhart’s explanation of how she came from a former energy boomtown that barely matches the description anymore to the massive slums of the lower city in Midgar. She moves from a child locked in by the expectations of her small town to a young woman locked into a debt owed to one of the many criminal underworld bosses in the city. This portion of the book is certainly the fullest in both its character arc and in the actual events reported.Aerith Gainsborough’s half covers far fewer pages despite the potential of her story. I have the distinct impression that more is intended to be told in the second game of the remake rather than this book, but the novel does make it clear that her perspective of events was very limited and that is why there is so much less for her to explain compared to Tifa’s story. We still discover some of her more interesting experiences such as her escape from the Shinra Electric Power Company building and her real mother’s fate, as well as why she was allowed to live in one area of the slums without the authorities taking her back to Shinra. Most of the rest fills in how that slum operated in terms of power structure and how the slums overall relate to the Shinra company.There is a short but exceptionally well written coda to Aerith’s story. It fills out a little more detail about things that happened around Aerith when she was a child but boasts its own unnamed narrator whose experiences as her childhood playmate have led him, now a young man in Shinra’s employ, on an investigation into the disappearance of a friend fifteen years later.I fully recommend it for those who have no interest in the game and those that love the game.Four stars with that fifth star disappearing somewhere in Aerith's story.

The story ties into the game very well, and if you read this book, you will appreciate the flashback chapter in Rebirth a lot more.

Very nicely written. You get to learn more about the characters. Easy to read.

I'm a big fan of FFVII having played both the original and the remake and I couldn't wait to get my hands on this book. Bottom line, I loved it. This book gave me something that I didn't get in the games, something I didn't even know I was missing until I read it. The games are awesome, don't get me wrong, but there often isn't time in them to delve too deep into the backstories of some of the principal (and some of my favorite) characters.This book remedies that problem by exploring the backgrounds of Aerith Gainsborough and Tifa Lockhart, giving each their own fascinating and engrossing story that fleshes out their respective personalities and shows how they got into their starting positions for the games. I especially enjoyed reading Aerith's story, and it really makes me more fully appreciate her cheerful and positive attitude despite all that she's had to endure.And even if you're not familiar with the world of Final Fantasy VII I would still recommend it because it's still a gripping read of two great characters tackling issues we all have to face - figuring out who we are and where we belong as well as facing struggles, setbacks, and heartbreak along the way.So whether you're a FFVII fan or not, read this book. I promise you won't regret it.

Just finished Tifa story and wow it’s been a great read. can’t wait to continue reading!

I have ALWAYS been looking for more backstory on Tifa and Aerith! This is PERFECT. This really fleshes out their background and I was absolutely giddy while reading it. This is absolutely everything we wanted. Absolutely thrilling read. Very highly reccomend. Book came quickly and was delivered in mint condition. This is one of those books you read from cover to cover in one sitting because you can't put it down. Its a nice length as well, not short, but not ultra long or tedious. Really really solid read, and lovely hard cover.

Excelente, ¡Me ha encantado!

Chegou antes do prazo estipulado, sem nenhum defeito e bem embalado. Além disso gostei muito da qualidade do livro!

Tifa story was best then Aeriths. The end story didnt feel needed really. Overall a good read and excited to see of it fits later in rebirth.

Lo compré en inglés, para que no se me olvide y la historia es fabulosa, lo recomiendo.