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10. Tifa's Cutscene Model In Final Fantasy VII

final fantasy vii 7 Tifa
Square Enix

Like the majority of Final Fantasy VII's characters, there are three models to each: A base polygonated one seen most often, a more detailed combat design... and the ludicrously anime, cutscene versions.

Whilst I'll admit teenage me thought the combat model of Tifa was sexier than a Shovel Knight merchandise sale, her cutscene incarnation was... ridiculous.

Coming from the same school of eastern manga thought that gives us balloon-boobed ladies to this day (a prominent recent example was Xenoblade Chronicles 2's godawful Pyra), FF VII's cutscene Tifa looked like some grotty "What turns you on?"-style survey brought to life.

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Gaming Editor
Gaming Editor

WhatCulture's Head of Gaming.