FF7's 1997 character art goes viral: poster argues no AI can match artists' taste
Linahuaa · x · 2026-10-30
The poster shares Final Fantasy VII's 1997 character illustrations (Cloud, Tifa, Aerith and more in the image), calling them far ahead of their time — TV ads alone made you feel "these characters look important."
They argue that artists like Shigenori Soejima are nearly irreplaceable: the technical difficulty may look modest, but no AI and very few artists can match his taste for character expression, fashion, and restrained yet iconic visual identities.
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