This has become regraded as a remake/sequel and sure you can put enough pieces together from watching a sequel if you've never seen the first to understand it, but you won't have that full grasp without it.
Thankfully people seem to be flocking to the OG. Hope the kids can suck it up and push...
And to get the full understand of the events you will have to play both so you understand that the version of Seph in the remake has seen his first failed attempt and is coming back around to change the events for his desired results.
Been watching reviews. Someone asked the question if they should play the OG FF7 to understand this game as they were left very confused by many things, especially the ending. The answer from the panel and the entire scrolling comments where a resounding YES absolutely.
One reply to this yes...
Prediction #2! After defeating a towering Fate monster and my first Sephiroth encounter, my party will wipe on this tuft of weeds on the way to the Chocobo ranch.
Well it is hard. I'm not a super great player either and I've got all but 4 remaining manuscripts, so it is doable for us less gifted players. I used MP and HP ups a lot, and they take a while to get up to 50% so maybe a little grinding is in order. Good luck!
Most of the time in game characters and cut scene characters don't look quite the same. But I thought the difference between Cloud and Tifa were pretty drastic. In the face at least.
Prediction! The midgar zolom impaled on a tree scene has to go. "Sephiroth has this kind of power??" Well yeah, we just saw him throw the top 10 stories of the Shinra building with his finger.
This time around, they will stumble upon Emerald weapon impaled on the peak of a mountain.
Calling it.