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NEW TRAILER: State of Play May 2019
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Turlast
Lv. 25 Adventurer
What I'm most looking forward to in Remake is seeing a modern take on the monsters. I always thought Aps was a rather stupid looking creature in the OG, but he looks pretty terrifying now. I can only imagine how Helletic Hojo will look in these graphics. Also, while not a boss, Brain Pod (Shinra Building) was always one of those enemies that just creeped me out whenever he removed his top to attack. Still have no idea what he's supposed to be.
Cid's relationship with Shera is another part of the story I want to see. He was pretty brutal towards her with his #$%*&$& stuff. Wondering if his interactions with her and Palmer will be toned down.
Cid's relationship with Shera is another part of the story I want to see. He was pretty brutal towards her with his #$%*&$& stuff. Wondering if his interactions with her and Palmer will be toned down.
That's one of the creatures I'm very curious about as well. I think it's just a brain inside a pod able to spit poisonous gas at opponents. It does rather look like a flesh-colored balloon with a clown nose, however. But if the Hammer Blaster artwork from FF Möbius is any indication, Brain Pod could very well turn out to be very frightening.
My guess is that they retain the scenes, just don't present them in the same over-the-top way. If changed too much, the initial meaning will get lost which in turn will change the whole dynamic between the characters. I'm rather optimistic in that regard.
We had a discussion about this a few years ago and I brightened up the text in photoshop to make it easier to read:
Damn, I've never seen the full version of this. Yeah, the station in the trailer is defo this one. Makes sense that there's an turnstyle there.
Kain424
Old Man in the Room
I don't know how I missed that discussion, but it's nice to learn something new.
I think I was in the same position as you Lic, I was like "when was that mentioned" and then I think Shad or someone pointed out the station name, so I went and got a screenshot to check. Lo and behold, the name "edge" has been with FFVII since its very first screen.
I believe it was GlitterBerri, or one of her friends, who first pointed out the "NORTH EDGE STATION" thing in the map analysis that was posted on GlitterBerri's site. I then shared this observation here on TLS. EDIT: Wow this all happened 10 years ago. 
GB speculated that "NORTH EDGE STATION" might have directly inspired the name for the post-Meteor city of Edge but I honestly doubt that. FFVII locations and cities tend to have very simple and descriptive names and so I believe that Edge would have become the name of the new city even if there wasn't a station with the name "Edge" in it.
Fun fact: The game files for Mako Reactor #1 in the original game read things like "nrthmk" and "nmkin", representing North Mako Reactor and North Mako Reactor Interior/Inside respectively. This is of course congruent with the name of the train station being "NORTH EDGE STATION".
Meanwhile the game files for Mako Reactor #5 read things like "southmk" and "smkin", South Mako Reactor and South Mako Reactor Interior/Inside respectively. This makes sense of course since the #1- and #5 reactors are on opposite ends of Midgar.
@Kain424
Now I'm curious. Which parts about the Honey Bee Inn are you only just now hearing about?
I believe it was Ite who first highlighted what had been staring me in the face for a long time: That the FMV of the Sector 7 plate falling includes a shot of one of the unused HBI fields.
GB speculated that "NORTH EDGE STATION" might have directly inspired the name for the post-Meteor city of Edge but I honestly doubt that. FFVII locations and cities tend to have very simple and descriptive names and so I believe that Edge would have become the name of the new city even if there wasn't a station with the name "Edge" in it.
Fun fact: The game files for Mako Reactor #1 in the original game read things like "nrthmk" and "nmkin", representing North Mako Reactor and North Mako Reactor Interior/Inside respectively. This is of course congruent with the name of the train station being "NORTH EDGE STATION".
Meanwhile the game files for Mako Reactor #5 read things like "southmk" and "smkin", South Mako Reactor and South Mako Reactor Interior/Inside respectively. This makes sense of course since the #1- and #5 reactors are on opposite ends of Midgar.
@Kain424
Now I'm curious. Which parts about the Honey Bee Inn are you only just now hearing about?
I believe it was Ite who first highlighted what had been staring me in the face for a long time: That the FMV of the Sector 7 plate falling includes a shot of one of the unused HBI fields.
Unused Honey Bee Inn "Employee Quarters/Room", filename ONNA_6.
FMV at 0:14
FMV at 0:14
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Kain424
Old Man in the Room
@Kain424Now I'm curious. Which parts about the Honey Bee Inn are you only just now hearing about?
Sorry for the confusion. I'm just now learning that area was called the "North Edge Station". Perhaps an oversight of mine, as I have been in and out of FFVII communities over the years, but I simply don't remember anyone ever pointing this out to me. As someone who has continually obsessed over the game in the intervening years, I am surprised. It reminds me of back when we learned of the extra Palmer stuff for the Honeybee Inn. Which, if my memory serves me right, I may have actually learned from YOU. But it's been almost a decade. Maybe my memory is hazy.
I loved that Palmer stuff. I have so much headcanon for Palmer, I've ended by growing quite fond of him.
FFShinra
Sharp Shinra Shill
Palmer needs to be expanded on, at least in background lore. For a division that was essentially gutted and defunct, why was he still on the board or even the company at all? I've seen fanfiction justify it that its essentially a family owned and operated company and therefore Palmer is Shinra's brother in law or some such. I've accepted the fanon, but it'd be nice to get some explanation in canon......
Yes, in my headcanon it was his cousin who married the Prez and brought a big injection of capital in return for a directorship for Cousin Roland. I also imagine he has a sister called Pansy who trains racing chocobos and is in every way exactly like Clare Balding.
I don't know that I really want too much backstory for these people. Sometimes, as someone else, less is more - more fun to play with!
I don't know that I really want too much backstory for these people. Sometimes, as someone else, less is more - more fun to play with!
Roger speculated that perhaps the change in English voice actors is a union thing? I don't know anything to support this but it's an interesting theory.
The Japanese voice actors sound the same since the Compilation era (though of course JP Hojo will have to be recast since his voice actor passed away). So in this sense the English version will probably have even more of a reboot feel compared to the Japanese version.
The Japanese voice actors sound the same since the Compilation era (though of course JP Hojo will have to be recast since his voice actor passed away). So in this sense the English version will probably have even more of a reboot feel compared to the Japanese version.
donkeyjack
Pro Adventurer
I hope that music doesn't touch the remakr. It was awful.
Lex thought it might be a take on Hurry Faster, and I think I might agree. But it also kinda just sounded like trailer music, so who knows.
- AKA
- Minato
Just speculation I've heard being thrown around. I quite like the new Cloud and the new Barret, but the new Sephiroth I feel isn't bringing much news to the table. I assume they got a reason not to bring back the old cast.