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I want to just come in here to say how much I absolutely adored the start to the Resistance Weapon plot. It's got a ton of really cool lore, both brand new and fleshed-out old stuff; it's also not as front-loaded with exposition as Return to Ivalice was (and that was before time crunch made that...

There’s an interview that outright states it as a joke, Ultimania presence aside. At any rate, I’d be shocked if the Remake did anything more with it than this photo.

Or it’s simply a fun Easter egg referencing something that was always more in-joke than real lore.

From my perspective, it’s always stated the same: “Square didn’t put them front and center in this advert or give them an equivalent so they’re being ignored and it would be nice if they weren’t.” That’s the comment every time, and because it’s the same, it adds nothing to new conversations...

This place really is a haven of rationality. I've actually directed a couple friends who didn't care about spoilers and wanted to see what all the fuss is about to this specific thread, because literally everywhere else is in total hysterics and involves very little rationalizing or real...

Sephiroth is showing certain characters certain events not just from the future, but from the past as well. The implication seems to be that he has told Aerith that Cloud at the very least knew Zack. The impact of that remains to be seen. Beyond that, we don't know much more because the game...

I mentioned this earlier, but I think the Stamp thing is a cute tease to Zack being the original “Stamp” (aka Cloud, who is a character always being associated with Stamp by Barrett), without being too obvious about it.

Let's not jump to conclusions, here. The game offers very little in the way of definitive answers, and those are all assumptions that were made by filling in some very big gaps. At no point does the game introduce a time travelling Sephiroth and ask us to accept it. It presents a situation...

It's more they've said they're keeping all the major plot points intact, so people reckon we'll get the same story with some wonky side complications on the way (which technically holds true for this installment, insanity and all).

But if time is a flat circle, then maybe Fate, in this case, is determined not by a god but by who people are - things were always going to happen the way they were because, barring outside knowledge, people are who they are and were never going to respond to events in a different way...

But you can only ask questions about the actions of a character from a different story using a Doylist perspective, no? Until AC Sephiroth is confirmed to be a character in Remake, what he did or did not do or have knowledge of has no bearing on the story or characters of FFVII:R (from a...

Simply because that story wasn't written with the Whispers - or whatever element of the Lifestream gave him the Sight - in mind. This is a new version of the story embellished with this new piece of lore, unconnected to the version that didn't include it.

A few pages back, the idea was presented that the Whispers essentially existed "outside time" and that through them (or other Lifestream shenanigans), Sephiroth can view events going forward. He sees that he loses, so he tries to change things. That, to me, both fits all the evidence and makes...

Or Cloud upgrades the sword down the road, since that AC scene is supposed to represent their final confronation.

In fairness, the whole Flashback Stamp thing is oddly pointed, and does have the whole "Original" mark on it. Personally, I think it's supposed to be a cute hint that Zack is the "original" Soldier 1st Class (vis-a-vis Cloud, whom Barrett called Stamp). But you can maybe see why people who...

Episode 9 was the opposite of the Remake - it was a boring, safe, and predictable product that sacrificed everything at the altar of nostalgia. It's basically a case study in how pleasing a fanbase as a baseline goal can go completely wrong. That said: it's impossible to judge art objectively...

This is a few pages too late, but I'm surprised nobody has brought up Kitase. He's just as responsible for this as either of the other two - maybe moreso, since he could have presumably veto'd pretty much whatever as the main overseer of the project.

On the one hand, I feel ya Eerie. I, personally, find it fascinating. I'm certainly interested in seeing where it all goes, if a little bit morbidly. And I still can't wait to soak in the bulk of this game - in fact, knowing all this almost makes it more comforting. On the other hand, I'm...

In regards to not appearing in the original: it's hard to tell if that's because something conjured them here that didn't before, or if it's just as simple as them being a new addition to the lore. (I hadn't seen that Barrett Reversal. That sounds really dumb, but as anything, I'll wait until I...

But then the game becomes all meta and self-aware and is essentially a pseudo sequel, which sort of undermines the idea of telling the story again for a new generation, no? I dunno. This is just me preferring something that stands alone on its own merits.