LicoriceAllsorts
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There has to be more than one way in which the Planet can be saved, then.
As horrible as this sounds, I want SE to keep Aerith's death. If that's not done, then they ruined the whole thing. The complete story is hinged on her death. So yeah, Aerith has to die.
Also, I personally found Cait Sith #1's death to be sad. I think his death is negotiable, but I rather see them keep it then not. Again, it's a plot point that's important.
All I can say is... these games are going to be heart string pullers.
There has to be more than one way in which the Planet can be saved, then.
You mean it would better if Meteor destroyed the Planet?
But seriously, I think that's an interesting question. I'd be really quite surprised, and impressed, if SE girded themselves to ditch ACC canon in favour of a "better" ending this time around.
(Like Aerith realising Tseng was her true love all along. And Tifa shacking up with Rude. And Jessie being alive for Cloud...)
I like the way you think.You mean it would better if Meteor destroyed the Planet?
But seriously, I think that's an interesting question. I'd be really quite surprised, and impressed, if SE girded themselves to ditch ACC canon in favour of a "better" ending this time around.
(Like Aerith realising Tseng was her true love all along. And Tifa shacking up with Rude. And Jessie being alive for Cloud...)
There has to be more than one way in which the Planet can be saved, then.
We know it's a good ending. The planet has healed and humanity is now living in harmony with it.Nope. This is the scene that plays after the credits in original FF7. Its a spoiler by the way if you haven't played the original or obviously haven't seen it.
Do we interpret this as a good ending or a bad ending?
I’d be very disappointed in the remake if Aerith ended up living. A very important aspect to her death was that it was irreversible, it’s a loss that you can never get back, something that comes suddenly and doesn’t always gives you the luxury of closure. If she lives, well, I guess death is irreversible… until they want to make a new game 30 years later and they need something big to shock people.
Plot twists and subverted expectations can be fun, but after all is said and done, the thrill of the novelty fades away, leaving you to ponder the meaning behind certain choices. The remake project doesn’t happen in a vacuum, and I just can't imagine a way where removing that death doesn't lessen the universal truth about death that FFVII has stubbornly been trying to convey for 23 years.
Well, there probably was. Holy only failed to stop Meteor because it took so long to get Sephiroth out of its way.
We know it's a good ending. The planet has healed and humanity is now living in harmony with it.
I mean the developer interviews/statements have already said that the Remake project isn't going to be fundamentally different and to expect the major OG plot points/locations to be covered, even with the "four big mysteries" the first installment left us with, the development team seems confident that the Remake is still going to be faithful to the OG overall.Aerith only "has" to die in OG7's story. I'll be pretty disappointed if after all we've seen and interpreted at this point if things going forward aren't fundamentally different. If they want us to ride the same roller coaster then just remaster it. If they want us to ride the same roller coaster but this time it has a few extra turns then why bother adding so many things and emphasizing them that og7 didn't have (plot ghosts, defying destiny, Aerith acting different, Sephiroth acting strange, visions of the future, etc.) If this is a sequel and a remake they can go crazy with it. The whole thing is how well they deliver it all.
Think Rufus will die for reals this time around?
The real human sacrifice was Rufus Shinra all along.
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I mean the developer interviews/statements have already said that the Remake project isn't going to be fundamentally different and to expect the major OG plot points/locations to be covered, even with the "four big mysteries" the first installment left us with, the team seems confident that the Remake is still going to be faithful to the OG overall.
I would say that they definitely have significant additions/new mysteries to them (the Remake Ultimania even refers to the ambiguity of Aerith's knowledge and Sephiroth's deal as two of the four big mysteries of part 1), but I wouldn't say that they are fundamentally different from their OG depictions (besides Sephiroth having more early screen-time).Do you see Aerith and Sephiroth in the remake as fundamentally different than their depiction in og7?