Completely New Characters

[clowd]

I think adding completely new characters to the story would improve the experience of the remake.

Maybe even permanently playable secret side character(s) - handled in the same way Yuffie and Vincent were in the original game.

Im suggesting this because one of the easiest, sure fire ways to make something 'old' fresh is to add new characters, as well as new plot to go along with them.

I think all would like to see new locations here and there around the world map. For example, everybody seems excited we'll be able to see and explore more of Midgar. On the same token, I'd like to see and follow the story of more characters, or at least their interaction with the main party.

Theres speculation that the 'odd' Shinra soldier in the trailer knows Cloud - thats an example of a new character that can be injected into the story to freshen it up.

Do you think adding new characters to the main story line would hurt it or help it? How about permanently playable secret side characters?

 

[aszach01]

Adding new characters ain't bad as long as they stay to be minor ones someone who doesn't effect the major plot and storyline.

Secret or not, adding a new playable character to a huge playable cast??Nahhh

 

[Roger]

I'd like there to be several named active SOLDIER members, rather then the Turks being by all appearances the muscle as well as the investigators. NOT just Kunsel for CC fans.

 

[Aya Lee]

It's a remake, not a revamp. I get what you're saying though. I think the game can feel fresh and new even without new characters. Just new things for the current characters to do and experience. Technically, the soldier that may know Cloud isn't new, we would just need to know where he knew him from. There's theories on that as well.

 

[Animexcel]

I don't like that idea. It would throw things off from the original storyline and I enjoy the characters we have already.

 

[Wolf_]

Yeah, the whole Genesis thing did that already.

 

[Knuxson]

Yeah, the whole Genesis thing did that already.

And retconned things, such as him having a hand in the Nibelheim incident. I think that is my biggest fear for the remake, SE changing major plot points.

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

I'm a CC fan and I hate Kunsel. He's a creepy corporate spy.

 

[clowd]

Technically, the soldier that may know Cloud isn't new

Now this is an interesting point.

How about giving more obscure characters names and a bigger part in the story? For example, the guy you talk to at Fort Condor about battling Shinra. Give him a name, a personality, and let him interact with the story a little. Give him something more to do then just chirping instructions. Confirm he is the 'general' of Fort Condor, flesh out his backstory fighting with Shinra there etc etc.

 

[Obsidian Fire]

Even in just the OG, there are so many NPCs that have distinct personalities that it wouldn't be all that hard for them to have a bigger role in the game as a whole without it changing the story.

As far as changing the story goes... they've pretty much said that this is what they're doing in some way, even though they are telling the same story. This is their last chance to tell the story of FFVII the way they want it too and they know it. Whatever happens in FFVIIR is going to be the new canon. Do I think that a lot of stuff added in by the Compilation is going to be included? Yup. Only instead of being in a bunch of disjointed games that are years apart development-wise, it's going to be in one whole game.

 

[Tashasaurous]

I thought Nomura made a point clear that there won't be new characters added into the remake.

They might(and I make the point of might, because it'll probably won't happen) add characters from Before Crisis and Crisis Core, to make more sense in the new story content-Cissnei for example, but not brand new characters.

 

[X-SOLDIER]

In other remade games, like Wild ARMs >> Wild ARMs: Alter Code F there were added characters that made things better, and some of the major NPCs became playable that helped the game feel modern because it went from 3 to 6 total playable characters.

Whereas I don't see any reason to add to FFVII's playable cast, since the number they have provides the right balance of character diversity for a 3-man party, I think that it's absolutely necessary to have lots of new, named NPCs -- especially given the scope being bigger when wandering around in the more realistically sized version of that world.




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[Flare]

I don't think I'd like to see new characters pop in and become playable, but I'm all for already-established NPC's that we know of to join the party as a temporary guest and help fight in battles and interact with the party and whatnot.

And like X Soldier says, I would also love to see new NPC's, with names and even side stories. Such as, perhaps that Shinra MP that seems to know Cloud could be a new side character. He doesn't have to play a big part, he doesn't have to join your party, but I would enjoy seeing him add something to Cloud's story. It doesn't even have to be in the main story, but could be an optional quest that you could discover.
Anyway, new named NPC's would be fun to see.

 

[AvecAloes]

Slum Drunk as a playable character

 

[trash panda]

I haven't read through this thrad yet but I'm stopping by to say:

Bugenhagen as a temp character. <3

 

[Cthulhu]

Slum Drunk as a playable character

This Guy Are Sick guy.

> Sick Guy used SICK!
> It's super effective! Ew!

 

[ForceStealer]

Limt Level 1 > Blow Chunks

 

[Octo]

Slum Drunk as a playable character

YES. As some sort of mini game where you have to stumble about in search of '2 gil for a cup of tea' I'm thinking reversed controls to bring the drunken experience to life

But aside from that the idea of any more new characters (not forgetting they're probably going to shoe horn in people from the compilation and novellas) makes me want to cut off my own head and microwave it

 

[aszach01]

Slum Drunk as a playable character

YES. As some sort of mini game where you have to stumble about in search of '2 gil for a cup of tea' I'm thinking reversed controls to bring the drunken experience to life

But aside from that the idea of any more new characters (not forgetting they're probably going to shoe horn in people from the compilation and novellas) makes me want to cut off my own head and microwave it

lemme have taste of that after..aight!!

 

[Aeristh]

A couple new characters would be cool, but too many could be a bad thing.
Instead of completely NEW characters, why not flesh out some of those in the original? Such as Johnny, "Sick Guy", Priscilla, Shera, Bugenhagen, Marlene or even Aerith's real parents(Gast and Ifalna). Have side quests for them or something.