Hopes for Remake & Rebirth (story/content)

[LoonySpectre]

So to answer your question, my totally ridiculous wish is that we get varied dialogue based on who's in our party and who's not. So let's say while traveling from Fort Condor to Junon, the player party is Cloud-Tifa-Red XIII and the extras are Yuffie-Barret-Aerith. While you're out in the field, your party banters based on who you have with you.

Such things were done to a great effect in Bioware's Dragon Age series. All pairs of party members had unique banter between each other, and you had to travel by foot a lot to hear all they had to say.

 

[FFShinra]

The fact that I am Cid’s age is really not good. For heaven’s sakes, I’m a smoker, and as cynical as the rest... but to be like Cid? At 32?? You’re trying to tell me he is 3 years younger than Barret?? The dude is clearly somewhere between 42-60. Either that or I’m doing really well for my age.

His age, Reeve's age, and the timeline as a whole needs to be rejiggered a bit.

 

[Makoeyes987]

Come on, everybody knows people age differently. Some age harder than others. I've most certainly seen folks who were in their late 20s and looked hard and grizzled as if in their mid-40s. Life and all sorts of stuff can make you look far older than you are.

Cid's just a hard muthafucka.

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

People in their world have the life expectancy of someone in the middle ages. They're off to join the army at fourteen, and they're old men by the time they're forty.

 

[Rydeen]

Does anyone else strongly feel they should bring back ginger Rufus? No matter how many installations to the contrary, I can't shake the image of his strawberry blonde hair in the OG. His name also quite literally means red-haired.

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

Strawberry blond is exactly what they should aim for.

 

[Rydeen]

Yeah, I'm thinking like the battle model. The low-res model and concept art may be a little too red for continuity's sake (damn if it isn't striking against the white though) now that he has been completely blonde for so many years. His hair has ranged from neutral blonde in auxillary games to greenish blonde in AC (literally the opposite of red, though that may have been due to the cool palette of the movie) so I feel the strawberry blonde OG battle model would be the best compromise within the compilation. I also feel like it would further distinguish him from his half brothers, who look almost exactly like him.

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

What I would love is if somewhere in the Shinra Building there's a portrait of the late Mrs Shinra, which the party pass by at some point. They don't even have to look at it or comment on it. I just want it to be there.

 

[Rydeen]

It would be interesting to have a little backstory on her, but passing a portrait would definitely be a great noncommittal way to at least show that she existed beyond 3 words in Case of Shinra. The little world building things go a long way.

 

[Master Bates]

A part of me wants them to retain the wonky translations.

"This guy are sick."

"Attack while it's [sic] tail's up! It's gonna counter attack with its laser!" From the trailer, looks like they already fixed this. I got scorched because of this line (Nice breaking it, hero. *looks at Cloud*) so I kinda want new players to experience it as well as a sort of petty revenge.

"Beacause you are... a puppet." Perhaps the only Jenova line in the game, and it includes a typo. Just further proves she's an alien.

"Phoenix Down" I kinda like it because it sounds like a phoenix just got knocked down or something.

There were a lot of questionable translations in the OG that I've grown to be very fond of, but these are at the top of my mind right now (can't be arsed to remember the rest). They're gonna fix these in the remake, I'm sure, but a man can dream. And of course, I always loved Cloud's "let's mosey."

 

[Makoeyes987]

Phoenix Down isn't a wonky translation...

Phoenix Down is... The down feathers of a phoenix which retain the creature's magical properties to revive the KO'd.

 

[ForceStealer]

Banter can depend on who's in your active party, But I would prefer that for cutscenes/plot events the party is shown to be traveling together unless someone has a reason to be absent.

 

[FFShinra]

Since they will likely stick with three person battles only, and since they walk a bit ahead or a bit behind you, I want in universe justification about what the other characters are doing (as in, they are elsewhere, so as to justify why they aren't helping you fight). Hell, since they are cribbing a lot from a lot of the final fantasy mainline games in between 7 and 7R, they should do ATEs like 9.

For example, going to Kalm from the Midgar outskirts. Takes two seconds in the original game, but for a variety of reasons could take longer this time. Depending on who the two person team is, you could have awesome scenes:

Barret and Red: Comedy (TFS maaaay have corrupted me here).
Tifa and Aerith: Getting to know each other and establish their own close friendship.
Aerith and Red: Discussing how weird Hojo is and getting to know each other fresh.
Barret and Aerith: Talking about Marlene and Barret finally getting to say thanks.
Barret and Tifa: Discussing the future of the resistance, Cloud's leadership, recruitment opportunities...
Tifa and Red: ....no clue about this one, but it could be nice.

 

[Cannon_Fodder]

ATEs are so good, I've always wondered why they only showed up in IX.

 

[Mayo Master]

In terms of content, one thing I would like to see in the remake is the presence of media - radio, TV, internet if there is one. Of course, you'd have the "Shinra touch" on the media, but it doesn't have to be glaring. They could simply broadcast mostly game shows and other entertainment programs, with newscasts being more occasional. If you're the supplier of people's daily entertainment, they'll hardly want to go against you.
In game, it would be fun to be able to just turn a TV on and watch a "regular broadcast", with those being able to bring in all sorts of in-world cultural references. It could be a great platform for world-building.

 

[FFShinra]

That's why that Stamp the Dog cartoon is already compelling to me.

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

I bet they're keen on reality TV.
"So you think you want to be in SOLDIER?" The last candidate standing gets to try out for SOLDIER for real - but in fact, they all end up in Deepground.
"Costa Shore" - the compelling drama of people who spend their lives sunbathing on the wings of seaplanes
"Monster Hunter" - self-explanatory
"Fan Club Wars" - it's actually a panel quiz show with teams from the different fan-clubs
"So you think you want to be in LOVELESS?" same format, but for aspiring actors
"Hidden Treasures of the Deep Slums" - the compelling drama of poverty stricken folk who pick up trash dropped from the plate for a living
"The Swarm" - the compelling drama of girls who dress up as Honeybees and call you Poo
"Midgar's Worst Summoner" - also self-explanatory
"Dragon's Den" - that's exactly what they'd call it, and if you think President Shinra wouldn't be 110% up for this then you haven't been playing the same game I have.

 

[The Twilight Mexican]

Lic, I love everything about that post.

"So you think you want to be in LOVELESS?" same format, but for aspiring actors

So they end up in Deepground too?

 

[Ite]

About 3-person party, this is something they don’t need to worry about with Part 1, as you have a 2 or 3 person party until you meet Red XIII, and escaping Shinra HQ splits you up a number of times.

Afterwards? They could have some sort of “you scout ahead, we’ll haul the gear” hand-wave, or fuck it, make it a 9-person party! EPIC BOOM.

 

[FFShinra]

About 3-person party, this is something they don’t need to worry about with Part 1, as you have a 2 or 3 person party until you meet Red XIII, and escaping Shinra HQ splits you up a number of times.

Afterwards? They could have some sort of “you scout ahead, we’ll haul the gear” hand-wave, or fuck it, make it a 9-person party! EPIC BOOM.

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

Lic, I love everything about that post.


So they end up in Deepground too?

I think Nero was the winner of the first season.

I've thought of another one. "Living Doll". In this show, contestants compete to dress models who are lookalikes of famous Midgar celebrities such as Genesis, Sephiroth, and Rufus Shinra. The winner is whichever team makes their faux-celebrity look the most fabulous. It's very popular with teenage girls.

 

[Master Bates]

So what happened in those reality TV shows? I really wanna know. Is there a fanfic of them somewhere?

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

I... could write one....

 

[Master Bates]

You're just looking for an excuse to write one, aren't you?

LOL go ahead. I'm sure I'm not the only one who's curious.

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

Got my hands full with fic right now alas.