So what would you put in the story? How would you develop the characters? What would you consider faithful?
I wouldn't have made a sequel because THE STORY WAS COMPLETED. Trying to make a sequel is not a good idea. I would have made an original story. Everything was DONE in FF7.
But for sure, anything is an improvement on what I just saw. How about a story of how Cloud and Tifa form a relationship (and cid and Sierra, and maybe other characters?) after saving the world. The whole world now without proper leadership, Shin-Ra is gone... showing how the people cope.
Showing us what the characters have been doing since we last saw them, real dialogue with Red XIII. How is he coping now that he is alone. We saw that he had children at the end of VII. EXPLAIN THAT in a story. Showing us how Barrett settled down taking care of Marin.
perhaps the world has a new threat? Not from Jenova or Sephiroth or some virus out of nowhere. Perhaps someone tries to reorganise shin-ra?
I can offer a load of options but that is in 5 minutes, THESE GUYS SAT DOWN FOR DAYS AND CAME UP WITH THAT PIG SWILL.
ol, how unshocking that you skip the scenes which have the largest changes from the original.
IT WAS AN ENDLESS FIGHT SCENE WHICH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE STORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRY