2022-06-16, 20:06 | Link #4 |
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Possibly, but there are probably a few elements of the original storyline that are so central and crucial that you can't make some radical changes to them, like they're part of the "core" experience. I could argue that THAT scene has to happen in some form or another because it's the major catalyst for the story after that point.
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Sonon also seems to serve as prototype for Cid. So I'm guessing the same. The end of Rebirth will be City of Ancients.
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2022-06-18, 11:49 | Link #9 | |
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And yeah, I don't think that scene is going to happen either. Nomura said they chose the title Rebirth for an important reason. I expect the story to go completely off track around the middle of the game.
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2022-06-18, 12:23 | Link #10 | |
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2022-06-21, 12:14 | Link #11 | |
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I expect the game to end either at Temple of the Ancients OR at the Glacier. There's a lot of ground to cover either way, especially if things are different.
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2022-06-22, 11:18 | Link #12 | |
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While I suppose it's a good thing that fans both old and new can both be surprised by this...re-imagining of FF7, do any of their recent works inspire any confidence that they can stick the landing? It doesn't help that the most of the compilation of FF7 stuff, while cool, were pretty meh at best. Then of course it's supposed to be a PS5 exclusive? I bought a PS4 Pro just for part one. My hype was at an all-time level when the third phase of JENOVA started. I daresay everyone started headbanging when the beat started playing. But of course the rest of the game happened and needless to say I highly doubt I'd be getting a PS5. Took...3? years to hit Steam? Maybe I'll get to play the trilogy before I hit my 40s. I'm gonna call it. There's going to be a scene of the entire bishie boy band squad fighting DESTINY 2.0, or better yet another bishie boy band squad, in FF7:Remembrance cause damn that's cool! |
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2022-06-22, 13:09 | Link #13 | |
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Had it been a one to one remake of the original, then everyone who played the original would know all the twists. Now because there is this hope that because they can change things, they can still follow the original, then shock people with the same twists. But now with both the characters and the players now having this idea that maybe things will be different, like maybe they can prevent her death this time, so if she still dies, then it will have the same shock value as the original. The fact that you evidently believe things will end up differently is the point. It's false hope. Killing her now anyway would be the opposite of what you thought would happen. |
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2022-06-24, 08:32 | Link #14 |
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*shrugs* they were also planning on killing near everyone on the Highwind at the end of the game and that's obviously not what happened. Granted I buy that they plan on following the original story beats. Why they would do where's waldo when they already jumped the shark is beyond me, but I'm just doubtful that whatever plot device they use to subvert expectations will be any good. Certainly wasn't any good with that Fate boss fight.
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2022-06-27, 12:28 | Link #15 |
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It's really not that difficult to figure out where the new story's going. The major beats will still be there and the journey will largely remain the same, otherwise the games wouldn't have FFVII in the tittle.
But there's following the major story beats, and there's having them play out the same. And let me tell it to you straight, THAT scene's not going to happen like it did once. There would be no point, as it would defeat the entire purpose of the new story. Maybe because I'm not blinded by nostalgia and because Square reinvented the concept of remake to deliver something new rather than having the same stuff in HD like we were used to, but I thoroughly enjoyed my time playing FF7 REMAKE, and I felt overjoyed at finding out the game wasn't a remaster but a stealth sequel of FF7. And because of that, I took notice of every major hint and every important piece of narrative that will play a important role later down the line. If you played REMAKE, then you should have an idea of how's REBIRTH going to play out: story will follow all the major beats and locations with some minor changes and a major turning point in the final chapter. With that in mind, is very easy to guess which specific location the game will end up to: City of Ancients. But if there's one thing I'm sure the next release of FF7R will do is tear apart the shipping fandom. The devs are not playing around anymore in that regard, not with one of the random lines from the trailer being Aeris's famous "I'm searching for you". Only this time she actually says "I'm STILL searching for you", translation taken straight from the japanese trailer because english localization department messed up as usual. Not like that really matters, but I think is still worth pointing out. IMO FF7R was meant to happen. That last close up of Aeris right before the credits rolled had been always a major hint, and so was the exposition in Cosmo Canyon. Nomura also once stated that AC wouldn't be the last entry. The title REBIRTH is also very important, as the core theme of FFVII is Life. Or as Nojima said: the story is easy to pick up. |
2022-06-27, 18:53 | Link #17 |
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Well "Rebirth" may also indicate Aerith being reborn into this new timeline which is why she has spotty memories of the original. That would also suggest that the 2nd game will delve more deeply into the concept of having this new timeline.
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Story is not something that gets figured out near the end unless the the narrative is intentionally light like Mario, where the story is made to fit the gameplay. |
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2022-06-28, 01:41 | Link #19 |
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I'm pretty sure VII Remake is already on table for years.
I guessed sometimes around X Remaster because IIRC either Kitase or Nojima around that time when asked expressed that remaking VII is not easy due to amount of materials need to be checked so all the stuffs truly connected from BC-CC (pre-7) to AC-DC (post-7). Around XV you could say what's left is deciding how to achieve balance of development, story and gameplay as they initially thought of doing open world in hope of doing remake in "3 discs" format like OG but later expressed they're glad Midgar is enough to summarize things because it helps the development (OG Disc 1 ended in City of Ancients). Perhaps indicating they learned to not be too ambitious after reflecting on XV development cost.
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