A very popular role-playing game in 1997 Final Fantasy VII It was worshiped in its original form, and grafted onto a similarly impressive form New edition 2020And now developer Square Enix has promised Judicial “rebirth.” Released exclusively for PlayStation 5 on February 29, 2024. Like the 2020 remake, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth It will be a dollop of the original – a great JRPG title – and a reinvention of it, with improved graphics and new narrative beats that break from established traditions, including a “surprise” during one of the game’s most memorable events. The developers say that the viewer.
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After you arrive Thirty-seventhForgotten Capital As hirsute protagonist Cloud, the game drenches you in icy water and makes you watch antagonist Sephiroth kill Cloud’s lover Aerith. In the nineties, Thirty-seventh‘s First disc Ended here, on this cold note.
In this week Thailand Toy Fair 2023And while talking to Indonesian gaming site gamebrot, New birth Director Naoki Hamaguchi issued a message “to all players regarding this ‘you know what’ moment” in the forgotten capital: “We can confirm that we will be giving you a ‘big surprise,'” according to Google. Translate the Indonesian text. “So you can look forward to a time Later in the game.”
Unsurprisingly, Hamaguchi did not offer the complexities or extent of this “surprise”, and refused to address any fan theories (although he did express his appreciation for them, saying, “We really accept it and feel happy about fan activity” in creating different types of theories.”) But if it’s anything like the logical but powerful plot changes Square Enix made in 2020 Thirty-seventh remake, will likely frustrate those long-time fans who want to faithfully recreate their childhood memories, while exciting others with its breaks from the familiar timeline that suggest bold new narrative possibilities, all while perhaps leaving FF7 Newcomers scratch their heads What all that is supposed to mean.
For example: In the 1990s, Thirty-seventh‘s Ambiguous ending– Protagonist Cloud defeats the enemy Sephiroth for the final time, and the world is invaded A non-material life stream The post-credits scene, in which the wolf monster Red XIII runs around a lush, seemingly uninhabited planet, was surprisingly mysterious (and disturbing to some people). The 2020 remake respects this history by blowing minds in a similar way, maintaining the 90s mystique but… Provide new details for analysis.
New birth– Narrated by Hamaguchi gamebrot It features “more extensive exploration” than the original Thirty-seventhbut it leaves some of its charming features alone, such as the minigames in Gold Souser Amusement Park-He seems ready to do the same.
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