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How would you feel if the Final Fantasy VII Remake allowed you to change Aerith's fate?
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Id dislike it. It's a pivotal part of the story. It's impactful and without it a ton of character motivation gets removed. Plus we know it's not changing so whatever.
Imagine if in the Lion King Remake Simbas dad doesn't die? It's the same thing, DUMB.
Imagine if in the Lion King Remake Simbas dad doesn't die? It's the same thing, DUMB.
It's pretty obvious that the second game will end with Aerith being killed and fighting the Jenova monster in a final fight. The last scene will be Cloud resting her at the bottom of the lake and you get to see the Hope materia descend down into the life stream with her.
It can really hit a strong Empire Strikes Back middle-chapter.
I'm all for making this an option in new game+. I played 7 after I finished 8 around the time it came out, and having been spoiled by 8's visuals and presentation, Aerith's death did nothing for me; so, really, I don't mind if they change it up, a bit, AFTER no doubt, with the modern tools at their disposal, making it really impactful for the player's first playthrough.
I blitzed through 7 again recently, and it worked better for me this time around because I can picture the characters in my head. Aerith is a fun character and it would be a treat to have her around for the whole game instead of just briefly.
I blitzed through 7 again recently, and it worked better for me this time around because I can picture the characters in my head. Aerith is a fun character and it would be a treat to have her around for the whole game instead of just briefly.
Changing this one story detail would completely alter continuity of the entire franchise. Everything from Advent Children to Dirge of Cerberus, to even the remaining story events in the next half of the game would need to be completely rewritten.
At that point, its an entirely new game. One I wouldn't really wanna play, either.
At that point, its an entirely new game. One I wouldn't really wanna play, either.
I haven't played the game but people have posted the gif of her dying all over the internet for years now so yeah, I'd love to see something different.
Why remake a game if you want to tell a different story with entirely different gameplay. I'm convinced a large portion of people don't actually like FF7, they like the aesthetics. The story of people oppressed by giant corporations and living in poverty, the meaning of Aerith's death. They don't care, they want to watch pretty men fight in 4k and they want their video game crush to survive for a happily ever after ending. Of course, I doubt Square cares about FF7 either, and I won't be surprised if they gloss over everything except for the cloud x sephiroth stuff and change things for fan service/ shock value.
I'd be fine with that. I just want more cutscenes and scenarios with her around.
She never died nor was intended to die, though
(and while it did mean getting to spend more time as part of the group and subsequently meet later members of it by having her get on the boat rather than staying behind, she was still eventually whisked away by the villain anyway).
With them expanding the story to have more content than the original, pretty sure they'll already be doing that.
I wouldn't like it. It seems like a decision that would have been made to please fans more than one that suits the (established) story.
Player choice is in FF7 DNA. Who does Cloud date at Gold Saucer? Player choice. It would be shocking if they let the player affect who dies at that point in the game. They should absolutely do it. Then have a different ending depending on what happens. What if whoever Cloud dates dies?
Totally.
Most of the people who are eating the remake up have never even played the original. They started with Advent Children and the crapilation and can't stand the graphics of the original which is why they're so excited to finally be able to play it.
I'd laugh and laugh and laugh.
Especially if the death was some nonsense straight out of the Final Destination movies.
Cloud: "Hey Aerith. I picked this flower for you."
Aerith: "That's nice. Thank- *COUGH* *COUGH*
Later on...
Cid: "Who knew that the 'flower girl' would be deathly allergic to a #%@$in' flower?"
If they're confident that they can change it and make the story even better by doing so then by all means. It'd be a shock for sure!
However I feel like Aerith's death is so pivotal to the story as a whole that I can't see how she can survive. It's a huge moment. I feel like they're going to try and catch us out somewhat and her involvement in the game will likely change, but I can't see her surviving. That's one thing I don't think they'll change, but I wouldn't be unhappy to be wrong about that.
However I feel like Aerith's death is so pivotal to the story as a whole that I can't see how she can survive. It's a huge moment. I feel like they're going to try and catch us out somewhat and her involvement in the game will likely change, but I can't see her surviving. That's one thing I don't think they'll change, but I wouldn't be unhappy to be wrong about that.
If Aerith doesn't die, no Life Stream to stop Meteor
Guys Aeirth is going to die
This. The plot is literally built around it entirely. It's like not killing Ned Stark in Game of Thrones or Negan not killing Glenn in Walking Dead. You're just making an entire new thing at that point.
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No.
Enjoy Cloud staying in his mako poisoning vegetative state, then.
Honestly, that's the only way to do it to have it still retain some of the impact of the original game. Fake the player out that she is going to survive only to kill her later on.
I wouldn't want to be able to save her because her death is like one of the most important part of the game's story. BUT I would like it if they let you save her and then kill her off anyway at a different point in the game. Just so it hurts more. I would like to be able to save either Biggs, Wedge, or Jessie as a secret though. Since we're probably not getting any of the original secret FF7 characters in the first part.
I could see her death being changed to later in the game. This way you keep the impact of her death and still have a way to keep her in more of the game.
Personally though, I'd be fine with it staying as is but who knows what we'll be getting by then.
Personally though, I'd be fine with it staying as is but who knows what we'll be getting by then.
Yeah I'm all for this. Not sure who the best fit is. Certainly Nanaki could be a black mage type. I guess Tifa could be a healing Monk though I'm not sure that fits her character.
Plot twist - Aerith survives but the planet dies leading into SE's true goal, FF7-2.
I would be great in a super difficult way to accomplish it, maybe only in a new game plus. Similar to the excaluibur II sword in FFIX, just not as stupidly restrictive originally.
Of course the real story would still be her diying, but new game plus being an lternative story would be cool.
Of course the real story would still be her diying, but new game plus being an lternative story would be cool.
Wouldn't make any sense, they'd have to really mess with the plot to do so, which they've already said they are keeping the main plot the same. Not to mention it would retcon the entirety of Advent Children.
I'd be mad because this would mean they lied about keeping the plot the same and I'd also think it'd ruin one of the best and most notable things about the game.
I'd be mad because this would mean they lied about keeping the plot the same and I'd also think it'd ruin one of the best and most notable things about the game.
That would still be expected.
Kill her earlier than at the Forgotten City.
Damn, cast adrift in Cid's rocket, the last survivors of humanity must get their revenge. But first, they need to breed an army.
You act like FF7 story is some sort of hard truth and not a work of complete fiction for entertainment purposes. They can write literally whatever they want, including new branching stories and alternate endings. Maybe if she doesn't die Meteor hits and you get this sad ending where the planet is in a ice age but Aeris is still there. Or maybe she just channels lifestream while alive and blocks meteor. They can write whatever they want so this idea that 'the story depends on it' is just narrow-minded.
