Uh, what?
So we’ve gotten numerous and vague teases about where the overarchingFinal Fantasy VII Remakestory could take us, but nothing substantial. That doesn’t change today!
But this quote from co-director andKingdom Heartsboss Tetsuya Nomura from theFinal Fantasy VII RemakeUltimania Plus book (from Twitter user and all-aroundFinal Fantasy VII Remakeinfo staraitaikimochi) is interesting nonetheless.
Spoilers for a minor character in theFinal Fantasy VII Remakestory below:
In the book, there’s a question asked about whether or not Jessie survived the events of theFinal Fantasy VII Remakestory.
In response, Toriyama writes: “Well, we do see Biggs alive in the ending scene since he’s physically shown. On the other hand, Jessie is not shown in the ending because we couldn’t save her…or that’s what you might think. If Biggs’ life can be saved by some miracle, then that means other members could be saved too. Perhaps Jessie might also be spared or not. However, an important theme of this story is “loss.” If all characters you see are able to survive in the future, then perhaps that would be a different world.”
Hmmmm! We’ve heard several hints of this parallelFinal Fantasy VII Remakestory universe approach before, and the end of the Yuffie DLC (which I won’t spoil here) furthers that theory. Speaking of that, the team apparently had a “hard time” figuring out what to do with the Yuffie DLC scene where Cloud and the gang were hanging out on the road, given that it wouldn’t involve any “harsh action scenes.” Eventually they decided to let the core group “let go of their worries, if only for a moment” to provide them with a respite before they head to their next destination. They specifically aimed to make their expressions convey a “lighthearted feeling” in this scene.
All this extraRemakeinsight is great, but I think most of us just want cold hard info on Part 2!
