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AFinal Fantasy 7fan took to social media to share how some pivotal scenes within the original game’s opening act were recreated inFinal Fantasy 7 Remake. TheFinal Fantasy 7player shared several screenshots of the original PS1 title and the 2020 remake, and the comparison primarily focused on Cloud and Avalanche’s mission to blow up the Sector 5 Mako Reactor.
Compared to the originalFinal Fantasy 7, the stories ofFinal Fantasy 7 Remake andFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthfocused on the first disc of the PS1 classic. InFinal Fantasy 7 Remake, players saw how life in the slums of Midgar was handled, as the mega-corporation Shinra and the insurgent Avalanche traded blows in a long-running conflict. After Cloud and the party escaped Midgar,Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthtook fans on an open-world adventure that spanned from the town of Kalm to regions such as Costa del Sol, Cosmo Canyon, and the Forgotten Capital.Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthwent on to become one ofthe top-rated games of 2024.
WithSquare Enix focused onFinal Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3, one fan shared how much attention Square Enix paid during parts ofFinal Fantasy 7 Remake. On the r/FinalFantasy subreddit, a Redditor named Overall_Cod2206 posted a slideshow of screenshots from the original version ofFinal Fantasy 7and fromFF7 Remakewhich compared how certain scenes and battles were depicted in each. The montage was one part of a longer series, and Overall_Cod2206 said that they plan on continuing their comparisons in the future, with several days in between posts to prevent breaking the subreddit’s rules. The presentation began with a flashback to Cloud and Tifa in Nibelheim, where Cloud promised Tifa that he would save her if she got into trouble. The post then showed the wind tunnel that connected Sectors 7 and 5 together, along with the Sector 5 Mako Reactor.
Final Fantasy 7 Fan Compares Original And Remake Moments
Among the major differences highlighted was President Shinra’s appearance in the Sector 5 reactor. While he taunted Cloud and the party in person in the original game,Final Fantasy 7 Remakeused a holographic projection of the company leader instead. The montage ends with a look at Cloud falling into the church in the Sector 5 slums, andhow both Cloud and Aerith met for the first timein each game.Final Fantasy 7fans complimented Overall_Cod2206 for their continued efforts.
AlthoughFinal Fantasy 7 Part 3is in development,Square Enix will releaseFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthon PCin January. Only time will tell how long fans will have to wait for theFinal Fantasy 7 Remakesaga’s next chapter.
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Mako—the discovery of this natural resource drawn directly from the planet’s life force marked the dawn of a new era, and now the energy sustains the lives of people across the world. However, the Shinra Company has monopolized mako production, and in doing so established a powerful hegemony–its influence reaching the far corners of the globe.Cloud, a former member of Shinra’s military organization, SOLDIER, joins the anti-Shinra resistance group AVALANCHE, despite caring little for their motives. During one of the group’s attempts to stop the company, they learn of the return of Sephiroth, Cloud’s nemesis, and that with his reemergence, the planet is in greater danger than anyone had expected.With the fate of the world riding on their success, Cloud and his allies set out to quell this deadly threat.
