Kitase says Crisis Core Reunion Story won’t change much, but I’m not sure
Square Enix could, or might not, make Crisis Core modifications in the game’s Reunion that will impact its prequel story. A new interview with Yoshinori Kitase with Square Enix raises more questions than answers about Zack Fair’s story and how it feels “off”.
Audrey ( @aitaikimochi) has provided another translation. We now have a few more HTML7R rabbit trails to follow. Kitase discusses Zack’s story in a Bilibili Gaming Festival interview. Square Enix confirmed a few points, such as notes on an English-language voice cast and a refreshed world. Square Enix describes this version as an upgrade to the original with all lines voiced and a battle system familiar to HTML7R.
Kitase’s commentary on the story is what raises eyebrows. Kitase claims that the story in C Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion will not differ from the original game. But, Kitase then adds, “However… even if that is the case, there might still be some people who watched Remake or the Rebirth trailer and felt something was… off.” There are a million interpretations of this.
[Spoilers below, please don’t scroll beyond this attractive Cloud-with-black-hair if you aren’t familiar with Final Fantasy VII, FF7R, or the original Crisis Core.]
We know that Final Fantasy VII: Remake is not following the same continuity as the original. Although many of the changes made to the game’s early and middle game can be attributed to modern retellings with more resources and time, the ending throws everything you know about the original out the window. More importantly, Zack is still alive in FF7R. This is the part that doesn’t align with Crisis Core.
