In chapter 2, Cloud has his first encounter with Sephiroth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n the intro movie, we see Aerith looking at a leak of Mako energy in an alleyway, just as in the original game. But where’s the evidence? Rather than Zack being gunned down outside Midgar by Shinra soldiers like in Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VII Remake’s take on Zack Fair has him besting all before him before carrying Cloud back to Midgar. This being possible doesn’t seem like a huge stretch, as it is well-established in FF7 lore that certain powerful beings can live on with a sense of consciousness in the lifestream after death. In the first chapter of the game, Cloud has a minor episode before planting the bomb in Mako Reactor 1. Once we see Sephiroth in Advent Children, he descends from the skies with a huge black wing, a hangover from his time as a god in FF7’s conclusion. Once the team fights and defeats the Whispers, they have an encounter with Sephiroth – but let’s skip past that for a moment and talk about what defeating the Arbiters of Fate brings around. Also, given that Sephiroth’s goal seems to involve changing the future, has the party simply played into his hands by defeating the Whispers? Regardless, there is now one paradox: unless Zack dies somewhere in the interim between his new survival and the start of FF7 Remake (his death or survival takes place years earlier), there are at the very least two Buster Swords: originally, Cloud is bequeathed his weapon by Zack in his final moments. Final Fantasy 7 Remake changes up the original FF7 story in a number of ways, but the most significant changes all involve the Whispers – strange, ghostly black-cloaked figures that appear at key moments in the story in an attempt to nudge events in the right direction. In general, the Sephiroth we get in FF7 Remake matches up more with the one from Advent Children than the original game. FF7 fans might notice something off about Sephiroth – but it’s something subtle enough that at that time most thought little of it. Ancients speaking to their ancestors and the planet is a well-established fact – so again, it isn’t a huge leap. She knows, for instance, that Marlene is Barret’s daughter without ever being told. Could it be this is future versions of some of the cast or the Advent Children characters coming back to try to preserve the timeline and protect their future? Every Japanese game release date for October 2020 with trailers and news for PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. It’s this version we get in FF7 Remake, constantly taunting and smirking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hen you first see the Whispers they seem harmless enough, but very quickly they begin to have a far more significant impact on events. At the end of FF7 Remake the party is still heading out from Midgar into the wider world, but the parameters have shifted. By the right direction, we mean the exact same way events play out in the original game. They’re a swarm of spectral beings that exist to ensure the passage of time and destiny is maintained. The Whispers are focused on her, and when other characters touch her – like Marlene and Red XIII – they appear to gain knowledge of the future. Well… it’s in the game. Although, this could have happened in an alternate reality. While this is speculation and inference, we are confident it is correct — it appears that the Sephiroth we see throughout FF7 Remake isn’t some new version of the character in line with the alternate takes on the likes of Cloud and Barret in FF7 Remake.