In a lot of ways, Cloud was quite a blank slate in the original for various reasons. Cloud’s character is more fleshed outĪs well as gaining insight into Cloud's inner psychology, we also see other sides to his character. While Sephiroth is more of an elusive figure in the original, there is still some mystery surrounding all of the past events and the ties that bind Cloud and Sephiroth in the context of the Remake, which will no doubt be explored in future parts. Sephiroth continues to pop up throughout the story every so often. If the events that transpire in the original are anything to go by, the flames and the mention of someone crying out during this scene suggest that Cloud is seeing a hallucination of a past incident that takes place in his hometown. The scene quickly establishes that Cloud and Sephiroth have a history, and it also offers some insight into Cloud's past and an incident that's still affecting him. As you follow Sephiroth down a narrow side street surrounded by flames, the screen flickers to suggest that Cloud is struggling to keep his grip on reality and is in fact hallucinating. When you first meet Sephiroth in chapter 2, he appears to be an illusion born from Cloud's state of mind. It's evident that his presence greatly troubles Cloud, which serves as a way of establishing that Sephiroth is an ever-growing threat that is linked to Cloud. In the Remake, though, Sephiroth features quite prominently throughout the story and has a much bigger role right from the get-go. The silver-haired antagonist is talked about in the first portion of the game, and you also see the aftermath of Sephiroth's actions, but you don't actually physically see him in person. In the original game, Sephiroth doesn't actually make a proper appearance in Midgar at all. There’s a new dancing mini-game (yes, really) He also once again enters the scene in chapter 14, where you learn more about his backstory and why he's so set on seeking to get his revenge on Corneo. Silver-haired Leslie Kyle works for Don Corneo, and ends up helping Cloud and the gang during the sequence at Corneo's place.
The Colosseum is packed with challenging battles, and also has a delightful little nod to the original sword-swinging victory fanfare Cloud and co used to do in the original after every fight.ĭuring the story we also get to meet another new addition to the character line-up in the Remake. The market is now home to Corneo's Colosseum, where you'll participate in various battles with Cloud and Aerith in order to progress through the story and gain access to Don Corneos' place. Wall Market sets the scene for one of the most famous moments in Final Fantasy 7 Remake once again, but this time it also introduces some new characters, such as Madam M who works at the hand massage parlour, as well as a new location. This new system features alongside equipping materia and also being able to change up your weapon to learn new special moves.
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Alongside this, there's also a weapon upgrade system that enables you to improve different aspects of each character's fighting style to suit your strengths. It still makes use of the ATB gauge, but it fills up as you hit an enemy. Instead of the classic turn-based approach in the original, you fight in real-time.
Of course, the combat overall has changed too. From choosing to remove big powerful BB explosives to reducing its speed, the choices you're presented with add to the tactical approaches you can take in battle against this classic boss. Instead of just engaging in battle straight away, there's a whole build up to the fight where you actively decide to remove parts of the mighty hovering robot to gain an advantage. The famous Airbuster fight returns, but there are some noticeable differences in the Remake. Some of the original bosses see some changes too. You also end up fighting him in a one-on-one battle off the road. As a reckless thrill-seeker, Roche expresses that he enjoys engaging in battle with Cloud just as much as he loves riding his motorcycle. You first meet him as you ride on a motorcycle with Jessie to head to the Shinra warehouse, where you end up fighting against him on the road. As a 3rd Class member of Soldier, Roche has quite the big personality. The new section in chapter 4 which heavily features the members of Avalanche also introduces a new antagonist and boss fight.