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this was pretty sweet. it's interesting to see the changes.

in the original game, at first it feels like midgar is the entire world. oppressive. the "giant pizza" you can't escape. it doesn't even show you the outside world until 10+ hours in. it is assumed at first that the world could have been that way for centuries.

in the original cinematic, the scene opens up from the ground, only slowly pulling back to show the grand scope of the city, and going not an inch further- everything else is black.

in the new cinematic, the game opens up from the perspective of a literal eagle/hawk/bird, soaring above open land, before showing pre-mako midgar, presumably only 10 to 15 years in the past

the buildings are sunny, and the sky open

this is a tonal shift from the original. When Barret would go off on how the land was hurting, how good things used to be, how good they could become, you weren't sure if he was full of it. various characters gave renditions that were provably inaccurate by the end of the game

now, does this ruin the game? of course not. does it really affect me? no, I obviously remember the plot twists. would i have slightly preferred they maintain the game's arc of gritty, slime green, concrete darkness giving way to natural light over time? of course- i want new players to not only see the same characters but also experience the same "feeling"

the n64/ps1 video game era is extremely nostalgic to me, because the medium was progressing so quickly. so many games were the literal first of their kind- ff7, super mario 64, ocarina of time. grand adventures in three dimensions, this one with strong characterization and story. the first games of their genre to be done well. i honestly thought midgar was going to be the entirety of disc 1

the game gradually revealing how large the world actually was paralleled the party learning about the earth's true history, which also paralleled me understanding what gaming was capable of becoming.


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