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... i want new players to not only see the same characters but also experience the same "feeling"
Agree with this.
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VGMC13 champion: Ar Nosurge - Class::EXSPHERE_NOSURGE;