Final Fantasy VII-2: Chronicles [Demo - 23/11/09]

[Aerif]

Please note that although this is a Final Fantasy VII based fan game it has had measures taken for it to remain uncliched, yes there is amnesia, but what kind of insane person would you need to be to follow around a young woman around half the world if you didn't have some sort of mental issues.

This project has officially slowed down due to me getting a PS3 and getting into Uni to study professional games desingn. Therefore your replies to this topic may not be processed as quickly as you'd like :P.

Spoiler: Storyline

It is 10 years after meteor entered the Planet's Atmosphere. Since that time many important events have happened, including the founding of the city of New Corel, the independence of the 8 cities surrounding what was once Midgar and the crash of the great airship Sierra.

With a lack of any significant figures of any of the original figures of AVALANCHE to rule how the group continues, a new generation of AVALANCHE is created. Or so the public thinks, but is this really just a cover-up for something much more sinister.

Spoiler: The Remains of AVALANCHE

Cloud Strife - Deceased
After emerging from the Northern Crater and aiding in the clearance of the same place, Cloud Strife became a celebrity. His life mostly involved politics and appearances after the 'Crisis', however he took the time to write a book and get married, however his book was never published. He was onboard the Sierra and was killed by the crash.

Tifa Lockhart Strife - Deceased
Petitioned for the rights of the seperation of the 8 cities of Midgar and for the re-introduction of a political system to Kalmed Town. She was married to Cloud only 3 years after the 'Crisis' and was killed on the Sierra.

PM Barret Wallace - Deceased
Helped in the founding of New Corel and introduced solar and wave power to world. He was elected New Corel's first Prime Minister and ruled with a communist mind-set, however he never re-married after the death of his original wife. Despite his lack of re-marriage, he still remained the adoptive father of Marlene Wallace. He was killed on the Sierra.

Dr. Cid Highwind, PhD - Deceased
He became a doctor after Rocket Science was accepted as a qualifiable science, he donated large amounts of money to Cancer Research and to varying aeronautical-themed projects. In his last years he contracted lung cancer despite his donations to Cancer Research, and adopted a girl named Anya to keep him company in his last year. He died of cancer one year after the airship crash, ironic, as the cancer had kept him from boarding the same airship.

Nanaki - Alive, Cosmo Canyon
After the 'Crisis', Nanaki took charge of Cosmo Canyon. He was a just leader until he found out about the death of his friends, after that he became more of a dictator who refused entry or exit from Cosmo Canyon.

Reeve Tuetsi - Alive, Location Unknown
Became a teacher at the famous New Corelean 'Earthern Academy', after aiding in various Midgar-related projects, he wasn't onboard the Sierra when it crashed, though had planned too book a holiday on the airship for a later date. He continued with his job until a year ago when he left the Academy for unknown reasons.

Yuffie Kisaragri - Alive, Travelling
After the 'Crisis' her life just continued the way it had before meteor. She continued to travel the planet in search of materia and has gradually matured as the years have gone by. The only definite fact that was discovered by the media was that she had a hushed marriage with Reno, the ex-Turk before the crash of the Sierra.

Vincent Valentine - Unknown
Put funding into New Corel. Nobody is really sure what happened to him as he decided to keep his life quiet, it is unknown whether he was onboard the Sierra during the crash as his New Corelean mansion has been abondoned since that time.

Spoiler: Characters

Marlene Wallace
'Class': Mage
Age: 15

Marlene Wallace was greatly affected by the death of her adoptive father, however she managed to get through the period of sadness. Being just 13 at the time of his death, she was taken into care by Elmyra and continues to live with her gaurdian in her New Corelean home.

Unusual Talent: She is an excellent singer

Caije Ortallo
'Class': Gunner
Age: 18

Caije Ortallo is a young man who hoped to gain entry into the Nibelheim army, however he left due to the town becoming more of a safe-haven for the followers of Sephiroth. He moved to New Corel to try to get into their army, however was denyed a place due to his lack of a valid Corelean passport. Everyday he hopes that he will be able to find a way to gain a passport by doing a brave deed of some description, however he has so far not been able to prove himself.

Unusual Talent: Fantastic hand eye co-ordination

Ora Altimna
'Class': Warrior
Age: 18

Ora once lived in Mideel until it was destroyed by Ultimate Weapon, his family migrated and was somehow killed. The details of his past are sketchy but he knows that his will to travel is much greater than his will to do anything else.

Unusual Talent: For some strange reason, he knows how to fly aeroplanes and pilot helicopters

Ki Katsuragi
'Class': Monk
Age: 16

Ki is a traveller with a rather depressing past, she doesn't like to talk about. Sometimes she has nightmares concerning her history.

Unusual Talent: She gets on extremely well with children

Clyde Legenda
'Class': Ninja
Age: 23

Clyde was a student of the great Godo before he left home to search for Yuffie. He has yet to find Yuffie but on his journeys he has managed to meet up with Ki.

Unusual Talent: He can often find use for the most unusual materias

Naomi
'Class': Cleric
Age: 15

Almost totally oblivious to the world around her, Naomi manages to ride through life on an unending source of joy. She can't remember anything of her past for some reason though she does have a good memory.

Unusual Talent: She is fluent in Al Bhed, a langauge that is rarely used in modern times.

Evander Benzey
'Class': Gunner
Age: 24

Partner to Tare during the Corel Desert incident. He is a serious man who likes to make sure that what he is doing is done correctly. Due to his being older than Tare, he is considered the leader of their partnership and is almost a role model to his team-mate.

Unusual Talent: Much more observant than most people, due to a slight case of OCD.

Tare Kitashin
'Class': Warrior
Age: 19

Partner to Evander during the Corel Desert incident. Mentally unstable at times, and less concerned about the mission he is set than his partner. He has been working in his position since he can remember.

Unusual Talent: Incredibly strong for someone of his physical build

Serparon Vipera
'Class': Thief
Age: 22

A simple reporter who is deeply concerned about how the world has changed since the fall of ShinRa. A university graduate, Serparon is more of a thinker than a fighter, however he can hold his own when needed.

Unusual Talent: Abillity to see the good in any person, even those who people rule as being completely evil

Kar Adept
'Class': Warrior
Age: 18 (First appearance)

A Knight from Kalmed. Though he appears intimidating on first impression, he is really a deep and caring man who wants to get married and start a family of his own.

Unusual Talent: Incredibly paetient, something you wouldn't expect from a man clad in black armour.

Emily Tussendre
'Class': N/A
Age: 9 (First appearance)

Daughter of a Costa Del Sol man and a Midgar woman, Emily was born on the anniversery of meteor's impact.

Unusual Talent: Adapts very well to new situations

Spoiler: Timeline of Universe

DISCLAIMER: Due to this being a fan-made game, some elements of time may be slightly off.

Undated
The art of Summoning is discovered

Year 0 (Calender start)
Jenova crashes to the Planet and befriends the species she meets there, the Cetra.

Year 0~1000

• The Western Continent, named Spira, becomes the most populated on the planet
• Fiends start appearing due to Jenova's powers, it is naturally blamed on evoloution
• Jenova makes her way to the Western Continent, intent on bringing chaos. She manages to convince political leaders to go to war.
• Zanarkand and Bevelle war with each other, the end result is the destruction of Zanarkand.
• Jenova manages to convince a famous summoner that the war was a great sin that must be repented for. Thus Sin is created
• The people, upon discovering the cause of Sin, attempt to destroy Jenova. A great war is fought on the Northern Continent and eventually the members of the most dominant races, Cetra, Hume and the now extinct Hepilian, manage to seal Jenova within her own domain.

Year 1000-1100

• Sin is finally destroyed, however the Western Continent remains scarred from the affairs
• An ancient machina, Vegnagun, threatens the Planet, however the threat is soon terminated
• Shinra, an Al Bhed genius, and Rin, another Al Bhed, work toghether and discover a mysterious energy within the planet. Lifestream.

Year 1100-1900

• The Western Continent is eventually abondonned due to overcrowding and better land elsewhere. The city of Wutai is built on the ruins of Zanarkand. Wutai becomes a world super-power.
• After several generations, Shinra is able to harness the Planet's energy and convert it into electricity. This new form of electricity is relatively cheap to produce compared to older methods, thus Shinra becomes a billionare and is able to build an empire within the safehold of 8 conjoined cities. The result is Midgar, which becomes the most powerful city on the Planet.
• The Al Bhed begin to die out and are gradually replaced with pure humans. Their langauge is still used arround the planet, though very rarely.
• Formal magical education dies out, instead, the crystallisation of magic created through the lifestream is depended on. Materia.
• The Cetra begin to die out.

1900's

• A war is started again between two differing states of Midgar and Wutai, that ends with the conversion of Wutai to a tourist town
• The last of the pure-blooded Cetra is killed
• The Gongoga Reactor explodes, destroying most of the town

1992
Nibelheim is burnt to the ground by Sephiroth, and the evidence is destroyed

1993
The Corel mining town is burnt to the ground by Shinra

1995
The Gold Saucer, the world's biggest theme park, is opened for business

1997

• President Shinra is assassinated, he is replaced by his son, Rufus
• The last of the Cetra lineage is killed
• Meteor is summoned by Sephiroth to destroy the world
• The Weapons are realeased to destroy the world before meteor
• Ultimate Weapon destroys Mideel
• Diamond Weapon destroys the ShinRa Corp. by wrecking the ShinRa Tower
• Sephiroth's plans are ruined by AVALANCHE
• Meteor still manages to destroy a lot of Midgar
• Icicle Inn is completely wiped out by a lifestream eruption

1998

• Tifa Lockhart begins a petition that allows Kalm to gain independence
• Six months later, upon gaining independence Kalm changes it's name to Kalmed Town
• Efforts are made to clear the Northern Crater of any remaining monsters

1999

• New Corel is funded by mainly citizens of the Old Corel Town. Famous faces such as Dio and Barret Wallace contribute to the fund.
• Rufus Shinra renounces his title as President, thus giving indepenedence to the 8 cities that were once Midgar
• Cid Highwind becomes the first doctor of aeronautics
• The town 'Silvera' is founded by the Dragoons of varying towns. It is completed in under a year due to the vast amount of work put into it.

2000

• Construction of New Corel is complete
• Cloud Strife and Tifa Lockhart are married in a private ceremony
• 'The Cetra Resting Place' is a new city built where Icicle Inn once sat, it hosts an enourmous Cathedral in memory of the Cetra
• The Gold Saucer Theme Park is destroyed due to a lack of funding. Blueprints for a new theme park are realeased
• Air Travel becomes much more common with Airships and Aeroplanes becoming commercial oppertunities

2001

• Barret Wallace is elected Prime Minister of New Corel
• 'Earthern Academy' is funded, it grows to become the best secondary education establishment in the world

2004

• Dr. Cid Highwind contracts lung cancer
• Reeve Tuetsi begins to teach robotics at the 'Earthern Academy'

2005

• The Sierra Airship crashes, killing Shera Highwind and the three most famous members of AVALANCHE
• A VISA system is introduced in Silvera
• Cosmo Canyon is locked down completely
• Cid Highwind adopts a 13 year old girl named Anya
• London LeToner becomes Prime Minister of New Corel, she uses the same policies as Barret to avoid controversty

2006

• Reeve Tuetsi dissappears from New Corel
• Dr. Cid Highwind dies from lung cancer, his adopted daughter is moved to a New Corelean orphanage
• Rufus Shinra dies from heart failure after a heart transplant

2007
Present day, Chapter 1 of the story begins here

2009
Chapter 2

2010 and onwards
Chapter 3 and any other planned sequels

Spoiler: Early Screenshots

"Central Street, New Corel", the street on which Marlene Wallace lives and that the New Corel Central Station is situated on.

The Materia System that is too be implimented, as of now there is compatibillity issues and the system is subject to change (i.e. it is uncertain whether it will ever be successfully included in the game)

The Menu System, designed by AcedentProne to have a feeling of FFVII-nostalgia. Edited by myself so that it is compatible with the Limit Break Script

Battle System. Turn-based, side-view and Limit Break compatible.

Spoiler: Current Screenshots

As you can see the quality of the screenshtos have improved since the last release, although there will be areas that have remained untouched, there are maps that have been completely re-done. (Particuarly the VIP room which was an embarrasment).

Spoiler: Video

Video 1 - Cosmo OS (PC System)

Spoiler: Demos

The currently available demos are:
Version 4.1.02 (Released 24th October 2008)
Version 4.1.04 (Released 23rd November 2009)

The Game Manual

Spoiler: Canon

Due to the early creation of the story line, elelments from FFVII:AC, DoC and CC are not incorporated into the storyline. However some minor elements fro FFVII:BC may be used due to it's early release date. With FFX-2 being hinted as taking place in the same universe, some elements from FFX are used, most specifically in Chapters 2 & 3.

UPDATE: Seeing as there are no contradictions between canon and this game, elements from the Compilation may at times be acknowledged, however there will be no specific effort to make reference to any game other than FFVII.

Spoiler: Copyright

Cloud Strife, Tifa Lockhart, Barret Wallace, Reeve Tuetsi, Nanaki, Cid Highwind, Marlene Wallace, the world of Gaia, ShinRa inc. and all other FFVII related things belong to SQUARE-ENIX

All other characters belong to their respective owners, generally members of 'The Final Fantasy Forums' (TFF) which was the basis of the writing of story and creation of the characters

 

[second_crimson]

I must say I was terrified coming in to this topic. I was afraid this was gonna be another "OMG CLOUD IS IN TIS HE USES LOTS OF MATERIA ALSO SEPHIROTH COMES BACK AGAIN!" So thank you for killing off many of the characters and keeping this about setting and everything.

That being said, there's not too much information to go on. What sort of game will this be? RPG, I'm assuming? How will the battles pan out? ATB-style, Action RPG? Will materia make a return, and in what capacity? Some more information on the world's current state would be awesome.

How will class effect things? Will that just be a guideline to limits and weapons, like in FF7, or can we expect a combination Job-Materia system (in which case I may have to wet myself with glee).

 

[Zarnik]

Cloud got married, lol I can picture it in my mind :lol: And Cid turned into a doctor, hmm you will probably have to change that. It´s just not possible....and everyone else died. Ok so it´s marlene who is the new leader of avalance and she along with some others will take shinra down. Sounds good, but I´l miss Sephiroth...and what about Denzel, did he die too?

 

[moog]

Fucking thank you for this. I love this topic for being the uncliche (somewhat) for once.

My eyes are on this project.

 

[Aerif]

The Battle system is still something I need to work out, as is the menu system, though any help in those departments would be much obliged.

I probably should've mentioned this earlier, but this is something like my 3rd attempt to manipulate the story into a game. The first attempt used the FFX-2 Style menu but I don't really know if I could implement that again, the only reason the first attempt was never published was because of my horrible, horrible mapping.

Materia is still present, I garauntee this will be implemented in some shape, or form. It's really important to the story and to character development so it will still be there. Originally, it was found in events and taught to a character only once, but if I can I'll change the system.

Cid being a doctor, just seems like a good idea too me. I know it doesn't sound right but he was the world's premier mind on rocket science, also, he could probably pay for a PhD out of the money he made traveling the world  :lol:

When the storyline of this project began, the UK was yet too see a realease of Advent Children. Therefore, Denzel probably won't be in the series, nor will any other spin-off characters. Spin-off's are nice, but I usually don't like to call them canon.

@Tokyokenshin: Thanks for the compliments, I spent a lot of time doing market research to see what RMXP.org thought about FFVII fan games, and you seemed to be a prevailant poster on most. Your acceptence of the non-clicheness is touching  :smile:

 

[Airose]

I dont think the classes are to the FFVII canon at all.

Warrior should be turned into soldier.
Gunner should be turned into soldier
Mage and Cleric? I understand cleric.. follower of jenova or some kinda ffvii religion but Mage?


Also.. all of the main characters dead? Did the black guy die first?

In Dirge of Cerebus Cloud was quite alive.. even if it took place in the future after the whole Shinra thing. Advent Children? Alive...

How is it FFVII-2 without the characters of FFVII?

You minus well make a transformers movie and make it about a boy and a girl... and have a few cameos from the original transformers.

 

[JakeyZombie]

I actually really like the looks of this project, surprisingly. There are a few spelling and grammatical errors throughout the topic, but that's not the biggest deal. What struck me as strange was that you integrated Al Bhed into the Final Fantasy 7 universe. It just doesn't seem right to me, considering the fact that although the series may be related by name they all take place in different worlds. Aside from that, everything's looking like it's coming along nicely.

Okay, I think it's called FFIV-2 because she's using that games particular world, and some of the old characters. Who are you to say what's right and wrong? Stop bitching, it's their game, let them do it the way they want to do it. Using all of the same characters is boring anyways.

 

[Larynni]

Wait... Clerics in 2000?
That makes me . . .

 

[Airose]

I actually really like the looks of this project, surprisingly. There are a few spelling and grammatical errors throughout the topic, but that's not the biggest deal. What struck me as strange was that you integrated Al Bhed into the Final Fantasy 7 universe. It just doesn't seem right to me, considering the fact that although the series may be related by name they all take place in different worlds. Aside from that, everything's looking like it's coming along nicely.

Okay, I think it's called FFIV-2 because she's using that games particular world, and some of the old characters. Who are you to say what's right and wrong? Stop bitching, it's their game, let them do it the way they want to do it. Using all of the same characters is boring anyways.

It's.. squareenix's game. No problem with them using different characters but, going way off canon.. then again I always expect gold from fangames instead of settling for bronze. Fine.. fine, I do admit that Im really judgemental when it comes to matters like this. I'll be good.

 

[bulls84]

Wait so this takes place exactly when in the FFVII timeline? I'm currently playing Crisis Core, so I was excited to come to this topic. Though, I think it would have been better if you kept the original characters. However, that is just my opinion. Other than that, I would say try and add more content to the thread.

 

[Aerif]

Though I'm glad to recieve criticism on my work I don't like it when I'm flame-baited, Airose, you are entitled to your own opinion and I'm entitled to my own, nobody said Barret died first, and if you actually waited for some kind of demo to be realeased, you'd learn that he didn't due to being nearer the back than the front of the ship. I'm no racist seeing as I'm pretty used to recieving racist comments myself.

I'm going to speak again about canon, though I really like to avoid the topic altoghether.

The storyline was created (along with the finishing of Chapter 1) in 2006. At this point Europe had not recieved a realease of Advent Children, Dirge of Cerebus or Crisis Core, therefore for the sake of continuity in the story, these events have been ignored. However, at the time when the storyline had been created, we had had a realease of FFX-2, which hinted deeply that the two games took place in the same universe. This incorporates into the story nicely, and the Al Bhed factor is important to Chapter 2.

The 'Classes' are in inverted commas for a reason, perhaps I didn't explain it correctly, they're just there as a guidance of the character's fighting style, i.e. Cleric isn't necessarily religious but instead White Magic biased. The 'classes' were only put there just because they are fields that need to be filled into the RMXP database.

I'm about to add some clarifying sections to the first post, I'm sorry about the low content that currently overlooms it, but please remember this is in the Early Project section ^_^;

 

[bulls84]

It would have been better if you incorporated the game in the storyline of the COMPILATION.

 

[Airose]

Though I'm glad to recieve criticism on my work I don't like it when I'm flame-baited, Airose, you are entitled to your own opinion and I'm entitled to my own, nobody said Barret died first, and if you actually waited for some kind of demo to be realeased, you'd learn that he didn't due to being nearer the back than the front of the ship. I'm no racist seeing as I'm pretty used to recieving racist comments myself.

I'm going to speak again about canon, though I really like to avoid the topic altoghether.

The storyline was created (along with the finishing of Chapter 1) in 2006. At this point Europe had not recieved a realease of Advent Children, Dirge of Cerebus or Crisis Core, therefore for the sake of continuity in the story, these events have been ignored. However, at the time when the storyline had been created, we had had a realease of FFX-2, which hinted deeply that the two games took place in the same universe. This incorporates into the story nicely, and the Al Bhed factor is important to Chapter 2.

The 'Classes' are in inverted commas for a reason, perhaps I didn't explain it correctly, they're just there as a guidance of the character's fighting style, i.e. Cleric isn't necessarily religious but instead White Magic biased. The 'classes' were only put there just because they are fields that need to be filled into the RMXP database.

I'm about to add some clarifying sections to the first post, I'm sorry about the low content that currently overlooms it, but please remember this is in the Early Project section ^_^;

WOAH! I did NOT flame bait you, I was joking around with that black guy thing. I do have a playful side to me, sometimes I dont post seriously.. you can tell when I do post seriously because I am stern.  Re-read what I posted and I dare you to find something that resembles flame baiting rather than PERSONAL OPINION.

Jeez, people nowadays are just itching to pull the race card, or the anti race card. I never said the words "you are racist".

Pfft for serious guys, Im going to go now.

 

[Aerif]

I'm sorry if I took what you said out of context, but by the whole 'Did the Black guy die first?' is really something that can't be joked about nowadays. It's just one of those serious things.

I thought you were one of the people that you talked about in your post, who claims that anything negative happening to a black person is racist.

Sarcasm is a dodgy thing on the internet and you can never really tell if someon'es being sarcastic or not unless you get to know them.

I'm sorry if I took your 'opinion' out-of-context, but flame-baiting can be done accidedently

 

[Celesinator]

I think the only thing I don't like about this idea is FFVIIxFFX. I don't think you should do it that way. Nomura was bullcrapping because VII and X are the most popular.

If you say VII and X are connected. Then I say III and VIII are connected because of the geographical similarities.

But, the game does sound good for a FFVII game. Because I am a dieheart FFVII hater. I may enjoy this, really. Plus I like Marlene ^_^.

I am hopping  that you aren't using RTP, though.

 

[Aerif]

Unfortunatley, Celes, unless I can find an alternative to the things that make you sad, I can't really make you happy.

The FFX-VII thing probably won't effect the game too dramatically, in fact, going through the script I can't even see if it's mentioned. I think it'll be just like FFX-2's hinting, not any out-of-the-way comments. There won't be any mentioning of the cast of FFX if I can avoid it.

As I've already said if I can find a working alternative to the RTP I'll use it, but it seems unlikely. I think I may be sticking to RTP size because I'm most familiar too it, I hope to be able to find original sprites and am using Inq XP Medievil sets for tilesets.

 

[Celesinator]

Unfortunatley, Celes, unless I can find an alternative to the things that make you sad, I can't really make you happy.

The FFX-VII thing probably won't effect the game too dramatically, in fact, going through the script I can't even see if it's mentioned. I think it'll be just like FFX-2's hinting, not any out-of-the-way comments. There won't be any mentioning of the cast of FFX if I can avoid it.

As I've already said if I can find a working alternative to the RTP I'll use it, but it seems unlikely. I think I may be sticking to RTP size because I'm most familiar too it, I hope to be able to find original sprites and am using Inq XP Medievil sets for tilesets.

I'm not sad O.o. It's just that VIIxX thing is... I don't really know. Nomura was cracked up that day. Cameos from FFX would be good, though. Every FF needs a Cameo.

And I think Inq's Medieval sets will fit, but if you are going to use RMXP rtp, make sure you at least darken them so they don't stick out too much.

Good luck with this!

 

[Aerif]

Thanks for the constructive criticism Celes! I'm going to need to take a deeper look at shading due to the bright nature of some of the character sprites.

As you can see, I've added the face pictures of some more main characters. Though I don't know whether to post information on them as some of the info is a little spoiler heavy, especially the origins of Emily.

Also I've posted a screenshot, huzzah!

I'm having doubts whether to post some in-game material as the character sprites are still in early stages, I have a basic template for Marlene and the normal outfits for Ki and Naomi, though it's uncertain whether they're for keeps.

 

[Bartholomew]

This looks pretty good for non-canonical fan made stuff.

Wait so this takes place exactly when in the FFVII timeline? I'm currently playing Crisis Core, so I was excited to come to this topic. Though, I think it would have been better if you kept the original characters. However, that is just my opinion. Other than that, I would say try and add more content to the thread.

Well, first off, they can't include Zack, because he's dead (Big surprise) you should know that by now. Cloud and Tifa have already had their turn with Advent Children. Vincent had his with Drige (However crappy it may have been). I would like to see a compilation title that focused more on Aerith. I like how they fleshed her out a lot more in CC, but I would still like to see a game devoted to her, so we can learn a shitload more about the Cetra. I would also love to see a Hojo spin off, in order to better understand him.

A couple things sort of tunr me off about this project..first of all..
How you have the satan figure from FF7, Jenova, and the satan figure from FFX, Sin, in the same universe. I just think it's a little too much, you know? But that is just my opinion.

And secondly... How Barrett and Nanaki went from helping save the world to falling into what looks like corruption in a few short years. Barret is a commie, and Nanaki a paranoid dictator. It just doesn't seem like it fits.

And last...
You've pretty much changed around the gameworld quite a bit, Nibelhiem is a hub for a Seph cult, (I had thought that the sephiroth copies all jumped off cliffs, and then there was Kadaj Loz, and yazoo, which are deceased as well.) and Corel has been rebuilt (which actually is probably a good idea).

But, I do have to respect your originality. Hopefully this new cast of characters have the same uniqueness the initial ones did. Good luck on the project.

 

[Aerif]

Jenova and Sin being in the same universe doesn't really affect the game storywise. In fact, I don't think either of them are mentioned at all, which is something I really didn't expect to happen.

Barret's communism follows only the basic rules of communism, it's more like a slightly more enforced Democracy. There's a lot of controversty in the news about Communist China, however that's just communism that got out of contrl, otherwise communism is a pretty good principle in my books (which is reflected in the political, social and economical status that New Corel recieves from the communist approach). So that sort of only leaves one paranoid AVALANCHE member, but that's all because of post-traumatic stress disorder (If I'm thinking of the right condition)

About Nibelheim, there is in an in-game explanation of this for what is planned to be Chapter 2. However to give the gist of it:

• A man discovers the same tomes in the Shinra mansion that Sephiroth originally found when he burned down Nibelheim.
• He sees goodness in Sephy's works and convinces his fellow townsmen that his ideas are correct.
• The town is basically swept by the idea and becomes a town filled with worshippers of Sephiroth

Not a great explanation, I know, however the discoverer of the tomes was a higly influential religious figure who had the kind of power to change the mindset of the town, owing to it being made up primarily of the same type of people.