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This topic may contain sensitive info for those of you who believe The Compilation to be an unquestionable part of the Final Fantasy VII plot!
(SPOILER)Never did the lifestream become infected by Sephiroth’s death. Jenova cells are not stuck in the soul of the victim, but the body. After all, they have to be injected in order to operate. When someone in Final Fantasy VII dies it is their life energy that returns to the planet. Their body however, remains. This is one thing Dirge of Cerberus does wrong. In DoC, Grimoire Valentine’s body disappears, almost like in Final Fantasy X.
A few examples of what changes The Compilation have done to the original plot of Final Fantasy VII. Many Final Fantasy VII fans do not want to take The Compilation in consideration when discussing it. This is because they believe The Compilation to be retcon. Some of those who welcome The Compilation claim that if you use your imagination enough the prequels/sequels can fit perfectly into the original script. Others say that even if the prequels/sequels are retcon, they’re still there whether the Compilation Haters like it or not, because the new information is official.
So do The Compilation Haters have a significant reason to ignore the prequels/sequels even when taking them into consideration when discussing Final Fantasy VII? The ones accepting The Compilation often say that if you don’t like the prequels/sequels, stick with the original PSX/PC game and forget that The Compilation even exists.
With that said, what can a Compilation Hater come up with? Quite a lot actually, in this topic I’ll show every Final Fantasy VII gamer on the forum why you are free to ignore The Compilation entirely, even when considering it alongside the original game.
Just because the information is official do Compilation Haters have to stick with it? Do Compilation Haters have to forever be stuck in 1997, just pretending The Compilation don’t exist? The answers are, no and no. Just because a game has a title including "Final Fantasy VII" does that mean a guarantee plot change free prequel/sequel? The obvious answer here is of course, no.
First of all, it’s very obvious The Compilation’s very existence is based on Square Enix’s desire for profits. The first thing to notice is this:
Fantasy VII – Released January 31, 1997 (JPN)
Final Fantasy VII: Before Crisis (the first instalment in The Compilation) – Released September 29, 2004 (JPN)
The Compilation was never intended in the first place and still people accept the prequels/sequels as part of the plot. And Square Enix don’t just provide fillers, they alter the original script, as I described earlier in this topic. Since The Compilation is indeed an official product, go ahead and enjoy it if you want. However, that doesn’t change the fact that the original Final Fantasy VII plot is different from The Compilation plot.
With that said I’ll finish this post with the words, yes people, we can choose to ignore Final Fantasy VII: Retcon Version, if we want, even if we consider The Compilation among the original game. After all, these prequels/sequels were never part of Final Fantasy VII in the first place.