Quote Originally Posted by Zaphier
Thing is, Advent Children, Before Crisis and Dirge of Cerberus are going to affect how other people discuss Final Fantasy VII.

Advent Children has already changed how some people viewed the ending. It kicks out the theory that humans were destroyed in the end. Before Crisis is going to change how people look at the Turks. Dirge of Cerberus is going to change how people look at Vincent. More information replaces what fans had to guess at, and in the end, you kind of lose some of the originality that fueled discussions.
That's true, but now that it's been done, there isnt much we can do about it, right? So the options are; either do your best to ignore it or accept it. No amount of complaints and curses at Square will change any of this.