
Originally Posted by
TheAbominatrix
No one means it's an actual alternate reality. No one is trying to add a bunch of meaning to it. The point is it doesnt happen in the same 'reality' or 'universe' that the original games happened in. Just saying it's a different game doesnt stress the change enough, because while Dirge of Cerberus occurs in a different game than Final Fantasy VII, it still occurs in the same 'universe' as FFVII.
No one is saying they're from any actual universes or dimensions.