Final Fantasy 7 Remake

Summary

Final Fantasy 7has never been the kind of story where everyone get it out alive , andFinal Fantasy 7 Remakecan be likewise unmerciful . Focusing on the first chapter of the tarradiddle that takes place in the metropolis of Midgar , FF7 Remakepits a splinter cell of the terrorist group Avalanche against the unpitying corporation Shinra . The sliver cell includes the iconic Barret and Tifa , and fill out its mould are Jessie , Biggs , and Wedge , who all get fleshed out inFF7 Remakein way that make their stories run into harder .

[ Warning : This clause hold SPOILERS for events of Final Fantasy 7 Remake and the original 1997 game.]Wedge ’s role gets a particular bigexpansion inFF7 remaking , going from a very minimum comportment to someone very invested in trying to patronise Avalanche ’s cause . His bumbling earnestness can ab initio seem a scrap one - note and possibly demeaning , but over the course of the secret plan , he definitely makes his time value clear . What can be less transparent is whether he pull round the tale , as some secretive calls and an implied resolution impart it toFF7 Rebirthto offer final confirmation on his destiny .

FF7 Rebirth is an exceptional riposte to the world of Gaia that leans heavy into its star - studded memorable cast and a classic - but - reimagined news report ,

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Wedge Dies In Final Fantasy 7 Remake

An Implied Fate Is Confirmed In FF7 Rebirth

alas for anyone who want to see Wedge exist a long and happy life , FF7 Rebirthconfirms that he did n’t make it out ofFF7 Remakealive . Toward the end ofFF7 Remake , Cloud and ship’s company make their way through the Shinra Building , a grueling task that cease up receiving an assist from Wedge and other Avalanche member . During this endeavor , he ends up push against the swirling Whispers that push role in the direction of their fate , and they shove him backwards as the screen fleet to black and a loud smashing of methamphetamine hydrochloride is heard .

FF7 Rebirthsigns off on the obvious import of this shot in aProtorelic quest regain in the Cosmo Canyon region , where Cloud ’s company runs into some Avalanche member who assisted in the infiltration of the Shinra Building . This interaction trigger off some remembrance scenes of the time that the Avalanche splinter cadre spent together like Wedge buying out the breed of specialty salt from a storage in Cosmo Canyon to make Tifa ’s Cosmo Canyon Drink staring .

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth ’s Protorelic quests can be fun , but they just as often end up feeling a bit filler , and the highs and lows are far apart .

Wedge from Final Fantasy 7 Remake giving a thumbs up in front of an image of him falling.

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The big reveal come in the form of a fit that revisits Wedge ’s death , filling in the gaps thatFF7 Remakeleft for implication . The Avalanche member that the party meets inFF7 Rebirthsaw Wedge fall with the Whispers fence him , a Book of Revelation that ’s hard for Barret and Tifa to face but does finally offer them some stop . It ’s an unco important and emotional story context to be found in a side quest , but pay back the full flick is decidedly rewarding for those who take the clip to discharge it .

Seeing theFF7 RebirthCosmo Canyon Protorelic quest to its determination ask master a intriguing last round of a minigame , but try out all the predetermined loadouts for it can make it a lot gentle .

Wedge’s FF7 Remake Fate Connects To The Original FF7

Wedge Can’t Seem To Escape His Destiny

This interlingual rendition of outcome is markedly different from how Wedge ’s death played out in the originalFF7 , even if the ultimate destiny is the same . In the classic game , Wedge fell to his death during the early tale beat of the plate drop on Sector 7 , where he fought to help prevent the drop .

In that rendition , he did get some last words , speak to Cloud before dying from the wounds receive by the impact . TheWhispers inFF7 Remakeseem to be guiding him back to this inevitable ending after he finagle to dodge it the first time around , showing the limitations of thought-provoking fate .

FF7 Rebirth does n’t follow the original game to the letter , and this ends up being a major downgrade when it extend to its emotional climax .

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Review

Confirming that Wedge did n’t make it out ofFF7 Remakecould decidedly be a blow for some fans , butthe new trilogy ’s acceptance of his death keep the emotional stake that have always made the history sense real . The game ' approach to death gets a little more complicated with the introduction of an alternate timeline inFF7 Rebirth , but even that does n’t offer Wedge a life line . Just how theFF7journey will end this time around rest to be seen in the final game , but as for Wedge , it seems likeFinal Fantasy 7 Remakepermanently closed his chapter .

Cloud holding a Protorelic and Chadley pushing up his monocle from Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.

Wedge speaking to Cloud before dying in the original Final Fantasy 7.

Aerith looking concerned as Whispers swirl behind her in FF7 Rebirth.

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