This review contains spoilers
Intermission does A LOT despite it being short. It offers a different perspective of the story, expands the world-building (specifically Midgar), and introduces Yuffie! A different perspective from other members of Avalanche and from Wutai - both parties affected by Shinra's actions - and new areas greatly expand the world-building. It’s really interesting how we start in an area we aren’t familiar with - we’re familiar with the landscape - but then once we reach areas we’re familiar with, those new areas feel familiar. The new areas feel like back alleyways. Does this make sense? I’m not sure, but I hope it does.
Jumping from remake to intermission was weird because I’d try to switch characters - due to reflex - but the game makes it impossible because Sonon isn’t a playable character (squeenix are you FORESHADOWING?????)
The DLC does a fantastic job of introducing Yuffie and sets up some really interesting stuff for her character in rebirth. I never played the og, so I’m really interested to learn more about Yuffie because of the small crumbs the game lays out (family dynamics/her relationship with her dad) and see how the events weave into rebirth. I WANT MORE YUFFIE AND SONON BECAUSE THE DYNAMIC!!! I want to see Yuffie deal with internal conflict due to Sonon projecting his sister onto her. I have many thoughts and ideas haha like what if Sonon isn’t dead and Nero somehow makes Sonon into a puppet, and Yuffie has to fight Sonon wow I’m sowing the ideas for angst. I’m also really interested to see how knowing the plate dropping will affect her and her relationship with the others. Yuffie isn’t from Midgar and puts Wutai as her top priority because that’s her homeland, but at the end, you see Yuffie in shock over the plate dropping and “says it’s too cruel”. Confused about why Shinra would sacrifice so many lives of their people, you see Yuffie’s sympathy and compassion for the people, which develops by interacting with Avalanche, walking around Sector 7, and forming bonds.
Waiting for rebirth is painful.
Jumping from remake to intermission was weird because I’d try to switch characters - due to reflex - but the game makes it impossible because Sonon isn’t a playable character (squeenix are you FORESHADOWING?????)
The DLC does a fantastic job of introducing Yuffie and sets up some really interesting stuff for her character in rebirth. I never played the og, so I’m really interested to learn more about Yuffie because of the small crumbs the game lays out (family dynamics/her relationship with her dad) and see how the events weave into rebirth. I WANT MORE YUFFIE AND SONON BECAUSE THE DYNAMIC!!! I want to see Yuffie deal with internal conflict due to Sonon projecting his sister onto her. I have many thoughts and ideas haha like what if Sonon isn’t dead and Nero somehow makes Sonon into a puppet, and Yuffie has to fight Sonon wow I’m sowing the ideas for angst. I’m also really interested to see how knowing the plate dropping will affect her and her relationship with the others. Yuffie isn’t from Midgar and puts Wutai as her top priority because that’s her homeland, but at the end, you see Yuffie in shock over the plate dropping and “says it’s too cruel”. Confused about why Shinra would sacrifice so many lives of their people, you see Yuffie’s sympathy and compassion for the people, which develops by interacting with Avalanche, walking around Sector 7, and forming bonds.
Waiting for rebirth is painful.