I've always been interested in the development of FF7 into the famous first 3D entry of the series, especially its early stages in 2D for the SNES (!) and the dispute with Nintendo over CDs that led to Square abandoning ship for the PlayStation. Was Square destined to work with Sony? That might not be the case if:
1) Square jump to the Sega Saturn instead, allowing Square to work with a more experienced video game publisher than Sony.
Now, this might not be enough of a "killer app" to keep Sega competitive, but this and the next FF games should slow its decline long enough for, say, Microsoft to take an interest...
In addition, we could see an interestingly different FF7 if the good old Wiki is anything to go by. We could see ideas that ended up in Chrono Trigger and Parasite Eve IOTL; a "hot-blooded" Detective Joe in either New York City or Midgar; an earlier Edea Kramer; and some even crazier ideas (see "What Could Have Been"). What do you all think?
1) Square jump to the Sega Saturn instead, allowing Square to work with a more experienced video game publisher than Sony.
Now, this might not be enough of a "killer app" to keep Sega competitive, but this and the next FF games should slow its decline long enough for, say, Microsoft to take an interest...
In addition, we could see an interestingly different FF7 if the good old Wiki is anything to go by. We could see ideas that ended up in Chrono Trigger and Parasite Eve IOTL; a "hot-blooded" Detective Joe in either New York City or Midgar; an earlier Edea Kramer; and some even crazier ideas (see "What Could Have Been"). What do you all think?
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