Lore & Story
Delve into the rich narrative of Final Fantasy VII Remake, exploring the eco-terrorist group AVALANCHE's fight against the Shinra Electric Power Company. Understand the motivations of key characters like Cloud Strife, Tifa Lockhart, and Barret Wallace as they battle to save the planet from Shinra's exploitative Mako extraction. The story weaves a tale of environmentalism, corporate greed, and the personal struggles of its protagonists.
The world of Final Fantasy VII Remake is a vibrant, albeit dystopian, metropolis known as Midgar. This sprawling city is divided into sectors, with the upper levels inhabited by the affluent and the Shinra elite, while the lower levels are home to the impoverished masses. The narrative centers around the conflict between AVALANCHE, a resistance group fighting against Shinra's destructive Mako harvesting, and the Shinra Corporation itself. Players will experience the story through the eyes of Cloud Strife, a former Shinra SOLDIER turned mercenary, who joins AVALANCHE for his own reasons. The game meticulously expands upon the original's lore, introducing new plot points and character interactions that deepen the player's understanding of this iconic world.
Key Lore Elements:
- Mako Energy: The lifeblood of Midgar, extracted from the planet's Lifestream. Shinra's excessive use of Mako is slowly killing the planet.
- Shinra Electric Power Company: The monolithic corporation that controls Midgar and its Mako supply.
- AVALANCHE: An eco-terrorist group dedicated to stopping Shinra's Mako extraction.
- Lifestream: The spiritual energy of the planet, which holds the memories of all living things.
- Jenova: An extraterrestrial entity that Shinra uses for its own nefarious purposes, often referred to as the 'One-Winged Angel'.
Character Motivations:
- Cloud Strife: A mercenary haunted by his past, seeking purpose and redemption.
- Tifa Lockhart: A childhood friend of Cloud and a key member of AVALANCHE, driven by a desire to protect her home.
- Barret Wallace: The passionate leader of AVALANCHE's Sector 7 branch, fiercely protective of his daughter and his people.