(06-17-2015, 07:19 AM)Aaron Wrote: An additive to a already established story (vaguely established at that) is not a retcon in the way people here imply negative affects the events of vii.
A negative retcon is what they did in last order with Sephiroth willingly jumping into the reactor vs Cloud literally tossing him in there originally. That literally contradicts what happens outright.
Everyone who knew Genesis on vii was dead or corrupted. They made it so it wouldn't conflict with anything in case people ask why wasn't he mentioned originally.
It might not be a negative retcon to you, but it is to a lot of people, because again, it's completely unnecessary and only serves to dilute the character's motivations and over-complicate things for no narrative benefit. Practicing Occam's Razor in storytelling is cool & good; that's why an unnecessary addition to a story can be just as bad as an outright negative one. Especially in a mythos as convoluted as your average Final Fantasy game.
now brb, gotta go cringe forever because of how many times i've typed "retcon" today
