Back when Ever Crisis did the previous chapter, I made this post about it: https://www.reddit.com/r/FinalFantasyVII/comments/1snyfqq/the_newest_chapter_of_ever_crisis_might_give_a/

The significance is that Ever Crisis has now moved past FFVII Rebirth's timeframe, so we might glean some suggestions on changes in direction they'll take with FFVII Revelation. Ever Crisis has for the most part made a relatively faithful adaptation of the original FFVII script, but it has notably taken some liberties based on the style of game EC is, and also changes from the Remake trilogy (such as Dyne's fate).

Anyways, they now released a new chapter again, so I figured I'd do another writeup about it!

I will mainly focus on notable changes compared to the original, and other things worth mention. I'll try to include screenshots of each new area.

Chapter 11: Cloud Disappears

Main Section 1: The Lost Childhood Friend

EP. 1 Where the Lifestream Leads

The last chapter ended as the gang was heading to Mideel, so this one starts as they arrive in Mideel.

There's a black and a white cat (not counting The Cat). Where's the dog (not counting The Dog)???

Sad times.

Mideel looks overall bigger. The clinic is bigger and better looking. Otherwise things go pretty much verbatim.

Here's the other side of the clinic too as they first arrive.

EP. 2 The Power of the Lifestream

The doc explaining things to the rest of the gang. Another white cat!

This episode is basically just the bit of dialogue without Tifa, plus a few random monsters attack just to insert a random battle.

EP. 3 Tifa's Decision

... is to leave the party. Just verbatim OG dialogue up to the others leaving for the Highwind.

EP. 4 To Combat Shinra

Yuffie is just casually using Red as a pillow. Notably everyone else has an idle breathing animation but she's just frozen in place for some reason. So motion sick she can't even breathe! ... or maybe she died.

The Cat giving us a view to \"Gya ha ha\" and \"Kya ha ha\".

Pretty much just line for line OG dialogue here too. We end with Cid being volunteered to become the new leader and the Highwind setting off for Corel.

Sub Section 1: Battle for the Huge Materia

EP. 1 Corel Mako Reactor

We're \"fighting to stop the train\".

This section is very truncated. They do quick exposition on Highwind about having to stop the train, then you quickly fight a couple of Sweepers and then the town is saved.

Interestingly the dialogue here does take a somewhat significant departure from the original game. The townsfolk are very positive about the situation and they tell Barret that he can come back, an offer he wasn't given in the original.

We're \"in North Corel\".

Ep. 2 Fort Condor

We're \"fighting in Fort Condor\".

Pretty much same deal as the last section. Quick exposition, quick battle, quick "we got the huge materia" talk afterwards. Interestingly, by the way, even though the story still declares Cid the leader here, gameplaywise Barret is actually the one who's locked in as leader for these sections.

We're \"in Fort Condor\".

Main Section 2: Sealed Memory

Ep. 1 The Planet's Roar

Rawr.

This episode returns to form on basically just following the script. The gang has returned to Mideel, Ultima Weapon comes in to say hi, we absolutely stomp its ultimate ass and it runs away. Mideel blows up, while Tifa and Cloud fall to their untimely death.

There's a tiny little extra gag as the gang escapes Mideel, as it shows Nanaki for some reason being super scared and just lying down covering his face, prompting Vincent to help him up and get running. Dog behaviour.

Ultima Weapon in battle.

Ep. 2 Within Memories

I was worried about this section with the directions the Remake trilogy has taken, but considering EC has followed the OG with everything relating to this stuff, it's not too big of a surprise that this is pretty much the OG scenes too.

Tifa, after wandering around a bit on a black screen.

Beeeeg Cloud.

The gates of Nibelheim.

Back in Nibelheim.

Everything here is line for line, shot for shot the original game.

The water tower.

Babies.

The section ends after the water tower, just as a cut since the next section starts right off from the next line of dialogue.

Ep. 3 Searching for Memories

Baby Cloud arrives and they head for Tifa's house.

Her room.

EDITORIAL NOTE: Ok so showing EVERY new scene apparently wasn't a good idea because there's a limit of 20 images in one post. Whoops! Well, hopefully there aren't any other vital images to show. But I imagine we've probably covered most of what this chapter will include. The Nibelheim scenes are basically the same as the game has already had in the earlier flashbacks anyway.

Anyways, everything is on track here as well, with Tifa's memorable gang of friends and all.

I'll also take a quick side here and mention the music. The songs are of course all the original ones, using the Remake trilogy arrangements, or other updated arrangements. Here we get On The Other Side Of The Mountain, which plays as Cloud narrates this day and it sounds superb. I don't think this song exists within the Remakes yet. Hopefully this arrangement is the one they use for Revelation too.

Ep. 4 The Truth About the Truth

This section starts as Cloud and Tifa return to the gates of Nibelheim and head to the reactor.

Young Tifa gets sliced, breaks her neck, black haired Cloud comes in, gets stomped by Sephiroth, breaks his neck and a mysterious soldier arrives.

In other words it's all going on track here too. Main theme playing, flashbacks of flashbacks, hero moment, all of it.

The only minor detail change is that Cloud and Sephiroth's final confrontation happens back in the Jenova room and Sephiroth is flung down into the mako pit underneath it, instead of further outside in the facility, but apart from the location the scene plays out the same.

Ep. 5 Waking from the Fantasy

Tifa and Cloud wake up surrounded by the rest of the gang in the ruins of Mideel. Verbatim dialogue.

Ops room on Highwind, same deal, trains, offs, nos.

But... the next place we're going to is... Rocket Town!? Guess we're switching Junon & Rocket Town around.

The End

That's it! That's where this chapter ends.

So the overall TL;DR is that very little changed from the original.

The biggest changes were with the huge materia quests, but that's quite understandable as they're mainly just gameplay/minigame heavy sections. Memorable and iconic, but they wouldn't translate very well into EC.

I'll say I was worried they'd mess around with some very pivotal stuff here, so I'm happy to see that it was not only a faithful remake of the original game, but also didn't really cut corners. There were a few "extra" lines cut off here and there, and the translation was occasionally slightly updated, but for the most part everything was word for word the original game's dialogue.

Anyways that's it, see you in three months I guess!