Since launch, I’ve been playing a ton of Final Fantasy VII Remake, taking only short breaks to do a few tasks or compete in a fishing tournament in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. As of now, I have finished the main game and now I’m pouring over smaller details, searching for lore, and marking off the checklist of post-game tasks. Even though I haven’t played the original Final Fantasy VII release in about ten years or more, I am super familiar with that world so coming into the remake is like visiting an old friend. I know some of the biggest reveals and what the gist of a character’s story is but there’s one scene in this remake that had me laughing aloud at the absurdity of its placement and I can only imagine how weird it could be for someone who knows nothing of Final Fantasy VII.

Fair warning, I’m going to be talking about a major event in the second half of the game so if you’re someone who wants to play the game with a clean slate come back to this later for a chuckle. After finishing the game myself, I strongly recommend that anyone with an interest in this world or who has played the original game pick up Final Fantasy VII Remake and reach the end as soon as possible.

The major tragedy in this title, aside from the really big one that most people know, is when Shinra drops the section of the Midgar plate over Sector 7. This devastates the area as giant steel structures rain from the sky, killing a large section of the population and destroying just about everything in that sector. It completely alters the lives of everyone living at the ground level of the city and establishes the lengths that Shinra will go to in the name of complete control of the populace. There are ulterior motives but Shinra pins the eco-activist cell of the militant group Avalanche as the villains in the narrative.

This event is one with a lot of conflict around it. The heroes know that Shinra is trying to do this by knocking out a support pillar and they do everything in their power to stop it. Many lives are lost, including those of major Avalanche members that we’ve grown to know and love. The defensive personality of Cloud finally opens up to this group, only to have many of them ripped away. After the heroes fail to stop the scheme, a huge explosion ripples through the sector and the group ride a zipline, barely escaping the blast.

During this explosion, we see various characters react to the event which all fits the storytelling beats already established. However, there is a brief shot of an odd cat with a crown and a cape wrought with grief.