FF7 Remake's Tifa and Aerith Prequel Book Coming In 2022
Square Enix has announced that the Final Fantasy VII Remake prequel novel, Traces of Two Pasts,will be receiving an official English translation, coming in November 2022. Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Traces of Two Pasts is a story starring Aerith and Tifa as they talk about their life before the events of the game.
FF7'sTraces of Two Pasts was originally released in Japan in 2021. The book is penned by Kazushige Nojima, who was the scenario writer for FF7, FF7 Remake, FF7: The First Soldier, and the upcoming FF7: Ever Crisis. Nojima was also the author of the original FF7 novels: On the Way to a Smile and The Kids are Alright: A Turks Side Story. The content from these novels is actually important to the series as a whole, and is considered canon to the games. A scene involving Vincent and Red XIII in On the Way to a Smile explains the ending of the original game, and FF7 Remake referencedThe Kids are Alright, as Kyrie and Leslie from the novel had prominent roles in the game.
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There are unofficial translations of FF7's Traces of Two Pasts available online, but fans will soon be able to read an official version of the novel. Square Enix has revealed that the English version of Traces of Two Pasts will be released on November 8, 2022. There will also be English language versions of Final Fantasy VII: Material Ultimania Plus, which features a lot of extra lore and behind-the-scenes notes about the development of the game.
Traces of Two Pasts details the life of Aerith and Tifa before the events of FF7 Remake, including new pieces of background information about both characters. The framing device of the book is also interesting, as it confirms some of the
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