Final Fantasy 7 Remake's New Patch Has Altered The Ending, For Some Reason

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Final Fantasy 7 Remake is almost four years old, but that doesn't mean Square Enix has finished tweaking and poking at it to make sure everything is correct. Earlier today, a significant patch was released designed to bring Final Fantasy 7 Remake up to date with certain changes made in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, with the intention of making both titles a fluid experience.

For example, Tifa's character model in Remake's flashback scene has been altered to match her outfit in the Nibelheim episode in Rebirth, which is a lovely bit of attention to detail. However, this patch has also altered the game's ending slightly, changing the final line of the game spoken by Aerith as the party ventures out into the unknown after escaping Midgar. Better yet, no one can figure out exactly why the line was changed.

First spotted by AuthenticM on ResetEra, before the patch was released, Aerith would look up at the sky and say "I miss it. The steel sky." in reference to the top plate of Midgar. After the update, Aerith now says "This sky ...I don't like it", which pretty much means the exact same as the previous line, but is much more literal. It's considered a bit of a downgrade to the original, and fans are currently trying to figure out exactly why it was changed at all.

The most common theory is that people think it's been changed to reference Crisis Core a little better. Those that have played the game will know that Aerith thinks the metal plate above the Midgar slums is comforting as it's all she's ever known, and that the open sky frightens her as it feels like it's "sucking her in". Aerith's new line in Remake does give off a little more discomfort and dread than her previous one, even though the lines are essentially the same.

Another theory is that Square Enix has just updated Final Fantasy 7 Remake to make the line match more closely to the Japanese versions of Final Fantasy 7. While the "steel sky" line was pretty cool and an excellent note to end the game on, there is no