制作人北濑佳范和创意总监野村哲也谈论重新体验改编rpg的故事。
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拥有长长的银色头发，巨大的日本刀和由传奇人物植松伸夫亲自创作的史诗主题曲——Sephiroth可以说是RPG历史上最知名的反派之一了。这位片翼天使于1997年首次出现在原版《最终幻想7》中，他曾是一位备受喜爱的战争英雄和一流士兵，在得知自己并非自然造物后陷入了疯狂，并决定要摧毁这个星球。但Sephiroth的故事远不止这些。

在《最终幻想7重制版》中，Sephiroth主要是是作为一段挥之不去的记忆偶尔现身，故事主要集中在Cloud和他的伙伴们试图阻止邪恶的神罗公司利用星球的生命精华魔晄作为能量来源使得星球毁灭。
然而，在即将到来的《最终幻想7重生》中将看到萨菲罗斯的全貌。我们邀请了制作人北濑佳范讨论如何在重制系列中重新塑造这个标志性人物。

Yoshinori Kitase: The story in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth starts after the team has escaped Midgar and continues all the way up to the Forgotten Capital. In the original game, Sephiroth barely appeared during this section, but in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, he is the driving force that pulls the story along to fill that void. He is depicted in even more depth than in the original game, and I think this makes him an even more charismatic and appealing antagonist than before.
北濑佳范:《最终幻想7重生》的故事从团队逃离米德加开始，一直持续到忘却之都。在原版游戏中，Sephiroth几乎没有出现在这一环节，但在《最终幻想7重生》中，他是推动故事发展的动力，填补了这一空白。他的形象比原版游戏更有深度，我认为这让他成为了一个比之前更有魅力和吸引力的反派。

Kitase: The scene at the beginning of the game where Sephiroth joins your party and fights together with Cloud was very exciting. One of the distinctive features of this game is the new synergy system where characters team up to perform combination attacks and seeing Cloud and Sephiroth fight together like that felt so thrilling.
北濑佳范：游戏开始时Sephiroth加入队伍，和Cloud一起战斗的场景非常令人兴奋。这作游戏的一个显著特点是新的协同系统，角色组队进行组合攻击，能看到Cloud和Sephiroth一起战斗感觉很刺激。
Nomura: The evolution of the characters wasn’t a sudden mutation – we’ve seen gradual changes over several spin-off titles and in Final Fantasy VII Remake itself, and they are evolving even further in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Of all the characters, Sephiroth, in particular, has appeared in multiple different games, with each appearance adding more layers of detail, making him that much deeper as a character.
野村哲也：角色的演变并不是突然发生的——我们在几部衍生作品和《最终幻想7重制版》中都看到了渐进的变化，而在《最终幻想7重生》中，演变甚至会进一步加剧。在所有角色中，尤其是Sephiroth，他曾在多个不同的游戏中登场，每次出现我们都增加了更多细节层次，使他的角色形象更有深度。

In a certain sense, we are seeing this evolved and in-depth portrayal of Sephiroth as him now “returning” to his roots in the remake series, and so naturally, his presence will be much deeper and clearer than it was in the original. On the other hand, the fans have now a much greater knowledge and understanding of Sephiroth, so I hope the players can see the character’s appeal even more strongly.
野村：从某种意义上说，我们看到的是Sephiroth在重制系列中“回归”本源的进化和深入刻画，因此他的存在感自然会比原作中更加深刻和清晰。另一方面，粉丝们现在对Sephiroth有了更多的了解和理解，所以我希望玩家们能更强烈地感受到这个角色的吸引力。
Cloud和他曾经的英雄、如今的死敌Sephiroth之间的混乱关系是《最终幻想7》的核心主题。然而，Sephiroth与另一个重要角色Aerith亦有着联系。早在1997年，Aerith的命运就被许多人认为是电子游戏史上最震惊又最难忘的时刻之一。

Kitase: Aerith’s fate is one of the most important themes in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s story. I really want people to play the game and feel it directly, so I will not say too much here, but when comparing this scene to how it was presented in the original, I am confident that the audience will feel a great breadth of emotion from the extra level of detail in how the characters are portrayed.
北濑：Aerith的命运是《最终幻想7重生》故事中最重要的主题之一。我真的希望人们能亲自玩游戏去感受，所以我在这里不会透露太多。但是当你将这一幕与原作呈现的方式进行比较后，我有信心玩家会从对角色的超多细节描绘中感受到更丰富的情感。

重新构思像《最终幻想7》这样的经典游戏的故事并不是一项简单的任务。原版游戏是有史以来最具影响力的rpg之一，《最终幻想7》重制版取得了巨大成功，销量超过700万份。《最终幻想7重生》本身已经赢得了几个“年度最受期待游戏”奖项。我们问北濑先生，开发团队是如何平衡粉丝的期望，创造一个新的、扩展的故事情节的。
Kitase: As there are many fans of the series, I felt it was essential to keep the majority of the elements from the original game. On the other hand, if we simply followed along, keeping the story unchanged, it would only appeal to people’s nostalgia. We added the Whispers as a new element that could “shake up” the storyline and thus create a feeling of anticipation towards where things were going. I think that has already proved to be appealing to the fans.
北濑：由于《最终幻想7》系列粉丝众多，我觉得保留原游戏的大部分元素是至关重要的。另一方面，如果我们简单地、按部就班地保持原版故事而不做任何改变，那这只是停留在勾起人们怀旧感情的层面。我们增加了“菲拉”（Whispers）作为能够“撼动”故事情节的新元素，从而制造出人们对于故事发展的期待，我认为这已经被证明对粉丝们很有吸引力了。

那么，这一切对Sephiroth和Aerith意味着什么呢?《No Promises to Keep》让玩家产生了许多强烈的情绪，包括对故事结局的恐惧和希望。以下是北瀬先生为那些苦苦等待《最终幻想 7 重生》发售、并迫不及待想知道我们最喜爱的卖花女将面临何种命运的玩家的留言。
Nomura: Whatever I say will give people a hint about what is going to happen, so this is very difficult to answer. Really, I can only say that I want players to experience what waits for them at the end of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and feel it for themselves rather than getting that second-hand. Different people will respond to it differently, but I think that they will want to pursue that feeling, whatever it is, and set out on their next journey soon.
野村：我现在说什么都会变成剧透提示，所以很难回答。我真的只能说，希望玩家们能亲自体验《最终幻想 7 重生》，见证等待他们的结局到底是什么，希望玩家们能亲自感受，而不是从二手渠道获得。不同的人会有不同的反应，但我认为，不管是什么样的感受，人们都会想要去体验的，然后很快就会踏上他们的下一个旅程。

Kitase: I invite you all to play Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and see with your own eyes how the modern generation of players will react to Aerith’s fate, a moment that created such an emotional impact on a huge number of gamers 27 years ago.
北濑：我邀请你们所有人都去玩《最终幻想 7 重生》，亲眼去看看现在新一代的玩家们又是如何对爱丽丝的命运做出反应的，她的命运早在27年前就对大量游戏玩家产生了巨大的情感冲击。

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