To be honest, the so-called Easter egg CEO Chen had given the players was undeniably a surprise.
No one had expected CEO Chen to actually construct an illusory dream for them.
And it seemed to contain a huge secret.
Especially the scene where they defeated the embodiment of the Lifestream, which directly revealed glimpses of Tifa, Cloud, Barret, Red XIII, and the others in the future.
That also proved fate had been rewritten.
Coupled with Sephiroth's early appearance—though it was not his real body, but rather Jenova cells within Cloud's body—
all of it made countless players feel that this was far from a simple story.
As for Zack and the parallel-universe setting at the end, it made countless players so excited their scalps tingled.
Some imaginative players had even begun picturing what scenes might appear later on.
Could Zack and Cloud, from different worlds and timelines, face the final boss Sephiroth together? Or perhaps the planet's true enemy: Jenova?
And cut it down in the end?
Just like the story in Xenoblade Chronicles, although the game had currently only shown Rex's story,
Chen Xu, a master at setting up mysteries, had actually buried plenty of hooks and Easter eggs throughout the game.
Players had not known about these details at first, but as skilled Xenoblade Chronicles players researched the game from every angle, many hidden details had come to light.
That was, in all likelihood, there was another world beyond Rex and the others, where another group of humans created by God had likewise defeated the evil incarnation of God together.
Though they were different worlds, they influenced each other and ultimately defeated the final boss.
Now it really seemed like it could be heading in that direction!
But the key was, why was there no more!?
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