As far as I know they dont care about this game fitting into a broader narrative- yes because the wider ff7 stuff exists they can and do want to pull from it- it would be silly to pretend the other lore desn't exist- but that doesnt mean ff7 r has to stay 'true' to what happened story wise, if they want to change stuff!
We already have several people alive at this point that either were dead - or we didnt know for sure but assumed to be dead. You can still tell the same story around ANY of them being alive or not- or anyone dying or not going forward..
BUT- not killing Aerith is a really big deal- I dunno if they can do that.. sure she doesn't have to die for plot reasons, it was just such a significant part of the narrative.. But on the other hand- ff games dont follow on from each other- and this being a remake, it doesn't REALLY impact what is meant to have happened in any of the related stuff like CC or AC- you can just say they are spin offs of the OG not this version- this game just benefits from their further lore.
They could even have it optional- or in a DLC, so people could choose themselves if it should be part of their games lore or not that she lives? I feel if they want to make it a possibility, that would be better- like if you go out your way to make it so then its your choice- if you want to be true to the OG then you dont? Certainly back in the day MANY fans wanted to believe their was a hidden way to save her and regularly begged square to change her fate, so its not like they wouldn't have a reason to consider it.
But if you are asking us if we THINK she will still die- I think most people would say they still expect her to yes.
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