since they wanted more drama they turned Reno into this angry rival stereo type character which feels completely different from OG Reno to me. OG Reno-san never get that worked up
he honestly feels like “him but not really him” the same way Asuka became Shikinami
imo they wanted to make just a movie. all the dramatic camera angles and random close-ups of unnamed Shinra soldier is wasted for rpg. it feels more like a spin-off than a sequel. the whole alternate timeline or loop stuff is basically Evangelion
was honestly kinda annoyed with how they changed Reno’s character in FF7R but Dissidia Reno actually feels pretty faithful to the OG version so ive calmed down a bit…