They should have left FF7 alone :/
I remember after beating ff7, long before any spin-offs came out, I was in awe. the ending was so beautiful in many ways. The fact that it closed with the climax of Meteor, the Lifestream, and Holy connecting, and everyone being blinded by light, leaving the audience with no clue to the fate of the planet was so poetic to me. The very last shot is Aeris's face rising.
After the credits, and Red XIII's 500 years later, my assumption was that the human race was killed off by the Meteor event. and to me, it was such a beautiful way to end it all. It is exactly what you wouldnt expect, the heroes of the human race did their best to defend the planet against Meteor. but in the end, humans had no power at all and no matter how connected you are with them, it was the planet's fight, not theirs. it was the humanity's fault that the planet was in the state it was, And perhaps the death of the human race was the planet's way of starting over.
I dont know if you agree, but I believe the only reason they made the 'ff7 compilation' was for money, and because they tried to milk the success of the original. The prequels and sequels are so poorly and quickly put together, its just such a shame. I liked it better when I thought the world of ff7 had been wiped out, and when the heroes of ff7 weren't cliche. Though flawed, they fought until the end. To the death of the human race.