Cloud Strife, beloved protagonist of FF7, did the same. For Zack, this went much more successfully ... Dirge of Cerberus continued the story, Advent Children was blatant fanservice.

Though Square Enix may have been staunch in advertising Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth as a game that required absolutely no awareness of the previous game in the series, Remake, that couldn't be further ...

These are infrequent, of course, but it is possible to play as Zack Fair a few times throughout the adventure. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is available right now for PS5 and PC.