Any update on how the Avalanche soldiers look? I'm really curious to see how they'll look in motion in a video.
I think the script isn't that important now. I could try making suggestions and improving flow once we're done. I think we'll have to probably change some stuff during the Cissnei-Zack chapter. Their interactions in Before Crisis need to be a bit vague, since they sort of "meet for real" in Crisis Core. I have a bit of a funny idea where I can draw Cissnei with ski goggles and a beanie during this chapter (since it takes place in a snowy area), and Cissnei asks Zack why he's not wearing warmer clothing, and he says being used to cold weather is a part of his unofficial SOLDIER training.
Then near the end of the chapter, Zack says he'll hope to meet Cissnei again and asks for her name, but Cissnei says that he can call her just "Shuriken" for now (a bit of a meta joke) and maybe she will tell him her name if they meet again in the future. Then Zack says he'll hope to remember her, but says he might have trouble because he has trouble differentiating between Turks because they all wear similar clothing and he hasn't seen her face. Cissnei says maybe she'll show her face next time, and that it's just as hard to tell SOLDIERs apart because of their uniforms, but says she probably won't have trouble remembering him because of how spiky his hair is.
This would make sense for people who've played both games, fix some plot continuities, explains why Zack doesn't remember Cissnei in Crisis Core, and also explain why Cissnei is so friendly upon meeting him again in Crisis Core (because I think it would be cute if it's because she does remember him).
Apart from this little scenario addition, I don't think we should deviate too much from the original script or else the FF7 purists are going to come at us with pitchforks or else some fans may not like it, although I wouldn't mind a few continuity nods here and there (another idea is during the Costa del Sol chapter, Cissnei comments it's a pretty beach and she should bring a swimsuit and a friend next time).
Gameplay-wise, I wouldn't worry too much about that aspect yet. Once we're done the chapters, maybe you should open source the project and invite battle programmers in. One of the things that does intimidate me a little will be doing the on-field monsters. The human enemies are easy enough, but if we're faithful to the monsters, then it will mean I'll have to animate four directions for all the enemies, like Tonberry, Behemoth, Boms, etc. I noticed in the video that the enemies seem to walk, and when you get close, they charge at you like you have a million dollars in your pocket. It would be convenient if you could make it so that they have a pace sort of in-between (a light jog) so I don't have to make separate walking/running sheets.