A) the original plot is kept --> angry mob of Aerith fans who bought an EPISODIC game split at least in 3 episodes for full price and invested probably at least 4 years to get the full game and discover nothing changed.
b) the plot is changed --> angry mob of folks who bought an EPISODIC game split at least in 3 episodes for full price and invested probably at least 4 years to get the full game and then discover that wasn't the game they played back then.