I’d been working a ton of hours through the early days of 2020, but then COVID hit.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake quickly became an all-time favorite.
I loved its characters.
I’d played a bit of the original game, but found Cloud was so much more compelling here.
In the original, Cloud often feels like a stoic badass.
The supporting cast is vivid, too.
I love the setting, too.
By focusing on Midgar, FF7R is able to give us a fully-realized cyberpunk world.
I love climbing up to take on Shinra, and seeing the world stretch out below.
As much as I love the characters, Midgar is the star of the show.
I picked upFinal Fantasy 7many years later when it came to Switch.
Once I finished Remake, I dove back into Final Fantasy 7 and played it all the way through.
Turning FF7 into a trilogy left the middle chapter with zero momentum.
I went intoFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthwith high hopes, but ended up disappointed.
Most of that was becauseno game has ever been structured more strangely than Rebirth is.
Five years later, I’m waiting for something, anything, that feels like FF7R feels.
Barring Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Remake, I imagine I’ll be waiting a long time.
