Youve heard ofFinal Fantasy 7, right?

Yeah, the one with the spiky-haired boy and the big sword?

The critically acclaimed JRPG from 28 years ago?

Wyll pointing a sword forward in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Turns out its kind of incredible, actually.

Well, apart from that one certain iconic and devastating scene from the original.

You know the one.

simon rests his sword on his shoulder in clair obscur: expedition 33.

And lots of the 13-2 demo, for some reason.

Otherwise, thats it.

It was a series I loved, albeit from a strange yet distanced perspective.

A graphic for the Star Wars Grand Collection, showing cover art for the six games that it includes

Once Remake launched, I knew it was time for things to change.

So, I finally did it.

However, I was blown away.

Aerith next to the PS1 box of FF7 with black feathers around it

Nope, it happened.

Comparatively, Rebirth is significantly more open, colourful, and in many ways, lighthearted in tone.

It gives you a true sense of freedom, which makes sense for an open-world game.

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It took about 30 hours for me to finish Remake and three times that for Rebirth.

And then you have the combat.

All I know now is that I want to go and play a bunch more Final Fantasy games.

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Im already hooked on 14 and have 16 lined up for later.

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Cloud and Sephiroth standing in the rain in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.

Cloud Strife in the intro for Final Fantasy 7 Remake.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Chapter 18 Cloud, Barret, Tifa, Aerith, and Red 13 stand outside Midgar

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