On March 10th, I finished Final Fantasy VII Remake . It was... weird? I have a lot to say about why it was weird too. I thought about publishing this back when I finished the game, but my own anxiety and PTSD got to me so bad that I felt frozen. I feel a lot better now. Just to warn you, this review will have spoilers for the original Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VII Remake , in addition to some spoilers from Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children and Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII . It will also be published in two parts! You've been warned! Now, I am not particularly beholden to the original Final Fantasy VII . I played it when I was like 12 or 13, several years after it had come out. I remember being excited for the game when I first saw the commercials and the big store displays back in the day, including the infamous cardboard cutout of Cloud and a surfboard. I didn't really know what Final Fantasy VII was; I just thought the commercial looked epic and co...
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