This review contains spoilers
tl;dr for the below rambling, I really liked FF7 Remake
Remakes are trash. We know this to be true for every other artform, that remakes are nothing but vapid cash grabs devoid of artistic value. But for some idiotic reason the majority of people think game remakes are good? Gross.
I would gladly trade the extremely few quality game remakes in existence (System Shock 1 + RE2make) for a world were instead of remakes, games were ported to modern consoles + PCs, with at maximum added performance and accessibility additions.
(Render resolution increases, stable and/or higher framerates, improved loading times, subtitles, control remapping, colour blind assists, etc.)
FF7 Remake is the best remake because it completely sidesteps this by being a trick. FF7 Remake isn't a remake, its a sequel.
Is it lifestream based time travel where Sephiroth came back from the future replacing this timelines Sephiroth to deviate the path? Are there now two Sephiroths around? Or is it an alternative timeline where Sephiroth saw the future in the lifestream and is trying to change it? If so when in his timeline did he deviate? Is Sephiroth even actually Sephiroth? Or is it one of the Remnants of Sephiroth?
I have no idea yet because this is a trilogy. But I'm sure as shit here for the ride!
I don't really get the complaints about this game btw. The biggest complaint is that it is different? Good? This game literally isn't replacing the original because it is a sequel. Its whole narrative hook is based on the fact it is deviating from "what is supposed to happen". Playing the original FF7 is "required reading" (required gaming?).
The other complaint I see is the game "isn't serious enough". I feel these people are only remembering the half of FF7 that was if 1988 film classic 'Akira' was hyper focused on climate change, and not the other half of FF7 that was goofy as shit.
Did these people just forget about Cait Sith? Or when Red 13 disguised as a human man? Or everything with 'Final Fantasy VII' in the title that released from 2004 to 2007?!
Remakes are trash. We know this to be true for every other artform, that remakes are nothing but vapid cash grabs devoid of artistic value. But for some idiotic reason the majority of people think game remakes are good? Gross.
I would gladly trade the extremely few quality game remakes in existence (System Shock 1 + RE2make) for a world were instead of remakes, games were ported to modern consoles + PCs, with at maximum added performance and accessibility additions.
(Render resolution increases, stable and/or higher framerates, improved loading times, subtitles, control remapping, colour blind assists, etc.)
FF7 Remake is the best remake because it completely sidesteps this by being a trick. FF7 Remake isn't a remake, its a sequel.
Is it lifestream based time travel where Sephiroth came back from the future replacing this timelines Sephiroth to deviate the path? Are there now two Sephiroths around? Or is it an alternative timeline where Sephiroth saw the future in the lifestream and is trying to change it? If so when in his timeline did he deviate? Is Sephiroth even actually Sephiroth? Or is it one of the Remnants of Sephiroth?
I have no idea yet because this is a trilogy. But I'm sure as shit here for the ride!
I don't really get the complaints about this game btw. The biggest complaint is that it is different? Good? This game literally isn't replacing the original because it is a sequel. Its whole narrative hook is based on the fact it is deviating from "what is supposed to happen". Playing the original FF7 is "required reading" (required gaming?).
The other complaint I see is the game "isn't serious enough". I feel these people are only remembering the half of FF7 that was if 1988 film classic 'Akira' was hyper focused on climate change, and not the other half of FF7 that was goofy as shit.
Did these people just forget about Cait Sith? Or when Red 13 disguised as a human man? Or everything with 'Final Fantasy VII' in the title that released from 2004 to 2007?!
Paradise
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