Its been 20 years since I first played FFVII in January 2004. I was 11/12 and spent about the same amount of time on this game as I did back then exploring the world up until the end of disc 1. The flood of nostalgia for a lot of these areas, experiencing them in a way I could only imagine, is not really something I can put into words. FFVII has always meant a lot to me as a game and this is no different. How the hell did they churn out 400 songs for this game. How is there a whole song for a dog escort mission, how does it have it's own battle rendition?

FF titles defined what I always wanted in video games during my adolescence, yet each one after playing the PS1 titles, X, X-2, XI, and XII always felt like it was lacking in some department. I love most of the titles that have come out since then, but they were missing something. Trilogy decision aside, this game feels as though it achieves everything I want out of a FF title. I'm really not too sure how I feel about the story itself, but the experience is definitely close to perfection.