![]() FF7 defies the conventional, triple-A game logic that Remake follows. To this day, the game feels like this special relic of the PlayStation era, markedly more playful and experimental than its peers. Sure, there was still a lot to appreciate. But playing the original as a fan of Remake was like loving a game that wouldn’t love you back. So you could imagine my excitement: I would be able to see the full story and get all the references in Remake, by playing the original. What we get is a zoomed-in view of the world of Midgar, both figuratively and literally - we get to see the expressions on everyone’s faces in a way that the low-poly style of the PlayStation couldn’t capture. It entirely reimagined the original FF7, taking the first couple hours of the game and stretching them across a roughly 33-hour AAA experience. Image: Square Enix via Polygonįor those unfamiliar, Remake brought more than just updated graphics or performance. So, not even a week passed before I picked up the original Final Fantasy 7 to play on my Nintendo Switch. I was completely enthralled, and I wanted to learn more. Also, I wanted to know who the heck that cat-looking creature was at the end, and why Red could talk. If they upended the rigid class structure in Midgar along the way, all the better. The game grabbed me from the start I wanted to see Cloud and Barrett and their friends see their visions through and save their world from the looming climate catastrophe. I didn’t know all that much about it, other than a lot of people liked it. I got dunked right into that lore when I picked up Final Fantasy 7 Remake on a whim. Ultimate, and while I appreciate his and Sephiroth’s appearance in the series to this day, their Smash appearances are devoid of a lot of lore. I encountered him for the first time in Super Smash Bros. I knew who Cloud was, and I was acquainted with his big sword, but I didn’t know much about him or his world. ![]() It’s improbable that I avoided all knowledge about all these years, and yet, I did. The “spoiler” in question has spawned memes and parody cosplays at cons. Sure, it’s normal for fans to avoid spoilers before starting a new game or piece of media. When I picked up Final Fantasy 7 for the first time, I didn’t know its biggest spoiler.
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