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Final Fantasy VII: Remake — it's terrible
Friday, April 10th, 2020 11:37So, the full cutscenes are up on youtube, if you want to get caught up on the hullabaloo. It's technically spoilers to say that not everything remained the same, but honestly, SquareEnix has been saying this since day 1 of the remake announcement. However, how SE decided to go ahead with its remake changes is...well, infuriating. As I've previously expressed, I'm fucking pissed. Here's a more spoilerific, detailed explanation of why.
( The game officially reached the shelves today and the remake was worse than I could have anticipated. Like, seriously, it actively ruined the theme of the original game and is pretty much the antithesis on every level. )
But, you probably won't be seeing anyone talking about this new game in those terms. Because ultimately, 99% of the gamers out there don't care about themes or narrative. All they care is being able to save the flower girl from evil Sephiroth and this game gave into that demand.
( The game officially reached the shelves today and the remake was worse than I could have anticipated. Like, seriously, it actively ruined the theme of the original game and is pretty much the antithesis on every level. )
But, you probably won't be seeing anyone talking about this new game in those terms. Because ultimately, 99% of the gamers out there don't care about themes or narrative. All they care is being able to save the flower girl from evil Sephiroth and this game gave into that demand.
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