The game that some fans have been waiting for since, like, 1996 — the remake of Final Fantasy VII — is finally arriving in the US on April 10.
I was able to play an advance review copy of the game provided by Square Enix, and as I went through this update of a classic, I found a lot of things to love, but also some things to...not love.
1. LOVED: Faithfulness to the original game.
2. DIDN'T LOVE: The linear nature of the game.
3. LOVED: New depth of character, especially for Biggs, Wedge, and Jessie.
4. DIDN'T LOVE: A love...quadrangle?
5. LOVED: The Midgar setting.
6. LOVED: The "best of" previous game mechanics, rolled into one.
7. LOVED: The visuals. THE VISUALS!!
8. DIDN'T LOVE: Occasional issues with in-game lag.
9. LOVED: The music!
10. LOVED: Each character's unique approach to battles.
11. DIDN'T LOVE: The finicky ATB system.
12. LOVED: New Materia!
13. LOVED: New additions to the story.
14. DIDN'T LOVE: Filler.
15. LOVED: The overall nostalgia.
FINAL (FANTASY) THOUGHTS:
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