Final Fantasy VII Remake

Whether you played the 1997 original a dozen times or have no clue what a Tifa is, there’s something to like about Final Fantasy VII Remake, a bold reimagination of one of gaming’s great role-playing games. Remake takes the first section of Final Fantasy VII—a four-hour stretch of game set in a dystopian city known as Midgar—and blows it up into a 40-hour adventure. You play as Cloud, a former soldier with a fuzzy memory. In short order, as with the first game, he’s roped into an eco-terrorist plot and a vast corporate conspiracy. No spoilers, but Final Fantasy VII Remake deviates from the original in some major ways. Even those who think they know every beat are bound to be surprised.

A Good Match For: Fans of action-RPGs, min-maxing stats, and gawking gape-mouthed at top-flight visuals.

Not A Good Match For: Players who abhor backtracking, as Remake has a few sections that demand it.

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