The last few hours of the game is when I realized I was wrong about this game entirely. It is not "just the first 6 hours of ff7 stretched out" this is a new experience on its own. It has its own narrative about breaking out of destiny and to face the unknown with courage. Final fantasy 7 remake is not a remake of the first few hours of the game, instead it's almost like the rebuild series of Evangelion. You can go into this game and experience it and still love it, but to understand it on another level it's worth playing the original final fantasy 7.

This is not a easy 5/5 for me. I think in repeat playthroughs the rating may go down, but the issue is that as the game went on I fell in love with the combat more and more. The game was super easy on normal, but maybe the hard mode I unlock will really let the combat system shine. Yet still it has some major flaws. There is some major pacing issues. There is filler but I think it's good filler, it's fun and entertaining but someone who is hooked on the story may find it annoying. The acting is extremely corny - I think this is a positive but a lot of people will not. This game is very very japanese too, which to some can be a turn off. I used the English dub and next go through will be in Japanese. However I can tell in the mocap that it's very, Idk how else to say it anime? They do the uns, the hmms, the little shocked grunts etc etc. If you don't like dubbed anime this may be a annoying sit through, I loved it I think the casting was phenomenal and everyone played their parts perfectly. This is all tastes stuff.

The last few hours of the game really hit the spot. It reminded me why final fantasy 7 may be the best final fantasy.