Replayed FF7R it was a fun game I definitely appreciate it more after playing og but I feel like just due to the amount of padding present it generally brings down the experience but makes me more excited for rebirth since they have alot more to work with. To go more in depth I think this game does really well in adding depth and expanding the Midgard section I think making the first game on just sectio that was a great idea but the things they do increase the runtime for the very short midgar section in og is varying in quality. Character wise across the board it is fucking phenomenal it really breaths new life into the characters. Chapter 4 was a great addition with adding depth to the rest of avalanche was great. And for the characters thar actually mattered in og I think aerith got it the best. Like in og she was pretty good but remake they were really able to give her alot more quirks to her personality and mannerisms to make her alot more charming barret was pretty good too with more exploration of his Shinra conflict. And Tifa was also good at this point of the game she didn't really get stuff in og but they do well at making her an enjoyable character with 3 dimensional personality. Cloud was also really good but imo that was a given. Oh shit yeah also I really like how in this game they developed a friendship between Tifa and aerith they don't interact much in og so it was nice to see. Now when comes to the other stuff it's more mixed. The new gameplay sections like with chapter 4 and chapter 9 are great they usually fun and add to the world. But there is also like just areas that feel really unnecessary like the train and sewer dungeons. I'm sure for much they annoy you varies from person to person I didn't mind them as much this time around but imo there are way to many sections like that that just make the game more of a mixed bag to me. But it does also make sense considering what they were doing remake but still kinda brings it down for me. Story stuff now. Tbh overall I really dig the direction the amount of times the whispers show up can get kind of grating cause I get the idea but sometimes it just seems like the times they pop are very inconsistent for the story reasoning. But after playing og this direction fills me with much intrigue and excitement for what they are going to do now even if there is a slight worry they might muddle/change some already great stuff from og but it's still very interesting. So like tldr after playing og remake is a very interesting game one that does alot in adding depth to the world and characters in ways I like but seems like parts of the game are artificially Inflated leading to annoyances. But by the end the ending leaves me with nothing but excitement for the future and what they are gonna do with the rest of the narrative I'm so excited and interested to see where it goes I'm really glad they took this direction. OH SHIT YEAH THE MUSIC AMD VISUALS IN THIS GAME ARE SO GOOD. Like even at the beginning the game was popping off music wise and sometimes I just looked at barrets model and said damn he looks so good it is a given but this game looks fucking amazing