Absolutely fantastic game. Finally seeing Zack's story was amazing. He has become one of my favorite characters in recent memory. The story was kinda odd at times but I loved how this game did its characters.

I'm not even going to pretend I understand Genesis as a character or what he was trying to do. As far as I can tell he just really wanted to recreate a play he liked by causing mass destruction. He was an odd villain and I don't know how to feel about him. But in terms of how this game handles characters already established from FFVII, it's great. I really loved seeing how they humanized Sephiroth compared to how he's been treated in everything post-FFVII.

Seeing Aerith before she met Zack and how Zack helped her come out of her shell was really beautiful. Also, this game really made me love Cloud even more than I already did. Finally putting in context what Zack was to him makes how he is in FFVII hit even harder. Honestly just seeing how Zack affected so many characters in this universe is truly inspiring and I love him as a character so much.

The game's difficulty balance is kind of off and I wish there was something between normal and hard but I still enjoyed playing the game a lot. This game's gameplay is very unique and the DMW and slot systems make it so combat is never boring. Assuming the base combat is how the PSP version played, it's really cool seeing how much this game inspired Remake's combat. It's a lot of fun.

This game was just fantastic. I can't believe it was stuck on the PSP for so long. I'm glad I finally got to experience it. Highly recommend it if you enjoy any version of FFVII.