Final Fantasy 7 is a game that has been with me in every stage of my life. It was one of the first games I saw when I was sentient, watching my brother play. It was something I dreamed of beating as a child and struggled with on the crappy PC port of my extremely weak family computer. It was something I revisited in high school and college, appreciating it more each time. I picked up a significant amount of Japanese watching and listening to Lets Plays of it in Japanese, discovering some of my favorite JP streamers through it. The remake was there for me when I was depressed during Covid lockdown. Rebirth was waiting for me after I had gotten through a particularly rough patch at work. I love Final Fantasy Seven