I never played the original Final Fantasy 7, but I heard it was good. I think.

Anyway, Final Fantasy 7 Remake is fantastic.

Yeah yeah, you already know that this game isn't the full story, it's Part 1 of ??, it only covers the very early Midgar section of Final Fantasy 7, and that it took essentially five or so hours of the original game and stretched it out to 40. It is what it is...and it's pretty damn good.

The presentation is fantastic, with flashy visuals, detailed characters, environments polished within an inch of its life...and the fucking music. Holy fuck the soundtrack to this game. And hey, it plays pretty well too! What I loved the most was the gameplay, which seems to be a refined version of what Square-Enix tried to do with Final Fantasy 15. It is a kind of faux real-time, action RPG, with menus and, what I can only describe as a VATS-esque slowdown when performing specials, or using magic and items. It's pretty good, and it manages to be engaging, easy to pick up, and challenging all at the same time.

I've gone on enough, you know what this game is. Play it.

Tifa is my baby daddy.