FINAL FANTASY VII

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This non-heavy spoiler free review comes from a dude who not only wasn't born until several years after the game came out and who only recently got fully started with and finished the game from start to finish and is currently replaying it for the last few achievements. Safe to say nostalgia is not a factor that is determining my opinion of the game. Also I am aware this version of the game (the 2013 port) has been delisted from Steam with only the re-release as the available option I'll likely be copying this review over once I'm done playing that and I'll include any criticisms that may show up or any positives. But onto the review: First a quick comparison between the remake, multiverse, sequel hybrid trilogy (Trilogy after revelation comes out) and the OG (Aka the game this review is for) The OG is far better than the remake trilogy, especially in terms of Storytelling, pacing, tone, characters (Characters in terms of iconic character design, personality and likeability the remake changed a lot of these for the worse but this review is for the original so I won't be doing any more comparisons beyond this point until the gameplay category), the dark and grim tone of the game fits the story incredibly well, the story for this old game is conveyed mostly through chibi characters with occasional cutscenes in which the characters have a more realistic body proportion style but it has a high likelihood of pulling you in and getting hooked. Gameplay: -The turn based gameplay feels satisfying and thanks to the Materia system gives you plenty of room for build variety both on the first play through and on replays. Another important note on the gameplay is that the game occasionally uses gameplay to showcase certain details that if missing can ruin the perception of a boss, character or enemy in general. The playable characters/party members are all unique in terms of gameplay and are all incredibly fun to play and experiment with in battles. As for cons of the gameplay many puzzles, minigames and the like are incredibly dated and some just unbelievably frustrating and annoying however fortunately they play a small enough of a role that once you're done you won't need to do them again a second time during the playthrough. Aside from a set few minigames. but fortunately they are entirely optional and are not required for achievement based or story completion. Rating: 7,5/10 heavily carried by the combat and exploration Story: -The story has an incredibly high likelihood to make you feel various emotions. However most and by most I mean at least 85-95% of the time the emotions will be positive in terms of how a story should make you feel. Sadness, happiness, joy, confusion, satisfaction (the good kind that gets you thinking) amongst many other emotions. As for which emotions are likely to play the role of the majority you'll just have to experience the story to find out. Rating: 10/10 OST: The Original Soundtrack composed by Nobuo Uematsu will undeniably immerse you into the world of FF7, its story and its characters. This ain't no generic soundtrack this is the kind that will remain in your head years later! Rating: 10/10 Characters: The entire cast of characters ranging from the protagonist and his companions to the important side characters and the antagonist as well have incredibly iconic and memorable designs done wonderfully by Tetsuya Nomura, the designs of the characters fit them flawlessly. Rating: 10/10 World and level design: The "levels" or more so areas have fantastic prerendered backgrounds that act as the field you move around. The only minor issue I have with them is that at some locations the background can look confusing enough that certain minigames, puzzles or paths you need to walk become a bit difficult to follow. Aside from that they are wonderful. The overworld does not consist of these. Rating: 8,5/10 Tone: The game was for its time unusually mature and gritty. Which fits with the themes of the story that its trying to tell and it also fits the struggles and motives of its characters. Rating 10/10 (if it was toned down or abandoned entirely the story or its characters wouldn't hit close to half as hard as it does) Overall personal rating: 9,4/10 Incredible game of its time, one that still holds up today and is undeniably still topping many games that come out these days. Especially in terms of Story, Characters and OST (The Tone glues it all together with this one) Edit: Went ahead with a few edits to make the review hopefully easier to read for those truly wondering whether or not they should play the OG or pick the Remake trilogy instead. Hopefully this'll ease it a bit.

Loved this game for the past 30 years... I keep playing it every few years because it is the best game ever made by Square Enix

This is still a pretty good game, holds up well. Stroy, characters, combat i liked these aspects of the game. I only really had two problems with the game: -the envrioment -> because it is a 2s enviroment it is hard to tell what is interactable, what terrain object can be accessed from which elevation -the game do not really explain thnigs well, game mechanics and other things either have a 5 word explanation or no explanation at all

Story bad, characters good

I like it but it crashes a lot

Great game. See here for Xbox controller support: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3749080206