Final Fantasy 7 Remake Review (PC): A Modern Classic? (No Spoilers) - 3 Years Later 2023

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Published on July 18, 2022 8:00:35 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ8_tvFqFvc

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Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020)

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Review

Duration: 16:09

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Hello. This is my first time playing Final Fantasy 7 (VII). I never played the original Final Fantasy 7 because I felt I had missed out on it. By the time I owned my first PlayStation, it was the PS2 Slim around 2004 or 2005. My friend at the time told me this game was awesome and let me borrow his copy. FF7 had already been out since 1997. I played a few hours into the first disc before a major plot point was spoiled by the friend who let me borrow it! It was an accident but I returned it to him the next day and haven't touched the game since. But here I am now playing the Remake, how does this modern retelling of a classic fare? What's a first-timer's impressions on playing Final Fantasy 7 for the first time. Let's find out!

Commentary and retrospective introduction. Spoiler free. No Spoilers. Gameplay footage.

Final Fantasy VII Remake was originally released on April 10, 2020
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows

Final Fantasy VII was originally released on January 31, 1997

Sequel: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (FF7 Remake Part 2) - Winter 2023

Prequel:
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion Release Date: December 13, 2022
(Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion)

TimeStamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:57 - Final Fantasy XIII, XIV, XV
01:47 - Background Information
02:49 - (Review Start) Voice Acting and Dialogue
04:26 - Story and Storytelling
05:26 - Pacing and Choices
06:45 - Music
07:37 - Graphics and Visuals
09:15 - Traversal
09:52 - Optimization
10:48 - Combat, Difficulty and Combat
12:11 - Leveling, Skill Tree and Customization
13:09 - Side Activities
13:37 - Final Thoughts

Music:
Nobuo Uematsu

In Order of Appearance:
1. Midgar, City of Mako
2. Let the Battles Begin! - A Merc's Job
3. Midgar, City of Mako (cont.)
4. The Star of Seventh Heaven
5. Mako Reactor 1 - Battle Edit
6. Aerith's Theme - Home Again
7. The Turks' Theme
8. Midnight Rendezvous
9. Bombing Mission
10. Let the Battles Begin! - A Merc's Job
11. Tifa's Theme - Seventh Heaven
12. The Prelude - Reunion

Final Fantasy Concerts I've attended:
Distant Worlds (2016, 2017 St. Petersburg, FL) https://ffdistantworlds.com/
Dear Friends (2005, San Diego, CA) https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Dear_Friends_-Music_from_Final_Fantasy-
More Friends (2005 Los Angeles, CA) https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/More_Friends_-_Music_from_Final_Fantasy
Nobuo Uematsu attended 3 of 4 concerts. At More Friends Nobuo Uematsu performed with The Black Mages, Emiko Shiratori sang "Melodies of Life", RIKKI sang "Suteki da ne"

My PC Settings:
1440p Ultra 120fps / 4K Ultra 60fps
Texture Resolution - High
Shadow Resolution - High
Framerate - 1440p 120 fps / 4K 60 fps
Characters Displayed - 10 (Controls character draw distance, Higher = more characters on screen)
Dynamic Range - SDR
Brightness - 0
HDR Luminance - 10
HDR Darkness - 0
HDR Brightness - 10
UI Brightness - 10

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