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Final Fantasy VII Remake

Square Enix Creative Business Unit I

2020•RPG•PEGI 16•About 37 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasyscience fictionrobots/ai/spacefresh & originalimaginarylinearglossybig & variedunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, polished RPG, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like polish over grit.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

89 / 100

511 ratings

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About This Game

A modern reimagining of one of the most iconic games of all time, Final Fantasy VII Remake harnesses the very latest technology to recreate and expand Square Enix's legendary RPG adventure for the current generation. Set in a post-industrial fantasy world that has fallen under the control of the shadowy Shinra Electric Power Company, take on the role of Cloud Strife - a mercenary and former member of Shinra's elite Soldier unit - and team up with anti-Shinra organization Avalanche as they step-up their resistance.

Summary: IGDB

Story

The world has fallen under the control of the Shinra Electric Power Company, a shadowy corporation controlling the planet’s very life force as mako energy. In the sprawling city of Midgar, an anti-Shinra organization calling themselves Avalanche have stepped up their resistance. Cloud Strife, a former member of Shinra’s elite SOLDIER unit now turned mercenary, lends his aid to the group, unaware of the epic consequences that await him.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFantasyScience fictionRobots/ai/spaceUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

Post-apocalypticEpisodicReal-time battlesMale protagonist

Where to play

PlayStation Store

Details

Developer: Square Enix Creative Business Unit I
Publisher: Square Enix
Released: 10 April 2020
Series: Final Fantasy
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 24h rushed, 37h normally, 60h complete
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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