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CHAOS THEORY

The mere existence of Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is, well, strange. When Square Enix announced it was remaking Final Fantasy VII, it made sense. It was, after all, the game that put the world’s most ironically named series on the map. An action spin-off inspired by and serving as sort-ofprequel to the now 35 year old and largely forgotten first game in the franchise, however, is an odd choice. The resulting game is even odder.

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