Nostalgia is powerful. How else can we explain today’s constant flow of videogame remakes and remasters, updates and ports, and the rapturous receptions they routinely receive? Look at Metacritic’s aggregated review scores since 2020, and among the 25 highest-rated videogames you’ll find six rereleases. Square Enix is no exception, but the manner in which the publisher has approached remaking Final Fantasy VII, the jewel in its crown, is unlike any other.
was director of the original game; on and this year’s he’s in the role of producer.