Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020)

Game: Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade
Genre: Action RPG
Developer: Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
System: Steam (PC)
Year of Release: 2022
Date of Completion: May 8th 2025
Length of Playthrough: 56 Hours

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PC Specs

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
RAM: 32 GB DDR5 SDRAM
STORAGE: 2 TB SSD
OS: Windows 11 Home

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Total Score: 100/100
Value Score: 10/10

• Story: 10/10
• Characters: 10/10
• GamePlay: 10/10
• Graphics: 10/10
• Sound: 10/10
• Music: 10/10
• Length: 10/10
• Replay Value: 10/10
• Player Value: 10/10

Pros
+More fleshed out/expanded story and characters of original FFVII and the Midgar section of the story
+A ton of new and original characters and scenes
+Gameplay is a great mesh of action RPG with turn based like mechanics (classic mode and ATB commands).
+Played game at 4K 120 FPS - visual and animations were breathtaking
+Great voice acting and incredible OST
+Main game takes up around 40-45 hours, 50 hours with side quests. Intermission DLC takes up 3-5 hours
+Ability to replay chapters in any order and ability to choose harder difficulty
+Arena like challenges and a lot of side quests which add to the lore

Cons
-Hard mode only available after beating the game and no items usable, would have been better if they let you customize difficulty

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Score wise comparison...

Final Fantasy I Dawn of Souls (GBA): 82
Final Fantasy I Anniversary (PSP): 85
Final Fantasy I (iOS): 81
Final Fantasy I Pixel Remaster (NS): 87
Final Fantasy II Dawn of Souls (GBA): 83
Final Fantasy II Anniversary (PSP): 85
Final Fantasy II Pixel Remaster (NS): 87
Final Fantasy III (NES): 80
Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster (NS): 90
Final Fantasy III (DS): 86
Final Fantasy IV (SNES): 90
Final Fantasy IV (PS1): 89
Final Fantasy IV (GBA): 86
Final Fantasy IV (DS): 92
Final Fantasy IV (PSP): 94
Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster (NS): 95
Final Fantasy IV After Years/Prologue (PSP): 88
Final Fantasy V (SNES): 84
Final Fantasy V (PS1): 83
Final Fantasy V Advance (GBA): 88
Final Fantasy V (PC): 91
Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster (NS): 93
Final Fantasy VI (SNES): 95
Final Fantasy VI (PS1): 94
Final Fantasy VI Advance (GBA): 95
Final Fantasy VI (PC): 97
Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster (NS): 96
Final Fantasy VII (PS1): 93
Final Fantasy VII (PC): 93
Final Fantasy VII (NS): 94
Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core (PSP): 93
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade (PC): 100
Final Fantasy VIII (PS1): 88
Final Fantasy VIII (PC): 88
Final Fantasy IX (PS1): 95
Final Fantasy IX (PC): 97
Final Fantasy X (PS2): N/A
Final Fantasy X-2 (PS2): N/A
Final Fantasy XII (PS2): N/A
Final Fantasy XIII (PS3): 88
Final Fantasy XIII-2 (PS3): 86
Final Fantasy XV (PS4): 89
A King's Tale: Final Fantasy XV (PS4): 70
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD (PS4): 87
Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light (DS): 82
Final Fantasy Dissidia (PSP): 100
Final Fantasy Dissidia 012 Duodecim (PSP): 96
Final Fantasy Tactics (PS1): 94
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (GBA): N/A

Enjoyed the game very much

This game right here is an absolute masterpiece. The combat is really smooth and fast paced just as I like it and it' stunning. They never miss an opportunity to showcase "style". The thing that takes this game to the next level is the characters. This game being a JRPG really put the efforts to bring out the potential of the characters and make the player feel connected. Oh and we can't forget the BGM for this game! Even at idle times when nothing major is going on in the story, the BGM really does an amazing job. This Game Really Showcases What JRPGs Are About.

I think if I had everything. Meaning all the other parts to it. I would play it more. but I lost interest after about 5 hours.