But it’s all displayed at a fidelity that would have made my brain explode in 1997. The game begins on his first mission with the group, planting a bomb inside a reactor.Įverything you remember is here: Cloud flips from the top of a train Avalanche demolitions expert Jessie kicks a man so hard in the gut he presumably dies and there’s a fight with a robot scorpion. He’s in Midgar for a job from his childhood friend, Tifa, who runs a bar in one of the slums which doubles as Avalanche’s base of operations. You play as Cloud Strife, a mercenary and retired Shinra Soldier - elite fighters altered by mako, giving them distinctive eyes and the ability to swing six-foot swords with twiggy arms. Above the layer of steel cheese there’s the upper cities - the topping - where the wealthiest look up to see real stars.
Dilapidated slums sit below a metal plate like a tomato base, lit up by the glow of artificial lights shining down from the steel sky above. At the edge of each slice - called sectors - the mako reactors suck up the planet’s lifeforce.
The Shinra building is the centerpiece - a self-congratulatory beacon of the corporation’s achievements. But what a city! This cyberpunk metropolis is shaped like a pizza, as Barret - leader of eco-terrorist group, Avalanche - constantly points out. This reimagining keeps the fires of revolution burning bright like the tail on a magical lab rat/dog.įinal Fantasy 7 Remake is set in the dystopia of Midgar - the entire adventure takes place here, within the confines of the original game’s first city. The world is waking up to the realisation that it’s the people at the bottom who keep the gears turning on the machines that support our comfortable lives, while money still flows to the top. The year is 2020 and a remake of a game I played when I was ten years old is more exciting and relevant than almost everything else.įinal Fantasy 7 Remake is a reflection of our times.
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