"Final Fantasy VII Remake"/Square Enix
- After over 20 years, the fan-favorite Japanese role-playing game "Final Fantasy VII" is getting a huge remake for the PlayStation 4.
- The game is scheduled to arrive in early 2020, and hype is reaching a fever pitch.
- The new game was playable for the first time at this year's major video game trade show, E3 2019, and we played it. Good news: It's pretty great!
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LOS ANGELES - The remake of "Final Fantasy VII" - one of the most beloved games ever made, originally released in 1997 - is a really big deal.
It's akin to Nintendo remaking "Super Mario World," or Microsoft remaking "Halo." When this remake was announced in June 2015, people lost their minds.
I was not one of those people. Not because I don't like "Final Fantasy VII," but because I've never played it! So when I was offered the chance to play "Final Fantasy VII Remake" at this year's big video game trade show, E3, I took it.
As it turns out, the remake is a delight!