Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Undercuts Its Most Heartfelt Moments
Palmer's boss battle comes after a difficult scene for Barret, and takes away all the tension
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is an odd game. You know that going in, especially if you played the original FF7, or Final Fantasy 7 Remake, or have any cultural knowledge of how odd Final Fantasy is in general. There are gods and demons and mystical beings summoned from orbs made of crystalised goo that grows in the ground and is a heavy handed metaphor for fossil fuels. What grounds the game is Barret walking around saying things like "We fighting a ghost? What in the damn hell!", and the earnestness the game possesses. I planned to write about that earnestness today, but after playing a little further, I'm not so sure I believe myself.
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