Final Fantasy 7 Remake is a remake of the final part of the action RPG series, created on a new engine. Here, the updates affected the graphics, the combat system, the developers also added new content and divided the seventh part into a couple of episodes. The final game is dominated by cyberpunk, and the Shinra corporation managed to subjugate a huge part of the world. The company subjugated the population through sabotage, blowing up its reactors, and shifting the blame onto enemies and the Fifth Column, which it once again threatens with war. The corporation has large resources, including technology. Avalanche is the main opponent of Shinra. Ecological terrorists are simply fighting for the future, trying to prevent the company from reproducing energy. The rebels do not even get offended by the murder of the president and the explosion of reactors.The main characters of Final Fantasy VII Remake:
- Cloud - a hero who previously served in Shinra, but became a mercenary who acts not according to principles, but because of money. In battles, he uses a sword and two stances - rolls and strengthening of blows, which allows him to counterattack.
- Tifa - an old friend of Cloud, who introduces the protagonist to Avalanche. The rebel headquarters is located in the basement of her bar. Fights with fists, using special moves.
- Barret - a brute with a cybernetic machine gun prosthesis instead of an arm. Functions as a tank, has a large supply of health, has defensive skills and shoots from afar.
- Iris - a flower girl who accidentally joins the rebels. Skill - healing, magic and ranged attacks.
The action takes place in the company's headquarters city - Midgar. The city, which has become much larger, consists of two layers, where at the bottom are slums with the poor, and at the top are mostly rich workers of corporations. 8 reactors located along the perimeter turned the nearby territories into a desert. The locations have also been made much larger. There are many dialogues and story scenes that allow you to learn more about the characters. The story is linear with many side quests, for example, to go through a section of the dungeon and kill selected enemies. The combat system focuses on action, where you have to do rolls, attack, block attacks. There are no timings, it is important to attack, heal, and defend in time. The ATB scale is replenished with attacks and is spent on using items, special moves, and magic. Characters behave differently during combat, using different weapons, moves, and skills. Fights take place in real time, where the gamer controls one hero. The enemy is able to interrupt the use of special moves and kill if the hero is being healed by magic at this time.