[dagmx]

It seems like you’re talking about the modern FF7 Remake, which is actually an alternate universe version of the original FF7 series.

The original didn’t have a lot of the bits you are calling out because it wasn’t trying to retcon in 20+ years worth of story buildup, and is a much simpler story.

That’s not to justify the complexity of the FF7 lore. I think it and Kingdom Hearts are both ridiculously over complex now, but that people delineate between Remake and the original because of that huge divergence in story.

The article and rest of the comments are about the original game.

[yieldcrv]

I was referring to the first game until I was referring to the remake. read it again?

I find the first game charming and evocative, while acknowledging there were some parts to expand upon, loose ends even, but the way they did that definitely jumped the shark.

[dagmx]

Ah my bad. I misunderstood what the subject was in the paragraph when you talked about the “first game” and the criticisms after, since they’re largely scoped to the remake rather than earlier games in the franchise.