Final Fantasy VII Remake: Deluxe Edition

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This remake revamps a classic RPG with modern gameplay and visuals. You play as Cloud Strife in Midgar, battling the energy-controlling Shinra corporation. Combat mixes real-time action with tactical ATB elements, letting you swap party members and use materia for spells or abilities. The story follows Cloud’s entanglement with rebel group Avalanche, blending action scenes with dialogue-heavy choices. The Deluxe Edition adds physical bonuses like an art book, mini-soundtrack, and steelbook case, plus a Cactuar DLC. It also includes the full game, which launched to 92/100 on Metacritic. Players note the expanded lore and character depth, though some mention the pacing shifts between action and slower segments. The visuals and combat upgrades are often called the strongest aspects.

Storyline

The world has fallen under the control of the Shinra Electric Power Company, a shadowy corporation controlling the planet’s very life force as mako energy. In the sprawling city of Midgar, an anti-Shinra organization calling themselves Avalanche have stepped up their resistance. Cloud Strife, a former member of Shinra’s elite SOLDIER unit now turned mercenary, lends his aid to the group, unaware of the epic consequences that await him.