For those born in the 90's FF7 is a Nostalgia - fest. The first time you played a cinematic RPG adventure with colorful and lovable heroes, epic storyline and a very enjoyable ATB combat system cannot be forgotten.
The adventures across 3 discs were long and satisfying one. I was a kid back then and I remember seeing a beloved party member die at the end of disc 1 filled me with mixed emotions of sadness and rage. I didn't resume the adventure from disc 2 for a while after that. It's storytelling and character development was THAT effective for me.
All in all, I still play FF7 on a old Windows 9x PC whenever I want to restore the old nostalgic feeling that I've known to love so much.
@AskanTale Agreed! These days you usually can't get the whole SP experience without paying extra bucks for content already packed in. I didn't buy TR yet, but just because it lacks SP DLC is enough reason for me to consider buying it.
As long as at least one version of retail is Steam free. (I'm play on PC)
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