[Kiwami]

Today I finished Final Fantasy VII. So, a little bit of backstory: I own this game for about 20 years now. I got it with a bunch of other games alongside my first console, the Playstation.

I must have tried it as a kid, but tossed it aside because I had no clue what was going on. As a teen I got word of some legendary game that was supposed to be among the best ever made. And then there was a movie about it, a spin-off game (multiple in fact) and general hype all around. That was when I started digging through my box of old games and sure enough, there it was: Final Fantasy VII.

At that point I was too intimidated to try it. Like, how can a game be this good? Also, JRPG’s kicked my ass back then so I was afraid I might get stuck somewhere. Back in the box.

I bought the Steam version in a sale ages ago, never touched it. Then the remake is announced a couple of years back and I’m like "Whatever". But for some reason I was thinking "Just try it" 2 weeks ago and I did. I couldn’t stop playing. Right after the Bombing Run it clicked, I was addicted to this game. Yeah, it really is as good as most people say.

When the end credits were rolling I had my original copy sitting on the desk next to me, it felt really good to finally finish it.