I’m still riding a Materia high after having experienced the Final Fantasy VII Remake demo, a slice of game that allowed to not only wield Cloud Strife’s infamous Buster Sword with subtle hints of Crisis Core gameplay, but also allowed me to switch things up and try my hand at a more classic RPG approach. The game is looking good, the visuals are impossibly spectacular for a base PS4 title and if this is but the first chapter in a massive saga that retells a classic tale then I’m ready to rock and roll.

Tis the season to be jolly! Tralalalalala! Sephiroth just descended from the heavens tralalalalalala! Watch him draw his Masamune and stab Aerith through the guts under a beautiful moon! Tralalalalala!

Those of you still haven’t given up hope for a shiny new remake of just about everybody’s Final Fantasy (not mine though..I reckon 6 is better) may just need to abandon all hope. Yoshinori Kitase,the producer of Final Fantasy XIII (and director of VII) said in an interview that a remake would only be done if it were possible to …