Final Fantasy VII

As it stands, the PC version of the game is the best if you’re not concerned about portability. The ability to mod Final Fantasy 7 for PC makes the game a lot more enjoyable as you can vastly improve the backgrounds and character models to make it more tenable to play. There’s a ton of projects out there that have remastered the pre-rendered backgrounds, composed new (yet faithful) character models, and improved the graphics during combat. With the PC version, you can tweak Final Fantasy 7 until practically every aspect is improved. The other editions of the game,including the Switch version, just can’t compete with that amount of flexibility.

Is this 22-year-old game worth your time? Absolutely. There’s a reason why it’s being re-released for cutting-edge systems, and if you’re willing to engage with its idiosyncrasies, old-school mechanics and graphics, and interface oddities, there’s a frankly wonderful story that will grab you while also allowing you to understand how many other games it has influenced.

Final Fantasy VII was such an accomplishment and really, it will always remain an enjoyable classic for us all. And for those who have not yet experienced its glory, now is a great time to try out the game that influenced the world of RPG.