#(frothing at the mouth) everyone play this game i am soooooo normal about it

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top 5 reasons to play ff7 (so I can get hyped)

oh my god. i was born to answer this question. buckle in we are here to talk about:

you don't get a boat but you DO get to use an airplane as a boat and i think that's important

THE THEMES. ff7 is about self-discovery and identity as much as it is radical environmentalism, oppression and industrialization, memory and the self, faith and leadership, and wielding a giant fucking sword to protect your friends

the characters are iconic for a reason, and they are all so delightfully weird. beyond sadboy edgelord cloud, you've got a robot cat and a wise lion-dog and a guy who is plausibly not a vampire but definitely reads like one and a jaded astronaut pilot who loves his not-wife so much. they're ridiculous. i love them so so much

banging music (seriously it WHIPS)

there are parts of it that haven't aged well, for sure, but it's got so much heart? it's messy and complicated and can be unclear at times, but it cares about its setting and characters while knowing just how silly it can be. it's really refreshing to have a narrative that does the most with what it has and acknowledges its weaknesses. it is 26 years old and it shows, but it's an iconic game for a reason

honorable mention: you ride giant chickens called chocobos and they look like this

do it for them

top 5 asks! 🧐