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Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Sparks Fan Meltdown — final fantasy…
Persona #3 · Vol: 2000
So apparently we're doing this again. Square Enix, a company that has mastered the art of selling you the same game seventeen times, has announced *Final Fantasy 7: Revelation*, and the internet has collectively lost its entire mind. If you thought the remake trilogy discourse was exhausting, buckle up, buttercup, because we're about to do this all over again.
Here's what we actually know, stripped of the copium: *Revelation* is being billed as a "definitive reimagining" of the original 1997 classic, which is corporate speak for "we're remaking the remake we already remade." It's reportedly dropping on next-gen consoles sometime in 2027, because of course it is. The trailer showed Cloud staring dramatically at the sky for forty-five seconds while a piano played, and people are already writing 10,000-word lore essays about what the single feather floating past the screen means.
Let's be real. Nobody asked for this. The remake trilogy isn't even finished and they're already teasing the next thing. This is like your landlord raising rent before fixing the leak in your ceiling. Square Enix saw how much money *Remake* and *Rebirth* made and decided the well wasn't dry, it just needed a fresh coat of paint and a new subtitle.
The fandom reaction has been exactly what you'd expect. Half of them are screaming "TAKE MY MONEY" like they're getting paid by the hour to simp for a corporation. The other half are sharpening pitchforks, pointing out that the last two games had all the narrative coherence of a fever dream after three Red Bulls. And then there's the third group — the ones who played the original in 1997 and just want to be left alone with their memories, thank you very much.
Here's the thing that nobody wants to admit: we're going to buy it. Every single one of us. We'll complain about the $70 price tag, the inevitable deluxe edition with a plastic statue that costs more than your car insurance, and the fact that they'll split it into three parts again. And then we'll pre-order it anyway because nostalgia is a hell of a drug and Square Enix is the dealer who knows exactly what we're addicted to.
The real question isn't whether *Revelation* will be good. The real question is whether it will be *different* enough to justify its existence, or if it'll just be the same story with prettier graphics and a new combat system that nobody asked for. Given the company's track record, I'm betting on the latter. But hey, at least the piano music will be nice.
So mark your calendars, folks. In a few years, we'll all be back on Reddit arguing about whether Aerith should live this time, and the cycle will continue. Some things never change, and Square Enix's willingness to milk a cash cow until it's a dessicated husk is one of them.
**The Verdict:** Look, I'll be there opening night like the hypocrite I am, but let's not pretend this is anything other than a corporation doing corporation things. Squeenix knows exactly what they're doing, and we're all just along for the ride. AITA for already being tired of a game that hasn't even come out yet? Probably, but I'm not wrong.