I recently beat Final Fantasy 7 Remake. It was an incredible game. No it wasn't perfect but it did so many things right. First off the graphics were truly amazing. The characters looked really realistic for the most part. The voice acting was also a stand out. Even NPCs have voice acting which is really cool. I really liked the main characters voices. I loved that you get to not just control Cloud in certain points of the game. Tifa, Barret, and Aerith are also controllable.
Of course no matter how the game looks and sounds it wouldn't be good without a great battle system. It's kind of like Final Fantasy 15's real time fighting combined with a turn based system. I really liked it. There were some encounters where I didn't have to really do anything, but most fights were tough enough to require me to stay on top of it. The Materia system is really cool, which came from the original game.
I ended up beating the game in about 36 hours. I did most of the side quests but some near the end I didnt really bother with. Overall the pacing was very good. There were certain mini game parts in the game that just felt like needless padding but overall I really enjoyed this game. It wasn't too difficult. I think I only got one game over, but I had some close calls also in boss fights. The final fight of the game with who else but Sephiroth, is really hard. Ultimately I'm really glad I bought this game. It's a true work of art. I can't wait for the next installments as this wasn't a remake of the entire PS1 game.
Verdict: 9.6