Tag: Square Enix

  • Was Final Fantasy VII Indifferent to Class Struggle?

    Was Final Fantasy VII Indifferent to Class Struggle?

    After AVALANCHE’s destruction of the Sector 01 Mako reactor in Final Fantasy VII, Cloud analogizes the lives of the slum’s population to the controlled and limited mobility of a train on rails; unfortunately, this focus on class struggle is short lived. Conversations about class solidarity are often pushed to the side by the greater cause…

  • Don’t Trust Square Enix with Final Fantasy VII’s Remake

    Don’t Trust Square Enix with Final Fantasy VII’s Remake

    As I type this now, I’m listening to Valley of the Fallen Star – The Cosmo Canyon theme from Final Fantasy VII. Composer Nobou Uematsa‘s original arrangement is my favourite piece of music from a game I love. One of my favourite tracks from a videogame, in fact. Valley is perfect not only for what it is…