Axe of the Blood God: Our Non-Spoiler Final Fantasy 7 Remake Discussion

We talk about the review in the latest episode of the RPG podcast.

Podcast by Kat Bailey, Editor in Chief

Updated on 29 April 2020

In this week's episode of Axe of the Blood God, it's finally time to review Final Fantasy 7 Remake [download link here]!

I'm joined by Senior Guides Writer Jake Green, and we talk through the improvements, the bits that we didn't really like, and whether it lives up to 15 years of hype. Jake is a relative newcomer to Final Fantasy 7, so I think his perspective balances with my own. You can of course read my Final Fantasy 7 Remake review right here.

As a reminder, this episode has no spoilers. We talk very generally about a couple elements, but this episode is by and large way less spoiler-y than even the launch trailer. We'll be back next week with a fuller discussion of spoilers, so hang tight!

Want to contribute to the conversation? Leave a comment below! We'll read our favorites on the following week's episode.

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Show Description

Senior Guides Writer Jake Green joins Kat for a non-spoiler review discussion of Final Fantasy 7 Remake! They talk about what it gets right (the characters and soundtrack), where it suffers (the padding), and whether it lives up to all the hopes, dreams, and speculation of the past 15 years. Don't worry, this episode has NO SPOILERS.

Music from Axe of the Blood God is courtesy of Lena Raine, composer of Celeste. I also use music from the RPG Music Pack over at rpgmaker.net. Check it out!

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Kat Bailey

Editor in Chief

Kat Bailey is a former freelance writer and contributor to publications including 1UP, IGN, GameSpot, GamesRadar, and EGM. Her fondest memories as a journalist are at GamePro, where she hosted RolePlayer's Realm and had legal access to the term "Protip." She is USgamer's resident mecha enthusiast, Pokemon Master, and Minnesota Vikings nut (skol).

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