Shacknews Top 10 Games of the Year 2020

#4 Game of the Year 2020 - Final Fantasy 7 Remake

Square Enix knew from the beginning that if they were ever to recreate Final Fantasy 7, it would be one of the publisher's greatest challenges ever. It's one the most beloved stories in video game history, but also one with an astonishing amount of detail that modernizing it would mean extending it significantly. Final Fantasy 7 Remake is here, though, and even though it's only just getting started in telling the original game's full story, the action-RPG combat system, the characters, the gorgeous settings, the soundtrack, and so much more made this into everything a Final Fantasy 7 fan could have wanted. And as we've learned from more than one member of the Shacknews staff this year, even those who weren't interested in the original classic have found a new appreciation for that game by playing Final Fantasy 7 Remake and seeing it through to the surprising ending.

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