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POLYGONS IN AN AQUARIUM: After years of doubt, SquareEnix released a trailer for Final Fantasy VII Remake that included some actual gameplay footage, which got Andrew and D. Bethel thinking about why a remake for Final Fantasy VII is necessary and why––it seems––the best way to keep PS1/Sega Saturn games viable in a modern market is to do full remakes rather than just porting them to modern machines.

Speaking of which, here’s the trailer for Final Fantasy VII Remake:

RELEVANT LINKS:

• AustinSV’s overview of the many ports of Final Fantasy VII:

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• Shortcast 48 – My Smokey Timbre (23 March 2018): Where Andrew and D. Bethel discuss re-releases of video games.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

• “Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
  • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
• “District Four” by Kevin McLeod
  • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
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