Video Game Review: Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth

Final Fantasy VII: Remake, in my opinion, ended on a very strong point in the game. It covered a core early part of the game, setting up that this was a series that wasn’t just reiterating the story, but was also in dialogue with the concept of remakes and reimaginings, and the expectations that come with that. It set up a sequel in Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth that was more wide open, and which I was eagerly looking forward to. I was not disappointed.

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Video Game Review: Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward

Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward was one of the games that was on my New Year’s Resolutions list for the year. While I haven’t quite hit the start of the next expansion, Stormblood, yet – I have rolled credits on the main expansion, and am partway through the patch content between expansions (including having done one of the new Raid series – Alexander). So, I’m at a pretty good spot to give my thoughts on the expansion itself.

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