Square Enix Needs To Leave Remakes Behind After Final Fantasy 7 Revelation

The current video game, film, and television landscape is fueled by reboots and remakes designed to capitalise on our collective nostalgia. Corporations don’t want to throw away their billions on funding new creative ideas or risk bringing a fresh property to life when huge amounts of beloved characters and worlds already exist. At least, they are beloved until you send them screeching into the ground in a public showcase of audience disinterest. Here is very much looking at you, Star Wars.