I have played the original and beaten it at least 12 times since it came out in 97.That being said, I was extra skeptical when it came to this remake as I thought it wouldn't live up to how i felt playing OG ff7 as a child. Also the fact that it wasn't going to be turn based made me a biased opinion. After putting in 60+ hours (thanks corona....) so far, I gotta say SE did a great job keeping my childhood intact!