Best Console Exclusives of 2020
Honorable Mention: Final Fantasy VII Remake
Staff Writer Keenan McCall: A console exclusive should feel like an event which draws its playerbase together for a unified gaming experience. In that regard, few exclusives have succeeded the way Final Fantasy VII Remake did.
Reimagining and revitalizing the now legendary JRPG, FFVII Remake was an extended celebration for PlayStation 4 owners. For days, weeks and even months after its release, players came together to dig into the experience and wonders it provided, reveling in the long-awaited title’s arrival.
They swapped stories about the game’s stellar combat, and the difficulties of managing each party member’s strengths in order to overcome bosses like the arena’s Hellhouse.
They marveled together at the city of Midgar’s graphical beauty, and gushed about how it was the peak of what they’d seen in current gen gaming (save for a notorious untextured door).
Players even came together to discuss the revised and reworked parts of the story – divisive as they may have been – and tried to figure out what may come next for the now inevitable series of remakes. It was nothing short of a unifying moment for PlayStation gamers.
It spoke to Final Fantasy VII Remake’s quality, and made it stand out as a title that was well worth owning a specific console to experience.
