Comparing Final Fantasy 7 Remake's Cloud to His Kingdom Hearts Version

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While RPGs are typically known for featuring lengthy and dramatic stories, there are few titles in that genre that resonate so closely to gamers' hearts as Final Fantasy 7. The story of FF7 has stuck with many of the players who grew up with only the original title, and that love for what the game gave fans back in 1997 has left later expansions to the lore in a rather conflicting spot. To this day, fans are divided on if the Compilation of Final Fantasy 7improved the original story or retconned it into something completely different. Despite that, though, Final Fantasy 7 Remake borrows, includes, and ties in important details from the Compilation to make the experience feel much more complete with what came after 1997.

However, not all experiences with this particular franchise are made equal. Kingdom Hearts took a slightly different approach to Cloud Strife, FF7's protagonist, than what his first appearance portrayed him with. KH may be a series worthy of taking on the length of the Compilation of FF7, but it can be argued that some details with the former aren't as easily intertwined as the Compilation is. That isn't even comparing KH, which is full of retcons and adjustments, to FF7 Remake, which pieces things together by looking at the bigger picture. Due to how differently these two Square Enix projects handle their writing, there are both some interesting similarities and changes with Cloud's character in both KH and FF7R.

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Naturally, Final Fantasy 7 Remake uses Cloud just as loyal fans expected it to. This Cloud is cool and tough on the surface, but socially awkward as he's like a fish out of water underneath. While he has bravado with the skills