Will the upcoming remake of Final Fantasy VII have a world map? WE SURE HOPE SO.

When Final Fantasy VII arrived in 1997, it was unlike anything I'd ever played before. Late nights, lots of grinding, and hundreds of hours later, I'd reached the end. A few friends were watching as I took down the final boss, and we eagerly waited for the ending to play out. What we saw was...uh, unexpected.

It's not that you're not observant. It's just the folks at GameXplain are hyper-observant, which is why they notice things like trash strewn in the streets and Midgar's window-to-AC unit ratio.

It's been a strange week for the Final Fantasy VII remake, a prospect that once seemed like a nostalgic 20-something's wet dream but is now, after a whirlwind few months, unexpectedly real.

Yes, there's the obvious difference: From 1997 polygons to slick, modern day graphics. But more than that, the character's design has subtly changed over the years. Let's examine those changes.

If you want to play the original Final Fantasy VII — whether you're a first-timer or an old fan revisiting a classic — you should probably use cheats.

Square Enix is doing more than just remaking Final Fantasy VII. It sounds like FFVII will be episodic. You might have questions about this. Square Enix might even have answers.

Will the upcoming overhaul of Final Fantasy VII be released in multiple parts? Sure seems like it.

So, rather than dribble these out in single-sentence story form, we've compiled all the shorter PlayStation Experience news from overnight into one post for easy consumption. Please, enjoy!

The PC port of Final Fantasy VII came to PlayStation 4 today. Maybe we should play it? I'll be streaming the seventh Final Fantasy for the next few hours, because why not?

Briefly: Dalaran's flower vendor Aertih (who's absolutely not a reference to that other flower vendor in Final Fantasy VII) will get similarly familiar-looking friend in World of Warcraft: Legion, as spotted by Wowhead.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS IS HAPPENING BUT IT'S HAPPENING. Cloud from Final Fantasy VII is going to be a playable fighter in Super Smash Bros.

The flowery home of Final Fantasy VII's Aerith, a tiny, fragile island of peace in the middle of the Sector 5 Slums, now has a fan-made Unreal Engine 4 version.

Final Fantasy VII, a video game about an angry man with mummy issues, will come to iPhone and iPad tonight with the next Apple Store update, publisher Square Enix announced today.

So, they're remakingFinal Fantasy VII. It won't be exactly the same and things will change. But what do you want in the game? Some Japanese gamers were asked just that.

This is Final Fantasy VII: Re-Imagined. It's an indie (read: unofficial fan project) side-scrolling beat-em-up that recreates Final Fantasy VII as a 2D side-scroller. It's awesome, free and you can play it right now.

Don't expect the upcoming remake version of Final Fantasy VII to be exactly the same game you remember excitedly talking to your friends about over the school lunch table.

Video: Do you have plans for the day? How about clearing your schedule so you can watch people's Final Fantasy VII remake reactions?

This year's E3 had a huge surprise for us all: The Final Fantasy VII remake. But this wasn't the only surprise. Prior to the official unveiling, Final Fantasy VII's original character designer Tetsuya Nomura had no idea he'd be directing the remake.