“Embrace your dreams.” In an RPG stuffed with plenty of memorable optional content, the death of Zack Fair is arguably Final Fantasy VII’s greatest secret. By visiting the Shinra Mansion’s…
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‘Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII’— The Single Worst Spin-Off
by Renan Fontesby Renan Fontes“And so the hound weaves his final chapter in this tale of life.” Final Fantasy VII is considered one of the greatest video games of all time, and for good…
Final Fantasy VII Remake has been out for about a month now and fellow GoombaStompers have a lot to say about it!
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‘Advent Children’ and the Romanticization of ‘Final Fantasy VII’
by Renan Fontesby Renan FontesKeeping in mind Advent Children released 8 years after Final Fantasy VII, characters like Zack and Aerith were able to garner their own legacies.
“When it’s time for the Planet to die, you’ll understand that you know absolutely nothing.” Video games as an art form are able to engage with audiences on a more…
Who is the best character in Final Fantasy VII? Undoubtedly one of the key elements of the Final Fantasy series and its success as a franchise is found in the strength of…
Ranking the Final Fantasy VII Villains Final Fantasy VII is a fantastic RPG for a whole host of reasons, but one of the most enduring is its memorable cast of characters. This…
What is initially one of the most baffling new additions to the story of Final Fantasy VII Remake eventually pays off in a very big way.
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Great Moments in Gaming: Battling Safer Sephiroth in ‘Final Fantasy VII’
by Mike Worbyby Mike WorbyOne of the most epic boss battles in gaming history, Safer Sephiroth of Final Fantasy VII is a legendary encounter with a dangerous foe.
Whether through sheer intensity or emotional effect, great moments in gaming live on in our minds long after we first experience them.
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Game Boys, Ep. 184: To Buy or Not to Buy Pocket Episode
by Tim Maisonby Tim MaisonShort on time this month, the Game Boys have prepared a handful of shorter episodes to cover the rest of the month until they can return to their regular recording…
Square-Enix just surprise-dropped a demo for their most anticipated game of the year: Final Fantasy VII Remake. Here’s what we learned.
This week the Game Boys are back with another trivia episode! But before any questions are asked, the Game Boys have a discussion about difficulty and how that limits a…
While some things can’t be debated, like how good this podcast is, everything else, no matter how ridiculous, is debatable. This week, the Game Boys are bringing back an old…
Undoubtedly one of the key elements of the Final Fantasy series and its success as a franchise is found in the strength of its characters.
Alan Wake, The Witcher, the ongoing Castlevania series on Netflix; video game to TV adaptions are becoming more and more common. Gaming history is rife with games and series that are…
Top 10 Games is a new, semi-regular series that hopes to offer a bit of insight into the twisted minds of Goomba Stomp’s writers, editors, and podcasters by allowing them to…
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Games That Changed Our Lives: Tales of the Crystal: A ‘Final Fantasy XIV’ Memoir
It is a testament to the excellence of games that their experiences can often keep us entrenched for hours in our real lives. Many of us readily admit that we…
Releasing early in the lifespan of the original PlayStation, Final Fantasy VII was a cross-demographic smash hit that elevated Japanese role playing games out of the shadows and into the…
The graphics are so awful and the draw distance so shallow, that the perpetually foggy landscape becomes an enemy itself, endangering the player with unseen chasms and veiled ravines. The…