‘Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII’ – A Double-Edged Buster Sword
“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....
‘Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII’— The Single Worst Spin-Off
by 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...
Anime Ichiban EX: ‘Final Fantasy VII Remake’ Spoiler-cast Special
Final Fantasy VII Remake has been out for about a month now and fellow GoombaStompers have a lot to say about it!...
‘Advent Children’ and the Romanticization of ‘Final Fantasy VII’
by Renan Fontes
Keeping in mind Advent Children released 8 years after Final Fantasy VII, characters like Zack and Aerith were able to garner their own legacies....
‘Final Fantasy VII’ (1997) is a Work of Art
by Renan Fontes
“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...
Choose Your Party: Ranking the Characters of ‘Final Fantasy VII’
by Mike Worby
One of the key elements of Final Fantasy is the strength of its characters, a strength best embodied by Final Fantasy VII....
‘Final Fantasy VII’ Boasts the Franchise’s Vilest Cast of Villains
by Mike Worby
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...
‘Final Fantasy VII Remake’ and the Ghosts of the Past
by Mike Worby
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...
Great Moments in Gaming: Battling Safer Sephiroth in ‘Final Fantasy VII’
by Mike Worby
One of the most epic boss battles in gaming history, Safer Sephiroth of Final Fantasy VII is a legendary encounter with a dangerous foe....
Looking Back at Some of the Great Moments in Gaming
by Mike Worby
Whether through sheer intensity or emotional effect, great moments in gaming live on in our minds long after we first experience them....
Game Boys, Ep. 184: To Buy or Not to Buy Pocket Episode
by Tim Maison
Short on time this month, the Game Boys have prepared a handful of shorter episodes to cover the rest of the month until they can...
5 Key Takeaways from the ‘Final Fantasy VII Remake’ Demo
by Mike Worby
Square-Enix just surprise-dropped a demo for their most anticipated game of the year: Final Fantasy VII Remake. Here's what we learned....
Game Boys, Ep. 141: Trivial Pursuits
by Tim Maison
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...
Game Boys, Ep. 133: DLC 2- Debate Like You Care
by Tim Maison
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...
Choose Your Party: Ranking the Characters of ‘Final Fantasy VII’
by Mike Worby
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....
Game Boys, Ep. 119: Ported to TV
by Tim Maison
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...
Top 10 Games with Sony Editor, John Cal McCormick
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...
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...
‘Persona 5’ Could Be The Most Important JRPG Since ‘Final Fantasy VII’
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...
‘Body Harvest’ crafts endless ingenuity hampered only by its hardware
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...