I also had a few very similar things typed out, but I deleted them because this is a FFVII thread and I felt like I'd just be creating an argument. Personally, I blame the era that FFVI was released along with the... loose... translation for the SNES version. Maybe loose isn't the proper word, more like liberal?
Kefka's backstory was criminally understated, if they remade it, you know they'd delve deeply into it, even if they had to create one first. But as a villain, Sephiroth just didn't work for me. Now, I loved his character design. But when FFVII was over and I reflected on everything, that was the only part of him that I was attracted to. He was stylish looking. He had a cool sword. Was he a good villain? I didn't really feel he was. He's certainly not the worst villain in the FF series. Most of the game is just following him and looking at a trail of what he left behind while fighting mostly unrelated battles along the way while engaging in slapfights and dolphin jumping.
Kefka's backstory was criminally understated, if they remade it, you know they'd delve deeply into it, even if they had to create one first. But as a villain, Sephiroth just didn't work for me. Now, I loved his character design. But when FFVII was over and I reflected on everything, that was the only part of him that I was attracted to. He was stylish looking. He had a cool sword. Was he a good villain? I didn't really feel he was. He's certainly not the worst villain in the FF series. Most of the game is just following him and looking at a trail of what he left behind while fighting mostly unrelated battles along the way while engaging in slapfights and dolphin jumping.
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