Maybe the most impactful thing about returning to the world of Final Fantasy VII for me has been how much its ideas resonate in 2024--many of them even more than they did in 1997. The environmental themes and plotline of FF7 might be exceedingly blunt, but they're also continually relevant as we live through yet another "hottest year of your life so far." And after finishing Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, I keep thinking about something else that feels a little too real: the Shinra Electric...