they still keep much of the charm of the world the original game introduced. It is impossible to avoid the cultural impact of these games and the way they catapulted Cloud Strife to stardom.

For Mother’s Day 2022, the Japanese FFVII Remake Twitter account decided to pay tribute to Cloud ... concept art. When it does, it will compare them to in-game screenshots and the original ...

The popularity of Square Enix’s Final Fantasy 7 seems to have stemmed from the game's good mix of RPG ... the team shared concept art of Cloud Strife’s weapons. In the single image, fans ...

If you can’t get enough of our illustrious art, please see Polygon Draws Sonic (yikes) and Tom Nook. “Cloud Strife is probably ... dead fish stare from the original I can’t get out of ...

This makes Cloud 21 years old during the events of the original game. Cloud’s age is significant, as it places him in a period of life where he’s grappling with the heavy burdens of his past.

people in the West saw pixel art and three-heads-high characters as something for children. It was frustrating that our games were struggling there, as we wanted to find a way to expand our business.

Ana Diaz (she/her) is a culture writer at Polygon, covering internet culture, fandom, and video games. Her work has previously appeared at NPR, Wired, and The Verge. The original Final Fantasy 7 ...

It’s Cloud Strife’s birthday ... only to realize how horribly broken he is as the game goes on. Dealing with that pretty mind-shattering information, then coming out the other side stronger ...

There were plenty of comparisons between Wonder Woman’s new blade and Cloud Strife’s signature sword from the games, and that made ... and in variants and fan art that I’ve seen online ...

Let the record show that despite embodying one of the most well-known (and well-armed) protagonists in video game history, Final Fantasy VII’s stoic ex-SOLDIER Cloud Strife, Cody Christian ...