Final Fantasy VII is one of those eternally classic, fanatically revered video games that anyone who would ever suggest anything even remotely negative or question anything about its narrative or gameplay structure would incur the wrath of a million angry fans. Much like other breakout hits of the 1990s, from Neon Genesis Evangelion to Titanic, there are plenty of cynics that will accuse it of being “overrated” while conveniently ignoring the millions of fans aro🐎und the world that prove its🅘 long-standing popularity.

Ironically, Final Fantasy fans love to rip on each other constantly, particularly when debating which entry in the long-running RPG series is the best ever and which one is the worst (spoiler: whichever one isn’t your favorite is automatically the worst). Even a gem as marvelous as Final Fantasy VII can’t be admired without noticing a few of the cracks, which is why this latest 🌞list will go over a combination of erroneous moments found throughout the 50+ adventure as well as some oddball and... controversial... situations that aren’t likely to find their way back when the eventual remake comes along. At least, one can only hope those problematic elements won’t return.

Incidentally, be prepared for a new generation of online debates once the remake hits, in which it will no doubt be labeled inferior to the original in every conceivable way, even th🍌e improvements that are objecti༒onably better by proxy of modern console technology. Such is the nature of the fanbase, as passionate and hostile as it can be.

25 🌼 The Tr꧒anslation

Final Fantasy VII’s English translat🍨ion is infamous for its numerous spelling errors, grammatical failings, and inaccurate localization. In fairness, there were f🍌ar worse translations for Japanese games back in the day, but it’s still disappointing that Square Enix has never bothered to re-translate the game to be more faithful to the original script as they have done with their other re-releases.

Incidentally, the Spanish translation is even more embarrassing, with even more errors present (including the misgendering of characters and translating “Party” (as in “Party Members”) into the literal Spanish word for “Par✅ty” (like a birthday party).

24 💝 Hojo’s Experiment With Aerith And Red XIII ✨

Shinra’s resi🐽dent mad scientist is responsible for many of the most creepy monstrosities Cloud and company must face, including the creation of main villain Sephiroth.

But it seems he was having an off-day when his plans to reproduce Aerith and Red XIII’s races came to light, both teetering on the🍸 verge of extinction. Hojo’s brilliant scheme was to put Aerith and Red XIII, the latter thought to be a wild animal, in the same cage in the hopes that they would... well, needless to say Hojo needs to go take the classes on species reproduction that he clearly skipped🍃.

23 The Turks Destroyed ♏A Whole City

For most of the game, the 🅠Turks are framed as lovable villains, like Team Rocket but with cooler suits. Yet it still can’t be ignored that Reno and his cohorts played an active hand in demolishing Sector 7, with Reno himself pushing the detonator that doomed thousands of people in an instant.

Much like Cid’s mistreatment of Shera, this is a major character detail that gets ignored in the following sequels and spin-offs.༺ Fans will never forget the traumatic FMV showing the city’s downfall, even if it turns out Square prefers they did.

22 Where Has Zangan Gone? 𓂃

Tifa’s martial arts ma𝓰ster was only present for a few flashback scene💝s, but there are unanswered questions regarding the cape-wearing trainer, including his whereabouts following the destruction of Nibelheim.

Turns out that Zangan originally was going to appear later in the game, giving Tifa a personal lesson that teaches her t꧙he Final Heaven, her ultimate Limit Break. This is one of several scrapped scenes that would be perfect to insert into the remake, so hopefully Zangan won’t be forgotten again when the time comes.

21 Cid's Bad Behavior ♛

Of all the characters named Cid throughout the different Final Fantasy games, VII’s Cid Highwind is easily the most popular. But while most Cids are considered kind old men with words of wisdom (minus the couple of villain Cids), the one in Final Fantasy VII comes with a few problematic caveats.

Due to a mistake that cost Cid the chance to be the first person to travel to space, Cid spends several years verbally attacking his assistant Shera. It’s an ugly relationship t🍎hat eventually mends itself, but it’s a character flaw of Cid’s t💮hat tends to get ignored in subsequent appearances.

20 𒉰 The Weird Enemies 🐎

The Final Fantasy games are no stranger to strange enemies, taken from various mythologies and cultures. Most of the time, there is a cohesiveness to the monsters in each world, such as Final Fantasy VIII’s wildlife being animals that ♐were mutated by demonic radio waves from the moon.

FFVII, on the other hand, has all sorts of bizarre enemie🤪s with no canonical explanation, including a house monster. Is it a monster pretending to be a house, or a house that turned into a monster? So many questions, so much EXP to gain from these oddball adversaries.

19 How Is Tifa 𒊎So Sꦰtrong?

Final Fantasy VII’s leading lady and Best Girl (it’s true, don’t deny it) isn’t just a pretty face: Tiജfa may not have the Mako strength enhancement of her spiky-haired love interest, but she can still perform all sorts of superhuman feats.

But how does she have the s✤trength to lift dragons and tanks abov♔e her head with no effort? Did Zangan’s training grant her these abilities, or were they always dormant? Perhaps a young Tifa ended up playing in a lake nearby one of Shinra’s many Mako Reactors...

18 Why Didn't They Freeze? ⛎

The party’s pursuit of Sephiroth leads them to the Great Gla♛cier, a massive moun♕tain at the world’s coldest place. The temperature is so below freezing that players must mash buttons just to keep Cloud and friends warm.

But why didn’t the group just buy warmer clothes? Prior to the climb, Cloud had stopped at Icicle Inn, a small town that must have had a shop selling area-appropr💫iate clothing. The simplest answer is that the developers 🍷probably didn’t want to have to create new character models to reflect the clothing change.

17 Sephiroth's Missing Gloves🌺

There is no shortage of iconic FMVs found in Final Fantasy VII, but the sequence where Sephiroth drops from above to claim Aerith is one that is permanently seared into many tr🐬aumatized fans’ brains.

Many have also point𒉰ed out that for half of this scene, Sephiroth is missing his black gloves, instead shown with bare hands as he plunges his blade downward. An obvious animation error, but that hasn’t stopped some from over-analyzing the scene thinking that it represents a deeper message about how Sephiroth is willing to get his hands dirty or…no seriously, it’s just an animation error.

16 🙈 One Cleanꦉ Sword

As brutal and merciless as the final sword strike that did away wi🐻th Aerith was, there was a noticeable lack of anything red during this infamous💫 sequence.

Turns out this wasn’t another animation error, but an intentional omittance from the developers. Worried that the game’s rating would 🌱have increased had the red stuff been included, they chose instead to let the sequence play out with this inaccuracy. Understaꦿndable, considering the game is already pushing content boundaries further than most games within its intended age rating.