[Ed. note: This post contains spoilers for the original Final Fantasy 7 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.] The original Final Fantasy 7 pulls a brilliant, almost nasty, narrative trick. Just as the game ...

Not actually a distant relative of Bob Dole, Rob Dolen is a Features Writer for Game Rant. Big fan of expansive lore and game analysis, video games are cool. Freedom Fighters is underrated. Probably ...

Justin Flynn is an editor and writer from Ireland. He became a gamer at the age of eight when a mix-up at his local toy store landed him a copy of Kingdom Hearts. Since then, he has earned a Bachelor ...

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth remakes the Nibelheim flashback faithfully to the original. But does Rebirth change story details regarding Cloud’s identity? Was Cloud in Nibelheim during the incident with ...

Cloud Strife is the main protagonist of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, known for wielding his iconic Buster Sword and working as an ex-SOLDIER turned mercenary. After taking on a few dangerous jobs in ...

Final Fantasy 7 Remake presents a new version of Cloud Strife, and he doesn't look very well. Since Final Fantasy 7 Remake is being directed by Tetsuya Nomura, the original character designer for the ...

It’s Cloud Strife’s birthday. Well, to be more exact, it was August 11. It could also be August 19, depending on who you ask. So we’re right on time. One does not simply forget Cloud Strife, even if ...

Things aren’t as they seem in Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, with the game opening up on a series of memories retold by Tifa and Cloud to Aerith, Red XIII, and Barret while recovering at an Inn in Kalm.

Joshua has been playing video games for as long as he can remember. He's currently playing just about any and every new AAA story-based game. In his free time, he enjoys buying, building, painting, ...

Among the many changes Final Fantasy VII: Remaster has over the beloved PlayStation original, Cloud Strife--along with the rest of the cast--will have full voice acting. In fact, Cloud's voice in the ...

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, does not ...

Do you think there’s been enough of Final Fantasy VII’s hero to last a lifetime, or can you never have too much of a good, spiky-headed thing? Let us know your thoughts, and your favorite version of ...