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	Comments on: Final Fantasy 7 Remake&#8217;s progression boosts and sped-up cutscenes can reduce playtime to under 10 hours. Director Hamaguchi tells us why he personally pushed for them 	</title>
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		By: Pat		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 22:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Is this Streamlined Progression Mode available for PC. No storefront mentions if it is in one of many Final Fantasy Seven versions? Too many games i have purchased are simply too hard and can&#039;t be finished.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is this Streamlined Progression Mode available for PC. No storefront mentions if it is in one of many Final Fantasy Seven versions? Too many games i have purchased are simply too hard and can&#8217;t be finished.</p>
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		By: Pat		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 17:20:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade-- I will buy this game even though i am not a fan of FF, simply because i can actually finish it.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade&#8211; I will buy this game even though i am not a fan of FF, simply because i can actually finish it.</p>
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		By: Gujin		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 22:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[To each their own with these kinds of features, but I really don&#039;t understand who would buy a brand new game just to effectively turn off 90% of the features. Better off just saving your money and watching a cutscene compilation on youtube.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To each their own with these kinds of features, but I really don&#8217;t understand who would buy a brand new game just to effectively turn off 90% of the features. Better off just saving your money and watching a cutscene compilation on youtube.</p>
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		By: Zed Infinti		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2025 18:50:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I like this and think it a a great idea for casual and repeat players wanting to revisit the games but not necessarily grind it out like they did the first time]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I like this and think it a a great idea for casual and repeat players wanting to revisit the games but not necessarily grind it out like they did the first time</p>
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		By: Adam S		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam S]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 08:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I love these sorts of options when they make the game more challenging. Adds lots of replayability. Perhaps that&#039;s why I should stick to PC - for mod support.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love these sorts of options when they make the game more challenging. Adds lots of replayability. Perhaps that&#8217;s why I should stick to PC &#8211; for mod support.</p>
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