For a game I went in crapping all over Square Enix for only giving Midgar, obvious story changes making it not FFVII
FFVIIR is one of my all time favourite games now. For as flawed and problematic as it is in a number of areas, it drew me in, reminded me why I liked and loved a lot of these characters, solid combat to give rise to thrilling boss battles, what I felt was a story/themes that have much more relevance today and it had me feel every emotion and I had the most wonderful experience playing it. The stars aligned and the game is just that special to me. Much like how the original is special to me.
Granted, I realize not everyone interpreted it the same way, but I personally felt like the whispers represented, in a way, the toxic fanbase that was vehemently opposed to changing anything about the plot and it, weirdly, actually made me a lot more interested in trying to do just that.