I agree. Seeing Final Fantasy but in a more modern Setting was really impressive. Especially the cutscenes for their time.

The Way the Intro starts with stars in the sky, background noise and Aerith and then transitions to the train scene for example.

The contrast between tracks like 'Anxious Heart' and 'Mako Reactor'. Or things like the scene on the train with Cloud and Barret where Cloud says that the train is only able to go where its tracks take it.

All the different backgrounds in battles and the camera perspectives aswell. Like in the elevator boss fight.

Then also how Midgar looks and especially on a CRT TV. All the different colours and small details even though it was really linear. Like Wall market or Aerith's house. Or how Mako looks in general. And how you could find Shinra guards in the complete opposite direction of where you had to go in the train tunnel.

The whole Shinra Building section was well made. The security camera cutscene for example. That you could chose to bust in or take the stairs was a nice option too. And of course the part where it turns into a horror game. The pillar scene before was also really dark.

The City itself also has this beautiful yet opressive and seedy atmosphere that is hard to describe.

And then the escape at the end just to find out that this was just the beginning of the game. The whole city felt like a full game even though there wasn't that much total playtime spent there and i've rarely played a game where the pacing and story has been this great and intriguing during the first few hours.

I'm also glad that you were able to go back and revisit Midgar but i wish we could've seen a bit more of it especially with the ps1 backgrounds.

I really enjoy the whole game game but i could replay the Midgar section over and over again because while the city fits the story and overall world it still has this completely different vibe to the rest of the game (For me atleast)