Can someone explain to me why people refuse to get into retro ff7

PS1 games look like shit on modern TVs. It's probably better to experience them through emulators than playing the original ones on HDTV.

FF7 is historically important and set a lot of precedents, but it has not aged well outside of maybe the soundtrack.

It's good that they are making the remake for zoomers to enjoy, there are very real barriers for young people to enjoy the original. You really have to put it in context to enjoy it. There are so many glaring improvements in the philosophy of gaming since 7 came out, starting a playthrough of the original on my Switch after trying the demo the other day has really underlined this.

I feel lucky that I will get to enjoy both in their respective timeframes.

Nigga I'm not suggesting you play the original, I'm suggesting mednafen (bettlenx) on Retroarch which is all around a better PS1 emulator.

The guy textured the first boss? That's some dedication to modding.

From how it sounds, you probably won't like the demo, but you've got nothing to lose to try it. I liked DQ XI too, though I mostly played in the 3D mode, it just looked so good. SE's need to change things up every game is a good and a bad thing, I think. Sometimes they throw out stuff that works, but at least they don't fall into a rut and release the same game with a new coat of paint every year, I respect that they don't do that at least. If most other developers had released FF VII, they'd have just stuck close to that formula until people got sick of it.

A remake like was something like this would have been perfect.

no blurry backgrounds. ai-upscaled. they aren't goodlooking from the get-go at all sadly.
midi sounds exchanged for ps1 ones or orchestra, whatever you prefer. worldmap textures.
as i said, YOU can choose what you do, idiot. but hey, whats different is instantly bad right? dont even try to look through a catalogue when you know upfront, without knowing whats inside, that you dont like it already. dont even try to smell a new perfume, cus youve had your old one for 40 years. its the only good one.
dont even try anything else, because you might like it, and Yas Forums wouldn't be the place for you anymore, since you're nu-Yas Forums, the one that thinks hating on everything is what makes you unique.

Are you alright user?

Ah, okay. I've never understood the mednafen or Retroarch mania. I've tried them out and I just don't see the appeal. I've been using ePSXe just fine for like, 10+ years.

has been done since ages on qhimm, sadly these models have been banned by square themself. but there are a lot of good choices with the new mod tools. one click and go.
everything has been textured by now, with several differences, artstyles or just the old ones upscaled.