My thoughts about FF7r (Spoiler free)

Word on the street is the plot is wrecked.
Spoiling major reveals from way later in the original story, just to add some meta lolz and flex a nonsensical new piece of lore? NICE.

After the retcon-plagued Crisis Core came out back in '08, there were bunch of new FF7 fans who played CC first, and as a consequence ended up with a totally corrupt idea of what FF7 is. (And I can't really blame them--Once a story gets KH-ified in one's head, it's almost impossible to undo the damage.)
FF7r has the potential to do the same thing, except WAY worse. A whole new generation is going to play FF7r, think it represents the best of what FF7 has to offer, and may permanently miss out on what made the original so special.

Oof.

It very much is. . If you think about it, maybe 2% of the youngers who are starting with this game and see all the cussing us old bastards make and give the original a try will understand our cusses.