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How Final Fantasy VII Remake uses architecture from all over the world

Final Fantasy VII Remake redesigns Midgar from the ground up. Today Simone is taking you taking a tour of one of the most iconic cities in video games, and examining the real-life architecture behind Midgar's new look.

0:00 About Midgar
1:47 Upper Sector 8
5:53 Sector 7 Slums
8:36 Sector 6 - The Wall Market
12:04 Upper Sector 7
14:27 The Shinra building
15:55 Memorable worldbuilding

Extra special thanks to Dr. Kit Brooks, Japan Foundation Assistant Curator of Japanese Art at the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art,
as well as Dana Buntrock, Professor of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley.

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