Back in 1997, it was New Years Eve, and as with every NYE, me and my cousins and friends were sent upstairs away from the drunken parents and ended up playing video games. This year was special, I had just got my PS1 for Christmas and had been playing it for ages, my parents loved the silence.

This New Years was a unique experience for me, you see, this NY, my cousin Paul had brought around what HE had got for Christmas. Namely, Final Fantasy VII.

Now I don't know if you've ever had a religious experience, but I'd say this is as close as I could have come at the time to one. The beautifully rendered...