I'm still playing through FFVII, I have been grinding a lot, I have unlocked all lvl 3 limit breaks for every character (except Cait Sith since he only has 2). I'm very quickly approaching the end of disc 1, I'm not sure I'm ready for it as this is the first time I've ever used Aeris in my party full time and I rather like having her around. For years I wondered if I had over rated this game due to when it came out and how it effected me, wondering if nostalgia clouded my memory. I can honestly say it's one of the best RPGs ever made, it's not perfect and there are better RPGs (looking at you Chrono Trigger) but it's popular for a reason and it deserves it's praise. Also having the ability to speed up combat 2x or 3x is the greatest addition to these older RPGs, it really helps move the game along faster and grinding more tolerable.
I picked up the new game from Koji Igarashi, Bloodstained Ritual of the Night, which is the spiritual successor to Castlevania Symphony of the Night. It plays very similar to SOTN and the Castlevania Sorrow games. I'm about 7 hours in and have 45% of the map uncovered, it's great. Anyone who is a fan of SOTN should give this a shot. Buy it on PC or PS4 though as it's a mess on the Switch.
I was recently gifted an amazing item.
This is one of the best romhacks of Super Mario World with an entirely new and different game created using game assets. It's more difficult than SMW but not unfair. I've only played the first world on my computer in the past. This is a fully functioning cartridge that works on the original SNES, the person behind it does a few of these custom creations a year, he puts an insane amount of work into these and I was completely blown away by the quality. He was so kind to send me a copy for free, I'm eternally grateful to him. That's a legit game box, full color manual, posters, magnet, "advertisements" and poster. I am on a list for one of his next games and can't wait for it. Obviously with all the work he put in here and the cost of custom cartridges these are expensive, usually run between $125-$200 depending on what the extras are. One of his upcoming releases is for a game that has never come out in the US, he had the guide book fully translated and he'll be having a few copies printed.
I have placed an order for a Super NT by Analouge which is an HD compatible SNES that doesn't do software emulation like most of the retro consoles that allow you to hook up to an HD TV, so it's as accurate as possible with the least amount of lag. The SNES looks like poo connected to a modern TV so I'm really excited to try out the Super NT as I've heard nothing but great things about it. I'll post pics of that once I receive it.