Oh, you like the classic Final Fantasy now do you? Well too bad, we're going to take everything you loved about it, throw it away so we can replace with our own thoughts of mediocrity. Cloud was sarcastic, upbeat and quiet. Cloud very rarely wallowed and self-pity and even when he did it was over pretty fast. People think that any character that is not killing happy is angst, and Square Enix jumped at that thinking that is what the people wanted. Cloud had every right to be depressed after all the crap he went through, and that made it human, but Square Enix didn't handle that right and made that it go to far. Cloud broke down after getting Geostigma because he thought the planet was punishing him. After all he did with saving the planet, it's no surprise he became depressed, that is probably the most effective way break someone. Regardless of all the good one has done, they are still punished. Even the strongest willed of us would break, if not it's really not human. Cloud's life was crap so his depression is understandable. Crisis core was good and the reason Zack is liked so much since he is the classic Hero, and that is adored. Cloud was defiantly was more positive back then, but it was before crappy event after crappy kept happening to him. They couldn't mess it up if they just updated the graphics, right...right! As long as they didn't feel as if they need to add anything it would possibly be fine, even the head doesn't think they could remake it correctly, and that is sad. Brace yourself for disappointment when it comes to Square Enix, and I also feel bad with any studio that has been screwed by them. Jupiter just got screwed by Square Enix and now they don't get the financial chance show what they can do, simply because Square Enix doesn't care. If they see potential in a game, it won't be about the quality rather it would be about how they can extort the game for monetary gain. I feel the same way about Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy.