I do appreciate what it became, and I love that the new version is more accessible to people who wouldn't look twice at the original. But a part of me is still kind miffed that they pretended for a while that it was a remake and not a screwy sequel of sorts. There's many parts to the "remake" that only make sense to fans who consumed every previous FF7 content released, but at least a great deal of it is only fan service, like the three whispers you fight before Sephiroth are very similar to the trio of villains in the Advent Children movie and they even summon Bahamut like in the movie.