Yes yes yes. I don't have any disrespect for people who enjoy the compilation, but it will all always feel like OOC fanfiction to me. I can't help it. People tell me to just take it as the fanservice it was meant to be, but if I can't enjoy it (and I have really given it all a good try) I'd rather just go back to the original source.

Unfortunately true on the second part. It's made me kind of drift away from playing FF7 characters. I also can't really find a place in the fandom anymore, since there's now an influx of people because of the new canon and it's kind of awkward for people who don't accept or would rather ignore the new canon.