“The planet is dyin’, Cloud!” The most memorable video game quotes tend to be iconic right out the gate. Kids wasted no time in turning Mortal Kombat’s “Finish him!” into a playground battle cry in the ’90s. Then there’s Portal’s infamous “The cake is a lie,” which launched an immediate meme that almost single-handedly changed how a lot video games handle humor. These are hall of fame one-liners that could only be born out of a “you had to be there” watercooler moment. Barret’s frustrated wail about Gaia’s slow death in #FinalFantasyVII is different. “The planet is dyin’, Cloud!” wasn’t something you’d find on a list of “best video game quotes of all time” alongside classics like “It’s dangerous to go alone. Take this!” It was one quick line in a sea of RPG text boxes — almost a punch line setup where Barret’s passionate plea falls on the deaf ears of an apathetic Cloud Strife. The sudden resurgence of a 25-year old line speaks to the ultimate staying power of Final Fantasy VII. It...