Final Fantasy 7 Remake has a “classic mode” that makes the combat play like that of the original game.
As revealed on-stage at the Tokyo Game Show, Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s classic mode recreates the combat mechanic of the original Final Fantasy 7, in which you’d wait until the ATB Gauge filled up then selected a move to initiate an attack.
As a reminder, here’s a clip of Final Fantasy 7’s combat: