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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is the best game I played so far this year
SkylineRKR
Member
That part wasn't so bad to me. I would prefer it wasn't there but in the end there were about 4 fights or so and they were quite easy. The box throwing is bad though, mainly because he can't run when carrying one. It should at least auto target like Yuffie's hook. The problem with FFVII Remakes is that they tend to pad out every single area. The mansion, Gongaga, Junon area, desert prison could all be trimmed.
One game would've been possible in the end, and likely be more profitable for Square. These sequels sell progressively worse, the next one is likely going to lose even more players.
WhamBamThankYouMaam
Member
I tried it, first FF game I ever played. Does the melee combat evolve?
I don't mind Cath Sith's combat or the vent 'puzzling' but that box throwing mechanic thing, that will no doubt never be used for the rest of the game can get in the bin. Along with that terrible chicken coaxing mini game. Waste of time and boring design.
NuclearDiarrhea
Member
I couldn't rush through the game in 8 hours. Therefore, it sucks.
SkylineRKR
Member
There were a lot of questionable decisions.
The problem I have with Rebirth is that way too much of this shit was also integrated into the main story, such as the box throwing. They really went overboard. OG had this motorbike scene, and later the snowboard. And some small minigames such as the stealth, the ice climbing and a few others but over the span of the entire FFVII story.
Rebirth throws this box throwing, dolphin, mine cart, Costa del Sol minigames for outfits etc at you in a very short time.
The stuff like the chicken and the protorelics were at least optional, but I didn't like most of those either. The protorelic was almost always a case of repeating the same unfun (robot, cactuar) minigame 4 times over. And don't get me started on the god awful mog houses. A lot of it was optional, but quite good stuff was hidden behind them, not to mention an entire bonus area.
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asdasdasdbb
Member
There is a Dolphin minigame in the OG. It's different although it serves the same story purpose.
Andrew Evenstar
Member
I actually couldn't believe I didn't get sucked into it like I did with remake. Yeah i was insanely busy with school, but something with the pacing, zones and quests seemed a bit repetitive and a bit boring. I didn't get that far, just a bit after Yuffie. I'll revisit it this fall after I finish Elden Ring DLC - All I've heard mostly is that the game is insanely awesome. So I'll start it over and get through it, at my slower, middle-aged pace lol
Quasicat
Member
I’m right there with you, but if Epic grabs another exclusivity window, I may pick up a PS5 before then…especially if they go on another sale in November.I wouldn't know I'm waiting for a PC port
DenchDeckard
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Putonahappyface
Gold Member
I'll probably pick this up on the PS5 Pro. Are all the side quests compulsory in order to progress through the game?
Markio128
Gold Member
Nothing is compulsory in the game other than the main quest. I wouldn’t say that the side missions are a burden though - some of them can be pretty fun, such as Queens Blood. The only parts that irritate me are the chocobo missions. They suck.
The artful mincer
Member
No.
Although there are mini games you have to complete to progress. (Like the original) Mixed opinions on those personally I really enjoyed them but others evidently didn't.
Putonahappyface
Gold Member
Are the mini games easy or are they a chore?
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
If you try to get best scores on mini games, some of them can be quite difficult.
Go_Ly_Dow
Member
They're all easy. The mandatory ones. Many of them are very fun once you get to grips with them.
DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
It's my current GOTY and I don't see anything beating it due on the calendar by December.
The artful mincer
Member
Story ones are very easy in fact I think you don't even have to win just do them. E.g. there's a race that you don't have to win just finish
Crayon
Member
Yes. The game is stingy with the material so for quite a while I felt limited. That's where you can start making materia a strategy.
But aside from that, the combat is amazing. In the most difficult fights that force you to dig, the fun really starts coming out. If you like what you find, the hard run (only got to do that in the first, so far) makes you dig so hard and by then you are already pretty good when you started.
I thought the gameplay was just neat and fun enough when I first played the first one. By then I thought it was pretty damn good and by the end of the hard mode I was super impressed.
EDMIX
Writes a lot, says very little
I might say the same.
Lots of great RPGs released this year, Granblue, Persona 3 remake, Ronin and we still have Dragon Quest remake and many more.
I'm ok with this being my GOTY as it was a great title and I'm doubtful Star Wars Outlaws or Assassins Creed Shadows will be GOTY for me lol They seem like fun games, but I don't know if the publisher has ever made anything I considered GOTY. Not bad, but not GOTY good either.
sigmaZ
Member
Exactly the same reaction I had. lol Wait til you see the ending.
SlimeGooGoo
Banned
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Dirk Benedict
Member
SquareEnix might be one of few studios still giving a shit about memorable music in games. FFVIs entire OST is memorable for me.
WhamBamThankYouMaam
Member
Interesting. I tried it previously and was negatively surprised at how the combat seemed to be auto fighting.
Crayon
Member
Same here. I didn't play the game for a long time because I was afraid to see what the had done on all fronts lol. So I went in expecting something watered down. With low expectations, I was at least happy that it looked cool. Many hours later, I love it.
I just finished this game, I came away kind of puzzled why this game is getting such rave reviews. I liked it less than remake. It just feels overdrawn out with way too many not fun minigames. Story is fine and probably the most redeeming part. I'd rank it towards the bottom of the FF games I've played.