Great game overall. The combat was a step up. Characters and character relationships were fantastic. The world building was great as was the story as a whole. Graphics are incredible. The only thing that bogged this down slightly was the sheer number of side content and mini games. I know there were a lot of mini games in the original game, but this game, part 2 of 3, is already larger than the original game was. 90% of the game was truly amazing, but there were a few points where I just got tired of the mini games. I don't have the time that I used to for gaming, so the volume of side content and checking off open world boxes knocked this from a 10 to a 9 for me. Everything else was near perfect though. Seeing the scenes and world play out in high def graphics and with voice acting was an incredible nostalgia trip.
13 Reviews
Great game, but covered in a decent amount of bloat.
maxwelloreocookie13 March 2024
Really hot take here! But the Remake was better than Rebirth. The main thing that brings Rebirth down is how BLOATED it is, especially with the open-world, mini-games, and way too much Chadley constantly calling you and saying obvious crap that we don't need to hear.
The open world was nothing special and got repetitive pretty fast. I eventually gave up on the open-world stuff and just went straight to main story things. The open-world is often compared to a Ubisoft game and I agree with this. It's just not the greatest open world ever. The open world kind of reminded me of Sonic Frontiers, it's almost the same thing: find a beacon that shows more basic objectives, rinse and repeat. It gets repetitive fast. Plus why must Chadley call us CONSTANTLY with basic crap? I eventually started skipping everything Chadley says, same for everyone I know who played this game.
Even when I got to the main story, it wasn't bad, but it's not as strong or engaging as how Remake told its story. Rebirth manages to make some cannon moments feel like filler because the writing, pacing, and characters just aren't as strong. But as for Remake, it generally did the opposite, which was amazing. Remake made the "filler" moments feel super entertaining and feel like cannon, i.e. Hell House fight tournament and Honey Bee Inn dance sequence, etc. BTW, those moments were iconic. 95% of Remake had perfect pacing, with only some rare exceptions like returning to the sewers, which was bad.
The characters and pacing in Remake were insanely good!!! The characters were introduced perfectly and all had so much chemistry and had so many genuinely funny moments. Rebirth is not bad in this aspect, but simply just not nearly as strong as Remake in this aspect. I understand Rebirth is the start of things getting a little more serious, but it still could've been more engaging and better-paced like Remake. But don't get me wrong, Rebirth still has a good story, but just not as many great moments as Remake, and especially with all the extra bloat Rebirth has, but Rebirth story gets stronger and stronger to the end.
Rebirth's combat is almost perfect. It's almost the same exact combat as Remake as it should, but of course, Rebirth adds way more variety in combat with way more materia, weapons, special abilities, etc. With synergy skills being the biggest new thing for Rebirth's combat, which I thought those were really fun too and executed great. However, one small negative about Rebirth's combat is it feels a little floaty compared to Remake's combat. I do prefer the super heavy feeling of Remake's combat, makes every hit feel way more impactful and satisfying. Remake's combat is better to me, but Rebirth has more variety. But both still have amazing combat. I'd give Remake combat a 10/10, and Rebirth's a 9/10.
Overall, Rebirth is just a great game, but not a masterpiece. I'm a little sad because I love Final Fantasy VII OG and I even love The Remake!!! I enjoyed the Remake so much that I marathoned beat it in two long sittings, then instantly beat it on Hard mode, then instantly got the platinum. I did all that super fast because Remake is EXTREMELY hard to put down when you first play it, super exceptional story, character interactions, pacing, and combat. But as for Rebirth, I can only play this game for about 3-4 hours at a time, then need a long break, it's just simply not as engaging, but still not bad. I have no desire to platinum Rebirth and probably never will.
I thought this would be Game of the Year worthy, but sadly it isn't. Of course, I know it will still probably win GOTY because it's so popular and that's okay, but just saying, in my own personal opinion, Rebirth just simply isn't Game of the Year worthy. Here are all my ratings for the games.
FF7 OG: 10/10 FF7 Remake: 9.5/10 FF7 Rebirth: 8/10.
Edit: I raised my score by 1(was previously 7), because the game grew on me a little bit more, and appreciate it's great moments more, despite not having as many great moments as Remake.
The open world was nothing special and got repetitive pretty fast. I eventually gave up on the open-world stuff and just went straight to main story things. The open-world is often compared to a Ubisoft game and I agree with this. It's just not the greatest open world ever. The open world kind of reminded me of Sonic Frontiers, it's almost the same thing: find a beacon that shows more basic objectives, rinse and repeat. It gets repetitive fast. Plus why must Chadley call us CONSTANTLY with basic crap? I eventually started skipping everything Chadley says, same for everyone I know who played this game.
Even when I got to the main story, it wasn't bad, but it's not as strong or engaging as how Remake told its story. Rebirth manages to make some cannon moments feel like filler because the writing, pacing, and characters just aren't as strong. But as for Remake, it generally did the opposite, which was amazing. Remake made the "filler" moments feel super entertaining and feel like cannon, i.e. Hell House fight tournament and Honey Bee Inn dance sequence, etc. BTW, those moments were iconic. 95% of Remake had perfect pacing, with only some rare exceptions like returning to the sewers, which was bad.
The characters and pacing in Remake were insanely good!!! The characters were introduced perfectly and all had so much chemistry and had so many genuinely funny moments. Rebirth is not bad in this aspect, but simply just not nearly as strong as Remake in this aspect. I understand Rebirth is the start of things getting a little more serious, but it still could've been more engaging and better-paced like Remake. But don't get me wrong, Rebirth still has a good story, but just not as many great moments as Remake, and especially with all the extra bloat Rebirth has, but Rebirth story gets stronger and stronger to the end.
Rebirth's combat is almost perfect. It's almost the same exact combat as Remake as it should, but of course, Rebirth adds way more variety in combat with way more materia, weapons, special abilities, etc. With synergy skills being the biggest new thing for Rebirth's combat, which I thought those were really fun too and executed great. However, one small negative about Rebirth's combat is it feels a little floaty compared to Remake's combat. I do prefer the super heavy feeling of Remake's combat, makes every hit feel way more impactful and satisfying. Remake's combat is better to me, but Rebirth has more variety. But both still have amazing combat. I'd give Remake combat a 10/10, and Rebirth's a 9/10.
Overall, Rebirth is just a great game, but not a masterpiece. I'm a little sad because I love Final Fantasy VII OG and I even love The Remake!!! I enjoyed the Remake so much that I marathoned beat it in two long sittings, then instantly beat it on Hard mode, then instantly got the platinum. I did all that super fast because Remake is EXTREMELY hard to put down when you first play it, super exceptional story, character interactions, pacing, and combat. But as for Rebirth, I can only play this game for about 3-4 hours at a time, then need a long break, it's just simply not as engaging, but still not bad. I have no desire to platinum Rebirth and probably never will.
I thought this would be Game of the Year worthy, but sadly it isn't. Of course, I know it will still probably win GOTY because it's so popular and that's okay, but just saying, in my own personal opinion, Rebirth just simply isn't Game of the Year worthy. Here are all my ratings for the games.
FF7 OG: 10/10 FF7 Remake: 9.5/10 FF7 Rebirth: 8/10.
Edit: I raised my score by 1(was previously 7), because the game grew on me a little bit more, and appreciate it's great moments more, despite not having as many great moments as Remake.
Higher highs than the Remake also lower lows
P9715 March 2024
FFVII Remake is one of my favorites in the series right behind X that is the very best in my opinion, Remake though it was mostly corridors and very straight forward, it was tightly paced and very entertaining throughout it's 30h runtime while Rebirth is double if not bigger the size and a lot more open, it's ultimately a case of bigger isn't always necessarily better.
I myself had a lot of fun with this game as the characters are so well written and excellent specially Yuffie which was a huge standout for me, she brings much needed energy to the group and is incredibly funny, the voice actors do a great job at once again bringing these iconic characters to life.
Though i enjoyed the game i can't disagree with people saying the game is overwhelming because there are so many open areas throughout the game and each one have you doing mostly the same activity and Chadley calling you over and over, i was like boy if you don't get out of my screen... it's almost as bad as a Ubisoft open world game and that very much hurts the pacing of the game where the Remake had no such issues, also the game is like 150 gigs and the environmental textures a lot of time are worse than a ps3 game, it's really distracting, the same problem i have with Like a Dragon games but even worse here and the bright as hell UE4 lighting doesn't help it either, the game would benefit a lot more if there was a day and night cycle to hide it's graphical flaws, now compare to FFXVI from last year, a gorgeous game with far better graphics that has very little open world fatigue even though it had worse side activity than this game, it's just a shame that they couldn't nail the open areas even though they did so much good.
Another annoyance is the affinity system which effects who you romance later in the game and unlike games like Persona where you can actually choose who to spend time with, here it can happen at random with who ever that has the highest point, like come on bro if you wanna do a romance system, at least do it right or just don't do it at all.
As it stands, Rebirth has alot to like, game is huge, the cast is great, Tifa herself is another + and the music is fantastic, it will become a big contender for game of the year but unfortunately it's not a flawless experience, my advice is that focus on the story and do side quests here and there, maybe do some of the mini games (queen's blood is pretty addictive) but ignore the open world activity as much as possible so you don't have to suffer through Chadley calling and boring you to death, he's the real villain of the story not Sephiroth.
8.6/10. While the bloated section of the game can become tiresome, the devs cooked a lot in less than 4 years which is really impressive and time will tell if they can stick the landing with the 3rd and final game.
I myself had a lot of fun with this game as the characters are so well written and excellent specially Yuffie which was a huge standout for me, she brings much needed energy to the group and is incredibly funny, the voice actors do a great job at once again bringing these iconic characters to life.
Though i enjoyed the game i can't disagree with people saying the game is overwhelming because there are so many open areas throughout the game and each one have you doing mostly the same activity and Chadley calling you over and over, i was like boy if you don't get out of my screen... it's almost as bad as a Ubisoft open world game and that very much hurts the pacing of the game where the Remake had no such issues, also the game is like 150 gigs and the environmental textures a lot of time are worse than a ps3 game, it's really distracting, the same problem i have with Like a Dragon games but even worse here and the bright as hell UE4 lighting doesn't help it either, the game would benefit a lot more if there was a day and night cycle to hide it's graphical flaws, now compare to FFXVI from last year, a gorgeous game with far better graphics that has very little open world fatigue even though it had worse side activity than this game, it's just a shame that they couldn't nail the open areas even though they did so much good.
Another annoyance is the affinity system which effects who you romance later in the game and unlike games like Persona where you can actually choose who to spend time with, here it can happen at random with who ever that has the highest point, like come on bro if you wanna do a romance system, at least do it right or just don't do it at all.
As it stands, Rebirth has alot to like, game is huge, the cast is great, Tifa herself is another + and the music is fantastic, it will become a big contender for game of the year but unfortunately it's not a flawless experience, my advice is that focus on the story and do side quests here and there, maybe do some of the mini games (queen's blood is pretty addictive) but ignore the open world activity as much as possible so you don't have to suffer through Chadley calling and boring you to death, he's the real villain of the story not Sephiroth.
8.6/10. While the bloated section of the game can become tiresome, the devs cooked a lot in less than 4 years which is really impressive and time will tell if they can stick the landing with the 3rd and final game.
First review and for a reason
ILoveTheMovies776 March 2024
Seems they are all bad reviews on here, apart from one who seems to have totally missed the nostalgia of this game, "something in inverted comas" - no, they definitely should have! This is so true to the original narrative. Yes they've thrown in one character to appease the alphabet brigade but other than that, it's a beautiful rendition of the game that meant so much to many of us.
It's a wonderful expansion on a world and characters that meant so much to so many.
Then there's the guys who, I don't know, get paid? The have a pre written awful review that they change some words to the film/game they are trying to destroy.
No character development? Clearly didn't play this game at all. So disregard those reviews straight away.
It's a wonderful expansion on a world and characters that meant so much to so many.
Then there's the guys who, I don't know, get paid? The have a pre written awful review that they change some words to the film/game they are trying to destroy.
No character development? Clearly didn't play this game at all. So disregard those reviews straight away.
Best game I've ever played
fahiemahmadi18 March 2024
Warning: Spoilers
Absolutely incredible. I am so glad I played Final Fantasy 7 Remake years ago. It was my first Final Fantasy experience ever. I always heard from family and friends about how great the series was and I always thought it was just some super anime fantasy game that looked depressing to me and never expected it to be what it was when I finally played FF7 remake.
Given how much I loved Remake, I had high expectations for Rebirth but Square Enix absolutely blew my expectations out of the water completely. I was not expecting this game to be absolutely jam packed with so much detail and content to engage in. I spent over 100 hours playing this game and spent so much time just doing side quests which is something I NEVER do in a single player game. I usually will do some side content stuff but after a while I stick to main story and completely ignore side quests because they are usually boring, but in Rebirth, the side content is just as amazing and enjoyable as the main story.
Mini games galore! So many mini games that are so well thought out and fun to play. Queensblood had me addicted. Any time I entered a new region, I was looking for Queensblood. I was like a drug addict looking for some QB constantly. I couldn't get enough of it and who ever came up with this mini game is an absolute genius.
Aside from the side content being amazing, the main story blew me away with each chapter. It was like the TV show Breaking Bad, it got better and better and better and never seemed to dwindle down like most big story games tend to do. I will say though that one criticism of the story I have is the multi verse concept they are introducing here. Multi verse stories usually don't end well and tend to collapse on itself once it starts to unfold and the ending was a bit confusing with Aerith dying and coming back multiple times, I felt it took away from the emotion of her death because you weren't actually sure what was happening. But I will say so far, the multi verse concept they are introducing isn't bad and I think they've handled it somewhat clearly so far but we'll have to wait for part 3 to know for sure.
The gameplay is just on another level in this game. The combat has been enhanced in almost every way from Remake and the introduction of Synergy attacks and being able to pick your team you go into battle with is just genius.
The visuals are mindblowing. The set pieces, the different regions and areas are SO INCREDIBLY MASSIVE and so beautiful that it just takes your breath away sometimes. I loved all of the dark cave areas. Add on great performance with both the 30 and 60 fps options. Truly amazing how they are able to do this with such a Titan of a game.
The music is just the cherry on top. The music gives you goosebumps and makes the game 10 times better. The music in this game is so unique and different from anything else I've ever heard from a video game or really any other form of entertainment.
I recommend this game to anyone who wants an amazing story loaded with side content and incredible graphics.
Given how much I loved Remake, I had high expectations for Rebirth but Square Enix absolutely blew my expectations out of the water completely. I was not expecting this game to be absolutely jam packed with so much detail and content to engage in. I spent over 100 hours playing this game and spent so much time just doing side quests which is something I NEVER do in a single player game. I usually will do some side content stuff but after a while I stick to main story and completely ignore side quests because they are usually boring, but in Rebirth, the side content is just as amazing and enjoyable as the main story.
Mini games galore! So many mini games that are so well thought out and fun to play. Queensblood had me addicted. Any time I entered a new region, I was looking for Queensblood. I was like a drug addict looking for some QB constantly. I couldn't get enough of it and who ever came up with this mini game is an absolute genius.
Aside from the side content being amazing, the main story blew me away with each chapter. It was like the TV show Breaking Bad, it got better and better and better and never seemed to dwindle down like most big story games tend to do. I will say though that one criticism of the story I have is the multi verse concept they are introducing here. Multi verse stories usually don't end well and tend to collapse on itself once it starts to unfold and the ending was a bit confusing with Aerith dying and coming back multiple times, I felt it took away from the emotion of her death because you weren't actually sure what was happening. But I will say so far, the multi verse concept they are introducing isn't bad and I think they've handled it somewhat clearly so far but we'll have to wait for part 3 to know for sure.
The gameplay is just on another level in this game. The combat has been enhanced in almost every way from Remake and the introduction of Synergy attacks and being able to pick your team you go into battle with is just genius.
The visuals are mindblowing. The set pieces, the different regions and areas are SO INCREDIBLY MASSIVE and so beautiful that it just takes your breath away sometimes. I loved all of the dark cave areas. Add on great performance with both the 30 and 60 fps options. Truly amazing how they are able to do this with such a Titan of a game.
The music is just the cherry on top. The music gives you goosebumps and makes the game 10 times better. The music in this game is so unique and different from anything else I've ever heard from a video game or really any other form of entertainment.
I recommend this game to anyone who wants an amazing story loaded with side content and incredible graphics.
Gaming's modern mythology.
Johnny-the-Film-Sentinel-218718 March 2024
Final Fantasy has constantly reinvented itself through the years, and Rebirth is no exception. Final Fantasy VII has become its own mega-franchise within gaming and its namesake's universe. And for good reason. This game takes what made Remake great and expands on it with an open-world gameplay design that also blends the seamless level transitions of the Uncharted video games and keeping the otherworldly charm of the Final Fantasy franchise fully intact the whole time.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth may be a bit overwhelming for casuals, but the choice of difficulty definitely eases some newcomers' anxieties of the experience being too overwhelming. Yes there's the trademark difficult boss-fights that require some trial-and-error strategising, but victory is never too far away to achieve for the player. The world on display here is something else, and the open-world design (in select chapters that is) really adds countless hours of replay value and depth to the world's dense story. Cloud and his friends are exploring the massive iceberg that is Rebirth's world-building with absolute swagger that's daring and cinematic all at once.
There's a lot of stuff to unpack here. Maybe almost too much; but hey, JRPGs were always bursting with several hours of stuff to do. Some of the mini-games are unnecessarily hard (the piano is near impossible to perfect with the analog controls), but they're thankfully 110% optional and don't roadblock the story completely. Rebirth gets a lot right, but a game this massive can't be perfect; but it doesn't need to be PERFECT perfect. Rebirth just needed to be a deep exploration of Final Fantasy VII's iconic world, and with that it succeeds many-folds over.
Rebirth has something for hardcore fans, for newcomers, and it delivers on the cut-scenes too. It's already shaping up to be 2024's game of the year. And who knows? Maybe Part Three will be even better?
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is the reason gamers play video games so passionately. It has the characters, exploration, and immersion people have come to expect from the best JRPGs on the market. It's a modern classic that's begging for Part Three to round up the trilogy as soon as possible (but seriously, let's hope they don't rush Part Three THAT quickly).
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is a 5/5-star masterpiece. 10/10 IMDb points. Give this one a go if you love the Final Fantasy franchise.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth may be a bit overwhelming for casuals, but the choice of difficulty definitely eases some newcomers' anxieties of the experience being too overwhelming. Yes there's the trademark difficult boss-fights that require some trial-and-error strategising, but victory is never too far away to achieve for the player. The world on display here is something else, and the open-world design (in select chapters that is) really adds countless hours of replay value and depth to the world's dense story. Cloud and his friends are exploring the massive iceberg that is Rebirth's world-building with absolute swagger that's daring and cinematic all at once.
There's a lot of stuff to unpack here. Maybe almost too much; but hey, JRPGs were always bursting with several hours of stuff to do. Some of the mini-games are unnecessarily hard (the piano is near impossible to perfect with the analog controls), but they're thankfully 110% optional and don't roadblock the story completely. Rebirth gets a lot right, but a game this massive can't be perfect; but it doesn't need to be PERFECT perfect. Rebirth just needed to be a deep exploration of Final Fantasy VII's iconic world, and with that it succeeds many-folds over.
Rebirth has something for hardcore fans, for newcomers, and it delivers on the cut-scenes too. It's already shaping up to be 2024's game of the year. And who knows? Maybe Part Three will be even better?
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is the reason gamers play video games so passionately. It has the characters, exploration, and immersion people have come to expect from the best JRPGs on the market. It's a modern classic that's begging for Part Three to round up the trilogy as soon as possible (but seriously, let's hope they don't rush Part Three THAT quickly).
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is a 5/5-star masterpiece. 10/10 IMDb points. Give this one a go if you love the Final Fantasy franchise.
Genuine Masterpiece
gpzrntvrd18 March 2024
Oh boy! What can I say about this game that has not been said already. This game has improved SO much upon the 2020 Remake. And even that game was fantastic. So to go from a game as great as FF7 remake, and to improve on it as much as it did is nothing short of impressive. There is so much to explore and do, and none of it feels like a chore. Also, though there are so many of them, the mini games are very fun. My personal favorite has to be the newly added Queens Blood. It is extremely easy to pick up as the game isn't very complicated. It also has a side story to it as you continue to play queens blood with different players throughout the game. I 1000% recommend playing this game. It WILL be worth it.
Mechanically Phenomenal but Overly Convoluted
lmathc20 March 2024
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is a behemoth of an RPG experience. My play through clocked in at over 100 hours, and although I made an effort to complete the vast majority of side content, there was still a surprising amount of material that I have yet to complete. I do, however, feel that I have given it more than enough time to give an informed review.
As my title suggests, this game is astounding on a mechanical level. The sheer amount and quality of varied content available to the player is easily this game's greatest strength. Mini games, world exploration, and combat mechanics are all virtually flawless, and I cannot praise the dev team enough for the evident love and care they used in crafting these aspects. While a depressing majority of modern RPGs fill their runtimes with generic fetch quests as side quests, FF7 Rebirth gives a plethora of great side missions and content that never got bland or repetitive. I would go as far as saying that in this regard, FF7 Rebirth is the standard to which future RPGs should be held. Square Enix outdid themselves in this category a thousand times over, especially in comparison to its predecessor on the PS4.
As far as the story goes, I will avoid spoilers, but suffice it to say that I have some issues. FF7 original already has a hyper-convoluted story in typical JRPG fashion, but Rebirth dials it up to 11. A good chunk of changes made to the new game seem to require a decent amount of knowledge of other games, and I can't help but feel that players unfamiliar with expanded FF7 lore will find themselves confused on multiple occasions. The story still has a lot of strong moments, but longtime fans will likely be scratching their heads at some of the decisions the writing team made. It didn't ruin my experience, but I felt that many story elements were actively competing with each other, as well as with the otherwise very cohesive gameplay mechanics. Ultimately, it's something that everyone will have to decide for themselves.
In conclusion, I would highly recommend this game. It's story isn't a masterpiece, but the gameplay was so consistently and reliably engaging that these issues with the writing were minimal for the most part. Strong world exploration, variety in side missions, and a very polished combat system make this one of the best modern RPGs I've played, and I'll happily sing its praises despite its flaws.
As my title suggests, this game is astounding on a mechanical level. The sheer amount and quality of varied content available to the player is easily this game's greatest strength. Mini games, world exploration, and combat mechanics are all virtually flawless, and I cannot praise the dev team enough for the evident love and care they used in crafting these aspects. While a depressing majority of modern RPGs fill their runtimes with generic fetch quests as side quests, FF7 Rebirth gives a plethora of great side missions and content that never got bland or repetitive. I would go as far as saying that in this regard, FF7 Rebirth is the standard to which future RPGs should be held. Square Enix outdid themselves in this category a thousand times over, especially in comparison to its predecessor on the PS4.
As far as the story goes, I will avoid spoilers, but suffice it to say that I have some issues. FF7 original already has a hyper-convoluted story in typical JRPG fashion, but Rebirth dials it up to 11. A good chunk of changes made to the new game seem to require a decent amount of knowledge of other games, and I can't help but feel that players unfamiliar with expanded FF7 lore will find themselves confused on multiple occasions. The story still has a lot of strong moments, but longtime fans will likely be scratching their heads at some of the decisions the writing team made. It didn't ruin my experience, but I felt that many story elements were actively competing with each other, as well as with the otherwise very cohesive gameplay mechanics. Ultimately, it's something that everyone will have to decide for themselves.
In conclusion, I would highly recommend this game. It's story isn't a masterpiece, but the gameplay was so consistently and reliably engaging that these issues with the writing were minimal for the most part. Strong world exploration, variety in side missions, and a very polished combat system make this one of the best modern RPGs I've played, and I'll happily sing its praises despite its flaws.
This just topped my all time favourite games of all time
zinky-3077424 April 2024
It's a ... very rare thing, to be able to enjoy a piece of art and feel so profoundly much both joy and sorrow. There hasn't been many times that I can count, a game or film that changed my life in some way or another. Handfull few. I've cried before to games but I believe this is the first time i've actually full on ugly-cant-speak-cried. And i cried for about five hours straight in the two final chapters. This game, has officially, reached my top 3 rank of games, #1.
I can't tell you how much I feel when I play this game. I've enjoyed it so much during my first playthrough which is roughly now up to 115hrs and I will play it again. I've dived down the online community, discussions, videos and all the lore. Square Enix really made something different with this. It hits my heart, deeply. And i've played alot of jrpgs in my lifetime. This is different. And I just want to give my applauds to the team and a wall-nerd-rant on my instagram.
Thank you, truly, @finalfantasyvii @squareenix for the adventure and love. 🖤
TO THE MORE REVIEW PARTS; The gameplay is alot of fun, exploring the world is insane and you are rewarded for exploring it which is a big plus in Open world games. The bosses and battle mechanics are very easy to learn and not overwhelming, meaning you don't have to be a seasoned gamer to get it. The story archs are fantastic. Following this group of people has been a pure joy.
Chocobos. <3 I also very much enjoy the Easy/Normal/Dynamic settings in the game. If I want a challenge I can have that, but if I feel I want to stay story-driven, I can set to easy mode. I enjoyed it alot. Not every game has to be a Souls-hard-beat game. I will play through the game again, probably on easy, just to enjoy the story.
The MUSIC and GRAPHICS are out of this world. Just a few simple notes and my heart is filled with love.
I definitely enjoyed Rebirth more before Remake but mainly because I prefer to have more control of my path and remake was mainly stick to their planned route. Rebirth makes you feel free, alive and on an adventure which is a big plus for me, but of course, Remake was the setup for a darker place, so it probably was that strict because of the storytelling decisions.
The more negative parts of the game is few, but if I had to mention another side of the coin as well in this review, i'd say that there were way to many mini-games, but also the games weren't that captivating to finish. It felt like the games themselves, were boring and not well thought out, just to flesh out the game a bit more wasting the gamers time.
The "romance" a friend, is a fun thing - however I dislike that there is so much story to each characters built into these sidequests, so it makes me have to skip it to ensure my fave character has the most likes. So.. im torn on this side. I'd like an option on each sidequest for the future so you can still do all sidequests in the first round, AND ensure the fave character still being there. If this is implemented in part 3.
I cant recommend this game enough. Play the Remake, play Rebirth. You won't regret it.
I can't tell you how much I feel when I play this game. I've enjoyed it so much during my first playthrough which is roughly now up to 115hrs and I will play it again. I've dived down the online community, discussions, videos and all the lore. Square Enix really made something different with this. It hits my heart, deeply. And i've played alot of jrpgs in my lifetime. This is different. And I just want to give my applauds to the team and a wall-nerd-rant on my instagram.
Thank you, truly, @finalfantasyvii @squareenix for the adventure and love. 🖤
TO THE MORE REVIEW PARTS; The gameplay is alot of fun, exploring the world is insane and you are rewarded for exploring it which is a big plus in Open world games. The bosses and battle mechanics are very easy to learn and not overwhelming, meaning you don't have to be a seasoned gamer to get it. The story archs are fantastic. Following this group of people has been a pure joy.
Chocobos. <3 I also very much enjoy the Easy/Normal/Dynamic settings in the game. If I want a challenge I can have that, but if I feel I want to stay story-driven, I can set to easy mode. I enjoyed it alot. Not every game has to be a Souls-hard-beat game. I will play through the game again, probably on easy, just to enjoy the story.
The MUSIC and GRAPHICS are out of this world. Just a few simple notes and my heart is filled with love.
I definitely enjoyed Rebirth more before Remake but mainly because I prefer to have more control of my path and remake was mainly stick to their planned route. Rebirth makes you feel free, alive and on an adventure which is a big plus for me, but of course, Remake was the setup for a darker place, so it probably was that strict because of the storytelling decisions.
The more negative parts of the game is few, but if I had to mention another side of the coin as well in this review, i'd say that there were way to many mini-games, but also the games weren't that captivating to finish. It felt like the games themselves, were boring and not well thought out, just to flesh out the game a bit more wasting the gamers time.
The "romance" a friend, is a fun thing - however I dislike that there is so much story to each characters built into these sidequests, so it makes me have to skip it to ensure my fave character has the most likes. So.. im torn on this side. I'd like an option on each sidequest for the future so you can still do all sidequests in the first round, AND ensure the fave character still being there. If this is implemented in part 3.
I cant recommend this game enough. Play the Remake, play Rebirth. You won't regret it.
Good Game hiding in sea of BS and Mediocrity
attackofthescones23 April 2024
There is a good, 8/10 game, here, but it's hidden behind the majority of what the game is. That good game is the "main scenario", not counting Chapters 1 and 14. The Nibelheim flashback and Forgotten Capital largely handled very poorly.
The sea of cynically-made open-world anti-accessibility "content" obscures what is good about this game. The main scenario is effectively a sidequest, because the majority of the gameplay time is spent on "optional" side content. That side content (minigames, sidequests, world intel, VR fights) are this game's main features.
Difficulty is forced and accessibility is non-existent. This is the least accessible RPG in history, and it's a remake/sequel/requel to the most accessible RPG in history.
They went out of their way to fill the game with unoriginal Ubisoft Open world content, and artificially unbalanced difficulty.
The game also forces players to engage in some very predatory romantic/sexual actions with underage characters.
Ironically, by choosing to chase money over quality, Square Enix is selling far less than they could have.
The sea of cynically-made open-world anti-accessibility "content" obscures what is good about this game. The main scenario is effectively a sidequest, because the majority of the gameplay time is spent on "optional" side content. That side content (minigames, sidequests, world intel, VR fights) are this game's main features.
Difficulty is forced and accessibility is non-existent. This is the least accessible RPG in history, and it's a remake/sequel/requel to the most accessible RPG in history.
They went out of their way to fill the game with unoriginal Ubisoft Open world content, and artificially unbalanced difficulty.
The game also forces players to engage in some very predatory romantic/sexual actions with underage characters.
Ironically, by choosing to chase money over quality, Square Enix is selling far less than they could have.
Fatally flawed
ridireoiche4 March 2024
Part 2 of the problematic, sorely under thought through cardboard world building, bloated to bursting themeparkification of ff7 and the assassination of its characters, locations, dramatic moments, and legacy with no place or time for subtlety hitting the player on the nose with everything as if the writers were scared absolutely anyone in the audience would miss something. It feels like they were only concerned with dozens and dozens of hours of forced side quests that kill the pacing but need to be completed to advance the story or unlock story important character context moments later on and as before introducing bus loads of instantly grating samey forgettable new characters that do nothing for the story but take screen time away from the main party and other story important characters who are unfortunately travelling through the plot in a loop of; go to new place, hit roadblock, help everyone in area, road block opens for completely unrelated reason, progress. There is an average of two hours of narratively inconsequential fluff for every location in this guided tour through ff7 land, some locations twice or trice. The removal of the tongue-in-cheek saturday morning cartoon elements of story convenience found in the original game's story are replaced here by this cloud coo coo land logic that just makes every character seem stupid for going along with it, as if they are acting against their own goals so the events of the original game can play out somewhat close to how they played out before.
With that said as with most ps5 exclusives it looks pretty, the animation is great, and the actors do the best they can with the material they are given, it is hard to find fault there, though cracks do show in the latter half of the game. But damn, given the calibre of the talent involved if only square enix never made the decision to follow the multi-verse fad nonsense and instead stuck firm to a one-to-one remake of the original story with a few modern gaming conventions thrown in to update the game for modern hardware and gaming trends, this trilogy really could have been indomitable and not the puppeteered corpse that it is.
No point lamenting the road not travelled, fundamentally this game fails and misses out on greatness exactly where the previous entry did only twice as hard because it doubles down on all the failings of its predecessor, and that is because of the godawful writing. It is a testament to the strength of the original story that even this game's loose interpretation still connects with people.
With that said as with most ps5 exclusives it looks pretty, the animation is great, and the actors do the best they can with the material they are given, it is hard to find fault there, though cracks do show in the latter half of the game. But damn, given the calibre of the talent involved if only square enix never made the decision to follow the multi-verse fad nonsense and instead stuck firm to a one-to-one remake of the original story with a few modern gaming conventions thrown in to update the game for modern hardware and gaming trends, this trilogy really could have been indomitable and not the puppeteered corpse that it is.
No point lamenting the road not travelled, fundamentally this game fails and misses out on greatness exactly where the previous entry did only twice as hard because it doubles down on all the failings of its predecessor, and that is because of the godawful writing. It is a testament to the strength of the original story that even this game's loose interpretation still connects with people.
Fantastic
ctilly696 May 2024
Warning: Spoilers
As a fan of the original Final Fantasy 7, I really enjoyed Remake, though i missed the open world aspect.
Rebirth is a massive improvement in this sense. The visuals are stunning, the expansion of the storyline has been done really well, and i love how much there is to do in each area.
If I had any complaints, and it's a pretty petty complaint, it would be the number of mini games. Some of them are good, some are ok, and some just annoy me (the piano one in particular).
So far, between the two games, i think they've done the original game justice whilst making these new versions feel fresh. Can't wait for part 3.
Rebirth is a massive improvement in this sense. The visuals are stunning, the expansion of the storyline has been done really well, and i love how much there is to do in each area.
If I had any complaints, and it's a pretty petty complaint, it would be the number of mini games. Some of them are good, some are ok, and some just annoy me (the piano one in particular).
So far, between the two games, i think they've done the original game justice whilst making these new versions feel fresh. Can't wait for part 3.
Total Waste
jdiwest4 March 2024
I recently played Final Fantasy Seven Rebirth and I have to say, I was extremely disappointed with the game. The graphics were outdated and the gameplay felt clunky and unresponsive. The story was also lackluster and failed to capture my interest.
Another major issue I had with the game was the lack of character development. The characters felt one-dimensional and lacked depth, making it hard to connect with them on any level. The dialogue was also poorly written and felt forced.
Overall, Final Fantasy Seven Rebirth failed to live up to the hype and was a major letdown for me. I would not recommend this game to any fan of the Final Fantasy series.
Another major issue I had with the game was the lack of character development. The characters felt one-dimensional and lacked depth, making it hard to connect with them on any level. The dialogue was also poorly written and felt forced.
Overall, Final Fantasy Seven Rebirth failed to live up to the hype and was a major letdown for me. I would not recommend this game to any fan of the Final Fantasy series.
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