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Final Fantasy VII Remaster/Remake
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The Phantom Pain wrote: »I... made it. I... finished...Final Fantasy Remake...now...I can...rest...*dies of exhaustion*
In all seriousness, this is a lovely 15 hour game at best stretched out painfully thin over 35 hours +. I know some here love the nostalgic aspect and I'm not trying to take that away from you but let's be honest with ourselves: It really did not need to be this long.
It's not even the waves and waves of enemies or trash mobs it throws at you after JUST beating a boss that pad it out as you can make quick work of them. What drags the game out is the infuriating way it constantly interrupts you with mini cut scenes and "look here!" moments. Literally 1 or 2 steps then a pause for needless in-game chatter. I'd rather just one big long cut scene than being constantly interrupted as I'm running and exploring.
Even in boss fights it's constantly stopping to show a mini cinematic cut scene. The final, final boss fight in particular was actually fun but the game just wouldn't let me play it lol. As for the story, the ending was a confusing mess and I'm not even going to try to understand it. Too much sequel baiting.
It's a good game but it would have been way better if it was half the length. I'm gonna try and go for platinum now which I think will be more fun. I can skip cut scenes and focus purely on mastering the best aspect i.e. the combat on Hard difficulty. Should be a fun challenge without items. There also won't be the, 'are we there yet?' factor since I know where all the story beats are.
In short, I liked it overall but not enough to return for the sequel as the story didn't grab me despite liking the characters. I honestly can't understand how this is better received than Final Fantasy XV. People complained about the chapter 13 corridor section (which they patched) yet this one is the patched version of that x 100 and yet it's popping up frequently on Game of the Year lists?
P.S.the music was fire.
FFXV characters, storyline and systems were total ****e that's why. A very good game in many ways but awful in others. Likewise it's a 100 hour game that would be far better as a more concise 50 hour experience but the japs love a good grindy game.
IMO 7-R has the best story ever told in a game, best direction, best characters and by far the best soundtrack in any game ever. Maybe nostalgia tinted and the fact that I know the whole story already makes some of the stuff that means nothing to new players more significant to the ones that do. They definitely could have done better there but it's amazing when you do understand those little moments and flashbacks/forwards.
There is a lot of wait and see where this goes even for OG fans if you can be bothered. I love the potential twist ofSeph and Airith knowing the past timeline and trying to change it.
The sequels to 7-R will expand in to a FF15 like open world which is why they will be next gen only and part of the reason the first part was Midgar only.0 -
Aaaand platinum done. Had a blast on Hard Mode. Got to cut out all the fat by skipping unnecessary cut scenes and actually planning out how I was going to tackle my every encounter while playing with top gear and feeling like a badass group.
The Sephiroth fight is so broken lol. He has absolutely no interest whatsoever in secondary characters which meant I could just use steadfast block with Cloud (who was OP on HP) to fill my ATB while any damage taken was just being healed by Aerith constantly (who was OP on MP) while Tifa would cut him down with Starshower when Cloud wasn't spamming limit breaks and triple slash; it was hilarious.
Even the BS Heartless Angel cast where he reduces your HP to 1 was useless because magnify heal with Aerith instantly restored the party to full health. So yeah, I think those who like punishing difficulty modes or "old school difficulty" (which is not even that difficult hence why a lot of "old school" games can be beaten in a mere few hours) are not going to get much out of this.FFXV characters, storyline and systems were total ****e that's why. A very good game in many ways but awful in others. Likewise it's a 100 hour game that would be far better as a more concise 50 hour experience but the japs love a good grindy game.
IMO 7-R has the best story ever told in a game, best direction, best characters and by far the best soundtrack in any game ever. Maybe nostalgia tinted and the fact that I know the whole story already makes some of the stuff that means nothing to new players more significant to the ones that do. They definitely could have done better there but it's amazing when you do understand those little moments and flashbacks/forwards.
There is a lot of wait and see where this goes even for OG fans if you can be bothered. I love the potential twist ofSeph and Airith knowing the past timeline and trying to change it.
The sequels to 7-R will expand in to a FF15 like open world which is why they will be next gen only and part of the reason the first part was Midgar only.
I love Final Fantasy XV and I think that's largely because I had no expectations having never played any instalments in the series prior. Loved the characters and the boy band bonding. The latter half where it turns into a linear corridor sequence made me nostalgic for the open world parts which is exactly how you're supposed to feel between the two timelines. In fact, I loved it despite how terrible the day/night cycle, side quests and fast travel tie into one another and how bad the lock-on is in combat.
Regarding the story in the remake, I did eventually read up on what the whole ending meant and whoZackis etc but it only really works if you've played the original game. Without it, you'd be like, "who is this random guy withblack hair? Is it Cloud? It looks like Cloud."
Overall Hard mode and the trophy hunting upgraded the game from good to very good. Still not sure if I'll come back for a sequel. I've checked and devs did not confirm an open world per se but if they do go down that route I can only imagine how awful the padding would be.0 -
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