Final Fantasy VII Remaster/Remake

Morpork · 06-04-2020 2:25pm

Told myself I wasn't going to watch any reviews, but broke down and watched Easy Allies review. Very good review, covers everything I wanted to know while simultaneously revealing as little as possible.

lordlame · 06-04-2020 2:45pm

Morpork wrote: »

Told myself I wasn't going to watch any reviews, but broke down and watched Easy Allies review. Very good review, covers everything I wanted to know while simultaneously revealing as little as possible.

The two summons are unlockable now ... but no physical medium yet

Clicked on “instructions” and it says tracking available but no tracking available :pac:

lordlame · 06-04-2020 2:46pm

Morpork wrote: »

Told myself I wasn't going to watch any reviews, but broke down and watched Easy Allies review. Very good review, covers everything I wanted to know while simultaneously revealing as little as possible.

The two summons are unlockable now ... but no physical medium yet

Clicked on “instructions” and it says tracking available but no tracking available :pac:

one armed dwarf · 06-04-2020 2:50pm

Snuck in the first mission during lunch while 'WFH', my copy arrived today.

So haven't seen past the demo content yet. My run against the boss was way worse than my demo runs. There is still an issue I think with activating Cloud's other stance where it's not clear when it kicks in. I tend to have to mash the triangle button until I see him get in stance.

Zero-Cool · 06-04-2020 2:57pm

So jealous of anyone who has the physical bike statue ordered, looks so class, maybe the greatest game gaming statue I've seen.

billybonkers · 06-04-2020 3:04pm

Nothing from ShopTo for me today

Glad you guys got it sorted.

rm212 · 06-04-2020 3:04pm

billybonkers wrote: »

Nothing from ShopTo for me today

Glad you guys got it sorted.

At least it isn't just me! Fingers crossed for tomorrow for us

billybonkers · 06-04-2020 3:05pm

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Thanks to the lads on here who gave the Shopto info last week, DID NOT think I would have this the Monday before release!

2 disk like Red Dead 2 and reversible cover, nice.

Did the An Post tracking ever work with the Royal Mail code?

sniper_samurai · 06-04-2020 3:06pm

For anyone who ordered from Shopto your dlc code is in the digital items section of your account on their website.

tuxy · 06-04-2020 3:08pm

I want to get this but want to trade in RDR 2 and GOW 3 to pay for it.
I don't suppose there are any other alternatives over post now that CEX are closed?

Zero-Cool · 06-04-2020 3:18pm

billybonkers wrote: »

Did the An Post tracking ever work with the Royal Mail code?

Yupp, on Sunday, the An Post link started working. Royal Mail stayed at "Your itme is leaving the country (UK). For further records, check with our delivery partner". Button below it then brought me to An Post which had no update from Friday. Is your An Post link showing anything?

sniper_samurai wrote: »

For anyone who ordered from Shopto your dlc code is in the digital items section of your account on their website.

Man, thank you!!! I never knew about that, figured it just didn't come with dlc.

rm212 · 06-04-2020 3:19pm

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Yupp, on Sunday, the An Post link started working. Royal Mail stayed at "Your itme is leaving the country (UK). For further records, check with our delivery partner". Button below it then brought me to An Post which had no update from Friday. Is your An Post link showing anything?

Man, thank you!!! I never knew about that, figured it just didn't come with dlc.

My Royal Mail tracking said Your item is leaving the UK on Thursday late at night, the An Post link still hasn't started working yet for me, it doesn't find the tracking number. I expected it to update Sunday night for delivery today but still nothing so far

Zero-Cool · 06-04-2020 3:20pm

I read that only easy and normal is unlocked at the start. Clearing it unlocks Hard mode and chapter select with all your upgraded characters, basically NG+. Sounds great for the Hard mode run. I really want to platinum this and hope there isn't anything too grindy in it.

sniper_samurai · 06-04-2020 3:51pm

rm212 wrote: »

My Royal Mail tracking said Your item is leaving the UK on Thursday late at night, the An Post link still hasn't started working yet for me, it doesn't find the tracking number. I expected it to update Sunday night for delivery today but still nothing so far

Try entering the tracking number on the main An Post page, I don't think the page it links you to actually works anymore.

Zero-Cool · 06-04-2020 4:03pm

sniper_samurai wrote: »

Try entering the tracking number on the main An Post page, I don't think the page it links you to actually works anymore.

Yeah, the Royal Mail tracking number should work directly on An Post page, if not, try with spaces like below. This is how mine was formated on An Post(with x's instead of the numbers).

LP xxx xxx xxx GB

rm212 · 06-04-2020 4:13pm

Thanks for the help guys but still no results for me

06-04-2020 4:16pm

The greatest JRPG of all time just got better

Getting rave reviews, 64 in fact

Hype

K.O.Kiki · 06-04-2020 4:20pm

Zero-Cool wrote: »

I read that only easy and normal is unlocked at the start. Clearing it unlocks Hard mode and chapter select with all your upgraded characters, basically NG+. Sounds great for the Hard mode run. I really want to platinum this and hope there isn't anything too grindy in it.

From reading online, Hard mode

also does not allow you to use ANY items.

For masochists only!

Retr0gamer · 06-04-2020 4:25pm

Deleted User wrote: »

The greatest JRPG of all time just got better

Getting rave reviews, 64 in fact

Hype

Did Valkyrie Profile get a remake? :eek:

06-04-2020 4:29pm

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Did Valkyrie Profile get a remake? :eek:

Mission complete

In fairness I'm delighted to see FF7 remake being universally acclaimed with great reviews pretty much across the board

Been a great couple of months in gaming in general during this worrying time we live in right now

Good for the mind

daheadonu · 06-04-2020 4:43pm

Shopto order came today,did not expect it this fast

rm212 · 06-04-2020 4:48pm

A lot of ShopTo people getting their copy today and tracking still hasn't shown up with AP for me, I hope my package isn't lost...

Retr0gamer · 06-04-2020 4:51pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Mission complete

In fairness I'm delighted to see FF7 remake being universally acclaimed with great reviews pretty much across the board

Been a great couple of months in gaming in general during this worrying time we live in right now

Good for the mind

Kat Bailey sayin they didn't play it safe is what I like to hear. Thankfully it doesn't sound like a brain dead Kingdom Hearts button masher and has a bit of depth to it. Squaresoft could easily play it safe but thankfully they rarely do.

tuxy · 06-04-2020 4:54pm

Deleted User wrote: »

The greatest JRPG of all time just got better

Getting rave reviews, 64 in fact

Hype

I read that as the average score was 64 and you were being sarcastic

endainoz · 06-04-2020 5:09pm

Digital download has started, kinda regretting not going for a physical copy, ah well.

06-04-2020 5:29pm

tuxy wrote: »

I read that as the average score was 64 and you were being sarcastic

Soz I mean 64 reviews are positive

Sephiroth_dude · 06-04-2020 7:43pm

Well its finally downloaded and it only took 20 hours LOL !

Shapey Fiend · 06-04-2020 7:53pm

Got my physical in the mail this morning. Unfortunately I must be the only person in the world whose work from home is super busy so I'm not going to get to sit down to it till like 10pm. I've been behind for weeks cos everybody wants stuff yesterday.

YouSavedMyLife · 06-04-2020 7:54pm

This is out on the 10th, right? I googled it and it told me the 10th. But i have this itching feeling its out tonight at midnight

Doctor Jimbob · 06-04-2020 8:05pm

YouSavedMyLife wrote: »

This is out on the 10th, right? I googled it and it told me the 10th. But i have this itching feeling its out tonight at midnight

Don't do this to yourself.

Barlett · 06-04-2020 8:21pm

Ordered this from Shopto on Thursday, thought I was being clever getting it sent to Parcel Motel for a quicker delivery but according to Royal Mail it still hasn't been delivered to them. 3 working days seems long for First Class Delivery but that said these are crazy days, lucky the post is working at all! Just hope it isn't lost

seandotcomm · 06-04-2020 8:58pm

I didnt get the preorder bonus DLC with my shopto order. this happen anyone else? I know they posted up at some point about this being sold out from the 2nd of april or somethin but my order was placed well before then

[edit, nevermind... its in my shopto account as a digital code ]

billybonkers · 06-04-2020 9:09pm

Man I hope I get this tomorrow. I ordered from shopto last Tuesday!! Lol

RedXIV · 06-04-2020 9:17pm

billybonkers wrote: »

Man I hope I get this tomorrow. I ordered from shopto last Tuesday!! Lol

Hope I do to!

I ordered from Square last June

Mr.Fantastic · 06-04-2020 9:18pm

sniper_samurai wrote: »

Mine arrived this morning and we ordered pretty much at the same time.

Did you receive this today yeah ? I ordered Thursday when TGC let us down. No sign of it today said it was shipped at 1.30am from uk.The tracking details aren't working with an post , hope it's not lost

sniper_samurai · 06-04-2020 9:20pm

Mr.Fantastic wrote: »

Did you receive this today yeah ? I ordered Thursday when TGC let us down. No sign of it today said it was shipped at 1.30am from uk.The tracking details aren't working with an post , hope it's not lost

Yeah, received it today. Hopefully yours will arrive tomorrow. I'm near Dublin so I usually get stuff pretty quickly once it is in the country.

endainoz · 06-04-2020 9:31pm

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

Don't do this to yourself.

Don't do this to all us ejits who panicked and went digital!

Mr.Fantastic · 06-04-2020 10:02pm

sniper_samurai wrote: »

Yeah, received it today. Hopefully yours will arrive tomorrow. I'm near Dublin so I usually get stuff pretty quickly once it is in the country.

Yeah could be cause I am in cork , hopefully comes tomorrow .

rm212 · 06-04-2020 10:38pm

Getting a bit annoyed now... my ShopTo order still isn’t tracking with AP and looks less likely for tomorrow. What happened since RM marked it as leaving the country on Thursday night?? I’m in Dublin too so I should get it fast

billybonkers · 06-04-2020 10:41pm

rm212 wrote: »

Getting a bit annoyed now... my ShopTo order still isn’t tracking with AP and looks less likely for tomorrow. What happened since RM marked it as leaving the country on Thursday night?? I’m in Dublin too so I should get it fast

Mine left 1.30am like yours, probably hasn't got into an Post system yet if the tracking isn't updated

rm212 · 06-04-2020 10:42pm

billybonkers wrote: »

Mine left 1.30am like yours, probably hasn't got into an Post system yet if the tracking isn't updated

Just seems like pot luck who got scanned in...

Zero-Cool · 06-04-2020 10:47pm

Hope ye get yer copies sorted soon.

Lads.....Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaads this is epic. I can't believe I'm playing it. Readable subtitles and pausable cutscenes are such a subtle bonus in 2020.

Jordan 199 · 06-04-2020 11:25pm

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Hope ye get yer copies sorted soon.

Lads.....Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaads this is epic. I can't believe I'm playing it. Readable subtitles and pausable cutscenes are such a subtle bonus in 2020.

You are making me want a copy of the game.

seandotcomm · 07-04-2020 12:25am

Really loving this so far. Played about 3 hours of it today. Already encountered some of the new extra missions and stuff that would be considered filler to pad out the length of the game, but to be honest I’m one of those players that purposely padded out the length of the original game anyway... going off outside of the slums and running around in circles, getting in as many battles as I can early on to level up my materia and gil. At least now you can do that in the form of side quests before you continue on with the story.

Midgar looks amazing from the upper plate to the slums. So much so that I feel like hanging around sector 8 and doing all the optional stuff just to take it all in before the story progresses more. Some surprisingly challenging enemies early on too.

Zero-Cool · 07-04-2020 12:33am

Chapter 2 done and i love it. The music, graphics, combat, all excellent that has a whiff of nostalgia but it's a completely new game. There's so many layers to the combat, it's really satisfying getting into a flow of attack, switch, ability, switch, magic, attack, etc. Also the enemies seem less spongey than the demo which was my biggest complaint of it.

I died once so far as i didn't take a new eventt seriously, good to see the choice of loading, a save file, starting from last section or starting from start of the last battle. Gets you back into the action nice and quick and skippable cutscenes are great as well. Can't wait to get stuck into it more.

DarC_Kn1ght · 07-04-2020 12:49am

As im someone who has never played any FF games, would you still recommend this?

tuxy · 07-04-2020 12:51am

DarC_Kn1ght wrote: »

As im someone who has never played any FF games, would you still recommend this?

If you can still get the demo that might be a good way to find out.
From what I've played it's a good game that doesn't need nostalgia to keep you interested.

rm212 · 07-04-2020 12:51am

Yes finally! Scanned into Dublin Parcel Hub, should have mine tomorrow

gimli2112 · 07-04-2020 6:20am

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Chapter 2 done and i love it. The music, graphics, combat, all excellent that has a whiff of nostalgia but it's a completely new game. There's so many layers to the combat, it's really satisfying getting into a flow of attack, switch, ability, switch, magic, attack, etc. Also the enemies seem less spongey than the demo which was my biggest complaint of it.

I died once so far as i didn't take a new eventt seriously, good to see the choice of loading, a save file, starting from last section or starting from start of the last battle. Gets you back into the action nice and quick and skippable cutscenes are great as well. Can't wait to get stuck into it more.

You're probably the biggest culprit in here for getting me to buy games I hadn't intended.

Zero-Cool · 07-04-2020 7:36am

gimli2112 wrote: »

You're probably the biggest culprit in here for getting me to buy games I hadn't intended.

And do you love them? Cuz if you do, i could surely be making money off this in some way...

Final Fantasy VII Remaster/Remake

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