Final fantasy 7 remake demo is out now!

[Chrkeller]

Liked it less, quite a bit less, than I expected.

Great:
Graphics are superb
Audio was impressive

Mixed Bag:
Battle system. On one hand the battle system is fun and stylish. On the other what a horrendous camera with mediocre lock on. The Scorpion boss was especially tedious and lasted way too long. By the end I was simply bored.  Overall during battles Cloud was flying around the room and the camera was spazio, couldn't even tell what I was attacking half the time.   

Bad:
Did not like Barrett at all. He wasn't my favorite in the original, but in this version he is just bad. Voice acting was bad, the script was bad (like Anakin Skywalker bad). I also didn't like the constant jabbering of all the characters, just too much. As with most modern games (especially rpgs) too many cut scenes and stoppage of play.  A modern trend I could do without. Felt like I had to stop and listen at least once in very room.  I'll finish by saying awful AI.  From Barrett getting stuck in the lasers to Barrett not using heal when it was blatantly obvious to do so.  With multiple characters in a party, I expect a good level of AI in battles.  Square did a great job with the gambit system in XII, VII could use a similar system.     

It does look great, I will grant Square the ability to make a pretty game.  But I was quite surprised by the other meh aspect of the demo.  Probably a pass from me.  I'd rather play RE3, TLoU2 and Ori Willow.  If feels like Square should have spent less time on the graphics and more time on the battle system.    

Last edited by Chrkeller - on 02 March 2020