Thanks God it's not selling well.
In my opinion this second part is one of the most overrated games in recent years.
Loved the original game on PS1, liked the first one (REMAKE) for the most part, and tried to like REBIRTH as much as I could, but I'm giving up on this just after 40+ hours of playtime: for me it's a bloated mess full of nonsense.
The open world sections, which are the 70-80% of the game, are so repetitive that you can lose interest in exploring just after few hours (after Junon/Corel in my case). The story advances so slowly that at times you simply lose yourself in wondering what really is going on apart from following the men in black cloaks. Main characters are being ridiculed (Cloud fighting with an umbrella? Red XIII moon-walking? Seriously?) as often as they can, while the dark/oppressive atmosphere that enveloped the original (and REMAKE) is totally lost with all those cities, turned into tourist-like centers, full of cheerful peoples incessantly chatting at you at every step... not to mention that frustrating characters that are Chadley and MAI continuously interrupting the adventure for ridiculous matters. And then mini-games come in to give the final blow to the pace of the game, which was already low due to the aforementioned problems. And let's be clear, I liked the card game, one of the few appreciable mini games I've tried.
The best parts of this game are combat system and graphic which is beautiful, but why no one talks about how bad physics is in this game? It's shameful, almost as it was done in a predefined and limited "Game Maker".
Take this as a comment for posterity, and do yourself a favor, play the original or at least try it well before throwing your money into a work devoid of soul and respect for the fans who have long awaited it.
For me it's a 5/10, that's why sales aren't good.
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