What games are you playing right now? Anything you'd recommend?

[The_Liquid_Laser]

Kyuu said:

The_Liquid_Laser said:

Just beat FF7 Rebirth, and it blew me away.  I can't remember the last time a game impacted me this much.  I was more impressed at this than I was with either Elden Ring or BotW (both of which are phenomenal games).  The last time a game impressed me this much may actually have been the OG FF7 back in 1997.  I just beat the game 2 days ago though, so I need some time to see how it settles with me long term.

Without going into details I will say that this game had multiple moments where I got a stronger emotional reaction than any other video game has given me before.  The ending wasn't one of them, but I can overlook that.  They also just had countless moments where I was just plain impressed and having a ton of fun.  I put 150 hours in so far, and I still have some post game content I can explore.lly 

I highly recommend FF7 Rebirth to anyone who likes open world games as well as fans of the original game.  I was kind of disappointed with FF7 Remake, but they really outdid themselves with Rebirth.  I can't wait for Revelation to release next year.

It's amazing isn't it?! I never played BotW or Elden Ring, but I certainly liked it more than Tears of the Kingdom. It's my game of the generation and the best one I played since Sekiro. It singlehandedly restored my faith in Square Enix (well...Hamaguchi's team). Incredible how they're developing these in just 3 years!

Glad you enjoyed it, let's hope Revelation is as good or better!

Right now I'd say it is my game of the generation at the very least.  Final Fantasy is my favorite series, but I think the last really amazing one was FF10, with FF7 being my favorite.  This game felt like a return to form for them.  There were a ton of moments and locations and such that just really blew me away.  That is what I remember from FF games from 4 to 10 (and I also think 1 is pretty good).  They just kept outdoing themselves and everyone else to the point that I just expected the FF games to be the best games being released.  But since FF13, I haven't felt that way.  The quality dropped, but the bar was very high from me.

I didn't think the quality was really there for FF7 Remake either, which is to say it was uneven.  There are parts of that game that I really liked, but plenty other parts that either disappointed me or pissed me off.  FF7 Rebirth was so amazingly good for about 99% of the game, and had several really emotional parts for me.  I DO think they flubbed the ending, but the rest of the game was so good I'm willing to overlook that.  It really feels that Final Fantasy is back and they've been gone for about 2 decades.