The_Liquid_Laser said:
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. |
I agree on pretty much everything you said lol (I did love FF14، but it's kind of its own thing, with all the MMO jank). FF12 was also very good but overall a step down from FF4-FFX imo. I really liked 7 Remake but I thought it had way more flaws than Rebirth. Then again Rebirth owes much of its greatness to systems established by Remake.
Fingers crossed the trilogy gets a sales boost following its conclusion, and whatever Hamaguchi will be working on next lives up to the standard set by Rebirth (and hopefully Revelation).
