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Forums - Gaming - Final Fantasy VII Remake Review Thread - Current 88 Metacritic / 89 Opencritic

The_Liquid_Laser said:

Is it weird that I am more open to this game now that I know they "might" take it in a different direction?  I mean, I doubt I will play it until the second installment is released, but I will be more at peace if it goes in a radically new direction.  I probably won't play it if the story stays 95% the same but with extra details and a few tweaks to the main plot.

To me, what infuriated me the most was the thought that a new and inferior "definitive edition" was going to replace the original game.  If they go in a radically new direction, then it won't be seen as a replacement of the original.  I remember when Donkey Kong Country was originally released, I was kind of pissed, but eventually I realized the game in no way replaces the arcade original.  In fact it kind of winks and pays homage to the original Donkey Kong.  On the other hand I really hate it whenever someone says Zero Mission is better than the original Metroid.  I feel the original is better, but the two games are just similar enough that people see Zero Mission as replacing the O.G. Metroid.

Basically, if the story for this FF7 Remake trilogy goes in a radically new direction, then I'll see it as paying homage to the original game.  But if it ends up being fairly similar then this game will be seen as a replacement of the original and that will piss me off.

No thats not weird at all, that's a very understandable point of view. I hope that you enjoy the game, whenever you get around to playing it.



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youngbr said:
I already put 6 hours in and I am loving it so far. After FF 15 and KH3 I was sceptical about the Remake, but it is great. I am loving every bit of it.

PortisheadBiscuit said:
It's so good, loving every second thus far!

CuCabeludo said:

Game is not perfect but still the first good mainline FF in like 15+ years. Made me forget shit games like FF 13 AND 15 exist. 

C'mon down to the Final Fantasy VII Remake HYPE Thread y'all. Let me add you guys on Tifa!



CuCabeludo said:

Game is not perfect but still the first good mainline FF in like 15+ years. Made me forget shit games like FF 13 AND 15 exist. 

I honestly like FF 13, it isn't the best, but it didn't bother me like FF 15. I beat all 3 games and had fun with it. But this remake is far superior.



youngbr said:
CuCabeludo said:

Game is not perfect but still the first good mainline FF in like 15+ years. Made me forget shit games like FF 13 AND 15 exist. 

I honestly like FF 13, it isn't the best, but it didn't bother me like FF 15. I beat all 3 games and had fun with it. But this remake is far superior.

In 50 years, gaming historians are gonna look back and be glad the bloodline of those who love FFXIII all died out between 2020 and 2025.

(In case it wasn't clear, I say this in jest. Still, I don't understand people who like that game)



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Just finished the first opening mission and I have to say, even if they do go in a completely different direction, I won't care. I wanna see a NEW story, I wanna see what happens if Aerith survives. I wanna see the game take a different path....Or stay the same. I don't care. I think staying true to the original OR diverging and having a different ending are great, because the gameplay is fantastic!

Honestly, I love that they're opening things up to maybe be different.



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Cloud says he ain't Wedge's bro. Shame on him.



My bet with The_Liquid_Laser: I think the Switch won't surpass the PS2 as the best selling system of all time. If it does, I'll play a game of a list that The_Liquid_Laser will provide, I will have to play it for 50 hours or complete it, whatever comes first. 

There's a lot of the FFXIII trilogy's blood in this game, both story and gameplay-wise, though.

Again, in hindsight, perhaps we should've expected some of these flaws and points of contention, since the people behind the Remake are the same as those from the XIII trilogy and XV.



 

 

 

 

 

Runa216 said:
youngbr said:

I honestly like FF 13, it isn't the best, but it didn't bother me like FF 15. I beat all 3 games and had fun with it. But this remake is far superior.

In 50 years, gaming historians are gonna look back and be glad the bloodline of those who love FFXIII all died out between 2020 and 2025.

(In case it wasn't clear, I say this in jest. Still, I don't understand people who like that game)

You don’t understand anyone who like something you don’t.

At your age, I would think you would at least grasp the notion of differing tastes and "to each their own".



Just finished Chapter 4 and now that I've got a better handle on the battle system, I'm really digging it. The side missions that involve fighting and learning the game's systems are really enjoyable. The finding cats one was okay, at least they made them easy to find. What I'm not digging is the spooky ghosts bullshit, but I can ignore it for now.



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TruckOSaurus said:

Just finished Chapter 4 and now that I've got a better handle on the battle system, I'm really digging it. The side missions that involve fighting and learning the game's systems are really enjoyable. The finding cats one was okay, at least they made them easy to find. What I'm not digging is the spooky ghosts bullshit, but I can ignore it for now.

Yeah...for now.