I thought the world would be like a bigger FFX too. I was blown away by how big Rebirth ended up being. Then I was blown away again when you get the Tiny Bronco and you can sail across the whole damn ocean. Crazy.
Sounds like one of the best games from a given generation remade into one of the best games of yet another generation, so hopefully I'll get to play it one day. I guess until that day comes it'll have to suffice that I have the original and can also play every other game up through 9.
Just wanted to say how well done your videos are. I watched your Death Stranding,1998 and 2001 videos prior to this one and now I have subscribed. Awesome stuff :)
Ya I remember leaving Midgar in the original and it started in that big world map, I was in complete shock. I had no previous experience with FF and realized this game is much bigger than I thought.
40:44 people are using hp/mp swap in hard mode runs where they are going for no damage runs. Watched a video of someone soloing titan with tifa with hp/mp equipped and it was god tier…. If you can avoid damage (I can’t) it’s going to be an OP materia for hard mode…. Essentially limitless mp. But almost everything is going to be able to one shot you…. It’s definitely a niche materia for the best of the best players of this game.
16:02 so I played rebirth on a 1080p tv (I’m a pc gamer, and haven’t invested in a good “console rig” because literally this and remake are the only games I’ve played on console the past 4 years.) On my tv, again 1080p 60hz monitor, there was an insignificant difference between performance and graphics mode… literally damn near imperceptible… so I played on performance. I think the large graphical difference doesn’t become apparent until you are on a 4K tv…. Or at least something better than what mine could do.
Great review. I don't think anyone likes that lab under Shinra Manor lol. The throwing mechanic felt awful. What a weirdly mediocre spot in an otherwise great game.
What’s your issue with this out of curiosity? To me, we have essentially a 1:1 retelling of original plus extras…. Spoilers for ending of rebirth below…… You know aerith died right? Our main timeline is still intact and following original. The other timeline stuff, to me, is just showing how aerith worked her magic through the lifestream in original… obviously we won’t know for sure until we get the end of the story, but in my eyes, we are on track to get the same ending as we got back in 1997.
It took some finesse in remake but she was OP in that game as well, but I have to agree radiant ward as well as the atb ward makes her standard attacks reach an entirely different level. Add in ward shift and her synergy skill body guard and you can shift her and teammates around the battleground to position for attacks or as a means of avoiding dangerous attacks from enemies, and she became an integral member of the party.
Its a shame but after rebirth im really not excited for the ending at all the games just so blooted and the story changes piss me off, and wow the shear amount of false information and dick rideing is staggering
I have mixed (but overall positive) feelings about Rebirth, but one thing that deeply hurt me was seeing the 3D Brawler for the first time. The low-poly aesthetic of it was literally all I wanted from an eventual remake of Final Fantasy VII and I would be willing to bet a lot of money other people wanted the same. I would have been much more forgiving of the plot changes, pacing issues, etc. of the games if everything looked like that mini-game. Those blocky looking character models (from the original) had so much charm and personality in them back in 1997 and still hold up today. I even have action figures of the main cast in that art style. Seeing those models in a higher resolution, updated style instantly gave me feelings that Remake/Rebirth have yet to cause otherwise. I know Square wouldn’t be able to justify remaking their magnum opus with an experimental art-style like that, and I may be reading way too much into it, but I hope their intentions by including it were to gauge the audience’s reaction to see if it would be viable to use it in a full game in the future. That stupid minigame had a larger impact on me than anything else in either Remake or Rebirth.
I thought the world would be like a bigger FFX too. I was blown away by how big Rebirth ended up being. Then I was blown away again when you get the Tiny Bronco and you can sail across the whole damn ocean. Crazy.
Sounds like one of the best games from a given generation remade into one of the best games of yet another generation, so hopefully I'll get to play it one day. I guess until that day comes it'll have to suffice that I have the original and can also play every other game up through 9.
Just wanted to say how well done your videos are. I watched your Death Stranding,1998 and 2001 videos prior to this one and now I have subscribed. Awesome stuff :)
Ya I remember leaving Midgar in the original and it started in that big world map, I was in complete shock. I had no previous experience with FF and realized this game is much bigger than I thought.
Well done. Yours is one of the most positive reviews I have seen. Many people are very conflicted about this game.
40:44 people are using hp/mp swap in hard mode runs where they are going for no damage runs. Watched a video of someone soloing titan with tifa with hp/mp equipped and it was god tier…. If you can avoid damage (I can’t) it’s going to be an OP materia for hard mode…. Essentially limitless mp. But almost everything is going to be able to one shot you…. It’s definitely a niche materia for the best of the best players of this game.
16:02 so I played rebirth on a 1080p tv (I’m a pc gamer, and haven’t invested in a good “console rig” because literally this and remake are the only games I’ve played on console the past 4 years.)
On my tv, again 1080p 60hz monitor, there was an insignificant difference between performance and graphics mode… literally damn near imperceptible… so I played on performance.
I think the large graphical difference doesn’t become apparent until you are on a 4K tv…. Or at least something better than what mine could do.
Great review. I don't think anyone likes that lab under Shinra Manor lol. The throwing mechanic felt awful. What a weirdly mediocre spot in an otherwise great game.
Okay but like….YOU DO PLAY AS THE GOAT 🥵🥵🥵
I’m very much not a fan of the direction they’ve taken.
I really just wanna live in the timeline where I get an actual ff7 remake instead of… this lol
What’s your issue with this out of curiosity? To me, we have essentially a 1:1 retelling of original plus extras….
Spoilers for ending of rebirth below……
You know aerith died right? Our main timeline is still intact and following original.
The other timeline stuff, to me, is just showing how aerith worked her magic through the lifestream in original… obviously we won’t know for sure until we get the end of the story, but in my eyes, we are on track to get the same ending as we got back in 1997.
I hated how Aerith played in Remake, but she was my 2nd favorite behind Cloud in Rebirth. Radiant Ward alone changes her gameplay entirely.
Yea Aerith can be an absolute powerhouse in the hands of the right player.
It took some finesse in remake but she was OP in that game as well, but I have to agree radiant ward as well as the atb ward makes her standard attacks reach an entirely different level.
Add in ward shift and her synergy skill body guard and you can shift her and teammates around the battleground to position for attacks or as a means of avoiding dangerous attacks from enemies, and she became an integral member of the party.
Its a shame but after rebirth im really not excited for the ending at all the games just so blooted and the story changes piss me off, and wow the shear amount of false information and dick rideing is staggering
Agree these remake are bad
The original had way better story depth and it wasnt a scam that sell separate parts
I have mixed (but overall positive) feelings about Rebirth, but one thing that deeply hurt me was seeing the 3D Brawler for the first time. The low-poly aesthetic of it was literally all I wanted from an eventual remake of Final Fantasy VII and I would be willing to bet a lot of money other people wanted the same. I would have been much more forgiving of the plot changes, pacing issues, etc. of the games if everything looked like that mini-game. Those blocky looking character models (from the original) had so much charm and personality in them back in 1997 and still hold up today. I even have action figures of the main cast in that art style. Seeing those models in a higher resolution, updated style instantly gave me feelings that Remake/Rebirth have yet to cause otherwise. I know Square wouldn’t be able to justify remaking their magnum opus with an experimental art-style like that, and I may be reading way too much into it, but I hope their intentions by including it were to gauge the audience’s reaction to see if it would be viable to use it in a full game in the future. That stupid minigame had a larger impact on me than anything else in either Remake or Rebirth.