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[Draugoth]

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has almost 30 minigames, including one developed by an internal team of "hardcore card game fans."

Speaking to Rolling Stone, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi teased an abundance of mini-games, some of which you'll play throughout the course of the campaign and others you'll only have access to during certain quests or areas on the map. One of the mini-games is called Queen's Blood, and it's a card game that was developed by a group within the development team whose members were passionate card game fans.

"Within our dev team, there were numerous members that were very much hardcore card game fans," Hamaguchi said. "We formed this group where we could discuss the rules and how to develop Queen's Blood. I think we were able to create something that is going to be very satisfying to fans of card games."

 

[Chuck Berry]

Rebirth has now reached the point where there's now articles in the NY Times AND Rolling Stone?

Im half expecting the female cast to be on the cover of Vanity Fair by next month.

 

[lughnasadh123]

DOA volleyball when?

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

So much filler.

Funny thing is, those mini-games are probably better designed than the actual game.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

 

[Davevil]

 

[FeralEcho]

Hopefully one of them is playing with Tifa's bazookas the same way Cloud plays with the piano.

 

[IFireflyl]

Hopefully one of them is playing with Tifa's bazookas the same way Cloud plays with the piano.

Like a retard?

 

[Nickolaidas]

The more content, the better.

 

[Chuck Berry]

Final Fantasy 7 going full Yakuza with all the extra minigamey shit

 

[BaldingAshCrimson]

As long as it's all optional, that's fine.
There we so many intrusive and gimmicky mini-games in the original...

Hopefully one of them is playing with Tifa's bazookas the same way Cloud plays with the piano.

Horny = Funny humor still as unique and fresh as ever on this site

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Final Fantasy 7 going full Yakuza with all the extra minigamey shit

The original had a ton of minigames, Gold Saucer was filled with them, Fort Condor, Snowboarding etc...

Part of its charm and what made it so good.

 

[Nankatsu]

Let's see how different they are. 30 sounds way too much for each of them to have unique mechanics.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Rebirth has now reached the point where there's now articles in the NY Times AND Rolling Stone?

Im half expecting the female cast to be on the cover of Vanity Fair by next month.

Spoiler: NSFW

 

[Chuck Berry]

The original had a ton of minigames, Gold Saucer was filled with them, Fort Condor, Snowboarding etc...

Part of its charm and what made it so good.

Oh I remember. It's just that they really blew their load with them in this one. More so than I think anyone expected. I sure didnt, and it makes me think of how distracted and drawn away from the main plot I get in Yakuza games because I wind up playing OutRun and the crane game for hours.

 

[tusharngf]

Is this launching on a single platform? if yes then i am worried

 

[Aion002]

Is this launching on a single platform? if yes then i am worried

Yes. Ps5 only for now, then probably pc later and maybe even on the Switch 2 one day.

On Xbox....

 

[FeralEcho]

As long as it's all optional, that's fine.
There we so many intrusive and gimmicky mini-games in the original...

Horny = Funny humor still as unique and fresh as ever on this site

 

[Dazraell]

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

Rebirth has now reached the point where there's now articles in the NY Times AND Rolling Stone?

Squeenix is desperate. They're burning money on marketing.

 

[touchfuzzy]

I'm hyped, the piano minigame is what really pushed me over the edge to preorder, lol. Thursday can't get here soon enough.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Oh I remember. It's just that they really blew their load with them in this one. More so than I think anyone expected. I sure didnt, and it makes me think of how distracted and drawn away from the main plot I get in Yakuza games because I wind up playing OutRun and the crane game for hours.

For sure, I just completed Infinite Wealth and had a blast. I felt that did a bit of a bad job separating the mini games away from the core narrative path, as they merged in a few times in the game. I think in Rebirth they'll be more optional from the sounds of things.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Squeenix is desperate. They're burning money on marketing.

Sony markets all their exclusives if i am correct.

Square Enix just makes the game, then throw their hands “we don’t understand western market “. Thats when Sony comes in to save the day.

 

[Madflavor]

Rebirth getting a 90+ MC was the worst news SlimeGooGoo heard all year.

 

[Hudo]

Like A Dragon: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Mario Party Edition

I hope one of the mini games is playing beach volleyball with boob physics activated. It might be the closest we'll get to a new Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball.

 

[AJUMP23]

FF7 party mode.

 

[StereoVsn]

Like a retard?

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Rebirth getting a 90+ MC was the worst news SlimeGooGoo heard all year.

I fear for him when they reveal Dragon Quest 12.

 

[Klayzer]

Rebirth getting a 90+ MC was the worst news SlimeGooGoo heard all year.

You knew the shitposts and the piping hot takes, were going to come from him.

 

[Nickolaidas]

You knew the shitposts and the piping hot takes, were going to come from him.

I have a simple rule: If a post on GAF has an anime waterdrop avatar next to it, I just keep scrolling down.

 

[Klayzer]

I have a simple rule: If a post on GAF has an anime waterdrop avatar next to it, I just keep scrolling down.

Lol. I typically don't read any of this posts either. They're all the same.

 

[buenoblue]

Good. In remake I was expecting mini games but didn't really get much. Original had loads of variety.

 

[Physiognomonics]

So much filler.

Funny thing is, those mini-games are probably better designed than the actual game.

I actually enjoyed the very well done piano mini game.

 

[YeulEmeralda]

I hope they are completely optional like in Yakuza.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Been hearing great things about the card game.

 

[Physiognomonics]

This is videogames content like it should. It reminds me the arcade games in Shenmue. I lost so many hours playing some of those!

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

Sony markets all their exclusives if i am correct.

Square Enix just makes the game, then throw their hands “we don’t understand western market “. Thats when Sony comes in to save the day.

I know, but by saying Squeenix instead I don't get a warning for "console warring".

 

[Bernardougf]

"Games take too long to make and cost too much and we just dont know why... whyyyyyy"

 

[Ailike]

Well, I mean, the original had -kills Aerith- "Time for XTREME Snowboarding!!!"

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

Final Fantasy 7 going full Yakuza with all the extra minigamey shit

Did you not play the original?

 

[Chuck Berry]

Did you not play the original?

I played the original. It didn’t have 80 mini games.

I’m not complaining. I think it’s cool.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

I played the original. It didn’t have 80 mini games.

I’m not complaining. I think it’s cool.

80…. 30….. eh who cares

 

[Chuck Berry]

80…. 30….. eh who cares

I was purposely exaggerating

30 is still a LOT

 

[lh032]

minigames are fine, as long they come with USEFUL REWARDS.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

minigames are fine, as long they come with USEFUL REWARDS.

If it ever comes to Switch 2 or Series X, I’ll play it