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[Dr. Claus]

Which funnily enough, I am right now. The old classics are great on handheld (although apparently cloud saves don’t work well on Steam so I’m playing it on Switch)

Nice! I have the games on steamdeck, switch, and ps4/5 now. Love playing the old ones as much as I do the new.

 

[Thaedolus]

Nice! I have the games on steamdeck, switch, and ps4/5 now. Love playing the old ones as much as I do the new.

Is there any way to make cloud saves work across Steam Deck/desktop? I wanted to check out mods and such on PC but I found I couldn’t go back and forth with cloud saves like I can do with other games on Steam. And I much prefer playing games on Steam Deck over Switch in handheld because of its form factor. But sometimes I want the comfy couch and big TV and with Switch I just drop it in the dock

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

I bought a PS5 for this game as I cant wait for PC version. I am only 5 hours into it, but it is incredible!

Enjoy! I completed the narrative about 1.5 weeks ago and am now 90+ hours in finishing up sidequests.

Still can't believe how much new stuff I'm discovering.

 

[Dr. Claus]

Is there any way to make cloud saves work across Steam Deck/desktop? I wanted to check out mods and such on PC but I found I couldn’t go back and forth with cloud saves like I can do with other games on Steam. And I much prefer playing games on Steam Deck over Switch in handheld because of its form factor. But sometimes I want the comfy couch and big TV and with Switch I just drop it in the dock

Sadly not that I know of. Not sure why these games have such issues with that. I have just used my deck with a dock for these games in particular.

 

[consoul]

It was interesting and unique and fun, what did you want?

Good?

The game is very good. The ending isn't.

 

[Thaedolus]

Good?

The game is very good. The ending isn't.

Spoiler

I feel like the ending walked the line of being faithful to the original while doing something new and different, but not just retconning everything. And it leaves the fate of the protagonists up in the air and had me excited for what new crazy shit will happen next. But I can see why some don’t like it…I felt like I understood mostly what was going on in real time, but still missed a lot of things that had to be pointed out online…which kinda makes me want to play it again watching out for more

 

[Zheph]

Spoiler

I feel like the ending walked the line of being faithful to the original while doing something new and different, but not just retconning everything. And it leaves the fate of the protagonists up in the air and had me excited for what new crazy shit will happen next. But I can see why some don’t like it…I felt like I understood mostly what was going on in real time, but still missed a lot of things that had to be pointed out online…which kinda makes me want to play it again watching out for more

It was interesting and it opens a conversation but it was always gonna leave a lot of people upset no matter what they did

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Nice! I have the games on steamdeck, switch, and ps4/5 now. Love playing the old ones as much as I do the new.

Which ones do you recommend? From the SNES era I only played FF6 to 75% through but never completed it

Didn’t get into FF much until FF7

 

[Thaedolus]

Which ones do you recommend? From the SNES era I only played FF6 to 75% through but never completed it

Didn’t get into FF much until FF7

You can’t go wrong with any of the SNES era games IMO

 

[RagnarokIV]

Which ones do you recommend? From the SNES era I only played FF6 to 75% through but never completed it

Didn’t get into FF much until FF7

Final Fantasy IV

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

Stop talking about the ending outside of spoiler tags, cocksuckers.....there are many of us who haven't finished it yet! Go to the SPOILERRS thread for that, and have some consideration please and thanks!

 

[Thaedolus]

Stop talking about the ending outside of spoiler tags, cocksuckers.....there are many of us who haven't finished it yet!

Sorry, I thought I was being vague but I can see how it was too much outside tagging

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

Sorry, I thought I was being vague but I can see how it was too much outside tagging

I wasn't calling you out specifically, it was just a general statement, but thank you.

 

[Zheph]

I wasn't calling you out specifically, it was just a general statement, but thank you.

edited my answer also
sorry, enjoy the game pal

 

[RagnarokIV]

Stop talking about the ending outside of spoiler tags, cocksuckers.....there are many of us who haven't finished it yet! Go to the SPOILERRS thread for that, and have some consideration please and thanks!

Han Solo dies

 

[Dr. Claus]

Which ones do you recommend? From the SNES era I only played FF6 to 75% through but never completed it

Didn’t get into FF much until FF7

I am a super fan and think all of the games are worth playing. FF1 is a classic, 2 was a predecessor to the SaGa franchise, 3 pixel remaster is the best version of that game hands down. 4, 5, and 6 are amazing and the best entry point for classic FF games.
Best ways to play 5 and 6 are easily the pixel remasters. Best way to play 4 is the psp collection.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

There's a spoiler thread folks to discuss the ending.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | Spoiler Thread

This is the place to discuss Final Fantasy VII Rebirth without having to spoiler tag anything. Beware that this thread will contain unmarked spoilers for ALL parts of the game, so only venture forth if you've completed the story and want to discuss it with others (or don't care about story...

www.neogaf.com

Also share your fav music!

Hype - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Soundtrack (175 tracks) - Out Now Physically and Digitally on Apple/Amazon Music

FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH Original Soundtrack https://www.play-asia.com/final-fantasy-vii-rebirth-original-soundtrack-regular-edition/13/70gx07 https://na.store.square-enix-games.com/final-fantasy-vii-rebirth-original-soundtrack...

www.neogaf.com

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

I am a super fan and think all of the games are worth playing. FF1 is a classic, 2 was a predecessor to the SaGa franchise, 3 pixel remaster is the best version of that game hands down. 4, 5, and 6 are amazing and the best entry point for classic FF games.
Best ways to play 5 and 6 are easily the pixel remasters. Best way to play 4 is the psp collection.

After playing rebirth’s combat I kind of miss the simplicity of these older turn based games.

Rebirth has awesome combat but it’s extremely hectic and chaotic, I just never end up trying to block and brute force my way through the difficult battles.

Kinda in the mood to just slow things down and strategize

 

[Dr. Claus]

After playing rebirth’s combat I kind of miss the simplicity of these older turn based games.

Rebirth has awesome combat but it’s extremely hectic and chaotic, I just never end up trying to block and brute force my way through the difficult battles.

Kinda in the mood to just slow things down and strategize

I also recommend Octopath and the Braeley default series.

 

[Chuck Berry]

After playing rebirth’s combat I kind of miss the simplicity of these older turn based games.

Rebirth has awesome combat but it’s extremely hectic and chaotic, I just never end up trying to block and brute force my way through the difficult battles.

Kinda in the mood to just slow things down and strategize

Rebirth is too mashy and flashy for me. Too much responsibility in using other characters besides Cloud. It's why it was easy for me to walk away from it. Will I return? Who knows.

16 felt so much more focused. No stupid minigames. No Ubi styled checklist open world bullshit. Just wide linear spaces to aid in maintaining engagement. Plus that Active Time Lore which I still think is one of the greatest things to happen to a game this gen. And of course, Benedikta.

 

[jorgejjvr]

Are there any good videos understanding the story? I am very confused by it all lol

 

[LordCBH]

Nearing the end of the game. Love it. But I have some issues with it. But the biggest issue is there’s too many fucking mini games and the game wants you to at least play most of not all of them once. It would be fine if most of the mini games were good, but most of them kinda suck.

 

[Nankatsu]

I think I've reached a part where my memory from the OG is extremely foggy. I didn't finish the original but I think I was almost at the end.

Chapter 9 spoilers:

Spoiler

Is there any part in the OG where Sephiroth possesses Cloud and tries to kill Tifa?

I don't Google it well... Because I'm afraid of getting spoiled with something that might come up.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Great review by Max here and I agree with all of his points after completing the game in 120 hours with mostly everything completed side quest wise.

I was really impressed with the sheer amount of content in FF7R. For the third game, I would focus more on content that people enjoyed the most and cut out a lot of the stuff many people didn't tend to complete. I'm sure they are able to look at the data and see what those mini-games were.

I really want to highlight how fantastic the side quests, mini-games, and especially the economy/rewards in this game are. In many open world games like BOTW or ToTK - the rewards seem completely pointless. A weapon or armor that isn't very useful, small amount of money, nothing to really meaningfully change your character. In FF7R they made sure that every activity you do gives significant rewards to your player and parties XP, gives you unique material that can drastically alter your build, gives you armor that can enhance the materia slots, and give you enhanced materials that feed into the wonderful transmutation system. Like, in this game, I actually regularly use a lot of ITEMS I gather, from either loot in crafting or in the actual battles themselves and I find that many games this is trivialized.

Kudos to the team for creating such a rich and rewarding system which complements the depth of play-style options and customization which is in stark contrast to what we got in FF16 in comparison.

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

I think I've reached a part where my memory from the OG is extremely foggy. I didn't finish the original but I think I was almost at the end.

Chapter 9 spoilers:

Spoiler

Is there any part in the OG where Sephiroth possesses Cloud and tries to kill Tifa?

I don't Google it well... Because I'm afraid of getting spoiled with something that might come up.

Not that I remember no.

 

[Zheph]

I have been jumping from game to game since I finished with nothing sticking... the hangover is real, boys. What a game this was

 

[Neff]

I have been jumping from game to game since I finished with nothing sticking... the hangover is real, boys. What a game this was

Truth. I started Dragon's Dogma 2 and felt nothing, despite being a huge Dragon's Dogma fan. Started a new game of Rebirth instead.

 

[Markio128]

I finally managed to beat the chapter 10 boss last night, after quite a few attempts. I nearly changed to easy mode for that one, but I’m glad that I didn’t. I’m happy to finally be back out in the open so that I can level up a bit before continuing with the story.

 

[Toots]

Went back in after not playing it since finishing it up, just to do a few queen's blood matches. Ended up spending the night doing the island of the genji fights, playing queens'blood and just enjoying the sights. The game was even more beautiful than in my memories.

 

[Nankatsu]

Not that I remember no.

It got me extremely confused but I got say it look great on the screen. The scene was executed pretty damn good.

Cloud going Sephiroth route and killing all those Shinra soldiers was fucking hype.

 

[Nankatsu]

The Gongaga Chicken sidequest...

 

[Yoshichan]

For the love of god could someone tell me the name of the song @ 1:39:39

(chapter 7 spoilers)

 

[Luipadre]

Will this game have a proper new game+ later or we stuck with what we have now?

 

[Danjin44]

Will this game have a proper new game+ later or we stuck with what we have now?

Chapter select is basically new+ similar to Remake. That’s also how you do the hard mode.

 

[Lokaum D+]

Ok, after 150 hours i m downing my score to a 7/10, the sheer amount of BS that they put in hard mode is just plain bad and the 18k AP to master some matérias is just nonsensical, even FF16 on últimania difficult hadnt that much bs that FF7Re has.

 

[Dr. Claus]

Ok, after 150 hours i m downing my score to a 7/10, the sheer amount of BS that they put in hard mode is just plain bad and the 18k AP to master some matérias is just nonsensical, even FF16 on últimania difficult hadnt that much bs that FF7Re has.

 

[LavitzSlambert]

2 weeks or something since i was done with the game and i still cant find a new game that gives me what this did. All other games just feels like shit.....Hell not even my flight sim setup does it for me anymore, got damnit

I always try to play something completely different when this happens. Nothing else will compare and even if you aren't actively thinking about it, you'll end up comparing whatever you play next unfavorably.

Agree, it’s one of these games that leaves a big void in you once you complete it and makes every other game like lacking soul.

So what I did is start the DLC Intermission which I never played lol

Games and shows that are really good, and longer running always make me feel this way. Part 3 ending is going to hit even harder, since that will be it. And I can't see another FF7 remake in my lifetime, probably not ever. So that will be the true end of this story, not including spinoffs.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

I always try to play something completely different when this happens. Nothing else will compare and even if you aren't actively thinking about it, you'll end up comparing whatever you play next unfavorably.



Games and shows that are really good, and longer running always make me feel this way. Part 3 ending is going to hit even harder, since that will be it. And I can't see another FF7 remake in my lifetime, probably not ever. So that will be the true end of this story, not including spinoffs.

Steller Blade will be a nice change of pace. Hope it reviews well.

As much as I like Rebirth -- I can't do this new game+ stuff, and the brutal VR missions. I enjoy the combat, bu when they throw all these enemies at you it starts feeling a bit cheap. The Odin and Alexander battle was particularly brutal for me on normal mode on level 50, I just switched it to easy mode to be done with it. Getting hit non stop due to the overall chaos just doesn't work well for me. The timing/blocking doesn't work well for me when the consequences are so brutal. I would love a Final Fantasy game that slowed things down and let you be more tactical like the OG games.

I hate that you can't really max out many important materia in your first normal playthrough doing everything on offer.

 

[LavitzSlambert]

Finished chapter 11 and now I see why there was so much negativity posted here. It started out great with the chocobo ability and setting, but the way it devolved at the manor... WTF were they thinking? Just began chapter 12 and the sheer number of updated minigames, quests, and other things is astounding - actually it's a bit too much. Still loving the game but getting tired of all the diversions from the main story. It feels like FF16 where that last chapter dropped over a dozen additional sidequests all at once.

 

[TwiztidElf]

I just got done with chapter 10 today, and WOW! I'm absolutely blown away.
Red has always been my favorite FF7 character, and they did my doggo and Cosmo Canyon good.
Just like how I imagined it when I played the original back in '97.

 

[Lokaum D+]

Lol, i did all virtual challanges, getting gud dosent make the game any less bullshitier and AP grind any less boring.

U guys need to have some self respect and stop eating companies dicks for breakfast.

 

[Dr. Claus]

Lol, i did all virtual challanges, getting gud dosent make the game any less bullshitier and AP grind any less boring.

U guys need to have some self respect and stop eating companies dicks for breakfast.

 

[Nankatsu]

Just when I thought they would actually let me fully control Cids plane on chapter 10, mf lands it and says goodbye.

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

Lol, i did all virtual challanges, getting gud dosent make the game any less bullshitier and AP grind any less boring.

U guys need to have some self respect and stop eating companies dicks for breakfast.

What did you even need to grind AP for?

 

[TheUsual]

60 hours in and nearing the end of Chapter 9.
My god Gongaga is large.
I also can't believe its taken me this long to understand how raising limit levels worked.
Glossing over how that mechanic probably wasn't the smartest idea.
It was during the Kujata fight where I started asking myself what is going here in that regard. My first fight with him I accidently fought him at his full power and the fight was dragging on forever. He ended my team with Tri-Disaster. Totally worth it to understand limits.

I'll give SE their props on the open world portion. I have to do everything in each region before moving on (less Queen's Blood. I just don't care for it). Everything else...they got me hook line and sinker

 

[asdasdasdbb]

Steller Blade will be a nice change of pace. Hope it reviews well.

As much as I like Rebirth -- I can't do this new game+ stuff, and the brutal VR missions. I enjoy the combat, bu when they throw all these enemies at you it starts feeling a bit cheap. The Odin and Alexander battle was particularly brutal for me on normal mode on level 50, I just switched it to easy mode to be done with it. Getting hit non stop due to the overall chaos just doesn't work well for me. The timing/blocking doesn't work well for me when the consequences are so brutal. I would love a Final Fantasy game that slowed things down and let you be more tactical like the OG games.

I am pretty sure any of the Combat Sims where it says the Level is "Any" that the difficulty slider doesn't affect it. For the Summons... the Power Down does though.

Also Synergy Materia is really helpful. Especially against Odin since delivering damage is the best way to avoid Zankutussen.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

60 hours in and nearing the end of Chapter 9.
My god Gongaga is large.
I also can't believe its taken me this long to understand how raising limit levels worked.
Glossing over how that mechanic probably wasn't the smartest idea.
It was during the Kujata fight where I started asking myself what is going here in that regard. My first fight with him I accidently fought him at his full power and the fight was dragging on forever. He ended my team with Tri-Disaster. Totally worth it to understand limits.

I'll give SE their props on the open world portion. I have to do everything in each region before moving on (less Queen's Blood. I just don't care for it). Everything else...they got me hook line and sinker

I love the subtle differences in terrain for each region. Also Gongaga is probably the first video game jungle I've got lost in ever.

I'm glad they took the risk of making the exploration there old school and by that I mean requiring you to refer to the map and pause for a moment to figure how how to get from A to B to C.

Still can't believe they made the game with 3 years of production.

 

[Lokaum D+]

What did you even need to grind AP for?

Swift cast Max, Magic Focus Max these materias make a huge difference in Rulers of the Outer Worlds challenge, farming 18K to levei up ONE star of these materias is boring as fuck, even If u use chocobelt.

 

[TheUsual]

I love the subtle differences in terrain for each region. Also Gongaga is probably the first video game jungle I've got lost in ever.

I'm glad they took the risk of making the exploration there old school and by that I mean requiring you to refer to the map and pause for a moment to figure how how to get from A to B to C.

Still can't believe they made the game with 3 years of production.

Oh I definitely agree with the exploration in the jungle. I definitely got lost more than a few times. And the music here was amazing.

 

[TheInfamousKira]

Made It to Costa Del Sol, ROFL.

THE SPEED DEMON

PUSH IT PAST THE (70 hour) RED LINE