FFVII Remake E3 Demo Impressions
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Here is Twinfinite article about the demo - and I won't lie, I like point 2: even if you don't have your ATB bars full, you can still enter tactical mode!
In case people missed it, here is GameInformer's one.
It's a good idea to keep a thread for those, easier to track them!
In case people missed it, here is GameInformer's one.
It's a good idea to keep a thread for those, easier to track them!
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Here's a Resetera post compiling all the impressions of the Demo from different media outlets!
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Review from Max & Yo Videogames. They chat about issues with the lines, the immersion, the Mako Reactor music, a bunch about the banter, lots of combat specifics, voice acting & character portrayal / differentiation (Goes from ~1:28:00 - 2:45:00)
Max is gonna try to get in and get some more information today, so there might be another follow-up, depending.
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Max is gonna try to get in and get some more information today, so there might be another follow-up, depending.
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Been waiting on Max's impressions, the dude clearly loves the original game to bits so I feel comfortable trusting his judgement.
Holy shit that's exciting. I didn't expect a public demo and made my peace with it...but now I really want this demo.
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“Speaking of battle music, the mako reactor theme seamlessly transitioned into a mako reactor BATTLE theme when fighting enemies, and it was awesome. I'm thinking each area may actually have its own battle theme based on the map theme.”
Well THIS gave me an enormous erection.
Well THIS gave me an enormous erection.
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First, Max's Twitch Stream is a YouTube video that he edited together, so it's a bit smoother:
Second – If you're up later, you'll want to catch his stream tonight, because...
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Second – If you're up later, you'll want to catch his stream tonight, because...
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What time?
I confess I don't think I'd ever heard of him. But certainly sounds like a big enough VII dork to have been here.
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Maybe he's secretly on here but has never revealed himself
At this point he's probably too big to bother with us
Hey if Tim Rogers bothers with us 
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He usually starts streaming at around 8pm PST (so harder to catch in the EU), and I think he was on around 9pm yesterday. Also, with the insane amount of work that he does with everything, I think that just posting on Twitter is about all the spare time that he has for doing Internet-type things, so I don't think we'd see him around these parts, since these forums are wonderful, but dear GODS they are a time-sink.
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No idea what you're talking about.... *looks at number of posts I've made in the last 100 hours*
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There are a lot of gaming events and stuff that he generally gets press-type passes for – and he almost always has them for big events like E3. He lives in LA and pretty much his career is all around games coverage and stuff that he does with his streaming. Additionally, he's also worked on games before (Killer Instinct) which helps get him a lot of cred beyond just the scope of the fighting game community, and when it comes to reporting on games in general.
He mentioned that he got an invite for the SE panel at E3, but specifically declined it because he wanted to be able to experience it on stream with everyone (and so we could enjoy his genuine reaction to everything that they showed off). That's pretty in-line with stuff he's done before (not playing his review copy of DMCV, so that he could do it on stream, or playing the MK11 story off-stream with Yo Videogames because of all the early leaks, but recording it and releasing the videos and doing different release-day content).
I dig his stuff because we have VERY similar passions about games (FFVII, Asura's Wrath, FFXV), but also because I think that he has a really grounded perspective on realistic expectations when it comes to games development and things, too.
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So the stream’s up. Around 1:27:26 they start talking FF. Some questions I had were answered:
CG or Gameplay? (Aka some shots must be pre-rendered right?) Apparently it’s all real time, but they switch out low-poly with CG-quality models when they need a close-up. Different quality models? Just like the OG
(also different FPS rates would change quality of things.)
Are the treasure boxes gold and do they go b-r-reh? Yes and yes!
Around 1:56:00 they say that the Tactical Mode camera isn’t controlled, it’s static but after a moment it automatically bullet-times. Swapping characters and changing targets will move the camera, and tbh if I had full camera control I would have spent most of my time bullet-timing anyway.
No word on whether you get more ATB bars as you level — I’m personally hoping for a purple materia!
Around 2hr point they wax hopeful about solo combat runs (aka doing a run as Tifa) but it’s technically impossible because sometimes characters get crushed or grabbed and you have to use the party to help.
2:08:53 I can’t be alone in worrying that there might be... too much banter...?
2:16:00 <s>hate</s>love to be that guy but fanfare does play when you fight basic enemies on your way down in the reactor. I am ambivalent about the change
2:21 apparently blizzard actually froze “the little enemy” mono drive probably. YES
Overall, they lend their voices to the “this is for real” chant coming out of the E3 demo chamber. This is it.
CG or Gameplay? (Aka some shots must be pre-rendered right?) Apparently it’s all real time, but they switch out low-poly with CG-quality models when they need a close-up. Different quality models? Just like the OG
(also different FPS rates would change quality of things.)Are the treasure boxes gold and do they go b-r-reh? Yes and yes!
Around 1:56:00 they say that the Tactical Mode camera isn’t controlled, it’s static but after a moment it automatically bullet-times. Swapping characters and changing targets will move the camera, and tbh if I had full camera control I would have spent most of my time bullet-timing anyway.
No word on whether you get more ATB bars as you level — I’m personally hoping for a purple materia!
Around 2hr point they wax hopeful about solo combat runs (aka doing a run as Tifa) but it’s technically impossible because sometimes characters get crushed or grabbed and you have to use the party to help.
2:08:53 I can’t be alone in worrying that there might be... too much banter...?
2:16:00 <s>hate</s>love to be that guy but fanfare does play when you fight basic enemies on your way down in the reactor. I am ambivalent about the change
2:21 apparently blizzard actually froze “the little enemy” mono drive probably. YES
Overall, they lend their voices to the “this is for real” chant coming out of the E3 demo chamber. This is it.
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