VII REBIRTH RELEASES FEB 29! NEW TRAILER!
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MoLe_BlAdE
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Wearing faaaaarrrr too many clothes for my liking
LNK
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I must've missed that. Can you share where it confirms he is?
Cause as far as I know, Zack died at the end of CC/CCR, and that's what leads into the Remake project. Him being alive in another timeline (which could very well be the Lifestream), doesn't mean he's alive according to Cloud and everyone else. Once Rebirth is out, I'm sure I'll see one way or another. If I see Zack interacting with characters like Avalance or Pres Shinra, I believe that'll confirm my theory that this other timeline is indeed the Lifestream.
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Makoeyes987
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So, an article was published too early previewing FFVII Rebirth and was taken down.
Luckily, google still cached it. So read it while you can.
This game sounds incredible. This is... Wow.
Love the way you meet Yuffie in this. LOL it's hilarious.
Luckily, google still cached it. So read it while you can.
This game sounds incredible. This is... Wow.
Love the way you meet Yuffie in this. LOL it's hilarious.
Nanaki Skywalker
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I finally got the Deluxe Edition preordered, since Amazon finally opened preorders.
LNK
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Right? I can't wait to play. I'm really looking forward to the soundtrack as well. So many good songs that would potentially be used in Rebirth. You can hear the cry of the Planet is def my number 1.
Misterbadguy
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The open areas having a variety of stuff to do aside regular sidequesting is encouraging - 16's zones were very pretty but there wasn't much to really do in them aside pick up shinies and fight enemies. Obviously a single article hardly gives us the full picture, but it definitely inspires positivity.
cold_spirit
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The Google archive link isn't working for me. Here's some (all?) of the text posted on Resetera:
www.resetera.com
[Digital Trends] Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Preview Went up Early
I rode a Chocobo and befriended a dolphin in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth After a hands-on demo of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, I finally have some answers. Well, sort of. My preview highlighted how both combat and exploration have evolved while showing me new playable characters and locations...
www.resetera.com
cold_spirit
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Sorry for the double post, but just saw this great Twitter thread of monster comparisons by CCO.
Makoeyes987
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Me after watching the Rebirth demo and gameplay so far:
Holy fucking shit. This game. This is pure dopamine lolol
Holy fucking shit. This game. This is pure dopamine lolol
Misterbadguy
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If Remake was CBU1 saying "trust us on this" then Rebirth is looking like their "told you".
Jimmy XH
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What a treat to wake up to. Of all the exciting elements of these previews so far, can someone explain why the most exciting part to me was the glimpses of the old Junon town? Either that or those smooth and slick menus?
There just looks like there is going to be so much to do across this world. I love it.
There just looks like there is going to be so much to do across this world. I love it.
MoLe_BlAdE
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I cannot get over Red XIII riding these Chocobos, man
Makoeyes987
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The FFVII Remake was the soup and appetizer sampler.
And NKN just cooked the full fucking entrée.
And NKN just cooked the full fucking entrée.
Jimmy XH
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What I like about this as well is that as far as exploration is concerned, it fits very well with the OG.
Remake was linear because Midgar was linear. They had to stretch out ~4 hours of linear gameplay, pad it with sidequests and do what they could with exploration within the boundaries of Midgar and the original story.
Rebirth is where the real exploration begins and that’s exactly how it played out in the OG. When you got to the world map it was huge in comparison. It felt like you could do anything.
The optimist in me therefore says that the additional elements of Rebirth will not feel as padded and bloated as Remake sometimes did. There is so much opportunity to create a living, breathing world in what was basically empty map space in OG. As such, it’ll feel more natural as a compliment to the overall experience as opposed to trying to shoehorn stuff in. Just look at the area surrounding Junon. Of course there are chocobo outposts. Of course there are shops and quests to do. Of course the old town is going to be a bustling place.
Give me the demo. Now.
Remake was linear because Midgar was linear. They had to stretch out ~4 hours of linear gameplay, pad it with sidequests and do what they could with exploration within the boundaries of Midgar and the original story.
Rebirth is where the real exploration begins and that’s exactly how it played out in the OG. When you got to the world map it was huge in comparison. It felt like you could do anything.
The optimist in me therefore says that the additional elements of Rebirth will not feel as padded and bloated as Remake sometimes did. There is so much opportunity to create a living, breathing world in what was basically empty map space in OG. As such, it’ll feel more natural as a compliment to the overall experience as opposed to trying to shoehorn stuff in. Just look at the area surrounding Junon. Of course there are chocobo outposts. Of course there are shops and quests to do. Of course the old town is going to be a bustling place.
Give me the demo. Now.
ForceStealer
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(looks like it's gonna shit all over XVI, tooRemake was a great game but it looks like Rebirth is gonna shit all over it.
)It makes me wonder about some future super release after part 3 is done tha stitches all the games into one absurd release. You know, like all the curmudgeons who insist they're "just selling three thirds of a game for full price each" claim they're waiting for. It would be pretty wild to experience, though.
Odysseus
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I think a lot of what makes the Re series interesting is how they're forced to translate environments, events, and systems designed for very abstracted PS1 RPG presentation into the photorealism expected of modern releases. World maps are a thing of the past, so having that sort of enormous-feeling open area isn't something you can just put into a game anymore because of the development cost, or you go full open world like XV and to a lesser extent XVI that somehow end up making the world feel smaller than the chibi-presented worlds of old. In modern games you also don't see things as ridiculous as Mr. Dolphin or the protagonist doing drag to break into a pimp's house. But since they're trying to bring that sort of game into modern stylings, they're forced to get creative with their approach in ways they don't have to be when building something from the ground up. It's why in just the trailers and previews alone, Rebirth already feels more alive than XVI ever did.
LNK
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Those people are the same ones that say Tears of the Kingdom is DLC, I just ignore them now. They just want to bitch about anything they can.
I definitely hope SE releases the whole trilogy as a set when it's all said and done
LNK
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So Vincent not playable? More than likely we don't see him till late in the game.
I know most didn't like the idea of him not being playable, but I've said since the Yuffie DLC that it would be a good idea to save him for the third game. 1. Gives them an opportunity to give him a DLC that connects him to DeepGround/Yuffie. 2. Gives us a new character to look forward to having in the third game.
I know most didn't like the idea of him not being playable, but I've said since the Yuffie DLC that it would be a good idea to save him for the third game. 1. Gives them an opportunity to give him a DLC that connects him to DeepGround/Yuffie. 2. Gives us a new character to look forward to having in the third game.
cold_spirit
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I've thought about how, by the time this whole thing ends, maybe they'll need to remaster FFVII Remake in order to give it parity with with Parts 2 and 3. Especially the combat.
On game size over the decades, I think what the Remake Project is doing might be the only way to make games feel as large as they did in the 90's. Which is to: split a story into separate full games, build the core assets and development pipeline with the first title, utilize both to rapidly build expansive areas in future titles.
It's a double edged sword. If you like the story, you're in luck. But imagine they did this with FFXVII and audiences just didn't vibe with the first game. It's too big of a risk. I think this development strategy only works with remakes because the story has already proven itself, which is kind of sad from a creative perspective. The 90's were a truly a special time for RPGs. I don't think we'll ever get back to that unless we embrace abstraction.
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Ite
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It would be wild to see a Legendary Edition where things are trimmed and shifted to make it one enormous game, with Red XIII becoming playable in Shinra HQ, perhaps a slower level progression; perhaps the synergy attack mechanic is still introduced in the flashback, and whatever innovations happen in P3 wait until their introductory bits.
Yeah, a Legendary Edition… While we’re at it, we can trim out a lot of the walkathons and crawl loaders in Midgar.
Total pipedream, but it’s not impossible (I have some truly impossible pipedreams lol)
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Theozilla
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Basically another further confirmation that the OG story is being followed overall. I can’t understand how one could read these comments and still come away thinking Aerith won’t die (and stay dead) in the Remake trilogy.
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