I rarely use the word masterpiece when it comes to media but with full confidence i can say that this game is it. It is a masterpiece in every sense. There is so much thought and care put into every character, every side quest every interaction. There are completely missable mini-games and dungeons which are just as high quality as the main scenario. The side quests i cannot praise them enough, not only are they interesting and build on the lore but they also have completely unique animations for the cutscenes. The combat is further perfected from the previous title and in my opinion i hope future final fantasies adapt it with their own twist instead of making something completely different. The game is jam-packed with music every area has a chocobo, battle and exploration rendition on top of that almost all minigames and side quests have their own themes with battle renditions it is genuinely crazy.
It almost feels like this game came from back in time when developers actually cared about the player experience and just wanted to make a fun game. This game does not feel like a sqare-enix game it feels like a square-soft game and i couldnt be happier about it. Usually with longer games and especially JRPGs towards the end im just about done with them and kinda just want to them to end but with rebirth, here i am with 104 hours of playtime dreading the fact that im at the final boss and that the story is almost over it kept me engaged all the way through. Every few hours you would experience something new either that be a new minigame, mechanic or chocobo ability and the sheer charm of it all kept a smile on my face the whole way through. Over the years so many people worked on so many different titles of final fantasy that i feel like the series' lost its way somewhat, everybody has a different thing that makes a final fantasy to them, to me Final Fantasy is a story with stakes full of colorful characters that sometimes get into really wacky and goofy situations along the way, riding on big chickens, playing a vast variety of minigames, exploring the world finding something thats actually worthwhile its not meant to be some overly realistic linear action adventure or a glorified hallway simulator. Rebirth put the series back on track and gave me a serious rethinking of what i enjoyed about the games in the first place. This is the most final fantasy game to have come out in the past 20 years which is crazy to think about. I honestly expected to like the game but not like it this much.
Final Fantasy VII is a special game for me and millions of others, the impact it had on the industry is undeniable and while i can only hope that rebirth will have as big of an impact i can safely say rebirth is another special game a perfect 10/10 in my books.
As sad as i am that the main story is over, my playtime isnt quite yet, im currently working on getting that platinum as I eagerly await part 3.
POST PLATINUM EDIT
after 211 hours everything ive said in this review still stands. Thought i will add that i do not recommend 100% the game, i suggest only doing the side quests and world intel stuff. The rest can be quite hard and frustrating to do mainly the combat simulator there was this one fight that took me nearly 8 hours of retrying to do they really went overboard but hey that just makes the feeling of getting platinum all the more sweeter.
It almost feels like this game came from back in time when developers actually cared about the player experience and just wanted to make a fun game. This game does not feel like a sqare-enix game it feels like a square-soft game and i couldnt be happier about it. Usually with longer games and especially JRPGs towards the end im just about done with them and kinda just want to them to end but with rebirth, here i am with 104 hours of playtime dreading the fact that im at the final boss and that the story is almost over it kept me engaged all the way through. Every few hours you would experience something new either that be a new minigame, mechanic or chocobo ability and the sheer charm of it all kept a smile on my face the whole way through. Over the years so many people worked on so many different titles of final fantasy that i feel like the series' lost its way somewhat, everybody has a different thing that makes a final fantasy to them, to me Final Fantasy is a story with stakes full of colorful characters that sometimes get into really wacky and goofy situations along the way, riding on big chickens, playing a vast variety of minigames, exploring the world finding something thats actually worthwhile its not meant to be some overly realistic linear action adventure or a glorified hallway simulator. Rebirth put the series back on track and gave me a serious rethinking of what i enjoyed about the games in the first place. This is the most final fantasy game to have come out in the past 20 years which is crazy to think about. I honestly expected to like the game but not like it this much.
Final Fantasy VII is a special game for me and millions of others, the impact it had on the industry is undeniable and while i can only hope that rebirth will have as big of an impact i can safely say rebirth is another special game a perfect 10/10 in my books.
As sad as i am that the main story is over, my playtime isnt quite yet, im currently working on getting that platinum as I eagerly await part 3.
POST PLATINUM EDIT
after 211 hours everything ive said in this review still stands. Thought i will add that i do not recommend 100% the game, i suggest only doing the side quests and world intel stuff. The rest can be quite hard and frustrating to do mainly the combat simulator there was this one fight that took me nearly 8 hours of retrying to do they really went overboard but hey that just makes the feeling of getting platinum all the more sweeter.