Knocked this one out after the main body of Remake. On a gameplay front, this feels like a great next step for the base combat of the trilogy - Yuffie's options and movement are quicker and snappier, there's more depth to her ability and gear options, she's got several unique mechanics that feel really good to engage with. Her synergy moves with Sonon are pretty fun too and it's not hard to see why they doubled down on those for Rebirth. This is a tight 4 hours long so I can't even say there's really all THAT much combat but learning her felt a lot more rewarding than anyone in the main game. Couple of fights here put up a nice challenge even if the major bosses didn't require more than one try.

Story is pretty sparse since they had to fit it in the gaps of the Midgar plot, but it's alright I guess. The focus on Scarlet is the real smart move here since she's a ton of fun to watch and listen to - excited to see more of her in Rebirth. Sonon and Yuffie as characters are pretty appealing, Yuffie definitely makes her mark and I can imagine it would be weird to play Rebirth without this. The Deepground stuff is handled pretty well. Music is a real highlight, I enjoyed a lot of the tracks in this one.

Despite its length and relative high price if you didn't get it bundled with Intergrade, this feels like a really good step forward for the remake trilogy. Establishes Yuffie well and takes a lot of steps to improve little things about combat, exploration, cutscenes, and overall gamefeel. Enjoyable time.