Ah fair enough. I definitely need another run through. Think at first I was reflexively pressing dodge just as the attack hit but of course that's too late as no dodge cancel.
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Ah fair enough. I definitely need another run through. Think at first I was reflexively pressing dodge just as the attack hit but of course that's too late as no dodge cancel.
Combat feels good.
Boss was terrible.
Camera is the biggest problem.
Overall, it was fine. Never played FF7 b4 so I might try it out at launch.
Boss was terrible.
Camera is the biggest problem.
Overall, it was fine. Never played FF7 b4 so I might try it out at launch.
The problem with potions not costing anything is ending up with what happened in XV, where you can pause at any moment and spam healing items basically removing all challenge from the game. They could have gone with something other than using ATB bar like a separate cooldown I guess but that's just adding unnecessary complications when it can simply just be the way it is.
Change your console system settings to Japanese. In game text and subtitles will still be in english.
Really? This works?
What on earth, so the Japnese audio is in there but they don't let you select it?
The literal fuck SE?
Scorpion boss was awful in my opinion. Way too much HP and attacks that weren't telegraphed particularly well so it wasn't clear whtehr I needed to dodge, block, just eat it or what.
Combat against lesser enemies felt great fun though.
Combat against lesser enemies felt great fun though.
Yeah I know it's to avoid item spam, but just feels a bit odd having to rush in and attack when you're trying to conserve health. I think it'd be better if your AI party members actually charged their ATB at a decent rate so you can switch to them for a heal but it seems to go up very slowly. I also think I just need more practice 😅
I wish block was the L1 button and not R1 it's just easier to use the left hand side as your right hand is busy with attacks on the front buttons
Barret's over charge pretty much means you'll always have fast ATB at a moments notice. Then just cast cure or toss a potion.
Kingdom Hearts figured this out back in 2002. You have a limited amount of item slots for combat and using items takes time during which you are vulnerable.
The only thing I thought that KH way might not work well is the amount of items I used in a battle. I used easily over 10 potions during the Scorpion boss fight... so I think the number restrictions might be weird here. If the demo is anything to go by, they give you lots of potions, and expected you to use a lot of them.
Might just be a case of git gud, items will be prohibited in hard mode.
KH and many others, BD2 and Tabata just didn't spend enough time on the thinking chair for that battle system, among other things.
Yeah, you have to heal BEFORE you're on low health. We're not
The opening scenes were so fantastic omg. I really hope this game is chock full of glorious CGI cutscenes like that.
I did find the combat to actually be pretty challenging and not just super flashy, which I dig. I wish you could just replay the boss fight over again, as I would like to see how I can do it better for practice to try and figure out how to identify the boss' attacks and get a feel for when to block or dodge. As long as it stays relatively balanced throughout the game I think the combat has a lot of promise. Definitely feels leagues better than FFXV or KHIII during their opening hours.
The writing for Jesse and Wedge in particular made those characters stand out so much more than the original did, and I loved the banter between the team throughout. If they keep this kind of quality for the whole game I think it could end up being really special.
I did find the combat to actually be pretty challenging and not just super flashy, which I dig. I wish you could just replay the boss fight over again, as I would like to see how I can do it better for practice to try and figure out how to identify the boss' attacks and get a feel for when to block or dodge. As long as it stays relatively balanced throughout the game I think the combat has a lot of promise. Definitely feels leagues better than FFXV or KHIII during their opening hours.
The writing for Jesse and Wedge in particular made those characters stand out so much more than the original did, and I loved the banter between the team throughout. If they keep this kind of quality for the whole game I think it could end up being really special.
Enjoyed it. Combat feels like I expected, and atmosphere is generally good. Was surprised by the difficulty.
I... I don't even...
"Thrown at you at once"? Did he skip through the rest of the demo? Each system is introduced gradually O.o
I don't know enough about Japan to dispute that, but I still have trouble believing it's not just anime influence. I think I might have to look up a japanese sitcom or someting, just to see how dialogue comes across when real people are talking. I just realized I don't think I've ever heard of a non-anime show from Japan, so it could be interesting.
As for the game, I made it through Kingdom Hearts 3 and FF7R seems much better about dialogue than that at least, so I'll live.
He would probably enjoy the game more if he knocked it down to easy.
I do wish Cloud could do longer attack strings, though. Quick transitions from strings to dodges to weapon switches made XV's combat feel really nice compared to this.
Played it yesterday and let the main menu music play all the way through, such a great version of that track. Production values of this are through the roof, it looks amazing. Combat felt good for regular mobs, but during the scorpion boss I had to scramble more and used a lot of the potions I had. Took me a while to take him down. Kept thinking I was doing something wrong during the fight. In the final phase at least destroying a leg left him open for a stagger.
I think releasing this in parts is a great idea an sich, but I hope the gap between parts won't be 5 years. Definitely excited for the full game now, it took a while but it looks like Square-Enix threw everything they had at this thing.
I think releasing this in parts is a great idea an sich, but I hope the gap between parts won't be 5 years. Definitely excited for the full game now, it took a while but it looks like Square-Enix threw everything they had at this thing.
Lived there for two years, it's a thing. Now, the emoting is definitely more exaggerated, but that's not just an "anime thing". Try watching something like Samurai Gourmet on Netflix, that's how they act on live-action shows too.
I'm fine with people not being able to take the Japanese style of acting seriously, but I'm so tired of seeing it dismissed as "anime shit".
I made some comparisons to the original Bombing Mission:
The Train station has the same basic shape but is missing a lot of the pipes and stuff. I'm surprised they kept the same basic layout of the platforms and factory entrance. Glad they kept the clocktower in the factory.
They removed 1 room from the entrance to the reactor.
The main staircase is pretty faithful, though they added an extra floor in the big cube for more laser dodging.
The core is very different. Much cleaner and OSHA compliant.
The Train station has the same basic shape but is missing a lot of the pipes and stuff. I'm surprised they kept the same basic layout of the platforms and factory entrance. Glad they kept the clocktower in the factory.
They removed 1 room from the entrance to the reactor.
The main staircase is pretty faithful, though they added an extra floor in the big cube for more laser dodging.
The core is very different. Much cleaner and OSHA compliant.
XIII is boringly easy, but XIII-2 is where it was it. Loved that one. Almost the same evolution as FFX to FFX-2.
I was surprised that the German dub was better than the English dub, but I will still play with Japanese dub.
XIII-2 is the only FF sequel not equivalent to a direct to home video Disney movie. That game had no right being as good as it is.
Square has always had terrible voice direction, but it's been getting worse in recent years. KH3 was really bad on this front too.
Love stuff like this. I tried to get my bearings of the environments but still missed some things. Just feels so great to explore the game with the new perspective.
I thought combat system is one thing that was always appreciated for XIII series.
I have many issues with XIII series but combat is certainly not one of them. They were all fantastic.
XIII-2 is WAY easier than XIII though. It's better, but both sequels (X-2 and XIII-2) are way easier than their predecessors, unfortunately.
Yeah. It's like whoever did the direction has never actually heard two people converse. It sounds like they just got people in rooms and told them to read lines without any direction at all actually.
It was great to finally get hands on with the game and I loved every minute of it. Looking forward to playing the full game (well part 1) next month.
Seems like he never played a videogame before. It checks out he's from Kotaku then
It's quite amusing since Cloud tells the player how to fight the boss ("use lightning magic").