Absolutely. It's probably the most interesting thing about video game releases. How a game is seen at it's launch, despite being important, doesn't completely encapsulate how the game will go down in history.
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Final Fantasy VII Remake - Review Thread (MetaCritic: 88 | OpenCritic: 89)
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Reviews are unsurprising (though I do feel for people who legit believe FF7 is the best in the series), however some of the comments are a bit. . .weird. Metro has in their review that the game is "barely an RPG. . ." and basis this solely on the lack of ATB in the game? I mean ATB is just a visualization quirk and I can't imagine folks saying something like say, Star Ocean, weren't RPG's back in the day.
The complaints about marketing (still no Part 1 anywhere) and game length seem totally fair. Really should have been a two part affair if they were going to go this way, instead of relying on this for the next five years or so for FF content.
. . .also I can't believe anyone thought this was going to land in solidly "masterpiece" (90-95) range.
The complaints about marketing (still no Part 1 anywhere) and game length seem totally fair. Really should have been a two part affair if they were going to go this way, instead of relying on this for the next five years or so for FF content.
. . .also I can't believe anyone thought this was going to land in solidly "masterpiece" (90-95) range.
Again. Look at Schreier's linked tweets. I'm not angry or upset, I'm just saying that there are plenty of reasons to give the game less than a 9 out of 10. Relax.
If I have one grip about the game so far, the daytime lighting in the game looks really flat, and some of the texture work in the game is really bad.
Aside from that the game is exceptional. I can't stress enough how good the cutscenes and music is. Mind blowingly good. I was sceptical when I heard Uematsu wouldn't be working on it directly too much. I was wrong music alone got me plenty of times.
Put some respeck on Hamauzu's name after this one.
Damn the reviews are honestly better than I expected. Easy Allies 9/10...I need this game ASAP
So, are the common complaints that they padded this game with pointless sidequests to justify being Midgar-only?
Goddammit.
Goddammit.
There really is not that much sidequest padding. Even not doing several of them, you'll still get a good amount of playtime
the first bolded should be the bare minimum, or close to it. PlanetSmasher points out whats in the reviews, and your comeback boils down to "eh, nobody reads them"? lol either read them and prove smasher wrong or don't bring that up.
the second is just you attacking him, not his argument. be better.
My bad. I went blind for a second lol
Seeing how this thread went, the Cyberpunk 2077 and TLoU2 review threads will be legendary
I've read ACG (Karak) taking 37hs with sidequests left to do, same for Easy Allies ( Bradley 38hs) and 45hs for Eurogamer (Aofie).
Clocked in at 35h with all side quests done. Can be a lot longer if you're aiming for platinum trophy.
the biggest examples ive seen are bioshock infinite and fallout 4. Both games that i love, and that reviewed well at launch, but it would seem the gaming public has turned against them in recent years
Same director and writer as the KH series. No one could have predicted it lol
(The sooner FFXIV writers starts working on the main series the better)
Well, that does seem to be the common complaint I'm hearing about it (that and the ending).
In fact, it reminds me a lot of Pokemon Sword&Shield reviews when they came out: "Yeah, it's good BUT..."
As a big KH fan, this excites me even more. Go off Nomura.
Not to mention Death Stranding received the most GOTY awards last year period.
Imagine bottling five years of resentment, waiting for this gotcha moment and still being wrong, not to mention being banned for it. Lmao
I still don't feel it. I am uninterested in this playable prologue even after watching some positive reviews, but that's okay. I am much more interested in how they will go on from Midgar. Making Midgar into some corridor- and hub-levels is one thing. But bringing the whole world beyond that to digital life will be a huge task and I don't fully trust SE in pulling it off.
Talking about corridor- and hub-levels. It seems like SE still is struggling to make interesting worlds and level design. While this seems better than FF13 and maybe FF15 it still doesn't look great. I always said it and I stick to it: FF12 had the perfect game world, it was a joy to explore and it never felt linear but it never went out of place with clutter and empty feeling open areas. They should have stuck to that.
But maybe it isn't all that bad when I play it. But it's criticized in quite a few reviews and it's a shame that this is the third mainline Final Fantasy in a row that has problems with level- and world-design.
Talking about corridor- and hub-levels. It seems like SE still is struggling to make interesting worlds and level design. While this seems better than FF13 and maybe FF15 it still doesn't look great. I always said it and I stick to it: FF12 had the perfect game world, it was a joy to explore and it never felt linear but it never went out of place with clutter and empty feeling open areas. They should have stuck to that.
But maybe it isn't all that bad when I play it. But it's criticized in quite a few reviews and it's a shame that this is the third mainline Final Fantasy in a row that has problems with level- and world-design.
That message is about as hyperbolic a thing as I've ever seen on the internet. I'm sure people experienced bugs with the game (I haven't in PS4 and PC playthroughs), but to suggest it reached Bethesda Critical Mass is ridiculous.
What the hell. P5 Royal has a 95 metascore?! o. Othe good year*
*for games. everything else is shit
I like Shadowbringers, and even Shadowbringers has its problems.
It very briefly mentions a few new npcs but not their role in the story. The only exception being the new character tied to some new optional content, but that content seems to be 100% gameplay focused and not story focused fwiw.
Complain is a nice way of putting what will probably happen
Here's my review in case you missed it. Feelings on it were all over the place: https://www.usgamer.net/articles/final-fantasy-7-remake-review
The author of the pokemon review was biased as fuck and there was no chance she was going to give the game less than a 9, no matter how garbage it was (and it was fucking garbage). An honest 8 in this case is much better than the shit 9.3 they gave pokemon, which deserved a 7 at best.
As usual they refuse to believe they are a vocal minority. Pathetic, really.
Kingdom Hearts and Nomura claim another game. It's to be expected.
At this point I've come to terms with it and am only here for the shiny graphics and fight system.
It's always how it is. Sales Figures and reviews only matter when it supports said user's argument, when they don't, they're "irrelevant." Schrodingers Review Scores/Sales Numbers
Hopefully XVI will receive some better writing since apparently XIV staff is working on that.
I absolutely love that an extremely long, turn-based JRPG is strutting around with a 95 in a world where many people question if AAA turn-based games still have a place. It also makes me wonder what S-E could have done with FF7R (and how deep into the story they could have gone) had they chosen a similar route and art style.
*Nojima writing the last pages of the script*
Nojima:"Great... I hold the beast, I can write again a normal script again! Yes I can do it!"
The Nojima who wrote the FFX-3 Novel:"Helloooo there... OMG that's so boring let me show you how is done"
Nojima:"No, get out of my mind.... I'll write a normal plot again and not a weird fanfaction... AGGHHhH"
The Nojima who wrote the FFX-3 Novel:"Sorry, I have Nomura's permission to go wild... MUAHHAHAHA"
Nojima:"Noooooo......"
Motherfuckers, those quotes. My head is already spinning and I haven't even started the game lol
Ugh, yeah? I didn't even realize this was controversial. In my experience alone, I've encountered several dozen weird glitches, bugs, and technical issues. I've fallen through the ground a few times, encountered invisible enemies, bugged and glitched questlines, and some of the weirdest physics.
I mean, the infamous "horses randomly get set on fire" glitch was hysterical.
It's still a massive game that - for its SIZE - had a lot of care and effort put into it, which is why it has the scores that it does. But just like Skyrim and Fallout, it's got plenty of bugs and immersion-breaking glitches.
Again, not a knock against RDR2. I'm getting off-topic here since we're talking about FF7R's lasting reception, but that there are many factors at play and a game's reception is more than the sum of its parts. The most polished game ever with a terrible or offensive story can have a negative legacy, while a very buggy and unpolished game that succeeds in other areas of gameplay and narrative can become a cult favorite. I mean, Deadly Premonition has had a bigger lasting cultural impression than many more polished and well-constructed games.
I am very curious to see how FF7R will be viewed - not right now, but months from now. I said the exact same thing about Death Stranding at its release.
I never doubted the game would score well or sell well, though, nor that many, MANY fans will like what FF7R does. After all, Kingdom Hearts sells great as well, despite its utter nonsense of a story. I'm mostly going to be curious to see how old fans feel about the changes, and whether new fans will be confused or wonder if the alterations were in the original game to begin with, and how all of that will fallout over the next coming weeks and months.
Honestly unfair comparison, SB got like 20 something reviews while this game triple the amount or more.
It is. Just saying that Shadowbringers has higher score, that's all.
I'm a Kingdom Hearts fan and I'm genuinely disappointed with KH3 and Remind. And that's why I come to 7R with precaution.
I'm not a FO4 fan but Infinite is a very good example. Amazing scores but fan response was tepid at best in parts.