This is a hard game to talk about. I did enjoy the game overall, but it does many things that hold it back for me. For Context, I played this game 24 hours after I beat the Original Final Fantasy VII, so it was fresh in my mind. I wanted to see the game, not only from a newcomers point of view, but also from the perspective from someone who loves the Original VII.
To get the positives out of the way. This is one of the best looking games I have ever played. With many shots from the game that blew me away. The Characterization is on point with excellent voice actors that fit the roles really well. The music is some of the best music I've ever heard in a video game with every track being a banger. The Combat of the game is probably the best way to handle turn based RPG's and Hack n Slashes with you needing to juggle attacking the enemies and to manage the menu's with the abilities and spells, and finally some of the new stuff in the game like the new characters, the dance minigame, and the jessie chapter being straight up fun or enhanced characters from the original game I didn't think much of.
The Negatives of the game are that I think some of the new content like the Hell House Boss, the 2nd visit to the sewers and the new ending to be slogs to go through. Some parts of the game felt like they went on for so long with Hojo's Lab being the biggest example. The Story I am overall mixed on, with the moments from the original game being recreated in a cool way, but there are some moments in the story where it just went in a direction I was not a fan of like the Train Graveyard, My Biggest Issue with this game is Sephiroth, What made Sephiroth one of the best parts of the original game was that he was not seen for about a 3rd of the original game, you heard about him through hearsay from the other characters and you saw his actions after they were done leaving you thinking who he was. In the Remake he shows up every 5 seconds and it just ruins the point of Sephiroth in general.
I don't see how this game is made for newcomers or how this game was made for veterians. I do think that the future 7 Remake parts will dictate how well this game holds up, but for right now I did have a good time with this game, but it is held back by decisions that were made with a sequel in mind, which is not the best way to start a trilogy.
To get the positives out of the way. This is one of the best looking games I have ever played. With many shots from the game that blew me away. The Characterization is on point with excellent voice actors that fit the roles really well. The music is some of the best music I've ever heard in a video game with every track being a banger. The Combat of the game is probably the best way to handle turn based RPG's and Hack n Slashes with you needing to juggle attacking the enemies and to manage the menu's with the abilities and spells, and finally some of the new stuff in the game like the new characters, the dance minigame, and the jessie chapter being straight up fun or enhanced characters from the original game I didn't think much of.
The Negatives of the game are that I think some of the new content like the Hell House Boss, the 2nd visit to the sewers and the new ending to be slogs to go through. Some parts of the game felt like they went on for so long with Hojo's Lab being the biggest example. The Story I am overall mixed on, with the moments from the original game being recreated in a cool way, but there are some moments in the story where it just went in a direction I was not a fan of like the Train Graveyard, My Biggest Issue with this game is Sephiroth, What made Sephiroth one of the best parts of the original game was that he was not seen for about a 3rd of the original game, you heard about him through hearsay from the other characters and you saw his actions after they were done leaving you thinking who he was. In the Remake he shows up every 5 seconds and it just ruins the point of Sephiroth in general.
I don't see how this game is made for newcomers or how this game was made for veterians. I do think that the future 7 Remake parts will dictate how well this game holds up, but for right now I did have a good time with this game, but it is held back by decisions that were made with a sequel in mind, which is not the best way to start a trilogy.