Multiverse science fantasy bullshit gave me a headache just trying to simply know what was happening.
Played on easy mode for the story with my wife, passing the controller between fights and story segments.
I was worried that the fact this isn't the entire original game was going to spoil it and make the game feel incomplete like the first one, however i'm pleased to report this isn't the case.
Honestly if you've never played the original game, you'll probably be duped into thinking the final boss is just the end of the story. It is presented really well. It does feel like a full package here - even the Midgar segment from the previous game doesn't really feel necessary to play this one. All in all its a fantastic experience from start to finish with awesome combat which is a spectacle to watch - yes, there are moments where it does feel a bit sluggish or annoying whilst youre pushed back by enemies when youre trying to build your ATB guage, but they are traded off with satsifying moments of mega anime special moves, which softens the blow significantly.
There's plenty of criticism going about in regards to the open world, but honestly its not remotely intrusive at all. You can complete the main offering (the story) without touching a single side quest, which I did, and you can easily forget the game is even open world.
Whether the quality of the open world holds up to the MSQ remains to be seen as I didn't touch it in this playthrough, but the fact I feel confident enough to give it a 9 without experiencing any of that additional, optional content should be a good sign.
Also the game has a pretty ridiculous charm about it and knows when to get silly just as much as it knows when to get real. Unlike Remake, this game does a fantastic job of showing new fans like me just why the original story is so beloved.
The beach did not dissapoint.
Played on easy mode for the story with my wife, passing the controller between fights and story segments.
I was worried that the fact this isn't the entire original game was going to spoil it and make the game feel incomplete like the first one, however i'm pleased to report this isn't the case.
Honestly if you've never played the original game, you'll probably be duped into thinking the final boss is just the end of the story. It is presented really well. It does feel like a full package here - even the Midgar segment from the previous game doesn't really feel necessary to play this one. All in all its a fantastic experience from start to finish with awesome combat which is a spectacle to watch - yes, there are moments where it does feel a bit sluggish or annoying whilst youre pushed back by enemies when youre trying to build your ATB guage, but they are traded off with satsifying moments of mega anime special moves, which softens the blow significantly.
There's plenty of criticism going about in regards to the open world, but honestly its not remotely intrusive at all. You can complete the main offering (the story) without touching a single side quest, which I did, and you can easily forget the game is even open world.
Whether the quality of the open world holds up to the MSQ remains to be seen as I didn't touch it in this playthrough, but the fact I feel confident enough to give it a 9 without experiencing any of that additional, optional content should be a good sign.
Also the game has a pretty ridiculous charm about it and knows when to get silly just as much as it knows when to get real. Unlike Remake, this game does a fantastic job of showing new fans like me just why the original story is so beloved.
The beach did not dissapoint.