This is the only game that I feel like I could truly call a super game.
Final Fantasy 7 has always been one of those games that alluded me. I have probably played through Midgar maybe 3 or 4 different times in my life, and due to one reason or another I never made it much farther than that. It really wasn't due to anything from the game, it was just circumstances. Seeing how good Rebirth looks and wanting to get in on the hype, I finally decided to sit down and give this game the try and deserves, and holy shit did it not disappoint.
There is so much to absolutely love here. The characters are almost all winners, with the only one being disappointing was Vincent solely due to the fact that his side quest was way too short. The music is still genuinely fantastic, with songs like Cosmo Canyon and Highwind joining some of my favorites of all time. It is physically impossible for Uematsu to miss.
The most surprising thing that held up the most to me was the graphics though. I unironically think this game is still gorgeous, even with its blocky character models and blurry backgrounds. Whenever the game played a pre-rendered cutscene I felt the same awe I probably would of felt back in 1997. Good art direction and design is timeless.
The story also won me over, which is surprising because I heard that it could get overcomplicated and confusing. But no, the story is incredibly straight forward with a couple genuinely really fun and interesting twists. The game made me look at Cloud in a new light, and it made me appreciate him even more. I cant wait to play Crisis Core to learn more about his and Zack's friendship.
The gameplay was mostly a lot of fun, but it had a few issues. I love traditional turn based combat, so for the most part I had a blast managing and grinding my party through battles. The problem mainly comes from a lack of character identity, and the materia system being a bit too clunky to manage. The materia system makes it so that you can make any party member any class, and while a lot of fun to use, makes it so that the party does not have a lot of variation outside of limit breaks (which are awesome). Swapping materia also became a huge hassle even with the quick swap menu, and made a lot of the game slow down to a crawl. It really is the games biggest flaw because if they just ironed out this system a little more I could see it being one of my favorites.
There is still so much more to talk about with this game, but I'll leave it at this. Final Fantasy 7 genuinely made me feel like a kid again. This game came out 4 years before I was born, but while playing it, I truly felt the weight of what this game accomplished for its time. But even with that said, if Final Fantasy 7 released as is today (except for a few tweaks to the materia system), I do genuinely believe it would still be considered one of the all time greats.
A truly timeless masterpiece.
Final Fantasy 7 has always been one of those games that alluded me. I have probably played through Midgar maybe 3 or 4 different times in my life, and due to one reason or another I never made it much farther than that. It really wasn't due to anything from the game, it was just circumstances. Seeing how good Rebirth looks and wanting to get in on the hype, I finally decided to sit down and give this game the try and deserves, and holy shit did it not disappoint.
There is so much to absolutely love here. The characters are almost all winners, with the only one being disappointing was Vincent solely due to the fact that his side quest was way too short. The music is still genuinely fantastic, with songs like Cosmo Canyon and Highwind joining some of my favorites of all time. It is physically impossible for Uematsu to miss.
The most surprising thing that held up the most to me was the graphics though. I unironically think this game is still gorgeous, even with its blocky character models and blurry backgrounds. Whenever the game played a pre-rendered cutscene I felt the same awe I probably would of felt back in 1997. Good art direction and design is timeless.
The story also won me over, which is surprising because I heard that it could get overcomplicated and confusing. But no, the story is incredibly straight forward with a couple genuinely really fun and interesting twists. The game made me look at Cloud in a new light, and it made me appreciate him even more. I cant wait to play Crisis Core to learn more about his and Zack's friendship.
The gameplay was mostly a lot of fun, but it had a few issues. I love traditional turn based combat, so for the most part I had a blast managing and grinding my party through battles. The problem mainly comes from a lack of character identity, and the materia system being a bit too clunky to manage. The materia system makes it so that you can make any party member any class, and while a lot of fun to use, makes it so that the party does not have a lot of variation outside of limit breaks (which are awesome). Swapping materia also became a huge hassle even with the quick swap menu, and made a lot of the game slow down to a crawl. It really is the games biggest flaw because if they just ironed out this system a little more I could see it being one of my favorites.
There is still so much more to talk about with this game, but I'll leave it at this. Final Fantasy 7 genuinely made me feel like a kid again. This game came out 4 years before I was born, but while playing it, I truly felt the weight of what this game accomplished for its time. But even with that said, if Final Fantasy 7 released as is today (except for a few tweaks to the materia system), I do genuinely believe it would still be considered one of the all time greats.
A truly timeless masterpiece.