This review contains spoilers
a frankly ridiculous game whose contribution to the FF7 ethos is undeniable. the backstory we didnt necessarily need of zack fair, and how he came to die before giving cloud the buster sword.
There is so much nonsense in this games plot. i think a simpler, more poignant version of this game, wouldve had all of the jenova cells nonsense cut from it, and instead focused on zack learning that a "hero" isnt necessarily a military grade officer, but rather someone who does the right thing because its good. There could have been cameos from sephiroth, or discussions how he inspired zack. i think zack shouldve had a friend go on a journey like him, who DID choose the more corporate law-abiding type, who shouldve been the villain. the genesis stuff, hollander, angelwings and LOVELESS is all just nonsense. None of it is good, none of it makes sense, it doesnt even MATTER to zack or his story particularly. the dates he has with aerith are good in theory but the script is so bad that their dates are incredibly awkward, nd they spend upwards of an hour together before aerith decides to write him 89 letters??? I like the idea they only had a blossoming romance, that was cut short by zack's murder. There is a version of this story that is just as tragjc without being typical tetsuya nomura bollocks, and i say that az someone who LIKES final fantasy 13!
Combat in this game is actually surprisingly fun, the way materia works feels really smooth and in a normal encounter the game is just good fun. It gets stale fast however when you do the same fucking sidequest 1 million times! The sidequests are tedious, grindy, repetetive, and downright bad. There are a couple of funny lore bits, like yuffie's emails being automatically forwarded to spam, and zack's annual leave being constantly interrupted by monsters and having to use an umbrella is good fun. There just needed to ve more mission variety and maps, and about half the missions. Also the game needed go be less fucking bullshit too tbh, enemies with instant death skills or stun AND stop skills can fuck right off. That shit was infuriating eventually
costly punch forever, however, as i did 2 shot the final boss
There is so much nonsense in this games plot. i think a simpler, more poignant version of this game, wouldve had all of the jenova cells nonsense cut from it, and instead focused on zack learning that a "hero" isnt necessarily a military grade officer, but rather someone who does the right thing because its good. There could have been cameos from sephiroth, or discussions how he inspired zack. i think zack shouldve had a friend go on a journey like him, who DID choose the more corporate law-abiding type, who shouldve been the villain. the genesis stuff, hollander, angelwings and LOVELESS is all just nonsense. None of it is good, none of it makes sense, it doesnt even MATTER to zack or his story particularly. the dates he has with aerith are good in theory but the script is so bad that their dates are incredibly awkward, nd they spend upwards of an hour together before aerith decides to write him 89 letters??? I like the idea they only had a blossoming romance, that was cut short by zack's murder. There is a version of this story that is just as tragjc without being typical tetsuya nomura bollocks, and i say that az someone who LIKES final fantasy 13!
Combat in this game is actually surprisingly fun, the way materia works feels really smooth and in a normal encounter the game is just good fun. It gets stale fast however when you do the same fucking sidequest 1 million times! The sidequests are tedious, grindy, repetetive, and downright bad. There are a couple of funny lore bits, like yuffie's emails being automatically forwarded to spam, and zack's annual leave being constantly interrupted by monsters and having to use an umbrella is good fun. There just needed to ve more mission variety and maps, and about half the missions. Also the game needed go be less fucking bullshit too tbh, enemies with instant death skills or stun AND stop skills can fuck right off. That shit was infuriating eventually
costly punch forever, however, as i did 2 shot the final boss