There's probably a 10-12 hour really cool game buried in here, but damn is this a mess. It got its hooks in me for sure and I'm still interested, but I'm not sure I can justify playing Rebirth full price.

The story has compelling beats even if I have no clue what's going on, but there are so many lulls in between that it makes it difficult to stay attentive. Ton of shots that linger on silence too long, needlessly long animation sequences, and tons of Gears of War 1 style slow walking sections.

Then there's the combat. It's shines every now and then when things hit just right, but for the most part it's just frustrating trial and error until you Google what gear and materia you need to fight whatever boss you've never been taught how to fight.

Maybe I need to play the og to understand what the fuck that cat was after the plate fell.