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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Director Naoki Hamaguchi Claims Patch to Fix Performance Mode Visuals on the Way | One More Game

Hamaguchi also says that he prefers to play Final Fantasy VII Rebirth in graphics mode because of the stunning visuals.

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[LordCBH]

Anyone else straight up not like the fort condor mini game?

 

[fart town usa]

I'm on Chapter 4 and I'm starting to dig it more. I want more interactions with the characters. The side piece narrative was killing it for me and I was getting nervous that some of the magic was gone.

I really enjoy FF7remake/intergrade so my hopes have been really high. Just finished those two games too so I'm coming into rebirth hot.

Edit - anyone else save scumming for the mass effect style options? I don't have it in me to let any of my teammates down

 

[NecrosaroIII]

Anyone else straight up not like the fort condor mini game?

I used a walk through to get through it

 

[DragoonKain]

Finally started today and it's pretty surreal seeing all these memorable places this gorgeous.

Coming off playing Elden Ring I do dread playing another 100+ hour game though. Especially since it seems like to get a lot of the extras, you need to do a run on hard. And I'm assuming you don't get the option to be placed at specific points within said chapters, you gotta do the whole chapters all over again?

 

[Auto_aim1]

Get the queens blood cards from the Turin card shop or something in the first area. He has a bunch of amazing ones.

 

[Auto_aim1]

I am playing on an LED TV instead of an OLED and it's as smooth as butter in 30fps. Unless the 60fps is fixed which I doubt as it will still be nerfed due to the massive scale, LED TV is the way to go.

 

[Doomtrain]

I just finished up the Grasslands. I dig the combat and I generally think the writing and dialogue is good, but the open world feels pretty bad. Of my 10 hours in the game so far, maybe 3 of those have felt like playing FF, and the rest felt like playing any average Ubisoft open world game, where you spend all your time following markers in the UI and completing checklists of mundane tasks. Like the first VII Remake, I have a feeling this is going to be a game with some major highlights but also a ton of unnecessary bloat.

 

[Flabagast]

I just finished up the Grasslands. I dig the combat and I generally think the writing and dialogue is good, but the open world feels pretty bad. Of my 10 hours in the game so far, maybe 3 of those have felt like playing FF, and the rest felt like playing any average Ubisoft open world game, where you spend all your time following markers in the UI and completing checklists of mundane tasks. Like the first VII Remake, I have a feeling this is going to be a game with some major highlights but also a ton of unnecessary bloat.

Get gets better don’t worry.

The Junon area is spectacular, I just reached the upper level and I can’t believe what my eyes are seeing

 

[fart town usa]

I am playing on an LED TV instead of an OLED and it's as smooth as butter in 30fps. Unless the 60fps is fixed which I doubt as it will still be nerfed due to the massive scale, LED TV is the way to go.

Spawncast tonight were pretty down on the graphics mode. Textures (at times) aside, the game looks/runs fantastic on an OLED. 30fps does not bother me at all in this game.

 

[fart town usa]

Every time Cloud talks to Tifa or Aerith. I miss Jessie though

 

[jshackles]

25 hours down, just made it to Costa Del Sol! Boy this game is something special.

 

[Boneless]

The gameplay shits all over FF16. I wish FF16 didn’t exist. Actual RPG elements in a FF game is refreshing after playing FF16.

The only thing I can think off is a chocobo that can jump in sprint and float like ff16

 

[Heaven Angel]

Which is the toughest difficulty option for first play through? Normal or dynamic?

 

[ToadMan]

Since when is this a bad thing by itself? Zelda also has these exact same things

Funnily enough, playing this I get major BotW vibes from the world and how we interact with it.

I'm loving it personally.

 

[Flabagast]

Every time Cloud talks to Tifa or Aerith. I miss Jessie though

When the two girls are together they tease Cloud so much, it’s so so funny.

The more I play the more I fall in love with the game and its characters. It could not have been better.

I was hesitant at first but yeah, this is a massive step up in comparison with the first

 

[Nickolaidas]

Aaah ... Steam version can't come fast enough. Good news is that PC version will immediately have the modding community make changes to lighting with either ENB or other filters. Hopefully the Steam Version won't have texture issues as well.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

When the two girls are together they tease Cloud so much, it’s so so funny.

The more I play the more I fall in love with the game and its characters. It could not have been better.

I was hesitant at first but yeah, this is a massive step up in comparison with the first

The character interaction, banter and all of that is amazing. They've carried on the character development very well from Remake.

It's impressive as pulling it off with so many characters present at once in each scene (with only more to come) must have taken a shit ton of time to develop. Especially when the cutscene direction is this good.

 

[rickybooby87]

40 hours in, just making it to Cosmo Canyon. Unbelievably great time. GOTY assured.

 

[Nickolaidas]

The character interaction, banter and all of that is amazing. They've carried on the character development very well from Remake.

It's impressive as pulling it off with so many characters present at once in each scene (with only more to come) must have taken a shit ton of time to develop. Especially when the cutscene direction is this good.

Are there a lot of scenes with characters other than Cloud interacting with each other without Cloud being included in the talk / scene?

I really want the game to give me the impression all those characters learned and interacted with each other, not just with Cloud. Like, scenes/dialogue with Cait Sith and Red XIII only, or Barrett with Aerith.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Do we have any ideas about first sales number ?

I really want it to do well, in order for Part 3 to be spectacular

Probably by the end of March about 3-4mil sold. Also I wouldn't worry on that front. They've now assured the Remake project is a success.

Part 1 the game is now at about 8mil sold. Not factoring in all the revenues from merchandise and the sales boost it's given the OG and other FF7 games. Also they would have made a ton from exclusivity deals with Sony and Epic and Japanese games cost less to develop.

Rebirth the reception is excellent so will sell well. Even if after 4 years the sales were like 6-8mil it would be very profitable.

Part 3 I would think it should cost less to develop than Rebirth but has an even more refined and streamlined development and so it will be impressive.

I know a few people who are seeing the reception for Rebirth who are now just starting Remake. When part 3 releases there will be people jumping in and buying the full trilogy. So the sales strategy will be long term. In a nutshell no need to worry about part 3 not being spectacular lol.

 

[LavitzSlambert]

Ayyyy isshya boy Akira!

 

[FoxMcChief]

So this game truly is something special. I didn’t doubt if like it as much as I did. I’m just glad it’s not a disappointment like FF16 was.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Stupid complaint, but I fucking hate it when the in-game timer c keeps ticking while on a pause screen.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

DAMN

These combat trial music tracks SLAP

So many bangers

 

[The artful mincer]

40 hours in, just making it to Cosmo Canyon. Unbelievably great time. GOTY assured.

40 hours! Your powering through the games only been out 80 hours!

 

[The artful mincer]

So this game somehow made crafting interesting!

 

[FoxMcChief]

The lighting might be the only complaint I have about the game. I get that bad textures can happen, so I won’t knock that every surface isn’t jaw dropping. But I’m not sure what the excuse is for the terrible lighting.

 

[SCB3]

Well I will say, at least this game is finally making people realise that Clouds love interest is Tifa and not Aerith like people have claimed since 1998

 

[FoxMcChief]

Well I will say, at least this game is finally making people realise that Clouds love interest is Tifa and not Aerith like people have claimed since 1998

Technically, this is not the same timeline.

 

[FoxMcChief]

One last comment for the night. Only 3 games have had me creating screenshots regularly.

Demon’s Souls, Starfield and FF7 Rebirth.

 

[LavitzSlambert]

DAMN

These combat trial music tracks SLAP

So many bangers

The Chocobo theme that plays when you

Spoiler

capture Piko is awesome

 

[MISTER INVEIGLER]

Use offensive Synergy skills (Block + face button) to build teammates ATB barss if you are rarely switching char.

Use abilities to gain synergy charge (5 block below atb bar). Some abilities didn't give you charge, read the tooltips

Use synergy abilities when you have enough synergy charge (0 atb bar cost) Both party members must have adequate charge

I think they really messed up by locking extra ATB gauge and lvl 2 limit breaks behind synergy abilities.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

 

[Yoshichan]

Since Thursday. Just reached Corel. Never ever has padding been this good.

 

[SCB3]

Technically, this is not the same timeline.

Nah even in the original it was always Aerith and Zack, Tifa and Cloud, with Jesse as the sidepiece

 

[SCB3]

Since Thursday. Just reached Corel. Never ever has padding been this good.

I'm only at Chapter 4 with maybe 15 hours and yea I can see myself sinking a lot of time into this, I am considering replaying the first game again on hard after this

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

Cloud getting a proper view there.

 

[Markio128]

Cloud getting a proper view there.

It’s meant to be a stop for Chocobo’s not camels toe.

 

[Madflavor]

Every time I see Tifa.

 

[NeoLed]

Anyone know how to use the hourglass synergy abilities? Like Relentless Rush

The tooltops says increase stagger potency and extend stagger time

Tried three times to a staggered enemy, but I see no percentage/potency increase and I can't feel the longer time too

 

[buenoblue]

I turned of Camera slope angle and screen shake in camera settings. Traversal seems smoother without camera adjusting on every little rock.

Loving the game, can't stop playing I'm doing everything on the map

 

[adamsapple]

Some pics from the Graphics mode.

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

Red.... ship.....

 

[Madflavor]

Holy shit the Gongaga Region music alone should be enough to win this game Best Soundtrack.

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

I'm just going to keep saying it, the game is fucking incredible. Entire Junon chapter was spectacular top to bottom, sequences that were once simple elevated to the grandiose, environments absolutely jaw-dropping and then you've got all the new stuff on top of it all. One thing I'm enjoying most is the banter of the characters and different relationship dynamics, Tifa and Aerith in particular are fantastic and I have had numerous laugh out loud moments throughout, recent Red cutscene, I can't get over it lol.

Just reached Costa Del Sol and Rebirth continues to surprise and delight, I was particularly pleased with what preceded my arrival here, the competition never stood a chance... Onward and upward, Alexander summon just became available, was always one of my faves, curious to see how it's depicted here.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

The grasslands battle theme which they used in the trailer is fooking phenomenal.

 

[fart town usa]

When the two girls are together they tease Cloud so much, it’s so so funny.

The more I play the more I fall in love with the game and its characters. It could not have been better.

I was hesitant at first but yeah, this is a massive step up in comparison with the first

The first had a bit of padding at times but the characters and overall pacing was near flawless for me. The mine area/grasslands really had me worried with Rebirth but once Ch4 got going, I started feeling the magic return and I'm fully on board now.

Still have no intention of doing any of the side quest stuff though. Maybe on NG+.

 

[Die Namek Ability]

This game is so freaking cool. I really feel bad for folks that saw a few open world tropes at the grasslands and put it down after a few hours.

 

[balls of snow]

Combat absolutely sings at high level. Sub bosses and above requires the strategic use of synergies and summon.