The filler and side fetch quests are reaaalllyyy starting to drag for me. I’m enjoying the actual story elements but everything in towns feels so slow and clunky I’m in wall market [\spoiler] and I really want to be done with this part
Just started chapter 8 and the fuckery going on with the time ghost things that seem to guide certain events, the flash forwards Cloud gets sometimes and all the commotion online about plot-changes have me wondering if FF7R is attempting some kinda alternate timeline expanded universe thing that requires knowing the original story to fully get. Should I play the original first or watch a playthrough before going any further in the remake?
I’d say finish the Remake first and then immediately play through the original. It’s an incredible game.
I’ve just landed in Aeriths church garden, and it feels like this game has no where to catch your breath. It’s constantly charging forward. Where’s the slow down?
Yeah it feels like I’m just barreling forward considering there’s only been one chapter with actual side quests so far. I’m kind of skeptical that it’s going to take me another 30 hours to finish the game when I’m already on Chapter 8 out of 18 but only 10.5 hours in.
I'm on chapter 14 now and just turned the game off in frustration. I feel like the second half of the game have consisted of 75% padding. Every time you're going somewhere the game throws different obstacles at you that makes your ten minute trek to your destination take hours. For example the train graveyard that took around two hours and threw two bosses at you. Like, you think that you've almost made it through when something suddenly gets in your way and you have to keep going for god knows how long. Right now I'm on my way to the Shinra building and to get there you have to go through the sewers, again. Fine. But when you think you've finally made it through a monster steals a key that you apparently need and you have to run after it. This is where I gave up for now. Don't get me wrong, parts of this game made me feel like it's the best game I've ever played, and I still love it. So many moments are absolutely fantastic. I just can't take any more padding right now. Though I will probably calm down in a few hours and get right back to it, haha.
Honestly if I didn’t love this previously established world and characters I probably would have quit. It’s not a well made game. I think once the initial hype and nostalgia wears off in a couple months people won’t be so kind to it. I’m still having fun because it’s based on FFVII but as @Noradrenaline said, there’s so much frustrating filler and shit to drag it out to a full length game.
I couldn't get into Type 0 and I tried a couple times. Idk. Didn't really have the feel of a true FF game.
I'm at chapter 17 now and the story has really picked up again and I'm loving it. But maaaan, that middle part that I was talking about before was rough. I don't think I can get through those again on another playthrough. I'll probably finish it tomorrow and I'm excited to see the ending!
This combat feels like such a mess to me. Bosses are horrible to fight. The agro IMMEDIATELY shifting on to the character your playing is weird. Am I missing where it tells me what status ailment I have? There are times where I don't know what I'm supposed to use to cure it. I'm probably just going to switch to easy mode and play for the story and hope square tightens up part 2 significantly