Thinking about how much of a free pass FF7 Remake gets from criticism. I get why its split into parts, but the people that vehemently defend it being only Midgar instead of the full FF7 story in one game without filler/padding are the same people that attack other games as "unfinished" when they have a definitive ending. People defended Red XIII being not playable and only being a guest party member, which is ironic since I've seen them complain about another FF that had guest party members.
Or how many SE games got railed on for linear corridors, but when 7R came around with it practically only being corridors suddenly no one else says anything? "But Midgar is supposed to be linear with corridors!", yeah, in the original, but this isn't the original. It's the "expanded" Midgar that became a "whole game" yet everything we've seen is corridors. If your mainly linear corridor game has even less to it than the games you called "empty open worlds" to defend linear design, then what does that really say about those corridors? Aren't they just empty corridors then?
Also the ATB bar in FF7R has people act like that's special, but an ATB never went away from FF. The only mainline FF since ATB began without an ATB bar/something that is an ATB bar but not called one is X. All an ATB bar is is essentially a cooldown bar, mechanically is no different than something cooling down before you can use it again. IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV all have it. So when people say "FF7R has so much strategy because of the ATB! unlike this other game!", I'm left wondering how when that other game also has ability commands you input from a bar with a cooldown just like the ATB does in 7R.
I get why people do it, they love FF7, they've been asking for the FF7 Remake for years, and now that they're getting it they feel they have to defend everything it does no matter what, else they feel they waited in vain.
This thread may fade into obscurity, but I want you to know that I did read this, and I feel you.
I was hopeful about the remake (especially its soundtrack) but hearing that they just went the generic orchestal remixes of everything is just bland and lazy.
Justin Butler
Also, I kinda was turned off from the jump because seeing Cloud's haircut go back to its Advent Children style instead of seeing Dissidia NT that its classic shape still works is a bit meh. The whole debacle about Tifa's outfit wasnt really neat either, and not even because of censorship or not, its more so tacking on stuff to a design that people already approved of. Above all else I see why they would do FF7R, but I feel like a different FF or SE title altogether wouldve been better. It seems all they want to do is immortalize the times they have succeeded instead of actually try to do something clean and simple with a smooth development cycle.
Josiah Sanders
Hard choices, it'd be better if it were a Mr. Goodbar instead.
Jacob Collins
or maybe a snickers
Carter Collins
AND SOME RICE CAKES
Ryder Martinez
Hi Barry.
Logan Parker
The reason I like XIV is because it remind me of ATB combat but more strategic with boss mechanics.
Eli Martin
I'm waiting on buying it until it's out, but the demo felt fun The Tifa theme is nice btw.
Andrew Sanders
Its april 10, 2021. I can't wait to install FFVII remake in my PC. Oh boy its almost one year since that day...no, not the release of FFVII remake, but something else. Something sinister and sad, related to this game...
This game, man. It recieved universal acclaim. GOTY 2020, there was no contest. Gameplay, music, story, you name it. Everyone loved it, except one person. It is so sad to remember that fateful day. Australia really took a hard one that day...
That person just couldnt accept it. FFVII was a complete success. Aerith vs Tifa general daily discussion, broken materia/skills/weapons builds threads and speculation for part 2, a lot of attention. But nothing for XV after all this years. Sometimes you could see a humble thread about XV, but every time the thread just got shat on a little more. Poor Barry, he couldnt...he just couldnt...*sniff*
Thats why he decided to...*sniff*...end it all. After getting range banned on Yas Forums for incessant "FFVII remake is shit and worse than XV" spam, his psychotic nature went afloat. He just couldnt accept it. That day, barry just took an assault rifle and...*sniff* decided to murder whoever crossed his way...it was horrible. A lot of innocent people got killed. Barry managed to evade the cops and went missing after the massacre. Later he was found dead in his house, next to a ps4 and a TV, both plugged in of course. The TV showed XV ending. The ps4 controller had the attack and dodge button taped. Apparently the game was finished way after his death, holding the dodge and attack button. Hehe. I will play FFVII remake part 1 once more on my PC. This time with nostalgia, but not for FF7, but for that person. Maybe...maybe Barry was just misunderstood, he just needed help. He was a sick man after all... Poor guy...
