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Eurogamer:
What I'm trying to say here is that there is a scope to Final Fantasy 7 Remake that goes above and beyond what Square Enix could have happily got away with. You don't need me to tell you it's beautiful, but I'm pleased to be able to tell you it handles extremely well.

Gamespot:
We played the FF7 remake at E3 2019, and it feels like a dream version of the original game that never existed--and that has us excited.


IGN:
Like many people who are excited for Final Fantasy 7 Remake, the 1997 original is a vital component of my gaming past. As such, it's hard to truly say how this hands-on demo would go down with someone unfamiliar with Mako Reactors, Materia, and Shinra. I do know, though, that it has adopted the sort of approach that a lot of people are looking for. This is a remake that, at least from this tiny slice, feels on the same level as this year's Resident Evil 2. It's very clearly a reinvention; something that takes a classic world and builds upon it with modern ideas, rather than just re-building the same game with modern graphics technology. If that philosophy extends for the whole experience, then the years-long wait for Final Fantasy 7 Remake will have been worth it.


Metro:
Swinging Cloud's famously gigantic sword is enormously satisfying, slashing enemies with force in fast-paced, close quarters combat. And it's super simple, too. Though being strategic with battles is the way to master the game, you can unleash a basic attack with an easy button tap. But as Jessie tells players before our demo starts, 'It's not the size of your sword. It's how you use it.' Button-mashing a big sword will only get you so far. Your ATB gauge, a classic element of the Final Fantasy series, is the key to unleashing the game's most powerful moves in combat. For the unfamiliar, this charges up over time: when it has fully charged up ATB allows you to use your characters' magic and individual special powers.


Kotaku:
As a result of this system, it doesn't feel like a hack-n-slash action game. It's got a very, very different vibe than, say, Kingdom Hearts III. Just mashing the square button doesn't seem like an effective strategy in Final Fantasy VII's new combat system. You don't do a ton of damage with standard attacks. From what I watched and played, getting through fights requires frequent use of abilities and swapping between your characters—in this case, using Cloud to take out short-range enemies and Barret to gun down sentries from a distance.


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Keyouta

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Sounds amazing. My only concern is how long the parts after the first will take. I understand they're trying to get a whole game's worth of content out of Midgar though.
 

skillzilla81

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So excited for all of the party banter. I love that shit. going to love it even more with characters I adore.
 
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From the Kotaku article:

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I always knew they would handle the Remake perfectly, even when mostly were being overly pessimistic ( as usual even were with REmake 2 ).

They are nailing everything with this game :-)
 

Royer

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This sounds amazing, hope this first part is long enough to make the waiting worth.
 

ZeroX

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I mean, I was super down on the combat until they sat down and explained it, it does some like it's good and honors the original in an action game style.

So now I'm less worried about that combat and more about when/how they'll finish the story and how much content/padding the game'll have.
 

liquidtmd

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It looks super smooth and lovely. I don't doubt the resources and care they are throwing at this

I just dearly wish they would be could be 100% clear about saying 'look it's going to be 2 / 3 parts and our ETA is this'

That they say they don't know at this stage bugs the hell out of me for a variety of reasons

I'll be in Day 1
 

Inuhanyou

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really glad they are handling this well from hands on demo impressions. as long as this extends to the whole game and the games after, i think how they wil handle this overall project isnt one to worry about
 

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We all know it would be amazing, the source material is great, what we don't know though and is more troubling for me is the amount of games they're going to split it up into and how all the locations will work/what will get cut.

I can not commit to buying this without knowing how many games I'll have to buy and how long this project will take to deliver the "full" game, SE need to figure that out.
 

Cipher

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Wait what is that guy in the Easy Allies saying about Cloud hearing the Victory Fanfare?
 
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That part about button mashing not working is bs (at least in the demo).

I loved it but I was able to kill everything easily mashing the square button. It was pretty much mash square them do ATB ability when it came up.

Then again it was just the demo. I imagine in the full game you won't be able to get away with button mashing.
 

CosmicGP

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Sounds amazing. Seems like there's a lot of enthusiasm behind this project. I hope they keep this up till the finish line.
 

Hydrus

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God I'm so ready for this!!! I'm sad that the story will take place over multiple games, but damn are they doing a good job with it. Kinda hard to be salty.
 

Milennia

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My first playthrough of this game will be through these remake releases so this is just a fucking huge thing for me
 
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Gamekult:

Final Fantasy VII Remake may be limited to the Midgar chapter for this first episode, we can not wait to discover more fully this reinterpretation of an absolute classic of the Japanese RPG. If Square Enix dispels some of our doubts by optimizing the technique and ensuring a constant renewal of the game situations, we head for a tribute of quality, built on a system that we hope at least as solid as the Fists of Tifa.
 
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The playable slice has also been compared to the MGS2 Sons of Liberty demo in terms of personal impact:


It seens they did a perfect mix of action and ATB. The gameplay ifself feels pretty unique and not just one more "action game" or "turn-based game".
 

Calliope

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I guess I've lowered my expectations of SE over the last decade because I never in my wildest dreams thought the impressions would be this good. I wanted them to be, obv, but wasn't sure they'd deliver.

Anyway, will read more tomorrow, but the few impressions I've scrolled through sounded excited and impressed and that's what I've been hoping for.
 

Lotus

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Seems like the main worry at this point is just wondering if this entire project will finish in a timely fashion lol, everything else sounds glowing
 

noyram23

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Isn't there a rumor that a PS4 demo would drop? I think it's part of the rumor in which a lot has come true like Materia showing up on weapons, overdrive, etc.
 

Gibson

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Oh wow

The comparison to the resident evil 2 remake is music to my ears, that's an incredible game

So excited
 

Cokesouls

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It's so weird that Square, of all things, seem to be nailing this. I'm not used to that from them lmao.
Super glad they are doing the best job here though!

Maximilian compared the game to the Style of Remake of Resident Evil 2 aswell and that makes me super excited. RE2 really was a masterpiece, just incredible.
 
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Positive across the board. Small demo at E3 and it's already serving massive amounts of crow to everyone that's been crying about the combat before they had any details.
 

MatrixMan.exe

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It's so weird that Square, of all things, seem to be nailing this. I'm not used to that from them lmao.
Super glad they are doing the best job here though!

Maximilian compared the game to the Style of Remake of Resident Evil 2 aswell and that makes me super excited. RE2 really was a masterpiece, just incredible.

I think it's partly because they know how beloved the game is. Fucking it up is not an option given its their biggest game of all time with a very passionate fanbase behind it.
 

The Emperor

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Good god I thought they would fck up the battle system but it is everything I wanted since FFXIIi. The perfect expansion of the xIII trilogies system in every way combined with classic FF and modern action combat.

Now the only concern is how are they paddig midgar out to 30 hours