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Post by Sarge on Mar 2, 2020 17:00:28 GMT -5
This looks like it's going to be really good. Looks like it's got the Crisis Core / Kingdom Hearts thing going.
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Post by Xeogred on Mar 2, 2020 17:24:53 GMT -5
I just beat the demo. The boss was pretty intense on Normal!
Overall yeah, the combat is about ... 849,498,485,777 times better than the "combat" for FFXV. I could tell from all the videos that FF7R was probably going to get it right, but it's extra relief to get to play it and confirm myself. Practically feels like a pure action game and not in bad way either.
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Post by Sarge on Mar 2, 2020 17:27:46 GMT -5
This is where I also confess that I liked the combat in FFXV. I'm full of contrarian opinions today.
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Post by Xeogred on Mar 2, 2020 17:36:56 GMT -5
I put "combat" in quotes because all you could do was press X to do everything, equip two to three accessories for equipment and a deep "RPG" experience, a lame skill tree, magic was just three elemental attacks, pray that you get one of those randomized summons in the game just to see it, and you can't even play as any other character. Also 75% of the game and main map is Western Kansas. The possibility of slipping into a coma while exploring it is very high. Did you think that big city looked cool? Are you ready for a 1-2 hour long stealth mission through it with the gameplay radically changing? Pre-Patched Chapter 13. One of the most half baked, lifeless, dull RPG's I've ever played. I paid $60 for a beta. They supposedly expanded upon it all after a dozen patches and updates, but hell no I'm never touching that game again and not sure why they thought people would care to keep playing FFXV spread across multiple years.
They cancelled 75% of the DLC's. lol
I'm so glad this crap is behind me.
Now we get to play FF7R for probably the next decade.
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Post by Sarge on Mar 2, 2020 17:44:21 GMT -5
I don't know if the combat was that far removed from Xenoblade, to be honest. I play those games for the exploration mostly; combat there feels quite boring much of the time. MMORPG-style fighting just doesn't tickle my fancy. That I still think they're 8 or 8.5/10 experiences speaks to the strength of the other content.
I played post-patches, too, so perhaps that helped me.
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Post by Ex on Mar 2, 2020 18:08:19 GMT -5
This looks like it's going to be really good. Looks like it's got the Crisis Core / Kingdom Hearts thing going. The demo video does look better than I expected. Crisis Core is pretty neglected and forgot about these days. Sad, because it's actually a really good action-RPG. Especially the ending is just amazing. And that's coming from someone who doesn't care about FF7 or Cloud at all. So if this FF7 remake apes that style of gameplay, well that's headed in the right direction.
I wonder just how mega-overdramatic this remake will handle Aerith's death scene.
What I really want to see is footage of the WEAPON boss battles via the remake.
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Post by Sarge on Mar 2, 2020 18:26:26 GMT -5
Blood. Blood everywhere.
You know, if Square Enix has any brains at all, they will implement one of the rumored Aerith revival techniques from back in the day. Screw canon.
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Post by Xeogred on Mar 2, 2020 18:41:55 GMT -5
Well they've already done a good job at humanizing Jesse, Biggs, and Wedge more. It's gonna suck when they all die. lol, maybe the remake will make me care for Aeris Aerith.
By the way, it's "Mah-ko" and not "May-ko". I wonder what else most people have been saying "wrong" for the last two decades.
I always wanted to play Crisis Core. But I never want to play my PSP.
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Post by Ex on Mar 2, 2020 21:29:30 GMT -5
I always wanted to play Crisis Core. But I never want to play my PSP. Well you can use PPSSPP to play the game rather well on PC:
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Post by Xeogred on Mar 2, 2020 22:02:37 GMT -5
Looks pretty awesome. I did two more battles in FM3 today and lost a unit in one, but again, I don't think there was ANY repercussions post battle. I keep wondering if that'll change but I'm about 3 hours in, so... apparently I'm tired
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