RurkerHivemind
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So I bought Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster for $60 and for $10 a game,that ain't too bad even if it is just digital.
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Nomura outright saying he's kinda worried about how people will react to the ending has me extremely excited. I admire the humble balls he has to openly say something like that. This is the man who invented the aerith death scene
https://www.4gamer.net/games/638/G063881/20240129001/
https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/interview/1564490.html
Also extremely based how they didn't change the story based on player feedback. This is their vision, they're already got the story mapped out for game 3. Mad hype.
They've basically confirmed in the interviews that history has already been changed for the remake ff7 with wutai. It's no longer a washed out joke nation and something happened that put them on par with shinra again. I also noticed they cut out the rocket from the screen shot recreation of his original 1997 look. They may sidestep the issue by changing events.
https://www.4gamer.net/games/638/G063881/20240129001/
https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/interview/1564490.html
Also extremely based how they didn't change the story based on player feedback. This is their vision, they're already got the story mapped out for game 3. Mad hype.
I am concerned about that a bit. I wouldn't be surprised if he gets toned down.
They've basically confirmed in the interviews that history has already been changed for the remake ff7 with wutai. It's no longer a washed out joke nation and something happened that put them on par with shinra again. I also noticed they cut out the rocket from the screen shot recreation of his original 1997 look. They may sidestep the issue by changing events.
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Okay so I need to be an unethical poorfag.
Nobody I know owns a PS5 (no games lol), and I have no interest in owning one myself. What store chain has the best return policy for a console so I can just buy one and then return it?
Walmart - 15 days
Best Buy - 15 days
Game Stop - Get fucked
Target - 30 days for unopened but may deny return for opened items
Sam's Club- 90 days but you need to pay for shipping. No local pickup
Nobody I know owns a PS5 (no games lol), and I have no interest in owning one myself. What store chain has the best return policy for a console so I can just buy one and then return it?
Walmart - 15 days
Best Buy - 15 days
Game Stop - Get fucked
Target - 30 days for unopened but may deny return for opened items
Sam's Club- 90 days but you need to pay for shipping. No local pickup
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LightDragonman1
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Not really sure. Then again, I haven’t used one of those to buy a console in forever.
Currently, I’m hearing mixed feelings on the current demo. It has amazing visuals aside from a few uneven textures, and the combat is still enjoyable, but some have expressed grievances with the game’s prolonged wall shimmying and vault turning, along with the whole Sephiroth scene also involving quick-time events.
That said, those who have been granted early-access to later sections when it opens up said that what they played was really good. Given that the demo will be updated for that on the 21st, we’ll see what happens.
Currently, I’m hearing mixed feelings on the current demo. It has amazing visuals aside from a few uneven textures, and the combat is still enjoyable, but some have expressed grievances with the game’s prolonged wall shimmying and vault turning, along with the whole Sephiroth scene also involving quick-time events.
That said, those who have been granted early-access to later sections when it opens up said that what they played was really good. Given that the demo will be updated for that on the 21st, we’ll see what happens.
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I liked FF7 remake specially the bosses on hard, I can understand why some people didn't like it, some of the bosses needs you to know what you should do or else it becomes a slog like Hell House where you have to exploit its weakness. I guess people wanted it to be faster, but you need to be in a certain mood to enjoy it. It is just weird and I like it.
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Costco might do eternal returns for game consoles. I don't know for sure. If you're a member there, you should ask.
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What's with people not thinking their sexuality is valid unless they claim every fictional video game character as gay?
"omg guys, I have written a fan theory that the Highwind is actually an allegory for being trans"
I watched some of the demo playthrough where Sephiroth burns down Nimbelheim.
Maybe I'm jaded but the scene where he walks through the flames seems more impactful and creepy on the PS1 version than this new version. Maybe it was the music or something.
AlmightyMagichan
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You're not jaded, the visuals in the original FF7 were awesome. Let's not forget that the cutscenes were a big factor in how huge it got.
I am curious about what they want to do with the story now. I always enjoyed Squaresoft's storytelling, but Enix has always seemed more bland. I started losing interest in the franchise once they merged.
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What I did was sold a bunch of shitty games and old consoles then I went down to a local mom and pop/ flea market store and bought a PS5 for a couple hundred less. Granted this was before Inflation bit everyone in the ass but it should still be viable
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Something that I wasn't a big fan of the remake was how they took small things from the original and stretched them out into a longer section. Something small that might of took five minutes in the original gets stretched out into a thirty minute part. Like the railway ghost yard. That didn't need to be turned into something that big.
But it might be different for a teenager now who's playing the remake as their first FF7 game without the original as a reference.
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Just finished the demo and this is pretty close to how I felt. Combat seems a bit more polished, but with only two preset party members and equipment it feels a little constrained for now. I like how both Cloud and Sephiroth have really different personalities in the flashback - Cloud is upbeat, impatient, and cocky, and Sephiroth is just a normal guy and actually interested in mentoring Cloud, so much so that Barrett even brings up how decent of a guy he seems to be. As for Nibelheim, I hate QTE stuff in what really should be cutscenes and just spent the whole time wondering when we were going to get the big iconic Sephiroth shot. Compare to the cutscene earlier with Sephiroth working through the basement library, which I thought was really effective.
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Okay, ignoring the fact that they completely missed/disregarded the context of the entire situation, can the trope "enemies-to-lovers" just fucking die? Because it's so fucking gross, and cringey, and not even applicable to what's happening here.
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I don't have enough old shit to have any value. Only thing I want to get rid of is a limited edition switch. Besides I don't want to keep the system. I just want to play this before I get spoiled.
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No it’s definitely more creepy in the original. I also don’t like how rebirth makes those chosen by the planet too bombastic. The original was creepy with the bells and the heartbeat, and it never increased in intensity. That being said rebirth has a better version of that song than remake which had shitty creepy crawly sound effects, but it doesn’t fit the tone.
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True & Honest Fan
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Is it common? I can't even think of any games which feature it.
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I don't know how many things actually do it, but I know it became a big thing when Sherlock aired.
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It's not actually common in media, but rabid shippers love it which is why they try to turn every instance like this one into it.
It's that along with the fact that 1) the remake gave him this gay little sashay whenever he walks, 2) made him give this small, almost playful smile when he's about to walk into them, and 3) got rid of the scary, menacing, eerily glowing, death glare the previous incarnations had, and toned down the one cool, and creepy thing the last part actually expanded upon, his cold, dead, blank, crazy lizard-eyes
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I see, shippers really are too horny.
That game is incredibly good, surprisingly. It's underrated and overlooked. I hope we get a sequel at some point.
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Its interesting you bring that up. I finally finished the demo and I actually love how they changed it all up.
Before I really get into it I just want to say I adore the presentation and work they put into everything. The music is S tier good. Even better sound design and mixing then Remake. The combat feels a lot better and faster in performance mode and the synergy moves feel as smooth as butter. I was really worried they wouldn't be able to pull the combo attacks but they actually did a great job with that. The open environments are a breath of fresh air that really makes the combat shine. You can hop over waist high obstacles and fences that would stop you dead in Remake (and most modern games for that matter) There's a surprising level of destructibility with the crates and miscellaneous items next to them. There's a moment early on where your in what feels like a locked guided tour with tifa but when you first start combat you can actually go back and explore the environment you ran though which felt amazing. There's only like one thing you can pick up but it was so cool to admire the environment and explore. I honestly felt something playing it that I hadn't felt in a long time. Wonder
I just thought it was pretty incredible how they did the progression of arriving at nibelheim and walking to the reactor. the town is an actual settlement with what looks like a 100 or so people milling about and there's a huge sense of scale when walking through the reactor and mountains, without making it feel like remake filler. Not to mention a fully playable and EXTEMELY customizable Piano minigame. (There's like 6 different tones to switch for each individual key. Im not a piano guy but I know it was crazy detailed) I really loved how they added more characters and detail without having them hog the spotlight.
The worst I can say about is pretty minor, There's a moment where cloud is limping and it felt pretty ridiculous but I understood completely what they were going for. Everybody is currently bitching about the spray paint climbing but htat's petty. There's some high Melanin individuals in Nibelheim that got a chuckle out of me but Square actually pulled it off and managed to make the town feel diverse without feeling woke which was nice. They cut out Tifa's panties but left in the ability to break into her shit which was hilarious.
Now as for the story.
They did a stand up job with the way cloud is presented and telling the tale. You'll know exactly where cloud ends and zack begins if you know the twist, but they play it all completely straight and dont make it glaringly obvious. Everything from crisis core is shown and greatly expanded upon up until right before Genesis is supposed to show up. The cool thing though is that when cloud gets up to the reactor I started to question the narrative and wonder how much of it was actually happening the way he said it.
The implication from all the context and buildup (if cloud can be trusted) is that sephiroth isn't really in control. He's losing the sanity yes, but up until he loses his shit at cloud in the mansion he seems "relatively" there even displaying anger, then he just straight up changes. When they show him killing several villagers right in front of you he's going about it with the due diligence of someone mowing the lawn. The way his eyes look in rebirth (dimly cat like but not as obvious as AC) feels like a man being puppeted by a monster.
I think there's an above average chance they'll lean into the possession angle. Personally It's what I always thought when I played the original. Then again this is assuming everything Cloud "saw" really happened that way. It could be the classic portrayal is correct and Cloud is just being misled into thinking otherwise
The implication from all the context and buildup (if cloud can be trusted) is that sephiroth isn't really in control. He's losing the sanity yes, but up until he loses his shit at cloud in the mansion he seems "relatively" there even displaying anger, then he just straight up changes. When they show him killing several villagers right in front of you he's going about it with the due diligence of someone mowing the lawn. The way his eyes look in rebirth (dimly cat like but not as obvious as AC) feels like a man being puppeted by a monster.
I think there's an above average chance they'll lean into the possession angle. Personally It's what I always thought when I played the original. Then again this is assuming everything Cloud "saw" really happened that way. It could be the classic portrayal is correct and Cloud is just being misled into thinking otherwise
It can be well done in anime when it's an actual straight man-chick relationship. I haven't really seen it done that great in the west.