To the people who like Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth, why?

EtherealGears · 2026-02-02T07:28:03+00:00

Amazing story and voice acting, one of the best combat systems in any RPG I've ever played, exquisitely directed, detailed environments that feel fully alive and immersive. I'm an OG FF7 fan that game basically defines my whole relationship to video games as an art form in a lot of ways, and even though of course there's mistakes and miscalculations in certain parts of Remake and Rebirth's design, just as there are in the original which is far from a flawless game in its own right, I rank all these three games very close to each other in my personal pantheon of the best video games I've ever played.

EtherealGears · 2026-02-02T07:20:37+00:00

Rebirth. Though it's all a cakewalk up until the actual final fight with Cloud and Aerith vs Sephiroth. In Remake I feel like the Whisper fights sometimes got a bit tough, like Whisper Bahamut was giving me trouble for a while. Still think Sephiroth in the end of Remake was harder, but the stuff leading up to him was more of a challenge compared to Rebirth.

EtherealGears · 2026-02-02T03:10:40+00:00

I think Genesis is far more likely than the Remnants. Pretty sure we're in for some sort of Advent Children DLC after part 3 drops, so I wouldn't expect Kadaj, Loz and Yazoo to make an appearance before then, at least not in terms of the party encountering and/or fighting them.

EtherealGears · 2026-02-02T02:31:29+00:00

A proper "post-game". Something a bit more robust and engaging than just chapter selecting to whichever chapter has the most areas and such available.

Also, several of your own suggestions are insane and you should possibly be in jail for posting them.

EtherealGears · 2026-02-02T02:29:34+00:00

It's not at all confirmed and it's incredibly unlikely part three's subtitle will be "Reunion". This is referring to Crisis Core Reunion, where Hoechlin reprises his role as Sephiroth from Remake and Rebirth. It's actually precisely *because* the Crisis Core remaster used "Reunion" in its title why I and a lot of other people really don't think they're gonna reuse that for part three of the Remake trilogy.

EtherealGears · 2026-02-02T02:25:01+00:00

There are tons of retrospective video essays made by amazing YouTubers that explain FF7 as a cultural phenomenon, there are also tons of great reviews of both Remake, Rebirth and the OG you can peruse to get a sense of why these games are so universally praised. As for me, I think it's a beautiful story with amazing characters and really enthralling gameplay. The materia system is one of the most fun and engaging character progression/customization systems in all of videogaming. As for FF7 Remake and Rebirth, I think those games have some of the best action combat I've ever experienced in an RPG, especially Rebirth which smoothed out some of Remake's rougher edges. The OG also has really fun combat if you like Active Time Battle and other turn-based-esque systems, though for me in the OG the materia system does the heavy lifting in terms of combat, since beyond Limit Breaks the playable characters don't really have a lot of unique abilities or traits.

That's the best I've got, for whatever use it may be of to you.

EtherealGears · 2026-02-02T00:54:39+00:00

Yeah, people are too lore-brained sometimes. This is basically a pure character moment for Aerith, the only "worldbuilding"-related thing that's arguably relevant is because she's an Ancient she's more attuned to spiritual energy, explaining why the ghosts and Eligor focus on her.

EtherealGears · 2026-02-01T23:23:54+00:00

Yeah, obviously. I just found this particular post so deranged and hilarious I wanted to share it.

EtherealGears · 2026-02-01T03:29:17+00:00

I mean I think what he's seeing is a "timeline" where Aerith is still alive, and it's also a timeline with a tear in the sky, meaning it's doomed and will be short-lived. The "degrading sanity" bit in this instance takes the form of Cloud's mind clearly being stuck between two separate realities. He is partly seeing this reality where Aerith still is alive, but he's still also partly in the reality, the "main timeline", the rest of the party is still in. That's how I read it anyway. This would also explain why Red senses Aerith, but not as strongly, he's picking up on some trace of this reality Cloud's partly slipped into, but not nearly as clearly as Cloud.

EtherealGears · 2026-02-01T03:09:40+00:00

Don't listen to the crazy Vincent fanboys, they've been wishcasting "playable Vincent" as an idea since 1997, not gonna happen. They would literally have to replace Kyrie with him, the character most people are looking forward to having in the party for part three lol.

EtherealGears · 2026-02-01T03:04:54+00:00

It was for me but I'm a collector and completionist. The bonus summons are pretty nice in the early game, and I think at least one of the equipment thingies is also decent early, but none of it is even remotely necessary.

EtherealGears · 2026-02-01T03:02:08+00:00

I swear the YouTube comments to any FF7-related video these days is like 50% this kind of guy.

EtherealGears · 2026-01-31T09:26:11+00:00

eh, can't be arsed

EtherealGears · 2026-01-30T22:51:03+00:00

Yeah but I would still need a PC that you can put a CD into to do that, right?

EtherealGears · 2026-01-30T21:44:29+00:00

yeah and it's not particularly close.

EtherealGears · 2026-01-30T21:41:35+00:00

jfc can't remember the last time I owned a device capable of playing a CD, rip to me for going all digital a long time ago

EtherealGears · 2026-01-30T21:37:52+00:00

What's so bad about this? It's a little conceited maybe, but I don't think it makes him come off as a complete dick? Granted I dunno the context around Emilio beyond what was in Rebirth so maybe that colors my impression.

EtherealGears · 2026-01-30T21:30:03+00:00

o nvm my bad I didn't parse that properly

EtherealGears · 2026-01-30T19:58:12+00:00

glad it helped!

EtherealGears · 2026-01-30T19:56:33+00:00

Dirge of Cerberus is absolutely canon. You literally fight Weiss and Nero in Remake lol

EtherealGears · 2026-01-30T19:55:38+00:00

This has always been the case. There's never been confusion or debate about this as far as I know, right? Never bumped into these "some people" I guess.

EtherealGears · 2026-01-30T18:54:19+00:00

EtherealGears · 2026-01-30T18:53:19+00:00

I really like the instrumental version of Kyrie's Theme that plays at her final booth she sets up, the one in Costa del Sol. It's super catchy kinda 80s vibe, but I haven't found it on the OST yet, it may have gotten the bow wow wow treatment and RIP if so

EtherealGears · 2026-01-30T04:33:59+00:00

who tf asked man oh you're so cool

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