Like a lot of you in all probability are, I’m nonetheless stunned that Remaining Fantasy 7 Remake ever noticed the sunshine of day, given the way it appeared prefer it had been in improvement hell since Sq. confirmed that outdated demo of the unique Midgar intro working on PS3 spec {hardware}. 1000 lifetimes in the past in online game phrases. I’m much more stunned, frankly, that we’re seeing Half II, Rebirth, inside a decade of the primary instalment.
It’s not really that stunning although, as Alex notes in his preview and within the video above. Rebirth doesn’t reinvent the wheel. Moderately, it builds on the strong basis arrange by Remake, which arrived on the finish of the PS4’s life and proved to be some of the spectacular wanting video games on the machine. Property have been reused and retooled, character fashions are just about the identical stage of high quality.
The sport’s programs and mechanics, too, have been iterated somewhat than rebuilt from scratch: even the brand new Synergy assaults are one thing that already appeared, albeit in a extra fundamental type, in FF7 Remake Intergrade on the PS5.
REMAKE SPOILERS AHEAD
Other than that, Rebirth continues to plunder the wealthy story and lore of the PS1 authentic for supplies to construct a brand new, rejigged story. Following the quasi-sequel meta-narrative of the primary sport’s shock conclusion, this sequel can confidently take issues in new instructions, with out being strictly beholden to the occasions and chronology of the unique story. Briefly: we genuinely don’t know if Aerith’s gonna die. She may not. You may really get to save lots of her in spite of everything these years. Think about that.
Possibly you’ll be able to persuade ol’ Seph to kill Tifa as a substitute, she’s a garbage healer in spite of everything.