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>>1659 I guess the full game has a problem with keeping up with loading in textures? Maybe they were able to patch things up for the demo but not the full release

>>1664 I don't see anything wrong with fanservice (in the sense of actual service for fans and not just naked people) but I guess too much can be a little grating

>>1669 I think you're missing the point. He's saying that the graphics remind him of games from the PS2, not that the original was originally on the PS2

>>1670 Oh that's unfortunate, I guess Square Enix is really trying to keep spoilers at bay while most people haven't reached that part of the game yet

so ive been streaming this on twitch, got to the final scene but the content is still blocked, not allowed to stream, cant even take a screenshot. any ideas when this willl be fixed. i tweeted square enix but im not hopeful for a reply

>>1660 PS2 graphics? Its a ps1 original....

How has everyone been enjoying the game so far? I'm really enjoying using the Elemental Materia + Magic with Barret to deal tons of damage

>>1635 Its obviously bad.

>>1636 Entirely missed the point boomer.

>>1656 I totally agree! I really like the scene when the scorpion entered the second phase and the debris fell allowing us to use it as cover from the laser was the very moment I realized that this remake is what FF7 deserved.

The game feels lazy - the sidequests are 80% filler, the NPCs repeat A LOT, and a lot of textures look appallingly PS2-like (perhaps to be fixed with a day 1 patch?). Texture streaming issues also affect NPCs for some reason, which is sad considering how many of those "loading zone" areas where you move like a snail between objects or balance between planks or go under fences there are. I simply don't get how people can call this game visually stunning by 2020 standards. Like cmon guys.

>>1654 Ohh. That's sad.. I tried the demo and its all fine. I liked the graphics and also the English voice is also good enough for me that and just about everything getting modern felt so great..

The idea behind the combat is great but the allied AI is dumb as rocks - they don't do almost anything if they're passive members and their ATB takes ages to charge if you don't switch to them to manually attack and their ATB goes to waste if you don't tell them what to do (which is annoying as it's menu hopping). But at least there's the auto-cure materia I guess. I do enjoy the increased difficulty compared to the original though, which I can breeze through no problem.

>>1656 I also tried the Demo and the updated graphics are really cool, with the boss fight being the highlight where it all comes together.

>>1654 The Demo was pretty good. I enjoyed being able to take my time to select abilities/use items/cast magic while also being able to partake in fast combat. I'm so excited!!

>>1654 I was saying the exact same thing to a friend. Glad its not just me who found this an issue

I'm not sure if it's a bug or if it's just due to SE trying to make the game run smoothly everywhere constantly but there seems to be a fairly rampant texture problem where things will be blurry until they load in or will just permanently be blurry. It was pretty hard to ignore considering how high def most of the rest of the environments and especially the main characters are.

Loved the soundtrack! The original game has some of my favourite tunes and I really appreciate the effort they put into some of the tracks here. Combat was incredible and constantly evolved throughout the game via progression systems and always managed to stay exciting, probably the best combat I've seen in an rpg. The expanded Midgar story, characters and areas were really incredible to immerse myself in and I'm seriously hungry for more with this same attention to detail and overall quality.

I mean, we've known for years what we were getting, so I can't be too disappointed. But I really did have all my worst fears realised. When they announced that this would be just the Midgar section but as a "full length game", I knew that meant only one thing: filler. And boy does it have a lot of filler. From copy paste dungeon design and reusing these dungeons multiple times to super slow walking sections with superfluose dialogue :(((

God blessed us all to be able to live long enough to see this game remade. I think I'll avoid meat this Friday.

>>1649 Hahahaa oMG burn

>>1648 The 90s called and they want yo back. Square Enix called and they want you back.

>>1637 Yo, 70s America called and they want their catchphrase back. FF7 called and said play me.

>>1633 Yeah, too much of anything hurts my back and makes me wanna go number 2. It's so weird. Am I the only one who feels this?

>>1629 It's possible to search and still avoid spoilers as long as you add "no spoilers" or "spoiler alert" in quotes. That's what I do and I'm pretty successful

>>1592 The original Playstation, and I think everything after. Don't quote me on that though, but I guess I just did