@nocdaes I hear you, valid criticisms if those are the kind of things you look for, but let's be honest that kind of stuff is very much diminished throughout the industry and isn't isolated to this game. The Devs have actually said in an interview that pt3 will include true missables and secrets as it's something they've taken from feedback.
Two points from me:
1- personally don't think anyone should really hold any remake that is claiming to be an expanded version to the exact same standards as an original. There's obviously going to be differences and rebirth gets much more right than it does wrong.
2- a remake is almost always going to have a lower metacritic user score than an original. If it has nearly 9 in a format as toxic as user scores then it's definitely done a good job.
@nocdaes missed the mark so hard that it has a metacritic user score of 8.9 🤣 if that's missing the mark I hope every game can beat the standard it set.
Infrequent poster, longtime lurker. I know rebirth isn't everyone's cup of tea, but it seems like it is held to a much higher standard by journalists, particularly this site, than any other game I've ever seen reviewed.
Take the story aside, the gameplay , game direction and production value (minus some performance issues) are insane for a game you could easily spend 120+ hours in.
You have to feel for the Devs, they listened to every bit of criticism remake got and answered them all, even surpassing what most people would have thought they could achieve and still get criticised beyond what is reasonable.
Such a shame, but not a surprise, to see a game so tightly made not get the recognition it deserves.
Merry Christmas everyone anyway, generally love this site and it's a great community, this is just a huge oversight imo.
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Re: Poll: How Would You Rate State of Play for June 2025?
I think people who don't play fighting games don't quite realise how huge the Marvel news is within the FGC. Absolutely massive.
That alone makes it a 10/10 for me, but even before that it was a pretty sick event.
Re: Fatal Fury's Mai Makes the Jump Over to Street Fighter 6 Next Month
@Amnesiac The official capcom twitter went there haha
Re: Game of the Year: #7 - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
@nocdaes I hear you, valid criticisms if those are the kind of things you look for, but let's be honest that kind of stuff is very much diminished throughout the industry and isn't isolated to this game. The Devs have actually said in an interview that pt3 will include true missables and secrets as it's something they've taken from feedback.
Two points from me:
1- personally don't think anyone should really hold any remake that is claiming to be an expanded version to the exact same standards as an original. There's obviously going to be differences and rebirth gets much more right than it does wrong.
2- a remake is almost always going to have a lower metacritic user score than an original. If it has nearly 9 in a format as toxic as user scores then it's definitely done a good job.
Re: Game of the Year: #7 - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
@nocdaes missed the mark so hard that it has a metacritic user score of 8.9 🤣 if that's missing the mark I hope every game can beat the standard it set.
Re: Game of the Year: #7 - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Infrequent poster, longtime lurker. I know rebirth isn't everyone's cup of tea, but it seems like it is held to a much higher standard by journalists, particularly this site, than any other game I've ever seen reviewed.
Take the story aside, the gameplay , game direction and production value (minus some performance issues) are insane for a game you could easily spend 120+ hours in.
You have to feel for the Devs, they listened to every bit of criticism remake got and answered them all, even surpassing what most people would have thought they could achieve and still get criticised beyond what is reasonable.
Such a shame, but not a surprise, to see a game so tightly made not get the recognition it deserves.
Merry Christmas everyone anyway, generally love this site and it's a great community, this is just a huge oversight imo.
Re: Square Enix Answers Age-Old Question of How to Say Cait Sith in Final Fantasy 7
@GeneJacket it's a Scottish accent that he speaks with