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Final Fantasy 7 Remakewas my second favorite game of 2020.
Why Doesn’t Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Capture The Imagination Like Remake?
But,Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth… man, I don’t know.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake had a stickiness to it that Rebirth, for some reason, lacks.
Judging by howmodestly the game has sold, it seems like my ambivalence isn’t a unique experience.
But why is that?
I’ve come to a few conclusions.
Middle chapters are hard.
Remake had the benefit of adapting the best part of the original game.
Rebirth by contrast isn’t doing most of the things that good middle chapters do.
And I don’t even know if this game will deliver on its conclusion.
Judging by the general buzz I’ve seen around the ending, I’m skeptical.
To Open-World, Or Not To Open-World?
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth never builds much momentum.
The story also lacks the urgency that makes a linear story-driven game really sing.
The final game in this remake trilogy needs to pick a lane.
I just want one or the other.
Right now, I’m only feeling apathetic about finishing this game.
