Final Fantasy VII Intergrade Remake to Rebirth

I finished it (not 100% though) but didn't really like it compared to the original and i'm having trouble putting my finger on what bothered me. You're right boss sting a bit at start but in the end real-time fights weren't really a problem, except some invocations. And as you note everything was beautifully done, with great attention to detail. But i feel like it was a different atmosphere and didn't like the ending and how they added some new story parts. Oddly enough though, i liked the Yuffie dlc.

Most players like it a lot, i don't have yet the config to play sequel (damn these games in multiple parts with differents PC specs !) but sequel look better, maybe with more open-world parts.

The whole fighting system sucks, the added go fetch missions sucks (the same thing in ff16), the (forced) mini games sucks, that you have to wait another 5 year for the last part sucks.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it, they should have left it alone.

The Yuffie DLC was great, the music slapped and visuals of sector 7 collapse were fantastic sights. Now to start and stream Rebirth. I hope the port is pretty solid. Remake needed a bit of work to get going, a lot of stuttering was a problem.

I'm not going to fight that damn superboss in Remake, either of them. I can't imagine going through those summons and getting to that giant robot on Hard mode. I don't have it in me. I'd rather spend that time in Rebirth.

I'm about 6 hours deep in Rebirth and it's been awesome. The combat and music all slap. Everything flows so well, even climbing and running around the areas, which are huge. It feels so fleshed out and warm, not just boring fetch quests but instead different points of interest to hunt. I'm only at the chocobo ranch in the beginning, but this feels amazing.

I'm always running around, picking stuff up, unlocking stuff, fighting stuff. It's a blast.

Has anyone else had these experiences? I had a pretty glitchy time during the first couple of chapters. Either the scene wouldn't progress to the next or I'd get a black screen. Either way, I had to restart often and lose progress. Ever since chapter 3, it's been rock solid performance on max settings without any errors or glitches. I'm about 10 hours into the game and Barret and 13 were put against a giant rock monster. That was not a fair fight.

I was struggling a lot on the terror of the deep boss. I was only level 21, so I loaded an older save so I can get out of the fight. I ran through everything, finished up the grasslands, and came back at level 25. This is how Final Fantasy should feel like! I'm not strong enough here, I should go back and do 1,000x things I missed. That boss hit me like a truck and I couldn't beat it. Levels didn't matter in Remake, at least, you had no option to level up to fight a boss. It was just there.

I'm really happy about Rebirth. The combat took some getting used to, but it's way above and beyond Remake Intergrade. Being able to pop up and get into the air as Cloud rocks. Synergies are cool, even tho they take some work getting out. The summons are okay, but I haven't really had them pop up yet. I just beat Titan to receive his summon materia. I'm loving this game.

Edit: If you're struggling with combat, especially flying enemies, learn how to use Cloud and his aerial combat. When you press and hold dodge, then press attack. He'll shoot off blade beams and then leap into the air striking with aerial attacks. You can use abilities in the air, and stay in the air for long periods of time. Being in the air has its benefits too, I was practically in the air most of the fight against the Titan summon and dodged most of his attacks with Cloud.