Ultimate Fantasy VII Rebirth got here out final 12 months on PS5 and has lastly made its solution to PC by way of Steam and Epic. Being the second recreation within the FFVII remake trilogy, it’s really fairly exhausting to consider that the primary one was launched all the way in which again in 2020. So what has Sq. Enix achieved this time round and is Ultimate Fantasy VII Rebirth value selecting up on PC ?
After the tumultuous occasions of Ultimate Fantasy VII Remake, followers have been ready with a number of questions that want answering. What’s occurring with Cloud, Tifa and Aerith our protagonists? What occurred to the antagonistic villain Sephiroth? Is everybody nonetheless okay? Is Midgar going to be okay? So many questions!
Fortunately, even in case you didn’t play Ultimate Fantasy VII Remake, Ultimate Fantasy VII Rebirth has a useful story recap function proper on the sport’s important menu which treats you to a really condensed cinematic retelling of the sport’s main plot factors. Because it’s been a number of years since Ultimate Fantasy VII Remake was launched, I’d recommend all gamers simply watch the video.
It doesn’t take too lengthy and can jog your reminiscence in case you neglect what occurred. Newcomers ought to in all probability play Ultimate Fantasy VII Remake first earlier than diving into Rebirth for a extra full expertise and fortunately Sq. Enix does supply bundles with each video games on digital storefronts.
Circling again to Ultimate Fantasy VII Rebirth itself, the story kicks off with an introductory sequence showcasing Zack Honest carrying Cloud in the direction of a ruined metropolis. The sport then onboards you into it’s methods and precise mechanics very easily by way of a narrative phase that explores a few of the protagonist’s historical past. That is important in build up the lore and total background mandatory for gamers to know the extra nuanced points of the character’s personalities and why they’re the way in which they’re now within the story.
With out spoiling the story in any respect, Ultimate Fantasy VII Rebirth is sort of a hefty recreation coming in at round 50 to 70 hours to finish relying in your playstyle and whether or not you wish to full aspect quests or not. The sport is paced extremely effectively this time round with 14 chapters.
Every chapter is full of content material and the sport has a a lot deeper give attention to the characters and their relationships with one another. As you play by way of the sport’s story, you’ll get to bond with every of the playable characters in your occasion and it’s written in such a charming means that you just’ll wish to maintain enjoying to be taught increasingly more about them. The sport’s world and the overarching plot to avoid wasting the world from utter devastation is enthralling.
From the get-go, you’ll be able to see that Ultimate Fantasy VII Rebirth is a correct “next-gen” recreation. Whereas the primary recreation had quite a few points and hiccups from textures that regarded like they belonged again within the PlayStation 2 period to some very lacklustre environments in some areas, Ultimate Fantasy VII Rebirth is filled with element. Each single space within the recreation seems flat-out beautiful. On PC, the sport runs flawlessly on my PC with a thirteenth Technology Intel CPU, 32 GB DDR5 RAM and an Nvidia RTX 3070TI.
I’ve nonetheless seen some reviews of the sport crashing, some stuttering and body drops throughout extra intense battles on the Steam dialogue discussion board so your individual efficiency could fluctuate when enjoying the sport primarily based in your PC {hardware}.
Having performed the PS5 commonplace console model of Ultimate Fantasy VII Rebirth beforehand, the key advantage of the PC model lies in the truth that on PC, there’s considerably much less texture pop-in. When in comparison with the PS5 model of the sport when transferring quick by way of the sport’s extra open environments, you’ll see far fewer rocks and vegetation instantly showing out of nowhere.
The extent of element that you may see within the far distance in open areas can be barely higher however these are such minor adjustments that almost all players received’t even discover them a lot. When you have the PS5 model of Ultimate Fantasy VII Rebirth, the PC model is just about virtually precisely the identical from a visible standpoint and also you’ll have to essentially search for variations up shut. The one factor particularly that basically stood out although was the hair. Each character’s hair simply seems a lower above on PC with all settings maxed out and it’s completely stunning.
The sport world is downright beautiful too and fortunately Sq. Enix has included a photograph mode within the recreation which can maintain players busy for hours and hours on finish. Particularly in the event that they select to make full use of it by taking screenshots of the gorgeous world and characters within the recreation.
In relation to gameplay, Ultimate Fantasy VII Rebirth on PC needs to be performed with a controller. Sure, you’ll be able to play the sport with a mouse and keyboard however I actually don’t suggest doing this. It’s rather a lot tougher attempting to handle your occasion and pull off flashy assaults whereas attempting to not die with a mouse and keyboard.
The sport options an Energetic Time Battle system which is applied extraordinarily effectively and this time round options an emphasis on Synergy in fight. Utilizing your playable occasion members along with their Synergy talents is important to victory in Ultimate Fantasy VII Rebirth and it’s additionally a key technique in rising your relationship standing.
Ultimate Fantasy VII Rebirth options quite a lot of mini-games, similar to its predecessor, and a few of these are going to hook you whereas others will infuriate you in your pursuit of 100%-ing the sport (Similar to its predecessor did too!). Queen’s Blood nonetheless is wonderful and everybody ought to get hooked on this in-game.
Ultimate Fantasy VII Rebirth, being a Ultimate Fantasy recreation in fact, options Summons and these are really a spectacle to behold. The sport has considerably ramped up its flashy results over Ultimate Fantasy VII Remake and battles play out with visible aptitude that solely Sq. Enix firing on all cylinders can ship. It’s implausible to say the least. Cutscenes are additionally artistic endeavors and the visible constancy on supply right here is pure eye sweet.
The soundtrack of Ultimate Fantasy VII Rebirth is superb with so many tracks that basically improve the storytelling of the sport in addition to the fight itself too. The voice performing, is as soon as once more extraordinarily effectively achieved all through and the sound results complement the fight and extra completely.
General, Ultimate Fantasy VII Rebirth is a particularly good PC port. It’s not with out its issues as evidenced by some consumer complaints on Steam however it ran completely positive for me personally. When you haven’t picked up the sport on console but, you need to undoubtedly contemplate selecting it up on PC, particularly when you have a robust sufficient PC to run the sport with all settings maxed out. You should definitely verify the sport’s necessities under to see in case you can. Oh and do pay attention to the sport’s actually massive storage requirement.
Sq. Enix have actually achieved an awesome job with this recreation and in case you loved Ultimate Fantasy VII Remake, you’ll actually get pleasure from this title too. Some extra hardcore Ultimate Fantasy 7 (1997) purists may dislike sure story components however newcomers or people who solely know the Remake will benefit from the story advised right here for positive. Ultimate Fantasy VII Rebirth comes extremely beneficial from me on PC (Or PS5). Give it a strive in case you can!
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