Square Enix says Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth fell below expectations, but it's a special game regardless
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth demo is live on Switch 2 and Xbox, with progress carrying over and bonus items for full game players.
Just like Final Fantasy 7 Remake earlier this year, Rebirth hits Switch 2 with all the confidence and panache of an old-school FF title.
Waiting for my new express card to arrive. My switch 2 storage is already full and this game will be 100gb on launch.
the fact they have to call a modern game running on what is technically a next gen console a miracle is just embarrassing. and its not the first time. every time some modern game gets ported over people clap their hands as if to say "wow, how did they do that?"
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth director shared how its performance at The Game Awards turned the development team's watch party into a "funeral."
Still just wanted the original game with much improved visuals lol.
I love these two games, and no disrespect for the original which I played on my PS1 and several times since then, I would much rather play the remakes. The game play is just so much fun and the characters just have so much more life and personality plus it has the modern sensibilities that are hard to give up.
It's a shame that they haven't found the success SE wanted, and while people of course want to blame PlayStation I feel like Final Fantasy just doesn't have the effect it used to. Younger people have zero attachment to the series and have zero nostalgia.
And I still think that PlayStation will be the best selling platform by a long shot, FF16 on steam even at $50 isn't selling nearly as well as it did on PS5 where it sold 3.5 million in its first week. Looking at the numbers on Steam if the game has sold 1 million so far I'd be surprised.
It was everything I wanted from it to be honest. And part 3 will expand on that with airship travel. Hope Switch 2 is powerful enough for it, because that's where the sales are in Japan. It deserves success with the love that went into it.
I think over time, this endeavor will be worth the investment. Part 3 will release, along with the inevitable bundling of all three games on other consoles. I do think it's a mistake to not offer DLC this time around like with Intergrade, that would have been a nice additional revenue stream for SE.
The remake project is so frustrating. For everything they get right, they get something wrong, at least in opinion. I am ultimately glad I stuck with and played both games, but I can totally understand fans who bailed after all the horrible changes they have made to the original story. Still hope we see the combat director for remake give us his own take on the franchise in the future. Also really hope Nomura and Kitase retire after this project is over. They are way past their prime.