An excellent return to the series, although the return is not new, but rather Remake, but it will provide the ideal game for fans of the final Fantasy series, regardless of whether they are new players on the series or from the judges
Final Fantasy 7 Remake is a new reimagining of the game that was first released on the Playstation 1 in 1997 and it was one of the games that provided very large content, especially as it was released on more than one disc, and this same event was a rare thing at the time, but let's go back to the remake that will shock you Initially, its size will be about 100 GB, but each GB of it may be worth installing on your PlayStation 4.
The game, as I said, is a re-portrayal of the original version, and the great change occurred in the style of the game, which became direct and not in the Japanese fighting system, which was the exchange of roles, meaning that you attack, then the opponent was hugely until one dies and the other wins and this system I do not like at all. The game has become an action RPG with fast swords fighting that increases the enthusiasm in the fighting time
Before I talk about the style of play that has undergone many changes, I want to give you an overview of the story of the game, which focuses on the character of Cloud Strive, who was a soldier from Shinra's forces before he defected and joined a group described as outlawed called Avalanche, whose resistance is directed against Shinra, accusing it of absorbing the planet's energy and seeking to destroy it.
The story of the game is attractive and well-known without many changes if you are one of the ones who tried the original game and it contains many moments that you will long to struggle to discover its strings until the end, despite the slow events in some cases, especially the beginning.
The style of play has received a lot of changes from the original game, as the game abandoned the Japanese RPG style to switch to the western style, fast action RPG so that the player fights, confronts and avoids strikes directly with opponents who are usually one or a number of enemies in Same time.
Now I will talk about the most important and most prominent change that occurred in the game and the game system, which offers you many advantages that were present in the original game with the addition of some things to increase the fun at the time of fighting. On the fighting side, you can fight with a sword that has distinctive abilities as well as side abilities such as magic and special skills, and all of these abilities can be developed with the game currency that you acquire in the basic tasks and also from side quests and also can be obtained from the game world.
What is new in the matter is the combination of the use of the sword in the killer and the special abilities that were placed under the X button on the Playstation 4 console, where it enters you into a small side menu through which you can use side abilities, whether for treatment, special abilities, or magic abilities, but this will not get you out of Gameplay, but time will slow down so you can choose and execute directly.
This made the game maintain its old system, but presented it in a modern way that fits the new style of play in a smooth and fun way.
There will be a lot of room to develop the character's abilities and weapons, as well as the ability to develop the abilities of side characters that will accompany you in exploration and battles, as there will sometimes be the possibility to switch between the character of the cloud and the accompanying character to carry out an enjoyable bilateral combat, but also there will be an opportunity to carry out double attacks These capabilities will appear to you at specific times depending on the speed and quality of the fighting unit.
There are Materias balls that can be added in specific boxes for each weapon so that they provide the player with special abilities, whether by doubling XP points, increasing damage, or building a protection shield ... etc. The game center and stronghold of the missions that you will carry out.
Each weapon will have its own capabilities in attack, defense and implementation of special moves, and these special abilities can be developed through XP points that you get from eliminating enemies during play, and you can also develop them through points of sale and weapons development in the city of Midgard, and through my experience For the game, I always advise you to visit these points to develop and modify weapons, or perhaps buy new weapons with better efficiency that you will need when you advance in the game along with the shields that will help you withstand the strikes during the fighting.
The graphics of the game, like any remake, has received a big shift from the original game, and the characters have special features, as many fans of the series and the designs of the beautiful Final Fantasy series characters always know, and this is what we will get in the game even though the level of the jump did not reach the level of the jump in other remixes such as Resident Evil 2 and recently 3 which are the best so far, but this will not affect much of the game experience, which will be very enjoyable.
The defect of the game is that the control system was slow in response and needs to be modified. I faced the problem of slow response more when fighting the bosses because it needed the rapid change between the attack position to the defense position and the exploitation of the few opportunities to hit the leader and this angered me a lot
The music and sounds were fun in the game and matched its atmosphere, but I advise everyone who wants to have complete pleasure to set the characters' language to the original Japanese and to activate the English translation system so that you can enjoy the sounds in harmony with the movement of the characters.
Final Final Fantasy 7 Remake rating
8.5/10
Final Fantasy 7 Remake made a big leap in terms of graphics and fighting style that became more fun than before while maintaining the use of special abilities while playing in a modern and fun way.