Completed Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. 132 hours. Performance Mode.
Video - 10/10 (superb)
Audio - 10/10 (superb)
Gameplay/Combat - 9.0/10 (excellent)
Story/Characters - 7.0/10 (good)
Overall - 9.0/10 (excellent)
Overall, I enjoyed Rebirth for the most part. Characters were great, didn't dislike any of them but the story like with Remake loses me during the last few chapters. Superb ending boss fight even though I hate the one hit/one hit point left bullshit. The combat is excellent but couldn't give it a 10/10 because I don't like how I can't customize the HUD with damage numbers, etc. so it's a half point deduction for this category which is something I do with every game I play. The other issues were the forced stealth, way too many cinematics during the last two chapters and the wrangle chocobo sections.
The pure combat/systems is excellent. I would prefer a strong attack instead of having to switch to punisher mode which is basically what it is. Wasn't a fan of the skill trees in general. Visuals and audio are both superb. All the different maps are very varied and loved all of them. Mini-game wise, I absolutely hated Queen's Blood which is why I only completed one or two of them as Costa Del Sol, Fort Condor and Gears and Gambits. All garbage mini-games to me. The rest I either liked or loved and wanted more but as usual, the mini-games that are the focus are those that I don't like.
All the other side content was fine. I like the treasure map you get late in the game which was good side quest/activity, the towers, combat encounters, QTE shrines for the summons and the life strings were all good, enjoyable and relaxing for me. I liked the proto relics but didn't do the two that were connected to the two mini-games that I don't like. The chocobos which have different strengths based on the region was really good and fits in with the game design which was great. The side quests themselves were decent at best. But overall, an excellent game and I look forward to the third and final chapter.
My next game is Granblue Fantasy Relink which I will be starting this coming Sunday.