Finally finished.
Incredible game and experience, worthy of the name.
Strongest points:
- just like Remake, they nailed the characters.
- that judgement is pending for Cid, we'll have to see him with Shera first.
- lore and world building is still GOAT level.
Weakest:
- yeah
@Gizmo_Duck is right the Zack shyt is wonky as fukk. The way they dealt with Biggs and Wedge shows they either never thought the whisper shyt through or somebody stepped in and made them clean house. I feel like Roche, Biggs, Wedge and Zack def had different storylines planned at the end of Remake, from what we now got in Rebirth. Roche is probably the most similar, but it happened so quickly lol.
- I really love and hate what they did with Aeriths death. I love that they visualize her presence in the Lifestream, which is canon to the OG, but they stripped the power of her actual death by inserting a way too long boss fight. They couldn't help themselves and had to have a Sephiroth fight again....and again....and again....and then again. It really should've just been Jenova and if you want to include Seph, just Cloud and Aerith vs Sephiroth.
Still processing since I just finished, but I really fukks with the soul of this game. Like I said it is absolutely worthy and adds to my GOAT status for OG/REMAKE/REBURF.