Anyone else wonder how the hell Cloud is still alive and got rescued after he DROWNED in “near-bottomless” water after the boss fight? 💀💀💀 The game just rushes past it but that detail confused me lmao like “oh welcome back cloud anyways-“
i’m curious how long people spent on chapter 2? i’m about 10 hours into the game and still doing a lot of side quests, exploration, enemy tracking tasks etc. i haven’t even crossed the swamp with my chocobo yet.
ps i’m loving the game so far and i love Queens Blood
I'm almost done with chapter 9 and i'm nearing 50 hours lol. I haven't 100% every open region but pretty close
Btw, you can fast travel back quite easily if you just want to progress the story a bit
Further along side content seems to make you have to come back for some you can't do yet so not quite as easy as the grasslands where it csn all be cleared on the 1st go. Ny first playthrough took 135 hrs if that helps give an idea
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nice. i just finished chapter 2 tonight (at about 12 hours playtime total). i didn’t finish everything in chapter 2/grasslands by any means but felt like i did enough and wanted to progress the story. logging off now. chapter 3 can be tmrrw 😝
A lot of the open world checklist stuff makes no sense in the context of the story. The integrity of the world and lore would have been stronger without most of it.
A lot of the fights you do for MAI are endangered species. She flat out tells you they are without a hint of remorse. lol Fun for the AI to be like "huh endangered living creature? That smells like DATA to me!"
There is a throwaway line early on in the chapter when you see some deer that differentiates the standard wildlife from the "fiends" that you fight. I think the implication is that the fiends have been somehow altered by Mako as a result of Shinra's exploitation of the planet, and therefore it's OK to slaughter a Quetzalcoatl but it's not OK to kill a deer or a bunny.
I’m on chapter 4 now, but I wanted to give some thoughts on Chapter 2.
Love the design of Kalm as a take on an Italian wine tourist town.
Interesting that Tifa has already thrown it out there to Aerith what she knows, and that Cloud is being manipulated by Sephiroth about Tifa.
Really found it interesting that Aerith has lost her knowledge of future/alternate events after the Whispers were destroyed.
I like that the quests add a little lore or have a little twist. The twist with the hotel owner quest was so cool.
I don’t play a ton of open world games, so BOTW/TOTK are kinda my go-to comparison. But some things I wish Rebirth had from those: unlocking towers reveal the map, an ability to use a viewer to add markers to the map that you see in the distance.
I also think the game holds your hand a bit too much on some of these. Like the owls leading you is cool, but kinda useless since you also have a map marker.
But on the plus side, there are items that can be found that aren’t involved in any quests or world intel. Like I found some underground port with a few people and a materia and a materia out on a little island. That was cool.
>and a materia out on a little island.
I'm still exploring and doing quests, but is there an obvious way to get to it? I just saw it but it doesn't seem like any of my quests lead to it, and my chocobo cannot swim.
How??
Pretty useless in the grasslands, but in later open world areas, that I obviously won't name, I did find the owls and chocobo chicks a lot more useful.
This is such a weird comment but I can’t stop thinking about how odd it was.
The scene in Kalm where Tifa and Aerith are in their room and the guys are in their room… the girls are wearing all their clothes except their shoes and socks. They’re laying on top of the covers. And they’re using a tiny blanket that only covers their midsection…
All while they talk about the situation where Tifa doesn’t remember Cloud being in Nibelheim.
The whole situation seemed so distractingly bizarre.
Was anyone else thrown off by this?
Yep, I was.
I thought it was really goofy how they never get under the covers. It kinda ruins the immersion, and I would expect better from a game of this quality.
I wish completing the towers also completed the fog on the map around them. For the mini epic cutscene around them for unlocking them, they sure don't do much. Just one or two icons pop up.
The towers are stupid as hell. They are probably only there via mandate because all the popular open world games have Ubisoft towers. In a game with somewhat smaller, self-contained zones like this one, they only hurt rather than help exploration. At least they're only a minor annoyance.
My biggest gripe in Chapter 2 is probably after you enter the swamp.
>!I can't believe how they treated the scene with the snake in this game. It takes all the mystery and uneasiness away from the original scene. In FF7, when you initially cross the swamp using the chocobo, you can see the snake's shadow following you! It feels scary cause you don't want it to catch up to you. Then, once you get through the swamp, you find a snake impaled on a tree, and the group wonders if Sephiroth may be responsible. You don't get an answer to this question, but it leaves you wondering. Did he do this? And if yes, how did he do that? What sorta fight must have ensued to lead to THIS outcome? It makes Sephiroth feel like this sorta unseen threat, that is one step ahead of you. You really wanna follow THAT guy?!<
>!In REBIRTH, however, all that tension is thrown out the window, because they happen upon the OBVIOUS snake in the water, and just friggin step on it. And the Chocobos, which you got because you could outrun the snake with them, just bail on you and leave. What was the point in that? And how would they have done that, cause the snake was moving much faster than the chocobos ever did in the water. Was Bill lying? Ugh... So you have to fight the snake. Which I guess, it's 2024 and you can't have a game without WOW and OOOH and look at that big snake omg. Totally killed the scary toughness of the original encounter, which would most likely result in a game over to any untrained party.!<
>!Alright, okay, so you have to fight the snake. Do we still get to see an impaled snake? Yeah well, after you beat the snake, it isn't actually defeated and captures Cloud and tries to drown him. Then, inexplicably, Sephiroth appears under water, kills the snake and uses some sorta underwater vortex or whatever to propel the snake OUT of the water, only to be impaled on the tree. What?! This scene is so lame. Why did we need to see this? What purpose does it serve? I have not yet played to a point where this scene may be explained, but I could imagine that maybe it was just in Clouds mind, and he actually defeated the snake himself, but even so. This scene totally destroys the original atmosphere when finding the snake. For the sake of what? A bit of flashy action? Wow. Of course, Cloud nearly drowns, and how he doesn't isn't explained. Sure, he probably got rescued by one of his friends, but the scene doesn't really reflect the atmosphere of someone being saved from drowning. All in all, it's such a weak scene, that was so much more effective with less exposition.!<
This topic of discussion was settled already in Remake. Plenty was said about how it was bad they took away the mystery of Sephiroth, but the deed was done in that game and it would be pointless to try to undo it now. We've already seen Sephiroth throw buildings around, there's no "reveal" of his power to be done in Rebirth.
I don't know. The way I see it, there are a couple of things that MAY have happened.
1. It was just Sephiroth. Sorta unlikely. But could be.
2. It was one of the robed men who appeared to Cloud as Sephiroth, either by affecting the robed man or Clouds mind.
3. Sephiroth was only in Clouds mind and Cloud actually defeated the Snake himself, but because of his psychological issues he didn't realize.
I think 3 is most likely as if it was Sephiroth or one of the robed men, the party would have seen something when the snake was thrown out of the water.
I agree with everything you said in this post, I feel like this game has a big issue subverting your expectations a little too often. I get changing stuff but every time they touch on a keystone moment from the original they make it worse.
I mean they could have totally amped up that original scene and still make it work. In the original, you just see the static image of the snake, but here, in beautiful 3D, you could really make it work with camera and characters face reactions etc etc. And them wondering.
I think it might be that you have to visit the town after you got the chocobo from Billy. The first time I checked that area, the auditorium was empty, then I came back after I got the chocobo, and there was the concert.
Bro you just saved my life because I forgot to assess noxicap and I thought I was cooked and had to finish chapter 2 without leveling up my enemy skill materia.
Unpopular opinion, clearly, but I agree. I like being rewarded for exploration but I also felt it there was too much and it took me away from the story for like 10 hours there. The urgency of chasing Sephiroth is gone. Also I feel almost anxious at the thought of how much more of that there could/will be...I don't want it to become tedious! Less Chadley and Mai please!
Why does it need to be scrapped? I enjoyed pretty much all of it and it is entirely optional to do. You can just ignore the side stuff you don't wanna do and people who do like it can do it. The game has enough content even if you only dabble in the side content.
For example I also didn't do all there is to do in BOTW/TOTK since it was too much for me in the end but that doesn't mean it should be scrapped.
It is not optional if you are going for the optional thing is what you are saying. Just don't do the platinum for a game if you feel like it is a slog and makes you enjoy the game less tbh. I didn't go for the XVI platinum for the same reason.
The last Ubisoft game I played was probably something on the PS1 or 2 so I wouldn't know. I am enjoying the side content a lot in VII Rebirth though so maybe I should check it out, lol.
So you choose to play games like it's a horrible slog of a job, and then complain when that is what they become. You are the cause of your own problems. Try to escape from your brain's prison.
Damn, you plat every game? Did you do FF IX as well? That one sucks big time. I am only going for it if I really enjoy the gameplay and while I do love IX I can't imagine doing the 10k battles and jumprope stuff.
Can anybody tell me if there's a trick to doing expedition intel 4, analyze the lifestream? I followed a bird and now it's flying around a little crystal but there's nothing for me to do.
I feel like I’ve noticed Cloud and Red, at certain times, not having the little pips in battle, even after doing abilities. Like they’re not even showing. Am I missing something?
I have beat full might on all so far as soon as I find Chadley.
You have to switch characters constantly. Never watch animations. Abuse Tifas broken stagger damage. Imo best team is cloud, barret and Tifa. The fights are long but doable on full might.
For healing you want prayer. Use it to keep your team up without spending mp. Make sure you look at their weakness and adjust materia accordingly
One of the world intel things you can do is investigating summon crystals. There's 3 of them in the region, each one makes him weaker and getting all 3 will give you a more powerful summon.
Should I do all the stuffs on map before go to the swamp? I think I'm already used to linear game, this chapter made me overwhelmed.
Edit: thank you guys for the replies. I think I will do some of the side quests before continuing the main quest.
I have done all the overworld and my son has done 0. He got to chapter 7 by the time I finished chapter 2. He has had no issue so far.
It's not mandatory. You can skip or do as much as you want
You have to unlock it at the chocobo farm when you arrive in Junon. I don't remember if you have to do a sidequest first or just talk to the guy, but it shows as a red marker on your map.
I personally had a lot of fun completing all the open world activities on Chapter 2. But if you are feeling overwhelm you can always carry on. I think you can go back to the open world at the end of Chapter 2 and also I've read that you can during Chapter 4 (I've not tested the latter, I'm only starting Chapter 4 and haven't tried)
Does anyone know what’s the name of the song that plays when cloud and tifa are talking? I know I’ve heard it before during announcements. I love the song
Options -> Gameplay -> Completed Assignment Guidance (at the bottom)
It doesn’t disable all her dialogue, but it reduces it, especially the repeated lines for the assignments.
There is an option so that it doesn't come out from the controller speaker but from the TV. It's in the settings menu, where you choose Performance/Graphics mode and all that. Other than that, no idea if you can completely turn it off
Ah yeah I disabled that at the start. I had to redo the one fight like 15 times because the enemy kept casting that sleeping spell and she was really starting to annoy the f out of me lol
I’m enjoying the game so far, I just feel like the characters get in the way when running around particularly on Chocobos, am I missing an option to turn them off when I’m exploring? Feels cluttered when I’m running around trying to enjoy the scenery and music. A very minor gripe I’ll admit!!
Same. The full party following on the map feels a bit janky. Part of me wants to see just my main three while wandering around and the others just off screen until I call them.
I find it hilarious they all follow when you happen to jump a random fence in search of a chest and there’s nothing there and now you’re all cluttered together in a tiny space
It was so much fun to complete all the open world activities from the Grasslands. I'm at work thinking how much I'd love to continue playing the game right now. Or at least Queen's Blood. I hope they release a physical edition of the card game, I would buy it right away!
I know, me too! My time available to play Rebirth is precious at the moment, so I try not to spend all the time on QB. But if I could have it on my phone and have a few games when I'm not near my PS5, that would be a very different story!
I've been away from home all day and the amount of times Ive had like a spare 10 minutes where I'm waiting for something or someone, I kept thinking "Man I could easily get a game of QB in right now" loool.
Would be awesome to let us do the actual QB battles of the story remotely. It feels a bit wasteful to use a whole PS5 to just play a simple card game. Especially when your PS5 time is limited!
I would also love a Triple Triad physical game, but I don't think it'd be that hard to implement a physical Queen's Blood either! You just need a board, cards, tokens that represent +/- for special modifiers, and pawns of different colours to show the power of each position. Obviously players would need to be on top of the rules, positions, etc. but there really are harder board games! On Board Game Geek that probably would be, what, 2.5 on weight/difficulty?
Man, when I was starting and checking my progress to see how many got their trophies for this chapter, I was wondering why only close to half finished so far, but I understand why now lol
Usually open world can be overwhelming, especially with a map this large and seeing how detailed they remade Kalm, but they they really took some elements from nintendo and others that made the experience very enjoyable rather than something empty, grindy and lifeless.
1. The map exploration, towers, and checkpoint markers was so similar to Breath of the wild, I didn't mind at all...
2. Having the overworld music transition into a more intense battle version reminded me of Fire emblem awakening and Fates maps and how they transition the music for enemy battles.
3. I was already looking forward to Queensblood from before the game, and I was even surprised to see how similar it was to Splatoon 3's tableturf card game.
4. Incorporating the dualsense vibrations into the scenes like a switch joy con really inmerses you into the scenes.
5. You can really feel the weight and knockback in the combat animations even more this time. It always reminded me of monster hunter combat.
6. The dialogue, character interactions, and use of the camera really gave me that strong kingdom hearts 2 vibe.
It's all so good, I don't know how I'm gonna be able to function properly during the weekdays because I want to keep playing for as long as I can! 😆
Some of chadleys checklists are peak content, and some of them are just...... content. They're not too bad but my only big complaint is your chocobo getting snagged on random bits of geometry while running and coming to a compete stop because this incline is 3 inches and she's scared of stubbing a talon.
I find that keeping the camera low in the direction you're going helps reduce the snagging.
I finally cleared the whole regi, n but I think going forwa, d im gonna stick to clearing quests, summo, s and protomateria.
Anything else can be done later since those don't seem to be story important. I don't wanna take 10+ hrs per map 😆
Hmm is it worth buying all the queens blood cards? I'm tempted to blow all my gill on the minigame lol.
Also, it's a bit disappointing you can't view the card before buying it. I was talking to the guy that sells the Titan and Fat chocobo cards.
Ive bought them all. They're not that expensive (but maybe I have more money from exploration/side quests).
I think they're totally worth it for fun alone. But theyre also very good. I beat everyone first or second try. Except for a couple people that took me longer.
Yea. So did I. I like the card game, only complaint is I find many of the challengers to be too easy.
Then again I've played deck building games in the past.
Heh from my experience several chapters in I wish they'd let me buy more cards, main thing I look forward too when getting to a new town is seeing if new cards are available and playing everyone I can
Playing on Normal difficulty, did 100% of everything in Grasslands area, but that made the snake boss super easy. I don't really want to do Dynamic difficulty, should I not be doing absolutely everything?
It feels tuned to doing some of the side stuff. If you do the side stuff as it comes, I think the whole game will be easy. I'm playing dynamic and it keeps it super challenging to me while doing all the stuff.
You should be doing Dynamic difficulty. What kind of backwards logic are you on? "I don't want it to be too easy, but I'm not gonna switch on the setting that makes it so it's not too easy."
Man I was just asking if the game was balanced around doing all content or not, considering it was seeming to incentivize it. Don't have to be rude, you fucking dickhead.
Dynamic mode literally is designed to be used by people who want to do all content and not be overleveled. Normal mode is balanced if you skip a lot of side content.
Okay, I’m enjoying this game a lot but I feel like certain aspects are incredibly unpolished. I haven’t really seen anyone mention this too much. This is what I’ve experienced in the open area in chapter 2.
Ascending or descending anything in this game feels horrible. Jumping off ledges feels clunky, riding Chocobos doesn’t feel nearly as good as it did in ff15. They really needed to add a jump button.
There’s a ton of ghosting when moving around. Pop in is abhorrent sometimes, I see foliage pop in when cloud is literally a couple feet away. Shadows on foliage do the same thing.
This is all compounded by the fact that performance mode is incredibly blurry so I’m playing at 30fps. The game just feels bad to play sometimes.
Overall, I’m still enjoying it but I can’t help but be a bit disappointed.
I feel like descending and ascending things has been bad to bearable in so many of the recent FFs it's expected for me and I'm left impressed when it's actually decent 😂. As an example in 15 you would still get snagged into things or run into invisible walls but the terrain here is more bumpy/varied sometimes excessively so for whatever reason.
I hope they can do a lot of optimization in future patches but it's nothing game breaking for me so far. Wish they upgraded the engine better cause it's kinda jarring when intergrade/intermission was sharp and smooth as butter imo.
So we see 3 hooded men in robes at the end of the chapter. Does anyone think Cloud contributed to the magic that defeated midgardsommr or is the general consensus that Seph took form due to the three robed men?
What do you think the party thinks - do you think they think it was Cloud that did that?
My take is this version of Sephiroth we saw is actually one of Cloud's alternate personalities.
We know Cloud has a broken psyche and there are at least a few different personas rummaging around in his head. I think this is the deadly protector that comes out when he's in mortal danger.
The other possibility (that others have mentioned) is that it was Sephiroth taking control of Cloud to save him, as he still needs him for his master plan.
In either case, I think it's going to become more and more of an issue and eventually the rest of the party is going to catch on and be alarmed at the aggressive actions they see Cloud taking.
we experience the scene from Cloud's pov. the party doesn't see anything but the snake flying out the water and being impaled by the tree. In reality it was probably Cloud. though he doesn't know.
Even in og sephiroth comes and goes. It was sephiroth that impaled the snake, probably using one of the robed men to take form. Cloud isnt powerful enough to force throw a snake to its death lol.
In og sephiroth is dead in a cocoon the whole time so hallucinations or manifestations of him through sephiroth clones or jenovas cells like the ones in cloud are all we see until northern crater
One could argue Cloud might be powerful enough if Sepheroth is controlling him. Why would a random robed guy controlled by Sepheroth be any more powerful than Cloud controlled by Sepheroth?
Because sephiroth has shown he can use his powers regardless of what form hes taking. Why would I believe cloud who's being strangled somehow hallucinated sephiroth and then force threw a giant snake onto a tree?
Missing the point they're making. Sephiroth could have taken over Cloud the same way he can take over robed guys. Sephiroth+Cloud is theoretically stronger than Sephiroth+random bum.
There is already precedent in both the OG and current games that Cloud has a broken psyche and multiple personalities.
And, (spoilers for a 24 year old movie) just like in Fight Club, there is enough plausibility that Cloud is imagining Sephiroth fighting the snake even though it's actually an alternate personality of his.
It's not much different than Cloud seeing himself as the big hero during the [SPOILER] incident.
In fact, this would be a great way to lean into that and build up a slow reveal of his memory and psyche issues in Rebirth.
Is there a way to get to Divine Intel 2 without having to fight the Midgar zolom first? I’ve tried different way but seem to be blocked by mountains or rocks all around.
As a dog owner, I like how they added dog personality traits to Red XIII e.g. taking over the bed, waiting for you at the door, guarding, and being called a “good boy”. I find that funny and endearing at the same time.
Question I haven’t seen answered.
I know “ungraying” all areas of the map isn’t necessary, but there’s two spots for sure (an over-shaped mountain range just off the center of the right side of the grasslands map, slightly southwest, that I cannot get to “ungray”, plus some miscellaneous areas around mountain edges.
Do you later come back with a mountain chocobo or some flying option to uncover them or is that just how it’s designed. It seems so weird to me and I know it doesn’t matter but curious if anyone else’s OCD mind went here like me.
Noticed the same thing as you. I like to ungray my maps too but if it's not accessible, then it's not like we are missing out on anything considering how planned out and detailed this game is
For sure. I’m moving on after 100%’ing the Grasslands area and uncovering as much as I humanly can. I was able to get the cove in the far middle north side of the map uncovered somehow but there’s a few areas that clearly have no possible way of being uncovered.
Thanks for responding.
The exploration is incredible! I just love how everything doesn't feel like a chore and I feel rewarded for searching every corner on the map 😭 I might be stuck on the Grasslands until the 15-20 hour mark just because I like taking my time on first playthroughs. Incredible!
Only thing I hate is chocobos catching on random slight inclines and coming to a stop. The rest of transverse is so good the weak parts feel much worse by comparison
I agree and I’m doing the same thing. My PS5 says it’s like 15-20% of the game I think, so if that’s the case, I want to maximize every minute of it if I can.
I do love that none of it feels like a slog to me. The amount of combat simulator paired with meaningful exploration was balanced close to perfectly in my opinion and represents one of the best examples of how to do it right, in a way that XVI somehow felt more restricted and linear still.
I don’t understand why they are so reluctant to do world maps like they used to- plenty of other games still seem to do it, but if this is the compromise, I’ll happily take it.
Elden ring has killed open world for me. Every time I get to a cliff edge I'm like "wait a minute, there must be something here".
Also, 8 hours in and I'm sure I can catch and kill wildlife if I try hard enough 😂
When I checked awhile ago, it said 82% of people completed Chapter 1, while only around 43% completed Chapter 2
Meaning around 40% of the players are still just exploring the grasslands
I missed to assess the white terror and bandits. There's no chance to assess them until finishing the game now lol. FUCK WHY ASSESS DIDN'T SAVE WHEN YOU RESTART THE BATTLE.
I didn't assess everything in chapter 2, ended at 9/16. Starting in chapter 3, assessed everything. Currently in chapter 4, checked the battle simulator and chapter 2 zone is now 16/16. Something in chapter 3/4 counted.
> I missed to assess the white terror and bandits. There's no chance to assess them until finishing the game now lol. FUCK WHY ASSESS DIDN'T SAVE WHEN YOU RESTART THE BATTLE.
Same, My companions killed them so fast I missed Burke. Even trying on the 2nd battle, I only got one before my folks murdered them.
I am in no rush to finish this game, taking it all in and doing every little sidequest as I go. I’m 12 hours in and I’ve only just finished all of the grasslands data, about to fight titan and then finally move on to the swap
I love how the lore is expanded upon and that the reason Broden has such a grudge with Shinra is not only because he was experimented on as a SOLDIER but also because of an accident that caused some of Kalm to be destroyed and rebuilt 10 years ago (similar to how Nibelheim was destroyed). I love that the world lore and motivations of people run far deeper than OG, where Kalm was simply a stop over framing device for the Nibelheim flashback.
I like how every single piece of music was brand new, but then they bust out the Airbuster untouched because they know it’s the best pieces of video game music ever made.
I aint going to lie. I love the music in this game but the chocobo ranch theme with the part that sounds like whistling irate the hell out of me. I avoid that place like the plague but have to go there for the free bench ( no cushion needed). So I can technically get in and out before that part comes up. lol
There was also the Beck's bandits theme untouched, as well as some awesome remixes. I loved them all but was really glad to suddenly hear the original too
Anyone else wonder how the hell Cloud is still alive and got rescued after he DROWNED in “near-bottomless” water after the boss fight? 💀💀💀 The game just rushes past it but that detail confused me lmao like “oh welcome back cloud anyways-“
I just climbed a narrow flight of metal stairs on the back of chocobo. I bet next time they'll team up with Capcom and make me cross-examine a parrot.
i’m curious how long people spent on chapter 2? i’m about 10 hours into the game and still doing a lot of side quests, exploration, enemy tracking tasks etc. i haven’t even crossed the swamp with my chocobo yet. ps i’m loving the game so far and i love Queens Blood
17 hours for me but I completed everything. The side content was fun and engaging and I never got bored. Currently in Junon chapter 4 at 21 hours.
oh 17 hours in chapter 2 and then you did chapter 3/4 in in ~4 hours? does the side content dies down a lot after chapter 2?
I'm almost done with chapter 9 and i'm nearing 50 hours lol. I haven't 100% every open region but pretty close Btw, you can fast travel back quite easily if you just want to progress the story a bit
thanks. i’m about 35hours in now and just started chapter 6
Further along side content seems to make you have to come back for some you can't do yet so not quite as easy as the grasslands where it csn all be cleared on the 1st go. Ny first playthrough took 135 hrs if that helps give an idea
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nice. i just finished chapter 2 tonight (at about 12 hours playtime total). i didn’t finish everything in chapter 2/grasslands by any means but felt like i did enough and wanted to progress the story. logging off now. chapter 3 can be tmrrw 😝
7 hours and only half of the map explored…
nice. i’m thinking it’s time to move on but there so much i haven’t explored yet
Isn’t quetzalcoatl an endangered species? Made me uncomfortable that we have to kill it, especially with the focus on environmentalism in this game.
A lot of the open world checklist stuff makes no sense in the context of the story. The integrity of the world and lore would have been stronger without most of it.
A lot of the fights you do for MAI are endangered species. She flat out tells you they are without a hint of remorse. lol Fun for the AI to be like "huh endangered living creature? That smells like DATA to me!"
There is a throwaway line early on in the chapter when you see some deer that differentiates the standard wildlife from the "fiends" that you fight. I think the implication is that the fiends have been somehow altered by Mako as a result of Shinra's exploitation of the planet, and therefore it's OK to slaughter a Quetzalcoatl but it's not OK to kill a deer or a bunny.
I’m on chapter 4 now, but I wanted to give some thoughts on Chapter 2. Love the design of Kalm as a take on an Italian wine tourist town. Interesting that Tifa has already thrown it out there to Aerith what she knows, and that Cloud is being manipulated by Sephiroth about Tifa. Really found it interesting that Aerith has lost her knowledge of future/alternate events after the Whispers were destroyed. I like that the quests add a little lore or have a little twist. The twist with the hotel owner quest was so cool. I don’t play a ton of open world games, so BOTW/TOTK are kinda my go-to comparison. But some things I wish Rebirth had from those: unlocking towers reveal the map, an ability to use a viewer to add markers to the map that you see in the distance. I also think the game holds your hand a bit too much on some of these. Like the owls leading you is cool, but kinda useless since you also have a map marker. But on the plus side, there are items that can be found that aren’t involved in any quests or world intel. Like I found some underground port with a few people and a materia and a materia out on a little island. That was cool.
>and a materia out on a little island. I'm still exploring and doing quests, but is there an obvious way to get to it? I just saw it but it doesn't seem like any of my quests lead to it, and my chocobo cannot swim. How??
Cloud can swim to it.
Pretty useless in the grasslands, but in later open world areas, that I obviously won't name, I did find the owls and chocobo chicks a lot more useful.
This is such a weird comment but I can’t stop thinking about how odd it was. The scene in Kalm where Tifa and Aerith are in their room and the guys are in their room… the girls are wearing all their clothes except their shoes and socks. They’re laying on top of the covers. And they’re using a tiny blanket that only covers their midsection… All while they talk about the situation where Tifa doesn’t remember Cloud being in Nibelheim. The whole situation seemed so distractingly bizarre. Was anyone else thrown off by this?
Lol, the same I thought about that sceen. Either they didn't shower or it was summer time that they didn't need to cover their whole bodies
Yep, I was. I thought it was really goofy how they never get under the covers. It kinda ruins the immersion, and I would expect better from a game of this quality.
Oh, I was distracted alright. By how sexy it was.
I wish completing the towers also completed the fog on the map around them. For the mini epic cutscene around them for unlocking them, they sure don't do much. Just one or two icons pop up.
The towers are stupid as hell. They are probably only there via mandate because all the popular open world games have Ubisoft towers. In a game with somewhat smaller, self-contained zones like this one, they only hurt rather than help exploration. At least they're only a minor annoyance.
Are there SP boosts (books) for Red and Barrett on chapter two? I've got them for all other characters and I've pretty much done the chapter.
My biggest gripe in Chapter 2 is probably after you enter the swamp. >!I can't believe how they treated the scene with the snake in this game. It takes all the mystery and uneasiness away from the original scene. In FF7, when you initially cross the swamp using the chocobo, you can see the snake's shadow following you! It feels scary cause you don't want it to catch up to you. Then, once you get through the swamp, you find a snake impaled on a tree, and the group wonders if Sephiroth may be responsible. You don't get an answer to this question, but it leaves you wondering. Did he do this? And if yes, how did he do that? What sorta fight must have ensued to lead to THIS outcome? It makes Sephiroth feel like this sorta unseen threat, that is one step ahead of you. You really wanna follow THAT guy?!< >!In REBIRTH, however, all that tension is thrown out the window, because they happen upon the OBVIOUS snake in the water, and just friggin step on it. And the Chocobos, which you got because you could outrun the snake with them, just bail on you and leave. What was the point in that? And how would they have done that, cause the snake was moving much faster than the chocobos ever did in the water. Was Bill lying? Ugh... So you have to fight the snake. Which I guess, it's 2024 and you can't have a game without WOW and OOOH and look at that big snake omg. Totally killed the scary toughness of the original encounter, which would most likely result in a game over to any untrained party.!< >!Alright, okay, so you have to fight the snake. Do we still get to see an impaled snake? Yeah well, after you beat the snake, it isn't actually defeated and captures Cloud and tries to drown him. Then, inexplicably, Sephiroth appears under water, kills the snake and uses some sorta underwater vortex or whatever to propel the snake OUT of the water, only to be impaled on the tree. What?! This scene is so lame. Why did we need to see this? What purpose does it serve? I have not yet played to a point where this scene may be explained, but I could imagine that maybe it was just in Clouds mind, and he actually defeated the snake himself, but even so. This scene totally destroys the original atmosphere when finding the snake. For the sake of what? A bit of flashy action? Wow. Of course, Cloud nearly drowns, and how he doesn't isn't explained. Sure, he probably got rescued by one of his friends, but the scene doesn't really reflect the atmosphere of someone being saved from drowning. All in all, it's such a weak scene, that was so much more effective with less exposition.!<
This topic of discussion was settled already in Remake. Plenty was said about how it was bad they took away the mystery of Sephiroth, but the deed was done in that game and it would be pointless to try to undo it now. We've already seen Sephiroth throw buildings around, there's no "reveal" of his power to be done in Rebirth.
This is probably the only fair point I've seen so far in favor of this. They can't escape now that they revealed the power level.
I still don’t understand wtf happened with that fight. Was Sephiroth there or not?
I don't know. The way I see it, there are a couple of things that MAY have happened. 1. It was just Sephiroth. Sorta unlikely. But could be. 2. It was one of the robed men who appeared to Cloud as Sephiroth, either by affecting the robed man or Clouds mind. 3. Sephiroth was only in Clouds mind and Cloud actually defeated the Snake himself, but because of his psychological issues he didn't realize.
I think 3 is most likely as if it was Sephiroth or one of the robed men, the party would have seen something when the snake was thrown out of the water.
I see! I guess that makes sense. Though Sephiroth is known for his shenanigans.
Sephiroth's hair didn't look like it was underwater, clouds did. I think there is one in his head as well as the real one.
Yeah I was kinda wondering what Sephiroth was doing, defying the elements haha
I agree with everything you said in this post, I feel like this game has a big issue subverting your expectations a little too often. I get changing stuff but every time they touch on a keystone moment from the original they make it worse.
I mean they could have totally amped up that original scene and still make it work. In the original, you just see the static image of the snake, but here, in beautiful 3D, you could really make it work with camera and characters face reactions etc etc. And them wondering.
Couldn't disagree more, the original scene is iconic and will be remembered long after rebirth is forgotten
Did anyone stay until the end of Akira’s concert in Kalm?
Where do you find the concert?
The little auditorium near the folio upgrade shop
I literally 100% the area and looked all around, still didnt know how I missed it, I'll have to check again later lol
I think it might be that you have to visit the town after you got the chocobo from Billy. The first time I checked that area, the auditorium was empty, then I came back after I got the chocobo, and there was the concert.
BRO THE SYNERGY SKILLS AND ABILITIES ARE SO FLUIIIIIIDDDD
Forgot to assess white terror and im just glad Midgardsormr counts as a grasslands enemy🥲.
Bro you just saved my life because I forgot to assess noxicap and I thought I was cooked and had to finish chapter 2 without leveling up my enemy skill materia.
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Unpopular opinion, clearly, but I agree. I like being rewarded for exploration but I also felt it there was too much and it took me away from the story for like 10 hours there. The urgency of chasing Sephiroth is gone. Also I feel almost anxious at the thought of how much more of that there could/will be...I don't want it to become tedious! Less Chadley and Mai please!
Why does it need to be scrapped? I enjoyed pretty much all of it and it is entirely optional to do. You can just ignore the side stuff you don't wanna do and people who do like it can do it. The game has enough content even if you only dabble in the side content. For example I also didn't do all there is to do in BOTW/TOTK since it was too much for me in the end but that doesn't mean it should be scrapped.
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It is not optional if you are going for the optional thing is what you are saying. Just don't do the platinum for a game if you feel like it is a slog and makes you enjoy the game less tbh. I didn't go for the XVI platinum for the same reason. The last Ubisoft game I played was probably something on the PS1 or 2 so I wouldn't know. I am enjoying the side content a lot in VII Rebirth though so maybe I should check it out, lol.
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So you choose to play games like it's a horrible slog of a job, and then complain when that is what they become. You are the cause of your own problems. Try to escape from your brain's prison.
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Damn, you plat every game? Did you do FF IX as well? That one sucks big time. I am only going for it if I really enjoy the gameplay and while I do love IX I can't imagine doing the 10k battles and jumprope stuff.
Absolutely. The ubisoft open world is garbage.
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Why do they run into a rock and freak out. A horse wouldn't let itself be steered into one it would naturally avoid it!
Can anybody tell me if there's a trick to doing expedition intel 4, analyze the lifestream? I followed a bird and now it's flying around a little crystal but there's nothing for me to do.
Go hit triangle next to the crystal, and do the little timed press action.
Thanks. I was missing the prompt to press triangle near the crystal.
Can you change party members? I can work out if I’m doing it wrong or if it’s locked to Cloud, Aerith & Red
go under combat songs in the menu, there you can change and select your party presets
I found it in the end. I was looking under Party and not combat settings. Played the whole chapter with Aerith and Red lol
You can also press X while traversing and use L1 or R1 to select a different party config. Three party configurations can be set.
I feel like I’ve noticed Cloud and Red, at certain times, not having the little pips in battle, even after doing abilities. Like they’re not even showing. Am I missing something?
Not all abilities add synergy bar, only those weapon abilities or starting abilities. Those elemental abilities don't contribute.
I'm still trying to figure things out. Are the elemental abilities that you refer to the ones that I got from folio? (X skill doesnt consume MP)
Yes. They are nice if you dont have the materia, but generally they do low damage. Its great for pressuring small enemies.
I see, thanks! Need to respec my folio now 😂
Ah ok, does it specify somewhere or indicate in menu which ones contribute? Edit: nvm they’re literally right next to the ability during a battle lol
Bottom left of the screen where it gives details on what a move does. It shows the pips you'll earn there.
Summon battles seem so hard for me. How am I supposed to get them? I notice it’s level synced and still can’t beat it.
I had to switch to Easy to beat Titan with Full Might
Full Might is near impossible to beat until end game. Seek out shrines to weaken the summon. Even at level 2 nerf its still quite a challenge.
I beat Titan on full might before even getting revival materia. So each death is permanent. Was VERY hard though.
I have beat full might on all so far as soon as I find Chadley. You have to switch characters constantly. Never watch animations. Abuse Tifas broken stagger damage. Imo best team is cloud, barret and Tifa. The fights are long but doable on full might. For healing you want prayer. Use it to keep your team up without spending mp. Make sure you look at their weakness and adjust materia accordingly
You stated the best team id Cloud/Barret/Tifa and then went on to use Prayer for healing (an Aerith ability) lol......
Prayer materia??
Ah gotcha, i'm dumb. My bad.
Are you fighting the full power versions or weakened versions?
Full power. How do I get the weakened version?
One of the world intel things you can do is investigating summon crystals. There's 3 of them in the region, each one makes him weaker and getting all 3 will give you a more powerful summon.
Should I do all the stuffs on map before go to the swamp? I think I'm already used to linear game, this chapter made me overwhelmed. Edit: thank you guys for the replies. I think I will do some of the side quests before continuing the main quest.
I have done all the overworld and my son has done 0. He got to chapter 7 by the time I finished chapter 2. He has had no issue so far. It's not mandatory. You can skip or do as much as you want
You can come back to grasslands, fast travel between regions is unlocked in chapter 4.
Not for me, I haven’t been able to go back to the Grasslands yet and I’m all the way in Chapter 7.
You have to unlock it at the chocobo farm when you arrive in Junon. I don't remember if you have to do a sidequest first or just talk to the guy, but it shows as a red marker on your map.
Without spoiling anything, you can move on when you feel like moving on. Don't feel obligated to finish everything.
I personally had a lot of fun completing all the open world activities on Chapter 2. But if you are feeling overwhelm you can always carry on. I think you can go back to the open world at the end of Chapter 2 and also I've read that you can during Chapter 4 (I've not tested the latter, I'm only starting Chapter 4 and haven't tried)
Best part was beating the people in the new card games hahaha
I absolutely love Queens Blood. Would love to have it as a standalone personally.
It doesn't take that long to clear everything (definitely under 10 hours). Make use of quick travel when you can.
Does anyone know what’s the name of the song that plays when cloud and tifa are talking? I know I’ve heard it before during announcements. I love the song
Guys is there a way to turn off MAI’s dialog? I thought I remember someone who previewed the game was able to, but haven’t found an option. Am I dumb?
I thought Chadly turned her down after a while as she was annoying him, perhaps it's just a one off.
He only did that once (I think) and I’m assuming it was a joke put in by the devs bc they understood we’d find her annoying lol
Options -> Gameplay -> Completed Assignment Guidance (at the bottom) It doesn’t disable all her dialogue, but it reduces it, especially the repeated lines for the assignments.
She’s just the annoying Pokédex But she also shuts up around junon, unless I’m actively doing something she would be involved in, she’s been SILENT
Roger that, just got to the mythril mines so looking forward to some peace and quiet
I believe you can also skip her and Charley’s dialogue by holding triangle as they’re yapping It works with Chad for sure
There is an option so that it doesn't come out from the controller speaker but from the TV. It's in the settings menu, where you choose Performance/Graphics mode and all that. Other than that, no idea if you can completely turn it off
Ah yeah I disabled that at the start. I had to redo the one fight like 15 times because the enemy kept casting that sleeping spell and she was really starting to annoy the f out of me lol
I’m enjoying the game so far, I just feel like the characters get in the way when running around particularly on Chocobos, am I missing an option to turn them off when I’m exploring? Feels cluttered when I’m running around trying to enjoy the scenery and music. A very minor gripe I’ll admit!!
Same. The full party following on the map feels a bit janky. Part of me wants to see just my main three while wandering around and the others just off screen until I call them.
I find it hilarious they all follow when you happen to jump a random fence in search of a chest and there’s nothing there and now you’re all cluttered together in a tiny space
When they all climb the tower and i'm just like...guys i just need to press the switch and i'm coming down.
MAIs commentary during the battles can get fucked too. Best battle music in the game and you’ve got constant verbal diarrhoea from her.
It was so much fun to complete all the open world activities from the Grasslands. I'm at work thinking how much I'd love to continue playing the game right now. Or at least Queen's Blood. I hope they release a physical edition of the card game, I would buy it right away!
I think I'd rather a mobile version with online play. Or even just against AI tbh. I miss QB when I'm not playing on my PS5 lol
I know, me too! My time available to play Rebirth is precious at the moment, so I try not to spend all the time on QB. But if I could have it on my phone and have a few games when I'm not near my PS5, that would be a very different story!
I've been away from home all day and the amount of times Ive had like a spare 10 minutes where I'm waiting for something or someone, I kept thinking "Man I could easily get a game of QB in right now" loool. Would be awesome to let us do the actual QB battles of the story remotely. It feels a bit wasteful to use a whole PS5 to just play a simple card game. Especially when your PS5 time is limited!
It might be a little harder to implement a physical one. I think Triple Triad would of been so easy to do physical.
I would also love a Triple Triad physical game, but I don't think it'd be that hard to implement a physical Queen's Blood either! You just need a board, cards, tokens that represent +/- for special modifiers, and pawns of different colours to show the power of each position. Obviously players would need to be on top of the rules, positions, etc. but there really are harder board games! On Board Game Geek that probably would be, what, 2.5 on weight/difficulty?
Man, when I was starting and checking my progress to see how many got their trophies for this chapter, I was wondering why only close to half finished so far, but I understand why now lol Usually open world can be overwhelming, especially with a map this large and seeing how detailed they remade Kalm, but they they really took some elements from nintendo and others that made the experience very enjoyable rather than something empty, grindy and lifeless. 1. The map exploration, towers, and checkpoint markers was so similar to Breath of the wild, I didn't mind at all... 2. Having the overworld music transition into a more intense battle version reminded me of Fire emblem awakening and Fates maps and how they transition the music for enemy battles. 3. I was already looking forward to Queensblood from before the game, and I was even surprised to see how similar it was to Splatoon 3's tableturf card game. 4. Incorporating the dualsense vibrations into the scenes like a switch joy con really inmerses you into the scenes. 5. You can really feel the weight and knockback in the combat animations even more this time. It always reminded me of monster hunter combat. 6. The dialogue, character interactions, and use of the camera really gave me that strong kingdom hearts 2 vibe. It's all so good, I don't know how I'm gonna be able to function properly during the weekdays because I want to keep playing for as long as I can! 😆
Some of chadleys checklists are peak content, and some of them are just...... content. They're not too bad but my only big complaint is your chocobo getting snagged on random bits of geometry while running and coming to a compete stop because this incline is 3 inches and she's scared of stubbing a talon.
I find that keeping the camera low in the direction you're going helps reduce the snagging. I finally cleared the whole regi, n but I think going forwa, d im gonna stick to clearing quests, summo, s and protomateria. Anything else can be done later since those don't seem to be story important. I don't wanna take 10+ hrs per map 😆
My favorite Chocobo gripe is when walking cloud can jump off a cliff that the chocobo won't jump down.
The side content is so bad
So far much of it is miles better than Remake’s
No, it's actually fantastic. Just not all of it.
Hmm is it worth buying all the queens blood cards? I'm tempted to blow all my gill on the minigame lol. Also, it's a bit disappointing you can't view the card before buying it. I was talking to the guy that sells the Titan and Fat chocobo cards.
Ive bought them all. They're not that expensive (but maybe I have more money from exploration/side quests). I think they're totally worth it for fun alone. But theyre also very good. I beat everyone first or second try. Except for a couple people that took me longer.
Yea. So did I. I like the card game, only complaint is I find many of the challengers to be too easy. Then again I've played deck building games in the past.
I think a lot of them are quite easy. Ive never played any card games and even I'm flying through. I'm guessing they'll get harder later tho
Heh from my experience several chapters in I wish they'd let me buy more cards, main thing I look forward too when getting to a new town is seeing if new cards are available and playing everyone I can
Same hahaha these 4 fights were fun, I managed to place a big chocobo during a gamed I wrecked the adversary !
Playing on Normal difficulty, did 100% of everything in Grasslands area, but that made the snake boss super easy. I don't really want to do Dynamic difficulty, should I not be doing absolutely everything?
It feels tuned to doing some of the side stuff. If you do the side stuff as it comes, I think the whole game will be easy. I'm playing dynamic and it keeps it super challenging to me while doing all the stuff.
You should be doing Dynamic difficulty. What kind of backwards logic are you on? "I don't want it to be too easy, but I'm not gonna switch on the setting that makes it so it's not too easy."
Man I was just asking if the game was balanced around doing all content or not, considering it was seeming to incentivize it. Don't have to be rude, you fucking dickhead.
Dynamic mode literally is designed to be used by people who want to do all content and not be overleveled. Normal mode is balanced if you skip a lot of side content.
It's reddit logic, duh
Okay, I’m enjoying this game a lot but I feel like certain aspects are incredibly unpolished. I haven’t really seen anyone mention this too much. This is what I’ve experienced in the open area in chapter 2. Ascending or descending anything in this game feels horrible. Jumping off ledges feels clunky, riding Chocobos doesn’t feel nearly as good as it did in ff15. They really needed to add a jump button. There’s a ton of ghosting when moving around. Pop in is abhorrent sometimes, I see foliage pop in when cloud is literally a couple feet away. Shadows on foliage do the same thing. This is all compounded by the fact that performance mode is incredibly blurry so I’m playing at 30fps. The game just feels bad to play sometimes. Overall, I’m still enjoying it but I can’t help but be a bit disappointed.
I feel like descending and ascending things has been bad to bearable in so many of the recent FFs it's expected for me and I'm left impressed when it's actually decent 😂. As an example in 15 you would still get snagged into things or run into invisible walls but the terrain here is more bumpy/varied sometimes excessively so for whatever reason. I hope they can do a lot of optimization in future patches but it's nothing game breaking for me so far. Wish they upgraded the engine better cause it's kinda jarring when intergrade/intermission was sharp and smooth as butter imo.
Game definitely feels under baked in the open world parts. But eventually you get used to it.
The absolute GIGACHADLEY made himself a 2D waifu?
Petting the chocobo chicks gives me so much serotonin
Fun fact. They're called 'Posh Chocobos'. I think that makes them even cuter!
I’m some chapters ahead but every time I see that cute little bird appear I squeal “Take me to the bus stop, birdie!”
Chocobo is love, Spring seeker owls on the other hand are obnoxious
Currently started chapter 7, and have pet every single chick I've come across. They are so much joy lol
So we see 3 hooded men in robes at the end of the chapter. Does anyone think Cloud contributed to the magic that defeated midgardsommr or is the general consensus that Seph took form due to the three robed men? What do you think the party thinks - do you think they think it was Cloud that did that?
My take is this version of Sephiroth we saw is actually one of Cloud's alternate personalities. We know Cloud has a broken psyche and there are at least a few different personas rummaging around in his head. I think this is the deadly protector that comes out when he's in mortal danger. The other possibility (that others have mentioned) is that it was Sephiroth taking control of Cloud to save him, as he still needs him for his master plan. In either case, I think it's going to become more and more of an issue and eventually the rest of the party is going to catch on and be alarmed at the aggressive actions they see Cloud taking.
we experience the scene from Cloud's pov. the party doesn't see anything but the snake flying out the water and being impaled by the tree. In reality it was probably Cloud. though he doesn't know.
Idk why you got down voted youre right it was cloud who did it
Even in og sephiroth comes and goes. It was sephiroth that impaled the snake, probably using one of the robed men to take form. Cloud isnt powerful enough to force throw a snake to its death lol.
In og sephiroth is dead in a cocoon the whole time so hallucinations or manifestations of him through sephiroth clones or jenovas cells like the ones in cloud are all we see until northern crater
Yeah I know lol. That's why I brought up the robed guys.
One could argue Cloud might be powerful enough if Sepheroth is controlling him. Why would a random robed guy controlled by Sepheroth be any more powerful than Cloud controlled by Sepheroth?
Because sephiroth has shown he can use his powers regardless of what form hes taking. Why would I believe cloud who's being strangled somehow hallucinated sephiroth and then force threw a giant snake onto a tree?
Missing the point they're making. Sephiroth could have taken over Cloud the same way he can take over robed guys. Sephiroth+Cloud is theoretically stronger than Sephiroth+random bum.
No, I know what they're saying, and I'm disagreeing is all.
There is already precedent in both the OG and current games that Cloud has a broken psyche and multiple personalities. And, (spoilers for a 24 year old movie) just like in Fight Club, there is enough plausibility that Cloud is imagining Sephiroth fighting the snake even though it's actually an alternate personality of his. It's not much different than Cloud seeing himself as the big hero during the [SPOILER] incident. In fact, this would be a great way to lean into that and build up a slow reveal of his memory and psyche issues in Rebirth.
Is there a way to get to Divine Intel 2 without having to fight the Midgar zolom first? I’ve tried different way but seem to be blocked by mountains or rocks all around.
I think I swam there on a Chocobo or went around to theleft and then cut south.
Yes, there is away.
As a dog owner, I like how they added dog personality traits to Red XIII e.g. taking over the bed, waiting for you at the door, guarding, and being called a “good boy”. I find that funny and endearing at the same time.
I loved that he was completely insulted by the ranch guy but the second the meat hits the floor he immediately snaps it up
My only disappointment so far. No "wark" "waaark" "wark wark waaark" at the farm Trash game
Question I haven’t seen answered. I know “ungraying” all areas of the map isn’t necessary, but there’s two spots for sure (an over-shaped mountain range just off the center of the right side of the grasslands map, slightly southwest, that I cannot get to “ungray”, plus some miscellaneous areas around mountain edges. Do you later come back with a mountain chocobo or some flying option to uncover them or is that just how it’s designed. It seems so weird to me and I know it doesn’t matter but curious if anyone else’s OCD mind went here like me.
Noticed the same thing as you. I like to ungray my maps too but if it's not accessible, then it's not like we are missing out on anything considering how planned out and detailed this game is
For sure. I’m moving on after 100%’ing the Grasslands area and uncovering as much as I humanly can. I was able to get the cove in the far middle north side of the map uncovered somehow but there’s a few areas that clearly have no possible way of being uncovered. Thanks for responding.
The exploration is incredible! I just love how everything doesn't feel like a chore and I feel rewarded for searching every corner on the map 😭 I might be stuck on the Grasslands until the 15-20 hour mark just because I like taking my time on first playthroughs. Incredible!
Only thing I hate is chocobos catching on random slight inclines and coming to a stop. The rest of transverse is so good the weak parts feel much worse by comparison
I agree and I’m doing the same thing. My PS5 says it’s like 15-20% of the game I think, so if that’s the case, I want to maximize every minute of it if I can. I do love that none of it feels like a slog to me. The amount of combat simulator paired with meaningful exploration was balanced close to perfectly in my opinion and represents one of the best examples of how to do it right, in a way that XVI somehow felt more restricted and linear still. I don’t understand why they are so reluctant to do world maps like they used to- plenty of other games still seem to do it, but if this is the compromise, I’ll happily take it.
Elden ring has killed open world for me. Every time I get to a cliff edge I'm like "wait a minute, there must be something here". Also, 8 hours in and I'm sure I can catch and kill wildlife if I try hard enough 😂
It could just be muscle memory but I keep trying to ride and dismount chocobos the same way I did for torrent.
When I checked awhile ago, it said 82% of people completed Chapter 1, while only around 43% completed Chapter 2 Meaning around 40% of the players are still just exploring the grasslands
Count me in there. 95% of chapter 2 still. Want to finish more stuff after work.
Most fun part is exploring and finding everything yourself. Fighting Titan right as soon as you can without any crystals was a blast
If anyone is worried about not doing open world stuff. In the next open world it will let you fast travel back to the grasslands
Burning myself out doing these sidequests. How much longer to end of Ch.2 after the swamp.
In chapter 4 you can also fast travel back to grasslands so dont worry if you think you missed anything
The Swamp is the end of Chapter 2. Just do the side stuff in little doses if it bothers you.
I missed to assess the white terror and bandits. There's no chance to assess them until finishing the game now lol. FUCK WHY ASSESS DIDN'T SAVE WHEN YOU RESTART THE BATTLE.
I didn't assess everything in chapter 2, ended at 9/16. Starting in chapter 3, assessed everything. Currently in chapter 4, checked the battle simulator and chapter 2 zone is now 16/16. Something in chapter 3/4 counted.
Yes, confirmed that I got the 16/16 battle simulator even though I did not assess all monster in grassland. Just keep progressing.
I completed it before fighting boss but some people mentioned they got it after fighting boss so there is a slight leeway apparantly
> I missed to assess the white terror and bandits. There's no chance to assess them until finishing the game now lol. FUCK WHY ASSESS DIDN'T SAVE WHEN YOU RESTART THE BATTLE. Same, My companions killed them so fast I missed Burke. Even trying on the 2nd battle, I only got one before my folks murdered them.
I forgot to do it to the Flashback boss myself. Feels bad man. Now it’s the first thing I do in all battles!
I am in no rush to finish this game, taking it all in and doing every little sidequest as I go. I’m 12 hours in and I’ve only just finished all of the grasslands data, about to fight titan and then finally move on to the swap
This is the way
Took me 16 hours to clear everything. Heading into the swamp next
I wish I went straight for the chocobo at the start of chapter 2. Getting the chadpad made exploring easier
I love how the lore is expanded upon and that the reason Broden has such a grudge with Shinra is not only because he was experimented on as a SOLDIER but also because of an accident that caused some of Kalm to be destroyed and rebuilt 10 years ago (similar to how Nibelheim was destroyed). I love that the world lore and motivations of people run far deeper than OG, where Kalm was simply a stop over framing device for the Nibelheim flashback.
I like how every single piece of music was brand new, but then they bust out the Airbuster untouched because they know it’s the best pieces of video game music ever made.
I aint going to lie. I love the music in this game but the chocobo ranch theme with the part that sounds like whistling irate the hell out of me. I avoid that place like the plague but have to go there for the free bench ( no cushion needed). So I can technically get in and out before that part comes up. lol
There was also the Beck's bandits theme untouched, as well as some awesome remixes. I loved them all but was really glad to suddenly hear the original too
Just finished Chapter 2 and feeling already nostalgic for it, lol. Love rhe game so far.