Square Enix did a preview event today in Tokyo for the press across Japan and Asia.

The previews for the US will be done at PAX, and then, every impressions will be available online.

I have a weird history with Final Fantasy. I first played FFVII on my PS2 when I was 13. The hype for X was huge, and I wanted to play VII before it came out to see what the fuss was about. I think the dated graphics and my lack of nostalgia for that game led me to quit playing it after maybe 3 hours.

X came out, and it became my favorite game of all time. People often say that "_______ game changed my life." That game shaped the person I was in high school and later on in life. It meant so much to me. I played it probably 8 or 9 times.

I could never get through any other Final Fantasy games. I tried to love XII and XIII. I stopped both after like 10 hours. I just didn't really care at all about the characters or story. I tried going back and playing VIII. Was another bust.

I recently started up Remake after so many people suggested it. I am now over 10 hours in and I love this game. I'm totally hooked. I have never actually experienced this story before, so it's weird not knowing what parts are original and what is added.

Atleast someone's got clouds back

Whilst playing Rebirth, I kept thinking about quality of life (QoL) changes that I'd love to see in Revelation.

What would you like to see added/changed to improve the experience?

Hopefully, Square Enix would see this thread and consider some of the "improvements".

Here is my list:

• Materia/Equipment loadouts - having the ability to save preset materia and equipment builds would greatly save time and make it a much smoother experience. For example, when forced to play certain characters as part of the story, we have to move materia around (like Cure, Revive, etc.) to the new character, and switching the materia back and forth between characters is cumbersome.
  • Shareable loadouts would be amazing! The ability to generate a unique code for a loadout that you can enter and have the build instantly set. For example, as a content creator who shows how to beat Bonds of Friendship, they could generate unique codes for each party member's materia/equipment setup, so that those following the tutorial can easily enter the code and have their party quickly configured with the same setup.
• Ability to change Materia/Equipment on "retry" screen - especially during tough fights, where you have to retry over and over again, it would be good to have the option to change your party/materia/equipment quickly before retrying the fight. Currently in Rebirth, you have to exit out of all menus in order to make changes. For example, in VR missions, you have to exit the fight, exit the VR missions screen, and only then do can you make changes to your party and materia.
• Resting to restore HP/MP should be instant - there should be an option to have instant HP/MP restoration when using a bed/bench. The animation for resting is fine the first few times, but gets old when you've done it 10s or 100s of times when playing hard mode.

I'll add more to the list if I think of anything else.

Alright, lots of you seemed to like this one so I made another.
If you missed the first one you can find it here: https://www.reddit.com/r/FFVIIRemake/comments/1vsozlj/interviewing_clouds_many_suitors/

Also to me Jessie kicking Biggs to prevent him to fumble the baddie orphanage housemother/honey bee inn dancer who is clearly absolutely struck by him is 100% canon.

I couldn’t fit materia cavern from chapter 1 in here but it counts.

(Apologies I’m sure this has been asked so many times)

Also no spoilers for rebirth ending or the original pls

I recently picked up ff7 remake and adored every second of it. It was essentially my first final fantasy experience (Kingdom hearts fan since childhood, and I played a half dozen hours of ffXV a decade ago) and i instantly picked up rebirth straight after, and have just started chapter 14 so i know I’m nearing the end

I just wanted to know whether i should play the original before the 3rd game comes out next year, or if i should try a different final fantasy game (VIII and X both appeal to me a lot)

I intend on playing the original at some point, but I don’t know whether to fully commit to going into part 3 blind, or playing the original to get the ‘intended’ experience

Has anyone ran into a issue with this trophy? I have got all 49/49 weapon abilities and have got all the purple and orange nodes in all folios but still don’t have it. I’m convinced this is bugged or somehow I’m missing something.

Some help would be greatly appreciated! :)

Does anybody else feel like the vortex in this new summon attack is kinda completely unrealistic compared to most other summon attacks environment effects?

It almost feels cartoonish compared to say the fire tornados Ifrit creates or the Zantetsuken attack sequence. It also kinda reminds me of one Cloud’s limit breaks with the tornado vortex. I guess when I’m thinking tornados I’m thinking like the tornados the Zu monster can use which look real vs what feels like low quality shader effects?

I’m not really sure how to describe the effect itself but it feels like it didn’t take very long to generate it perhaps?

I beat OG a week or two ago, and started on Remake soon after. I'm currently about halfway through Wall Market, and man, do I just not have enough materia slots! My weapons are all around level 4. What do you mean, I can't have my six+ linked slots on all weapons and armor?

I guess there's something to be said for swapping abilities in and out as events dictate, but it's tough to make the cut when so many abilities and spells feel like staples. I don't think there's enough space for fun, for experimentation, for growth of builds.

I really hope I'll be able to head back to the church for that yellow materia the fate ghosts were blocking me from.

Hamaguchi mentioned in one of his posts for PAX WEST that he would be in attendance and participating in events. Is there any inclination on if he will be doing any form of autographing at the event or if it is expected? It seems so last minute that nothing has been announced but I feel like some of these things at events can be rather last minute or spontaneous.

Thank you!

A cool set of wheels for him to run over the opps. What you think about it and how should be next?