Sure, there’s a lot of padding overall, that’s how they stretch one game into three, for sure. The original Final Fantasy VII IS known for its huge number of minigames, though, it’s part of its DNA. My honest opinion on Remake and Rebirth’s minigames (Rebirth especially) is that none of them are overly difficult to mas…

I’m not that bothered by it. At this point it feels like any time some Kotaku Staffers rage over one of FFVII Rebirth’s areas, minigames or mechanics, it really just boils down to them being bad at it. I’m just gonna chalk this off as “I suck at navigating through this area, therefore I must hate it and so must you…

Extremely sparse use of AI can have its benefits, like getting an extra centimeter on the edge of a photo using Generative Fill in Photoshop. That shit works well enough that it’s actually useful, but anything 100% AI-generated can go burn in hell. I received a “pitch” from a “marketing company” that gave us a “sample…

they’re not even all in there….

Same goes with Cactuar Crush. Second attempt let me clear way before the timer ended, you just have to A) read the minigame description, and 2) Act accordingly.

Hey! I loved Run Wild! controls are super good when you’re actually trying to do things right. I got best rank on my third attempt on both versions of the minigame, not hard nor infuriating, just the right level of action and strategy. I even put a team at 0 points in the normal game and the announcer said they were…

I dunno, Fort Condor is more streamlined this time around and the rock paper scissors unit mechanic is actually useful to keep in mind now. You used to be able to zerg rush down to the boss with plain jane soldiers in every single mission.

You’re wrong about the method to earn each weapon ability. It’s not a matter of using them continuously, each weapon has a condition to fulfill to earn weapon affinity that adds to the progress bar towards learning the skill. Barret’s initial weapon will earn progress by inflicting Stagger. Red XIII’s starting weapon…

I have no clue what the heck a memberberry is.

I love Lynch’s art direction, but the story is shit in a blender. I love SciFi’s storytelling, but the CGI, props and backdrops are a cheap plasticky mess (music’s awesome though). Villeneuve’s adaptations are really the best of both worlds to me, despite my feelings on how Alia was handled.

My biggest gripe with what is otherwise an absolutely fantastic movie, is that they made the odd decision to keep Alia in Jessica’s womb and precipitate the events of the movie in a much shorter timeframe than what the boos originally tell. This is supposed to happen over many years with Paul’s sister being born as an…

He doesn’t though, his marriage to Princess Irulan Corrino is political, in order to ascend to Emperor status. He neither loves her nor will he ever allow her to bear children from him. She’s nothing more than a tool to be used. Chani, on the other hand, one he loves and the one that matters. Villeneuve’s adaptation…

Yeah, I noticed that as well and was about to point it out. Given that there’s another dual magic materia called Lightning and Wind, which grants Thunder and Aero spells, much like Fire and Ice grants both Fire and Blizzard spells, Claire probably just started the sentence thinking of one and ended it thinking of the…

**Looks up the process of making almond milk**

FFVIII really isn’t the best, though. I’ma have to respectfully disagree here.

I’m a little divided over the topic... I’d personally prefer something that’s more contextually appropriate than just yellow paint anywhere anytime. This is a rock wall, you could make the path apparent by having different types of rock stand out (color, sheen, shape) and that would be good for me.

I understand that the Wutai area, Mideel area and northern continent are not visited during this chapter of the story, but why are they entirely missing from the world map? it’s like the landmasses just don’t exist, how are they going to explain that in the 3rd game?

I’m astounded reading all these comments about people saying hate speech is still free speech. This is such a stupid notion and I can hardly believe this is actually protected in the US. I’ve lived in Canada and now Belgium and both these countries include hate speech in their criminal code and expressly exclude it…

I own a PS5 but not an XBox, I don’t really care much if these games ever get released on my platform of choice, because they’re not on my radar tobegin with. I have limited game time and already too many titles I want to play. From where I stand, I’d say releasing games on multiple platforms is a smart move from a…

To be fair, a renowned theater, TV and movie actor like Patrick Stewart, having played such immense roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Professor Charles Xavier, probably gets to decide what he wants and does not want to do at 83 years of age. I mean, he likely could retire comfortably if he wanted to, but I think he…