Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth Is Absolutely STUNNING... | Review/Impressions 

I’m playing my first Final Fantasy game ever with the original FF7 at the moment so I can play Remake intergade and Crisis Core just because Rebirth looks so good to me. I’m about two-thirds through it and It’s like rediscovering gaming cause it’s my first JRPG and I haven’t been so obsessed with a game that I just want to play it all day like this since I was a kid.

As a 32 year old adult that was raised on video games, but only plays 4-5 different titles a year these days- I have not been this excited for a video game to release since I was a child.

I'm trying to sell my Xbox to get a Playstation and this game.

i love that i feel like im in 1998-2002 at the start of this video. well done.

Great video Matty, thanks for the call out for side quest and combat. Gives me a lot to be hype for in this game.

Time to avoid internet spoilers on this game because I bet they will be everywhere. Adore Remake and can't wait to dive into Rebirth.

I love that you are covering this Matty! Thanks!!

You've become one of my favourite RU-vidrs in the last couple of years, I'm always hyped when you drop a new video! So much passion in your discussions for games!

Oh, dude! No way! I happened to click on this video and was listening for a while...and then noticed my Mega Man Legends "Legends Never Die" print on the wall behind you! That's crazy! You actually looked familiar to me but I just assumed I had seen one or two of your videos before. Thanks so much for picking up the print, and thanks for adding to my already impossible levels of hype for Rebirth!

Truly can’t wait to play this game on release! As a fan of the final fantasy franchise this game looks very promising. Great review my friend

Curious did you play in graphics or performance mode?

Really appreciate your review, can't wait to have fun with this game. Quick question, how much space is needed to download ff7 rebirth?

Ayo you got it hooked up to a CRtv bro I LOVE the commitment to your brand and theme this alone just got you a subscription outta me 👏🏾👏🏾

I am picking this one up for the first in years. I remember Final Fantasy 7 and thinking it was a great game of its time which got my interest in the franchise again. I am really trying to expand my turn based combat in the future. Currently, off Matty’s advice. I am playing Grand Blue Fantasy with my son and the first two chapters are promising. A big thank you to Matty who for years has worn me down to giving JRPG’s a chance.

I go to you & Jake sometimes to answer questions & always to confirm bias on games I’m already stoked for.

great video, you doing all the side quests says a lot. Glad they improved on them.

Nice review!!

A fellow Purdue fan? Boiler up! Can’t wait for this game and March!

"[The characters' interactions] will always put a smile on your face". Hearing that put a smile on mine n_n

I will be picking this one up!

Great video! Have you ever considered not sitting your PS5 vertically? I’ve heard reports of consumers having damages to their console

So I haven't played Ever Crisis but did watch a compilation of the cutscenes from the mobile game. I knew before even FINISHING Remake that you needed more than just knowledge of OG FF VII and the Remake trilogy. Lesley and others were additions from the two books released set in the FF VII universe "The Kid's Aren't Alright" and "Tale Of Two Pasts". It has been clear since around half way through Remake that the goal of the Remake trilogy is to try and as neatly as possible tie together ALL the media of FF VII together from the OG game all the way through Ever Crisis and newer media from the same universe.

PlayStation Q1 is insane first Helldivers 2, Final Fantasy 7 rebirth next week and next month Stellar blade insane!

Currently playing ff7 remake and have 3 more chapters to finish and I love the game. Excited to roll straight into rebirth

this feels like a scenario 'if online video reviews existed in the 90's' and talking about final fantasy 7 on top of it, I'm all here for it

The side quests being worth it is the most crazy thing coming from a final fantasy and my main concern for this game. Of course, there will probably be some dull ones but glad to hear they're usually worth it.

Can you say if the platinum is difficult or has any missable trophies?

Excellent review! Thanks! So happy this game is good 🥺

But how about them NYR Matty? Feeling we in for a deep cup run this year?

Thanks Matt. I'm installing Remake for the first time. I'm lookinbg forward to play Rebirth.

Yes definitely getting it

this is exactly how you should play games to to enjoy maximum: watch as little trailers & info as possible, if you already know you're gonna buy it

If you played the rebirth demo with the recent Junon update you knew that this game was bound to be amazing lol. Feels like the most fully realized FF open world… ever.

Excited at the hinted Glenn inclusion as an Ever Crisis player. I'm glad they're not throwing that actually good story away.

I’m picking this game up for sure

The tv in the back still working is a huge W

What is the first instalment called for FF 7. I want to pick this game up but dunno where to start. Have only played ff16. thanks😁

I’m loving all of the FFVII enthusiasm. I’m hyped for my copy of Rebirth to arrive from SE Wednesday(a day early, wooo).

I actually really enjoyed the sidequests in remake …. Er for what they were. There were only like 20 total and most of them took like five-ten minitws so to me it was just nice to get more time with the characters and some had some good lines. But new game plus … yeah I skipped the ones I could while still unlocking the dresses

When are they going to get over the stagger system? They've had the stager system since PS2 on FF12. What happened to being creative?

Love the confidence they had in this game to end the embargo a week before release! Great sign!

If only Square pumped out more games like this, they would be on fire

I'm playing medieval dynasty as it was fully released about 3 months ago. Not really in your wheelhouse as the survival aspect, but the village management is something I haven't been able to play since the old Stronghold Crusader days

So ready for this game its gonna be great. I just have to finish persona 3 reload by Thursday I’m almost there so I should make it. Been a fan of final fantasy and just ff7 since I was a kid hopefully this game improves on remake even more especially with sidequests

Glad to hear your only complaint was pacing as it has similar pacing issues for the Remake. However, I never had issues with pacing in Remake so now Im even more so excited for Rebirth! AGGH I CAN'T WAIT!!!! I've been replaying Remake and I truly think it has the best combat system ever for me! And now to hear you say Rebirth has even better combat WOW!

I can't wait to play it. I really liked Remake and it made me want to play the original and I'm really liking the OG FF7.

Can you convert the cards into items? Tetra Triad in FF8 was fun, but the best part was the the best/rarest cards could be transformed into some of the best items in the game, or used to craft the best weapons in the game. Also, do you happen to know if/when the game will be available on playstation plus so I can play it from my pc? I will eventually buy it on pc when it comes out, but I don't want to buy it twice.

I take it material doesn't transfer over to the new game?

Man I’m so hyped for this game. I wanted to replay remake but I’m cutting it too close. I’m playing prince of Persia

I do have one question. Can you import your stuff from Remake into Rebirth or is the game a soft reset on power?

Did they fix the performance mode being blurry and looking like 720p?

Duuuude, stop making me MORE EXCITED to play this game!!

I understand that people don't like doing the towers to reveal the areas, but they are needed, as it makes it easier to trick things. It's a necessary evil we need, they just need to find a way to make them fun or a reason to do them in the first place.

I'm loving this game so very much! A blast from the past with modern graphics 😎 so amazing 👏

Hell yeah, glad you got a review code for this one!

Less than a week to go! We waited so many years for Final Fantasy VII Remake, we waited 4 years for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, I am so excited! Avoiding spoilers until I get the game and reach the end credits! I CANNOT WAIT!

I liked 7 Remake but there were several issues with it that are still present in Rebirth's demo so I'm probably waiting for a sale. Dunno if I wanna spend full price on another 7/10.

Hell yeah I gonna play this nonstop once it comes out! Its the best JRPG ever made!

The midgard part in og ff7 was not 2-3 hours short that’s ridiculous , maybe on playthrough 3 or 4 when you skip all the dialogue and know how to do all puzzles and bosses or use the speed up modifier in the remaster I‘ve spent 2 hours in the Shinra building alone the first time

Can't wait for this game, I skipped the demo cause I want to enjoy it in full scale when it drops, now I'm getting impatient and might start the demo early lol

Wait who is the mobile game character included in rebirth?

Can someone advice , completely new to whole FF franchise, can I jump on Ff7 rebirth or need a lot of background and previous story knowledge / experience?

The graphics don’t look bad? Did they fix them?

Less than a week let’s go !

I was optimistic, but got a bit nervous after seeing reviewers praising this game since it reminded me of ff16. I absolutely felt like my time was wasted in 16, but then I remember that you felt the same and your review is spot on on how I feel about the game. So I watched this review and feel optimistic again, since it looks like it's going to be the opposite of ff 16. Btw I'm gonna spend so much time dueling and be an absolute duel fiend in this game 😂😂😂. Sephiroth who? I'm here to complete my deck 😂

I've never actually wanted a PS5 until this moment. It's going to be a difficult year waiting for Rebirth.

U from Lafayette man? Noticed that Purdue shirt.

is the performance mode less blurry than the demo or nah

Imagine how many hours Sephiroth spends brushing his hair.

Not gonna watch the video until i play it myself will leave a like and come back when i complete it

I think the majority of og devs from kh 1 and 2 are working on the remake trilogy . After 2 , the Osaka team is the one in charge of kh

The synergy skills remind me of Chrono Trigger. Hell yeaaah.

I hope I still have time to finish part 1

Is the graphic that bad?

It’s refreshing to see somebody that finally enjoys this game for what it is a lot of people out there talking shit but I think this was one of them more fun, open world games I played at least since either Hogwarts or ghost of Tsushima

I'd welcome a final review + spoiler story discussion.

I’m excited for this game but I’m saving it for later. I’ve never played a FF game before so I’m going to play a lot of them that were released before the FF7 remake series.

Wait someone tell me what ff game I need to play to understand rebirth

It really is stunning. I'm 6 hours in.

As someone who played the og FF7 after remake, I feel like people forget just how rough the pacing of the original is as well. Several times during my playthrough, I'd feel like it was building up to some big story moment, only to get sidetracked by some random quest. Not to mention the grinding through random encounters or the tedium of trying to backtrack through the map to find some key person or item you missed. Remake definitely had pacing issues as well, but at least the gameplay kept it engaging throughout, and the added length gave key story moments more room to breathe (I was surprised how little of an impact the sector 5 slums had in the original). Anyway, so if the gameplay is good, the pacing issues don't really bother me all the much. It's just par for the course with the series.

Did you actually play it through that CRT? lol

Nomura is tired of things being attributed to him that he didn't do, no need to single him out

Didn't know you were a Purdue. Boiler up my friend

Story goes off the rails, huh? Can't wait for Sephiroth-Kefka DBZ fusion! :D

Shall I get this game or Spider-Man 2 ? I waited for a sale for SM2, but it's never coming...... do yall think ff7 rebith will be on sale before SM2? I can only pay for 1 game right now.

Fantastic……except for the Vaseline across the screen when playing in performance mode

Pre ordered it i absolutely love FF so glad im pony

Man i want this game

The Nomura moment... oh no my ptsd...

This great game will launch tomorrow!!

I agree you on the pacing issues

Did you play 30fps or 60fps? Because Rebrirth demo in performance looks worse than Remake grapically. Is it worth playing in 30fps and does the performance mode look better graphcally then the demo?

I hope its like FFXIII where once you get to archelyte steppe you really start to lose yourself in the music, the moment and you never let it go.

I don't want the direct answer. I just wanna know if they actually give us the answers that we want in this game?

We want weapons for Part 3!

I wish final fantasy x got this level of remake honestly, it was my first final fantasy and my favorite and I think the setting and characters would look incredible with current gen visuals.

Triple Triad.....that is the reason for me giving Queen's Blood a try. I have a hell of a time popping in Final Fantasy VIII, and NOT getting sucked into countless hours of Triple Triad. Queens Blood is now a close second as a favorite card game. I think I am only missing the Gilgamesh and Ultimate Party Animal cards. But those are for my second go through. (Got the Pixel Remasters......those always hold a higher place in my heart. I, IV, V, and VI. And I finally get to see how III should be and play.)

I just beat my first playthrough of ff7 rebirth and after 76 hours I can say I absolutely loved the game and it made me appreciate all the characters way more than I thought I ever would! What a great cast of characters. Best game of 2024 so far imo.

I usually vibe with you all a ton. I just really take my time to enjoy these large games with no rush.

This game looks fun