foreal, Hard Mode was actually really fun, that plus the shinra challenges really push you to think about materia setups and make the gameplay way more engaging.

I really can't wait for part 2, I feel like they already have such a good foundation with what they did with this and if they improve what they have here in anyway the game will be insane

They did such a fantastic job with the church scene. Just as magical and angelic as the original.

I feel you. I think they went with combat more faithful to the OG game than to this. It seems more intentionally frustrating than a design failure to me but to each their own

Aeriths house is beautiful

Enjoying the game way more now, getting to the sector 5 slums, fighting Shiva and doing sidequests were fun. Gotta start thinking about build set ups

THE MUSIC WHEN YOU GET TO THE TUNNELS WITH AERITH BRUH

It's stunning

Full steam ahead.

i’m excited for Part 2

Wonder where part 2 will cut off at

Should I return cyberpunk for ff7 or GoT

Yes

Rlly glad ppl for the most part accepted the ending and didn’t trash it for being different.

Chapter 9 some heat!

I thought it was cool af that they basically said you can change the timeline

Can't wait to eventually play this, replaying the original on the switch rn. I think Mako Reactor is the single greatest piece of music in video games.

Are they doing free upgrade to ps5 version (if there is one) when it drops?

Need part 2...

Dog so bad, considering how long it took for the 1st part I’m sure they won’t drop it until like summer 2022 at the earliest tho

I'm thinking 2023 or 2024. Mostly because I think FFXVI is a 2022 title, and >3 years development time for a big budget FF title would be insane in this era. Though it's possible management has just gotten better these days

Apparently FF7 Remake part 2 entered active development last summer, so maybe they've just gotten their s*** together on that front.

Square Enix trademarks Ever Crisis, The First Soldier, and Shinra logo in Japan

Square Enix filed trademarks for “Ever Crisis” and “The First Soldier” on December 17, 2020 in Japan, as well as the Shinra Electric Power Company logo on December 22. All three trademarks were just made public today.

All three trademarks seem to be related to Square Enix’s Final Fantasy VII series:

“Ever Crisis” shares a similar name to the 2004-released mobile game Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII and 2007-released PSP game Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII.
“The First Soldier” seems to be a reference to Sephiroth, the main villain of the Final Fantasy VII series.
The Shinra Electric Power Company is an organization in the world of Final Fantasy VII.

gematsu.com/2021/01/square-enix-trademarks-ever-crisis-the-first-soldier-and-shinra-logo-in-japan

Ever Crisis probably just some whack new mobile game or something, wouldn't get ya hopes up on that one.

First SOLDIER is possibly a DLC chapter for FF7R though? I could see them including new content built into a PS5 re-release to incentivise new players, which they might then release separately as DLC for PS4 owners.

Need more info

Such a Nomura thing to do