CybKev

Never ask Rebirth fans why their game is good because they “can’t explain it”? Ask me. I played the OG in 1997 when I was 13 fucking years old. I grew up with this game. I have no problem explaining exactly why I love Remake and Rebirth. The combat is one of the best blends of real time action and traditional RPG mechanics I have ever played. Every character actually plays differently. The synergy system in Rebirth makes the entire party feel like a TEAM instead of Cloud plus 2 interchangeable party members. The party banter is out of this world, it makes the fighting feel more alive. The character development is phenomenal. Cloud, Tifa, Aerith, Barret, Red XIII, Yuffie, even Cait Sith feel like actual people because they are allowed to talk, joke, argue, be awkward, and have conversations that do not exist solely to move the plot forward. The world feels like an actual WORLD now. Places that were a handful of screens in 1997 have cultures, history, people, music, wildlife, and personality. The soundtrack takes themes I have loved since I was 13 and constantly reinvents them depending on the location, battle, mood, and character. And emotionally, there are scenes in these games that hit me substantially harder than the OG ever did because I have spent so much more time with these characters. I didn't even give a shit about Zack, until his expanded story. I love how they have now made him a major character. I can talk about the Lifestream, Sephiroth, Aerith, Cloud's fractured identity, the Whispers, the different worlds, the metaphysical stuff, the combat, the music, the characters, or the ridiculous amount of environmental storytelling for HOURS. Does that mean every decision is perfect? No. I have criticisms too. But this idea that Rebirth fans “can't explain why the game is good” is ridiculous. You just don't like the answers.