Review Final Fantasy VII Rebirth PS5 Strong Sequel Seeks a New Direction
Cloudy with a chance of pain.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth feels like a natural progression. Free from the steel skies of Midgar and its corridor-style design, this direct sequel to 2020's Final Fantasy 7 Remake fully embraces that sense of adventure found in the original Final Fantasy 7, as Cloud Strife and his ragtag group took their first few steps out onto the sprawling world map. Rebirth goes big in terms of scope and scale — but it doesn't always stick the landing.
Rebirth isn't fully open world, but it is split into a series of vast environments, each with their own distinctive geography. You'll spend a healthy chunk of your playthrough sprinting — and riding chocobos — across the wilderness, but it's rarely in search of the next story beat. That's because Rebirth has an excessive amount of open world fluff — the kind of checklist activities that you'd expect to find in the most cliche of Ubisoft games.
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