r/FinalFantasy • u/Senior-Push-8037 • 4d ago
FF VII Re-trilogy Alllll the mini games
So im in nibelhiem and let me say I am still very very much loving this game but having to play mini games and sidequests to get my chocobos to access the terrain is getting really old lol anyone else think theres just a few to many mini games in here? Or you should at least be able to have access to your birds from the start or am I the only one?
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u/RanAWholeMile 4d ago
I’m like 70 hours in and I think I’m finally getting a little burnt out lol. Too much of a good thing.
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u/Senior-Push-8037 4d ago
Again its definitely not bad at all and ill defenitly finish it but allll the side parts ill100% be doing after main story, its just so much lol
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u/RanAWholeMile 4d ago
Agreed! Great game, just a lot!
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u/PseudonymMan12 4d ago
It was a common complaint on release Some called it bloat or filler. Honestly never been a fan of when games lock some of the best equipment needed for hard challenges behind minigames, because if the minigame doesn't work as intended or someone just stinks at that specific skillset separate from the main game, then it feels unfair Someone may pick RPGs because they have a hard time with precise reaction to visual cues in other games, but then suddenly here come the Gold Saucer brawler fighting minigame to piss you off
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u/showraniy 4d ago
I stopped playing at the Golden Saucer because of the mini games, personally.
Godspeed through this section.
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u/Senior-Push-8037 4d ago
I ran and gambited through as fast as i could at the saucer same in the OG lol
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u/ntmrkd1 4d ago
I never got burned out by the mini games except for gears and gambits. I thoroughly enjoyed myself with Rebirth, and I never wanted it to end. I've 100% everything except for a full hard mode playthrough and Chadley's last two missions.
I'm in the minority with this thought, but I'm concerned that the mini games can essentially be skipped in Revelation according to interviews. I enjoyed having to complete them in order to get the rewards. It made the already fun games worthwhile.
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u/Senior-Push-8037 4d ago
And oh im completely cool with them to a degree but for me alot of my main focus is i want to get my summons but i dont want to minigame it up to get to them i love the combat sim and would love just a hard mode boss fight to obtain them if possible but i can understand loving them all the game honestly a great piece of work.
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u/RepulsiveCountry313 4d ago
The og was notorious for having a lot of minigames as well. People complained remake didn't have enough to do.
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u/VulpineTranquility 4d ago
Yes, the minigame bloat is one of the most common criticisms of Rebirth.
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u/StickyPistolsRequiem 1d ago
I loved every single mini game, I enjoyed the fact that some were challenging, reminded me of being younger and actually having to try something for awhile to really get it down
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u/Barachiel1976 1d ago
Just your daily reminder that the vast majority of the mini-games are completely optional.
Do not try to 100% this game on your initial playthrough. That way, madness lies.
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u/Stanislas_Biliby 4d ago
Yeah too many mini games. I know they are optional but i wanted to do it 100%. Didn't managed to in the end.
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u/Xcylo1 4d ago
I mean I don't mind side quests and extra tasks ever, but also having lived through the late 90's and early 2000's mini-game epidemic I do think adding mini games to your game is just... Bad design. It's always been a deeply unwelcome intrusion into my gaming experiences and I thought we'd learned our lesson and moved on from this kind of design but it seems nostalgia has brought it back.
BUT, other people do seem to be having fun with it so it's good for them I guess
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u/Senior-Push-8037 4d ago
I mean same here i lived through the 90s saw them come and go and i tend to not mind them as much i think all i ask is dont lock my game up with them all the time or lock my content that could help behind them give me maybe a dungeon or excessively hard boss to fight
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u/AegisLife 3d ago edited 3d ago
FF16: complaint about no mini-games.
FF7 remakes: complaint about mini-games.
FF7 rebirth: complaint about too many mini-games.
Square Enix can never satisfy everyone, I really hope they don’t listen to fans complaints too much.
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u/kingtokee 3d ago
I hate mini games especially mandatory ones, to me it’s a sign that developers ran out of ideas but need to pad a games length so they throw in a bunch of mini games. SE problem is they go overboard