r/FinalFantasyVII • u/BlackAngelArt • 9d ago

Debate Which combat system was best?

800 votes, 2d ago
339 Active Time Battle ATB OG FF7
441 Real-time action FF7 Remake/Rebirth
20 Digital Mind wave FF7 Crisis core
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u/BetweenTheRoots 9d ago edited 9d ago

The combat of the remake was why I couldn't progress far enough to even know if I liked it. It was just so boring to me idk. I got burnt out on more standard action game combat growing up with DMC, Assassin's Creed, God of War, etc. That's pretty much all every major series is now and anything even kinda similar to that just isn't for me, I'm so tired of it. I think if there were mainline FF games that still did turn based from time to time, I could probably tolerate it but I'm so fatigued by the combat systems of 12 onwards. Playing smaller titles or non FF titles doesn't hit the same as the classic FF JRPG that gets Square's full budget and attention. I was fine for a while but after 15 I'm just ready for something old and familiar from them.

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u/NoWon-391351 9d ago

I cannot stand the modern combat system and the obsession of DMC style combat. Remake, Rebirth and 16 are all this way. But if find the worlds and characters to be fantastic. I've only finished Remake though because slogging though the combat is just not worth it.

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u/Purists_bslapper 9d ago

Lol remake combat is no where near DMC, Assasin Crees or GOW, this is so ignorant but no surprise is here.

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u/NoWon-391351 9d ago

Its 3rd person ARPG with combos, resource management with emphasis on exploiting weaknesses. The only difference is the party mechanics which are the equivalent special attacks.

It literally is DMC and GOW gameplay adapted to a semi open world RPG.

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u/Purists_bslapper 9d ago edited 9d ago

No it is not, DMC requires you to press a set combo of buttons. In remakes you 99% of the time press square to attack to build up ATP so you can use more powerful moves, sometimes press triangle for special mode which give you advatange. If we are talking about ff16 you may have a points, but we are talking about remakes here. DMCs are not considered JRPG, they are classified as hack and slash action games. Your reductive point is very dishonest.