{"id":27929,"date":"2024-03-01T13:14:52","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T04:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=27929"},"modified":"2024-03-01T13:16:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T04:16:05","slug":"20240301-27929","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20240301-27929\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cFinal Fantasy VII Rebirth is God-tier&#8221; Japanese fans give their first day impressions\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With Final <strong>Fantasy VII Rebirt<\/strong><strong>h<\/strong> releasing yesterday, many people around the world are finally getting to experience the long-awaited second part of the FFVII remake trilogy. Japanese players have been taking to social media to give their release day impressions, with main talking points being the game\u2019s sheer volume of content and high degree of freedom. &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u4eca\u65e5\u30019\u6642\u9593\u534a\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u3057\u305f\u3051\u3069\u3001\u307e\u3060\u30c1\u30e3\u30d7\u30bf\u30fc2\u3002<br>\u75b2\u308c\u305f\u304b\u3089\u7d42\u4e86\u3002<br>\u4ed6\u306eFF\u30b7\u30ea\u30fc\u30ba\u3067\u3082\u3001\u6d45\u702c\u306a\u3089\u30c1\u30e7\u30b3\u30dc\u3067\u8d70\u308c\u308b\u306e\u306f\u3053\u3093\u306a\u611f\u3058\u306a\u3093\u3084\u308d\u304b\uff1f<br>\u30c6\u30a3\u30d5\u30a1\u306e\u9854\u304c\u5c11\u3057\u9055\u3063\u3066\u308b\u6c17\u304c\u3059\u308b\u3002<br>\u30b5\u30dc\u30c6\u30f3\u30c0\u30fc\u8857\u4e2d\u306b\u304a\u308b\u4e8b\u306b\u9a5a\u3044\u305f\u3002<br>\u30ea\u30d0\u30fc\u30b9\u306e\u30dc\u30ea\u30e5\u30fc\u30e0\u3001\u60f3\u50cf\u306e10\u500d\u304f\u3089\u3044\u3042\u308b\u304b\u3082\u30cd\u3002<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FF7R?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FF7R<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FF7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FF7\u30ea\u30d0\u30fc\u30b9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rXMvsWsPno\">pic.twitter.com\/rXMvsWsPno<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u305f\u306a\u304b\u30fbK\u30fb\u304e\u3093\u304c (@tanaka_ver29) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tanaka_ver29\/status\/1763214219426849246?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 29, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Post translation: <\/em><\/strong><em>I played the game for nine and a half hours today but I\u2019m still on Chapter 2. I stopped playing because I got tired. Can chocobos run in shallow water like this in other FF titles? I noticed that Tifa\u2019s face looks a little different. I was surprised to see cactuars in the towns. The size of Rebirth might be ten times bigger than I imagined.<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In one of <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/final-fantasy\/20240207-26773\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">our pre-release interviews<\/a> for the game, director Naoki Hamaguchi mentioned that \u201cthe theme of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is \u2018choice.\u2019\u201d In other words, players would have the freedom to either focus on the main story, tackle the vast side content or do a mixture of the two. On the first day of play, it seems that many players have found themselves utterly engrossed in exploring the new expansive world and tackling sidequests to the point of not even touching the main story yet. Lots of X users mentioned how stunned they were by the beautiful scenery when exploring and how the game world feels so alive.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u671d\u304b\u3089\u3076\u3063\u901a\u3057\u30678\u6642\u9593\u3050\u3089\u3044\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u3057\u3066\u308b\u3051\u3069\u63a2\u7d22\u3068\u30b5\u30d6\u306e\u30dc\u30ea\u30e5\u30fc\u30e0\u304c\u3048\u3050\u304f\u3066\u30e1\u30a4\u30f3\u305c\u3093\u305c\u3093\u9032\u3093\u3067\u306a\u3044w<br>\u3053\u3053\u3089\u3067\u30e1\u30a4\u30f3\u89e6\u3063\u3066\u307f\u308b\uff1f<br>\u307f\u3093\u306a\u3069\u3093\u306a\u611f\u3058\u3067\u9032\u3081\u3066\u308b\u306e\u304b\u6c17\u306b\u306a\u308b\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FF%EF%BC%97%E3%83%AA%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FF\uff17\u30ea\u30d0\u30fc\u30b9<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u304b\u308b\u306b\u3083\u3093@\u539f\u795e (@karunyan9) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/karunyan9\/status\/1763113307115082196?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 29, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Post translation: <\/em><\/strong><em>I have been playing for about eight hours straight since this morning, but there\u2019s so much exploration and side content that I haven\u2019t made any progress in the main story. <\/em>\u00a0<br><em>Has anyone here tried doing some of the main story?<\/em>\u00a0<br><em>I\u2019m curious as to how everyone is progressing through the game&#8230;<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">FF7\u30ea\u30d0\u30fc\u30b9\u3001\u3053\u308c\u304c\u898b\u305f\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3088\uff01<br><br>\u305d\u308c\u306f\u3068\u3082\u304b\u304f\u3001\u8857\u306f\u6d3b\u304d\u6d3b\u304d\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3057\u3001\u4e16\u754c\u306f\u5e83\u304f\u3066\u63a2\u7d22\u304c\u697d\u3057\u3044\u3057\u3001\u307b\u3093\u3068\u697d\u3057\u3044\u3002<br>\u3060\u304c\u30db\u30ef\u30a4\u30c8\u30d5\u30a1\u30f3\u30b0\u3060\u3051\u306f\u8a31\u3055\u306a\u3044\u3002\u304a\u524d\u5f37\u3059\u304e\u3060\u308d\u3002<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FF7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FF7\u30ea\u30d0\u30fc\u30b9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QGe2jKD214\">pic.twitter.com\/QGe2jKD214<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u304d\u3080\u3061 (@kimchi160) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kimchi160\/status\/1763226811713073645?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 29, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Post translation: <\/em><\/strong><em>This is what I wanted to see from FFVII Rebirth!<\/em>\u00a0<br><em>The towns are vibrant, the world is large and enjoyable to explore- really fun.<\/em>\u00a0<br><em>But I won\u2019t forgive the White Fangs. They are too strong.<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In relation to being able to explore and tackle the game\u2019s content however they wish, players praised the game\u2019s high degree of freedom. Many said that they felt like they could play the game at their own pace, without the sense of having to go through the game\u2019s goals in a checklist-like manner.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">FF16\u3067\u6b32\u3057\u304b\u3063\u305f\u8981\u7d20\u304cFF7\u30ea\u30d0\u30fc\u30b9\u306b\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3002<br><br>\u30d1\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u306b\u63a2\u7d22\u8981\u7d20\u3001\u4ef2\u9593\u3068\u306e\u4f1a\u8a71\u306b\u8efd\u3044\u30b3\u30e1\u30c7\u30a3\u3002\u60f3\u50cf\u3088\u308a\u4e16\u754c\u3092\u4f5c\u308a\u8fbc\u3093\u3067\u3044\u3066\u3001\u4e00\u6c17\u306b\u30b4\u30fc\u30eb\u3092\u76ee\u6307\u3055\u305a\u3001\u3086\u3063\u304f\u308a\u5192\u967a\u3057\u3066\u3082\u826f\u3044\u304b\u306a\u3068\u601d\u3048\u308b\u5185\u5bb9\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<br> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FF7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FF7\u30ea\u30d0\u30fc\u30b9<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u767d\u5742\u516c\u4e00 (@heybon_now) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/heybon_now\/status\/1763209562352685272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 29, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Post translation:<\/em><\/strong><em> The elements I wanted in FFXVI are in FFVII Rebirth.<\/em>\u00a0<br><em>The exploration with your party, the light comedy in your conversations with your friends. The world is more detailed than I imagined, and it makes me feel like I can take my time adventuring, instead of rushing through goals.<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u30cd\u30bf\u30d0\u30ec\u8b66\u6212\u3067\u6700\u4f4e\u9650\u3057\u304b\u30cd\u30c3\u30c8\u3084\u3089\u3093\u304c\u3053\u308c\u3060\u3051\u306f\u8a00\u3063\u3068\u304f\u3002\u795e\u30b2\u30fc\u3060\u3053\u308c\u3002\u30b9\u30c8\u30fc\u30ea\u30fc\u305d\u3063\u3061\u306e\u3051\u3067\u5192\u967a\u3057\u307e\u304f\u308b\u306e\u521d\u3081\u3066\u3002\u5168\u7136\u98fd\u304d\u306a\u3044\u3002\u30b9\u30c8\u30fc\u30ea\u30fc\u6b21\u7b2c\u3067\u8a55\u4fa1\u843d\u3068\u3059\u53ef\u80fd\u6027\u306f\u3042\u308b\u304c\u3001\u5c11\u306a\u304f\u3068\u3082\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u6027\u306f\u81ea\u7531\u5ea6\u304c\u9ad8\u304f\u7f8e\u3057\u304f\u5fc3\u63fa\u3055\u3076\u3089\u308c\u308b\u8868\u73fe\u529b\u3042\u308a\u30d0\u30c8\u30eb\u9762\u767d\u304f\u30d5\u30a3\u30fc\u30eb\u30c9\u5e83\u3059\u304e\u3002<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FF7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FF7\u30ea\u30d0\u30fc\u30b9<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u8475\u2601\ufe0f\ud83c\udf0f\ufe0f\ud83c\udf33 (@iruka230795590) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iruka230795590\/status\/1763230835015397868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 29, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Post translation:<\/em><\/strong><em> For those who only do the minimum online research because they are worried about spoilers, I\u2019ll tell you this: FFVII Rebirth is a God-tier game. This is the first time I have neglected a story to freely adventure. It doesn\u2019t get boring. My rating for the game may fall depending on how the story goes, but at the very least the gameplay gives you a high degree of freedom, the game is so expressive and beautiful that it moves your heart, the combat is interesting and the world map is vast.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The combat system, which builds on the foundations of FFVII Remake\u2019s active battle system, has garnered much praise. In particular, Japanese fans seem to be enjoying the new cooperative actions and abilities, which allow two members of your party to perform various special techniques in battle by working together.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">FF7\u30ea\u30d0\u30fc\u30b9<br>\u307e\u3060\u5e8f\u76e4\u306a\u306e\u306b\u3081\u3063\u3061\u3083\u9762\u767d\u3044\u3002\u63a2\u7d22\u8981\u7d20\u304c\u8c4a\u5bcc\u306b\u3042\u308a\u3059\u304e\u3066\u3001\u30b9\u30c8\u30fc\u30ea\u30fc\u9032\u3081\u306a\u304f\u3066\u3082\u304a\u3082\u308d\u3044\u3002\u6226\u95d8\u3082\u9023\u643a\u30a2\u30af\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u304c\u52a0\u308f\u3063\u305f\u304a\u304b\u3052\u3067\u66f4\u306b\u6df1\u307f\u5897\u3057\u3066\u308b\u308f<br>\u65e9\u304f7\u30ea\u30e1\u30a4\u30af\u3084\u3063\u3066\u305f\u3053\u308d\u306e\u611f\u899a\u306b\u623b\u3057\u305f\u3044\u3002\u4e2d\u3005\u6226\u95d8\u697d\u3057\u3044\u304c\u96e3\u3057\u3044<\/p>&mdash; Rira (@asdf3485) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/asdf3485\/status\/1763230961775624229?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 29, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Post translation: <\/em><\/strong><em>I\u2019m still near the beginning of FFVII Rebirth but it\u2019s super interesting. There are so many exploration elements that it\u2019s interesting even if you don\u2019t progress through the main story. Thanks to the addition of cooperative actions, the battles have even more depth. I want to get back to that feeling I had when I played FFVII Remake as soon as possible. Combat is fun but difficult.<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Unsurprisingly, many of these tweets were posted late last night or in the early hours of March 1. After a long day of nothing but FFVII Rebirth, many Japanese players were happy but tired- a feeling that FFVII Rebirth players all over the world can relate to.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u9577\u6642\u9593\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u3057\u3066\u308b\u305b\u3044\u3067\u773c\u304c\u3044\u3066\u3047\u30fc<br>\u3057\u3070\u3089\u304f\u4f11\u61a9\u3057\u3088\u3046\u304b\u306a<\/p>&mdash; Rira (@asdf3485) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/asdf3485\/status\/1763086130390737309?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 29, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Post translation: <\/em><\/strong><em>My eyes hurt from playing the game for such a long time. 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