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Game profile
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
The journey continues as Cloud and the party leave Midgar and explore the original's open world map in stunning detail. It packs in countless minigames alongside the emotional core story of Aerith and Sephiroth.
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What kind of game this is
At its core this is JRPG / Action, set in a fantasy world. Visually it is going for realism, and the overall tone stays somewhere between light and heavy. The world is open, so wandering off and ignoring the main path is part of the deal. It rewards long uninterrupted stretches more than quick check-ins.
The difficulty is moderate and fair, demanding attention without punishing you for it. The narrative carries the whole thing, and the mechanics serve it. It is a single player experience from start to finish. It runs on 2 platforms. It is a full price release.
What stands out
- Vast open world map
- Countless minigames
- Emotional story climax
This fits you if
- you want to live through a story, not just play a system
- exploring for its own sake is the point for you
- you can sit down for a proper long stretch without interruptions
- you like getting lost and ignoring the main objective for hours
- the writing matters more to you than the mechanics
- you play alone and want a complete experience without other people
Look elsewhere if
- you skip cutscenes and want to get to the gameplay
- you do not have 60 hours to give a single game
- you only ever get short bursts of play time
- you are not willing to pay full price right now
What it costs you in time
About 60 hours in total. At three evenings a week and two hours each, you will be busy for roughly 10 weeks, or 30 sessions.
How the rating ranks
Critics settled on 92 out of 100, which puts it above 93 percent of the 1206 games here and at rank 67 overall. That is a strong score, comfortably above what most releases manage.
For comparison, JRPG averages 86 points across the database, so this one sits 6 points above its own genre. The figure rests on a comparatively small number of ratings, so treat it as an indication rather than a verdict.
Released in 2024 and 2 years old. Recent enough to look and run modern, old enough to be patched and often discounted.
The facts
- Release year
- 2024
- Genres
- JRPG, Action, RPG
- Playtime
- approx. 60 hrs.
- Difficulty
- Moderate, fair
- Story weight
- Carries the whole game
- Play with
- Solo
- Setting
- Fantasy, Sci-fi
- Visual style
- Realistic
- Price bracket
- Full price
- Platforms
- PlayStation, PC
- Critic rating
- 92 / 100
Direct comparison
| Genres | Release year | Playtime | Critic rating | Price bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | 2024 | approx. 60 hrs. | 92 | Full price |
| Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade | 2021 | approx. 40 hrs. | 92 | Mid price |
| Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition | 2020 | approx. 65 hrs. | 91 | Mid price |
| Xenoblade Chronicles 3 | 2022 | approx. 70 hrs. | 90 | Full price |
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