>3x speed during battle>Infinite HP and Limit Break spam in every fight>Turn off random battles in the overworldDid I actually miss out on anything? Like really? Honestly?
What's with the uptick in faggotpostng about VII?
>>12679684>Did I actually miss out on anything? Like really? Honestly?What did you like about the plot and characters? Or did you just want to make a thread about you having ADHD?
>>12679691>>12679702You guys need to chill out, don't get so worked up over nothing.
>>12679691Third game in remake was announced causing it to pop into people's head and replay the OG is my guess.
>>12679684I mean, it depends on how your feel about uphill battles and challenges. Ive beaten the game several times over ~25 years so I've had that fun of becoming a shit brickhouse from the ground up. If you just care about story and the outside of battle world then the only thing youd be missing are some of the cool monster designs and mechanics. I also don't know of Yuffies random encounter works if you turn them all off.
>>12679721It's a legitimate question. OP only talked about how he sped through the game, and didn't mention any other aspects of the game or what he enjoyed about it.
>>12679758Because the question is if someone skips all the combat in FF7, are they actually missing out on anything of value? Obviously what's left, the story/world/characters/music, is of value because what else reason would there be to play? Come on man, you're expected to have more than 2 braincells to rub together.
>>12679764Why not watch a let's play or longplay at that point, though? It's pretty much the same thing but with extra steps. And if you say you still want to be able to explore around by yourself and such, ok I guess, but I question if JRPGs are even something you like. Point and click adventure games would appear to be more your jam.
Depends on what you were playing for, OP.I would be bored as shit playing like that.>Did I miss out on anything?If you were just playing for story, you have to dig really deep into the game to see the full story.Did you see Cloud and Zack's backstory flashback where they ride to Midgar with a farmer on an old chevy truck? It's one of the most important to the story but you have to go out of your way to find it.
>>12679781That's not what I'm asking your opinion on.
>>12679764>Obviously what's left, the story/world/characters/music, is of value because what else reason would there be to play?and that's exactly why I'm asking. Did OP enjoy the story/world/characters/music? If so, then may be he got everything he wanted out of the game. If he didn't, then he likely missed out on a bunch of stuff.
>>12679794NTA, I'm the truck scene poster above you.The battle system can be enjoyed. I stay underleveled, stupid underleveled, by running from 2/3rds of normal battles. And when you don't battle much your materia is weaker too. There is a way to play this game where "attack to win" doesn't cut it anymore. If you go into a boss overleved and use summons and spam trine, it'll obviously be easy.
Thinking up materia builds and upgrading materias is fun. I thought it was even more fun that the job system.Story is carried by the aestheticsOP is braindead and probably trolling.
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>>12679810Alternatively: People born in the 80s / 90s don't like that games have become microtransaction, homo tranny, social connected, micromanaged, DRM, constantly patched bullshit where all you do is walk down a path and have some conversations then beat waves of enemies by mashing attack and parrying when they start their animation.What separates FFVII Remake from, say, God of War?
>>12679684How many hours did it take you to finish the game?
>>12679684>didnt beat the game
>>12679851Just under 40 hours.
>>12679684>Did I actually miss out on anything?Yes, but you would never get it.
>>12679867Ok. I finished it normally in 32 hours. Your settings save less time than I would have thought.
>>12679792How about watching Hojo cuck Vincent out of Lucrecia as young vince goes off to cry, didja see that, OP?
>>12679876How about Ancient Forest, OP? Did you throw frogs into plants?
>>12679792I played Crisis Core like 10 years before even touching FF7 on the PS1.>>12679876>>12679880No but those don't seem like make or break things, cool for people who are already fans I guess, but I don't feel like I missed out on something amazing.
>>12679893>but I don't feel like I missed out on something amazing.So.... you skipped the battles AND the story just to take it off a checklist?Got it.Why ask if you missed something if you don't want to hear that you did?
>>12679901>So.... you skipped the battles AND the story just to take it off a checklist?I didn't skip the story just because I missed one or two optional cutscenes. I got 99% of it, clearly, and while I enjoyed it I wasn't blown away so I don't really care that I didn't get to see Vincent being cucked. It's minor writing fleshing out a missable party member.I asked about the combat, which you have purposely ignored to try and pull a gotcha about the story because that better fits the boogeyman in your head who you argue with in the shower and already have a list of stock answers to vomit at.
>>12679913You haven't responded to the posts that talk about the gameplay.
>I didn't play the game>did I miss anything?
>>126796917 is extra toxic nowadays because any thread about the game out of nowhere some retard will fly in with the ugliest AI upscaled mods imaginable. Im not scrolling down in the thread but I assume the guy is already here.
>>12679920>I think women will sleep with me when I explain that, ackshually, playing at 240p with a black bar at the bottom is superior.Enjoy your load times, it released on PC within a year of the PSX release.
>>12679916If and when I feel like responding to specific people, I will. I don't owe anyone a reply.
>>12679684>>Infinite HP and Limit Break spam in every fight>>Turning off battle when you've already got 3x speedoof.
>>12679931with a much shittier OST.
>>12679935Then shut the fuck up if you aren't going to discuss or get wiped for off topic
>>12679968looks like he actually stfuthis is a first for this board, 4chan, possibly the whole Internet
>>12679684Objectively, yes, but you're a retard so it's not worth arguing with you.
>>12679968>>12680001No, I just went to bed. Calm down, sissies.
>>12679781>Why not watch a let's play or longplay at that point, though?That doesn't skip the bullshit random battles and the only thing worse than menu diving as gameplay is watching someone menudive as gameplay >just fast forward past 100s of battlesNot even worth it.
>>12679684>I skipped the game>did I miss anything?>no, I dont care about the stuff I missed!!impressively fucking retarded OP
OP is an extreme faggot.
>>12680442then why not just watch a movie cut of every important scene
>>12679931>no load times!>higher res polygons that provide a jarring contrast to the low res 2d backgrounds that look like shit when they're not on a TV>MIDI music that butchers the soundtrack because the instruments are whatever the fuck your specific sound card hasIf you didn't have a PS1 you should have waited a few more years to play it on an emulator
>>12680818I played it on PSX / CRT multiple times, it didn’t become my favorite game until I played the PC version some 15 years later. Don’t try bullshitting me about “original” hardware when you cheated the game and skipped everything.
Gunfags can go suck a fuck, ;)
>>12680946Yeah. This is illegal where I live but a semiautomatic no permit is fine…. Right to bear arms - not firearms.
>>12680868What is this schizo post
>>12680982What is schizo about saying you played it on original hardware CRT? Did you?
>>12680810Because that cuts out all the parts that are actually cool about jrpgs
>>12681059but OP said he is disabling and fastforwarding those parts.literally what's left, walking around the worldmap? can't pay attention to a random encounter but walking enthralls you?
>>12681065We're not talking about OP, we're talking about the retard that said just watch a let's play, that doesn't eliminate the shitty parts of the game>walking enthralls youExploring the world is a key part of world building, so is talking to random npcs and otherwise interacting with the world. Only watching important cutscenes doesn't give you that. Watching someone else play the game doesn't give you that. Whoever suggests a let's play for a jrpg must not have 2 iq points to rub together lol
maybe you don't miss anything "in battle" per se but you do miss out on finding neat materia customization combos by yourself
>>12681085What if I play the game running straight through the critical path? No sidequests or exploration. Is that better than watching someone else 100% the game?Is it valid to read a wiki, forum threads, or clips online, or do I have to experience it all within the context of the game itself? If it has multiple routes/endings, must I replay the game fully?The point of OP's bait is that the combat is inconsequential to the game. FF7 is already very easy, and the player isn't challenged by the combat until the optional superbosses. The story is the main draw, and combat, especially in random encounters, sits below the music, environments, screenplay, and minigames.
>>12679913Based
>>12681065>can't pay attention to a random encounter but walking enthralls you?Literally yes.Exploring the world, even if it's heavily railroaded and more or less linear in how it reveals itself is 1000% more interesting than a random combat encounter where I spam my best move and heal every 3rd or 4th battle. There is NOTHING interesting about most combat encounters in JRPG's. It's like someone took a modern action game like Dragons Dogma where you swing at a goblin in less than 2 seconds and evicerate it from existence and said "hmmm, what if we dragged this 2 second experience out into a 20 second one without adding anything to make it more in-depth or visually interesting?".And yeah, it's not fair to just retro games against games made 20 years later but we can't just pretend we're still living in 1997 and erase our memories of everything made since.
>>12681225Finally /vr/ understands that vr sucks dick(It only took 30 years. Please be patient)
>>12681152>What if I play the game running straight through the critical path? No sidequests or exploration. Is that better than watching someone else 100% the game?Not him but yes, because it's using a different part of your brain and it's something YOU did, not just something you witnessed someone else do.>Is it valid to read a wiki, forum threads, or clips online, If by "valid" you mean do you get to join in discussion on the game? Fuck no. You didn't play it.>or do I have to experience it all within the context of the game itself? If it has multiple routes/endings, must I replay the game fully?It's generally accepted that you at least see credits roll and if the game has multiple routes/endings then that's optional. >The story is the main draw, and combat, especially in random encounters, sits below the music, environments, screenplay, and minigames.Yes, and playing that for yourself is a more enriching and better experience than merely watching someone do it.
>>12679684did you finish it in 15 minutes ?
>>12681250>>12679867
>>12681225>Literally yes. Nothing happening is more interesting than engaging with the actual mechanicsmaybe you should be playing LSD or Kings Field instead.
>>12680818I forgot about the music difference. I remember it being a pain in my butt on my PC messing around with midi fonts or sound fonts, can't remember the name
>>12679684I replayed it on Switch basically the same way and no, not really except for the minor extra story stuff already mentioned. Even ignoring the other cheats, 3X speed is a godsend for these older JRPGs. I simply don’t have the patience for it anymore.
>>12681514the speedup isn't the problem. i was playing SNES RPGs that way back around the millennium. but speedup + infinite stats is over the line.
>>12681481>engaging with the actual mechanicsFF7 didn't sell tens of millions of units and become one of the most beloved games of all time for its "mechanics". You gameplay supremacist autists will never understand that video games have moved beyond the era of Pong.
>>12681571>have moved beyond the era of Pong.but apparently not beyond the era of walking simulators.
>>12680818Heh, I played it on PSX multiple times until the late 00s when I found the steam version.Fuck that midi shit I have live orchestral versions of the music modded in. Purists be damned, I like cellos violins and pianos.
>>12681575JRPG's as a genre would be massively improved if you removed all combat except boss fights and mini-bosses. Laugh and call me a retard if you want, you know I'm right.
>>12681584I've played JRPGs that had enjoyable fights. Not 90s JRPGs though, combat in them mostly sucked.
>FF7 is so easy the combat is an afterthought>modders make hard mode mods so ridiculous you can't win the first fight with the two guards without abusing the new mechanics they addedIs there no middle ground, really?
>>12679684>Did I actually miss out on anything? No. And it's beautiful.
>>12681584Nice opinion, did 4chan give it to you?>>742814337
>>12681584Xenogears disk 2 is based. I'm glad you agree.
>>12681648>How dare you use /v/ and /vr/, you owe allegiance to only one board!Shut up, dork. Check the post timers, I made the post here and I thought it'd make a good /v/ thread too. Why are you pissing your pants acting like it's some "gotcha"?
>>12681672>the game would be good if there was no gameplay, also i made this exact post on /v/!!fuck off back to your containment board you tranny faggot
>>12681672You fucking whore
>>12681676The game would be BETTER if you removed the timewasting mooks that offer no difficulty and do nothing but waste your time and bore you to tears, yes. Try coming up with an actual argument instead of crying about inter-board shitflinging.>>12681739*blows a kiss at you*
>>12681584if it's not a fun combat system, it's not a good combat system.
>>12680946I have a Glock and a katana. Faggot.
>>12681152>What if I play the game running straight through the critical path? No sidequests or exploration. Is that better than watching someone else 100% the game?Absolutely, then it's your own experience. Welcome to the role playing part of a role playing game.
>>12679684>>12679702I used to block like 75% of the random battles. Fun fact, I had one level less than fighting every random battle in my first blind playthrough 30 years ago or so. Can't explain that.
>>126796843x speed and turning off random battles at my leisure is fine. dont care to use the hp/limit thing though. the game is already easy so that feels more like unnecessary cheating than quality of life improvements.
>>12681584No, I wouldn't say so.There's not a simple answer.Random Encounters serve multiple purposes, it's not easy to just eliminate them. And I'm speaking as someone who loves playing FF4 Free Enterprise, which heavily emphasizes boss fights and (usually) disables random encounters.
>>12681152>combat, especially in random encounters, sits below the music, environments, screenplay, and minigamesNot for me.Especially not the fucking minigames, easily the worst trend in JRPGs that FF7 popularized. Only thing on par with the combat is the Music (and most people have shit taste in music anyway so it's not like they even appreciate how good FF7's soundtrack really is)
>>12679691Intergrade and Rebirth have both been 20 bucks lately. People picked them up, played them for 20 minutes, realized they're not instantly gratifying, then quit and posted here. >>12679730Also this.
>>12683221Will the popular HUGE BOOBA and nude mods work with the Remake Intergrade combo?
>>12683262Course. There's literally no other reason to play FFVII
>>12683307hmm, maybe I should get it at the current price. I love huge booba but will probably hate the modern changes they put in the game. Still, Tifa with a mega-rack..
>>12683318If it helps I think I saw something about a Cloud tranny mod (although this isn't exactly a leap). It's what sold me.
>>12683159What's so amazing and fun about FF7's combat?
>>12683307Too big. Have some class.
>>12679684You missed out on beating the game
>>12683558What is 'class' about small tits?
>>12683604You can't spell sophistitcated without tit
>>12683554It's quick, smooth and satisfying. Combat choices affect the outcome details(eg how fast the battle ends, how much health you have left) without being try-hard and annoying, which is exactly what I'm looking for from a casual Final Fantasy game. It's very fun to play.
>>12683703>Combat choices affect the outcome details(eg how fast the battle ends, how much health you have left)Kek
>>12683790When I want to play a hard game I play a hard gameWhen I want a great story I read a book.Wheh I want an easy casual RPG I play Final Fantasy.And because I have self-awareness I can describe it.
>>12679684Did you ask this about any game where you spam Gameshark cheats?
