I finished a very enjoyable playthrough from start to VI thanks to Pixel Remasters, and I bought VII-IX on Switch to keep it going. I’m on the first arc in Kalm after leaving Midgard and I am finding it a struggle to get through. This game moves so slow, the story is not at all interesting so far, combat is entirely monotonous, the characters are flat, the controls are clunky, and the cut scenes are excruciatingly long and pointless.

I do not want to play through it for completeness sake, but I also don’t want to give up too early.

I feel like I should be enjoying it by now, right? Is there some point in the story where it really takes off? If so, how close am I?

  • Ashtear@lemmy.zip
    12·
    5 days ago

    I do think the story and the characters pick up more later. If you liked traveling the overworld in the previous games, FF7 will also feel like it’s moving along on that front more after Kalm.

    That said, not enjoying the combat by now is a problem, I think it’s kind of the highlight of the Midgar section. If gameplay’s important to you in your JRPGs, it might be time to give this one a pass.

    • krakenfury@lemmy.sdf.orgOPEnglish
      2·
      5 days ago

      Thanks. Yeah, I really wanted to like it.

      I remember feeling underwhelmed by it as a kid when it first came out, but I never got a PlayStation. For the time, the art style and graphics were really cool, but the menus and combat system really felt like a step down for me, especially considering how awesome VI was.

      • Ashtear@lemmy.zip
        3·
        5 days ago

        Glad you liked VI! I do think it’s aged pretty well. It and X are my favorites in the series.

        I struggled with VIII and IX because the combat was a lot slower, but you might enjoy them. A lot about VIII is quite different from the jump.

        • KuroiKaze@lemmy.world
          2·
          4 days ago

          Agreed that 6 and 10 are Pinnacle titles that outshine the others, 7 is behind a few others for sure

        • krakenfury@lemmy.sdf.orgOPEnglish
          3·
          5 days ago

          I played VIII and IX years ago on roommates’ consoles. IX I really remember loving the story and characters, but I didn’t remember the combat at all. I don’t remember much about VIII, but I know I played the hell out of Blitzball.