Outside of the main cast and a few major characters, I found most of the voice acting to be hit-or-miss, not helped by awkward lip-syncing or exaggerated performances and voice direction.
As for voice acting, Britt Baron as Tifa is the star here, and she makes the character sound mature and conflicted while being kind and warm more than any previous portrayal. They’re also funny, just like in the original. Cloud’s snarky but aloof nature is intact here, and I felt so warm every time Barret talked about his daughter Marlene. Cloud, Barret, Tifa, Aerith and Red XIII all feel true to their original interpretation but more realistic than ever. I’d go as far as saying this is the best characterisation we’ve seen for the main cast. While some of the new content justifies its inclusion, this, along with a few other cutscenes and sections, felt like unnecessary padding to stretch out the game’s length.įortunately, already-established characters are fleshed out considerably, and for the better. And while some chapters allow for meaningful character development or expand on story events in a good way, there’s one chapter in particular which requires you to return to a previous dungeon just to go on a wild goose chase to retrieve an item and re-fight a boss. Roche, a character brand-new to the game, appears simply as a challenge for Cloud and nothing more. Leslie, who is a bodyguard for Don Corneo in the game, is from the novel The Kids Are Alright, and here he has a one-note personality and seemingly exists to push the plot along. There are multiple new characters, either created for Remake or included from the Compilation, that feel shoehorned into the plot. At times, it felt unnecessary, but others I felt nervous and excited about what was happening.Īs well as story content, there are many new additions that I don’t think work in Remake. I can’t say anything more than that, but it’s bound to divide fans. It’s not simply expanded scenes and characters, however: I called this a re-imagining, and I stand by that because Remake slowly drip-feeds some new story content throughout that comes to a head as you approach the end of the game. Rather than being bit-parts, each of them has a backstory, they bring something to the plot, and they even get an entire chapter to shine without the other big players in AVALANCHE. Biggs, Wedge, and Jessie all have much bigger roles to play throughout the game.
Some of the expanded content is extremely good. How you get to events, or how things play out, doesn’t always follow the 1997 classic beat for beat either. Events largely follow the course of the original game, but there are entire chapters dedicated to new content. This instalment is a re-imagining of the first five hours of the original game, set solely in the sprawling metropolis of Midgar.
#Jessie final fantasy vii remake series
This is only part one in what’s set to be a series of games based on Final Fantasy VII. It feels like a fresh new experience that fans and newcomers will enjoy and pushes the boundaries of what a ‘remake’ actually is. Fortunately, it just about makes it to First Class. With a legacy like that, it’s easy to see why Final Fantasy VII Remake is so anticipated, and why there’s so much pressure to meet fan expectations. I’ve made friends through my experiences with Final Fantasy VII, and it showed me just how different RPGs could be from each other. I’ve beaten the game three times and each time found many new things to love about it. It’s also still many people’s favourite game over two decades later. Scroll to the end of this piece to see the video review!Įver since the tech demo for the PlayStation 3 was shown in 2005, it’s fair to say a remake of Final Fantasy VII has been a dream of many. 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