Ultimate Myth 7 Rebirth swamps its exhilarating tribute in open-world bloat

Ndinali ndi masabata opitirira awiri kuti ndisewere Ultimate Myth 7 Rebirth, ndipo ndinakhala masiku asanu ndi awiri apitawa ndikudzifunsa kuti: Kodi ndimanena kuti ndinkakonda masewerawa, kapena kuti ndimadana nawo? Yakwana nthawi yolemba cholembera ndipo chowonadi ndichakuti, sindinasankhebe. Ndidakonda masewerawa; Ndidadana nazo masewerawa. Maola anga odzuka omwe sanagwiritse ntchito tsiku langa – opitilira 90 maola oterowo, pomwe ndidawona mbiri – sizinali kanthu koma masewerawa. Mawu akuti “Loti” ndi njira yochepetsera koma yolondola yolifotokozera, m’lingaliro lililonse los angeles mawuwo.
[Ed. note: This review contains spoilers for the original Final Fantasy 7 and Final Fantasy 7 Remake.]
Ultimate Myth 7 – choyambirira – ndi masewera okhala ndi mbiri. Gehena, ndi masewera amene ndi Mbiri, ndi likulu H. Ambiri amaonedwa kuti ndi udindo kwa chitukuko chachikulu mu malonda Sony a PlayStation pamene anatuluka mu 1997, anali atatu chimbale behemoth ndi ndiye-zodabwitsa 3-D cutscenes, moseketsa mwatsatanetsatane pre -mawonekedwe osinthika, njira yomenyera nkhondo yomwe imayang'ana mozungulira kupanga zilembo kudzera pamasewera, ndikusintha kwapakati pamasewera komwe tsopano kumagwirizana ndi liwu loti “spoiler.” Kwa anthu ngati ine omwe adasewera choyambirira, mzukwa wa wowononga womaliza ukupachikidwa pamutu wa Rebirth, lupanga los angeles Damocles, kuposa momwe adachitira Remake: “Kodi amupha Aerith?” Kuyankha funsoli ndikolimbikitsa kwambiri ngakhale kusewera masewerawo. Kuphatikiza apo, kutulutsidwa kulikonse kwa “Kuphatikiza kwa Ultimate Myth 7” kumawonjezera zovuta zofotokozera komanso kufotokozera ku zodabwitsa ndi zopindika zomwe zimapezeka poyambirira. Iyi ndi jini yamwambi yomwe Kubadwanso Kwatsopano sikungabwerenso mu botolo. Kodi mumapanga bwanji masewera a Ultimate Myth 7 kukhala odabwitsa m'dziko lomwe imfa ya Aerith ndi dzina lenileni los angeles Cloud zakhala zikudziwika kwazaka zopitilira 20?

Chithunzi: Sq. Enix Izi sizodetsa nkhawa osewera atsopano, koma kwa omwe abwerera, ndizovuta kwambiri, ndipo lonjezo los angeles Remake linali lakuti masewera atsopanowa sangakhale bajeti yayikulu, kubwereza kwamakono, koma kwatsopano. nkhani. Kupatula apo, abwana omaliza a Remake anali, mwanjira yolankhulira, mphamvu yofananira yomwe idatsimikiza kuti nkhaniyi ipitirire momwe “imayenera” kukhalira. Linali funso los angeles drumbeat lomwe lidandipangitsa kuti ndikhale wamphamvu pamasewera akuluwa, chifukwa ndimafunikira kudziwa. Kodi atenga izi kwinakwake kosiyana, kapena tsogolo los angeles Aerith lidasindikizidwa zivute zitani? Nthawi yanga ndi masewerawa inali yodzaza ndi zoyesayesa zaukali kukumbukira sewero los angeles mphindi ndi mphindi los angeles RPG lomwe sindinasewerepo kuyambira pomwe ena mwa ophunzira anga apano asanabadwe. Ndi nthawi ziti zomwe zinali zowunikira zomwe zidasinthidwa? Ndi anthu ati omwe sanali osewera omwe sindimawakumbukira? Ine ndi Rebirth tinali kusewera The place's Waldo ndi malingaliro anga. Yankho langa ndinalipeza pomaliza, koma nkhawa yanga ndi yoti nditafika ndinali nditatopa. Masewerawa ndi aakulu, ndipo sikuti nthawi zonse amakhala abwino. Monga ndi Remake, ndikuganiza kuti vuto lalikulu kwambiri ndi Kubadwanso Kwatsopano ndikuti Sq. Enix ikufuna, ngakhale ikufunika, kuti ikhale yayikulu kwambiri. Choyipa kwambiri, ndimasewera otseguka-padziko lonse lapansi, kutanthauza kuti machimo ena olepheretsedwa ndi kapangidwe kake ka Remake amaloledwa kuthamanga osayang'aniridwa. Ndizochititsa manyazi kwambiri, chifukwa pamene masewerawa sankafuna kundipangitsa kuti ndiyambe kuyendayenda padziko lapansi ndikuyambitsa nsanja za-osati-a-Sheikah-tower, kapena kupambana mpikisano wamasewera a makhadi pa sitima yapamadzi, kapena kuti ndilowe mumtsinje. nostalgically polygonal RTS board recreation, kapena kuchita minigames minigames kuti mutenge mitundu ya chocobo yachigawo, ndinali ndi nthawi yabwino. Ngati kuwerenga chiganizocho kukupangitsani kumva kutopa pang'ono, komabe, lingalirani momwe kusewera masewerawo kumamvekera.

Chithunzi: Mapangidwe a Sq. Enix Rebirth ndiwochita bwino-RPG seti-zidutswa zolumikizidwa ndi mzere wotseguka wapadziko lonse lapansi wofufuza ndi “mapu”. Chigawo chilichonse chatsopano chimabweretsa dziko latsopano lotseguka kapena kukupatsani chifukwa chosiyira komwe muli. Kupatula nthawi zochepa pomwe madera ali otseka kapena kuyenda mwachangu kutsekedwa, ndinu omasuka yendayendani kumidzi ndikuchita zonse zomwe mwakhala mukuchita m'masewera ena otseguka kwa zaka chikwi kale: menyani zilombo zovuta, fufuzani ma NPC, fufuzani mapu, ndikusewera ma minigames. Kotero, minigames ambiri. Ngakhale masewera oyambirirawo anali atsopano, kachulukidwe ka Ultimate Myth 7 wa minigames anali wotsutsana pang'ono. Kubadwanso, komabe, kumafikitsa pamlingo wosiyana kwambiri. Ntchito iliyonse yatsopano yomwe mungapemphedwe kuti muchite ikukhudza kasewero kakang'ono tsopano; Chitsanzo choyipa kwambiri, kwa ine, chinali pomwe ndidafunsidwa kuti ndisankhe bowa wa freakin, ndikuyesa kulimba kwa magawo azinthuzo kuti ndidziwe momwe ndingatulutsire pansi mosamala. . Zovuta, Mtambo, ingonyamulani bowa woopsawo ndipo tizipita. Kupitilira izi, ma minigames ambiri ochokera ku FF7 yoyambirira apatsidwa utoto watsopano komanso nthawi zina wokwiyitsa kwambiri wa utoto wamasewera. Masewera oguba odziwika bwino ku Junon amapangitsa (osati) kubwereranso mwachipambano ngati zochitika zamasewera a rhythm-esque mumtsempha wa nambala yovina ya Remake's Honeybee Inn, koma modabwitsa komanso nthawi zambiri zovuta kuwona zomwe zimapanga bwino. zovuta, ndi zolowetsa zomwe sizikugwirizana ndi nyimbo zomwe zakhazikitsidwa.

Chithunzi: Sq. Enix Iyi ndi nkhani ya Kubadwanso Kwatsopano mwachidule. Nkhani zazikuluzikulu zimamenya, (kubwereka mawu kuchokera kugulu los angeles Ultimate Myth 14) “major tale quest” magawo, ochita maphwando – zonsezi ndizokakamiza komanso zosangalatsa, koma masewerawa ali ndi masewera amakono otseguka. kupanga bloat. Nostalgia pambali, sindikuganiza kuti masewera a mini-mini kapena Ubisoft map-icon cruft amawonjezera chilichonse chenicheni kupatula kutulutsa mndandanda wazinthu zoyenera kuchita. Choyipa chachikulu, ngakhale atha kunyalanyazidwa, kusatenga nawo gawo pazowonekera padziko lonse lapansi kumatha kusiya osewera kuti asamachite bwino nkhani yayikulu. Masewera ang'onoang'ono ambiri amakhala ndi mphotho zankhondo – zida, zida, zida – zomwe zimatha kusintha, koma pafupifupi nthawi zonse mphothozo zimatsekedwa kuti zitheke kwambiri, ndipo pamasewera ena, “chigoli chapamwamba kwambiri” chimatanthauza kusewera kupanga ziro. zolakwa zamtundu uliwonse. Nthawi yanga yambiri yosewera idatengedwa ndikukhala pamasewera a minigame kapena VR, ndikuchita mobwerezabwereza kuti ndipeze bwino ndikulandila mphotho. Mwavuto pa Kubadwanso Kwinakwake, masewera omwe amafunikira ungwiro amatha kukhala otopetsa monga momwe zilili padziko lonse lapansi. Nthawi zina zambiri. Zofunikira zochepa, zomwe ndizosiyana ndi ntchito zapadziko lonse lapansi, sizikhala zambiri ndipo nthawi zambiri zimakhala zosangalatsa. M'malo mwa mphotho zankhondo, zolipira kuchokera kumagawo am'mbali ndi nthawi yocheza ndi phwando lanu: “Zobisika” zaubwenzi zomwe zimayambira pamasewera oyambilira zimawonekera mu Kubadwanso Kwatsopano, ndipo mafunso am'mbali ndi njira yayikulu yomangira ndikukulitsa ubale wanu. Kufuna kwa mbali iliyonse (pali pakati pa zinayi ndi zisanu ndi chimodzi pachigawo chilichonse) kumakhudza Cloud ndi membala wina wachipani kuchita ntchito inayake ndikulumikizana. Ndinasangalala ndi nthawiyi ndi phwando, chifukwa Kubadwanso Kwatsopano kumasunga zomwe zinali zowakonda kuchokera pachiyambi komanso kuchokera ku Remake. Otchulidwawo amakhalabe okha, koma ndi zowonjezera zowonjezera, zolemba zabwino (kapena zamasiku ano), ndi mawu omveka bwino kuti amveke. Poyerekeza ndi chithunzi chake mu Remake, Barret makamaka tsopano amadzimva ngati munthu kusiyana ndi mtundu woyenda, ndipo Yuffie akadali bomba losangalatsa los angeles ninja lomwe likudikirira kuti liphulike pamaso pa wina, monga momwe analili ku Remake Intergrade.

Chithunzi: Sq. Enix Zimango zamaubwenzi izi zimakhudzanso kusintha kwakukulu kokha ku dongosolo lankhondo los angeles Remake: luso los angeles mgwirizano ndi luso. M'malo mopeza maluso akuluakulu kuchokera ku zida za Remake, zomwe zimakumbukira Crystarium ya FF13, membala aliyense wachipani ali ndi “folio” lofanana ndi mitengo yaluso ya FF15, yokhala ndi ma node otsegulidwa pogwiritsa ntchito luso lomwe apeza pokweza kapena kupeza mabuku opereka SP. Kumanga ndi kukulitsa pamakina ofanana omwe amapezeka mu Remake Intergrade, kuukira kwa synergy ndi malo osatsegula omwe amapezeka m'mafolio awa, ndipo amaphatikiza mamembala awiri akuukira motsatana pazotsatira zosiyanasiyana. Maluso a Synergy amatha kugwiritsidwa ntchito momasuka malinga ngati onse awiri ali pachipani; Luso los angeles mgwirizano ndi lamphamvu kwambiri koma limafunikira kuti membala aliyense wachipani akhale atagwiritsa ntchito magawo angapo a ATB (atatu aliwonse kuti ayambe) pamatsenga kapena maluso ena asanagwiritsidwe ntchito. Maluso a Synergy makamaka ndi amphamvu kwambiri komanso owoneka bwino komanso osangalatsa (monga kuwukira komwe Aerith don's mithunzi kuti aukire ndi Barret, yemwe amadziwika kuti “Candy and Bitter Salvo”), koma zofunikira zawo pakugwiritsa ntchito ndizolimba kwambiri kotero kuti amangowona zenizeni. gwiritsani ntchito ndewu zazitali ngati nkhondo za abwana. Komabe, adawonjezeranso zomwe matekinoloje apawiri adachita ku Sq. RPG ina yakale, Chrono Cause: perekani lingaliro kuti otchulidwawa ndi gulu lolumikizana kwambiri, kuti apulumutse dziko limodzi.

Chithunzi: Sq. Enix Nditamaliza masewerawa – nditavomereza, kunyalanyaza zomwe zili m'mbali mwamasewera ndikupitilira molunjika mpaka kumapeto, popeza nthawi idatsala pang'ono kutha – ndidatsala ndi ziwonetsero zotsutsana. Kubadwanso Kwinakwake ndikosangalatsa, kanema, kosangalatsa kopambana kokhala ndi m'modzi mwa anthu odziwika kwambiri amtunduwu, munjira ya RPG yomwe, pomwe nthawi zina imakhumudwitsa (kuzembera sikunamvepo bwino m'masewerawa), ndi maziko olimba. Kubadwanso kachiwiri, komabe, ndi nthawi ya juggernaut yodzaza ndi zochitika zomwe nthawi zambiri zimayesa kuleza mtima kwanga ndikundipatsa zina. Ndiyenera kudzifunsa ndekha: ine wazaka 45 mu 2024, ndi ntchito yanga yamasiku onse komanso wakale, wotopa, ndidapeza kuti zomwe zili zotopetsa. Kodi ine wazaka 19, ndikudumpha kalasi (mopanda nzeru, popeza ndikudziwa kuti ophunzira anga akuwerenga izi) kuti ndisewere FF7 yoyambirira komanso kutengeka kwambiri ndi kubadwa kwatsopano, ndingachite chimodzimodzi? Uwu ndiye m'mphepete mwa mpeni Kubadwanso Kwatsopano kukuyenda. Kupambana kwa Remake kukuwonetsa kuti osewera achikulire, obwerera omwe ali ndi chidwi ndi mphuno ali m'bwalo, koma kuchuluka kwa padding ndi ntchito yotanganidwa mu Kubadwanso Kwatsopano ndikokulirapo kuposa momwe zinaliri ku Remake. Osewera achichepere kapena atsopano atha kumva kuti alibe kulemedwa pano – masewera amasiku ano otseguka akhala akuchita izi kwa zaka zambiri pakadali pano – koma kodi masewerawa amakakamizika pawokha popanda injini yamphuno ikuyendetsa? Chimene ndinganene ndi chakuti nthawi yanga ndi Cloud ndi kampani inali yodzaza ndi kuusa mtima kokwiyitsa ndi kudandaula kokhumudwitsa monga momwe zinalili kusekerera ndi kuseka kwa misozi: zochitika zovuta komanso nthawi zina zotsutsana. Komabe, m'njira zambiri, mkanganowo ndi chizindikiro cha m'badwo wa ma RPG aku Japan omwe adathandizira kubweretsa dziko lapansi, komanso omwe ndidasewera ndili mwana ndikusiyidwa mosasamala. M'lingaliro limenelo, Kubadwanso Kwinakwake kumapitiriza cholowa chimenecho mpaka nthawi yamakono, zolakwika ndi zonse. Kubadwanso ndi koyenera nthawi yanu, koma sindikutsimikiza ngati kuli koyenera nthawi yanu yochuluka monga momwe ikufunira. Ndi masewera omwe amachita zinthu zambiri moyenera ndikuchita bwino ndi cholowa chake cholemera – komanso zikuwonekeratu kuti gawo lomaliza lamtsogolo, Sq. Enix iyenera kuganiziranso momwe kulili kofunikira kuti masewerawa akhale akulu kwambiri. Nthawi zosangalatsa komanso zamphamvu za Kubadwanso Kwinakwake zimachokera kumalingaliro osasangalatsa komanso mawonekedwe amakanema, osati kukwera nsanja yawayilesi ndikuyika bokosi lina pamndandanda. Masewera omwe ali ndi zambiri zakale komanso zocheperapo zomalizazi akumva ngati angatsatire zomwe zakhala zikuyesera. Ultimate Myth 7 Rebirth idzatulutsidwa Feb. 29 pa PlayStation 5. Masewerawo adawunikiridwa pogwiritsa ntchito code yotsitsa yotulutsidwa kale yoperekedwa ndi Sq. Enix. Vox Media ili ndi maubwenzi ogwirizana. Izi sizimakhudza zomwe zili mkonzi, ngakhale Vox Media ikhoza kupeza ndalama zogulira zinthu zomwe zimagulidwa ndi maulalo ogwirizana. Mutha kupeza zambiri za mfundo zamakhalidwe a Polygon Pano.

Author: OpenAI