Famitsu is Japan’s most-established line of video game magazines, having been in publication since the ’80s. Famitsu is probably most well-known in the west for its critical reviews, especially in years past where worldwide releases for titles were less common. Given the magazine is renown, it’s fitting that it has its own Awards Event for the end of the year. From a western perspective, 2024 saw a real clash of opinions surrounding last year’s games – and their nominations at Geoff Keighley’s Game Awards further stoked those flames.Famitsu’s awards, however, seem to have a more unanimous favor towards Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.
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FF7 Rebirth Was Born To Be Compared
FF7 Rebirth is an interesting title – not just as a game itself, but for where it stands in the gaming zeitgeist. It was always bound to receive attention for being the second part of a remake trilogy of the JRPG genre’s most-accredited title. In comparison to the first part, FF7 Remake, Rebirth proved to be comparatively longer and more opened up in line with where the original game was fleshed out. While this garnered Rebirth plenty of praise and accolades,launching as a timed-exclusive for the PlayStation 5 left initial sales lackluster in the eyes of Square Enix’s producers.
Rebirth Represents The Good Part of Remakes
It’s easy to be cynical towards remakes and remasters, especially when they’re put in competition against new titles. While Rebirth walked into Keighley’s Awards show with seven nominations to its name, it only won a single award for Best Music.In contrast, music was one of the few categories where Rebirth lost in the Famitsu Awards, with Metaphor: ReFantazio getting the nod instead. Among other categories you might have guessed, Rebirth also won the award for Best Character - specifically for Tifa Lockhart. Tetsuya Nomura, director of the FF7 remake trilogy and lead character designer/co-writer of the original game, thanked the fans for voting for her and remarked that it takes more than appearances to make a character with long-lasting appeal.
Nearing Final Fantasy 7’s 30th anniversary, it’s worth recognizing why the ideas behind the game have stood strong against the test of time. Plenty of games have nice designs and popular names attached to them. Remakes present an opportunity to test the original works on their foundation, rather than just being a prettier replacement. Which is why having differences, aside from graphics, is important in letting each version of the game stand on its own regardless of their age.
FF7 Rebirth is an interesting title – not just as a game itself, but for where it stands in the gaming zeitgeist.
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