FF7 battle system is severely flawed

i was ok with it. i do agree its a little sloppy, but workable.

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You can’t block some of his attacks, but the dodge mechanic is severely flawed and it makes the battle a game of luck.

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Which attacks are you talking about? I don't remember Reno having any unblockable attacks. He has an attack you cannot counter with Cloud's punisher mode iirc. Rude has some unblockable grabs if that's what you meant.

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Dodge is useless. The hit box is massive and attacks are homing to the point where it doesn’t matter anyway.

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Depends what attacks you are trying to dodge (or what character you are dodging with). Dodges don't have i-frames like in Dark Souls. You can get the parry materia to essentially act as a dodge with i-frames while also dealing damage to the enemy (it's best on Tifa or Cloud but mainly Tifa). You can definitely use dodge to dodge instant spells getting casted at you like fire and thunder or use it to get out of blizzard and aero magic that takes a second to hit you. Other than that, it's better to use it for gap closing or for baiting enemies from afar like the Hell House.

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I want to like the game, I really do, but it is getting to be a chore and I know I’m not even to the bosses or gameplay where it supposedly really becomes a chore.

It just seems as if they half-assed the fighting mechanics, or at least didn’t think them through well enough.

Probably not a popular opinion.

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I think your frustrations are understandable. The gameplay didn't start kicking with me until near the end where I actually had to learn how to counter/parry/other skills that made the later bosses much more manageable. Not to mention hard mode where you absolutely need to be good at the battle system to succeed.

I feel like a lot of people are trying to compare this game to like DMC or other action games with RPG elements, but this game by design is the opposite: an RPG with action elements. You're expected to take damage and not rely on rolls, i.e. the first game. Proper materia set up, healing, and timing is really what this game is all about. Of course, I've seen videos online of people playing this game like an action game at a very advanced level (even no damage runs), but that's way over my head lol.

If you are spamming items you are doing something really wrong.
Its not an action game.

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My only complaint is needing to play aggressively to build the ATB gauge. Sometimes you need to heal or use an item, but you can't do anything because the boss can't be damaged.

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I didn’t use any ATB materia in my normal run, but discovered it in hard mode and it makes a TON of difference.

Steadfast block, first strike, ATB boost, ATB assist/stagger are all very clutch once you figure them out.

That's gonna be a no from me dawg

I loved the battle system. If you're playing like a hack and slash you're doing it wrong. You have to be strategic about when to hack and slash, and you need to block a bunch.


Honestly though, I didn't figure out the battle system until hard mode. On normal mode I just set Barrett up as a super tank, high HP and his skill that lets him take dmg for the team, then hack and slashed and brute forced my way through with Regen on Barrett and barrier on the whole team.

Hard mode forces you to pump the brakes and figure shite out because boss fights will light your arse up if you don't. Hell house was a bitch in hard mode.

I actually agree with all of this. For all of the crap people gave FFXV for its battle system, it feels way more fun and rewarding than FFVII Remake. The battles feel like a bit of a slog, and I still don’t understand the arbitrary wait times between when I can use an item. It feels like they tried to find a middle ground between the original turn/time based system and real time hack and slash and ended up with something that isn’t quite either and isn’t quite fun.

To much hack and slash....not enough hack and slash. Ohh no I have to prep for bosses. Ohh the humanityyyyyy. Sorry everything isn't as dull and repetitive as The Witchers combat.

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To me, it feels like it’s trying to do two things at once

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Which is why I am a supporter of Gambit system. I can totally understand how you feel. I felt that way at times when I needed to really focus which wasn't much during the game because for a large portion of it I was just going through the motions which is fine and dandy until it isn't....

Yeah it was easier for me on hard mode...only because I knew more.