FF7R was terrible. It was filled with fluff to make a full game and as an A/J/RPG it was lacking in almost every department. The only high points were more screen time for the 3 Amigos (story wise) and the Materia system. I have never hid that I really didn't like it... but Rebirth has fixed 95% of what was wrong with Part 1. It's incredible. Minigame fluff excluded, it's an incredible RPG. Exploring, party optimization, side quest, content, blah blah is all red lined compared to FF7R. I'm a 100% (including minigames and side content ) at CH12 and I'm hitting 82 hours on Dynamic difficulty. There's tons to do and I haven't even touched Hard mode playthrough yet (though I've finished the minigames). SE has released a lot of very subpar titles in the past 15 years and is a shell of what Square was(Minus DQ11), but this game actually gives me hope for Part 3 where as before I was dreading the disappointment I thought Part 2 was gonna be. Get it, Play it, it's one of the better games in the last while in the genre. Music, VA, gameplay and content are all top notch. Good Job SE (Finally).