FF7 Rebirth review round-up: What do the critics say?

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Almost four years since returning to Midgar, Cloud, Tifa, Barret and Aerith are set to journey out into the vast open world of Gaia in the highly anticipated sequel, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.

Following the conclusion of Final Fantasy 7 Remake, players will now travel across the world in pursuit of the fallen hero, Sephiroth.

The stakes are still as high as ever, however, with the fate of the planet in their hands.

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With the game's launch for the PlayStation 5 imminent, what better time to look at what those lucky few who have played the game from start to completion think?

And the good news is that it all seems to be a mix of relatively positive to overwhelmingly positive.

With that in mind, here's everything you need to know about what the critics are saying about Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, as well as what aggregate score the game has earned on Metacritic.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has achieved an impressive score of 92 on Metacritic, at the time of writing.

This currently positions the game as the highest-rated of 2024 so far, beating out the likes of Tekken 8, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and The Last of Us Part 2: Remastered.

Additionally, FF7 Rebirth earned an even better rating on OpenCritic, with a score of 93 taken from the top critic average.

It's fair to say, then, that it's been received very positively, and fans of Final Fantasy Remake are likely to enjoy the sequel just as much.

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So, critic scores are generally high, yes. But what exactly are they saying? Well, we've rounded up a selection of reviews from several top outlets below to give you a better idea.

Let's first start with a couple of five-star reviews. Writing for VGC, Jordan Middler stated: «Rebirth is another excellent,