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It almost goes too far in correcting the first game's linearity with broad open areas stuffed with things to do, but there's also key additions to the combat, and the story running through this middle chapter is masterfully retold. Really the biggest problem you'll have once the credits roll is knowing that it will be far too many years before we can finish the trilogy.","2025-02-10T12:14:23.962256-05:00",{"id":1126,"logo":1163,"name":1164,"slug":1165,"tags":40,"bluesky":1166,"twitter":1164,"youtube":1165,"facebook":1164,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":1167,"website_url":1168,"score_format":44,"average_score":338,"default_timezone":46,"last_review_date":26,"stats_updated_at":47,"headquarters_city":26,"news_editor_email":1169,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":52,"active_authors_count":52,"headquarters_country":26,"reviews_editor_email":1170,"editor_in_chief_email":1171,"published_authors_count":52,"published_reviews_count":52},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FTheSixthAxis-Logo.jpg","TheSixthAxis","thesixthaxis","thesixthaxis.bsky.social","All the latest videos gaming news, reviews, guides, and opinion.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F","aran@thesixthaxis.com","dom@thesixthaxis.com","teflon@thesixthaxis.com",{"id":1173,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":278,"author":1174,"original_score":597,"normalized_score":598,"review_url":1181,"review_date":646,"summary":1182,"created_at":1183,"updated_at":1183,"author_id":254,"last_edited_at":452,"outlet":1184},20,{"id":254,"bio":26,"name":1175,"avg_score":1176,"outlet_id":278,"created_at":1177,"profile_id":1178,"updated_at":1179,"claim_token":26,"article_count":1180,"claimed_by_user_id":1178},"Andrew Stretch",75.77372262773723,"2024-10-07T11:28:07.209331-04:00","d492c0c6-99b2-419c-b638-99f91c75ad66","2026-05-28T09:05:48.944934-04:00",138,"https:\u002F\u002Ftechraptor.net\u002Fgaming\u002Freviews\u002Ffinal-fantasy-vii-rebirth-review-id-explain-but-i-dont-think-i-can","Final Fantasy VII Rebirth carries on the torch from Remake and delivers another incredible experience. 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