I finished a very enjoyable playthrough from start to VI thanks to Pixel Remasters, and I bought VII-IX on Switch to keep it going. I'm on the first arc in Kalm after leaving Midgard and I am finding it a struggle to get through. This game moves so slow, the story is not at all interesting so far, combat is entirely monotonous, the characters are flat, the controls are clunky, and the cut scenes are excruciatingly long and pointless.

I do not want to play through it for completeness sake, but I also don't want to give up too early.

I feel like I should be enjoying it by now, right? Is there some point in the story where it really takes off? If so, how close am I?

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[–] ampersarnie@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I think everyone has given you all you need to know, but whats another comment?

Those pointing out the concerns with combat are correct, if you're not enjoying it by now then you're going to struggle with it through-out. Granted, as you get more, and more powerful materia, and equipment, you may find that sate your needs in this area. But I'm not sure it would by much.

Unlike other people, VII isn't my favourite but I do still enjoy it and the story does pick up much more later. I always find Kalm and Junon to be a lull after Midgar (even if there are some highlights among this section), and have had to power through when I've played it. I'd say after Costa-del-sol is a good time to reassess if you've got the energy to continue. If not, then there's no harm in taking a step back from the game and calling it a day - it doesn't sound like you're attached to any aspect of it right now, so you're not losing out on anything.

[–] krakenfury@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 4 days ago

Thanks for chiming in! Honestly, Materia is the thing I find most intriguing in the game, so I may stick around to see how that develops.