Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth review: A whole new world

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth takes the characters and world reintroduced with Remake and scales it all up.
Instead of one single metropolis, Midgar, it’s a world tour.
There’s an expanded roster of playable characters, each with a unique playstyle.
The expansive new world takes advantage of the PS5 hardware.
Rebirth feels like a fantasy world with rich, dense cities and settlements.
The story follows protagonist Cloud and the rest of his party as they chase antagonist Sephiroth.
Cloud seems increasingly unhinged as Sephiroth seemingly worms his way into his head.
The party hops between towns, boarding ships, or finding different breeds of giant rideable birds that can traverse mountains or shallow water.
It’s these areas outside of the city hubs where the exploration, the battles and the side quests happen.
So many side quests.
Remake had some dull side quests – a lot of fetch quests seemingly there to eke out the playtime.
Rebirth suffers from this too – this isn’t quite Witcher-level side quests.
As you enter new regions, new points of interest will populate your map.
These can range from natural springs to artifact hunts that could include holographic battles, a new tower defense game and a card game.