I love Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. I currently consider it the best game I’ve ever played, having spent over 217 hours unlocking the Platinum trophy on PlayStation 5. I started a new playthrough when the game released on the PlayStation 5 Pro to see the improvements, but I was most eager for the PC release. That day finally came on January 23, and I’m very happy to say that the PC port runs well—at least on my hardware. It’s not perfect, however, as I have encountered some minor stuttering issues and needed to download a mod to get ultrawide support for my Alienware 34″ OLED monitor.
With all the graphic settings set to max, I’m consistently getting 100 to 120 fps at 3440×1440 resolution with an i9-14900K, 96GB RAM, and an ASUS ROG Strix RTX 4090 OC. The game looks absolutely stunning in some scenes, and as impressive as it was on PlayStation 5 in Graphics Mode, the PC version truly takes it to another level, provided you have high-end hardware. The game is also Steam Deck Verified, so it’s playable on a wide variety of hardware, but that experience ultimately isn’t better than what PlayStation 5 has to offer, obviously.
With the right hardware, though, the PC version is the definitive way to experience Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. I found myself taking over 50 screenshots in the opening hours of the game, completely taken away by how well it looks visually. Combat hovering around 120 fps is noticeably smoother compared to PlayStation 5 Pro’s experience at 60 fps. Certain characters just feel better to play with the higher frame rate and I can’t wait until I get to the point where Yuffie joins my party. While there are certain textures and assets that are still low quality and pixelated, the majority of the game looks significantly better even compared to PlayStation 5 Pro. I experienced minimal pop-in and the draw distance is greatly improved.
I really do hope Final Fantasy VII Rebirth sells well on PC and convinces Square Enix to release the third and final game in the remake series on PC at the same time as consoles. According to SteamDB, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth has reached an all-time peak concurrent player count of 40,564. All things considered, that’s a decent figure. To put things into perspective, Final Fantasy XVI peaked at 27,508 concurrent players, while Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade reached 13,803 for its peak. Surprisingly, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s peak concurrent players is comparable to Balatro (43,905).
For now, I don’t plan on getting every achievement on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth on PC, but I do look forward to enjoying a casual playthrough of the game’s story and the side activities I don’t mind repeating. If you’ve been debating whether it’s worth taking the plunge and starting the Final Fantasy VII remake experience, I highly recommend picking up the Twin Pack that’s currently available at a discount.
Enjoy 50 screenshots of the opening hours of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth on PC in the gallery below.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth PC Gallery
