Quick FF7 Rebirth Question, no spoilers

I'm about Level 23 right now, still doing stuff before crossing the swamp.

I've been finding that dodging on the whole is not nearly as beneficial as it is in Soulsborne games. Am I dodging poorly or is the game more designed around block and parry when playing as Cloud/Tifa?

some stuff can be dodged, not everything. it's still worth it to dodge stuff imo.

Dodging in some cases is necessary. There's a fight later on that's reliant on it. Blocking in this is more about timing it right then anything. When cloud uses punishment mode he can counter when he blocks. It's pretty useful

Jeff_AKA_Snoopy posted...

I'm about Level 23 right now, still doing stuff before crossing the swamp.

damn, in the original game, from kalm to crossing the swamp is like an hour

Idk about Rebirth, but in Remake it usually made more sense to block.

youre dodging poorly
I use dodging pretty often personally

Wouldnt say its as necessary as Soulsbornes but its great to reposition and flank enemies. some enemies put out poison clouds and you can dodge out of those but you cant block them etc.
I just realized I think I have a habit of dodging after every combo

Dodging works most of the time.

Perfect blocking is better though

solosnake posted...

damn, in the original game, from kalm to crossing the swamp is like an hour

Yeah, because in the original game there was fuck all to do in Kalm and the area surrounding it.

Rebirth's Chapter 2 is still pretty brisk if you ignore all the optional content and beeline the story. There's just actual reason to explore the overworld now.

Jeff_AKA_Snoopy posted...

I've been finding that dodging on the whole is not nearly as beneficial as it is in Soulsborne games. Am I dodging poorly or is the game more designed around block and parry when playing as Cloud/Tifa?

Dodging is good for repositioning and can be effective, but blocking is generally better. Especially if you use the steadfast block materia.

Haven't gotten the Parry materia yet in Rebirth, but it made dodging more viable in Remake so that's something to consider.

solosnake posted...

damn, in the original game, from kalm to crossing the swamp is like an hour

I mean, Midgar took like 4 hours to get through in the original game and ended up being about 30-40 hours in Remake, so it shouldn't be much of a surprise that they would expand on everything else.