I'm out of town on business so have a decent amount of time for gaming and have started playing this one after seeing insane reviews.

Anyone else playing? I'm not impressed so far

In Chapter 8 of my first playthrough right now. I'm enjoying it, but not as much as I enjoyed playing FF7 Remake earlier this year. Remake was a breath of fresh air to me with how focused and streamlined it was compared to most JRPGs. Rebirth brings back more of the traditional JRPG elements like a more open world, skill trees, custom parties, etc. I can't really complain about that since it's expected of the genre, but the gameplay is slower and more repetitive.

There were parts I loved, and parts I hated. The biggest issue is that the game is just WAY too damn long. Took me like 170 hours to beat it on normal (granted I did every optional activity possible).

The excessive amount of mini games is annoying (Queensblood is awesome tho), and some are very frustrating (3D Brawler is horrible in particular). There are also some very poorly designed enemies, boss fights, and arena battles that will make you want to break your controller.

I'm glad I played it since I am a big FF7 fan, but I didn't enjoy it nearly as much as I wanted to.