I was there for the release, all the way back in 1997. FF7 was my introduction to RPG's and it literally changed my life. Before that, I was playing 2D games on the NES/SNES. Imagine how crazy it was to witness the jump to 3D on home consoles in real time. Crazy times indeed.
I asked my dad to rent me FF8 back in the day, he brought home 7, wasn’t disappointed got all the was to the Midgar serpent, game was always stuck in my mind till my best friend and I ended playing it together soon after and loved every moment that game is my childhood, it’s perfect
@@JVision1 uhmm nowadays, I guess yeah I do. But, I still have my old PS1 and PS2 memory cards that have my original save files from games like FFVII, Star Ocean Second Story, Xenogears etc. So before games started getting ported over I would just hop on my PS2 and see all the memories.
My favorite game of all time since 1997. My love has only grown since then and I have talked about this, game with my friends all of the last 27 years, thought about it almost every day. The story, characters and world are just so fantastic in this game. A piece of art and timeless! ❤️
Same here. I had no idea what an RPG was. It got me to buy a Playstation. 23 years later, the remake single-handedly got me back into gaming, when I went out and bought a PS4 pro and LG TV. I haven't looked back since.
I rented it at a friends too. I didn't have a Playstation at the time, and we had no idea what an RPG even was. We were thumbing through the instruction manual picking out which character was our favorite, and who we wanted to play as, if it were like a fighting game. He didn't care for it, while I immediately ran home and begged my parents for a PS1. Still my favorite game of all time. I'm loving the remake too. I think most of us are so hyped we're just scanning the internet for anything FF7 related at this point.
Great video. It's also worth mentioning the novel Traces Of Two Pasts, penned by Nojima. In the same way that On The Way To A Smile led into Advent Children, Two Pasts is a transition between Remake and Rebirth. The book focuses on Aerith and Tifa and their personal histories. I'm a little way into it and it seems great so far. Two Pasts also includes an additional short story, Picturing the Past, diving deeper into Aerith's past. As far as I'm aware, all of this is considered canon for the Remake trilogy- I'm sure its not essential, but I'm loving the extra context I've gained for certain characters.
The Gamespot website in the late 90s and early 2000s was a huge reason why I got into FF7 in the first place. So rad that this video is on their channel.
At the time when I first played it in 1997, I had no idea how much this was going to affect me. One of the greatest games I’ve ever played. The fact that it’s rereleased now is really amazing and holds a special place in my heart. FF7!!
I remember the first time I bought the original Final Fantasy 7 for PlayStation one. It was the greatest hits and I got it for like $20, and when I showed it to my brother and his friend they were like dude you got a good game right here
i would say the first time i played it in ps1 when i was a kid and number of times i played it in emulator shows how much i am so invested to this game
Lucy! One of the Friends Per Second, my favorite gaming podcast, talking about my favorite game of all time? Yes please! I can't wait for Rebirth to come out, not only to play, but listen to you guys talk about it on the podcast.
What a special game. This game changed my taste in gaming completely and i played it late in 2010. When i was 15. But after playing ff7. Final fantasy became my favourite franchise.
Who else became an FF7 fan because of Maximilian Dood? His love and passion for it made me give in and try it, and it’s one of the greatest games I have ever played!
I still rewatch his theory crafting videos for rebirth and part 3, and will absolutely rewatch them even after playing rebirth. I always felt ashamed for my overly passionate behavior with movies games and trailer.. but seeing his passion for final fantasy 7 feels so incredibly validating and I feel a lot more comfortable being myself. I watch those videos not for any type of information but to just enjoy the joyful ramblings of a fan just like me. 😊
Yeah, I played 7 before Max did, actually lol. I’ve loved it since it released. I’d played other FF games before, but 7 was absolutely revolutionary at the time and blew my mind. It was a transformational experience in my life.
Honestly FF7 is a decent enough game but it mostly lives in the nostalgia centre of middle aged men brains and isn’t half as interesting or important as they’d like to think. It’s fine. I used to think it was the greatest game of all time when I was 12 but then I got some perspective and context.
I hope that they put Maximilian_Dood into part 3 in a similar way Kson showed up in Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth! Seeing him in the game would be one of the absolute coolest things in the remake trilogy if they did that!
I would love it if they just scanned him and put him in without any lines or anything so he could experience the game without spoilers if they did do it. He hates those lol
I used to rent a PS1 from a friend back in 97. I paid £3.50 a week😂. He owned FF7 but didn't have a memory card. I played the Midgar section a dozen times but always had to turn it off shortly after. I reached Kalm once! Eventually I got my own and was blown away how big the world was. The new games look great but deviate too much. Over the top filler and rewriting the core plot has spoiled it in my opinion. If Square had made a built in mode to keep to the original, I'd be excited. But alas, they don't seem to care about the OG fans.
Lets all be honest with ourselves here. FF7 was legendary for its time but one year later Ocarina of time came. It had better gameplay and story. Also aged way better than FF7.
my gripe with so many popular properties is the penchant for them to oversaturate the original work and confuse newcomers. they did it with Star Wars, and I worried that they would do it with VII. I stayed away from most of it thankfully and have been able to enjoy the remake on its own merits, but i hope people aren't turned away because of how much extra unnecessary baggage the series has. it's a classic for good reason.
Square Enix has to be the most money hungry soulless publisher ever. The way they have gouged the FFVII and KH series is disgusting. They have made great games into convoluted messes in the pursuit of more finances. Scattering multiple different titles and stories across multiple game systems.
Yuffies side story dlc was dope imo and made me appreciate her more as a character. Her side story in OG ff7 with wutai was sick too. But that’s just me
I think splitting the game in parts is just plain cash grab. I bought the remake thinking I’ll play the full ff7 in a better experience and I never played ff7 before but soon as I learned it’s just a portion of the game I was really disappointed, it’s best just to get the ps1 version imo
When they're spending hundreds of millions of dollars, 'cash grab' may be an exaggeration. But its a heavy exploitation of their properties, definitely. They were upfront at many, many points that Remake covered the Midgar section only.
I think Sephiroth's is just as bad. So bland and dull sounding for such an iconic villain. Sephiroth is supposed to sound like Vegeta or Piccolo, not Pete Dorr.
I was there for the release, all the way back in 1997. FF7 was my introduction to RPG's and it literally changed my life. Before that, I was playing 2D games on the NES/SNES. Imagine how crazy it was to witness the jump to 3D on home consoles in real time. Crazy times indeed.
I asked my dad to rent me FF8 back in the day, he brought home 7, wasn’t disappointed got all the was to the Midgar serpent, game was always stuck in my mind till my best friend and I ended playing it together soon after and loved every moment that game is my childhood, it’s perfect
My all time favorite game. Play it at least once a year since 1999
same. at least once.
Mine too. Me too. 🥹
Me with mother 3
Do you keep all the save files?
@@JVision1 uhmm nowadays, I guess yeah I do. But, I still have my old PS1 and PS2 memory cards that have my original save files from games like FFVII, Star Ocean Second Story, Xenogears etc. So before games started getting ported over I would just hop on my PS2 and see all the memories.
My favorite game of all time since 1997. My love has only grown since then and I have talked about this, game with my friends all of the last 27 years, thought about it almost every day. The story, characters and world are just so fantastic in this game. A piece of art and timeless! ❤️
Final fantasy 7…. Was the first time a played an RPG!! That story is a masterpiece
Mine too. I remember being at school daydreaming about stats.
@@Itsnotironic444 you can get lost in that universe
Same here. I had no idea what an RPG was. It got me to buy a Playstation. 23 years later, the remake single-handedly got me back into gaming, when I went out and bought a PS4 pro and LG TV. I haven't looked back since.
I remember RENTING this game with my best friend after school. He hated the turn base combat. I fell in love with the story and soundtrack 🎶
I rented it at a friends too. I didn't have a Playstation at the time, and we had no idea what an RPG even was. We were thumbing through the instruction manual picking out which character was our favorite, and who we wanted to play as, if it were like a fighting game. He didn't care for it, while I immediately ran home and begged my parents for a PS1. Still my favorite game of all time. I'm loving the remake too. I think most of us are so hyped we're just scanning the internet for anything FF7 related at this point.
My hype train started after that teaser trailer at E3 and it hasn't stopped since.
Great video. It's also worth mentioning the novel Traces Of Two Pasts, penned by Nojima. In the same way that On The Way To A Smile led into Advent Children, Two Pasts is a transition between Remake and Rebirth. The book focuses on Aerith and Tifa and their personal histories. I'm a little way into it and it seems great so far.
Two Pasts also includes an additional short story, Picturing the Past, diving deeper into Aerith's past. As far as I'm aware, all of this is considered canon for the Remake trilogy- I'm sure its not essential, but I'm loving the extra context I've gained for certain characters.
My first game when at last i got the psx. Unforgettable
FFVII is one of those games that you can say with confidence that truly changed the industry! Oh, to be there when the OG was being released.
The Gamespot website in the late 90s and early 2000s was a huge reason why I got into FF7 in the first place. So rad that this video is on their channel.
At the time when I first played it in 1997, I had no idea how much this was going to affect me. One of the greatest games I’ve ever played. The fact that it’s rereleased now is really amazing and holds a special place in my heart. FF7!!
I remember the first time I bought the original Final Fantasy 7 for PlayStation one. It was the greatest hits and I got it for like $20, and when I showed it to my brother and his friend they were like dude you got a good game right here
i would say the first time i played it in ps1 when i was a kid and number of times i played it in emulator shows how much i am so invested to this game
Born in 97, playing since 2000 by all means my Fav GAME by all time!!
Lucy! One of the Friends Per Second, my favorite gaming podcast, talking about my favorite game of all time? Yes please! I can't wait for Rebirth to come out, not only to play, but listen to you guys talk about it on the podcast.
What a special game. This game changed my taste in gaming completely and i played it late in 2010. When i was 15.
But after playing ff7. Final fantasy became my favourite franchise.
I can’t wait for ff7 rebirth it’s going to be amazing
All this history for just ONE Final Fantasy universe. Square Enix is so goated
I'm watching this as if I do not know everything yet. FFVII is da GOAT
this game is a Legend and many experience to become perfect look perfect gameplay for the future technology.
Who else became an FF7 fan because of Maximilian Dood?
His love and passion for it made me give in and try it, and it’s one of the greatest games I have ever played!
Nope, played it back in 1997 as a kid. But seeing Max hyped about it adds to my hype.
Welcome to the FF7 brother/sisterhood!
I still rewatch his theory crafting videos for rebirth and part 3, and will absolutely rewatch them even after playing rebirth. I always felt ashamed for my overly passionate behavior with movies games and trailer.. but seeing his passion for final fantasy 7 feels so incredibly validating and I feel a lot more comfortable being myself. I watch those videos not for any type of information but to just enjoy the joyful ramblings of a fan just like me. 😊
@@RoxasXIII EXACTLY, same here! Wear your nerd colors with pride!
Yeah, I played 7 before Max did, actually lol. I’ve loved it since it released. I’d played other FF games before, but 7 was absolutely revolutionary at the time and blew my mind. It was a transformational experience in my life.
Honestly FF7 is a decent enough game but it mostly lives in the nostalgia centre of middle aged men brains and isn’t half as interesting or important as they’d like to think. It’s fine. I used to think it was the greatest game of all time when I was 12 but then I got some perspective and context.
We need Lucy James to narrate on more videos!! 😭🙌
You probably already know but she's on the Friends Per Second podcast on SkillUp's channel, with Jake from Gameranx too. It's a great podcast.
Can’t wait for this game!
Awesome Lucy!
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I hope that they put Maximilian_Dood into part 3 in a similar way Kson showed up in Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth! Seeing him in the game would be one of the absolute coolest things in the remake trilogy if they did that!
Please no.
I would love it if they just scanned him and put him in without any lines or anything so he could experience the game without spoilers if they did do it. He hates those lol
That would be so unbelievably lame
I remember seeing the commercials for FF7 and was like nothing I'd ever seen before.
Love Aeris
FF VII will always be my favourite game.
FF VI has the best story
But FF VII is my special one
To me, FF7 is the greatest RPG/game I’ve ever played. Its story, characters and combat are nothing short of outstanding.
Memorable scene has to be the Aerith vs. Sepiroth part.
She'll parry it this time
😂@@rundown132
This is exactly what I’m afraid of. Aerith will survive!
I used to rent a PS1 from a friend back in 97. I paid £3.50 a week😂. He owned FF7 but didn't have a memory card. I played the Midgar section a dozen times but always had to turn it off shortly after. I reached Kalm once!
Eventually I got my own and was blown away how big the world was.
The new games look great but deviate too much. Over the top filler and rewriting the core plot has spoiled it in my opinion.
If Square had made a built in mode to keep to the original, I'd be excited. But alas, they don't seem to care about the OG fans.
Hit the like if you played the original on PS1
Final fantasy vii I rented because of ff8
You were already playing a better game.
I never understood or cared for advent children. Loved the original & remake tho
MADHOUSE is one of few well known Anime studios in the west
lol man if only square enix didn’t botch the Dragon Quest localizations too we’d have even more SE greatness
Spoiler
My guess is the change will be that Sephiroth tricks Cloud into killing Aerith instead of doing the job himself.
I don't think so, but it's a strong theory.
Thumbs up if you loved TFS’ Machinabridged
Lets all be honest with ourselves here. FF7 was legendary for its time but one year later Ocarina of time came. It had better gameplay and story. Also aged way better than FF7.
And more challenging
my gripe with so many popular properties is the penchant for them to oversaturate the original work and confuse newcomers. they did it with Star Wars, and I worried that they would do it with VII. I stayed away from most of it thankfully and have been able to enjoy the remake on its own merits, but i hope people aren't turned away because of how much extra unnecessary baggage the series has. it's a classic for good reason.
Advent children is CGI movie and they are not real people. They are characters voice actor.
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I’m honestly surprised they haven’t tried to adapt this story into live action yet?
They better not
Second that it would be a bad idea
well, netflix might read this comment giving them the idea.
It’s actually impossible. There’s absolutely no way to faithfully adapt it non film or tv.
I think it would be better if they just made an anime similar to Last Order.
Square Enix has to be the most money hungry soulless publisher ever. The way they have gouged the FFVII and KH series is disgusting. They have made great games into convoluted messes in the pursuit of more finances. Scattering multiple different titles and stories across multiple game systems.
This week is only about FF7 in GameSpot! Nicee!!!
you say Yuffie is loveable...I say annoying. I do look forward to Rebirth but not interacting with her again
She's kinda meant to be both lol like that annoying kid sister you love lol.
Yuffies side story dlc was dope imo and made me appreciate her more as a character. Her side story in OG ff7 with wutai was sick too. But that’s just me
Your ff7 rebirth review basically spoils the whole game.
I mean the game's story is pretty old 😂
How much you want to bet the final dungeon will be dlc for part 3 😂 milk it and ruin the pacing
I think splitting the game in parts is just plain cash grab. I bought the remake thinking I’ll play the full ff7 in a better experience and I never played ff7 before but soon as I learned it’s just a portion of the game I was really disappointed, it’s best just to get the ps1 version imo
🙄🙄🙄🙄
When they're spending hundreds of millions of dollars, 'cash grab' may be an exaggeration. But its a heavy exploitation of their properties, definitely.
They were upfront at many, many points that Remake covered the Midgar section only.
Zack Fair has the worst new voice in the Remake cast
I think Sephiroth's is just as bad. So bland and dull sounding for such an iconic villain. Sephiroth is supposed to sound like Vegeta or Piccolo, not Pete Dorr.