Why FFVII Is So Important To So Many People
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FF7 Actually taught me how to read. My mother played it with me on her lap, and she started showing me the words, telling me what they said, etc.
🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 WOW!
That's cool!
Damn
I did this with my son... except I changed some of the words and explained what was going on in different ways during some spots.
Top Tier Mom right there.
I self learned English to Play FF7. It's was not my first RPG, but it was still amazing for me and it is still my favorite game of all time.
Nice to meet you, I'm Japanese.
I use Google Translate because I can't speak English well.
I'm really happy that so many people around the world love Final Fantasy VII.
I wasn't even born in 1997 when Final Fantasy VII was released.
However, I am really touched that it is still loved all over the world.
I also watched the video you are describing.
When I first saw it, I was so happy that I couldn't stop crying.
I am proud of SQUARE ENIX for making Final Fantasy.
Those of us who grew up in the West playing this game, we are so grateful Japan gave us this precious gift. Bless you!
It is nice to meet you too! I love that something like a video game can touch so many different hearts from so many different places and we all share that bond.
Eigo Jyouzu desune
Since I am a non-native English speaker FF7 (aside from other games) taught me how to read and write the language. Greetings from Mexico!
FFVII has one of the greatest soundtracks of all time - hands down.
You can literally say the same about ANY FF game, though...
FF8 I give the upper-hand too.
Major major props to Uematsu. He is the man.
This!
@@Blizz3112 Any FF game pre-Uematsu and the original creators leaving. (1-10)
"The reunion at hand may bring joy. It may bring fear. But let us embrace whatever it brings, for they are coming back."
Joy, " they're finally doing it after so long. The younger generation can now experience what changed my life.
Fear, "will it be good enough. What will they cut or change. Will I still love it."
I hope people take that in as more than prose and give it a chance.
It was literally the game that got me into RPGs and really gaming in general.
It's not my favorite game or even my favorite JRPG, but it's always gonna be special
This. FF7 got me into Final Fantasy in the first place.
only weebs like ff7
FF4 on SNES pulled me in. I was delighted to see this game on display at Ebgames in 98. I preordered it and recieved a ff7 tshirt and demo then promptly purchased the playstation 1.
@@eldenring9448 I hope you're joking
@@eldenring9448 fuck you caught me. Cause tbh, FF7 did kinda make me a weeb. That, and Evangelion showing a bunch of almost titty.
FF7 really made me more of a Sword Guy than a weeb tho
After the remake I started the playing the original FF7 and I’m in the middle of it now and now I get it even thinking about the original gets me emotional because the game is so incredibly powerful with storytelling music etc. I’ve played games my whole life and I’ve never experienced strong emotions like this
Much respect that you took the time out to play the original, I'm sure you were not disappointed, i feel bad for the younger generations who never got to experience those times and the games of that era, it really was the golden age of gaming in many ways, I'm curious as to how you felt about it once you reached the end, personally I felt strongly against the remake because no matter how much love they give the game, its a very slippery slope, they could very easily end up butchering what many consider the GOAT game including myself, if they change the narrative too much for example or tamper with a main character too much just to name a couple, there's just so many things that could go wrong, it would have been a perfectly safe bet to make absolute minute changes and just make it look amazing
Since I am a non-native English speaker FF7 (aside from other games) taught me how to read and write the language. Greetings from Mexico!
The game is great. I honestly don’t like aerith but her demise and the way the characters reacted made sad even tho i dislike her. The characters are just written very well
Yeah imagine how we felt playing it in '97 when it came out. I was 13 years old. It was the first 3d video game I saw and may have been the first overall. Also having such in depth story and character development. Seeing it being remade is hitting in the feels for sure.
I'm playing it rn and it's not completely blowing my mind (because I knew all of the big spoilers beforehand, tragically) but I am really enjoying it.
Max I'm 55 years old and I've been looking forward to this game for years. Been a FF fans since it came out on the NES back in the 80's. (Still have the system and games). Can't wait to get my hands on this one.
Hey brother ! ;)
Do you know they did remake the NES? I'm telling you since mine doesn't function anymore because of too much humidity...
Take care !
You are wesome man
Im 30 but my first ff game was final fantasy mystic quest lol and that ended up getting me into all the games. I've played them all multiple times
@@TheNewThrone what's up Sean, I'm 30 too and I love FF games, but I didn't played them all.
Can you tell me which ones do you prefer, like a top 5?... I'm curious.
I've played the first one, the seventh and eighth, and always wonder if I could choose to play another one, which one is the best to try.
The fifteenth looks good, and thirteenth gets my attention quite a bit. Which one (s) do you advice me?
@@yan3066 idk if you have Xbox or gamepass but final fantasy 7 through 15 are all coming out on gamepass in February. Anyways I absolutely love FF9 and FF6. FF10 is great too and if you want something a little more action oriented FF15 is great 😁.
I'm 39 years old, and I'm literally losing my shit about this remake!! I preordered it soon as it was available, and can't wait to live through the pure nostalgia again!!
Me too!!
Man I get you. I'm 38 and I'm so pumped and excited that I'm shocked. As you get older less things make you excited but this definitely does and I love it :)
@@sieq82 for sure, liked an aged wine, it does nothing but get better with time! 😁 can't contain my excitement honestly!!
I preordered Deluxe Edition ;)
@@nishblaze right on man, the countdown is on, and I so can't wait for this epic game!!
Imagine for a second you had a best friend. You did everything with them, and loved every second. Then one day that friend disappeared. You grieved for a very long time, and after years and years you finally accepted that they were gone. A part of you was gone with them.
Then one day in 2015, you got a letter in the mail. It was handwritten, and you recognized the handwriting. You read each word with baited breath. It couldn’t be. You wished it would be many times, and you don’t think you have it in you anymore to have your heart broken again.
And then you get to the end of the letter. It said: “Sorry I took so long to come back. But I’m on my way now. Be patient, cause it might take a bit of time before I can see you again. But I can’t wait to relive our adventures together.” With tears in your eyes, you see the last line, and the weight you’ve shouldered for years suddenly melts away, leaving nothing but pure elation.
“Can’t wait for our reunion.”
I get excited for remakes of beloved classics too, but uh...this is a little to hyperbolic for my liking.
If that friend's name is Shenmue, he eventually comes to visit after 20 years and he talks your ear off about the most boring things, blows up your toilet and leaves unexpectedly before sending a text saying he'll come visit again someday.
You wonder not only if that's possible due to him not having a steady financial lifestyle but also if you really care to see him again.
Amen
And then you get your friend one limb at a time
AdversaryOne then he teaches u HORSE 🐴 STANCE
FF7 came out shortly after my parents split when I was 6 or 7. My dad was raising me by himself. I recall him bringing the game home with the strategy guide in hand. I watched him play it from beginning to end with the guide in my lap and feeding him information which amounted to me pointing at pictures because I was too young to fully understand what was going on.
I would periodically come back to the game to play it just to remind myself of Dads play through and to listen to the music.
Obviously its a fantastic game but it has extreme personal value to me.
It’s amazing all these comments remembering the significance of the time period they were playing this game.
@@dfdfdgggjhjjh5081 Yeah it sure is. Some of these stories though hit hard
That sounds like a wonderful memory
I get emotional just listening to the FFVII background music in this video.
You're not the only one, I have chills everytime a new trailers comes out. :)
Same here, man. Every time the piano section starts, I'm instantly flooded with so many emotions and memories. It's genuinely powerful.
Exactly, I'm just closing my eyes and remembering traveling the world map 😊
what song is playing i can't find it.
Dude when I watched the remake intro for the first time and the camera zooms out to Midgar with the comet slamming down into the logo with that epic track. Like I just saw water in my eyes. I couldn't even see the screen anymore.
I’m a 43-year old career mom of three, I played FF7 when I was 20. In ‘97, my best friend had died less than a year prior, I was casually attending college and totally lost in my life. FF7 was not my first RPG, but it had a huge impact on me. I’ve been anticipating this remake since 2007.
New subscriber and new to your channel, but I’m wondering if you’ve made a video talking about the potential death of the FF franchise with this remake. I’ve been a little out of touch with JRPGs since 2008. But I very much remember someone at then-Squaresoft stating that they were not planning a FF7 remake because doing so would mean the franchise is done. So, is it looking like FF15 is the last official sequel? FF14 can exist for years to come, but are the solo games ending at 15? Thanks, love your channel!
Unh, no one knows but you can BET that is wrong. They won't stop with Final Fantasy as long as it's profitable.
After this 3-part remake it will be probably be as profitable as it can be.
Thank you for not being ashamed to be, or admit, that your momminess is your career.
let face it most people who play them are really getting old... but it is one of the best RPG of its time.... i play a bit since i was not into it at the time...but i was up at 2am watch my friend playing it... i looking forward to finish the game..... love the demo...
The franchise has not been the same since the original creators left the company, after it merged with Enix.
They left after FF10, although 11 and 12 had been started already before they left.
You can't recreate that kind of creativity and uniqueness with different people.
I don't know what the future holds, but in my opinion there is a clear line that can be drawn between the original creators games, and the final fantasies that came after.
That makes absolutely no sense.. if anything, the success of this remake will likely usher in a series of remakes.. They could remake ff8 ff9 and so many people would buy it.. I'll keep buying ff games for as long as they make them, I'm a ff fan for life because of playing ff7 as a kid..
I don't even like Japanese games or anime, fantasy culture.. I typically play western RPGs, and shooters.. but ff is something special. I know I'm not alone in feeling this way... FF will continue for ages to come, don't worry..
"The music makes you feel shit" - YES the soundtrack really does make this game special on top of everything else that makes this game incredible
The music is the best part of the game, imo. Really damn good.
The music put me to sleep lol. I'm not knocking the game, it's just very calm.
@Paul Lomax omg same with Chrono Cross. SUPER underrated game and an amazing soundtrack
It was an "before and after" for the franchise.
Gotta give some love to parasite eve
FF VII, Metal Gear Solid and RE2, those were the games of my adolescence. Oh, and Soul Reaver.
And Blood Omen
Efffing soul reaver I love that game
Oh an OG Blood Omen remake would be awesome. I can't remember if I played it before or after FF7 but it was a good one.
And the three have remakes :D
holy shit these are exactly my top3 goats too
FF7 fellas are lucky I'll never see a Xenogears Remake
I know how you feel bro
Yep...
Imagining waiting for/wanting a Legend of Dragoon remake..... like me......
Never say never. We have really shown these companies that remaking and reviving old IP's is profitable. Keep your love for those games strong and remember that supporting things like this, does increase those chances.
I would give anything for a Xenogears Remake, just thinking about it has the soundtrack playing in my head.
I only played FF7 once. But man it's been 23 years, and the experience still hasn't left my memory.
Hey Max. When you start streaming FF7 Remake, are you gonna call it the "Lifestream" and have a special intro for your FF7 Remake gameplay videos?
Max. There are some awesome points here...
TheAngeluco PLEASE this would he so good
@@tonyswannjr he wont the dude doesnt care about anything
@@JeremySheer he does that
Get out.
I was 9 years old and we were going through a rough patch within my family. My father took me to walmart to let me spend the money I had saved up. By this time the game had been out for a year or so but I had never heard of it. I search to find one game I could afford when I saw a picture of a spiky haired guy with a sword. I used this game to escape from the troubling family situation I was in and I will now pass this experience on to my children without all the drama that came for me.
Final fantasy 6 through 10 are absolute masterpieces those games changed everything and god bless lord nobou uemastu for the God tier music.
Space__Burrito 4 is great too
5 and 12 are genuinely underrated. I'd say that the mainline entries really only started to weaken when 13 came out. My favorite is 9, if we're excluding spin-off titles and side games, otherwise it's Chrystal Chronicles on the Gamecube lol hbu guys?
@@Stephenguitar93 9 is probably the most wholesome and charming game I've ever played.
I couldn't get into VIII. I HATED the "draw" system. The ost and the fact that you had to fight your summons before you could use them in battle were the ONLY aspects that appealed to me besides the look of the main protagonist and his Gunblade. Seifer can go suck it, but I loved Squall. As for Rinoa, she was basically a combination of Aerith and Tifa from VII. Not saying that's a bad thing. I'm just calling her out. Fisherman's Horizon was my favorite track from VIII. The combination of piano, flute, oboe and panpipe were a true treat to the ears :)
@@Stephenguitar93 Can agree. 12 Don't get enough love. Basch was pretty awesome IMO.
That and Balthier.
The line that does it for me is in the VGA trailer, where Tifa says, "I'm glad to have you back Cloud, really glad"
Us too Tifa.
Also, how appropriate is it that five years pass between Nibelheim and Cloud showing up in Midgar, and it's been about five years since Remake was announced?
🤯
I never got into Final Fantasy myself but I fully understand getting attached to a game. I have a couple of games that do that for me.
Ff7 is way before my time I was 2 when it came out and played it when I was about 16 and it is amazing to see the reaction. I almost wish I could have played it at its peak.
Same dude. MGS, MGS2 and KOTOR are 'those' games for me.
Skyrim is _THAT_ game for me
I think we all do. The PS1 and PS2 are full of those games for me.
Nobody can take SoTN from me.
I remember going to the store with a friend when FF7 dropped. He brought that and I brought Abes odyssey. He had booked two weeks off work to play it and when he came back to work we swapped games and I remember playing up to just before you get on the world map and then giving it back, a few years later I picked it up myself and fell head over heels in love. I’ve lost count now how many times I’ve played through it. It’s hands down my fave game I’ve ever played. It will always hold a special place in my heart
Just love hearing Max talk about FF7. I was only 8 years old when I first played FF7 and it was one of those defining games for me that made me love video games so much.
I feel you. I was 7 and my dad actually showed this game to me. I'm still thankful for that.
@Andrei Lacerda There's no way you've finished the game at 9 yrs old unless your using Gameshark.
FACTS
@@Greyhoundz99999 i think you can. I beat it with the help of my dad. I just didn't understand the story at all. Played it again another two times when I was older.
I felt this
"I will never be a memory." - Sephiroth
Are you all ready for our reunion?
Max: “... you felt like you were there with them...”
I remember being at a Wallmart or K Mart in the 90’s I came across a strategy guide for FFVII, the picture was epic. Here’s was some hero holding an giant sword confronting a futuristic tower, hidden within the white mystic, it was probably the most epic thing I ever saw. So I bought the guide and then the game, I thought the majority of it was going to be in the city, and realizing it was only a tiny fracture of the adventure. With a cast of misfits of various intent and aspirations, you experience their struggles, laughter, frustrations, hope, loss and ultimately redemption through lore that your mundane mind somehow could comprehend. No game has given me such awe in scale, and no game since then has. I don’t like RPG’s, I was more into games like Megaman and Doom... FFVII was neither of these things. I’m excited for Doom Eternal, but not as excited as playing FFVII again, even if it was a moment of it.
Max to me embodies our kind of love for FFVII, because like many of us, we are no fans of RPG’s, the idea of patiently waiting for your enemy to hurt you is silly even to this day, but he’s like that friend you know who played with you, grinded with you and fought with you. When a game creates a fan base of people who are not even interested in the genre... now that’s something, but when a game creates a bond between strangers...the fans themselves, well that’s something else.
Is this game gonna be great? I don’t know and don’t care, all I want is to relive the adventure we all had when it came out, now that thought is something we can all embrace whatever it brings.
Amen lol
I remember the first time I saw ffvii my older brother bought it and I was immediately attached as I watched him play it, then in beginning of 2002 I began playing vii and it became my most favorite ff game ever! I love xiii vi and xv but vii was the first it was the game that got me into the series officially I played the original, II IV and V also tactics and x and xii but vii was the start it was the game I put the most hours and time on either playing it or intense and extensive research of it and now I know the whole lore! I know everything thing about it that is how much vii has impacted me
@@danielcook7975 did you try FF8 ? It's kinda similar to FF7.
There's no chocobos, no materias (they used a different style than materia for magic) but summons still there, and the atmosphere, cutscenes, music, combats. I think it's a good FF game, and if you haven't played yet, and you love FF series, you may love that one as well.
Take care buddy, God bless ! ;)
Well said bro I had no idea what this game was about either as a kid I thought it was a full on action game until I played it for the first time on a brand new ps1 in 98 I was on the fence with it at first but by the time I got to the world map I was hooked, iv always taken flak for this game in my circles lol but I've always said that this is the best game ever made and ever will be for me
@@yan3066 Slight correction. There are Chocobos in FF8.
This game is like an interwoven part of my life for the last 20 years.. I still think about it nearly every day. I hear the music in my head constantly in various situations in my life. I listen to the music while cleaning my house and working, or just relaxing. It's crazy. I'm 30 now. I don't think it will ever go away. It's just a permanent part of me and I'm so excited to watch the playthroughs of the remake.
watch? why are you watching it? play it!
I have been listening to the music since 97 and now the remake has made it even better. It's like as amazing as it ever was and fresh at the same time with its renditions that build up brilliantly into the re-orchestrations of the OG tracks.
I remember when I first saw it too. My older brother had always been into all types of games and he had been playing FFVII as soon as it was available. At 6 years old I fell in love, and the next year when I was 7 (1998) I took it on and butchered the game worse than I could ever replicate. It was such a challenge and it took me forever. I will never forget the first time I made it to the bottom of the northern crater to the final boss fight, I cried. It took me months and months to get there. I never give up on anything now, and despite this not having been my first RPG, or game, it was the first I cared about, and inspired me to become a novelist to tell grand stories. I've never stopped gaming since, returning to my roots yearly. I am so familiar with the original game i'm sure my first play through of the remake will be too emotional, and i'll have to replay it to be as methodical as I am.
I was 12 when I got FF7 in 1997, and it was an instrumental part of my childhood. This game should hold the gold trophy of greatest of all time.
I can admit, I did get a little emotional when watching the trailer of FF7 Remake, I spent so much of my high school life playing FF7 on my PS1, my heart was racing when the final battle came down and was beyond satisfied when I finished the game. I’ve recently bought a PS4 console just for the Remake and can’t wait to start playing and reliving those wonderful memories of the FF7 story again
I straight up wept when it was announced. I was in TS3 with my friend when it happened and she got concerned, but I made it clear they were tears of joy. I think that's the only time in my life I've ever cried from happiness.
Someone asked me, "how did you like the remake?"
I said,
The value of buying a console to play a game: expensive.
The value of playing my childhood and lifelong favorite in such detail and depth: priceless.
Tifa is also the fans when she says "im really glad youre back cloud" in the TGA trailer
I still remember the 3 cd's, and the emotional cliffhanger moment at the end of disc 1. 😢👍👍
God, my brother and me went speechless for a while with the insert cd 2 message in the screen. We could just not beleive it!
I was maybe 6 years old when my older brother got the original game, and my dad being a Jehovah’s Witness was not pleased about the demons (ifrit) on the back but non the less let him play it. I remember sneaking out of bed into my bro’s room to stay up till stupid o clock watching him and his bff play it. Got my hands on the disks myself when he was in school and played the shit out of it. A year later my dad passed away when I was 7, chaos in the family and we were all distraught. But playing that game was a huge comfort, helped calm me down.
And now over 20 years later, I still play through it on a regular basis. I’ve played through it during the good times and the bad, it’s always been a kind of comforting thing. Same with my brother. It almost seems silly to make a video game such an important part of your life and identity... but I’m guessing I’m not the only one.
I can relate
Similar thing happened to me I was 6 years old and my brother was 16. We got kicked out of our house and had to live in a shelter. We were distraught because my mothers boyfriend at the time left and we were evicted by police and they ended up throwing out our possessions including government ID. The shelter we went to allowed TVs in the room and my brother managed to borrow a ps1 with final fantasy 7 from a friend we ended up playing it for weeks and it helped us take our mind off things in fact that’s the only time that we ever really bonded over anything because he was always so busy. Fast forward to now I’m 25 and he is 36 he already asked me if I wanted to play it with him and ended up pre ordering the deluxe version.
Played it on three occasions. The last time 2 yrs ago I was 25. I did a near 100% complete with materia dupes and I realized I forgot the iron bangle.... No iron bangle. I'm so happy I didn't embark on Vincent kill counter or Barret hp manipulation. I would've been more disappointed lol
You are not the only one ❤️
Is ifrit even technically a demon or is he just a fire spirit I guess cuz he got horns?
Max, you re 100% correct. I've said this before when asked why FF7 is my favorite game of all time. I won't argue that it's the best game ever made or even the best FF game. But FF7 was the game that changed me on a personal level. Before it, I played games like Sonic, Mario, Earthworm Jim, and other games (all good games). But FF7 wasn't just a game where you ran left and shot or jumped on enemies. No, FF7 had characters that were actual people that changed as they went through the story. And that story wasn't just "beat the bad guy and save the world" it straight up ripped out your heart. The gameplay was a whole new experience for me. The graphics were revolutionary at the time. And my God the music. The music is so Goddamn good that I am as excited for the Remake versions of the music as I am for the actual game.
FF7 wasn't just a game. It was an event. It was something truly special. A case of everything going right. The right game, on the right platform, at the right time. And I can't wait to relive it with the Remake.
Those are my thoughts exactly 💯💯
Right!!! Couldn’t of said it any better myself. It’s literally a dream come true.
3:24
I felt the same exact way about Final Fantasy X
I never knew about Final Fantasy until I was 10 years old (2001) so I definitely would’ve played FFVII had I known, but I’m so glad to have such a love for Remake now!!
But how Max feels about FFVII is how I feel about FFX.
Man the same!
I remember playing Final Fantasy 10 in a Sears (and at the time I was also 12) and I couldn't remember the name of the game!! But I remembered Guadosalam, the music to the Thuder Plains, and for some odd reason, a side room in the Kikila Temple(?!?)!!😂
I found that game a year later and it was the only game my dad bought me before he passed, and it really did help me get through it so much.
Hell, X-2 made me my first friends when I moved out to Georgia because one of the girls had the strategy guide and was looking at it during a biology class and we got on like fire!!!
I've grown up playing FF and have fallen in love with it. 7, 8, 9 and 10 were among the best pieces of entertainment I ever enjoyed. Each time I started a FF I was certain that I was about to enjoy something really special. I have been to the distant worlds concert 3 times, even going abroad for it. Next month I'm going to a FF convention in Scotland and then a celebration of the FF7 remake release in March. I don't think there is another franchise that has touched me so much, or ever will.
Blackmagic What event are you going to in Scotland? I’d like to check it out too
Me too I grew up with the series but vii was the defining moment for me and 2002 was the day I died lol when I started playing it and spent days and hours playing it when I could
@@sampascoe4387 Its called "Kupocon" it's a fan convention that's become successful.
Blackmagic thx
The game is responsible for my lifelong love of gaming. When I got a playstation I wanted tomb raider 2, but it was sold out so I bought ff7 instead, such a fortunate event in retrospect.
Destiny.
Dude, you lucked out there in my opinion
FF7 came out the same year my brother died so I really used it to get away from what I was dealing with. It really kinda helped me move on I think.
Really?? Even with... That scene?
@@Ukaran Yup. If anything I was able to sympathize with the characters more.
Allot of people died when your bro died just saying
@@benjaminvalencia1017 yeah dick... but not all of those played ffvii and were able to sympathize with the characters and feelings they were supposed to have.
Cherry Dragon lol ok imma sympathize withs mario, because reasons?
I'm 16. and the Final Fantasy series mean so much to me, I grew up lonely and an only child so i didn't really have anything to do.
I got into final fantasy when I was about 11 when I saw my uncle play FF13 Lightning returns. I remember being so blown away by the graphics and music and I wanted to know more about it, so I would go to my uncle's room and dig around, looking through his final fantasy games and I'd look at the covers and ask him questions. He showed me almost every final fantasy and the plot till he started letting me play for myself, we had a PS2 so I was able to play the older classics, and I loved them so much, I played final fantasy 24/7, Final Fantasy VII was my favorite.
I'm always happy to find others who love FF. Soon after the PS2 and the games were passed down to me and I TREASURE them, everything about FF makes me so emotional, The soundtrack, Plot, characters and gameplay. To this day I'm very happy to discover final fantasy and I'm still keeping up with the series and trying to collect anything from the series and it makes me happy to see others who love the games as much as I do
(Dang this was long)
I was a teenager when FFVII first released on my precious PS1, and I had multiple memory cards full of save slots, just to relive certain moments. I had a freaking spreadsheet for each disc lmao.
I recorded all the cutscenes on a VHS tape.
@@Tanerion so did I! I regret losing said tape somewhere in the last 20 years, but I don't have a VCR lmao.
@@FeylordTAEKE I still have mine and a VCR. Don't have much use for them now since TH-cam came around and you can look up any cutscene you want but I watched it a few times back in the day. That tape also convinced of my friends to buy a PS1.
@@eric.waffles No, we didn't use facecams in the 90's.
@@eric.waffles You wouldn't understand. We barely had cell phones in the 90s.
"That's dumb. I'm gonna play Virtua Fighter."
Lol
@Weston Meyer Same!
Weston Meyer For me, it was Tekken. Soul Calibur came second place.
@@galaxy_kitten95 Fool.
Uhh that's dumb I'm gonna play fortnite
All I know is that I'll die of old age before a Xenogears Remake happen.
Dielvei0 have you played any of the other Xeno games? I too hope that Gears does get a remake because I want to see what inspired the Blade games.
Best RPG to me next to FF7 and Mario RPG. Good ole times.
You don't die of "old age." You die of inevitable organ failure!
This I need. I go back to beat it at least once a year. STAND TALL & SHAKE THE HEAVENS. 1 more time..... please.
@@michaelpoole1053 Xenogears didn't inspire the Xenoblade games they're all from the same creators they moved from Square Soft when it was bought by Enix then made MonolithSoft with financial help from Namco then released Xenosaga series and then got bought out by Nintendo, think of the Xeno games the same as you do with Zelda, Mario, God of War etc
I was 7 when I played it. I loved it so much that I wanted to be Cloud so bad growing up. I got in trouble using brooms and mops as the Buster Sword swinging at people. Did not know how to play the game properly but I still loved it. I am 30 now and still one of my favorite games to play. My wife is not much of a gamer but she loves to sit with me and watch my play because of the music. She loves the battle theme and the overworld theme. She hums both sometimes.
Got a janitorial job. I still at 28 get in trouble for twirling my broom between my fingers like cloud when they win a fight.
*I remember when TH-cam cared about the creators*
We all do, and it’s sad when someone says that
Pepperidge Farm remembers too.
@@nathanrodriguez914nr take off too and do it right punk...
@@mutsuhanma7807 That was very rude, and I am disappointed. The point was not to make the quote exact, but to reference it. I will consider your request, if you consider apologizing.
@@nathanrodriguez914nr So many people are rude nowadays, especially on the internet. Haters, trolls, it is their pleasure to mock and write silly things. More we react to it, more they enjoy it (believe it or not, I've seen a program on tv about trolls, and it is a real thing. Some even earn money from being jerks on the net, it's crazy)
But my point is, don't wait for their apologies, because you may never have it. Some will, most won't. You know what, forgive them, even if they don't ask it from you.
Some people react to trolls by telling them even worst insults. Reacting to hate by hate, it will create even more hate. Love, forgiveness, it might sound stupid, but answering with kind words at the right moment may break them... really.
I know it, I've experienced it ! ;)
Take care buddy !
I literally beat FF7 only a week ago and its crazy how after two decades of playing JRPGs, it took me playing a game from the '90s to feel like I had met the most human characters I've ever seen in a game. Cloud is such an amazing characters and I didn't expect to relate so much to him. In short, it's a game that's becoming a favorite to many people to this day I'm sure!
Well, ff7 was my first RPG. I was just a 5 years old brat that didnt know english at the time and learned all by myself just to enjoy the plot of the game. Good old times dude. And yea, that's Tifa also, she was everyone waifu back in the 90s, the first one.
Ah man, just remembering the good old stuff about ff7 makes me cry.
Dang 5! You youngins are impressive to figure how to understand and play a game like that at 5!
I got the game when I was 5 as well. My dad bought it for himself in 1997. I used to watch him play it and he got kind of far and then put it down and didn't play it anymore. I rarely got past the guard scorpion and did not read well enough to get the dialogue. Even so, I was initially engrossed by the music, the environments, and the characters and even then it was my favorite game. I used to be so jealous of cloud as a kid. The game got even better when I was able to read well enough to get the gravity of the plot. I ended up getting to shinra at the age of 10 and then got stuck on another boss. I also wasn't able to get past that part until I was 14 because the disc was too scratched so I got it buffed and got to the second disc and the same thing happened. I beat it for the first time in 2015 on the psp version. It's been a journey.
I was about 8/9 at the time, but I can definitely relate to this, I learned english all by myself to enjoy the plot. Since then I just kept digesting RPGs, and even though I received english clases during highschool I can honestly say video games and music were my best teachers, and FF7 still to this day has a very warm spot in my heart (regardless of some poor translation that I wasn't able to understand until the internet became broadly accessible around the world). So I'm fucking hyped for this shit!
Ocarina of Time was "That Game" for me. Thinking about OoT never fails to bring me back to a good place after a hard day, I must've played it 100 times, lol. Anyway I'm so happy for all the FFVII fans out there.
Why does NO ONE introduce me about final fantasy 7 game when i was a kid because i wanna feel what they feel
The magic of the FFseries
Same
I first played 7 as an adult and tbh, it stuck with me a lot. I replayed it again just a couple weeks ago and, God damn, must have teared up on 8 separate occasions. its probably my favorite game ever at this point. please give it a shot! you just might feel it
@@jknkjnkjnkj8967 SAME. I played the remake first and decided to play the original once I saw it on the PS store. I NEVER thought I could cry so much for pixelated little square people.
Blizzard: We know how to do remakes!
Square: Step aside.
Blizzard: We know how to do remakes!
Literally every other game company in history: Step aside.
@@trevorturner9733 literally every other game company in history : step side
literally every other game company in history: step side
@@melz2195 Literally a horse: Trot aside.
Um after Warcraft 3 Refunded, absolutely not.
I’m gonna be honest, I was introduced to final fantasy with XV. From that statement, it’s fairly obvious that I’m on the younger side. I was around thirteen when I played XV, I wasn’t into role playing games at the time, I knew they were cool, but I wasn’t into them. I saw that XV was being marketed as “A Final Fantasy For Fans And First Timers.” I was interested, simply in the name, Final Fantasy. I got the game, and played through all of it. Looking back at it now that I’ve gone back and played the other games, I realize it’s not that great. But, nonetheless, the game left such a lasting impact on me. It got me hooked into Final Fantasy. It was the first game to ever incite emotional reaction from me, I cried at so many different points in that game. When I caught wind of the Final Fantasy VII remake, I started to look deeper into it. When I did that, I saw just how much VII meant to so. . . so many people. So, I planned to get it. Pre ordered it when I could, and waited. The game came out exactly a week after my seventeenth birthday. VII Remake is the only thing I’ve ever stayed up for a midnight release of. When I started the game up, and heard Prelude play in the title screen, I started to tear up. I genuinely don’t know why, but I did, I felt such fond memories flood back into my mind, even though I never played the original VII. Even when playing through the game, at times I got so emotional, and just cried looking at things, and listening to the music. I don’t know what it is, but. . . I felt a connection to the game playing through it. I know, it sounds incredibly stupid to say, but, I feel such a strong connection to it. I know that it’s not the full game, and that it’s being split up into pieces, and I genuinely don’t care, I just want to put my money down on the other parts already. I don’t know where I was going with this. But, I feel like the remake of this game can, and will have the same effect on the younger generation now that it did to people when it originally released.
I'm with ya! I'm 20 now but I've been playing these games since I was 10. I happened across FFX when I was younger and didn't know what I was getting myself into. I beat Remake in 3 days and it seriously felt like I was 10 years old all over again. I cried multiple times. Not ashamed of it :)
@@xxdreams5 Yall are making me feel old LOL
Do yourself a solid and buy and finish the original. Its on PS4 and the switch you will appreciate the remake so much more. I played the original when I was a kid, of course I have the remake and it's dope to see that they are introducing a new timeline!
heh. It’s funny how my first final fantasy game was the remake, when I was thirteen and it’s nice to see that other people found the series when they were younger as well ( granted I still am on the younger side)
Ff7 is so important to me on a personal level because my parents were in the middle of a divorce and I was living with my dad. We had a neighbor I went to because he was my age and we were like brothers and we bonded highly with video games. One of those games we bonded with was ff7 and it got me through a tough time in my life. Fast forward to today and we reconnected because FF7R was coming out and he was excited to get a PS4. We reconnected because of FF7R,we bonded with ff7 when I needed it to escape from mental strife and I have it to thank personally
FF7 connected an entire generation. Can’t wait for this remake man!
came back to watch this vid after spending hours in the Remake, not quite done yet but i'm 25 hours in and omg, i absolutely love it. it's amazing and i'm so happy with how Square Enix handled this and all of the extra things they put in to the enhance the story is just
I have a hard time even watching this without crying. That type of impact is insane. I experienced it very similarly to you, Max. It wasn't my first JRPG, but it was the first to literally smack me in the face and got me to really listen to the story.
I came a few years too late for it. At that time, I wasn't even born. What got me into FF was FFX. I played it in like around 2010. I just turned 11 and my parents got me a PS2, since we weren't that wealthy. I got it together with FFX. The story, the setting, characters, music, combat, EVERYTHING was so crazy good. It took me 2 years (I sucked) to beat it, this was the first game to make me cry with its ending. I can imagine how the earlier generation resonated like this with FFVII. It is still a crazy good game, even more so back then. Final Fantasy in general is just absolutely amazing. It brings non-gamers to games. It brings people who don't like JRPGs to these kinda games.
I've actually been playing through FF7 for the first time recently, and while I'll obviously never have the connection that long time fans will, I completely get the hype and love for it now. It's been a blast to play, to customize my party with materia, to follow this really fun well paced narrative with these characters...I totally see why its so important to so many now. I almost feel jealous and wish I could feel that too
I've been thinking about getting the PS4 re-release since I've never played it before, but didn't know if it would be worth it or not. This comment has made me decide to give it a shot!
I'm playing it for the fist time as well. And even though it's not living up to the hype in my experience, I still enjoy the game. While I'm somewhat sad I missed out on it when I was younger, I'm happy that long-time fans will finally get their remake. Everyone knows what it's like to have that one game that really speaks to them ^^
@@nehpetsretserrof7352 I hope you enjoy it! Glad I could convince you :)
Im 32, and this was my First RPG I ever played. It was 4 discs long and each time I played it I put in 99+ hours. The music can still make me cry alone like shining beacon of civilization, but the cloud and tifa moment when she pieced together clouds mind in the lifestream had a profound impact on me. The remake had me crying just because it was everything I imagined when I played the original. Who doesn't go outside and have the main world theme playing in their head? Lol
Ff7 to me teach me one lesson that we all need to know. Life is worth living even through all the hardships all the problem you need to endure that to get the good stuff at the end. This game really means a lot to me I played it at a time when I lose a friend to his depression.
Yeah, very special game. I was only 7 years old when this game was released and remember watching my middle brother play. Never could fully comprehend/appreciate what the game was about but loved the characters/story. I remember the music vividly beyond anything and I'm flooded with nostalgia every time. It's such an amazing feeling that 25 years later this game hasn't been lost in the hall of fame and I got to experience a portion of it again with latest gen technology. Absolute masterpiece so far and I'm really looking forward to the next installment!
I hope The Legend of Dragoon gets a remake as well. That was the equivalent of FFVII to a lot of people. I was never into RPGs until I played that game, it's amazing.
The Legend of Dragoon was my FF7, it was my gateway into the world of JRPG and ever since, been hooked into the genre.
LoD is need of a remake.
LOD REMAKE YEAH! FF7 and LOD were just my jams as a younger kid
still praying square teams up with monolith for a Xenogears remake.
I love the part 'DONT BE A MOVIE' and the REMAKE logo turned. Rewatching the moment gives me goosebumps every fucking time :)
My first experience with FF7 was playing it when I was young on my cousin's PS1.
He'd load up his end game save file and pull out the memory card and just let me do WHATEVER I wanted.
I'm convinced that's why I fell in love with it.
Even when watching this video over again years later, my emotions still well up inside me and I get teary-eyed. I'm glad Rebirth is looking amazing!
I was the same way. Not big on RPGS but went all in on FFVII. What an amazing experience.
I went through a very difficult break up, my mom told me everyone goes through difficult things. I’d never met anyone that had gone through bad stuff and talked about it, until I played ff7 where all the characters are on a journey to heal their trauma. I found comfort in characters that were also going through bad things, it felt like I wasn’t alone. This game healed me through things with their characters healing alongside me!
I’m 20 I didn’t grow up with FF7. I played FF7 for the first time last year. It’s one of the best games I’ve ever played. This game is amazing and remember not only because of nostalgia
Tell the idiots that think people like it only because of nostalgia 😂
@@Killer_Kris7 Yeah, no doubt, eh?
I don’t think that many people even remember or played the original game
@@bryanc7094 bryan c How can you think that not many people played the game, when its sales are above 10 millions copy (For that time, it is pretty high, considering it sold more copies than Tomb Raider at that time, which was a popular game's franchise and still is today).
I don't know if you just didn't have the info or you are trolling but, it's one, if not the most anticipated game I've witness...
Take care dude !
@@bryanc7094 I might have been wrong the way I spoke to you, and for that reason I apologize.
Have a great day, take care !
I was an athlete but also a nerd in high school and college. I played tabletop D&D in college. Then I was away from both tabletop rpgs and video games throughout the 90's(while I was married). After I got divorced in 2002 and was in a bit of a funk, I bought a PS1 and it came packaged with FF7. It helped me get through one of the toughest times in my life. I will forever love it for this reason.
Took the words from my fingertips. I hope Final Fantasy VII reaches a whole new audience.
I suppose it was a game I needed at the time. I feel it also helped me to understand relationships a little better. And to be kind
FF9 as well “you don’t need a reason to be kind”
FF7 will always be my favorite game. Doubt anything can surpass that experience.
@xLttPx I play games constantly. lol.
You right there bro
I'll be as tear-invoking excited for Part 2 when it launches. It's soooo close!
Why FFVII is so important to many people?
Just Tifa ❤❤
She was the waifu of many kids in the 90s.
This bond with FF7 is something incredible, each time i hear music from this game it brings a tears to my eyes. That's why i cried a lot watching Advent Children couple of years ago. Seeing this characters after all this time, hearing these songs...
Max when I was 6 I seen my dad played ffvii. I was like this game is so cool. That was in 2006 but now I'm 18 almost 19. I completed this game in 2017 Because this game has a very special place in my heart
Basically the same thing as FF7 was my one of my First RPGs and is one of my favorite Video games of all time Rivaling Super Metroid
As Someone who grew up FFX I can fully understand the importance of FFVII and his big of an impact of the gaming world.
"There is a very small chance that if you had a PlayStation you had FFVII." It sucks to say I'm in that very small percentage lol. A couple years ago I did end up picking up a physical version of the game on PS1 however I didn't grow up with this game, or even JRPGs at all really, and god damn this remake makes me wish I did. I'm very envious of the people who get to feel so emotionally attached to this game, let alone the reveal of the remake in 2015. I'm super excited for this remake to come out, it was originally supposed to come out on my birthday (March 3rd) but of course it got delayed to April. Still anticipating its release nonetheless!
It's so cool that the music is what hooked you into playing FFVII too! I had a similar experience, also at a friend's house - but while we were hanging out, her brother was in the next room playing Kingdom Hearts 1, trying (and failing) to beat Sephiroth over and over and over... I think I listened to One Winged Angel for like 6 hours before I asked what the name of the song was (so I could download it off Limewire or something probably, because it was 2003). They sent me home with their copy of FFVII and the rest is history.
FF7 was actually the first game help improve my reading skills. I struggled a lot as a child. But the story was so good and I had to read to understand what was going on and what to do. I loved it. FF7 will always have a place in my heart.
You hit it for me right on when you mentioned the throw back to Chrono Trigger and FFVI.
ff7 was the first game that I would loose all concept of time playing and I'm pretty sure I've only 100 percentage a couple of games and ff7 is one of them same with ff8 love both of them
My first "playthrough" of FFVII was me watching my older brother play the game back in 1997, and even though FFIV was actually my first FF game, FFVII was what made me truly fall in love with the franchise. Ever since then, my brother and I have spent every FF mainline release sitting in front of the TV together, passing the controller back and forth and experiencing the story together, or in the case of FFXIV, playing online together. Even when I had severe covid on the release day of Remake in 2020, I pulled myself out of bed and we sat on opposite sides of the room - only he played while I watched to prevent spreading through the controller so we could still safely enjoy the game together.
(I'm post-Rebirth, so please don't read any further if you haven't finished yet.) In 2024 I'm coming back to this video because as a diehard fan of the original story, the ending of Rebirth left me feeling incredibly heartbroken, defeated, and betrayed and I was looking for something to soften the blow. I don't usually put much stock in the opinions of online personalities, but Max really just nailed why this game means so much to people like me and why it hurts so badly that this "remake" went so insanely hard, only to completely shit the bed on the final stretch and stomp on everything the original game stood for. I'm sure I'm going to be lambasted for being a "boomer OG FFVII fan who doesn't like change" because it makes it easier to dismiss any valid criticism I may have despite how much I enjoyed everything but the final chapter, but I'm anxiously awaiting Max's reactions to later chapters as he seems to share a lot of my feelings for FFVII.
This remake HAS to be good. So many ppl with irreplaceable memories of the OG.
I still regard the FF7 tv commercials as probably the greatest marketing ever for a video game, let alone television.
On a practical viewpoint, when you as a child got a hold of FF7 for the playstation and saw how Fn huge the case was, and that it was several discs ( still the most discs for a video game ) ...you just had this astonishment and awe for what you were about to get yourself into. Going from a normal 8-10 hour video game experience to 80+ hours ... even for RPGs that was monumental and impactful.
Honestly, I was one of those guys who was brought up on the D&D and RPGs and 'nerdy bulls**t' as you called it (which is pretty much spot-on). I've played pretty much the entire FF series, from the first one on the NES, and while FF7 is nowhere close to my favourite JRPG or even my favourite FF game (FF6 is my jam), I can understand where others grew up with this game and connect so deeply with it, and can absolutely acknowledge its impact on the gaming world as a whole.
The one thing I love about FF7 is the steampunk aesthetic. That pleases me deeply, and there were very few RPGs that incorporated that mix of magic and technology, which has (in my opinion) become kind of a Square staple.
I am absolutely crossing my fingers for an FF6 remake of this caliber. If that happens, then I will extol its virtues as you have with FF7.
Thank you for your wisdom and passion.
It'll never happen. Square and fans alike seem to only care about ff7
34 year old from the Netherlands here -
Very similar story to urs, i never played story heavy games before and also didnt have anymore to play alot of games so when i got a playstation i just played Tekken and Crash.
For my 11th birthday mom bought me ace combat and i finished the game on the morning of my birthday, i was sad.. cause chrismas would be the next time i would get a new game.
Mom returned it and asked the clerk for a game that her son could play for a long time. that guy gave my mom FF7 and i am so goddamn greatfull to that unknown storeclerk for making my life so much better.
I pressed all the buttons when Cloud engaged those first gaurds, i had never seen turn based combat. i would run downstairs and ask my dad what words like "Knowledge" meant.
during my years ive played it countless times, i cry when i hear the music cause it reminds me of better times. also it reminds me of that amazing adventure i had with my friends.. Cloud, Barret, Aeris, Tifa, Red, Cid, Vincent, Yuffie and Cait Sith..
I'm not crying YOU'RE crying.
We are all crying my friend.
AJM_The Black-Fenrir 2/3 of those are correct.
@Adrian Steven Din strange way to spell ff8.
Reason why FFVII was such an experience for me was that as a 10 year old boy, the game managed to put me into some sort of trance that for some reason kept me obsessed, practically infatuated with it. Looking back, I say it's a combination of the music [the sound engine combined with Uetmatu's choice of synthetic instrumentation] which fits PERFECTLY into this dystopian world that's a fantastically strange blend of cyber and dieselpunk. There has been no game like it since and to this day I look at any game that shows steel industrial buildings and rusty, imposing pipes with glee. The setting and the music produces a melancholy so intense that you practically end up being emotionally zombified from it. The journey only becomes more mesmerizing as world expands and becomes increasingly diverse as you progress.
Then there's the pacing of the entire thing. You spend 5 - 10 hours getting immersed in a city fighting against an enemy, only to realize there is a far more serious, common threat that has violently emerged from the grave. Suddenly you're thrown into a vast world map that tells you the adventure has just started and that you're no longer in a bottleneck, extremely curious yet terrified that you and the party are embarking on a wild goose chase over someone so powerful that it seems ludicrous to even go near him; for goodness sake, you spend the first few hours finding out just how shit in various ways you are compared to him. But as the world just endlessly chucks in more depth which fleshes out the characters you know, if not for making you excited with the possibility of meeting new ones. Reaching each town always brings a huge sense of reward especially as the game always throws you an obstacle that stops you from getting there until you crack the puzzle and progress. There is always an incentive to keep pushing on regardless of the challenges, and every run in with Sephiroth and his intimidating presence just makes you want to find out more. The party grows larger, but even they begin to share an empathy on who they're facing and what must be done.
That is what makes FFVII better than the rest.
While I personally think Final Fantasy 7 has aged in a lot of ways, I’ll never argue that to a lot of people, it’s a fantastic game on all fronts that stands the test of time.
I feel like the remake(s) will bring out that appreciation/love for me that I’ve seen people show the game all these years, and I’m extremely hyped for it.
You already know this isnt the last remake especially with the sales as is. Upon release its gonna do even better number than the pre orders.
If they remake 10 and 10-2 im gonna cry. The remaster alone hit me hard man.
People using FF7 and aged in the same sentence
I'm 46 now and the initial announcement in 2015 and all the trailers since have brought me to tears multiple times now. Especially the most recent one. And you nailed it 100% on why.
Its a turning point in my perception of what games could be, how they effect you emotionaly and how they actually have advanced with narrative now in 2020.
I was at the Playstation Experience where that happened. I screamed "no" so loud I scared a woman in front of me.
I was 9 when i played this game.
I remember so clearly the first time i saw it: i was in the living room of some friends of my parents, while they were talking i was just left there on the couch and started playing their PS2 games, until i got to the FFVII discs and started, and i was blown immediately, went through the entire Bombing Run immediately.
These friends saw me so passionate to it that they gave it to me.
It took me probably a year to go through it, as i am not English and at the time i was probably going through colors and numbers in grade school. Had to play it with a dictionary at hand and often with my neighbor to understand better, and i still am pretty surprised i got most of it. Could say that i learned English with VII.
FFVII got me into Final Fantasy, which got me into JRPGs, which got me more into Japanese Pop Culture, which eventually led me to study Japanese in college and make a career out of languages, and possibly later this year to move to Japan to work on videogames.
In short, FFVII probably changed the direction of my life.
Never have I clicked so quickly on a Max notification.
me too and i never played ff ever lol
I grew up with a PS1 at home when I was a kid but I was very late to the FF7 party and it was my first RPG too. The thing that drew me in the most with this game is that it is set in a world that we can relate to (evil corporation polluting and destroying the world) instead of the usual fantasy, Lord of the Rings-esque setting that RPG's typically followed at the time and you are instantly thrown in to the action by blowing up a reactor before you really know what is even happening. The part that I always remember the most is Aeris' final scene, playing through that section a few months after losing my dad completely broke me as a kid and still hits me hard every time I play the game.
I never play FF7 but I'm looking forward to the remake. The Orcarina of time was the game that gave me all the feelings that you guys feel about this game
I always thought Nintendo fans never wanted that game remade?
@Aaron9 Ocarina owns FF7 one of the best games of all time
Since Rebirth is just on the horizon, just wanted wanted to add that this hits the nail on the head. Up to this point, the games I had played mostly involved saving the princess, or fighting the bad guy to save the world. In all those games, the hero always came out on top. This game not only got me attached to the characters, it was also the first time I had ever seen the hero fail in many ways. Failure to save someone, failure to live up to his expectations, etc. As I got older, it stuck with me more than many other games, as I (and many others) went through their own failures and redemption's.
Chrono Trigger was the game that got that feeling out of me. Still, I bought FF VII even before my PS1... Because I was looking for a somewhat similar experience, and magazines of that time put my hype metter in the clouds.
Yeah man, I wish they'd make a new chrono trigger or remake the old one like ff7 haha. That game made me the nerd I am today.
I'm 38 now and like most, I was overcome with emotion when I saw the remake trailer I couldn't hold back the tears. I played the original 4 times through back to back doing everything in the game and eventually moved on to other games as you do so it's been many many years and it's going to feel really special to be reacquainted again.
Kyle is the best, check out Easy Allies cuz he's still doing his thing there.
The pod with his parents was brilliant
for me is so special, my first PSone game, my late father gave me
he even played with me trying to explain the gameplay but failing miserably x,D
now, seeing FFVII being remade makes so nostalgic, this game is part of me and thats why is so damn special to most people, just see the reactions in that E3
I've never played Final Fantasy 7, but this is the year I finally will. I need to experience it before the remake comes out.
@David Baron: You've got sometime til' Good Friday (:knocks on wood:). Enjoy!! (^_^)
If you wanna try the original, do it fast.
To complete all the stories (I mean the main story, plus kill the 2 legendary boss, getting the gold chocobo and get the best limit breaks) may take around 100 hours. It is a pretty big game, especially for the playstation 1 (that's why there is 3 CD).
Have fun ! ;)
David Baron I’m sure you’re going to love it.
Let us know what you think! I wish I could play it for the first time all over again :)
Go for it but the remake is episodic and only tells a small bit of the original. No real need to rush the entire game since I’m pretty sure you’ll go through the entire portion the remake takes place in relatively quickly.
FF7 was my milestone game.
My mother bought it and played it, my best friend at the time, her little sister and 2 other family friends, and my sisters all came over to watch my Mum play. We all had characters we voiced. We all got attached, we all loved it. We screamed at every FMV, we cried together, my best friend and I pulled an all nighter to breed a gold chocobo.
Then I played it myself, it was the first rpg game I had finished completely, and I played it more then 20+ times, to the point that I was a walking walkthrough, I knew what item was in every chest, and knew every code and puzzle that needed to be known.
We loved it so much, that before there were downloads and good internet, I recorded the soundtrack through tape and mic. I still have it, during the chocobo ranch song you can hear my mum and sisters screaming in the background as she killed a spider in another room.
And lastly, the love of the game led me to my husband... He in the early years of livejournal had Cloud as his avatar, and like me the game was everything to him. We have been together now for 16yrs.
I tell you what no other game has impacted me as hard.