Final Fantasy 7 Remake Thoughts & Review (ProJared)
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A review of the FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE, in a slightly different style. I wanted to try something a little more informal, something more casual and feel like a conversation for this review. This is something I'm trying for reviews of new game releases, since in this style I can get them out a little faster. I'd love to hear your thoughts of this format in the comments!
Also, hit me with all of your Final Fantasy 7 Remake theories. I tried to give myself some time to digest and think about the whole thing instead of diving straight into a review.
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"Should we just pick and chose what's cannon?"
Dragonball fans: "You guys don't?"
Lol this is so fucking true. OG bardock is always cannon in my eyes.
You misspelled Star Wars
@@GoeTeeks hahahahaha ahaha **sobs** 💔
We all agree on one thing: GT is not canon and is shit, and Super is the new continuation.
@@jirehresurreccion288 Never, I'm a rebel
Best line:
Tifa: "Cloud, your dress. It's--"
Cloud: "Nailed it, I know, moving on"
I am so glad they didn't go the Emo Cloud route this game... He actually was a great main character alltogether...
Yeah i agree
@@Blizz3112 I am glad he is not AC trauma Cloud. But... a nitpick but this may work "if Square is interested in this idea" in part 2. Make Cloud less stiff,, more out talking and have him have as punkish hair as Ps1 artwork of Cloud on motorcycle. Just to develop the character and make old school fans happy. Or i hope Square does it. I heard Square said Part 2 is 100% gonna be almost like PS1. So i am interested to see
@@Blizz3112 Like you can say that part 1, he hasnt shaken off the mako yet or is still a little rusty. I think that could work
No best line is
Barret to Biggs: You MAGNIFICENT son of a bitch bring it in!
Biggs: *Ducks
Barret disheartened af: Aw c'mon man
The fact that Jared survived his tar and feathering gives me hope for this world
His content is great too
He survived because it was not as bog everyone thought. If all of what he was accused of was true he should not be okay, but it wasn't
@backtothefuture1066 It is. One of those things that comes with fame
@ right? He didn't do anything wrong and obviously didn't deserve all the bs he got.
The internet is an awful place, and jared did not deserve what happend to him.
In this alternate timeline, Red XIII is a bard. Hence why he's not in your party.
LOL
He can be in after Cosmo Canyon
Red: "Says the 300 pound sack of it."
Barret: "YOU GET A PASS, TALKING DOG BEST FRIEND!!"
Correction, lab rat dog.
It's a Lab Rat Dog, get it right!
@@EirikXL you do realise he is talking about machineabridged ff7 right?
And here i am.. armless.. friendless.. and homeless.. but not talking-dog-best-friend-less!
I cannot wait for the next game so we can get some AVALANCHE SNUGGLES!!!
"3, 2, 1, WTF was that ending!?"
Interrupted, of course, by a RAID: Shadow Legends ad.
I wish I had that happen to me. My perpetual ad is the Raycon shit.
I've never once downloaded or even spoke about that stupid game. For some reason though I know it's the most ambitious mobile game of 2019
Johanne Chevreuil stfu
And this is why I use adblock.
I hate that ad. And boy oh boy, I absolutely hate that game even tho I never have and never will play it. Moreso because they keep hammering it down our throats and that’s the fastest way to put me out of something.
all I can say is that the sequel better be called "Final Fantasy VII: Remake - Disc 2"
Truth be told I was a little disappointed that the message they ended it on was "The Unknown Journey Will Continue" instead of "Please Insert Disc 2". Even though it's a simple joke it probably would have caused issues with compliance, with there not actually being a disc 2.
It's gonna be Rebirth and Reunion probbably...
Naw the sequel will be a crossover, showing cloud and Co. being drawn through another shadow portal to a town surrounded by darkness where they will meet up with a kid in baggy shorts, a talking duck and an anthropomorphic dog.
@@oriondye3212 I'm so glad I never played a Kingdom Hearts game. I would hate to have it ruin my experience with such an amazing game as FF7 R.
@@ExaltedUriel The physical release is two discs, so that would cause issues because people actually have a second disc to pop in.
I laughed everytime barrette of all people sang the victory fanfare at the end of battle
Interesting spelling of Barret
@@victor_734LOL 😭😭😭
The Hydlide theme was such a nice touch.
Yeah! I'm glad someone else caught that. :D
When you hear the hylide theme all of Jareds painful childhood memories of it come back
That being the case, why would he ever put that on any of his audio devices? 😋
@@oblivious8868 das da joke. Oh.. shit, your username is spot on.
Lol I was just about to ask of that was Hydlide!
Barret: "Come on! Do you see the piece of shit we're driving here?"
Red XIII: "Says the 300 pound sack of it."
Favorite part ever right next to the 'Get help' part
Nothing beat Madame M poor man's course pain of pleasure.
Not sure why you didn't like Red XIII... his voice and character were both EXCELLENT. Remember, Barret called him a "lab rat dog" so Red retaliating by implying Barret was a 300 pound sack while Barret was being annoying (complaining about their crappy car), felt perfectly appropriate! Banter throughout the game was TRULY top notch.
I kinda like that after Barret's relationship with Cloud goes from 0-100, he goes kinda easy on Red instead of having The Great Wall with cannons and spikes around himself like in the beginning of the game
True Red XIII was a great character
So, it's not FF7 remake. It's "FF7: REMAKE".
you're confusing the term Remake with Remaster. A Remaster is a graphically enhanced version of the base game. A Remake is a new game using story/characters from the base game.
@@Ekiyashi You clearly don't know what a remake is lmao.
@@KingOfBlades Remake: "to make anew or in a different form"
@@KingOfBlades no u
Surprisingly appropriate.
Those 3 whispers definitely represent the future of Kadaj Laz And Yazoo, their weapons match them more accurately and they fuse into Bahamut.
YUP! This has now also been 100% confirmed by the Ultimania book that released a couple days ago
thank you. was looking for this. one-handed sword and dual gun and single glove and the name when I scan.
Weird that they're trying to protect the future in which Sephiroth loses.
@@SakuraAvalon mh they may not exist in another future. Maybe thats why
The Ultimania doesn't say they are exactly them, just based on them. The exact significance of this, if there is any beyond being a cute easter egg, has yet to be explained.
I dedicated my playthrough to my brother who sadly lost his fight to COVID 19. He was looking forward to playing this game even if he didn't beat tha orginal game. I can honestly say that Final Fantasy VII Remake is truly a fantastic game that everyone should play, and I'm looking forward to the future installments. Stay safe everyone.
My condolences.
Toi O'Kelly. Sorry for your lost.😔 But at least u made him proud.😉
My condolences.
Game was horrible sorry but you sound young as hell I grew up with the original . Nothing was wrong with cloud in the orignal. He had massive player development like he didnt flip when aeris died. Stop these reviews are corny sorry for your lost but dont see what it has to do with this terrible game that takes place only in midgard epic failure
@@charleybrown8650 huh huh yes sure dude can you hate in another place please? be respectful idiot
Thing about Red is that before the Cosmo Canyon event, he doesn't actually like people very much and has some deep seated thoughts about the weakness of human nature. This abrasiveness is to start building on that.
Regarding Red XIII being a bit of a butthole, I reckon he'll "mellow out" over the course of FF7R-2 (or whatever they call the second part of the remake saga), much like how Cloud and Barrett come to become bros.
This. Remember Red is basically a teenager.
GmodPlusWoW agreed. Can’t have all the character development all at once
Reds still a lil miffed at being referred to as *it* by berrett in the lab.... ;p
yeah, in the original Red XIII purposefully ignored Barret as well in midgar and straight up told the party "Hey, I'm only going with you guys as far as Cosmo Canyon" when you guys leave midgar.
If anything the remake made him more friendly at this point considering he sounds on board to help as it is with the sephiroth thing when that wasn't the case before (He's convinced by Bugenhagen at cosmo canyon to go with the party rather than stay there)
@@TheDapperDragon Exactly. I can't remember his exact age in the OG, but Buganhagen does say he's basically a teenager in human terms, and the years(?) he's spent as a lab rat probably didn't help his social niceties that much either. I think it'll be kinda fun seeing him try to act mature and wise, despite being the same approximate age as Yuffie, only for him to act a little rebellious at times.
Imagine looking at FFVII’s original convoluted plot and thinking, “you know what this needs? TIME TRAVEL & ALTERNATE REALITIES!”
They made it worse.
Honestly, the original isn't convoluted, it just has a lot of story. The only thing that's convoluted is really when is Sephiroth himself and when is he Jenova.
That sort of summarizes my loathing of the Remake's direction
Worked for star trek
Even if the FF series has time travel - FF7 does not. Time travel being added into franchises/stories where it was not originally conceived of is probably one of the most hated story-telling devices at this point. I'm not sure why people reacting negatively is a surprise.
Regarding those 3 whispers you talked about: Those ain't Cloud, Tifa, and Barret. According to remake's Ultimania, those 3 were (ahm) that trio from AC.
Kadaj and the bois?!
@@Grizzlow2 yes
Oh. So Sephiroth versions of Cloud Tifa and Barret.
@@greylithwolf Makes sense. I thought it was weird the yellow whisper had two gun arms if it was representing Barret. The guns arms even look like the ones the gun wielder used in AC. What doesn't really make sense is that the Assess description says "they shaped the future" even though in the grand scheme of things they only resurrected Sephiroth for 5 minutes. Is that impactful enough?
@@chrisdaughen5257 Essentially the Sephiroth in remake is the Sephiroth from AC.
It explains him knowing what to change, parrying the Omnislash and having the black wing he gets in those 5 minutes.
So essentially yes it is, those 5 minutes are the basis fo FF7R in theory.
One huge thing that bothered me about the combat was fighting a boss and almost filling its stagger bar... but then the boss moves onto its next phase. And the stagger bar completely resets. Super frustrating
Nvm the stagger mechanic in general is bad and annoying.
The song is called “Stand Up” by the way. The Honeybee in music. In case anybody wanted to look it up.
Thank you man
So I guess I'm in a minority for hating that song with a passion?
Probably not, I love the song but I've seen a few people hating on it.
Raycon the new raid shadow legends. Except Raycon is almost useful.
And not scummy
@@notthatsuperman I think what he was going for was "is" instead of "I'd" but hitting d instead of s made his phone capitalize the i. You tried though
Protip: Unless you are a massive fan of bass (music, not the fish, wiseass), you're not going to like them. They also don't last longer than a single gym visit.The mic is trash. Totally overpriced and they probably spend more on advertising than R&D.
@@TheTundraTerror it's relatively cheap, that's all that matters.
You say that but I had raid ads at the beginning and end of the video.
Middle of the battle! Everything's intense or blowing up!
Cloud: "Better do my laps."
That Cloud dancing scene alone is worth the 10/10 score
I didn’t expect cloud to kill it that hard!
Every FF7R review -
"Great game, I have a couple nitpicks. 9/10."
Lens Hunter mostly though I think there was one major review site saying it was bad, don’t remember who though.
Lens Hunter watch donkeys review, lol
Haters gonna hate. This game is 11/10 and absolute GOAT tier and no 9/10 haters can change that.
@@cf3304 wow, really got yourself a boner for this game huh? It was fine, but definitely suffered from some pretty major issues, in story, character, gameplay, even in audio and visual aspects. Would I say its a bad game? No, not remotely, I would personally rate it around a 7 out of 10, or so. Is it a perfect game, a '11/10'? Well, I guess these ratings are subjective, so I guess if you like the poorly put together aspects, then I suppose it is.
@@libtardius3256 Do you honestly one of those fans that think Dunky's reviews are objective fact?
Imo this game could so easily be a perfect 10/10 if they just polished up a few things. Camera is wonky, air combat is wonky, textures don't load, if you run through a town all of the town's-people's dialog goes off at once and everybody is just screaming at you, things of that nature.
b.A.m. Fair
honestly, the game's pacing and tendency drags it way down for me, whenever the game stopped to warn me about side quests being permanently kissable I just frowned. the new quests never really added much to the story and the rewards didn't feel meaningful enough so I could sulk it up and just do them, I guess the combat Intel ones were the best since I never needed to go out of my way to complete them and the summon fights were pretty fun.
even without the side quests tho, the game has so many moments were you're just walking with a character while listening to them talking that could easily have been just a cutscene, I love some character development but it was a slog to get through the beginning of Sector 5 lol
it's definitely a good game that would rank comfortably in a 7/10 because it's designed to be padded and incomplete, maybe it will pay off in the next part
To be honest, a ssd helps a lot against the popups xD not sure if its worth it though.. ps 5 is coming soon.. with heat problems.. guess i wait a little longer
It would certainly help if the excessive padding was removed, and if the dialogue felt more natural. Still, I'm liking it so far.
b.A.m. I feel like, if the game wasn’t in an episodic format the pacing would be a TON better.
The whispers take me out of the story completely. Square doesn't need to justify changing things. As a remake, the story is in their hands to change as they will and since this game expands such a small part of the original, changes are inevitable. If they carried out any changes they planned on without the whispers, it would just be the way things are moving forward.
i think the whispers worked well enough for what they were supposed to do.
I mean, they beat fate now, so the whispers don't matter going forward anyways.
Or did i miss something again?
It's a valid point. I think whether or not a creator (or team of creators) inject new elements of a story to justify meta-textual changes to that story is largely a matter of personal taste, but there are arguments for when such is necessary. Like, if a character dies in a serialized story or book, then in later editions the writer decides to bring them back to life there pretty much needs to be a fairly strong justification built into the narrative for that change or the death feels extremely cheap (looking at you, American super hero comics).
But that's usually for Retcons in an ongoing story about past events. What's going on here is far weirder, since, yeah as you said, this is a remake starting from the zero point of the story and any changes they want to make can just be included as they need to occur very naturally. So the effect of in-canon justification for potential story changes seems like a large scale narrative intrusion. Look at so much of the game as is - there didn't need to be magical ghosts justifying why Cloud takes on a bunch of sidequests in places he visited in the original FF7 where they didn't occur, they just include those new elements naturally in to the narrative.
On the other hand though, it boldly establishes this series as going down a divergent path, which creates a large question mark as to the outcome of the events going forward. Which does potentially generate more interest in future installments based on wanting to know how it turns out in a genuine sense that wouldn't be there in a more straight forward remake, and potentially eases some fan pressure from those who would demand a more 1:1 rendition of the OG game's events by 100% declaring that things are going to be different here.
@@MidlifeCrisisJoe My opnion is that this game isn't really a remake but a sequel too (Requel like everyone seems to like that new term) somehting about characters coming from the future that alter the present so they have to justify to changes if not this wouldn't make any sens so the Whispers are valid (in my opinion)
Are you using logic despite the fandom panned the latest installment because of the look of the protagonists and because they get from a point to another because it doesn't show it - despite the information you have from before is way more than enough (especially for a fantasy story)?
That without considering how fans hate remakes even when they ask for it, simply because they want their childhood to be untouched.
This way no story is retconned but they are just telling a new one. Smart move if you ask me.
Augustine Hart It’s modern Square, they’re allergic to subtlety now.
When you get literally shit on by the entire internet and come back with badass battle scars
Tifa's my favorite character to play as in the remake. I love her special attacks and fast attacks.
I'm looking forward to fighting as her! She totally feels like a martial artist from all I've seen of her, as with Cloud being a swordsman, etc.
@@raziyatheseeker I think you'll really enjoy playing as her. She's really fun to play. Plus she's best girl!
Frank Grizzaffi We love our Wafiu, Tifa Lockhart
I dunno, the a-hole archetype works for me regarding animal characters. Also: "This part dragged hard." *shows Cloud in drag*
"Nailed it, I know. Thank you. Moving on."
it kinda lines up to the fact he was used as a guinea pig too and was literally expected to fuck aerith.
Is there another animal character like red that joins you or an enemy? Because you said animal characters and I only see one
@@Joshua_Cartus Pretty sure they just meant animal characters in general, not animal characters specifically in FF7.
Let's be reasonable here: those "whispers" only exist so SE can take a plot that wasn't convoluted and make it convoluted!
It's a convoluted way for the next game/s to be allowed to alter the timeline, 'changing destiny'
Exactly
I wouldn't exactly call the original plot "not convoluted" to be honest.
Or a aay to show how gaia and the lifestream were "guiding" the characters in the original
OG ff7 was absolutely convoluted
Tifa was a beast... my favorite character in combat. Once I learned how to cancel combo it was over... she can dish out so much damage in such a short time it’s ridiculous.
Honestly she is the most fun I’ve had in any combat in any game probably ever... and I’ve been gaming since Atari so I’ve pretty much seen and played it all.
I never understood why everyone likes playing as Tifa the most but maybe it’s cause I did not know about cancelling combos. I just keep hitting the same button really quickly trying to keep up with her. I prefer Aerith and Cloud gameplay.
@@saif0316 Tifa is fun af if you've played brawler/punchy punchy chars in games with decent combat mechanics. Like uhhh... Idk any off the dome, but you get the jist.
Can't wait to play as Yuffie, Cid and Vincent in the next few games. And Cait Sith to I guess...^^
I hope Vincents playstyle is similar to the way Rufus fights during his boss battle.
Don’t forget Red XIII
Unless they don't join you in the new timeline.
Wouldnt it be interesting if plot twist. Kyrie was Yuffie all along
The fandom is freaking out over the story/lore stuff but I’m just interested to see how Cait Sith is implemented. I can kinda guess how the other three will play but Cait Sith is very much the odd one out of the cast so I’m excited to see what they do with him.
@@KefkeWren God I hope this is the case! The original is a shitty kiddy game and the farther away they get from it the better!
Wow, as some one who watched the streams I wasn't expecting that rating.
Also it's nice to see casual new game reviews back again!
i havent watched the streams yet, so i take it he didnt like it? haha his opinion of ff7 is on the bad side after all
I found it funny that Jared criticized the game getting easy 10s when he gave it a 9/10, it was a good review nonetheless but it was pretty unexpected to say the least
Sounds like he's trying to avoid the remake's Twitter mob that lunged at Dunkey after his fairly negative dunk view on the game.
@@TheMaestro116 Dunkey thinks their padding out the game (having a part 1, 2 and 3) for money. After watching everything Max has covered about the way the devs are approaching this remake, I'm baffled.
Goblin idk a lot of of did feel like padding though. There’s a lot of things that just serve to make the game longer than it needs to be. The side quests are for the most part not fun. One of them is just finding cats. Then there is so much of very slowly walking and squeezing through tight spaces. Like A LOT. I swear that take up like 1/4 of the game. It’s like they wanted to put in obstacles, but didn’t want to put in any time to create any actual puzzles.
ProJared (2016): Pleeeeease be good.
Well, here we are!
Jared is a legend, he survived the "cancel bastards" from twitter and then here he is talking and making what he loves the most, videogames.
lol Okay.
@@colorcola1464 lol Okay.
ngl I thought that Red XIII one-liner on the truck was really funny, albeit uncalled-for.
He dies not say that in Japanese audio. So, there is that...
That line does show up as a quick speech bubble in the original during the chase
i am REALLY scared about how the story will go on from now on
because: Nomura
If it makes you feel better Nomura is not credited as a writer and he's one of three co-directors.
@@vocalcalibration8033 just a little bit
kh3 did stuff to me, man
We also just got confirmation that, for the next major installment anyway, they're not going to deviate very much from the original story. So this leads me to believe that the only huge, major changes to the story are going to be in the final stretch and that anything new they add before then will be more embellishments a la Jessie's side quest.
What if I told you the writer of the original game is the writer of the remake.
@@Vulcanfaux yep -.-... people think Nomura is developing the game all by himself.
I don't care what the ending implied, it was just thematically way out of place. The whole game was about Midgar and Shinra, and suddenly you're having this epic battle against gods, for reasons that were very poorly described. Aerith's exposition scene was dumb; she suddenly convinced them that this is the most important battle ever, when nobody cared about it minutes ago. And, like, ProJared said, Sephiroth's presence was based entirely on reputation, not anything established in this game. The ending felt like watching Die Hard, but after Hans Grubber is thrown off the building, John McClane goes super saiyan and has an epic battle against the Egyptian gods in the sky. Visually great, but completely out of place from the rest of the story.
It's even more bizarre when you realise they could have completely removed the sequence, skipped to the epilogue, and there would have been no changes to the implications of the sequel. Definitely feels like the Nomura Effect.
Rioplats that’s when you know something is poorly written. If you have a scene or sequence that doesn’t influence the plot, lose it.
I have to disagree with the Sephiroth part. (And spoiler I am not a fan boy of VII. VI cannot be taken from the top spot)
I saw him coming in throughout the game, as a means to
A - Fuck with Cloud, and get him going down the path he does.
B - Keep the focus on him, when it detracted from him.
Reminder of his ability to manipulate Cloud. All the black screens with Cloud in the original, I already took as Sephiroth playing with him. So for me, those were just either put on screen proper, or ramped up.
@@rioplats the only problem with this is that the epilogue to the midgar section is a terrible ending to a game. It was fine in the context of the original, but in the original, it was the beginning of a much larger arc, not the end of one. From the moment they announced this remake would only take place in the midgar portion, it was obvious there would HAVE to be a new story element introduced, without it, your narrative arc just doesnt really have a climax. It does feel slightly out of place, but it's really not all that bad when we arent overly critical of the concept of whispers. I dont care too much for the whisper story element but it isnt THAT bad, and the outrage some have over the idea that they are going to fall into poorly written heavily alternate universe based plot points, is a bit unfair at this point in time. While everyone has a right to fear about the future of this series, nothing is concrete enough about the ending of this game to make such assumptions yet. I dont think it's fair to be outraged about something that hasnt happened yet, and something we are only assuming is going to happen. I dont personally like the whispers much, but, I recognize that SOMETHING had to be added to allow a climax at the end of this game, and us fans of the original weren't going to be happy no matter what that was. It did give for some shocking moments, like with Barret however, that I appreciate. Overall I'm still looking forward to the next game.
On the subject of sephiroth being mostly a villain based on reputation, I agree that the writing here is a bit weak, but honestly, the original was the same way. We did get a bit of backstory in Nibelheim, but even then most of his villainy is pretty vague. I agree it's a flaw, but I feel like it's mostly nostalgia that makes us feel like this is somehow a new flaw.
@@hazeldaniels1679 I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with the concept of whispers. I actually like it. The only problem is that they weren't set up very well at all throughout the game. We got that they were nuisances, but the major concern and focus of the plot was always Shinra. The massive epic battle against a god in the end wasn't earned at all in the game. It was a complete 180.
Also, you're completely wrong about Sephiroth in the original. We got a shitload of info and scenes with him in the game before the final battle against him. He tormented Cloud and controlled him throughout the game. We learned his full backstory (injected with Jenova cells as a fetus, lived a life as a supersoldier, thrown into Mako, sitting in North Crater absorbing lifestream for 5 years). We learned his plan, which involves summoning meteor so he can create a new wound, absorb more lifestream, and basically become a god. We even had a huge portion of the game where everyone thought it was the apocalypse, and were terrified. The final Sephiroth fight was VERY well earned by the story. In Remake... not even close.
Even if there were some mysterious aspects of Sephiroth in original (I would argue no more than that of a typical villain), what matters is we _know_ why we were fighting him. Most of the time in the game's story is spent setting up the stakes of Sephiroth. In contrast, almost all of the time in Remake's story is spent setting up the stakes of Shinra.
I agree that they needed something climactic. But they could have done many things, besides this bad ending. They could have done a much better job setting up the stakes of the whispers throughout the game, and have the final battle be against them (no Sephiroth). Or they could have introduced a new Shinra villain who terrorizes you throughout the game, and made _him_ the final boss. Or they could have not made the game end at Midgar. The possibilities are endless. A good writer need not be constrained by the structure of the original.
"For example all the music from the FFVII remake"
*indiana jones- I mean hydlide music*
What's canon in a split timeline? Yes.
They've already confirmed that it's all canon. The remake isn't meant to invalidate anything that came before.
Yes it is! The original was a kiddy game with kiddy graphics. Look at the title for Nomura-San's sake! REMAKE! As in remaking the old piece of shit into a new GOAT tier masterpiece! The old one is obsolete. Google searches will leave it out of their algorithms as time goes on and THIS will be seen as the ONLY FF7 (as it should be).
C F i hope this is bait lmao
@@cf3304 Did you miss the part where you have to know the original's story to fully understand this one's? And kiddy game with kiddy graphics? Come on dude, just because graphics nowadays do look so much better, doesn't mean anything for THAT TIME PERIOD. It was a product of its time, and still HEAVILY viewed as one of the greats because of the STORY. I mean honestly, without any insult meant, genuine question: are you a youngling that wasn't around for games with shitty graphics? Because graphics aren't everything.
Even if you played the original, and just didn't like it, you're seriously being an overzealous hyperfan in this entire comment section, and it's obnoxious (actually giving credence to the idea that you're a kid/teenager). Acting like that will do less to change peoples' opinions than just expressing how much you love this game, or WHY you love it.
@@mud7380 yeah he's being sarcastic lol
C F wow you’re stupid
I liked the pacing quite a bit. Never felt anything dragged. I wanted to live in the world even longer. Didn’t want it to end.
I dont. Finishing a game where you are 100% sure there will be a cliffhanger means ZERO in terms of achievement.I wont buy any of its sequels until whole collection will be on the market.
@@m4rcin847 two things you are wrong about though - there was no cliffhanger ending. It actually more than satisfied the dlc made it even better. Secondly the story is from a 97 game all the same beats are happening.
@@TylerEdlin84 Its not a finished story, just part 1 of God-knows-how-many. Yes, its a story from a 97 game, a 5h story stretched to 30h+. And stretched in a very bad way like SLLOOOWW moving thru narrow spaces or cliche sidequests. Game is very good, but that slow pacing really pushed it down for me. Combat, characters, writing and a fucking OST! - absolutely 10/10. Shame that its all cut to pieces and stretched af.
@@m4rcin847 but why not buy the next part? No reason not to
@@captainpep3 There is a reason - price. And a fact that those games are about story wich, we already know that, wont be completed in the next game. Cutting those game to pieces is an obvious nostalgic cashgrab. Thats why I will wait for "FFVII Remake full collection" or whatever it will be called.
To think I missed this review the first time you uploaded it. I am so happy to sit down and watch your videos again
He's one of the only reviewer that really mentioned how bad the pacing was respect to him
*Hydlide music plays* Jared: Gets Vietnam War flashbacks
“The original had decades of expansion. Should we all just forget that?”
Could we?
I can. I don't remember anything about that piece of shit. It was a kiddy game with kiddy graphics. THIS is the new and definitive FF7 experience and the old is now obsolete. Haters need to deal with it!
C F bruh the new game doesn’t even show real blood.
@@cf3304 Did you watch the entire video? Jared says "too much of the game relies on the old one". We can't just say one or the other and "haters need to deal with it". We still need both.
@@cf3304 Your trying *way* to hard
@@cf3304 Your bait is too weak, you should not try so hard
I adore how Square-Enix brought the original game back into the spotlight, and kept it just as important as it ever was. Instead of creating a Remake that essentially replaces it.
Beat this game when its first came out. This is the first thing I've watched on it since. Great video. Thanks!
Can’t wait to see this new style of review Jared, keep up the good work!
It's really nice to see jared back at doing what he likes and most importantly smiling.
Also finally sponsored by something that's not raid shadow legends.
This game is pretty good overall and it's a nice remake to an already great game.
Or Manscape.
The original is not great by any means. It was a kiddy game with kiddy graphics. This is now the definitive and quite frankly ONLY way that FF7 will and should be experienced going forward.
@@cf3304 only problem is nostalgia is one hell of a heroin alternative. No matter what, people will not accept that this is the best version of this game
Raid Shadow Legends is a better game than this.
C F the fish aren’t taking your bait
Final Fantasy VII Partial Remake. For this particular fan, I wanted a remake, not a "what if" split timeline.
Me too...
I just wanted the storyline I loved with gameplay/graphic improvements, added development, and better dialogue
I think that’s what we were expecting because it’s called a remake when it really should be called a reboot.
@Fg 98 That's fine, but that's not what they teased for 15 years, and not what they implied with the name even when it was released
@@systemafunk The never teased anything for 15 years, they just milked the cow as much as they could.
As far as the name, name me one remake in any art whose title has 'remake' in it.
The title was weird from the beginning, now we know why: it's an action that takes place in the narrative.
I enjoyed how sassy they made Nanaki. The original game emphasized that he's basically a teenager.
He’s talking about the game for real! And not the demake!
Thank god
@Stix N' Stones watch his previous video
"Says the 300 pound sack of it."
XDDDDD
That cracked me up badly.
Yeah Red XIII always had a thing of trashing Barret for some reason and vice versa :P kind of glad they kept it in the remake
My friends and I always rip on each other so it makes them seem more realistic to me
Man, I love lab rat dog, he was the best.
HEY!
I agree with everything you said. The enemies are so damn spongy some times. Chapter 16 I turned the difficulty down to easy and just whooped everything’s ass
Jared gave a number at the end of the review?! I was really looking forward to the ol' clever simile. Still a great video.
Well it's not a pro review, it's just a normal one. He's always done plain numbers for standard reviews.
A Star Trek Into Darkness /10. A story that can't stand on its own without having prior knowledge of the original story.
13:09 Nah man.
They're Loz, Yazoo, and Kadaj.
That's lame, but knowing modern Square-Enix, you're probably right.
Exactly. Disappointed jared hasn't sought answers
This is definitely true. The gun whisper uses an attack called velvet nightmare which is the name of Yazoo's gun in FF7:AC. Also, my theory is that this is new game+ for both Aerith and Sephiroth.
This needs to be further up
Crusader Galve yeah, so many people talk about how Sephiroth is trying to change the past, but almost no-one mentions how much the Whispers keep attacking Aerith as if she was also an anomaly
I am a little bit disappointed that Clouds Shoulders and Thighs aren‘t as buff as in the original FF7.
M. Mirza XD
Also, no sexy Popeye forearms.
He still buff
I love that you ended the video with the Honey Bee song XD. Watching this video and your live streams for this game have helped me a lot, especially with everything going on in the world. Thanks for being awesome!
Love the Hydlide reference at the beginning
I heard all those D&D references Jared! Especially the "surprise and delight" quote at 11:15.
My main problem with the remake is that it went from “minigames start messing with the flow” to “everything starts messing with the flow.”
Red - "Says the 300 pound sack of it"
Barret - No AVALANCHE snuggles for you!
My thoughts exactly.
I loved all the extra characterisation, especially the friendship between Aerith and Tifa because I really wanted to see more of it. While, personally, I am a fan of Cloud x Aerith, I never liked it at the expense of Tifa, if you know what I mean, I liked that these two women got along just fine because, imo, Aerith and Tifa are both absolutely wonderful and iconic characters. And everyone, absolutely everyone (okay, I did find Jessie a little annoying at some point, but her death (?) made me sad, so she's fine) was so much fun to watch. Barret, already one of my favs, became an extra favorite because his motivation was so apparent and so understandable, not to mention touching. Loved that, loved the music, loved seeing familiar locations and constantly thinking to myself, "I remember this!" So many times I had to stop just to look around and admire the detail.
But halfway through I switched the difficulty level from normal to easy because battles were starting to get frustrating due to useless AI and I wanted to focus on the story, not that I struggled much but since I wasn't controlling the entire party at once, whoever I was playing as was carrying most of the weight and, to be honest, I just got lazy because I did not buy this for action, I bought it because I loved the original story, plus the pacing was... suffocating, considering that it's 10-15% of the original turned into a game of its own, and I already think that Midgar begins to overstay its welcome just a bit near the end of its segment, so... there was enough of it. Iconic location, great start of a great game, but I'm not sure I wanted this much of it.
And, of course, while I am not completely opposed to the idea of reimagining and changing the story of 7, I have some concerns. On one hand, I am curious to see what is going to happen if we are given the freedom to shape the story more or less to our liking or at least a chance to experience a different scenario, but at the same time, personally, I just wanted the same good old 7, a little dolled up with extra content, but true to the original, so I am skeptical and cautious. We'll see, and then we'll judge, I suppose.
But at the end of the day, I did not regret playing it, I'm glad I did, so hey, it was a worthy purchase for me personally.
You’re an amazing guy, most people wouldn’t have been able to get through what you have.
Agreed! Keep up the great work, Jared.
I kinda feel like the Whispers are a representation of the fans who don’t want the plot changed.
Which is really tasteless.
@@disgaealikerasapOG how it's accurate? Do you see how much people call things that aren't note for note remakes of things trash because they're not note for note but boring and not done as well when they are?
Honestly the fact you're calling it tasteless makes me feel like you're one of those people that can't be pleased and that Nomura most definitely hit the nail right on the head.
But with more black and leather... because you know.. Nomura. lol
@@organizedopinions8068 Maybe people are upset because they were lied to? If it was called FF7 Reunion (or literally anything else other than remake) I guarantee you people wouldn't be upset. Nomura has even said it isn't a remake by saying, "I won't tell you what the remake in ff7 remake means yet" Also a lot people wanted to show their friends and loved ones what makes ff7 so great...but because of the changes they still have to play the original. (Which becomes harder to get people to play as the generations pass) Not to mention like jared said: {It relies on you knowing the original ff7 story to understand certain things. }I was gonna get my gf this but now im gonna get her to play the OG beforehand...like Jared also recommended.
@@disgaealikerasapOG most remakes don't call themselves remakes so that should be a sign🤷🏾♂️. I mean I own resident evil 2 and remake is nowhere to be seen.
I'm somewhat new you tour channel jared, and I gotta say you are fast becoming a household name in my home. Thanks brotha! I'm really glad I found you.
Loved seeing another video! It's great seeing reviews from you again!
You know, the "move out of the way and you completely miss" might just be the enemies finally developing common sense to flashy attacks :P
That's an awesome way to look at it. XD
The three whispers are confirmed to be a form of Kadaj, Loz and Yazoo.
Who also mainly use a sword, his fists, and a gun, respectively.
@@toufuvang3179 Two guns.
I'm looking forward to your review of FF13. They've all been great, dude. One thing I remember most about playing that game is constantly tapping the X button when in battles, even though you've got to wait for the bar to fill. I guess I just felt like there wasn't enough to do. I was just watching a lot of cool shit happen and pushing a button every like 3 seconds.
The three whispers in chapter 18 are actually Kadaj (who wields a katana in his left hand), loz (who wields a tazer gauntlet, the wisper uses thunder based attacks), and Yazoo (twin pistols).
The theory goes even further saying that the Sephiroth we fight is a wisper-copy of the one from the end of AC.
Woooo, can’t wait for this video. I loved this game. 56 hours so far. Gonna platinum this one
Vincent Mallory Godspeed!
Get ready...because it's a doozy lol. I did a more casual playthrough, but I got the platinum at ~120 hours.
60 hours for me. Only completed 2 chapters on hard so far
The whisper that you think that where a version of Tifa, Cloud and Barret at the end, they are not them. They are Kadaj (sword), Yazoo (gunner) and Loz (fighter) told by Kitase and Nomura in a interview.
FML....that explanation just makes the whole thing make even LESS sense than it already did....
The Hydlide theme in the ad activated my fight or flight response.
FF7 may have made some mistakes, but just remember: To Aeris to be Human
Hey Jared keep up the great work! :) I'm wondering if you might do a video on XIV's latest expansion Shadowbringers? :O I know you've been a supporter of that game since it's miraculous rebirth back in 2013 and both Heavensward and Stormblood were both featured in your Best Of videos for their respective years. It'd be great to hear your thoughts on the latest expansion, especially considering it's been received by the community as one of, if not *the* best FF story in years.
The ending kills it for me, everything with the whispers, Sephiroth popping up, and everything at the end, just feels like a huge fanfic made real
Typical nomura bullshit he is infamous for doing that with Kingdom Hearts
Ya, deleted the game after that. Was just a big bundle of sad going through that whole fight sequence. O well, at least Doom remake was decent. Guess I’ll go find another universe to invest my feelz into.
Well it is AC after all. Not a well recieved movie but Im okay with them giving it justice in the remake. As it all ties together, and hoping we can see it flourish in a more "new" ish kinda way rather than just throwing all the cast in.
Hey. Try this. In combat, fill your atb bar, issue a command, switch character, fill atb, issue command, switch character. And on and on. Try it, you'll see that it is how it was meant to be played
Glad to see you doing well and seem to be in good spirits
A very fair and honest review, thank you Jared!
The fact that your Limit Breaks can be interrupted pisses me off to no end
Also yeah Chapter 17 meanders like crazy
I never once had any of my limit breaks get interrupted. Not even on hard mode. Thats crazy, I would be pissed too. They are pretty rare.
depends... on the materia you are using. or just have Barret's steelskin unique ability to shield the one who is about do the limit.
@@justinsherwin8809 Not only did I have mine interrupted, but the enemies moved away constantly that I couldn't hit them so I never used limit breaks. What's the point in having this flashy animation if it's interrupting the ability for you to hit the enemy with it? I honestly hated the battle system.
Dude!! I missed your reviews so much. So happy to see you again!
The little big planet music in the beginning hit my nostalgia hard
That advertisement background music at the beginning gives me war flashbacks to Drake of the 99 Dragons.
And to me it gives me flashbacks to LittleBigPlanet (it's a song used in the game).
It's called Left Bank Two by the Noveltones ☺️
@@hypno3057 Oh yeah, it is. I forgot about that.
@@PazzoLucas Ah, thanks mate.
I’m happy Jared recovered for the incident. It’s almost been a year!!
@Nightling Bosconovitch exactly, doesn't matter anymore.
@Nightling Bosconovitch it's for the best you don't know
Same I was worried that he would have trouble finding sponsorships but thankfully that doesn't seem to be the case.
Yo, man, I'm so happy to see you back on your feet. Keep on moving on, you're one of the best.
Yep, great review. I felt exactly the same about it. I hope they polish up the combat a bit in the future installments. I would like to feel like I have a little more control over what's happening.
I don't agree with everything negative you had to say about the remake but your review is really good and really fair. 👍
I thought he was too nice and should have been more negative. I dont like that he hand waved the misleading marketing about this game.
@@braddl9442 🤷♂️ can't please everyone
3 Whispers are Loz, Yazoo and Kadaj, the AC. Big Harbinger Whisper is Jenova. Officially confirmed in Ultimania. Ending Sephiroth is post-AC, from the future. Watch the Dropped Frames spoilercast to understand story better. Remake is a sequel to the original, so both HAVE to exist. I love it. And I love that you can be interrupted and that it's punishing. You're supposed to change between character all the time and supposed to fill ATH the same way. Game encourages you to do that.
Of course! I FUCKING KNEW IT!
No, I don't mean all that stuff about story and such. I mean that it was obvious Square Enix made the ending from the get go in order to milk the franchise anew by selling explanations and lore separately.
@@cursedex80 "milk the franchise" Dude, please. A ton of people are playing and loving this game. You make it sound like this is DLC thrown out for an extra cash grab. Clearly a a huge amount of work is going into this project.
EXCELLENT use of the Hydlide theme in the sponsor commercial.
I want to remind everyone that 7th Heaven got a huge update a few months ago!
7th Heaven is a mod installer/program for FF7 Steam version which adds updated graphics, models and soundtrack. The new update is a serious quality of life update so it has become very simple to upgrade the original to HD.
So, now is definitely the time to play the original. Which I'm going to do now, now that I have finished this part of the remake.
I forgive Red XIII jerkiness because Aerith calls him a "child." Still love him so that's a big factor lol.
Apparently Red's just a teenager for his species despite being longer-lived in the original? It's fun foreshadowing to have him be the pot to call the kettle... red, I suppose?
I love him because he has the same voice as Leo from Fire Emblem: Fates
Hey Jared, the wispers are actualy Loz, Yazoo and Kadaj
I had this theory a while ago, but I don't really understand how to fit them in the lore. Is there something that explores this concept a little bit deeper?
Says who?
That...doesn’t feel right.
@@robofish312 FF7 Ultimania
They have the same fighting style, and same moves, try watch the movie again and the boss fight.
Loz have a big gauntlet, just like the "Tifa Wisper"
Kadaj a small sword and spins a lot "like cloud wisper"
Yazoo have two guns "like barret wisper"
They even summon Bahamut in the fight, just like the brothers.
Great review. Your usage of cutscenes is hilarious!
By the way. Came to you first for a review.
ProJared putting a vid out on my birthday! Alright! My 30th has been fantastic!
You are a lot more lenient on the Whispers thing than I could ever be, phew.
As soon as I saw those earbuds in his ears, I knew Raycon raided this video
There's something so relieving about hearing Jared say "this is today's sponsor". Keep kicking ass man ✌
I like your theory about the 3 whispers at the end being cloud, tifa, and Barret stopping themselves, maybe they’re going into a timeline where when you get to the Safer Sephiroth fight your party actually loses, and they make an entirely new part of the game after they lose, just a theory though
The hydlide 😭😭😂 music at the beginning 😭😭