Final Fantasy VII Remake - Spoiler Mode with Maximilian Dood

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  • Damiani, Ben, Brad, Kyle, and special guest Maximilian Dood share their impressions and big brain theories about Final Fantasy VII Remake in this wild, spoiler-filled discussion!
    Maximilian Dood:
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    / maximilian_
    / miles923
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  • @LoomDoom
    @LoomDoom 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3888

    **Max's Levels Guide**
    Introduction to the levels: 26:00
    Level 1: 30:33
    Level 2: 32:10
    Butterfly Effect: 34:25
    Level 3: 52:40
    Ben's last stand against Max: 54:39 - 55:45
    Bridge to Level 4: 1:00:25
    Mind blown: 1:06:00 - 1:10:25
    Brain Expansion Begins; The Constant: 1:11:00
    The Whispers' Identity: 1:12:35
    False Control 1:14:10
    Brain Expansion Evolution and Confidence: 1:15:00
    Zack's Potential Role: 1:18:40
    False Hope: 1:22:00
    Level 4: 1:23:00
    BIG BRAIN: 1:24:00 - 1:27:30
    Potential holes in the theory, but also evidence to support it: 1:27:40
    Kyle's Explanation of the Beauty of the Remake: 1:28:50 - 1:31:00
    Max's Confidence in Amplification of Original Story Beats: 2:18:30 - 2:19:50
    Concluding Thoughts; Entering the Lifestream: 2:29:50

    • @oiuik
      @oiuik 4 ปีที่แล้ว +169

      I appreciate this

    • @Skifreak-nv7ej
      @Skifreak-nv7ej 4 ปีที่แล้ว +113

      reminds me of attack on titan, the levels and second watch throughs

    • @UNOriginalDraw
      @UNOriginalDraw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      I love you

    • @oniqlo0356
      @oniqlo0356 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      This does help

    • @Quester91
      @Quester91 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Thank you

  • @SS3Jake.
    @SS3Jake. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1398

    *Max 5 minutes in* "I don't wanna talk too much, I wanna hear you guys talk."
    *2 1/2 hours later* "So that's my theory, what do u guys think?"

    • @DanLuxe
      @DanLuxe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +138

      Jacob Koszuta and we all loved every moment of it. 🤯❤️

    • @Michael-bf2ff
      @Michael-bf2ff 4 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      hahaha he clearly knew the most, so i'm glad it was just him talking because this is why we all came here

    • @137cloud
      @137cloud 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      I love it. It does show that he really is an FFVII fan.

    • @HomeDefender30
      @HomeDefender30 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      I was disappointed at first because max wasn’t talking a lot... I came to specifically hear him talk.
      Then he got on a roll, and I was like Jesus max, let someone else talk!

    • @maxspecs
      @maxspecs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      This is a man who, an hour and a half after the credits roll on his playthrough, was still going on about his interpretations of the ending to his twitch chat.

  • @ramza358
    @ramza358 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2062

    Level 1: Spoiler
    Level 2: Spoilera
    Level 3: Spoileraga
    Level 4: Holy ****

    • @theinimitablejora522
      @theinimitablejora522 4 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      Level 4: Holy Spoileraza, Batman!

    • @thetimekeeper955
      @thetimekeeper955 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      I believe that, technically, Level 4 would be Spoileraja, but I like yours better.

    • @BeachPleased
      @BeachPleased 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Level 1: Mega Spoiler
      Level 2: Giga Spoiler
      Level 3: Tera Spoiler
      Level 4: Exa Spoiler
      Level 5: Peta Spoiler

    • @ramza358
      @ramza358 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@thetimekeeper955 Thanks, I forgot that level 4 had a specific name.

    • @RenHeng_canon
      @RenHeng_canon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LOLLL

  • @reflion3688
    @reflion3688 3 ปีที่แล้ว +786

    Max is so obsessed that he interviewed Easy Allies on their own channel

    • @flimermithrandir
      @flimermithrandir 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      lol. But thats a good Thing honestly.

    • @Owl90
      @Owl90 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tbf this host is pretty lame and bad as a host, so I'm not surprised.

  • @YuzukiEba
    @YuzukiEba 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2865

    Max is so obssesed with final fantasy 7 he entered the Lifestream himself.

    • @fantasyguy86
      @fantasyguy86 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Very underrated comment right here lol!!

    • @hassanosman4088
      @hassanosman4088 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      lmfao

    • @BingBangPoe
      @BingBangPoe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Honestly, I'm with him. I've been trying to dissect every little bit of this game and watching all his streams.

    • @Iybraesil
      @Iybraesil 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@BingBangPoe This vid blew my fucking mind wide open. I'm on level 4 with him now. I HAVE to replay this game over again to get everything.

    • @OnlyOneFengDynasty
      @OnlyOneFengDynasty 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      Max has reached the promise land

  • @jin_raven192
    @jin_raven192 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2629

    **Max saying something**
    Nomura: "Write that down! Write that down!!!"

    • @Ronin-kk4bt
      @Ronin-kk4bt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      Lmao

    • @mikesaintjulesmusic
      @mikesaintjulesmusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +211

      No doubt that they're listening to all feedback for the next game.

    • @alt7826
      @alt7826 4 ปีที่แล้ว +253

      Yeah and they listen to what Max is saying. Remember the story with his reaction video inspiring the devs

    • @LunarEntity
      @LunarEntity 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Nojima*

    • @Cybernetic800
      @Cybernetic800 4 ปีที่แล้ว +120

      Funny thing is Kitase said they look forward to hearing fan theories.

  • @chvage
    @chvage 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3074

    Max has gone full cult leader/televangelist/pyramid scheme salesman in this one, haha

    • @DRUtastic
      @DRUtastic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +239

      chvage and I’m all for it

    • @dappercrow8138
      @dappercrow8138 4 ปีที่แล้ว +165

      He pretty much turned into Charlie from it's always sunny

    • @saynotop2w
      @saynotop2w 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      IKR

    • @Liam-hp1qw
      @Liam-hp1qw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +124

      He got norted

    • @The-Azure-Knight
      @The-Azure-Knight 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wym?

  • @David_Bang_
    @David_Bang_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1412

    Just beat hard mode and I was fighting Sephiroth with Aerith. He killed her in that last fight and says "ahh the memories". He definitely knows everything about the original events. Zero doubts now.

    • @Shadowresident
      @Shadowresident 4 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      Holy Sh#&*! I will need to fight him again to hear it

    • @KingOfHalla
      @KingOfHalla 4 ปีที่แล้ว +138

      am I about to let Aerith die to hear this shit?

    • @PenguinsAreColdish
      @PenguinsAreColdish 4 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      i beat ff7r when it came out, fucking loved it so much, just finished the og yesterday, fucking loved it, watched this, and now i wanna play the remake again

    • @Gio-kg4gb
      @Gio-kg4gb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@PenguinsAreColdish i beat it yesterday too homieeeeeeeee

    • @thezerowulf507
      @thezerowulf507 4 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      If you jump in front of sephiroth with cloud when he is going to hit aerith she also comments on it

  • @jamflox5391
    @jamflox5391 4 ปีที่แล้ว +913

    in our timeline, max is actually bugenhagen.

  • @thecloakedcorgi
    @thecloakedcorgi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1241

    Max is so good at explaining that he just turned the most confusing shit into kindergarten math, he's honestly amazing at this.

    • @Sora2314
      @Sora2314 4 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      Right! If I hadn't watched this, I wouldn't have appreciated the ending like I do now.

    • @SkywardSpork
      @SkywardSpork 4 ปีที่แล้ว +156

      It explains why every reviewer with a podcast wanted him on to talk about it, the dude is in love with FF7, he thoroughly loves and appreciates everything about it, so the dude can passionately explain it so well to get you into that shit

    • @Auctorian
      @Auctorian 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Watching him piece things together on the VODS (couldn't watch, was behind in my game) was like watching a master at work

    • @SM-nc1nb
      @SM-nc1nb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      I feel the exact same way. I didn't know how to feel about the ending and now I absolutely love it

    • @chriskoloski32
      @chriskoloski32 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Well to be fair, if you pay any sort of attention to the story. which Nomura did NOT WRITE by the way. It's not all that hard to understand. Sure I have like 4 theories about sephiroth and the whispers and they're all plausible which annoys me. But for what we get we get a base understanding.

  • @L1NCHP1N
    @L1NCHP1N 4 ปีที่แล้ว +455

    This is the greatest Spoiler Mode EVER.

    • @gameguru1234
      @gameguru1234 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Onion Dark Knight He is the sex guy afterall

  • @punishedfist
    @punishedfist 4 ปีที่แล้ว +407

    First few minutes: Damn why aren't they letting Max talk
    Rest of the podcast: ULLLTTRRAAAA COMBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

    • @cklambo
      @cklambo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      They tried a combo breaker but...
      Max: COUNTER BREAKER!!!!

    • @ieyasumei4339
      @ieyasumei4339 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@cklambo
      Max: Ultra Combo
      Ben: C-C-Combo bre-
      Max: COUNTER BREAKER!!
      Max: SUPREME VICTORY

    • @solomon9655
      @solomon9655 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Max is a charge character

  • @AmuroNT1
    @AmuroNT1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +607

    Max is the real world's Aerith - nobody sees or understands the plot ghosts until they interact with him.

    • @thanhdohuu9473
      @thanhdohuu9473 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      Plot twist: He is actually Sephiroth that has now transcend the game and move into the real world and is manipulating how we think so that things will play out the way he want.

    • @CJTranceAddiction
      @CJTranceAddiction 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm sure he isn't the only one out there who came up with this. I even had some idea that clearly you're working to prevent past events from occuring. I just actually didn't want to think that Sephiroth is clearly responsible for this new fate. And now, I simply cannot stop cringing.....Sephiroth has the power to travel through time now. Ohhhh boy, what a way to ruin a good thing. Only Square can pull this sort of outrageous failure off like they do.

    • @NickSwan
      @NickSwan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@CJTranceAddiction lol

    • @CJTranceAddiction
      @CJTranceAddiction 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@NickSwan That was 4 weeks ago when I first beat the game...I have settled down since then lol. I'm keeping an open mind.

    • @SPACECOWBOY705
      @SPACECOWBOY705 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@CJTranceAddiction cool of you to do that dude... It will always be hard for some to adjust to change you know...glad you are somewhat coming around 👍🏿

  • @Milandilio
    @Milandilio 4 ปีที่แล้ว +331

    Aerith: "Requesting permission to kill" - perfect example of how Aerith defied expectations. Loved that!

    • @NRobbi42
      @NRobbi42 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      "Shit" -Aerith, Disney Princess 2020

    • @TheSlammurai
      @TheSlammurai 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      "Hello. I'm some people. Nice to meet you."
      Nice one, dad Aerith. Lol

    • @magicalgirl4
      @magicalgirl4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Aerith: Activating instant kill mode

    • @Renault07
      @Renault07 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      These only occur in the English. The French script was sooo different. Some scenes even play out different. She doesn't cuss even once either

  • @Jose-se9pu
    @Jose-se9pu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +634

    Entire fandom: "lets not get crazy over the ending and the future of the franchise"
    Max: "HOLD MY FIGHTING STICK"

    • @justLux
      @justLux 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I was crazy and i might just be going insane now.

    • @overkaizer
      @overkaizer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Max : "Hold my Level 4 Holy Materia, folks"

    • @nicolasferreiro4492
      @nicolasferreiro4492 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Mass Effect anyone?

    • @TheAndrewJohnBennett
      @TheAndrewJohnBennett 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Max: "i have the power of god and anime on my side!"

    • @No1AldamonFanGirl
      @No1AldamonFanGirl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *right next to Max because I lost my sanity the moment I got my PS4 Pro in the mail*
      (I literally bought it, just to play the Remake.)

  • @pikeroast1573
    @pikeroast1573 3 ปีที่แล้ว +411

    I love how everyone in Easy Allies crew was thinking this is gonna be another regular Spoiler Mode episode and Max came in and basically said “Hold my Cosmo Canyon”

    • @kadosho02
      @kadosho02 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The deep dive with Max. Is on another level. The most fascinating thing, is that he is right.
      This trilogy is going to deliver so many feels, none of us are ready

  • @classicsagat
    @classicsagat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +537

    I thought Cloud's personality was pretty much spot on.

    • @a9fc
      @a9fc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Yea. Some people just expect everyone to be charismatic, instead of wondering like, ok, why is it like that when everyone else is?

    • @classicsagat
      @classicsagat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Yeah, I meant for that part of the story. It stays faithful to the OG disc 1 Cloud. For those who never played the original, yes I said disc 1, at least until the end of the Midgar section

    • @darkslayr1
      @darkslayr1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      I loved Cloud and Barrett's dynamic .. I know in the original these two kinda took shots at eachother but I guess in this one with that banter and stuff .. these two had such chemistry it was so good... like it just felt so Real and genuine .. I really hope they keep it going forward

    • @PenguinsAreColdish
      @PenguinsAreColdish 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@darkslayr1 "I was wrong aboutcha-"

    • @samboyaus
      @samboyaus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I hate to say it because everyone has been giving so much praise to the VAs, but I don't think Cody Christian is a very good actor, and I think that's why some people have been getting the impression that Cloud has no personality. Too monotone and deadpan in every scene. I don't speak Japanese, but I played a bit of the game with the Jp dialogue and I found Cloud's voice actor captured the whole "guy that thinks he's really cool, but really isn't" vibe a bit better. Watch the scene where Biggs & Wedge offer to mod Cloud's sword. The tone in his voice just seems to better suit the comedy of that scene, imo.

  • @SuzakuX
    @SuzakuX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +581

    The Ultimania guide came out in Japan on the 28th and confirms a bunch of this speculation.
    It comes *just shy* of confirming that Zack's victory occurs in a new timeline, pointing out the different Stamp and stating that the two contradictory versions of Cloud can't exist in the same space and time, and asking the reader to speculate on what this could mean.
    It confirms that the named Whispers' "fighting styles" are the same as Sephiroth's remnants, Kadaj, Loz, and Yazoo, and moreover, in the Japanese version Whisper Croceo actually has a move named Velvet Nightmare, after Yazoo's guns.
    It confirms that Aerith has knowledge of the future, though implies that her understanding is fragmentary -- likely because of the Whispers touch (as she mentions, every time they touch her she loses something).
    It explains explicitly what the Whispers are trying to achieve in each scene they appear in, or rather, what changes they are trying to prevent.
    It also explains that there are four different incarnations of Sephiroth in the game, and explains what each is when it appears. In most cases, he is either a 1.) hallucination only seen by Cloud, or 2.) a vision of the past that Cloud is remembering. In the Shinra HQ, he's 3.) the cloaked men taking on his appearance to steal Jenova's body, as in the original game, which is why they can be seen by everyone. Finally, on the highway and in the Singularity, Sephiroth is 4.) a new, mysterious incarnation of Sephiroth, who speaks to Cloud with a tone of familiarity, different from the rest.

    • @Xackadee
      @Xackadee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      Nice! I heard they also confirmed in an Ultimania interview that the next parts of the Remake would continue to mainly follow the story of FFVII and wouldn't go in a completely different direction as some people had feared. And I heard Nomura also said the parts would be smaller and more detailed in order to speed up development. Do you know if all that's true?

    • @AdamVoidless
      @AdamVoidless 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      @@Xackadee Yes tho he just said he would want the next parts to be smaller so they can come out faster. They dont know how many parts there would be

    • @SuzakuX
      @SuzakuX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      @@Xackadee Yeah, Nojima basically says it's still a remake, so they need to have all the story beats players are loking forward to. Nomura was more so saying that they can either break it up into more episodes to complete and release them more quickly, or make them longer and spread out the releases more. Either way the goal seems to be to maintain this level of quality, which means they can't feasibly make the releases annual.

    • @cn8299
      @cn8299 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@SuzakuX I'd normally be vehemently against this kind of release cycle but this is the one rule to the exception. I honestly can't even fathom having to wait another 3-5 years for the next part. I'm not entirely sure people will even remain interested for that long. I think an annual release that's maybe 15 hours long at least is acceptable.

    • @ulove3240
      @ulove3240 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      this shit is melting my mind, and i love it

  • @theunknownpirate2518
    @theunknownpirate2518 4 ปีที่แล้ว +397

    I wish i had a group of friends to chat about ff7 like this :’( most of my friends don’t play games and if they do, they don’t play ff7 :’(

    • @psi.dayanamoore
      @psi.dayanamoore 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The Unknown Pirate
      Find them online! 😎

    • @jessep7464
      @jessep7464 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree I wish I had friends even close to this caliber my friends suck if u even wanna call them friends.

    • @darknesswave100
      @darknesswave100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah same. I'm like max when it comes to this game but my friends just look at me like I'm nuts. Those same friends are way into sports and I dont understand why lol

    • @Kasmot
      @Kasmot 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Find them online join Discord or Amino even going to reddit if you want but it's much better to find few people who're more positive and open minded .. FF7 fans on reddit are more of a purist and downright rude ..

    • @Jehsiickuh
      @Jehsiickuh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Totally feel this lol it suuucks. I've been annoying the crap out of my non-gamer friends with all my hype and they couldn't care less 😂😭

  • @Zakemaster
    @Zakemaster 2 ปีที่แล้ว +309

    As time passes and more things are revealed, Max’s insane ramblings only come to seem more and more accurate.

    • @BluEx22329
      @BluEx22329 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Square taking notes

    • @mario_maniac9368
      @mario_maniac9368 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      It's funny how we are coming back watching this year's later lol this is my 3rd time😅

    • @huzidamasta
      @huzidamasta ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ​@mario_maniac9368 dude I've watched this at least 10 times. I need to change....

    • @carryingfire286
      @carryingfire286 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He had max insight for sure 👁️

    • @gustogusto4519
      @gustogusto4519 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Max to be credited as special thanks

  • @midnightthunderboy4
    @midnightthunderboy4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +414

    This is just a giant Max TedTalk about FF7 and I absolutely love it

  • @stewartjenkins4931
    @stewartjenkins4931 4 ปีที่แล้ว +214

    My read on Aerlith's hesitation throughout the game is her struggling with the idea of accepting events as the planet describes. She spends the start of the game almost resolved that these things are going to happen and there is no point in fighting it, the plate is going to fall, she is going to get taken away and ultimately she is going to die because all of them are steps that need to be taken for Sephiroth to lose. But over the course of the game and her interactions with Cloud and Tifa, she starts putting her faith in the party over the planet, believing that they can find a better future and still beat Sephiroth. She dares to believe Cloud can save her to the point where she fights and kills destiny with you.

    • @AJAlkaline
      @AJAlkaline 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Knowing that Aerith knows the plate is going to fall ahead of time and she's accepting of that fact makes her dialog with Tifa hit so much harder

    • @stewartjenkins4931
      @stewartjenkins4931 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@AJAlkaline she is trying to console Tifa while also knowing she has to make Tifa believe she can save everyone so she can get so close and then fail...

    • @stewartjenkins4931
      @stewartjenkins4931 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @Andrew Whiting support or console. She is trying to balance being a good friend with knowing what's going to happen

    • @vocalcalibration8033
      @vocalcalibration8033 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Best part is I bet it's all just a big tease so they can make her death even more tragic.

    • @Lakross101
      @Lakross101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I think this is very important when you have this concept that the characters have a say in how this will all play out. My major problem with OG FF7 is that at the end, the Planet and Meteor go head to head and the story gets ambiguous despite having this much more relatable conflict between the party and Sephiroth. Now we have a story where not only Sephiroth but our own cast has the power to not only defy Destiny but to pave a future that can include humanity. It's why Red says that the vision of him and and his cubs running is a vision of tomorrow if they lose.

  • @jinyboi
    @jinyboi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1518

    This is honestly the best ff7r discussion on the internet. Everyone needs to watch this

    • @macdoninri
      @macdoninri 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      yea they sound polite and analytical

    • @deus0222
      @deus0222 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      Agreed ! My mind is blown, and I’m so excited for the future of the remake. And like they, I have more appreciation for the game now after watching this.

    • @mikebrushing1851
      @mikebrushing1851 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      you should check out MinnMax for more too

    • @andrewteague114
      @andrewteague114 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      MinnMax has about 15 hours of discussion that would beg to differ

    • @sergevolosin9511
      @sergevolosin9511 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The one with dropped frames is way better imo

  • @jonathanburns9947
    @jonathanburns9947 3 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    Dude, if all this theory is true, than the Cloud and everyone else got played hard by Sephiroth. Because they stopped the Whispers. Now Sephiroth is free to interfere as he sees fit. Holy shit, son.

    • @PenguinsAreColdish
      @PenguinsAreColdish 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      yep. a lot people missed that point and actually think cloud is capable of beating sephiroth now

    • @resonaire
      @resonaire 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Exactly. Sephiroth manipulated the shit outta the party getting them to destroy the whispers.... Granted the party could stand to gain by not following the OG timeline as well... But its definitely Sephiroth who stands to gain the most.

    • @laurajanco2i
      @laurajanco2i 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      can this be one of those things in which, everyone including Sephiroth think that they are changing stuff but in reality they are just stomping on each other's feet?

    • @gallarinas
      @gallarinas หลายเดือนก่อน

      thats what i think

  • @theotehoart
    @theotehoart 4 ปีที่แล้ว +189

    here's the topic :
    32:05 LEVEL 1 THEORY (COMMON)
    32:35 LEVEL 2 THEORY (UNCOMMON)
    50:40 LEVEL 3 THEORY (RARE)
    52:20 LEVEL 3 THEORY MAX (RARE)
    1:05:57 THEORY ABOUT JESSIE
    1:06:49 MORE LEVEL 3 THEORY (RARE)
    1:12:45 ABOUT 3 WHISPER BOSS
    1:23:50 HUGE BRAIN THEORY LEVEL 3
    1:26:33 FF7 REMAKE POSTER KEYART
    1:27:03 LEVEL 4 MAX'S BIG BRAIN THEORY
    2:02:20 WHO IS CHADLY
    Fcking love this podcast, these theories so interesting to listen. Thanks guys

  • @jusu2262
    @jusu2262 4 ปีที่แล้ว +292

    "I'll never be a memory." - Advent Children Sephiroth

    • @Kawayolnyo
      @Kawayolnyo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      "NEVER BE GAME OVER" (c) Kojimbo

    • @iMizutsune
      @iMizutsune 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      This line always stood out to me. As villains go, it's the one I'll always remember.

    • @theexitiabilis3654
      @theexitiabilis3654 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They are going to erase sephiroth from ever existing

    • @rcasey
      @rcasey 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      TheExitiabilis They may have to, the way this is going.

    • @EternalxSnow
      @EternalxSnow 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He's like a cockroach lol. A really hot one.

  • @kunifumi5264
    @kunifumi5264 4 ปีที่แล้ว +225

    "FF7 Remake Ultimania" is released in Japan today. Max is right. They are Kadaj, Yazoo, and Loz. It is not official that FF7R is going to be three parts. They've already started developing Part 2.

    • @jeanvalero1597
      @jeanvalero1597 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I havent found the part where they confirm they are the advent children, could you provide a link please :3

    • @samuelreynaldoff
      @samuelreynaldoff 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The fight song title even has the word "Advent" in it

    • @munem939
      @munem939 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Where in the Ultimania does it say that the 3 Whispers you right are the 3 Advent Children? I looked through the entire interview and couldn't find it

    • @bajed10
      @bajed10 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@munem939 its the FF7R 752-page book/bible. but it's currently being translated since it's in japanese.

    • @solidadsoriano9235
      @solidadsoriano9235 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      It seems that Nomura wants part 2 out ASAP. He got hyped too 🤣

  • @SoulsLords
    @SoulsLords 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    They nailed it. Literally predicted everything 4 years in advance. Geniuses recognising the genius of Nomura, you love to see it!

  • @YetiCoolBrother
    @YetiCoolBrother 4 ปีที่แล้ว +444

    Max did an almost 10 hour lore heavy stream of the game after this. What a legend, the FFVII fan we need but not the one we deserve.

    • @praveen8487
      @praveen8487 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      @@jdogg0130x2k he only said he doesnt like kingdom hearts nothing about kh fans.

    • @COCO-zg3ip
      @COCO-zg3ip 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I remember he said he was going to appear in two podcasts, do you remember the second podcast he will appear in?

    • @KenpachiRules84
      @KenpachiRules84 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@jdogg0130x2k It's his opinion. Get over it.

    • @darthmarth87
      @darthmarth87 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      @@jdogg0130x2k I recall him saying he doesn't like KH because of the robotic characters (a fair point, and I like KH mostly). Proceeded to say its fine if you like it. As for the twitch hate mob . . . Yeah well that's just online mob shit that always happens everywhere unfortunately (even EZA chat, which is largely respectful devolves into that sometimes), don't let that impact your own likes and dislikes :)

    • @Xandersama
      @Xandersama 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      He then soloed Bahamut on hard mode. This man is a monster!

  • @DeeBeeGeek
    @DeeBeeGeek 4 ปีที่แล้ว +525

    This level 4 shit just destroyed my mind... The 2015 trailer is now a different trailer

    • @robreich6881
      @robreich6881 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why?

    • @christophpoll784
      @christophpoll784 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@robreich6881 Well you can have a second (or even thrid) reading on the text now.
      Who is saying it? Sounds like an older Sephiroth. Is he manipulating me in that moment?
      "Those encoutered, were not forgotten - That someday, we will see them again" - Aerith? Sephiroth? Or just "all the characters, we as players loved to play"??
      And of yourse, you can search for different readings in all of those sentences.
      I am really looking forward to playing that game, when it finally arrives on PC.

    • @robreich6881
      @robreich6881 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@christophpoll784 Hmmmm, I guess. Hopefully get a resolution before 2030

    • @Hibernial
      @Hibernial 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Incorporating the og ff7 into remake is amazing. You don’t realize it till the very end, and that’s after mulling it over. Max exploded my mind on this show.

    • @miggysmunchies
      @miggysmunchies 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      To add to this the 2015 trailer shows Wutai soldiers infiltrating Midgar.

  • @elliotharvie8657
    @elliotharvie8657 4 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    One example I think they missed about Aerith's awareness of the situation and how much information she was fed from the lifestream, is how casually she walks through the slums before the plate is about to drop. She walks as she is carrying the first kid before heading to save Marlene without urgency because at that point she already knows that she is going to save her and will get out before the plate drops.

    • @Misfiring89
      @Misfiring89 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Yes, she even said "There's still time but....". She knows it will drop and the approximate timing of it.

    • @losnfjslefn8857
      @losnfjslefn8857 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      My mind just keeps being blown. I gotta do a second playthrough.
      There was another scene where, when Cloud meets Aerith the second time, Aerith mentions that Cloud is doing Mercenary work, and Cloud asks her how she knew that, and Aerith plays it off as just a guess. Oh man!

    • @BaldorfBreakdowns
      @BaldorfBreakdowns 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Aerith also thought a Death Chariot trying to murder them was a friendly ghost that just wanted to play...

    • @srijanroy2379
      @srijanroy2379 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@BaldorfBreakdowns You're remembering it wrong. The friendly ghost was one of the souls that the chariot had trapped. It even thanks the party after the chariot had been defeated.

  • @FlameJackstar
    @FlameJackstar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +173

    I come back to this video pretty often just to hear these 5 adults absolutely nerding out about their favorite game ever, clinging to Max's lips as if he's some sort of cult leader. I love it.

    • @Harri_James
      @Harri_James 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The Minn Max deep dive is great too!

  • @saynotop2w
    @saynotop2w 4 ปีที่แล้ว +234

    This is an Easy Allies podcast guest starring Maximillian Dood, but it really just rather feels like PCP University Lecture on FF7.

    • @Powerman293
      @Powerman293 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      This would be far better then anything BestGuy would present about the remake.
      "HURRR DURR TIME TRAVEL BAD"

    • @XxjeffersonDkidxX
      @XxjeffersonDkidxX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Powerman293 it's more like *past rewriting time travel bad*

    • @chibill467
      @chibill467 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      TEDTALK

  • @finfen9730
    @finfen9730 4 ปีที่แล้ว +355

    Calling it now. Cloud will save Aerith at the temple and it'll be a part of Sephiroth's plan. She can't become a part of the lifestream and stop meteor. I think she's going to realize this and we're going to lose her again in a different way. Get ready for the hurt...

    • @darknesswave100
      @darknesswave100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      So if your theory is correct we'll have the joy of saving her only for her to be ripped from us in a completely new and heartbreaking way? Well let me get my tissues ready now 😔

    • @jimmycruz81
      @jimmycruz81 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I don’t know if I’m for this. Lol my wife will wake in night like, “why the fuck you got tears?” Lol

    • @lordk4in
      @lordk4in 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@darknesswave100 Probably, Sephiroth will try to murder her by Cloud himself, so that would much better explains the "mental breakdown" Cloud had in the OG game, also there wont be any need to place Ultima weapon attacking the village, neither Cloud and Tifa falling in the lifestream. That's what I think.

    • @juliogomesdesouza9035
      @juliogomesdesouza9035 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@lordk4in As much as it would hurt.
      Am I the only one that wants a Cloud vs Aerith boss battle? Where we would control Cloud being controlled by Sephiroth because of the jenova cells.

    • @chadmarsh5356
      @chadmarsh5356 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@juliogomesdesouza9035 hmm... what if that is another important point that causes a singularity and you have to fight off Cloud with Zack. Warm happy reunion after the fight, you think you saved aerith, and then current timeline Sephiroth from the sky. Fate is satisfied so the singularity falls apart so they go back to their own timelines with the new knowledge that more than just their planet is at risk.

  • @juanra85
    @juanra85 4 ปีที่แล้ว +248

    This has been easily the BEST post game discussion. The level of perspective discussed to create new forms of appreciation for the game are fantastic. Ina world that rewards haters, thank you for going against the tide and making this.

  • @catatonic165
    @catatonic165 3 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    I wish i knew people to be able to talk about games at this level.

    • @TheeBelvedere
      @TheeBelvedere 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same

    • @annaverity105
      @annaverity105 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      me too

    • @strelitziamystery21
      @strelitziamystery21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same

    • @dantetouchdown9030
      @dantetouchdown9030 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same

    • @tumei1851
      @tumei1851 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have one and our conversations are kinda hilarious. We usually just dump everything videogame and movie related at each other and not much else and with the rest of my friends we very VERY rarely talk about games but talk about and do basically everything under the sky and thats alright. I don't really need a whole community of mega nerds around me as long as I have at least someone with whom I can express my love for this medium and it's honestly so liberating.

  • @rtql8d
    @rtql8d 4 ปีที่แล้ว +318

    My theory for alternate Gaia: Jessie’s mom is sick instead of her dad, her dad doesn’t know how to make pizza, therefore Wedge is skinnier

    • @grooberscoober9521
      @grooberscoober9521 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Thats only if wedge survived the assumed fall off Shinra building

    • @gerald3339
      @gerald3339 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And Zack would be the one helping with the bombing instead of Cloud

    • @Rfono97
      @Rfono97 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      what if in that reality it was Wedge that pushed Biggs off of the pillar

    • @willh69
      @willh69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Even the lifestream cant stop Wedge from being fat
      His name is WEDGE, ffs

    • @RenHeng_canon
      @RenHeng_canon 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      LMFAO

  • @skrillex4x987
    @skrillex4x987 4 ปีที่แล้ว +456

    Having Max join this discussion was a really good call. Guy’s definitely got a ton of heart and passion for FF7. Its freakin great dood.

    • @Ronin-kk4bt
      @Ronin-kk4bt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Agree 100% Max is a ff7 expert with a huge passion for the game his input is needed

    • @alexmansfield3268
      @alexmansfield3268 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Ronin 90 in the cloud trailer for smash bros 4 the dude was able to tell it was final fantasy 7 just from the first few beats of the song, the dude is a massive fucking fan

    • @marcoguerreiro2760
      @marcoguerreiro2760 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      The original FF VII is his favorite game of all time, he absolutely loves this game

    • @aerithgainsborough4726
      @aerithgainsborough4726 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yup no Max no Party

    • @vincentgraymore
      @vincentgraymore 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Ronin-kk4bt But even so he makes mistakes and people are too bedazzled to see thig. :S people are like blinded and following a prophet based on theories rather than fact. This discussion would have been way better if someone was actually more critical. People are gonna people I guess.

  • @rattusnorvegicus7368
    @rattusnorvegicus7368 4 ปีที่แล้ว +231

    "Aerith is super aware of what's going on"
    Shit, yes. There are so many situations, even subtle without words. This girl's seen something we might think we are already aware of, but maybe we aren't.

    • @roastpork5437
      @roastpork5437 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Chapter 14, Aerith secret scene. Watch it on TH-cam and be enlightened.

    • @rattusnorvegicus7368
      @rattusnorvegicus7368 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@roastpork5437 "Subtle"

    • @callum6224
      @callum6224 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Rattus Norvegicus there is subtly tho? Not the whole game, but playing it again I picked up on a lot more than I did my first playthrough

    • @zaphyy
      @zaphyy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      *Spoilers*
      Completed the game and was watching parts of Max's playthrough. When Tifa is about to tell Aerith to head to 7th Heaven (before the plate drop), Aerith cuts her off and finishes her sentence by saying that she will get Marlene. As far as I know, Aerith isn't supposed to know about who Marlene is so I think this is one point where Aerith's awareness is demonstrated.

    • @kephalai
      @kephalai 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@zaphyy there was a scene in the ghost train part where Tifa called out to Marlene so thats where Aerith knows about Marlene

  • @macdoninri
    @macdoninri 4 ปีที่แล้ว +240

    I wanna burn this analysis into a dvd and include it in my Deluxe Edition for a complete package

    • @diegomariani9761
      @diegomariani9761 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Don Dimanlig duuuuuuuuuuuuuuudeeeeee hahaha YESSSS

    • @kadosho02
      @kadosho02 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Essentially this is The Document disc of FFVII Remake

  • @CommandaInChief
    @CommandaInChief 4 ปีที่แล้ว +438

    They better keep the English voice cast because it is PERFECT

    • @damienkun8786
      @damienkun8786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Everyone's except Sephiroths. His VA sounds gay, no offense to gay people.

    • @MrJk360
      @MrJk360 3 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      @@damienkun8786 Really? I actually loved his voice in this game

    • @damienkun8786
      @damienkun8786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@MrJk360 he could be better.. change the way he orchestrates his words. Re watch the scenes with cloud, it just sounds like he's seducing him. I know I'm not the only one

    • @Miha-ii3dy
      @Miha-ii3dy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      @@damienkun8786 I thought that's how Sephiroth is supposed to sound like? He sounds exactly like in Advent Children and Crisis Core.

    • @damienkun8786
      @damienkun8786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Miha-ii3dy go watch the scenes with him n cloud in AC. Way different.

  • @Neox999
    @Neox999 4 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    11:44 "Like I love Kingdom Hearts, but man those characters are like totally unreal goofy robots"
    Goofy: *sad hyuck noises*

    • @TAMAMO-VIRUS
      @TAMAMO-VIRUS 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The best characters in the series are Aqua, Ansem the Wise, and Riku. Sora has great moments. Everyone else is just kinda meh

    • @johnedwards3489
      @johnedwards3489 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That's not saying much. Every character who talked made me cringe... hard.. Riku literally felt like a robot up to the moment when he blocks the heartless for Sora.

    • @TheSlammurai
      @TheSlammurai 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah... Whoever was in charge of dialogue in that series (Nomura?) didn't do a very good job. Then again, you can argue that KH is essentially a Disney game so that may have been by design.

    • @Lakross101
      @Lakross101 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love KH for the gameplay, it's one of my fav combat systems ever.
      That being said the characters are nothing more than plot devices? The fact that Roxas and Ventus give a little gasp when seeing each other in 3 was proof that there's nothing of a personality in either of them.

    • @brandoa1131
      @brandoa1131 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      John Edwards in other games it wasn’t to bad, BUT 3.... omg it was so bad.

  • @gtabestjulios
    @gtabestjulios 4 ปีที่แล้ว +329

    I’m amazed that max caught all of it before the ultimania released.
    And most of the things he talked about were right, even with the Advent Children stuff.

    • @music79075
      @music79075 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Wait the ultimania confirmed what he said?

    • @mrdude88
      @mrdude88 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I mean Max loves FF7, so anything the developers says in media about FF7 he takes it as an absolute.

    • @Akkumako
      @Akkumako 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mrdude88 ???

    • @liynne
      @liynne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@music79075 yes, almost all of it

    • @liynne
      @liynne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@mrdude88 you read that wrong, max figured those things out before ff7 devs confirmed things

  • @anthonybuccilli4531
    @anthonybuccilli4531 4 ปีที่แล้ว +271

    It’s insane. This episode of Spoiler Mode has almost become cannon within a lot of FF Remake groups.

  • @Pally-Main
    @Pally-Main 4 ปีที่แล้ว +677

    Wait so you’re telling me that FFVII:R was *actually a sequel*
    This is 5th Level

    • @TheSlammurai
      @TheSlammurai 4 ปีที่แล้ว +141

      The last thing he says about it being a remake because Sephiroth is remaking the timeline floored me.

    • @donaldcurry1020
      @donaldcurry1020 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      unproven and not even close

    • @YKplaysMC
      @YKplaysMC 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@donaldcurry1020 Yeah I don't get why so many people keep saying it's a sequel

    • @Unexpectedstuff
      @Unexpectedstuff 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      donald curry it’s obviously “continuation” (I picked closest word) of the original though. It’s basically was said in the ending by Aerith. And without original, this remake feels lacking.
      Again - They bring out stuff that would happen (from the original), and pre-final fight - you’re fighting for that not happening exactly as it will happen in the original, it was said clearly.
      Not saying if this good or bad, just saying.
      Maybe not a sequel, but “what if..” spin-off.
      Whatever, we don’t need to label everything. That’s the plan - game for old fans, and newbs.
      P.s. if you were talking about Future Sephiroth stuff - totally speculative, I agree.

    • @Sora2314
      @Sora2314 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@TheSlammurai Exactly. And that's what makes Sephiroth an even more creepy, unknown and sinister villain here. His interference with the story and assumed knowledge of the timeline, messing with the player, just adds so much more depth to him. It amplifies the sci-fi horror aspect of FF7 regarding Sephiroth and Jenova.

  • @rctolentino3262
    @rctolentino3262 4 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    Long ago, we looked upon a foreboding sky. The memory of the star that threatened all, burns eternal in our hearts. In its wake, came an age of silence. Yet with each fond remembrance, we knew, those encountered, where not forgotten. That some day, we would see them again. Perhaps it was no more than wishful thinking.... But after the long calm, there are now the beginnings of a stir. The reunion at hand may bring joy, it may bring fear, but let us embrace for whatever it brings. For they are coming back, at last the promise has been made.

  • @CuriousCorduroy
    @CuriousCorduroy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    You guys are gonna have to do a part 2 to this. I enjoyed the conversation so much so that I didn't want it to end.

    • @a.p.5342
      @a.p.5342 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      CuriousCorduroy Agreed haha

    • @darknesswave100
      @darknesswave100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Seriously though I was watching this and it felt like 10 minutes. I looked at the clock in my room and 2 and a half freaking hours went by. Just started at my phone for a few minutes dumbfounded like how lol

  • @chillpenguin7679
    @chillpenguin7679 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Watching this now, i'm so glad Damiani was WRONG about the openness of FFVII: Rebirth at 47:18 lol
    Rebirth's world was MASSIVE, and you can actually seemlessly travel from location to location once you get the Tiny Bronco. It's amazing!

  • @mckloggins
    @mckloggins 4 ปีที่แล้ว +375

    This spoiler mode is a dream come true

    • @christiangutierrez9715
      @christiangutierrez9715 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      It really is dude #mindblown

    • @arvzg
      @arvzg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Literally the 2 spoiler cast I wanted the most, I can't believe they're doing it together

    • @lofty4629
      @lofty4629 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Two of my favourite youtube channels come together, amazing.
      Feel I am obligated to donate now lol

  • @MassiveScore
    @MassiveScore 4 ปีที่แล้ว +191

    Kyle: I've settled all of my bets
    Max: Hold my materia

    • @zegers11
      @zegers11 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hahahaha you nailed it.

  • @andrewkos5560
    @andrewkos5560 4 ปีที่แล้ว +215

    Max is absolutely spectacular in this. I listened to this on a walk and his theory "Levels" got me ridiculously pumped.

  • @theplaguedoctor3381
    @theplaguedoctor3381 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    the big brain move obviously is to have the entire original ff7 as a playable minigame in the golden saucer

    • @resonaire
      @resonaire 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lmao hell yes. I mean what... You'd only need like 1 gigabyte?

    • @onecanadian4946
      @onecanadian4946 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nah not gold saucer, bugenhagen will show us what’s really going on in the planet and then we’ll find his arcade machine and realize how he knew

    • @rodrigonogueira9375
      @rodrigonogueira9375 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Imagine halfway through the playthrough max just spends the next 20 episodes beating sephiroth in the original FF7 inside ff7 rebirth.

    • @dikia426
      @dikia426 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Dude....

  • @modestalchemist
    @modestalchemist 4 ปีที่แล้ว +347

    "every time they touch me i lose a piece of myself" - THEY"RE TRYING TO MAKE HER FORGET WHAT SHE KNOWS!

    • @creativebusinessunit7506
      @creativebusinessunit7506 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Damn that might be it

    • @VvVici
      @VvVici 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      And also she says something similar to "I'm lost in a maze" as in she knows what's coming, but cannot explain it to the group because that would change the story/predetermined path.

    • @fa5_blee363
      @fa5_blee363 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What the fuck how did no one else catch that

    • @liynne
      @liynne 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@VvVici yes bc she's not supposed to know whats going to happen *plot ghosts* but as aerith said, their voices cannot reach sephy hence why he's not affected by them

    • @molonlabe1509
      @molonlabe1509 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Close....but I think it's more that the more the timeline changes, the less she can be sure about in the future

  • @staggeredpotato6941
    @staggeredpotato6941 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Max still has his Hype-materia equipped...now it's maxed out too ! Shine on

    • @Ronin-kk4bt
      @Ronin-kk4bt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hahaha his hype has not run out

  • @cambienvenu
    @cambienvenu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    This is an absolute dream TH-cam Collab, Max and the allies talking about FF7 Remake, who would have ever thought this would be a thing 10 years ago?

  • @AgentAika001
    @AgentAika001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    Time to revisit this masterful video after the Rebirth announcement

  • @starroadgamecafe
    @starroadgamecafe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    I wasn't going to watch this video. I clicked on a whim, and I gotta say, Max's theories made this game so much better. Holy shit

    • @macdoninri
      @macdoninri 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      why were you avoiding it? or temporarily?

    • @zaknafindel
      @zaknafindel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I told some people at work earlier today that I was a little disappointed in FF7R, wasn't really feeling a second playthrough, etc. Randomly discovered this video tonight and now I am so hype, about to call in sick tomorrow to start hard mode

    • @CJTranceAddiction
      @CJTranceAddiction 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow, Square is lucky Max has a lot of dedicated followers without a mind of their own lmfao. This news just makes me dislike the plot even more than I already did.

    • @CJTranceAddiction
      @CJTranceAddiction 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@zaknafindel Wait, you gotta be joking lol.....you gotta be.

    • @zaknafindel
      @zaknafindel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@CJTranceAddiction no joke! And obviously stoked to see where they take it now that this video filled in the massive gaps in the ending that went way over my head on first seeing it. Sorry, you didn't feel it as much

  • @Taygon45
    @Taygon45 4 ปีที่แล้ว +225

    Level 4
    Sephiroth: I will never be a memory
    Aireth: I must always be a memory
    Cloud: I am going to remember

    • @ZeldaFan0o0
      @ZeldaFan0o0 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      lol

    • @mrdude88
      @mrdude88 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Zach to Cloud: .............

    • @Dami_Ka
      @Dami_Ka 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Zack: "am I a fucking joke to you?"

  • @PerceptionsofFate
    @PerceptionsofFate 4 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    rewatching some interviews with Kitase and Nomura... they know what they did. all of this is on purpose. all of the levels and layers. they were so smug in all of the interviews...

    • @tw4898
      @tw4898 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Frank S which interviews are you referring to? I’m interested to go back and see too.

    • @marzthedemon66
      @marzthedemon66 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Milkyway2099 kingdom hearts help them actually telling a story

    • @andreyoliveira9257
      @andreyoliveira9257 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We've been played all along...

  • @Morden97
    @Morden97 3 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    Holy crap ppl thought Max was crazy but he's getting everything right so far. Goddamn god tier brain 🧠

    • @Kotoamatsukami55
      @Kotoamatsukami55 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      its Max his curse that huge omega brain😂

    • @sakuracardcaptor4709
      @sakuracardcaptor4709 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wrong LOL

    • @Kango234
      @Kango234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      He only gets more right!

    • @Cetra29
      @Cetra29 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      After the 3rd game people will see how much he did not actually get right. This game is not what people think it is. It is way more Compilation consistent.

    • @fearlesscheshirecat1411
      @fearlesscheshirecat1411 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I love Max, but to be honest a lot of the theories “he” comes up with are actually fans commenting on his live streams.
      I’ve seen several times where somebody would say something and Max would be like, “ehh I don’t think so, that just seems like a stretch”. Then later on in discussions like these he’ll sit there acting like it’s his own idea.

  • @waraidako
    @waraidako 4 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    Just walking around listening to people was one of my favourite parts of this game. Especially the Shinra employees, because they had the balls to actually show that the evil corporation you're fighting against is filled with many many good people, who truly believe in what they're doing. Seeing the middle manager guy in the beginning, despite being absolutely terrified by this huge man with a machine gun for an arm getting right up in his face and antagonising him, standing his ground and proclaiming his belief in peaceful progress, or spying on the meetings in Shinra HQ and hearing them trying to come up with ways to help the victims of the plate collapse, even right up to the top echelons of the company with the head of Urban Development, Reeve Tuesti, pleading with the President of Shinra to reconsider his plans, and later sitting at his desk with his face in his hands just absolutely gutted by his own inability to do anything to prevent these atrocities.
    This is something I've been missing from a lot of fiction, the nuanced protrayal of people on different sides of a conflict. It's especially evident in Star Wars, where every Imperial is portrayed as someone who walks around laughing maniacally and kicking puppies for fun. Reality is very few people think they're the bad guys, they just have different perspectives on how to do the most good, and seeing the Shinra people sincerely and honestly believe in the ability of Shinra to make life better for people makes the entire world feel so much more believable.

    • @Arsio12
      @Arsio12 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Reeve is honestly one of my favourite things about this Remake. Showing him trying so hard to help the people of Midgar, Cait Sith running in vain to try stop the Plate from falling. Reeve was always one of the more forgetable main characters to me in the original, but the Remake so far already made a stronger impression, I can't wait for Cait Sith to join the party.

    • @Moofmoof
      @Moofmoof 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I think it's very topical to politics as well. Well intentioned people at the middle/lower level but a lot of corruption and obfuscated deals at the top level.

    • @Guts_Brando
      @Guts_Brando 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Read Attack On Titan, youll love it

  • @MrDazzy234
    @MrDazzy234 4 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    Haters:
    "I hate Cloud's personality in the ramake make him worry and excited, we want him to be very cold guy"
    Squall:

    • @deddrz2549
      @deddrz2549 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Whenever I hear those people, all I'm hearing is "I want Cloud to still be a flat, boring character!"

    • @137cloud
      @137cloud 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Jeez they want the edgy Cloud who needs personal advice from Marlene over the goofy dorky Cloud that makes a real party leader.

    • @BlackMFVelvet
      @BlackMFVelvet 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I found this surprising because Cloud felt more cold to me in this game than in the original

    • @brandoa1131
      @brandoa1131 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Deddrz ikr. They literally don’t want a character to have character.

    • @blkwng
      @blkwng 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I dont know why theyd say that; I think all the characters in the remake were portrayed very closely to how they seemed to me back in the original.

  • @garywood97
    @garywood97 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Max basically turned into the Alex Jones of Final Fantasy in this. Interdimensional psychic vampires!

    • @BknMoonStudios
      @BknMoonStudios 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      The mako in the water is turning the freaking frogs gay!

    • @bevrosity
      @bevrosity 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      theyre real!

    • @bevrosity
      @bevrosity 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BknMoonStudios lmao perfect

    • @GrahamChapman
      @GrahamChapman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BknMoonStudios **frogged Cloud and Barret yaoi noices**
      Uh-huh, yup, I think that settles it: I'm going to Hell.

  • @fernandozavaletabustos205
    @fernandozavaletabustos205 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    One year later, I still comeback to this podcast.

    • @silvanovolpi4708
      @silvanovolpi4708 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I just re-watched it as well! I've been having pangs about replaying the game lately, so I need to hold out another 2 months of waiting for Intergrade and the Yuffie Intermission!!

    • @morningfog532
      @morningfog532 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same! Hands down the greatest post-game discussion I’ve EVER heard! My hype for part 2 quintupled after listening to this!

    • @Kotoamatsukami55
      @Kotoamatsukami55 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      same same😄

  • @dekaidoku
    @dekaidoku 4 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    56:45 What Max says is even more true in Japanese where Sephiroth changes his usual formal condescending pronoun of "Watashi" to his Soldier Days and More Personal Pronoun of "Ore"

    • @creativebusinessunit7506
      @creativebusinessunit7506 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Wow I did not know that, that's an easily missable detail for commoners like myself. Incredible direction by the developers!!!!!!

    • @agravain9006
      @agravain9006 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Max-imum brain right there.

    • @Shalakor
      @Shalakor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That's also why I think there's a good chance it could be the case that that scene hints at the possibility that there's an instance of Sephi that wants to reclaim his humanity in opposition to the Sephi that's merged with the Lifestream that's trying to maintain his godhood. It's also possible that Sephi is just the facade, and Jenova is the true consciousness that makes the villain Sephi what he/it is, the actual manipulator in the equation, simply adopting his form as the representative of the next evolution of the alien eldritch abomination entity it/she is. ...Kinda like the whole Lavos parasitically incorporating the DNA and knowledge of each planet it devours to evolve its form detail that gets dropped in Chrono Trigger/Cross, since they're basically both the same concept/type of creature. (It was always a question since the original game on who's controlling who between Sephiroth and Jenova, and that may be more explicitly played with this time around.)

    • @jonathonbartos3061
      @jonathonbartos3061 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@Shalakor The creators have all always maintained that Sephiroth is the one in control, not Jenova. People need to stop trying to make Sephiroth not a villain. He is pure, grade-A villain.

    • @PenguinsAreColdish
      @PenguinsAreColdish 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Shalakor sephiroth is in control.

  • @aoiinu4472
    @aoiinu4472 4 ปีที่แล้ว +187

    Discussions that dive this deep into a game is exactly what the developers work so hard for, their dedication lived on through us after the credits roll. How long has it been since the gaming community could come together to discuss the events of a game on this major a scale? We need to appreciate what FF7 and the devs have reintroduced to the gaming community, uncertainty and theories. Because for once we have no real clue whats going on or coming next. Keep discussions like these coming guys, I have no doubts they're watching.

    • @manaswin123
      @manaswin123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It's kinda double-edge sword on that like, when fans get too much hype up for the next game, fans gonna get too disappointed if the game is not delivered. Similar to what Star Wars fans got in the recent trilogy. it's scary in a way tho.

    • @aoiinu4472
      @aoiinu4472 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@manaswin123 Definitely a fear that comes up because unlike back then, we have the internet now so we can read all these theories and have a headcanon bonanza. But I don't think that means the devs should stay inside of a box. Majority of the game they gave us was exactly what we wanted, and that's over 15 years+ of hype from us seeing how technology has advanced and how we would like to see the Remake done. They fought that battle and just won. It was one battle yeah, but if they can deliver on 15+ years of waiting hype I think they can win the war over fan theories.

    • @MrAkitso
      @MrAkitso 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      AoiiNu 1

    • @IzThatit
      @IzThatit 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@manaswin123 the disappointment had nothing to do with expectations and more to do with Hollywood trying to be inclusive when it comes to "talent."
      Talent isn't inclusive, you're either the best or you're not. Picking a bunch "different" people because they're different doesn't add to the quality of a product.

    • @enki2904
      @enki2904 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrAkitso I knew there was going to be at least one person that replied with a niche ass series nobody knows about.

  • @nvhieu97
    @nvhieu97 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    The comment that I keep seeing around that really resonates with me is that. People noticed the opening and ending of the original FF7 are actually different. In the OG opening Aerith’s eyes are already open, and in the ending cutscene she is opening her eyes. The remakes opening cutscene also shows Aerith opening her eyes. Like she just witnessed the events of the original game through the lifestream knowledge. The original game could have been a possible future and the remake is her trying to use her knowledge to adjust the outcome? If you notice throughout the game she makes odd comments and isn’t exactly herself. Like she’s aware and knows everything that happens. Red 13’s comment on his memory of running in the beginning of Advent Children is the “future if they fail” as if the OG & AC movie had the bad ending.... idk my mind is blown and I have faith in Square Enix! I’m sure they’ll nail it all.

    • @Posichronic
      @Posichronic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      You want more proof? There's a bunch of things she says and does that can be written off as character quirks, that when you play through again you'll see in a different light.
      The reunion flower at the start is an obvious one, but easy to write off as a nod to fans, until you realize that it's more than that, to her, it really was a reunion.
      At Corneo's mansion, she greets Tifa like an old friend, even though they never met. It takes her a moment to realize that and introduce herself.
      She already knows who Marlene is before Tifa can finish asking her to get her to safety.
      That's just a few, there's more than that if you pay attention, not including the obvious ones.
      I think it's pretty great how they managed to be so subtle about it for the most part.
      That's also why a lot of people think the ending is such a mess. It appeared to just come out of no-where at first glance. But if you go through again and pay attention, the clues are all there, and you can see the buildup to it clearly, you just weren't looking for it on the first go around.

    • @DozenMarks
      @DozenMarks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Posichronic All of those I can get behind except "maybe" the Marlene thing, but I'd have to go and replay Chapter 11 to verify. Didn't they see some ghost scene and Tifa mentions Marlene during it at one point? Perhaps that's how Aerith knew that Marlene was the one to go look for.
      There's a chance that she already remembers Marlene as well, however.

    • @TheSlammurai
      @TheSlammurai 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Then why didn't she tell Cloud and Tifa not to stand on Corneo's trapdoor? They'd have made it to Sector 7 fast enough to potentially stop the destruction, evacuate everyone, or at least save Biggs, Wedge, and Jessie.

    • @firmanhandipratama8414
      @firmanhandipratama8414 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheSlammurai I think the whispers would stop them though

    • @peets9490
      @peets9490 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@TheSlammurai how would they have made it to the sector faster if the whispers had stopped them after? Just like how Hojo was going to tell the gang about Cloud's past but got swept away.
      It's to keep the timeline going until they ultimately chased after Sephiroth who was trying to alter it.
      Sounds like you haven't even listened to the video and took in what Max is speculating, which actually makes sense.

  • @vanthadoun1
    @vanthadoun1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    holy crap, Max is on a whole other level compared to the other speakers. The other 4 are talking about FF7R as fans who enjoyed it, Max- "lets go into analytical detail about the Plot Ghosts..." everyone else....."Ummm, I never thought about it that way"

    • @damienkun8786
      @damienkun8786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He got his ideas from his "chat" he didn't figure it all out by himself. Though, he is talking as if he did which is annoying

    • @liynne
      @liynne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@damienkun8786 he figured stuff out himself as well, it's not the chat, he together with the chat figured stuff out.,

  • @pallyjaius
    @pallyjaius 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    This discussion was incredible, and made me see the game in such a new light. It also released tension, I didn't even know I was holding. Am I part of the Maximilian Dood cult now?

    • @watermelonpizza7824
      @watermelonpizza7824 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      If you start saying Dood then yes.
      You're a part of the cult. XD

  • @j23roa
    @j23roa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    after listening to Max's wisdom, it's impossible to listen to other podcasts about ff7 remake. I want every single TH-camr and podcaster to hear Max's wisdom before they go on for 2 hours missing the point.

    • @VAB419
      @VAB419 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      raymundo God, same. I hope his ideas spread throughout FF7’s fandom more. There’s some actual critical thought and ideas going on in his brain and the couple podcasts/reviews like this I tried to listen to before just frustrate me with their “great game...but that Kingdom Heartsy ending? Crap! Nomura’d! I can’t believe they trashed my childhood game!” Ughh

    • @andrewboyer7544
      @andrewboyer7544 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It's not really wisdom for the most part it's just knowledge. However his way of approaching the subject could be considered wisdom.

    • @blackwidow7804
      @blackwidow7804 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Sadly not everyone reached lv4 lol.

    • @kwedl
      @kwedl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@VAB419 You expect too much from the FF/Square "fanbase" they never do any research at all and barely know anything about the series or who actually worked on it.
      Just look at all the people blindly hating on it or calling it KH. It just shows that they haven't played KH and either haven't played the original or payed no attention.

    • @omarhasan1465
      @omarhasan1465 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      At the same time, if you made me sit through Advent Children again just to understand this video I would not be very willing.

  • @oopopp
    @oopopp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    I REALLY hope FF7R team saw this ... they follow SOME of Max's thinking and they can make something really special ...
    It's like when fans had theories for Game of Thrones finals season that were WAAAAAY better than what they gave us,

    • @JacobOlli
      @JacobOlli 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      What were some of the game of thrones theories?

    • @JokermanUno
      @JokermanUno 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah and all these theories are gonna turn to ash in our mouths just like it did with GoT. Hope people temper their expectations after listening to this.

    • @robbiesilverwolf
      @robbiesilverwolf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I thought the writers of GOT saw that fans guessed exactly what they were doing so they changed it just so it would be surprising

    • @paladinplayer
      @paladinplayer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think she story is already written. And maybe they're even doing it like Eiichiro Oda, that he wants an ending no one expects and maybe even changes it if people figure it out.

    • @nickharris5231
      @nickharris5231 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Here's tue thing about this thinking. Now, no matter what they do, you wont give them credit. If they biff it, the internet is primed and ready to jump all over them. If this stuff, which is borne of what we experienced in the game they made, turns out to be true; you'll say they must have watched fan videos and got ideas on what to do to make it good. The reality is, this gave has been in development for 5 years minimum, and I guarantee the second and/or third parts were in development right alongside this one. My money is on the next installment dropping a year from now.

  • @grapespace
    @grapespace 2 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    I’m rewatching this for (probably) the third time since it’s initial upload, and it just hit me how awesome of a teacher Max is. He asks questions for participation from his class and shit. What a legend.

    • @andrewpaul8732
      @andrewpaul8732 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same here man! Found it looking for a stream post watched it with a friend after MTG night and now I'm here again 😂

  • @jaymarlenee91
    @jaymarlenee91 4 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    "Tell me what you cherish, so I can have the joy of taking it away"

    • @vocalcalibration8033
      @vocalcalibration8033 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      "There's not a thing I don't cherish"

    • @LuckiSir
      @LuckiSir 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      "Stay where you belong... In my memories."

    • @blackwaltz463
      @blackwaltz463 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      "I Will Never be a Memory!"

    • @thanthongsupawiwattakut
      @thanthongsupawiwattakut 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@vocalcalibration8033 so this is why sephiroth cameback in time
      He came to take "everything" away from cloud.

    • @TheDBZCollector
      @TheDBZCollector 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I cherish you being alive

  • @philiom7724
    @philiom7724 4 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    How great is it though that we're even having these kind of conversations about these characters in this world right now?

    • @TacticalMikey
      @TacticalMikey 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It sounds more like we're talking about connections to Advent children and Back to the Future

    • @philiom7724
      @philiom7724 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're one of those kinds of people that just enjoys being contrarian aren't you. "Ackshually..."

    • @nebulosa553
      @nebulosa553 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@philiom7724 hmm... thats not really fair. they're just saying it how they see it. they did use AC footage in the remake after all ;)

  • @TKM20XX
    @TKM20XX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +208

    Right after Chadley's secret gets revealed, he leaves the party with one final line:
    "It's wonderful not knowing what to expect."
    This is essentially what I feel after finishing and subsequently replaying the remake, there's just a constant tease from the devs from absolutely everything!

    • @StormSnake0618
      @StormSnake0618 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hold on, Chadley's secret? What are you referring to exactly? I've finished all his side quests so I'm genuinely curious if I missed something.

    • @hawaiianshirts2003
      @hawaiianshirts2003 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@StormSnake0618 you have to complete all the VR simulator battles in Hojo's lab.

    • @Mahtijanis
      @Mahtijanis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Also, very early in the game Biggs offers to modify Cloud’s sword, to which he at first declines. Biggs responds: “You some kind of purist? I know I’d never pass up a chance to improve my gear.”
      They really are using every opportunity to tell us the players that they aren’t going for a copy of the original. Everything from discreet hints to blatantly telling us in the end.

    • @artemis1993
      @artemis1993 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Mahtijanis Damn, that thought never crossed my mind during that scene. After you mentioned it, this game is even more brilliant than i thought, supposedly.

  • @MaxwellBXC
    @MaxwellBXC 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Just watched this back after completing Rebirth, how incredibly spot on was Max about Roche 🔥😂

  • @Erik-iq4et
    @Erik-iq4et 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    2:01:51 I think Cait Sith is supposed to have sentience separate from Reeve. That's the only way it makes sense, logically Reeve can't be helping the party all the time, he has to work and sleep and stuff. I think Chadley might be setting up Cait Sith to be the same, a sentient robot of some kind.

    • @yungsteven8636
      @yungsteven8636 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      yup he’s Reeve’s toy making hobby given sentience cause magic.

    • @darrylrobson4376
      @darrylrobson4376 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It very obviously does have its own sentience, it's not even a question, because it was really upset and emotional when it said goodbye at temple of ancients

  • @zenrix8422
    @zenrix8422 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    For most games this convoluted shit would annoy me but they did SUCH a good job with this remake that I’m on board for whatever comes next.
    This was easily my favorite spoiler mode you guys have ever done, you should have max on more!

  • @War624
    @War624 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Max "I don't want to sound crazy"
    Also Max *insert Charlie from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia meme*

    • @trentimus5700
      @trentimus5700 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      War624 episode start “The gang sounds crazy”

  • @omgdontstealvids123
    @omgdontstealvids123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Another interesting thing is that zack reacts to the explosion when you defeat the big whisper, like it physically knocks him over and he reacts to it. even if he never reacted to the whisper dome in the first place

  • @ssjduelistDD
    @ssjduelistDD 4 ปีที่แล้ว +228

    I feel naughty for watching this as a non patreon. Also deja vu.

  • @xsaberfaye
    @xsaberfaye 4 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    THIS TAKES THE WORD "REUNION" TO WHOLE NEW LEVELS OF UNDERSTANDING

  • @andrecarmine1602
    @andrecarmine1602 4 ปีที่แล้ว +321

    Sephiroth was revisiting Final Fantasy 7 just like us.

    • @ThiefofCrystals
      @ThiefofCrystals 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Seeing this almost humbled version of the character was shocking and fascinating for me. He almost seems to treat Cloud with a level of respect and I love this idea that he's more aware of events than most. This is not only a side of him we've never seen, it actually feels surprisingly fitting for the character.

    • @ChristheDowned
      @ChristheDowned 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@ThiefofCrystals They are turning everything to 11 with this and it's great. But people are going "oh no it's not exactly 1:1 mah feefees lets sue Square".

    • @EmeraldDC46257
      @EmeraldDC46257 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@ThiefofCrystals The funny thing is with Sephiroth pre-crazy he was a generally good guy when you go through Crisis Core with Zack. So seeing him being more humbled and respectable to Cloud makes sense as he probably mellows out after Advent Children to at first glance seem normal but still crazy.

    • @ThiefofCrystals
      @ThiefofCrystals 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@ChristheDowned I can understand feeling upset given the fact that the audience was effectively deceived, but that was also more or less necessary for the sake of the twist and everything going forward. I am a little worried Square can't pull off a big brain Kojima twist like this, but so far I'm onboard.
      I think the reason people are so upset is because 95% of the game was an incredible, faithful recreation, and now we won't have that anymore, the line of thought is likely 'but we COULD have had an accurate Remake' and they're right, and that would have been amazing. But I also take that 95% as proof that they CAN absolutely nail this world and the characters regardless of where they take the story now.
      The next parts will very much determine how this is ultimately remembered. It will either go down as one of the most incredible plot twists of all time, or be one final nail in the coffin for many fans of the series who have already had to deal with a string of disappointments.

    • @Peannlui
      @Peannlui 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Oh my god, we're all Sephiroth and Aerith now. The biggest bad versus the biggest good.

  • @nicke20686
    @nicke20686 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    this is probably the single greatest podcast, or whatever you want to call it, that I've ever seen/listened to. I've never felt so many waves of hype throughout one of these before.

  • @theodorwulffpoloni1016
    @theodorwulffpoloni1016 4 ปีที่แล้ว +264

    God, I feel like I was in school taking the best class ever

    • @Ronin-kk4bt
      @Ronin-kk4bt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      A ff7 class lol

    • @fernandozavaletabustos205
      @fernandozavaletabustos205 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      "First Class Soldier" Class.

    • @ragejinraver
      @ragejinraver 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      This podcast should have come with the Deluxe and First Class Editions

    • @winniethepooh4141
      @winniethepooh4141 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      you still take class in kindergarten?

    • @omgkitsune
      @omgkitsune 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Im out here taking LORE NOTES

  • @mrstake6665
    @mrstake6665 4 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    This is essentially just Max's Ted Talk on the FF7 timeline

    • @andyfox8377
      @andyfox8377 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      And it's awesome !

  • @aloysiusfinch
    @aloysiusfinch 4 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Jesus man I'm watching Max's playthrough and it's blowing my mind right now how on point he is with these small details. Max talking about the different levels honestly feels like Goku ascending through each stage of super saiyan right now, my mind is ABSOLUTELY blown away!

    • @joejackson7140
      @joejackson7140 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      What i wanna talk about is.....why is biggs alive? Amd why is jessies gloves on his night stamd at the end of the game

    • @back2back379
      @back2back379 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@joejackson7140 there isn't much to talk about, no real hints about it from the game as Max pointed out. It could very well be in Zack's "new" timeline.

    • @tomwisniewski8988
      @tomwisniewski8988 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@joejackson7140 Probably because she died and Biggs kept her gloves as a keepsake.

    • @regis7971
      @regis7971 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      If you go to story and look through your objectives complete list In chapter 12, it actually confirms that Biggs didnt die. It says he was seriously injured.

  • @SteveGames24
    @SteveGames24 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Just wanna say, I never played the OG until after I beat Remake, and I was on Level 3 on my first playthrough. Caught Aerith's demeanor to Cloud. Caught how she greeted Tifa like they were old friends when they met for the first time. And how Aerith knew Tifa was gonna ask her to save Marlene before Tifa even finished her sentence.

  • @hasuotaku
    @hasuotaku 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Bruh, this is giving me goosebumps every five seconds. This must be what it is like to play 5D chess.

    • @drummermg131
      @drummermg131 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was giving me like, scary movie reaction, every other sentence. Chills, involuntary tears racing down my face Get Out style, ... I only get this way when I'm overwhelmed with fear, but for some reason my mind was being blown so bad over and over again, the same reaction was triggered. It took me FOREVER to get through this whole video, for this reason.

  • @eddyspaghetti6211
    @eddyspaghetti6211 4 ปีที่แล้ว +439

    This is exactly why it's called "FF7 REMAKE"
    because it's in Sephiroths perspective.
    he's 'remaking' the game himself

    • @francescolombardi3438
      @francescolombardi3438 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      hippity hoppity
      time to meddle in this Intellectual Property

    • @TigerWolf111
      @TigerWolf111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      He's transcended space and time to become... a video game developer.

    • @CJTranceAddiction
      @CJTranceAddiction 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yawn....and the the remake is ruined. For good.

    • @BogusBigusDingus
      @BogusBigusDingus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Its the single most Nomura thing I've ever experienced.

    • @Garry_Combine
      @Garry_Combine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@CJTranceAddiction Agreed, it was made on a false promise. Why? Why does Nomura have to ruin everything related to the games he didn't make, like with Kingdom Hearts and the way that portrays FF characters...

  • @emberclash
    @emberclash 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Max feels like he's absorbed all theories into himself and is about to cut us all down!

    • @Ronin-kk4bt
      @Ronin-kk4bt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Dude Max is on another level hahaha

    • @therealbs2000
      @therealbs2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Max has bathed himself in the omega brain lifestream

    • @donaldcurry1020
      @donaldcurry1020 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Ronin-kk4bt yet he still need to level up more, cause some of the stuff he says about different timelines can be explained way. with just the remake and original game story and lines.

    • @wanderingharlow6305
      @wanderingharlow6305 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Zantetsuken. Anybody?

  • @Egalia_1
    @Egalia_1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    This was incredible, it's like Max is leveling up as the podcast goes on and as he gets deeper into the lore. Sooner or later he's going to reach limit break

  • @ff8masterc
    @ff8masterc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Ultimania confirmed the Kadaj Loz and Yazoo tie in.

  • @ItsBradazHD
    @ItsBradazHD 4 ปีที่แล้ว +353

    My brain has EXPLODED listening to Max's levels

    • @Daggorth
      @Daggorth 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I know right?! Cleaning up all this gray matter is going to take days...

    • @YuzukiEba
      @YuzukiEba 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      like he said it really makes you think, did the guys at Square Enix really go far in term of hidden story you'd only know if you think way outside the box ??

    • @back2back379
      @back2back379 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@YuzukiEba I'm not sure it's really outside the box, it's just the box has to be bigger than usual lol.

    • @YuzukiEba
      @YuzukiEba 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@back2back379 for sure. I only watched advent children once because it was just an okay movie. I love ff7 so advent children is a must since it was like the first time we saw updated tifa and cloud designs

    • @donaldcurry1020
      @donaldcurry1020 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      my head did not explode cause i am above that level, everyone is assuming zack is alive cause the last scene but yet with all the back and forward of visions( cut scenes) who says that was not just a scene before he fights the soldiers meaning it happen just like the original that zack barely beat the big group to die to three soldier that came in after that.

  • @philiom7724
    @philiom7724 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Thanks to Max for completely blowing my mind and helping me understand this game. It's not just a remake, but a living part of the ongoing story. Brilliant! All my gripes I had about this game's story have been destroyed and I now have a totally new respect and understanding for the entire ff7 saga.

  • @Placebo201
    @Placebo201 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I hate how correct he was 4 years later… how the heck did he predict Zack and cloud fighting together at the end?!

  • @marajango
    @marajango 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Max going in deep with level 4 shit and Sephiroth with a smug smile gonna be like 'And this isn't even my final form".

    • @shaokhan4421
      @shaokhan4421 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Marajango yeah, have a feeling Kitase gonna be like... hahaha, but here is my trap card

  • @timytimeerased
    @timytimeerased 4 ปีที่แล้ว +240

    Hey allies reading the comments : go watch Maximilian Dood's last twitch streams where he dissects the game in new game plus. There's so much foreshadowing and funny "easter eggs" that are in plain sight, but you don't see them, cause you're into the story on your first run.

    • @callum6224
      @callum6224 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah I watched it for like 20 minutes but even that had a ton of stuff, like just running around Loveless Street and running into Aerith

    • @HarmonicResonanceScale
      @HarmonicResonanceScale 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@jdogg0130x2k i mean... hes not wrong

    • @M00SHTY
      @M00SHTY 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Im going to play through it again on hard. Ive read so many things that make sense now that i didnt see at the time

    • @callum6224
      @callum6224 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Mooshty I mean, there’s no reason to shit on KH fans, but even as someone who enjoyed the first two games when I was like 13, they just progressively got worse and even Nomura himself has admitted that he basically hates Sora and wishes he could kill him. So, yeah the games and fans are fine, or whatever but it’s hard to deny that the story is just complete and utter nonsense, and I don’t think was really intended to be stretched out as a plot line across however many spin offs, and also I don’t think they ever intended for there to be three games, like the final game in the trilogy came out 14 years after the second and just look at the DLC ending. They constantly pressured Nomura into working on the games when he didn’t want to, just like they did with FF7R.

    • @Idontneednohandle998
      @Idontneednohandle998 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@jdogg0130x2k well, I saw him shit on kingdom hearts, but he's pretty valid. It's my favorite series of all time and I still think he's valid - the games REALLY are super cringy.

  • @Plasmacat1
    @Plasmacat1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +232

    From all the discussions I heard this is really the best and one actually I can finish. I seen so many TH-camrs that usually I like that have no clue on how to express themselves or their feelings properly. It's just a bunch of "uhm yeah its bad, it's good uhm, it's like Kingdom Hearts uhm" but they never say why they think that. It really opened my eyes on how much editing helps a person sound "smart" on this platform. Thanks for the discussion guys.

    • @back2back379
      @back2back379 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Yes, and also surface level thinkers everywhere who just can't see past what's on the surface. Like, they see the ending, and they just immediately go "omg, Zack's alive, that means Aerith isn't gonna die!" or "Anything goes now! Different towns, different backstories for the characters, no more Meteor, no more Holy," and so on. It's really embarrassing and cringe to see actually.

    • @skorpeion1509
      @skorpeion1509 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@back2back379 It's nothing new that a lot of people aren't very... bright (or just simplistic I suppose)

    • @Plasmacat1
      @Plasmacat1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@sub.sa.3058 oh I agree it's presented really awful but as someone who used to like KH I have to disagree. Even in the end characters are well characters and not super anime robots devoid of any personality

    • @Xantheus07
      @Xantheus07 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@back2back379 I know i keep trying to tell people its just a flashback for people who are playing any FF7 for the first time but im surprised with how many FF7 players think Zack is alive in alternate timeline.

    • @Cybernetic800
      @Cybernetic800 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I can think of two TH-camrs in particular who have done nothing but bitch and stir up crap against the game

  • @chaneafs
    @chaneafs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Speaking as someone who DID NOT play the original FFVII... this game was equally effective in hooking me into this wonderful world, and did the one thing a 1 for 1 remake never could... it made me feel like I need to go back to play the orignal so that going forward I can truly appreciate the way this story is developing and changing from that starting template.