The FF7R Trilogy, if seen as one game, will easily go down as the best game I have ever played. Like the LOTR Trilogy will forever be my favourite movie of all time. This game means so much to me I can't even put it into words. It really left a lifelong impression on me back in 1997 - not only as a gamer, but as a person.
I actually loved the abundance of mini games and optional goofy content. Brought back pleasant memories of playing classic collectathon platformers like Banjo Kazooie, Jack and Daxter, Mario Sunshine, Donkey Kong 64, etc. I miss when games used to have dozens of unique minigames and genre changes within a single game.
I just finished the game, 300 hours over 4 months I think, went really slow. It felt even bigger, like a true world tour/road trip of such magnitude would. At this moment Im angry at Sephiroth, first because it felt like a gimmicky final boss but then it really became humbling how hard it was when I killed him I felt, angry lmao. Fuck man, this game is the best entertainment thing ever made
Calling it now, and I'm sorry yall, but FF7R-3's Weapon fights are gonna be glorified cutscenes, akin to FF16's Eikon battles. They'll have a completely different combat system than the rest of the game(if we're lucky, more likely it'll be QuickTime events)
I actually think what they did with Red XIII was really clever. He adopts the "older, dark and edgy" persona as a way to protect himself (emotionally), because he doesn't want people to see that deep down he's just a kid with a lot of trauma. It's a mask. But then you get to his hometown, and the persona he adopted to protect himself falls away to reveal his "real" self (the kid), because... Well... Acting like that around people who actually know him would be weird. After that he mostly stays as his "mask off" version for the rest of the game, except for moments when he feels the need to protect himself. Like... There's this one interaction between him and Cloud where he's his kid-lile self, and if you pick the answer that upsets him, he immediately switches back to "dark and edgy". It's almost like a defense mechanism. A shield he puts up to emotionally distance himself from the things that can hurt him. And in that interaction, that thing is Cloud. So yeah, I actually feel like there was a lot of thought and depth put into that characterization.
One thing that bothers me about Zack's role in the story, he never even acknowledges Tifa. This is despite the fact that he very clearly knew who she was and that he knew, that she knew Cloud. Sure he may not have known all that much, but one would at least expect a line or two between him and Biggs about it. If nothing else being shocked that she survived Sephiroth's attack on her at Nibelheim should have come up. But we can absolutely nothing instead.
what is it with you guys on TH-cam? you guys all sound the same and have a whole bunch of weird comments about everything in this game.. do you guys even remember playing the OG Final Fantasy and getting nights of the round with the gold Chocobo or what?
You are one HUNDRED PERCENT right about how clear they made the Cloud and Tifa couple, like I was actually shocked by the force of it, cause I was expecting them to save it for the last game. But they went full speed ahead in the main story. The few "dates", if they can be called that, that Aerith dragged Cloud to without him even agreeing (and him even vocally disagreeing) only further showcased how incompatible they were and were filled with negative outcomes, miscommunication and confusion. Meanwhile all the Cloud and Tifa scenes were about Cloud taking initiative and /his/ feelings and just showing how compatible they actually /were/. The Gongaga scene alone is the best in the game and the only time Cloud opens up to someone like that and the most vulnerable scene, that scene alone should have ended it all. The only way for someone to miss such clearest indicators is to be willfully obtuse or to intentionally misconstrue the scenes to the utmost negative extent like some cartoon villain lol (and I'm already seeing such comment in this section hahaha), can't even imagine stooping to that level 😂
Tried to platinum the entire game on my first run and regretted it. Spent 160 hours in total. By the time I completed the game I felt so disconnected and unengaged with the main story. When I look back at the game all I can remember are the minigames… I enjoyed it thoroughly for the first 30-60 hours or so but after that it seems like a job. One of the best FF games to play, that is if u just play the main storyline and skip the minigames. But I believe players still need to do some side quests just to progress. What a shame.
Yeah I hear you. I don't think it ruined the experience for me as much as it did for you, but I also tried to platinum it in one play-through and I kinda feel like I shouldn't have done that. I still enjoyed the game, but I might have enjoyed it more if I hadn't done that.
@@FaustFantasy Ya true. I love this game though just that it would be perfect if not for too many mini games. Guess OCD plays a part. Do u think u’ll play it again after a few years? I’ve played back a couple of FF games but I’ll definitely skip this one.
I rarely ever replay games these days (Not counting Hard Mode playthroughs for trophies). Final Fantasy VII Remake was one of the only games I actually replayed when they released the Intergrade version. That's how much I enjoyed it. However, considering the fact that I started this channel, it might be in the cards. Much like how I'm replaying all of the Final Fantasy games as part of my Re:Discover Final Fantasy series I can justify replaying them because I'm making content out of it. Depending on how many years we end up waiting for Part 3, I might consider replaying Rebirth again to refresh my memory for coverage of Part 3. But if I do replay it, I'm definitely not doing everything all over again. I will probably focus more on the main story and only do some of the side stuff.
Ugh, Rebirth - chef’s kiss! I’m giving the developers and all who collaborated on this game a big thumbs up. Talk about going above a beyond from Remake and that game was a big win already for me. While FF12 is still my personal favorite, FF7 is top 3 for me in the franchise. FF6 tends to edge over it due to nostalgia reason. I wonder if any other old titles will get this same level of treatment. I doubt it. ❤
19:26 My only gripe really is that its a massive seemeless world and goes full on the immersion by having no loading screens a lá Cyberpunk. But then it does the black screen fade out when docking. And it doesnt allow you to use the elevator back up to Golden Saucer. I get that its just fading to black because of reloading the NPC/party location when docking. And that the loading screen when entering Gold Saucer is because you’re technically fast traveling bar that one time where you take the elevator down. But its a tiny detail they could have added to fully drive home the point. Its still there in the end. The openworld and all. But its a 1% bummer off otherwise 99% FF7 world map immersion.
My guy really complains about the pacing of VII while claiming Remake to be his favorite game of all time... a game that's at least 80 hours of wandering around the first 4-5 hours of VII. (I'm just giving you a hard time)
I enjoyed the video 🦾 I agree with the title in so many ways. I started FF7rb on day one and by chapter 8 i was .... Done. This game is breath taking and blew my mind as a 35yo ff lover. I stopped at chapter 8 maybe bc i was refreshed and ready to continue my FFXV glitches. Now i am at a point of "should i continue ff7rb now?" What if i get uninspired again? I need rebirth! I am scared to end my vacation! 😂 And the game does seem like a tease...i understand they want to hype pt3 but i dont think ppl care. The game plays out really really good (so far) Btw i never played Remake 🙂 i am a ffviii guy just one entry too late to really commit... Again i would love to see more FFXV content....good or bad 👍😂
I will eventually cover Final Fantasy XV as part of my Re:Discover Final Fantasy series... but that's going to be loooong while as I'm only working on Final Fantasy III at the moment and my OCD prevents me from doing things out of order lol.
Yesss Rebirth was like a whole vacation I loved it I’ve never played OG so I didn’t know what to expect but literally it was so fun I freaking love this game it is my new fave. Also with the dating thing I looked it up which girl is the story route to date and creators said you can have one or the other or both or neither. I picked both my first play through I tried to say and do all the right things with both girls cuz I thought we would go on triple dates but looks like it was just the Gold saucer date you get to choose and first go around I got Aerith and so since every date before the gold saucer is mandatory with Aerith every single date I had was with her my first play through. Second go around I looked up how to get Tifa and so if you want to date both girls try to romance Tifa bc like I said all the other dates are mandatory with Aerith so then it splits it up where the first couple dates are Aerith then the last 2 Gold Saucer dates are Tifa. Buttttt I will say the Tifa romance scenes do NOT feel romantic to me. It kinda feels like she uses Cloud as a therapist or something. They also have a lot of miscommunications throughout the game. The almost kiss in Gongaga is weird asf it’s like horrible timing, but I like the kiss on the ferris wheel. Aerith scenes flow much better, Cloud is more open with her, they flirt and joke and have a great time on their dates which I like better. So I think it depends on what you’re more interested in seeing. To me it looked like the Tifa Cloud romance scenes are trauma bondy and awkward. Like I said I think you can see the game however you want that’s how the creators said you can pick who you want it doesn’t matter they push both girls in whatever scenario you choose it’s a matter of taste it seems like.
I really liked Rebirth till the end, when the game shit the bed, and try to do fanservices and do an emotional moment at the same time, that lose any kind of sense, the game was so good till that moment, but no they have to do stupid fanservices and mud the water so is not clear if Aerith is alive or dead.
She's definitely dead in the "real" world. Whether she's alive in another world, a hallucination of Cloud, or Jenova/Sephiroth manipulation is for now, left open to interpretation.
We can't grieve for her yet, because Cloud hasn't grieved for her yet. I think this will be a big plot point for part 3. Accepting the loss, and letting go. It will make for a huge payoff I think
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The FF7R Trilogy, if seen as one game, will easily go down as the best game I have ever played. Like the LOTR Trilogy will forever be my favourite movie of all time.
This game means so much to me I can't even put it into words. It really left a lifelong impression on me back in 1997 - not only as a gamer, but as a person.
The original game is still better!!!
Should be an option to transfer an entire materia kit from one player to another.
I actually loved the abundance of mini games and optional goofy content. Brought back pleasant memories of playing classic collectathon platformers like Banjo Kazooie, Jack and Daxter, Mario Sunshine, Donkey Kong 64, etc. I miss when games used to have dozens of unique minigames and genre changes within a single game.
I just finished the game, 300 hours over 4 months I think, went really slow. It felt even bigger, like a true world tour/road trip of such magnitude would. At this moment Im angry at Sephiroth, first because it felt like a gimmicky final boss but then it really became humbling how hard it was when I killed him I felt, angry lmao. Fuck man, this game is the best entertainment thing ever made
Oh never mind I see that you are actually an OG
This video is so good! It needs so many more views
Game was so much fun. My favorite game in many years. I got the platinum and never felt bored one bit
best game ever ❤❤❤❤ love this game
Calling it now, and I'm sorry yall, but FF7R-3's Weapon fights are gonna be glorified cutscenes, akin to FF16's Eikon battles.
They'll have a completely different combat system than the rest of the game(if we're lucky, more likely it'll be QuickTime events)
I think you’re right but I hope you’re wrong lol
I actually think what they did with Red XIII was really clever. He adopts the "older, dark and edgy" persona as a way to protect himself (emotionally), because he doesn't want people to see that deep down he's just a kid with a lot of trauma. It's a mask. But then you get to his hometown, and the persona he adopted to protect himself falls away to reveal his "real" self (the kid), because... Well... Acting like that around people who actually know him would be weird. After that he mostly stays as his "mask off" version for the rest of the game, except for moments when he feels the need to protect himself. Like... There's this one interaction between him and Cloud where he's his kid-lile self, and if you pick the answer that upsets him, he immediately switches back to "dark and edgy". It's almost like a defense mechanism. A shield he puts up to emotionally distance himself from the things that can hurt him. And in that interaction, that thing is Cloud. So yeah, I actually feel like there was a lot of thought and depth put into that characterization.
The Kalm clocktower IS in the original game. You see Marlene in it during the very ending cutscene for the game.
One thing that bothers me about Zack's role in the story, he never even acknowledges Tifa. This is despite the fact that he very clearly knew who she was and that he knew, that she knew Cloud. Sure he may not have known all that much, but one would at least expect a line or two between him and Biggs about it.
If nothing else being shocked that she survived Sephiroth's attack on her at Nibelheim should have come up. But we can absolutely nothing instead.
what is it with you guys on TH-cam? you guys all sound the same and have a whole bunch of weird comments about everything in this game.. do you guys even remember playing the OG Final Fantasy and getting nights of the round with the gold Chocobo or what?
Not only does it feel like a vacation, I took days off to play it so it WAS a vacation e
the Over achiever Chadley meme killed me bro 😂
You are one HUNDRED PERCENT right about how clear they made the Cloud and Tifa couple, like I was actually shocked by the force of it, cause I was expecting them to save it for the last game. But they went full speed ahead in the main story. The few "dates", if they can be called that, that Aerith dragged Cloud to without him even agreeing (and him even vocally disagreeing) only further showcased how incompatible they were and were filled with negative outcomes, miscommunication and confusion. Meanwhile all the Cloud and Tifa scenes were about Cloud taking initiative and /his/ feelings and just showing how compatible they actually /were/. The Gongaga scene alone is the best in the game and the only time Cloud opens up to someone like that and the most vulnerable scene, that scene alone should have ended it all.
The only way for someone to miss such clearest indicators is to be willfully obtuse or to intentionally misconstrue the scenes to the utmost negative extent like some cartoon villain lol (and I'm already seeing such comment in this section hahaha), can't even imagine stooping to that level 😂
Tried to platinum the entire game on my first run and regretted it. Spent 160 hours in total. By the time I completed the game I felt so disconnected and unengaged with the main story. When I look back at the game all I can remember are the minigames… I enjoyed it thoroughly for the first 30-60 hours or so but after that it seems like a job. One of the best FF games to play, that is if u just play the main storyline and skip the minigames. But I believe players still need to do some side quests just to progress. What a shame.
Yeah I hear you. I don't think it ruined the experience for me as much as it did for you, but I also tried to platinum it in one play-through and I kinda feel like I shouldn't have done that. I still enjoyed the game, but I might have enjoyed it more if I hadn't done that.
@@FaustFantasy Ya true. I love this game though just that it would be perfect if not for too many mini games. Guess OCD plays a part. Do u think u’ll play it again after a few years? I’ve played back a couple of FF games but I’ll definitely skip this one.
I rarely ever replay games these days (Not counting Hard Mode playthroughs for trophies). Final Fantasy VII Remake was one of the only games I actually replayed when they released the Intergrade version. That's how much I enjoyed it. However, considering the fact that I started this channel, it might be in the cards. Much like how I'm replaying all of the Final Fantasy games as part of my Re:Discover Final Fantasy series I can justify replaying them because I'm making content out of it. Depending on how many years we end up waiting for Part 3, I might consider replaying Rebirth again to refresh my memory for coverage of Part 3. But if I do replay it, I'm definitely not doing everything all over again. I will probably focus more on the main story and only do some of the side stuff.
Ugh, Rebirth - chef’s kiss! I’m giving the developers and all who collaborated on this game a big thumbs up. Talk about going above a beyond from Remake and that game was a big win already for me. While FF12 is still my personal favorite, FF7 is top 3 for me in the franchise. FF6 tends to edge over it due to nostalgia reason. I wonder if any other old titles will get this same level of treatment. I doubt it. ❤
19:26 My only gripe really is that its a massive seemeless world and goes full on the immersion by having no loading screens a lá Cyberpunk. But then it does the black screen fade out when docking. And it doesnt allow you to use the elevator back up to Golden Saucer.
I get that its just fading to black because of reloading the NPC/party location when docking. And that the loading screen when entering Gold Saucer is because you’re technically fast traveling bar that one time where you take the elevator down. But its a tiny detail they could have added to fully drive home the point.
Its still there in the end. The openworld and all. But its a 1% bummer off otherwise 99% FF7 world map immersion.
Fantastic video. Very well said.
Great video man
Thank you!
My guy really complains about the pacing of VII while claiming Remake to be his favorite game of all time... a game that's at least 80 hours of wandering around the first 4-5 hours of VII.
(I'm just giving you a hard time)
80 hours? My 60 yo mom has racked up around 35 hours in remake and she's on the last chapter now, lol. She's done most of the side quests, too.
I enjoyed the video 🦾
I agree with the title in so many ways. I started FF7rb on day one and by chapter 8 i was .... Done. This game is breath taking and blew my mind as a 35yo ff lover. I stopped at chapter 8 maybe bc i was refreshed and ready to continue my FFXV glitches. Now i am at a point of "should i continue ff7rb now?" What if i get uninspired again? I need rebirth! I am scared to end my vacation! 😂
And the game does seem like a tease...i understand they want to hype pt3 but i dont think ppl care. The game plays out really really good (so far)
Btw i never played Remake 🙂 i am a ffviii guy just one entry too late to really commit...
Again i would love to see more FFXV content....good or bad 👍😂
I will eventually cover Final Fantasy XV as part of my Re:Discover Final Fantasy series... but that's going to be loooong while as I'm only working on Final Fantasy III at the moment and my OCD prevents me from doing things out of order lol.
@@FaustFantasy no rush! Keep up the good work and be my new favorite FF channel😁🥬
Yesss Rebirth was like a whole vacation I loved it I’ve never played OG so I didn’t know what to expect but literally it was so fun I freaking love this game it is my new fave. Also with the dating thing I looked it up which girl is the story route to date and creators said you can have one or the other or both or neither. I picked both my first play through I tried to say and do all the right things with both girls cuz I thought we would go on triple dates but looks like it was just the Gold saucer date you get to choose and first go around I got Aerith and so since every date before the gold saucer is mandatory with Aerith every single date I had was with her my first play through. Second go around I looked up how to get Tifa and so if you want to date both girls try to romance Tifa bc like I said all the other dates are mandatory with Aerith so then it splits it up where the first couple dates are Aerith then the last 2 Gold Saucer dates are Tifa. Buttttt I will say the Tifa romance scenes do NOT feel romantic to me. It kinda feels like she uses Cloud as a therapist or something. They also have a lot of miscommunications throughout the game. The almost kiss in Gongaga is weird asf it’s like horrible timing, but I like the kiss on the ferris wheel. Aerith scenes flow much better, Cloud is more open with her, they flirt and joke and have a great time on their dates which I like better. So I think it depends on what you’re more interested in seeing. To me it looked like the Tifa Cloud romance scenes are trauma bondy and awkward. Like I said I think you can see the game however you want that’s how the creators said you can pick who you want it doesn’t matter they push both girls in whatever scenario you choose it’s a matter of taste it seems like.
I really liked Rebirth till the end, when the game shit the bed, and try to do fanservices and do an emotional moment at the same time, that lose any kind of sense, the game was so good till that moment, but no they have to do stupid fanservices and mud the water so is not clear if Aerith is alive or dead.
She's definitely dead in the "real" world. Whether she's alive in another world, a hallucination of Cloud, or Jenova/Sephiroth manipulation is for now, left open to interpretation.
We can't grieve for her yet, because Cloud hasn't grieved for her yet. I think this will be a big plot point for part 3. Accepting the loss, and letting go. It will make for a huge payoff I think
To anyone reading this, please repent and believe the gospel! There’s a loving God who wants to know you and save you. He died on the cross and resurrected so we can be forgiven of our sins and be saved. Please consider the state of your soul! Believe in Jesus and follow Him so you may have salvation. Life is short, please make the right choice today!
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Rebirth take remake 10 levels up