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Do you think you'll make a video about FF X? Perhaps X-2 as well? I'd be curious to hear your thoughts. I, for one, never got into X-2. The contrast was too jarring back then, Yuna's 180 degree character shift didn't fit, and then there's the uhm... odd parts about the game. Like certain scenes with Leblanc (?), Brother's attitude towards Yuna. Anyway, good work on these videos so far
I just replayed this game last year and having played it when it came out and a few times after it still was a different experience. It actually hit harder and i found myself getting quite emotional several times. Some nostalgia, but mostly just witnessing it with more life experience. It's a thing that actually gets better with age. Everyone should play this game.
the howling as the tear dropped, i hadn't played it since 2009 until this week and i STILL remembered that bit. start of disc 2 tho is a bit intense for my liking. the climbing of that cliff ffs
The atmosphere, the gameplay, the music, story.. this game has absolutely everything. An experience that truly deserves its place in history. #masterpiece
Is this even a question? FF7 is worth revisiting every year by every developer from every age group despite their interests for the sake of reminding us what great ambition can look like.
Maybe we just disagree on what we consider backstory for a character but Vincent does get some character growth and his own side quest. You have to stumble on it but you eventually find Lucrecia's cave and you not only find out who vincent was but what drives him in optional cut scenes. Its also how you get his ultimate weapon (or LB not sure which). Most importantly you find out why he feels he needs punished
I really disagree with how you dislike the world map. That is one of the best aspects of older final fantasies. It really gives you the scale of the world. Newer titles like FF 15 and 13 and even 10 really don't give the same feeling.
Great video Prez, going through the OG for the first time recently was an amazing journey. The music, characters and story distracts from any graphical issues. It is absolutely worth the time and money to play through this game at least once ans I highly suggest people do play it if they haven't. Very excited to see part 2 and 3 of the remake, and especially excited to play Crisis Core later this year.
I first played this when i was 7, it was the first game i had when my parents bought me the ps1 in '99. I sit here as a 30 year old, my one and only tattoo dedicated to this game, i am obsessed. I have always viewed this as my favourite game, and i always will. It means so much to me, in my eyes it really is perfect.
my favorite moment in FF7 is near the end when Cid gives his speech on the Highwind, his music is blaring in the background it still gives me chills to this day
I played the game for the first time in 2021, so I didn't have nostalgia going for me. But I found the outdated graphics and art style charming in its own way. I imagined myself in the shoes of some kid in 1997 with a PS1 & how they would've seen it. I did use a guide (thankfully spoiler-free) to tell me how to get the powerful materia and items, and even though there was A LOT of grinding, I didn't mind. The music in the game was great, and that really helps offset the mundane grindy feelings. I got the platinum on my first playthrough, so unfortunately I can't bring myself to replay it since my mind's like "You already beat this, go play something else"
Yes, a resounding yes. I played parts of this game throughout my life, but only in 2020 at the height of the pandemic did I boot up the game and play it from start to finish. It was easy to see what countless JRPG were inspired by, and the struggles the characters went through enraptured me and distracted me from the world's mess. It's not perfect but is a watershed game that solidified its place in gaming history.
I miss world maps...😢 When i exited midgar for the first time as a 9 year old boy that nevwr played a JRPG before this blew my mind to see that this city was just a small part of a gigantic world.
Played it as a kid but never beat it. It was nostalgic but still seen shit i never seen before playing this year. The new versions with the 3x speed feature is also a blessing. After all these years i can finally watch it get speedrun without worrying about spoilers 😂
Nothing visually wrong with this game, it looks fantastic for the hardware it’s running on. So sick of people saying a game looks bad because it’s old. This game has more life in it than most “realistic” looking games today, that’s not nostalgia it’s good game design.
I’ve beat the OG FF7 about once a year since it came out in 1997. The game’s depth, its difficulty to get a perfect game, and the story still entertain me so thoroughly, and in a way no modern game can. Call it nostalgia; I call it one of the best games ever made.
I’ve replayed this game so many times. The longest I went without playing it was probably 10 years, but after I found the Xbox port I’ve played it once a year. The 3 times animation help so much with text and navigating from place to place. And the remake seems like its owning the retelling of the story with the whispers and it feels more impactful knowing what is meant to be happening vs the updated events
My favorite moment was when i was at Corel, Barrett's hometown and i couldn't stop the damn train. The characters panicked reactions before the train crashed had me rollin'😂
finished 15 a week ago and started playing ff7 remake. 15 was my first game and I liked it, but ff7 remake is so fucking good. like wtf have I been missing out. I can't wait for 16 and rebirth to come to pc.
First off, the death scene of Aeris is THE moment for most FF7 gamers. Such an emotional scene. FF7 is the reason I bought a PlayStation. It still is my favorite game of all time.
I played it last year and it must not be my style of game or I'm just nitpicky, because it was hit or miss for me. I used a guide for some parts and don't think I be able to find my way around some places if I hadn't accidentally turned on the red arrows where doors are. I don't know how I turned those on. There's a bunch of little minigames that you only need to do once, which is a bit odd. The submarine part took me 15 seconds because I just drove forward mashing fire. I never bothered getting Vincent because I don't know how anyone would find him without a guide. I looked up where to find the combination to the safe, and the internet would only give me the combination, not how to figure it out. Storywise, going into Cloud's head was very strange and I don't know how [insert 2 player characters] survived their mortal wounds at [insert location in the past]. It also felt a bit weird when you're searching for a man in a black coat and then start pretending to be a soldier, playing games at the Gold Saucer, etc. I thought, "Don't we have something important to do?" Also, I managed to miss all of the materia that lets you get enemy skills, so the guide wasn't too helpful near the end. For good parts, The animations on the overworld characters is really great, especially for Aerith. Cloud's overall story, while told in a broken-up way, is really interesting for a protagonist once you get the whole story. The music is, of course, quite good and Aerith is a sweetie. Yuffie is fun, too, but I wouldn't have been able to recruit her without the guide.
I think the world map theme is cool but then it changes when meteor is incoming and becomes a bit more eerie matches the mood perfectly. It’s just that entering the airship switches the theme to that triumphant melody that changes the vibe too much.
If you're someone who didn't grow up playing videogames in the 90's, you can still find things about it that you enjoy and appreciate even if the gameplay doesn't feel as fun or as engaging, and it being from the 90's makes it feel like a lot of necessary elements to a video game are missing. Also, you'd need to be able to tolerate "grinding" experience points and materia AP, and doing lots of unguided exploring unless you have a strategy guide. Overall, I'd recommend that someone play the Remake before playing the original. And that's coming from someone who loved the original when it was brand new. It's just a much smoother introduction to the ideas and themes found within the "Compilation of FF7" as it's referred to.
Back in the day from what I remember the graphics were amazing and 🤯. I got this game two months after launch and played the official Playstation demo of the game 1000 times. That's the first reactor 1000 times with no saved progress. I was 12 at the time but I was very excited My family let me rent games mostly and I'd get to buy a games with good report cards. It was a big deal when I wanted to buy a game 😅
As someone who has played this game I can confirm that I have spent at least 5 hours total going over combinations and god mode is only acceptable for grinding up materia and limits
It definitely is. For one it is a great game and still holds up and or two, you won´t be able to comprehend the "remake" trilogy without playing the original due to the fact they actually are sequels which refer back to the timeline of the OG FFVII.
I played the original game like 4 times throughout my life - first when I was a kid, honestly, the story was too complex for my wee brain to understand but the game was still fun so I was able to finish it but forgot most if not all of what happened. Second was after I watched advent children, after watching the movie I thought Cloud was soo cool vs Sephiroth, and with the omnislash finale to boot. I just had to replay the original again, now with a more mature mind to understand context lol! A few years later Crisis core came out on the PSP, and after I played it… again I go back to the original with even MORE context (this time I went in with completionist mindset). Years later, my life had moved on, lots of other games in between…then out of nowhere FF7 remake was announced, and I shit-you -not I bawled my eyes out. I played the game with reverence and it easily became THE Game of the year - nay - century for me. The 4th time was after the FF7 Rebirth showcase, it was just for refreshing my memory with the story beats and all that. One thing is for sure, i am definitely hyped for the FF7 re:trilogy and I will hold it close to my heart for all my life, I want my children and my children’s children to experience it!
I didn’t grow up with any FF games. I was born in 2001 too, we only had Nintendo consoles. When covid hit though I blew dust off my PS2 and played the PS1 version of FF7 that I got for Christmas one year prior because he was in smash. I played this game for the first time in 2020 and had played much “better aged” games like MGSV breath of the wild, God of War 2018 and tbh… nothing was quite like this game. It is my favorite video game of all time and it does everything right even the dorky graphics and controversial combat system which I personally love
It's interesting that someone gifted you the PS1 version of FF7 in 2019 rather than the remastered PS4 or Steam version, which is the same game but better translated, X3 speed, etc. But on the other hand, being gifted the PS1 version is more special, and you had the experience of actually playing the OG OG. that's memorable.
Just for the record, these graphics were groundbreaking at the time. This game came out at the same time as games like Spyro the dragon and ape escape. If you’d played it back then you’d have loved flying around for hours in the high wind.
Pro tip: keep lots of save files. I'm like 80% of the way through this on my phone, and the submarine got stuck in Junon's harbor. Can't do anything about it. 40+ hours of gameplay down the toilet because I can't advance the storyline, much less get bonus material. Even the gold chocobo can't help me now.
I would take extreme exception with people saying that squaresoft / square enix is milking the final fantasy 7 franchise. In order to milk a franchise the games have to be mediocre to low quality surviving only on the legacy of the franchise. If the games are good then the games are good and you literally cannot milk a franchise as long as you're putting out quality content...
ok the moment defining memories to me are as follows. spoilers below 1. aerith dying 2. red XII home and the song 3. on midgar bridge about to leave the city and the first town when I realized how big it would be. 4. The battle at shinra HQ 5. The golden saucer and trying to get all 3 dates. 6. The glory of defeating both ultimate weapons, getting golden chocobo and knights of the round. 7. The desert prison and chocobo race 8. infiltrating undercover as shinra soldier 9. Facing sephiroth 10. The mansion and flashback of the town burning.
The only reason I would suggest using god mode is to grind your limit breaks to level 3 as fast as possible so you can equip every character with their level 4 limit break once you get the item required to do so
You don't know if this game had cutting edge visuals for its time?? It was a million dollar masterpiece and no game of this era had the production value of final fantasy 7. It was literally the perfect jrpg. I would pause the game just so I could look at the instruction manual because of all the quality that was put just into the booklet... They just don't make games with this kind of overall quality in terms of the packaging, the CD layout with the artwork behind each disc, along with the quality in the booklet and the quality of the game itself...
I dunno man... I didn't play this as a kid, so nobody can say I'm nostalgia blinded. I think the overworld is one of the most epic parts of the game, and still my favorite overworld, several JRPGs down the line. It's designed sort of like Breath of the Wild's open world, the terrain sort of corrals you to the next story point, but you see various points of interest in the distance, except you can't go there immediately in FF7 like you can in BOTW, so when you finally get there, you feel hyped to be there.
@@loganbigmoNo, not yet. I finished the first part of remake already, but from what I understand, playing the original actually enhance your experience with the remakes, and not spoil it as I thought. So maybe I will still try it before rebirth comes to PC, but my backlog of games is massive My first comment was of course a joke, because 1 or 2 years doesn´t matter if you wanna try more than 20 year old game
I think that playing the original is a must regardless of the remake as for me its two diffrent games. The remake dont have the exploring and secrets and the freedom that the original have
As much as I loved FFVII and RPGs from that era, I have to admit that I really can't stand random turn based battles anymore. And I'm so glad Remake didn't go that route.
Lol as much I love 3d battles, I loved the gameplay of originals since not many mainline games have a turn based battle system, especially as worked on as final fantasy. And while the remake played exactly like ff15, I’m glad they made and rpg factor for a game I’ll never play even though I got it for free lol. PlayStation plus.
Top 3 favorite moments in no particular order The scene with Aerith at the end of disk 1 The section where Tifa is inside Cloud's mind that whole reveal was mindblowing at the time The section with Cosmo Canyon and Red finding the truth about his father
I actually begun with Final fantasy with this game some months ago on a laptop. It has terrible design mistakes like the criptic progression, missable content and the superbosses that only reward you for using a guide and break the immersion. But I was surprised by the quality of everything from the beggining, the ost, the fleshed out battle system and the story and characters. The more I remeber the experience, the more I can talk about it. It is a time capsule and definitely made me a fan.
@@reliableprez Installment. Title. Game. Franchise means vote/share/say. You buy a franchise in a fast food chain and have a say in it's operation. You have a franchise in your government and exercise it at the ballot box. Nobody paid Square Enix for the rights to develop FF7, or any FF.
Not here to watch the video, just to hear to answer the question. Yes... yes it is worth playing in 2022! I'm currently on my 17th playthrough of the game (since 1998) and next destination is Gold Saucer to get the Keystone lol Ahh screw it, gonna watch the video now
FFVII. The Game. I would also mention that there is a way to make this game much more accessable for modern gamer by using MODS for PC/Steam version. Ofc I would not call it 'true original experience' but these mods allows for many improvements that wont intervine into story or even gameplay. Aside form that I consider even the normal FF7 very playable nowdays until gamer is aware of it's origins and time it was made. Very early 3D, 1st FF to use prerender backgrounds, 1st to use 3D in general. World and characters that you wont find anywere except FF series. Story, characters and it's vibe in general are still to this day huge adavantages that may overshadow even modern games/stories. I envy anyone who is able to overcome old for today standards visuals and just try this game for fitst time. Absolutly timeless experience that is a highlight for milions of gamers in their gaming adventure.
I LOVED FFVIIR, it's the only FF I've beaten besides X. I played a lot of the original FFVII, but I always lose interest around the 35 hour mark. It's always been on my bucket list, especially since I want to compare it to the future Remake games, but I don't have the willpower. In fact, despite playing many FF games, I always lose interest towards the end.
If you have recently opened this gaming channel, I recommend you to play Danganronpa. (if you play don't make the mistake of playing it with the English dub, play it in Japanese)
Cloud's identity struggle at the Northern Crater and Tifa helping Cloud find his real self has to be the most underrated moment of the game. That was beautiful
Man I love FF7 so much. I remember coming home from high school in the late 90’s I couldn’t wait to play more FF7. I’m sitting here a 43 year old man, and I still play FF7. This time though, I bought durning the Steam sale. I modded it just a little to clean up the images. It looks pretty good for a ps1 game.
Us old guys got it good. Kids get to play the remakes of the games we loved but....I think ff7r is a big miss. We got the full experience, and like you said, we just pop the game in and get carried right back.
@@cleangoblin2021Subjective. It's not _super old_ but it's still "old" especially in the context of discussing gaming generations. Someone who's 43 grew up in a different era of gaming than kids today.
I just beat it in 2023 and I don’t regret it. As a kid I’d watched my brother play but was too young to comprehend what was going on as I was like 5yrs old. I decided to play this before the remake because I wanted to play it through the eyes of my older brother. And completing it makes me feel so proud to have played his favorite game. I’m amazed by the amount of heart and dedication that was put into making this game. There’s so much charm, emotion, and I can genuinely say this is one of the best games I have ever played in my life. I’m so happy to have played this version. Yea the new one has voice acting, but reading the text in this version allowed me to really connect and think with my mind as if I was really with the characters. The 2d background with 3d characters was a site to look at and when playing it. Gorgeous looking game. I think of how technology is now with modern graphics, but the effort and artwork that went into this with the music and story is just unbelievable to me. To think someone could make such a masterpiece just makes me happy. And for anyone who has played or yet to play, I just would like to say you will not be disappointed! This version over the remake and I have yet to play the remake. This game came out in 1997 and there will be nothing ever like this!
Nice take on things. The other benefit is you can now comprehend the „remake“ actually being a time travel sequel and the term „remake“ is a narrative subtitle :) and the OG FFVII being canon with its story getting remade in a new timeline. Have fun with rebirth! Looking forward to it myself.
I played it many times from 1997 -1999 and again in 2021 after I played remake and am still obsessed with the game. So many memorable moments. I loved Don mansion, the golden saucer and chocobo breeding, the cosmo canyon scenes, the forgotten city, chasing and defeating weapons and the characters storylines overall is brilliant. As an OG player I even like the grinding, jankyness, materia and team changeover issues and old graphics haha. the music is top class.
Yeah, with how used I am to playing modern games from 2008 amd above, there's really no way I could go back to something like this. But maybe one of these days I'll force myself to try it and see of I don't hate myself afterwards.
I was also obsessed with this game from 1997 - 1999. I was 11 yrs old when it first came out. I still remember the story, graphics, mature themes etc. made a huge impression that has never been surpassed for me. I didnt have internet at the time, so being stuck for days or weeks was no exception. The massive scope of the game was unlike anything I had ever seen. It made Zelda: OOT seem so childish and short to me. FF8 was such a massive disappointment that it made me turn away from the franchise. Havent played FF7 ever since the old days.
Cloud struggling with his identity was life-changing for me as I battled with depression and suicide at the time. Albeit he is not a real person, he gave me hope I could find myself too. And like Cloud, it was through the help of others that was the key. The og graphics are charming, even after all this time it's fun to pick up and play even if it's just to run around the Gold Saucer for the mini-games.
It's always interesting to me how art can save us. I was literally dying when I was a kid, and laying bedridden playing Earthbound kept me going. So I know where you're coming from. Glad you're still with us and got to experience transformation through an art piece, even if it is a game.
Maybe it's cause my dad raised me on the 50s monster movies and cartoons that he grew up with, but I actually don't find it difficult *at all* to emotionally engage with a product from waaaaaay before my time. I first played FFVII in 2011 and even then I knew it was the best thing I'd ever touched. If you've got the open mind for it, I absolutely recommend giving it a try, especially with all the changes Remake is making to the story and characters.
The single most important game I've ever played in my life, used to 100% at least once a year until 2015. Love the game and love the video! Throwing shade at Cait Sith made me die 😂
I played it as a teenager (early 2000s) but never made it past the Gold Saucer. I returned to it over 15 years later and the one thing that stuck with me, and always will, was the world map theme.
“Is final fantasy 7 worth playing..” I’ve been playing 7 for the first time on Nintendo Switch and everytime I get stuck on a boss I ask myself the same question…
I remember watching my older brother as a youngster in 2004 play this from beginning to end, and marveling at it. It was my introduction in to the FF universe and I've played every single one since (except the MMOs...). I recently played the original for the first time myself during COVID lockdown on our still functioning PS1, and I think you hit the nail on the head in this video. I remember spending an hour playing with my materia late game and actually just thoroughly enjoying it, the battles are just well-paced enough to not be a slog (the theme is my ringtone), and the story is probably my second favorite in the series (FF6 takes the cake, honestly). This is the game that made me not only a FF fanboy, but a Square/Square Enix fanboy. It holds a special place in my heart, as probably with most people who have played it. If you have the time, please do pick it up and enjoy the journey. It's so worth it.
Just finished the original ff7 yesterday, loved it so much even though I’m not the biggest fan of the combat, the story and soundtrack makes it worth 1000 times. 100% recommend!
I'm not much of a gamer, but a friend told me about FF7 about a month ago and that got me hooked on the series. I watched someone's playthrough of the remake first because I was afraid I didn't have the reflexes to play. I'm so used to Pokemon mechanics, where I take things slow and methodical. I loved what I saw from Remake and I didn't want to wait around with Rebirth, so I decided to play the original about a week ago...its an experience. I have a few qualms with it; most of which are the "mini-games" that feel less like minigames and more like chores such as the button sync or the big jump (which I'm stuck at the moment) I feel like Remake did a better job with that mechanic as the minigames actually are minigames. But yeah, I'm really playing for the story because I really wanna know what happens.
It's a tough one because ever crisis looks amazing even though I deliberately don't play games on my phone, but with how they're messing with the story on remake I suggest playing 7 now. I never played the OG, played remake and was so into it I played the OG. I'm so glad I did
They are not messing with the original’s story. They are making it hit harder in just a small portion of the original game. Imagine how hard the next parts are going to hit.
Memorable moments for me. Waking up in the prison cells in the shinra building where everyone's been murdered by jenova. The raid on midgar. The WEAPON being wrecked by the junon Canon.
Makin my girlfriend play FF after we did the entire Trails series (just got her into JRPGs) and so far it's been 0K. 7 in particular has so many garbage mandatory minigames, not to mention a rather shoddy translation but thankfully it's an easy game and the soundtrack and combat are good. It's never been one of my fav FFs but I'd comfortably rank it in the middle
The gameplay and visuals can be grating a lot of times, but the story makes up for it easily. I felt extremely drawn in by the end of it. I love Cloud as a character and I like the rest of the cast. After playing it for the first time a few weeks ago, I'm now playing the remake and I'm loving what it does to expand on the characters and lore and I'm excited to see where it takes the story in the next two parts. I can't wait to play Crisis Core Reunion and Rebirth.
I've played through FF7 more than any other game since it came out nearly 25 years ago. At least a few dozen times. I just finished a playthrough on my Swtich about a month ago. For me it's timeless.
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Do you think you'll make a video about FF X? Perhaps X-2 as well? I'd be curious to hear your thoughts. I, for one, never got into X-2. The contrast was too jarring back then, Yuna's 180 degree character shift didn't fit, and then there's the uhm... odd parts about the game. Like certain scenes with Leblanc (?), Brother's attitude towards Yuna.
Anyway, good work on these videos so far
@@Ingisen Considering FF X is my favourite in the series then yeah chances are high lol
I just replayed this game last year and having played it when it came out and a few times after it still was a different experience. It actually hit harder and i found myself getting quite emotional several times. Some nostalgia, but mostly just witnessing it with more life experience. It's a thing that actually gets better with age. Everyone should play this game.
Red XIII's learning the truth of his father in Cosmo Canyon was truly emotional. The soundtrack coupled with this moment is top tier
the howling as the tear dropped, i hadn't played it since 2009 until this week and i STILL remembered that bit. start of disc 2 tho is a bit intense for my liking. the climbing of that cliff ffs
I cried for that scene years ago. X(
The same moment goes to the moment where his Grandpa dies in the game.
That remix of the Cosmo Canyon theme was nice
That one hit harder when I got older and played it again.
The atmosphere, the gameplay, the music, story.. this game has absolutely everything. An experience that truly deserves its place in history. #masterpiece
I'm 16 hours into a 21 hour playthrough video. This story is amazing
Is this even a question? FF7 is worth revisiting every year by every developer from every age group despite their interests for the sake of reminding us what great ambition can look like.
Man, this is spot on!
Maybe we just disagree on what we consider backstory for a character but Vincent does get some character growth and his own side quest. You have to stumble on it but you eventually find Lucrecia's cave and you not only find out who vincent was but what drives him in optional cut scenes. Its also how you get his ultimate weapon (or LB not sure which). Most importantly you find out why he feels he needs punished
I really disagree with how you dislike the world map. That is one of the best aspects of older final fantasies. It really gives you the scale of the world. Newer titles like FF 15 and 13 and even 10 really don't give the same feeling.
Great video Prez, going through the OG for the first time recently was an amazing journey. The music, characters and story distracts from any graphical issues. It is absolutely worth the time and money to play through this game at least once ans I highly suggest people do play it if they haven't. Very excited to see part 2 and 3 of the remake, and especially excited to play Crisis Core later this year.
This right here pretty much reflects how I felt^ everything apart from the graphics can be a good distraction
I first played this when i was 7, it was the first game i had when my parents bought me the ps1 in '99.
I sit here as a 30 year old, my one and only tattoo dedicated to this game, i am obsessed. I have always viewed this as my favourite game, and i always will. It means so much to me, in my eyes it really is perfect.
I was 11.. and I feel the exact same way. I have red 13 tattooed on me on a cliff standing just like his father seto.
What's the tattoo you got?
@@Nadeem146 jenova half sleeve
@@NutInMyCrosshair damn
my favorite moment in FF7 is near the end when Cid gives his speech on the Highwind, his music is blaring in the background it still gives me chills to this day
I played the game for the first time in 2021, so I didn't have nostalgia going for me. But I found the outdated graphics and art style charming in its own way. I imagined myself in the shoes of some kid in 1997 with a PS1 & how they would've seen it. I did use a guide (thankfully spoiler-free) to tell me how to get the powerful materia and items, and even though there was A LOT of grinding, I didn't mind. The music in the game was great, and that really helps offset the mundane grindy feelings. I got the platinum on my first playthrough, so unfortunately I can't bring myself to replay it since my mind's like "You already beat this, go play something else"
me still deciding and also me thinking i should while not yet finished watching this
Sounds like you’re leaning to giving it a go👀
This, and Pokémon Blue, were my first two rpgs that I played.
Yes, a resounding yes. I played parts of this game throughout my life, but only in 2020 at the height of the pandemic did I boot up the game and play it from start to finish. It was easy to see what countless JRPG were inspired by, and the struggles the characters went through enraptured me and distracted me from the world's mess. It's not perfect but is a watershed game that solidified its place in gaming history.
I miss world maps...😢
When i exited midgar for the first time as a 9 year old boy that nevwr played a JRPG before this blew my mind to see that this city was just a small part of a gigantic world.
Played it as a kid but never beat it. It was nostalgic but still seen shit i never seen before playing this year. The new versions with the 3x speed feature is also a blessing. After all these years i can finally watch it get speedrun without worrying about spoilers 😂
Nothing visually wrong with this game, it looks fantastic for the hardware it’s running on. So sick of people saying a game looks bad because it’s old. This game has more life in it than most “realistic” looking games today, that’s not nostalgia it’s good game design.
I’ve beat the OG FF7 about once a year since it came out in 1997. The game’s depth, its difficulty to get a perfect game, and the story still entertain me so thoroughly, and in a way no modern game can. Call it nostalgia; I call it one of the best games ever made.
I’ve replayed this game so many times. The longest I went without playing it was probably 10 years, but after I found the Xbox port I’ve played it once a year. The 3 times animation help so much with text and navigating from place to place. And the remake seems like its owning the retelling of the story with the whispers and it feels more impactful knowing what is meant to be happening vs the updated events
My favorite moment was when i was at Corel, Barrett's hometown and i couldn't stop the damn train. The characters panicked reactions before the train crashed had me rollin'😂
finished 15 a week ago and started playing ff7 remake. 15 was my first game and I liked it, but ff7 remake is so fucking good. like wtf have I been missing out. I can't wait for 16 and rebirth to come to pc.
First off, the death scene of Aeris is THE moment for most FF7 gamers. Such an emotional scene. FF7 is the reason I bought a PlayStation. It still is my favorite game of all time.
The graphics where groundbreaking in its time. Prerendered backfround moving ff in to 3D was epic back in the day.
after years of not finishing this game i finally completed this game a month ago and it is still a classic!
I have replayed FF7 about every 3 or 4 years since I played it first in 2001.
I played it last year and it must not be my style of game or I'm just nitpicky, because it was hit or miss for me.
I used a guide for some parts and don't think I be able to find my way around some places if I hadn't accidentally turned on the red arrows where doors are. I don't know how I turned those on. There's a bunch of little minigames that you only need to do once, which is a bit odd. The submarine part took me 15 seconds because I just drove forward mashing fire. I never bothered getting Vincent because I don't know how anyone would find him without a guide. I looked up where to find the combination to the safe, and the internet would only give me the combination, not how to figure it out. Storywise, going into Cloud's head was very strange and I don't know how [insert 2 player characters] survived their mortal wounds at [insert location in the past]. It also felt a bit weird when you're searching for a man in a black coat and then start pretending to be a soldier, playing games at the Gold Saucer, etc. I thought, "Don't we have something important to do?" Also, I managed to miss all of the materia that lets you get enemy skills, so the guide wasn't too helpful near the end.
For good parts, The animations on the overworld characters is really great, especially for Aerith. Cloud's overall story, while told in a broken-up way, is really interesting for a protagonist once you get the whole story. The music is, of course, quite good and Aerith is a sweetie. Yuffie is fun, too, but I wouldn't have been able to recruit her without the guide.
I think the world map theme is cool but then it changes when meteor is incoming and becomes a bit more eerie matches the mood perfectly. It’s just that entering the airship switches the theme to that triumphant melody that changes the vibe too much.
My fave moment will always be the Weapon attack on Junon. Used to give me goosebumps with the amazing music as a kid.
100% Yes it is. I'm currently playing it now. And loving it as the classic masterpiece that it is.
everyone google echo-s mod makes it fully voice acted....sooo fun to replay
If you're someone who didn't grow up playing videogames in the 90's, you can still find things about it that you enjoy and appreciate even if the gameplay doesn't feel as fun or as engaging, and it being from the 90's makes it feel like a lot of necessary elements to a video game are missing.
Also, you'd need to be able to tolerate "grinding" experience points and materia AP, and doing lots of unguided exploring unless you have a strategy guide.
Overall, I'd recommend that someone play the Remake before playing the original. And that's coming from someone who loved the original when it was brand new. It's just a much smoother introduction to the ideas and themes found within the "Compilation of FF7" as it's referred to.
Back in the day from what I remember the graphics were amazing and 🤯. I got this game two months after launch and played the official Playstation demo of the game 1000 times. That's the first reactor 1000 times with no saved progress. I was 12 at the time but I was very excited
My family let me rent games mostly and I'd get to buy a games with good report cards. It was a big deal when I wanted to buy a game 😅
How cute. SE made a fully-fledged, yet condensed demake 😊
Great vid. Just finished the remake and started replaying the original.
As someone who has played this game I can confirm that I have spent at least 5 hours total going over combinations and god mode is only acceptable for grinding up materia and limits
I love this game sm, I have it on PS mini, PS4, and remake. I still play the original more than remake. Just a classic.
It definitely is. For one it is a great game and still holds up and or two, you won´t be able to comprehend the "remake" trilogy without playing the original due to the fact they actually are sequels which refer back to the timeline of the OG FFVII.
I played the original game like 4 times throughout my life - first when I was a kid, honestly, the story was too complex for my wee brain to understand but the game was still fun so I was able to finish it but forgot most if not all of what happened. Second was after I watched advent children, after watching the movie I thought Cloud was soo cool vs Sephiroth, and with the omnislash finale to boot. I just had to replay the original again, now with a more mature mind to understand context lol! A few years later Crisis core came out on the PSP, and after I played it… again I go back to the original with even MORE context (this time I went in with completionist mindset).
Years later, my life had moved on, lots of other games in between…then out of nowhere FF7 remake was announced, and I shit-you -not I bawled my eyes out. I played the game with reverence and it easily became THE Game of the year - nay - century for me. The 4th time was after the FF7 Rebirth showcase, it was just for refreshing my memory with the story beats and all that. One thing is for sure, i am definitely hyped for the FF7 re:trilogy and I will hold it close to my heart for all my life, I want my children and my children’s children to experience it!
best moment is cloud n tifa hookin up ;)
Literally playing this after I completed remake
I didn’t grow up with any FF games. I was born in 2001 too, we only had Nintendo consoles. When covid hit though I blew dust off my PS2 and played the PS1 version of FF7 that I got for Christmas one year prior because he was in smash. I played this game for the first time in 2020 and had played much “better aged” games like MGSV breath of the wild, God of War 2018 and tbh… nothing was quite like this game. It is my favorite video game of all time and it does everything right even the dorky graphics and controversial combat system which I personally love
It's interesting that someone gifted you the PS1 version of FF7 in 2019 rather than the remastered PS4 or Steam version, which is the same game but better translated, X3 speed, etc. But on the other hand, being gifted the PS1 version is more special, and you had the experience of actually playing the OG OG. that's memorable.
Just for the record, these graphics were groundbreaking at the time. This game came out at the same time as games like Spyro the dragon and ape escape. If you’d played it back then you’d have loved flying around for hours in the high wind.
Both FFVII and FFVIII are classics and gems in gaming!
Pro tip: keep lots of save files. I'm like 80% of the way through this on my phone, and the submarine got stuck in Junon's harbor. Can't do anything about it. 40+ hours of gameplay down the toilet because I can't advance the storyline, much less get bonus material. Even the gold chocobo can't help me now.
This is a real classic I really love the PS4 remastered version
I like part when aeris appears near the end video
It's a great game even now, never fails to bring a tear and a smile to my face.
I would take extreme exception with people saying that squaresoft / square enix is milking the final fantasy 7 franchise. In order to milk a franchise the games have to be mediocre to low quality surviving only on the legacy of the franchise. If the games are good then the games are good and you literally cannot milk a franchise as long as you're putting out quality content...
ok the moment defining memories to me are as follows.
spoilers below
1. aerith dying
2. red XII home and the song
3. on midgar bridge about to leave the city and the first town when I realized how big it would be.
4. The battle at shinra HQ
5. The golden saucer and trying to get all 3 dates.
6. The glory of defeating both ultimate weapons, getting golden chocobo and knights of the round.
7. The desert prison and chocobo race
8. infiltrating undercover as shinra soldier
9. Facing sephiroth
10. The mansion and flashback of the town burning.
Did you get knights of the round material? I spent so much time in middle school doing that
You need a gold chocobo and it was a pain 😂
The only reason I would suggest using god mode is to grind your limit breaks to level 3 as fast as possible so you can equip every character with their level 4 limit break once you get the item required to do so
How about this… I played it all the way back in… 2001… back when she was… AeriS!!! YEP!!! That far back bitches!!!
You don't know if this game had cutting edge visuals for its time?? It was a million dollar masterpiece and no game of this era had the production value of final fantasy 7. It was literally the perfect jrpg. I would pause the game just so I could look at the instruction manual because of all the quality that was put just into the booklet...
They just don't make games with this kind of overall quality in terms of the packaging, the CD layout with the artwork behind each disc, along with the quality in the booklet and the quality of the game itself...
Awesome video.
I dunno man... I didn't play this as a kid, so nobody can say I'm nostalgia blinded. I think the overworld is one of the most epic parts of the game, and still my favorite overworld, several JRPGs down the line. It's designed sort of like Breath of the Wild's open world, the terrain sort of corrals you to the next story point, but you see various points of interest in the distance, except you can't go there immediately in FF7 like you can in BOTW, so when you finally get there, you feel hyped to be there.
What a stupid question... of course its still worth playing
Could you please a video if its worth playing in 2023? Or maybe rather 2024, I think I´ll get to it realistically next year
It's 2024, did you get around to it?
@@loganbigmoNo, not yet. I finished the first part of remake already, but from what I understand, playing the original actually enhance your experience with the remakes, and not spoil it as I thought. So maybe I will still try it before rebirth comes to PC, but my backlog of games is massive
My first comment was of course a joke, because 1 or 2 years doesn´t matter if you wanna try more than 20 year old game
Absolut worth playing 👍🇸🇪
why no upscale mods?? keeps it original but higher res?
I think that playing the original is a must regardless of the remake as for me its two diffrent games. The remake dont have the exploring and secrets and the freedom that the original have
As much as I loved FFVII and RPGs from that era, I have to admit that I really can't stand random turn based battles anymore. And I'm so glad Remake didn't go that route.
Lol as much I love 3d battles, I loved the gameplay of originals since not many mainline games have a turn based battle system, especially as worked on as final fantasy. And while the remake played exactly like ff15, I’m glad they made and rpg factor for a game I’ll never play even though I got it for free lol. PlayStation plus.
@Dawn Razor Only if you're a garbage player.
100% it might be a little outdated but it’s still such a gem.
Top 3 favorite moments in no particular order
The scene with Aerith at the end of disk 1
The section where Tifa is inside Cloud's mind that whole reveal was mindblowing at the time
The section with Cosmo Canyon and Red finding the truth about his father
I actually begun with Final fantasy with this game some months ago on a laptop. It has terrible design mistakes like the criptic progression, missable content and the superbosses that only reward you for using a guide and break the immersion. But I was surprised by the quality of everything from the beggining, the ost, the fleshed out battle system and the story and characters. The more I remeber the experience, the more I can talk about it. It is a time capsule and definitely made me a fan.
You said secret content wrong when you said missable...that's been a thing in rpgs since....many many years. I don't like hand holding
I love this game! Always have, always will.
It's not a franchise. People need to remove that word from their lexicon as it's used for any brand.
What would you refer to it as instead?
@@reliableprez Installment. Title. Game.
Franchise means vote/share/say. You buy a franchise in a fast food chain and have a say in it's operation. You have a franchise in your government and exercise it at the ballot box. Nobody paid Square Enix for the rights to develop FF7, or any FF.
I love ff7, I prefer the original over the remakes... so yes I'd say it's worth playing if you can get past the graphics.
Music goaded
been looking for an excuse to start over. its been a decade since i beat it.
Here's your sign
Not here to watch the video, just to hear to answer the question.
Yes... yes it is worth playing in 2022! I'm currently on my 17th playthrough of the game (since 1998) and next destination is Gold Saucer to get the Keystone lol
Ahh screw it, gonna watch the video now
FFVII.
The Game.
I would also mention that there is a way to make this game much more accessable for modern gamer by using MODS for PC/Steam version. Ofc I would not call it 'true original experience' but these mods allows for many improvements that wont intervine into story or even gameplay.
Aside form that I consider even the normal FF7 very playable nowdays until gamer is aware of it's origins and time it was made.
Very early 3D, 1st FF to use prerender backgrounds, 1st to use 3D in general. World and characters that you wont find anywere except FF series.
Story, characters and it's vibe in general are still to this day huge adavantages that may overshadow even modern games/stories.
I envy anyone who is able to overcome old for today standards visuals and just try this game for fitst time.
Absolutly timeless experience that is a highlight for milions of gamers in their gaming adventure.
I LOVED FFVIIR, it's the only FF I've beaten besides X.
I played a lot of the original FFVII, but I always lose interest around the 35 hour mark. It's always been on my bucket list, especially since I want to compare it to the future Remake games, but I don't have the willpower. In fact, despite playing many FF games, I always lose interest towards the end.
There is only the original.
There are no spin offs, no prequel or sequel and especially there is no remake
If you have recently opened this gaming channel, I recommend you to play Danganronpa. (if you play don't make the mistake of playing it with the English dub, play it in Japanese)
No this game is not worth playing in *2020*, it's worth playing for all eternity.
Before even watching the video the answer is yes
Cloud's identity struggle at the Northern Crater and Tifa helping Cloud find his real self has to be the most underrated moment of the game. That was beautiful
Factsss
Spoilerrrrrs
@@lordforehead3597 He asked in the video what our favorite parts are that touched us the most
@@lordforehead3597 Hhahahahahaha game came out over 20 years ago dude .....
How is that underrated? Everybody talks about it.
Man I love FF7 so much. I remember coming home from high school in the late 90’s I couldn’t wait to play more FF7. I’m sitting here a 43 year old man, and I still play FF7. This time though, I bought durning the Steam sale. I modded it just a little to clean up the images. It looks pretty good for a ps1 game.
Us old guys got it good. Kids get to play the remakes of the games we loved but....I think ff7r is a big miss. We got the full experience, and like you said, we just pop the game in and get carried right back.
43 aint old man.
😂
@@cleangoblin2021Subjective. It's not _super old_ but it's still "old" especially in the context of discussing gaming generations. Someone who's 43 grew up in a different era of gaming than kids today.
I just beat it in 2023 and I don’t regret it. As a kid I’d watched my brother play but was too young to comprehend what was going on as I was like 5yrs old. I decided to play this before the remake because I wanted to play it through the eyes of my older brother. And completing it makes me feel so proud to have played his favorite game. I’m amazed by the amount of heart and dedication that was put into making this game. There’s so much charm, emotion, and I can genuinely say this is one of the best games I have ever played in my life. I’m so happy to have played this version. Yea the new one has voice acting, but reading the text in this version allowed me to really connect and think with my mind as if I was really with the characters. The 2d background with 3d characters was a site to look at and when playing it. Gorgeous looking game. I think of how technology is now with modern graphics, but the effort and artwork that went into this with the music and story is just unbelievable to me. To think someone could make such a masterpiece just makes me happy. And for anyone who has played or yet to play, I just would like to say you will not be disappointed! This version over the remake and I have yet to play the remake. This game came out in 1997 and there will be nothing ever like this!
Nice take on things. The other benefit is you can now comprehend the „remake“ actually being a time travel sequel and the term „remake“ is a narrative subtitle :) and the OG FFVII being canon with its story getting remade in a new timeline. Have fun with rebirth! Looking forward to it myself.
Sephiroth turning his back and walking into the flames in Nibelheim will always stand out to me
They hit gold with that scene. I don’t think they knew how iconic that shot would become
Short answer to the title of this video:
Absolutely yes.
I played it many times from 1997 -1999 and again in 2021 after I played remake and am still obsessed with the game. So many memorable moments. I loved Don mansion, the golden saucer and chocobo breeding, the cosmo canyon scenes, the forgotten city, chasing and defeating weapons and the characters storylines overall is brilliant. As an OG player I even like the grinding, jankyness, materia and team changeover issues and old graphics haha. the music is top class.
I spent tons of hours playing, never used the game guide. It was tough. Never finished it but now im gonna play the remake and beat the damn game lol
I love thenold graphics as well and how the world and npcs look
Yeah, with how used I am to playing modern games from 2008 amd above, there's really no way I could go back to something like this. But maybe one of these days I'll force myself to try it and see of I don't hate myself afterwards.
I was also obsessed with this game from 1997 - 1999. I was 11 yrs old when it first came out. I still remember the story, graphics, mature themes etc. made a huge impression that has never been surpassed for me. I didnt have internet at the time, so being stuck for days or weeks was no exception. The massive scope of the game was unlike anything I had ever seen. It made Zelda: OOT seem so childish and short to me. FF8 was such a massive disappointment that it made me turn away from the franchise. Havent played FF7 ever since the old days.
Cloud struggling with his identity was life-changing for me as I battled with depression and suicide at the time. Albeit he is not a real person, he gave me hope I could find myself too. And like Cloud, it was through the help of others that was the key. The og graphics are charming, even after all this time it's fun to pick up and play even if it's just to run around the Gold Saucer for the mini-games.
It's always interesting to me how art can save us. I was literally dying when I was a kid, and laying bedridden playing Earthbound kept me going. So I know where you're coming from. Glad you're still with us and got to experience transformation through an art piece, even if it is a game.
I think the remake of ff7 changes so much about the feel of the game and characters that it’s absolutely worth replaying the original
Hence you could argue it’s even better to play now than 5 years ago
Tried original again after remake. Polygons are a bit much now. Unplayable
@@Faithaven it's pretty bad. I'm born in 1991 so I'm kinda used to it but yeah it aged horrible.
@@Faithaven True. I think it's better to wait for FF7 Ever Crisis.
Its not even the same game anymore. FF7 never had multi universe plot .....
Maybe it's cause my dad raised me on the 50s monster movies and cartoons that he grew up with, but I actually don't find it difficult *at all* to emotionally engage with a product from waaaaaay before my time. I first played FFVII in 2011 and even then I knew it was the best thing I'd ever touched. If you've got the open mind for it, I absolutely recommend giving it a try, especially with all the changes Remake is making to the story and characters.
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The single most important game I've ever played in my life, used to 100% at least once a year until 2015. Love the game and love the video!
Throwing shade at Cait Sith made me die 😂
The shade had to be there lol I know I'm not alone in this
Cringe sense of humor
I played it as a teenager (early 2000s) but never made it past the Gold Saucer. I returned to it over 15 years later and the one thing that stuck with me, and always will, was the world map theme.
“Is final fantasy 7 worth playing..”
I’ve been playing 7 for the first time on Nintendo Switch and everytime I get stuck on a boss I ask myself the same question…
lmao😭
Bro use poison up to temple eazy game
I remember watching my older brother as a youngster in 2004 play this from beginning to end, and marveling at it. It was my introduction in to the FF universe and I've played every single one since (except the MMOs...).
I recently played the original for the first time myself during COVID lockdown on our still functioning PS1, and I think you hit the nail on the head in this video. I remember spending an hour playing with my materia late game and actually just thoroughly enjoying it, the battles are just well-paced enough to not be a slog (the theme is my ringtone), and the story is probably my second favorite in the series (FF6 takes the cake, honestly). This is the game that made me not only a FF fanboy, but a Square/Square Enix fanboy. It holds a special place in my heart, as probably with most people who have played it.
If you have the time, please do pick it up and enjoy the journey. It's so worth it.
Just finished the original ff7 yesterday, loved it so much even though I’m not the biggest fan of the combat, the story and soundtrack makes it worth 1000 times. 100% recommend!
It’s really not possible to be a fan of the combat. It’s a 1997 game.
@@TheMrGiannisgr I'm a fan.
I'm not much of a gamer, but a friend told me about FF7 about a month ago and that got me hooked on the series. I watched someone's playthrough of the remake first because I was afraid I didn't have the reflexes to play. I'm so used to Pokemon mechanics, where I take things slow and methodical. I loved what I saw from Remake and I didn't want to wait around with Rebirth, so I decided to play the original about a week ago...its an experience. I have a few qualms with it; most of which are the "mini-games" that feel less like minigames and more like chores such as the button sync or the big jump (which I'm stuck at the moment) I feel like Remake did a better job with that mechanic as the minigames actually are minigames. But yeah, I'm really playing for the story because I really wanna know what happens.
It's a tough one because ever crisis looks amazing even though I deliberately don't play games on my phone, but with how they're messing with the story on remake I suggest playing 7 now.
I never played the OG, played remake and was so into it I played the OG. I'm so glad I did
They are not messing with the original’s story. They are making it hit harder in just a small portion of the original game.
Imagine how hard the next parts are going to hit.
Will always be a yes. It has one of the greatest stories told in any media.
For real, truly excellent writing that has you simultaneously confused but also itching to know the truth. A marvel really
I'm literally replaying FF7 this month. 😅 Funny to see this in my recommended considering that.
The algorithm doing its job!?
Yes. And the remake is great too.
Memorable moments for me.
Waking up in the prison cells in the shinra building where everyone's been murdered by jenova.
The raid on midgar.
The WEAPON being wrecked by the junon Canon.
Makin my girlfriend play FF after we did the entire Trails series (just got her into JRPGs) and so far it's been 0K. 7 in particular has so many garbage mandatory minigames, not to mention a rather shoddy translation but thankfully it's an easy game and the soundtrack and combat are good. It's never been one of my fav FFs but I'd comfortably rank it in the middle
The gameplay and visuals can be grating a lot of times, but the story makes up for it easily. I felt extremely drawn in by the end of it. I love Cloud as a character and I like the rest of the cast. After playing it for the first time a few weeks ago, I'm now playing the remake and I'm loving what it does to expand on the characters and lore and I'm excited to see where it takes the story in the next two parts. I can't wait to play Crisis Core Reunion and Rebirth.
The visuals really are meant to be played on a CRT it looks so much better
I've played through FF7 more than any other game since it came out nearly 25 years ago. At least a few dozen times. I just finished a playthrough on my Swtich about a month ago. For me it's timeless.