@@jesseberg3271 I understand that but you're forgetting they had "Advent Children" which is available today on 4K. They was given the opportunity to see what the characters would look like given modern technology. We have had to depend on "Kingdom Hearts" and other titles. That's all I'm saying.
IX will get a remake before VIII. if either ever do. I would expect 10-3 before VIII remake as well, maybe even before IX. And I would expect all of this doesn't happen until they've completed VII.
Honestly, I don’t want a remake if it’s in the quality of their current games and I say that as a die hard Final Fantasy VIII fan. It’s all just pushed to the limits to earn as much money as possible and fit the „Netflix and chill“ braindead generation. Smashing on the same buttons over and over, no challenge, DLC over DLC or splitting the game in parts.
Too bad the game itself didn't live up to the epicness/quality of that Opening. And I say that as someone who likes to replay FF8 every now and then, but it's one of the weakest of the series, plotwise and character-wise, imo.
@@dagga19k Hey, I still keep it close to my heart because it's the one who got me into the series, and I still love the game outside its characters and plot. It just compares poorly to other entries like... well... 7 and 9 :')
@@Lorfo11 9 is the best, so I can't blame you on preferring it! But 8 was really good, I personally loved the story, though a few things could have been done better.
You have no idea how mindblowing this opening scene was when I saw it all the way back in the year 2000... I skipped VII (I did not know any better!) and, at the time, my gaming diet consisted of mascot plataformers, racing games, the occasional fighting and sports games... I had no idea just how grand, immersive and profound games could be. I already had an inkling because I had played Resident Evil 2 and my cousin showed me Metal Gear, but this... Was something else. It was Star Wars, Titanic, Saving Private Ryan... Even Harry Potter before I knew what that was. It was all I didn't know a videogame could be. And I never looked back.
No disrespect to "Final Fantasy VII" but if that was to happen, Square negotiating a deal with Sony to have the remake + PS5 in a bundle, sales will break multiple records.
My favorite moment from this game has to be the Ragnarok Cockpit scene. Rinoa and Squall being able to relax after the Propagators and 'Eyes On Me' kicking in as they realize they're getting home. Absolutely beautiful.
I’ll be honest I never played FF7 but I have the same kind of nostalgic respect for FF8. Rinoa was my Aerith, squall was my cloud, and even knowing what I know now I still consider the two as having the superior love story. And I vocally hate love stories. But ultimately keep your buster sword I’m a connoisseur. Hand me a gunblade!
I remember having the demo that came with Brave Fencer Musashi and playing it pretty much once a day until the game actually came out. I remember getting to the part of the game that the demo covered and feeling like such a bad ass pro. So many more great moments in this game, and this is the game that turned me into a completionist in all my future games as I did everything in this game.
I'm almost to the Ragnarok ship a little past Esthar too! Playing with on the Steam deck with 3x speed is so amazing and makes Carding monsters way more fun. It only took about 50ish hours to get to disk 3. This game is basically my teenage yrs.
*Final Fantasy 8/VIII* has always been a part of my Childhood. The characters, the Music, the Brilliant Cutscenes, the designs, the drama, you name it. This definitely takes me back. This deserves to have a Remake!
Is this a message? Because if it is, hell yeah! Remaking this part in particular could be so incredibaly awesome. So many iconic scenes that would benefit so much. None had that feeling ever again, no other part felt like 8.
Final Fantasy 8 is my favorite game in this storied franchise and I'm here to pay my respects. Not because it's a perfect game... but to me what makes the Final Fantasy series great, is creating worlds that can't exist anywhere else, in any other medium. Final Fantasy 8 has a world like no other and it's characters are so special to me. Even when they or their actions don't feel necessary to the overarching plot-line, the characters have a mundane beauty about them that makes them feel real. But for me, the absolute moment when I knew this was my favorite game, is a certain line that Kiros says in Ragnarok (no spoilers). It's such a subtle powerful moment that glues the whole game together. I LOVE FF8 SO MUCH 💙
When I saw this opening for the first time, I fell in love with the game right away. Liberi Fatali playing and the way it ends with you needing more. Amazing opening!
Happy 25 FFVIII! You are, and forever will be, one of my favourite games ever. One of my absolute favourite moments in this game is when Squall says "I dreamed I was a moron".
I remember this game i used to play daily after my work.. Its really one of the best sequels ever... Mostly the fight music track , the hero , tons of hidden secrets in-game and the epic , heroic story events... I really enjoyed this game !!! Bravo
Words will never describe the joy, the emotions and the feelings that this FMV has for me... After so many years... This is still the one FMV from FF that still sends me goosebumps down my spine. Final Fantasy VIII is one of my absolute favourite things ever.... And that will never change. Maybe one day we'll have the remake some of us crave for, but until then... May we cherish this special masterpiece forever.
Happy 25th Anniversary Final Fantasy 8.My first FF. A great story and a fantastic soundtrack. I think it deserves more of a celebration than just releasing the opening on RUclips.
many years ago I got a mp4 at a arcade’s machine, there was a video saved by default in it and it was this opening movie. I was a kid and had no idea what final fantasy was, but I immediately fell in love with the visuals. months later I started playing FFX and kingdom hearts, so many good memories ❤️
Still one of the best openings in any video game and one of the best Final Fantasy games ever! I love the look of the original characters over the remaster. The remaster messed up the eyes in my opinion. Original characters eyes looked more mysterious and gave them a bit exoticness to them whereas on the remaster made them look like a boy band or something. PLEASE GIVE US A FINAL FANTASY VIII REMAKE!!!!!!!! 🙏 PLEASE bring back that original look of the characters! 🙏
I kind of hate what the remake did to Squall and Rinoa's hair and faces. Like I sincerely hope they follow the original concept art more closely if they do a remake. ._.
Ironically I've been doing a replay of this! This was my first Final Fantasy game back in the day and I was obsessed, once I had the money I bought myself 7.
Cool little details: When Seifer brings the gunblade down to slice Squall's face, the "thunder" sound is a gunshot. And if you slow it down and frame-by-frame it, you can see a bullet casing eject from the gunblade (The wind up starts around 2:40)
I still fondly remember watching this as a 4th disc with FF7 that a friend of mine owned. Considering the games of the time were the likes of Tomb Raider, Crash bandicoot and Spyro, this FMV absolutely blew my mind. 1998 and on the PSX I still think it looks amazing.
My favorite Final Fantasy!!!!! I still get chills just thinking about my first experience playing this amazing game!! They just don't make them like this anymore!
This was my first introduction to FF series back in the days. And the days definitely were rough for me, but as kid with PS1 and FFVIII nothing was impossible. Loved the intro, loved the music, the atmosphere and the story, even though for a kid it was pretty convoluted plus I played it translated to my region language so definitely had a different experience than everyone else I would dare to say. At the times I thought the game was pretty hard as well, considering you had to be already familiar with FF universe by now, but boi oh boi did I had a blast to play it on my own terms. Happy 25th Anniversary FFVIII. Squall you da lad that me wanted to be someday in some timeline. Thanks Square for not forgetting this game.
Yesterday, February 11th in 1999, this beautiful game was released. Still one of my all time favorite Final Fantasies and I'm replaying it again to celebrate 🥳 🎉 🎊 it's 25th Anniversary. Happy 25th Anniversary and 🎂 🥳 🎉 Final Fantasy VIII! 🥳 🎉 ❤
My pants just got smaller. Because I was transported to a kid again. These games brought me so much joy. Shout out to you and shout out to your family's. My favorite part was when my lil bro erased my game when I was on the last disc. And never finished the game
Final Fantasy 8 and 9 are my all time favorite Final Fantasy's... My favorite Moment in 8... Mh.. hard to say... there are so many... so hard to decide... maybe when you arrive at the orphanage for the first time and everyone starts to remember... Or when Rinoa and Squall entered the Ragnarok, the welcome home literally broke and let me cry like a baby.
@@TallulahSoie Indeed, they both save each other and overcome huge adversity in doing so, multiple times. Easily my favourite romance ever, their moments are incredibly iconic.
I played the game last year and finished it almost 100% the only trophy I'm missing is the Card Trophy. But this was my first FF game I was like 8 or 9 I'm 30 now.
Square, VIII needs a remake! Thank you for the VII Remake project! VII Rebirth looks like one of your greatest accomplishments! I will buy VII Rebirth and I would buy VIII Remake!
My favorite of the Final Fantasy games, just above Tactics. I still play the Remaster, which I was so thankful to get. Happy Anniversary to Squall, Rinoa, and all the rest!
So many great moments, as you first RPG, Ifirt's cave and his battle was a pretty big deal. But then the invasion, the garden wars, Fishermen's Horizon, Esther, and uhh SPACE! This game gave us a lot, and the charcaters gave us more. Squall stan for life.
It’s funny how Squall and Seifer are fighting so normally and then when you activate renzokuken in-game all of a sudden Squall is doing super human flips and all kinds of superhuman stuff
I have so much love for this game. It is my favorite Final Fantasy outside of the mmos. I was sooooooooo happy when Gun Breaker was introduced in Final Fantasy XIV. I always have Squall glam on deck 😁.
Oh my GOD! Are you finally remaking my favorite?! I know remakes are a giant undertaking, but it would mean the world to me to see this story told with the same amount of emotional depth with which you are retelling ff7.
Square, me and millions around the world need a remake of this title. I never clicked on something so fast. This was my first RPG game.
VII fans had to wait and push for years. We're going to have to do the same.
@@jesseberg3271 I understand that but you're forgetting they had "Advent Children" which is available today on 4K. They was given the opportunity to see what the characters would look like given modern technology. We have had to depend on "Kingdom Hearts" and other titles. That's all I'm saying.
IX will get a remake before VIII. if either ever do. I would expect 10-3 before VIII remake as well, maybe even before IX. And I would expect all of this doesn't happen until they've completed VII.
Your words are mine
Honestly, I don’t want a remake if it’s in the quality of their current games and I say that as a die hard Final Fantasy VIII fan. It’s all just pushed to the limits to earn as much money as possible and fit the „Netflix and chill“ braindead generation. Smashing on the same buttons over and over, no challenge, DLC over DLC or splitting the game in parts.
Happy 25 Anniversary Final Fantasy VIII
I feel old reading this
To this day , this is still the most beautiful opening cinematic ever ! Liberi Fatali is so grandiose!
Too bad the game itself didn't live up to the epicness/quality of that Opening. And I say that as someone who likes to replay FF8 every now and then, but it's one of the weakest of the series, plotwise and character-wise, imo.
@@Lorfo11 Aaaaaah noooooo, you're saying that to someone who has Squall as her favourite hero!!! 😱 FF8 is amazing , it's in my TOP 3 with FF9 and FF7!
@@dagga19k Hey, I still keep it close to my heart because it's the one who got me into the series, and I still love the game outside its characters and plot. It just compares poorly to other entries like... well... 7 and 9 :')
@@Lorfo119 felt like nothing but exposition to me, so I don’t like it as much as some people.
@@Lorfo11 9 is the best, so I can't blame you on preferring it! But 8 was really good, I personally loved the story, though a few things could have been done better.
You have no idea how mindblowing this opening scene was when I saw it all the way back in the year 2000... I skipped VII (I did not know any better!) and, at the time, my gaming diet consisted of mascot plataformers, racing games, the occasional fighting and sports games... I had no idea just how grand, immersive and profound games could be. I already had an inkling because I had played Resident Evil 2 and my cousin showed me Metal Gear, but this... Was something else.
It was Star Wars, Titanic, Saving Private Ryan... Even Harry Potter before I knew what that was. It was all I didn't know a videogame could be. And I never looked back.
To this day, I still sing this song in my head. Respect and love FF8!!!!!!
"Final Fantasy VIII Remake"
Yeah... I'll def buying it...
Also, gunblades!
No disrespect to "Final Fantasy VII" but if that was to happen, Square negotiating a deal with Sony to have the remake + PS5 in a bundle, sales will break multiple records.
@@CrystalDominiqueMy guess is 100 million sales day 1
@@JacobOlli You are so on it. 🥰🥰
@@CrystalDominiqueI love all final fantasy’s and the series as a whole but that just wouldn’t happen lol
@@JacobOllithis a troll yeah? Lol
This opening is legendary. We need a remake of this game. FF8 have a cool story, characters, great soundtrack and fighting style.
Leave these old classic games alone.
My favorite moment from this game has to be the Ragnarok Cockpit scene. Rinoa and Squall being able to relax after the Propagators and 'Eyes On Me' kicking in as they realize they're getting home. Absolutely beautiful.
I’ll be honest I never played FF7 but I have the same kind of nostalgic respect for FF8.
Rinoa was my Aerith, squall was my cloud, and even knowing what I know now I still consider the two as having the superior love story. And I vocally hate love stories.
But ultimately keep your buster sword I’m a connoisseur. Hand me a gunblade!
So many good memories...
Gives me the "chills". In a good way. 🙂
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I remember having the demo that came with Brave Fencer Musashi and playing it pretty much once a day until the game actually came out. I remember getting to the part of the game that the demo covered and feeling like such a bad ass pro. So many more great moments in this game, and this is the game that turned me into a completionist in all my future games as I did everything in this game.
As a kid, FF8 introduced me to the gun sword for the first time. The design is iconic and timeless.
👨🏽🍳💋🤌🏽
It's why my main in FF14 is a Gunbreaker. Gunblade is so iconic they made a class around it.
GunBlade*
The Gunblade😳
@@josecruz8803 Same here. I literally only wanted to play GNB because gunblades are just the coolest weapons ever.
Gunblade
I love this FF, that first time I watched this scene, literally chills, I told myself, OMFG, what an adventure awaits.
I'm replaying the game now just this past week. I'm just out of Esthar and heading east! I love this game and its music and Triple Triad.
I'm almost to the Ragnarok ship a little past Esthar too! Playing with on the Steam deck with 3x speed is so amazing and makes Carding monsters way more fun. It only took about 50ish hours to get to disk 3. This game is basically my teenage yrs.
Absolute Uematsu-san brilliance! I listen to those soundtracks on repeat to this day, such a monumental work.
*Final Fantasy 8/VIII* has always been a part of my Childhood. The characters, the Music, the Brilliant Cutscenes, the designs, the drama, you name it. This definitely takes me back. This deserves to have a Remake!
Is this a message? Because if it is, hell yeah! Remaking this part in particular could be so incredibaly awesome. So many iconic scenes that would benefit so much. None had that feeling ever again, no other part felt like 8.
My first final fantasy i have played in the series, it will stay with me forever! ❤ Happy birthday! 🎈🎉🥳
me too
Squall (PS1 graphics) will forever be the 'best looking' guy in video game history!!
Ahh yes, just listen to the soundtrack not too long ago. One of my favorite FF games of all time FFVIII.
Final Fantasy 8 is my favorite game in this storied franchise and I'm here to pay my respects. Not because it's a perfect game... but to me what makes the Final Fantasy series great, is creating worlds that can't exist anywhere else, in any other medium. Final Fantasy 8 has a world like no other and it's characters are so special to me. Even when they or their actions don't feel necessary to the overarching plot-line, the characters have a mundane beauty about them that makes them feel real. But for me, the absolute moment when I knew this was my favorite game, is a certain line that Kiros says in Ragnarok (no spoilers). It's such a subtle powerful moment that glues the whole game together. I LOVE FF8 SO MUCH 💙
25 years... My goodness... I still have my greatest hits version in my bedside drawer :D
When I saw this opening for the first time, I fell in love with the game right away. Liberi Fatali playing and the way it ends with you needing more. Amazing opening!
Love this intro and game. Wore the necklace for the longest time. Squalls quote about getting hopes up has lived with me forever.
One of the best jrpg's of all time ❤
One of my fave games ever created - happy birthday ❤
Happy 25 FFVIII!
You are, and forever will be, one of my favourite games ever.
One of my absolute favourite moments in this game is when Squall says "I dreamed I was a moron".
I literally share a bday with the japanese release of this game. This must be a sign
Same! Turning 42 today!
According to the booklet you get with the game, I share a birthday with Seifer.
All of it. I need a remake of this so bad. It’s what started my obsession with Final Fantasy 25 years ago when we got it on its release date.
I remember this game i used to play daily after my work..
Its really one of the best sequels ever...
Mostly the fight music track , the hero , tons of hidden secrets in-game and the epic , heroic story events...
I really enjoyed this game !!! Bravo
Words will never describe the joy, the emotions and the feelings that this FMV has for me... After so many years... This is still the one FMV from FF that still sends me goosebumps down my spine. Final Fantasy VIII is one of my absolute favourite things ever.... And that will never change. Maybe one day we'll have the remake some of us crave for, but until then... May we cherish this special masterpiece forever.
What a great game! Happy anniversary Squall!
Happy 25th Anniversary Final Fantasy 8.My first FF. A great story and a fantastic soundtrack. I think it deserves more of a celebration than just releasing the opening on RUclips.
many years ago I got a mp4 at a arcade’s machine, there was a video saved by default in it and it was this opening movie. I was a kid and had no idea what final fantasy was, but I immediately fell in love with the visuals. months later I started playing FFX and kingdom hearts, so many good memories ❤️
It's so hard to name one, but flying around in Ragnarok
They'd ruin it like they did FF7..
Happy Birthday FFVIII, you weren't probably the best in the series but you were my first FF game
Still love this game to bits
Happy anniversary
Happy 25th Anniversary one of the best FF
Still one of the most iconic and epic openings to a game I've ever experienced. Great Final Fantasy and game. Happy 25th FFVIII!
Still one of the best openings in any video game and one of the best Final Fantasy games ever! I love the look of the original characters over the remaster. The remaster messed up the eyes in my opinion. Original characters eyes looked more mysterious and gave them a bit exoticness to them whereas on the remaster made them look like a boy band or something. PLEASE GIVE US A FINAL FANTASY VIII REMAKE!!!!!!!! 🙏 PLEASE bring back that original look of the characters! 🙏
I kind of hate what the remake did to Squall and Rinoa's hair and faces. Like I sincerely hope they follow the original concept art more closely if they do a remake. ._.
@@KirbyGotenksabsorbed same!
Happy birthday to FF8! 🎉
One of my most favorite openings out of all of them!
Now this would benefit from a remake, happy anniversary to this gem of a game ^_^
MY favorite Fantasy. Thank you for the memories, Square Enix!
I remember watching the trailer waiting for ff8 after having my mind blown by ff7… great memories!
this was my first final fantasy game. soo soo good
I've never opened a video so fast! This game changed me! Thanks for doing this game for all of us!
final fantasy 8 is absolutely iconic and divine
My favorite Final Fantasy of all time. It deserves a remake.
Happy 25th Anniversary Final Fantasy VIII, you changed my life.
Ironically I've been doing a replay of this! This was my first Final Fantasy game back in the day and I was obsessed, once I had the money I bought myself 7.
I still get so emotional when hearing/watching this opening. One of my favorite Final Fantasy's
the scene at the dance when they meet after seeing the shooting star is still so clear in my memory
My favorite game. Came out like a week after I was born
Best FF ever! Can't wait for a remake :o
This was first experience with Final Fantasy knowing it by name and watching it unfold. I was enthralled immediately.
My favourite Final Fantasy and that will never change
Cool little details: When Seifer brings the gunblade down to slice Squall's face, the "thunder" sound is a gunshot. And if you slow it down and frame-by-frame it, you can see a bullet casing eject from the gunblade (The wind up starts around 2:40)
This game needs a remake! My favorite FF
Best Final Fantasy game! No other game in the series ever came close to this one and I played them all.
Still, to this day. This is the best Final Fantasy intro. None of the other titles has come close to this intro.
It is indeed the Final Fantasy VIII opening movie.
I’ve watched it hundreds of times and many more times to come it seems.
FF8 has such a great soundtrack mannn I hope we get a remake!
Best Final Fantasy,my very first and favorite part.
AAAAAAAA I LOVE VIII SO MUCH, SQUARE IS KIND OF QUEENY FOR OFFICIALLY UPLOADING THE INCREDIBLE OPENING.
everything about this is iconic and personally to this point, my favorite RPG of al time
To this day still my favorite final fantasy openings
I still fondly remember watching this as a 4th disc with FF7 that a friend of mine owned.
Considering the games of the time were the likes of Tomb Raider, Crash bandicoot and Spyro, this FMV absolutely blew my mind.
1998 and on the PSX I still think it looks amazing.
My favorite Final Fantasy!!!!! I still get chills just thinking about my first experience playing this amazing game!! They just don't make them like this anymore!
This was my first introduction to FF series back in the days. And the days definitely were rough for me, but as kid with PS1 and FFVIII nothing was impossible. Loved the intro, loved the music, the atmosphere and the story, even though for a kid it was pretty convoluted plus I played it translated to my region language so definitely had a different experience than everyone else I would dare to say.
At the times I thought the game was pretty hard as well, considering you had to be already familiar with FF universe by now, but boi oh boi did I had a blast to play it on my own terms.
Happy 25th Anniversary FFVIII. Squall you da lad that me wanted to be someday in some timeline.
Thanks Square for not forgetting this game.
Best intro to any game ever!
The hopelesness of space
Yesterday, February 11th in 1999, this beautiful game was released. Still one of my all time favorite Final Fantasies and I'm replaying it again to celebrate 🥳 🎉 🎊 it's 25th Anniversary.
Happy 25th Anniversary and 🎂 🥳 🎉 Final Fantasy VIII! 🥳 🎉 ❤
My pants just got smaller.
Because I was transported to a kid again. These games brought me so much joy. Shout out to you and shout out to your family's.
My favorite part was when my lil bro erased my game when I was on the last disc. And never finished the game
My first and still my favorite FF game. I'll finished it multiple times but I know I'll be replaying it sometime again in the future.
So beautiful. Thanks for the memory ❤
Happy 25th anniversary to my very first Final Fantasy experience - a very special one! Lots of love
Awesome Final Fantasy VIII Opening Movie Video.
Final Fantasy 8 and 9 are my all time favorite Final Fantasy's... My favorite Moment in 8... Mh.. hard to say... there are so many... so hard to decide... maybe when you arrive at the orphanage for the first time and everyone starts to remember... Or when Rinoa and Squall entered the Ragnarok, the welcome home literally broke and let me cry like a baby.
Best part is Rinoa not giving up on Squall. Then him not giving up on her.
@@TallulahSoie Indeed, they both save each other and overcome huge adversity in doing so, multiple times. Easily my favourite romance ever, their moments are incredibly iconic.
It is and will always be my favorite FF, it was my first. Give him a little more attention, he deserves it, he even deserved a better remaster.
Not me just realizing this was posted on the 25th anniversary..wow Yes pleaseeeeeeeeee
I played the game last year and finished it almost 100% the only trophy I'm missing is the Card Trophy.
But this was my first FF game I was like 8 or 9 I'm 30 now.
Happy 25th Anniversary Final Fantasy VIII
Yep, they're definitely hinting at something in the future. I'd bet my life savings on it
Square, VIII needs a remake! Thank you for the VII Remake project! VII Rebirth looks like one of your greatest accomplishments! I will buy VII Rebirth and I would buy VIII Remake!
My favorite of the Final Fantasy games, just above Tactics. I still play the Remaster, which I was so thankful to get. Happy Anniversary to Squall, Rinoa, and all the rest!
Happy Anniversary to one of my personal favorite best Final Fantasy ever
So many great moments, as you first RPG, Ifirt's cave and his battle was a pretty big deal. But then the invasion, the garden wars, Fishermen's Horizon, Esther, and uhh SPACE! This game gave us a lot, and the charcaters gave us more. Squall stan for life.
I have just started playing Final Fantasy 8. I am so excited 😊!
One of my favorites final fantasy games
right smack in the middle of the legendary stretch from FF6 to FF10
FF VIII REMAKE, A CRAZY DREAM 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 Square make us happy please 😍😍
The best Final Fantasy opening movie in my humble opinion
It’s funny how Squall and Seifer are fighting so normally and then when you activate renzokuken in-game all of a sudden Squall is doing super human flips and all kinds of superhuman stuff
Well to be fair that duel was in the very beginning, and Squall is still a SeeD cadet.
Hell yeah!
25 years!!! and still looks fenomenal 😍
Happy 25 anniversary to my favorite ff! I wish with all my heart that a remake of this beautiful game is made!
Thank you SquareSoft(Enix). This gem released on my birthday and is still my favorite game in this IP.
One of the greatest openings in video game history
This video still gives me chills
I have so much love for this game. It is my favorite Final Fantasy outside of the mmos.
I was sooooooooo happy when Gun Breaker was introduced in Final Fantasy XIV. I always have Squall glam on deck 😁.
Take me back. Kool-aid, french fries and ranch, and playing this at 3am. But now i’m 33 stuck at desk working. Uber nostalgia 😢😢😢😢😢
Oh my GOD! Are you finally remaking my favorite?! I know remakes are a giant undertaking, but it would mean the world to me to see this story told with the same amount of emotional depth with which you are retelling ff7.