What I love so much about these longer RPGs is that because you spend so much time with these characters you feel so connected to the members of your party. The character moments in this game proves that in spades!
I do love the cheer your editor gave you when you got the revive! But also loved loved loved your reaction to this section. Been looking forward to it for a while.
One thing you've been missing is reading the different effects for linking materia on weapons vs. armor. You have a leveled up elemental materia and if you linked it to fire materia on Aerith's armor then you would have been immune to fire damage which would have trivialized that dual bomb fight.
@@allthethingsgames Easily, having first strike and ATB boost is an easy win. Just need to set radiant ward first. Havving Magic linked with MP and HP absorb helps as well. Aerith is super OP. Couldnt have beaten Rulers of Outer Worlds without her.
She barely pays attention to the mechanics at all. It's a bit amusing how much she just barrels through everything. Lock on alone would have made Rufus a lot easier to manage.
One of my favorite scenes. The play scene was barely there in the Og, but FF has had some amazing play scenes in other games, so it felt not only a tribute to FF7, but to others FF too. Nomura (who is the creative director to Rebirth and Remake) loved Les Miserables, so he always wanted to have a big musical theatre piece, and boy oh boy what a scene they made.
Also No Promises to Keep play is inspired by a Hugh Jackman film, Greatest Showman. They even got Loren Allred to be Aerith’s singing voice. It also parallels to Cloud, Tifa and Aerith too.
The date sequence was always something I enjoy watching content creators react to since it has many other options/dialog to explore. The reaction on this channel is going to be awesome!
The deal with Aerith is you have to spend a couple of turns preparing her with wards, but then she will deal major damage. Her synergy skill "Spellbound Blast" deals serious damage, and also builds the atb gauge very quickly. Use that to cast a Radiant ward to boost the damage of her normal attacks, and cast an Arcane Ward. If you cast a level three spell inside it, it does insane damage. It takes two atb bars, so use Spellbound blast to get them quickly :)
Yeah she needs some prep to really be able to cut loose. I like giving her a first strike materia and an atb boost materia so she can put down wards immediately. Her combat saviour is extremely helpful too, it helps prevent her from getting overwhelmed and stun-locked. Her ward shift is another great tool, you can run away from your wards to bait attacks and pull aggro, and then warp back to safety.
The episode I've been waiting for. I was 83% sure you were going to get Red for the date since you hit the light blue smiley with him first, which would have been nice but I was hoping you'd get Tifa. But you clinched Tifa with that Gold Cup side mission. You should 100% check out the other dates when you get the chance. Can't wait to see how the rest of this plays out for you, Maggie. 1:39:25 I think the tie breaker between Aeirth and Tifa is waaaaaay back in the beach fight with Hojo, where you pick who to help: Aeirth and Barett, or Tifa and Red.
enjoyed your reaction to the date scene. I got Aerith for mine and loved it. Afterward, I watched all the date scenes, and they are all amazing in their own right. It's difficult to choose a favorite one as they all add something special to the game. Either important info about the story or a heartfelt moment between Cloud and another character or something completely hilarious. Be sure to watch them all.
The woman who sang Aerith's song is Loren Allred who also sang 'Never Enough' in The Greatest Showman. The scene here is basically a recreation of what happened in the film
This is the episode I've been waiting for. I loved all the side content, and love the past couple of videos going around completing everything, but this chapter is the one I needed to see you react to.
@@w01f777 yea but the problem is that unless you played Crisis Core you won't know who she's talking about. Because these games don't give Yuffie and "you know who" a connection. The date is the only time she actually talks about him.
Just wanted to take a moment to give a shout-out to kasta for providing THE definitive blind playthrough for the FFVII Remake series. The amount of love, focus and genuine interest you show towards the series, its story and its characters is felt by the audience. I'm glad you discovered Final Fantasy this late because now I can (re-)discover the series alongside you. In the coming years I can't wait to see how you'll progress in your Final Fantasy journey! Be assured all FFs will take you on a new adventure with a cast you grow to love, and a plight you can't wait to see unfold.
I never get tired of the bait hug reaction.😂 On a side note, makes you wonder who would have been the date if she would have skipped the last sideques.😮
YESS im so glad you got Tifa's date, I was worried you wouldn't since hers is easier to miss than others!! Especially since you missed the first date in Chapter 8. Good you did her sidequest right before! Tifa's is the most intimate and its so gosh darn good, you screamed in joy seeing the kiss like most of us! Also, the game determines who you go on the date with in your first playthrough, depending on your relationship levels. After that you can choose manually. The other dates also are good in their own ways, but Tifa’s is my favorite because the couple finally got a kiss after 27 years and also the fact Cloud made the first moves!! Proud of my boy. Loving your play through and your reactions!!
Scotch and Kotch comments during the Rufus Fight are absolute hilarious! :') "Cloud has got to have one foot in the lifestream after taking a hit like that!" hahahaha
I liked the Scotch and Kotch performance more in part 1, they had more of a back and forth yin and yang dynamic with Scotch being a bit more suave and polished and Kotch following up with more aggressive trash talk. Here Scotch comes out the gate cursing, and their yelling is a little more incessant. But...they're still fun, I want them to get the full time gig at the Saucer just like Maggie said, and yes that is a great line :P
I couldn’t help but to shed a tear during Aerith’s performance. Easily one of the best video game scenes ever created with its meaningful message. So powerful. Also, I had the same date with tifa… and im pretty happy with it! By far one of the best parts of the game
53:00 Actually, she had shields to project and block projectiles, wards to teleport to, etc... she is a magic caster, not a fighter. Radiant ward can hit regular attacks as hard or harder than Cloud. The shield can block many attacks, byr needs to face the enemy. Magnify blizzard can hit both enemies at once.
@@sjneow I’ve seen a lot of playthroughs, and I’m honestly surprised how many people don’t play around the characters abilities. They just basic attack and try to roll. They treat it like a souls game, which is not at all how the combat works. Having the right materia loadouts, blocking/precise blocking, and using atb constantly is a MUST.
2:04:04 the subtle hint of Aerith's theme in the melody - it hits so hard, especially with 27 years of history and context behind that original theme music and the words of this new song
ty for playing the greatest game on earth with so much love and care, you truly treat this world and its amazing characters with so much respect, so I do the same by liking every video and watching as much as I can of every part~!
So Aerith, Barrett, Red, Tifa, Yuffie and others have a date. You got Tifa’s because your affinity was higher with her. Some of the dates are romantic and some comedic haha. Definitely recommend a reaction to all of them either when you finish the game or in a separate video. Also according to the devs Aerith’s song wasn’t written for one person but everyone she’s met and cares for.
@@SuperTrailerzeh I thought the song was about Cloud too (straight up referencing where they met) but if the devs say otherwise I’m not gonna argue about it haha. They fed all the ships in the end. Except Zack fans. You guys got the short end of the stick and have my condolences 🫡
The fight with the bombs and aerith could have been easy if you had fire linked with elemental on your armor. Elemental makes you absorb damage for healing with the linked elemental spell materia. That is the way to make the bombs obsolete
Aerith has a lot of tools, and it can be hard to remember what everything does. So I’ll just give one tip: Radiant Ward! It’s Aerith’s best friend! Radiant Ward helps her in so many ways: inside the ward her basics attacks come out faster, which significantly helps her build ATB. She gets an improved dodge inside the ward, which makes darting around attacks easier. And finally when she’s inside the ward her spells are harder to interrupt!
The reason people find Aerith more frustrating to play is that her combat style is more tactically minded. You can't just spam buttons like the other players. Using her wards to warp around the fighting area really helps. You really have to know which ability works best in what scenario much more than the other team members. Also they made her combat work better when using synergy/skills/abilities with your teammates as oppose to single combat compared to the other characters.
Aerith is the most powerful member of the party if you know what you're doing with her, her wards can fit almost any situation. Radiant is a great general ward for just pouring on the dps etc.
1:06:34 the fight with aireth is honestly soo frustrating and it's because those fireballs are so quick to attack while aireth is so painfully slow. took me awhile to beat hers too... along with some breaks lol
If there's two things that drive me crazy in combat mechanics, it's when your important moves are highly interruptible, and the possibility of enemies entering into an endless relentless combo attack that barely gives you any time to take your own actions... I feel silly saying that after seeing how easy it was for her by changing her build, but there's still something in my gut that says you know what, it IS a god damn pain that a more basic combat setup does THAT badly. If it's not MEANT to be a gimmick/must-use-single-strat fight, there should be more of a spectrum of success.
1:03:20 some tips for a fight like this. equip elemental materia in the armor slot and link it to a magic materia that matches the element type fire in this case. For fast movement cast two different types of wards ie arcane and luminous in the opposite side of Battlefield and teleport between by pressing triangle to use ward shift. (Elemental materia level 2+)
Making the rounds through reaction videos and I only realized on this one just how much commentary was happening during the Gold Saucer fights with Corneo/Rufus. It's crazy how much information is being relayed that (for me anyways) is impossible to keep track of through a single play through. Also Tifa + Cloud = Endgame
AHHHHH I love everyone's reactions to the hug. I was different i thought the hug was sweet because cloud initiated both the hug and then the kiss. Squeals like a love struck teenager******
48:03 - Its because you're pressing triange repeatedly (you can see the input spamming on the screen's UI). You're only supposed to press it once to throw the shuriken, then square to utilize Elemental Ninjitsu. If you press triange more than once, you'll zip over to where your shuriken was just thrown to retrieve it.
🎼 Walking city streets With worn cobblestones Listening to people rushing past To rhythms all their own Life passing me by, not thinking How the years have flown Until I met you 🎵 I won't say that it was fate I won't say that it was destiny But if not, what could it be That drew you towards me? Could it be chance? Till the day that we meet again Where or when I wish I could say But believe Know that you'll find me Promises to keep - We won't ever need Till the day that we meet again At our place, Just let me believe In the chance that you’ll come Take my hand And never let me go Take my hand and believe We can be together evermore 🎶
⚠️ SPOILERS BELOW ⚠️ “Take my hand” is a nice little foreshadowing. In the OG after beating the last boss, Cloud grabs “Aerith’s” hand to climb out of the crater. He does it again in Advent Children when he defeats Bahamut.
Your dialog options through the game determine how close you get to someone. It's not just the side missions you do that determines who the date is with.
1:38:50 i got aerith. You were going to get red but those last 2 side missions sealed tifa in for you. Nice. Her or aerith are the ideal ones. But all of them but cait are great.
but you get on a tripple date with cait, cid and vincent. you cant be on a date with them individually. this only happens when all relationship stats are the same(like to a T). Tifa if obviously the best.. but i also liked the yuffie one.
Agh… I didn’t want it to end. Was late to the episode today but seeing how emotionally invested you were into everything here was 🔥 So excited to see your next steps. The next bit is probably my favorite part of the game outside of Tifa’s experience in Gongaga.
Aerith is a beast her magic attack power is OP as heck but yea not everyone's play style and is a bit different from other characters. Anyway enjoying your playthrough have a good one
Are you able to do a materia and armor checklist/prep at some point? Missing so much from Chadley (MP Absorption,Darkside,Comet,Synergy, Magic Focus,Petrify) that you can develop via the Nibel and Gongaga regions. Also have some amazing accessories (Karmic Kowel, Expeitonary Medal) and armor (Celestial) while some of your characters have 4 sloted ones. You have yet to equip Bahamut, or first strike, etc. Just some housekeeping before heading to the endgame.
I don't think she reads any comments here, possibly to avoid spoilers... but you're absolutely right, she does have to improve her combat preparation (and some skills too), while also develop those important materias that help so much for the toughest battles. I almost yelled at her fight with Donberry, at that point she should have at least one main character equipped against Instant Death... My Cloud always had Karmic Kowl right after I defeated Tonberry King, boosting defenses while protecting against instakills? Check please! Hopefully she improves for chapter 13, before the point of no return... I like her enthusiasm for completing everything possible, so I'm sure she'll go for the island... but she does have to take a bit of time to adjust her characters equipment and materia.
@@SuperTrailerz I guess the second option is more likely and probably very short comments that clearly praise her... ours are not by far lol Still, I commented before finishing the video and was actually impressed by how she fought Rufus... I think it's the first streamer I saw winning right in the first try, which is a remarkable feat.
@@dantcromos I would not keep my characters with anti-Instant Death equipped at all times. How often do you actually fight Tonberries? I like the idea of setting your loadout for a fight, but of course you can't actually do that when you don't know what you're up against, and once you're in the thick of it you can usually muddle through with a generic loadout anyway. I suppose hard mode gives you the opportunity and incentive to really optimize it all...
Aerith's fight was a struggle for me because I was trying to wing it. The chocoking cape, atb boost or things that let Aerith get that first couple of wards or attacks are fantastic because you pretty much can cheat Aerith weakness (at least for me) which is the time you need to set her up. Using those types of accesories/materias pretty much make 90% of fights meaningless lol. I love nuking things with Aerith.
59:19 i’m so glad i’m not the only one who had so much trouble with the Aerith vs Bombs fight 😂 It’s just so aggravating how slow aerith is, you try to dodge everything, then it takes forever to recover and use ATB commands. I eventually got it, i think i used speed up and casted haste on myself, but it still was a pain.
The Loveless sequence is so beautiful, the date was one of my favourite parts of the game and dang it watching you get emotional made me even more emotional 😂❤
Lol I loved watching you mald against Tonberries. 😂 They really get to you huh. At some point you were so flustered that you started to heal instead of reviving, even though tonberries one shot you anyway.
1:27:12 you wont be able to get party level 10 until post game... so might wanna spend those SP on the folios. Otherwise it will be sitting there until you beat the game....
Thank you very much ! I was sure you would have loved this part. Really beautiful to see, pure emotions. This game is a masterpiece and you're not ready for the rest..🙂
Honestly the monotony of the Fireball, Fireball, Fireball, Fireball, Fireball is so much more enraging than the irregular stabbings of a couple Tonberries...at least there you have a few moments to throw out phoenix down between running for your life again.
Though a subject of speculation for years, in the play loveless, the Goddess with wings is in fact Jenova so the play is a retelling of some Ancient poem passed through time with it's meaning forgotten, this will be confirmed later from certain Murals and cutscene cues easily missed in chapter 13 of the game. ;)
I believe that is just a theory that you weirdly stated as if it were a fact as if you wanted to spoil someone who asked not to be spoiled just to prove to the internet how much you knew about a video game.
I’m absolutely a Cloud x Aerith girl and really enjoyed the romantic scenes I got between them, but I also love seeing the happiness of Cloud x Tifa fans like you when they get to witness these sweet scenes between them! You’re such a tender soul and it’s a pleasure to be able to watch your reactions and your joy. (Also thank you for not hating on Aerith just because she’s an alternative romantic option for Cloud ❤❤ It makes me so happy when I come across Cloud x Tifa fans who also thoroughly love her!)
I am a Cloud x Tifa girl and still love Aerith. I love all these characters so much. But I also love Zack too. I feel C/A is a disservice to him. But everyone likes what they like. It's all good IMO
@@adihsarstilinskih8237 what a icky comment to leave when this person was being very nice, no need to give your opinion on C/A trust me it isn’t wanted or needed
@@lotus2001 There is nothing icky about my comment. She is giving her opinion and said she likes that there are Cloti people who do not hate Aerith. I agreed. I don't hate Aerith. I love her. What is icky about that? I also gave my reason for why I don't ship her and Cloud. Seems you are taking my opinion a bit too seriously. I am not personally attacking you or anyone else. If I had insulted the OP or cursed at her or demeaned her opinion, then I can see you leaving this comment. But as it is, your response is also unnecessary and isn't wanted or needed either. We don't all have to agree and that is okay. Go read a book or something and relax please.
@@adihsarstilinskih8237 Thank you for sharing! It’s always encouraging to see more people on the Internet who love Aerith. She’s my favorite video game character and one of my favorite fictional characters of all time, so it’s really discouraging to see so much hate directed towards her from the loud minority online. I think the other person who commented just felt a bit triggered from the “unfair to Zack” comment ‘cause we’re so used to being attacked on the Internet for liking Cloud and Aerith together for such a reason, but I know and appreciate that that’s not where you were coming from. Zack is a wonderful character, and I love him and his affection for Aerith, too. So I think people who ship them are completely valid to love them together, even if we sometimes disagree on the reasons. As you said, different strokes for different folks! I’m grateful for your comment and for the intent to support me from the other commenter; our fandom will be a whole lot better for us giving each other the benefit of the doubt and appreciating everyone’s unique perspectives and love for the game and its characters 😊
@@kaylacaldwell7300 Exactly. I feel people would be better suited discussing things in a healthy debate of differing opinions while still being respectful. It makes it more fun. There are reasons to love both and also reasons to not love both. I'd love to discuss the pros and cons of each without fear of pitchforks jabbing my eyes out 😂. I'd also be fine with the outcome of all 3 of them just saying eff it and becoming a throuple. 😀 Would stop a lot of the arguing then right? I'd just need everyone to realize what happened to poor Zack first. (Such as his parents, Aerith and Cloud learning his fate). Cloud and his two amazing bad ass female partners. I'm sure some fans would dig it.
@@itheGuillen Im hoping for a certain island in the ocean! That will really be a challenge. But she needs to defeat Odin first and the last 2 protorelics for that to happen.
In case you didn't figure it out.... the fake name Aerith used for the songwriting contest, Maycomb Blume, is a hononym for "make em bloom." Flower girl stuff
Great episode to watch, I think it was one of your best. Totally enjoyed your reaction! I also wish you could do the Chocobo races for me. If there is a door I am extremely good at hitting them. I have finished the game but still have not won the Gold Cup. I keep going back to try.
The excitement of watching Maggie beat that last guy in the arena with Cloud at near no hp left had me cheering so much. The whole Loveless performance from seeing Jessie to Cloud, Tifa, Barret, and Red, then to Aerith, was so well done. I was a watery eyed mess multiple times. Loved the whole thing. Then, to the gondola ride with Cloud and Tifa. The writing and cinematics just felt magical through it all!
Aerith fight is actually extremely easy. Just need to know how your materia works, elemental and fire on armor and you can literally just stand there and auto attack
@absfinal HP absorb plus fire materia will absorb HP when you cast the fire spell, not when you get hit by a fire spell (if that’s what you’re wondering)
Idk about you but my elemental materia was only to half damage level at the time I got to this battle and I was doing all my side content. I had hooked my ap up materia to my warding materia because I really thought I might need it in later fights. Which was false but hey blind is blind
Here's what the developers said about the dates in Ultimania (FF7R official guidebook): "They admit, when asked about the Tifa Kiss scene, that it reminded him (Nojima) of a dating sim 30 years ago and that the dates should be regarded as completely separate from the main storyline." -translation by MsSaiFox "Toriyama says they aimed to faithfully recreate the exchanges inside the gondola with Aerith, keeping her iconic line intact. However, they gave the other characters some tweaks. For example, Barret's date delves deeper this time, inspired by Dyne's somber tale." -translation by ShinraArch
Saving for party level 10 isn't worth it, you can respect at any time for one, and two level 10 requires 100% game completion. Don't sit on SP, spend it and respect it as needed.
Seeing all the borderline toxic Clerith worshipper comments is somewhat enjoyable and annoying at the same time. They take things out of context and often times just lie to make it seem like they have some weird sense of superiority over anyone who gets the Tifa date.
The amount of streamers they have already attacked is crazy. They are acting like a cult and can't just let people enjoy the game without taking things out of context or harassing streamer/content creator
It's understandable nobody was expecting no not even the Tifa people that SE would have the balls to give them an almost kiss to an actual one at the GS initiated by a Cloud during the same section Aerith is supposed to be the star of.
All I can say is WOW! This is truly Final Fantasy. I would vote that this is the best game of the year-such beauty and I haven't even finished watching this episode. WTG!
This was one of the best reactions to... well all of this episode! The beast arena was definitely a tough segment with Aerith. Seemed rather unfair match-up for her. Understandable frustration! I'm sure you've already seen some of the comments about it, but elemental materia 2-star linked with Fire (or any element) will immune the damage. But you did it without it, so more power to you! We need more Zack! Date time! The play was something special for sure, the part that I feel is the biggest tug on the heart strings is the Jessie/Biggs/Wedge bit at the very end. Gets me every time. T_T Everything about the play was so well done, the Aerith song too. All of it~ I do have a bias for Tifa since playing the OG, but I do love all of the characters in the Remake/Rebirth project thus far. You can get a date with all the party members! Tifa's will be a personal favorite. However, all the dates are definitely worth a watch! Maybe make a reaction video to the other dates in the future? :) And make sure it is the Max Affinity/Intimacy dates! They are the best! Every thing you said about the relationships in this game I wholeheartedly agree. The small sprinkles of romance are in there, but it is not the driving force of the narrative. Just the mutual respect and understanding (misunderstandings too? Haha) of how each character is with themselves and each other is just so darn good. The development and growth is just so lovely between everyone. The coliseum was so much fun to watch! Those darn DONberries! You handled it all very well. I see a lot of people struggle on Rufus for sure, he's definitely not the easiest. I could go on and on here, but can't wait to see your next video! Hopefully you can catch up to Cait Sith! Good luck and keep up the wonderful playthrough!
It's insane how many top tier vocalists Square Enix gets for its FF theme songs. Leona Lewis with XIII, Florence Welch with XV, and now Loren Allred for VII Rebirth. Incredibly beautiful voices!
The easiest way to beat the fireballs is simply equipping elemental materia with fire on your armor. If level 2 elemental it will absorb all of the damage making this fight easy. I personally used her shield to block the projectiles and hit them from a far while casting blizzard. It took me a moment to figure it out lol
Radiant Ward: makes Aerith shoot laser beams, dodge like Tifa, build ATB like Yuffie. It’ll turn Aerith from your least favorite character to absolutely broken
Aaaaah Noo!! I think If You equip Aerith's Armour with fire Materia or equip a relic with fire defense! And use The Guardian Shiva In Attack" Constantly!! Add some Brutally Effective Ice Attacks every chance you get and whatever happens Just Keep Moving!! You may just come out on top of this with A wonderful Victory❤❤ Just keep the faith Ok we all support you❤
I like the name "Maycomb Blume" instead of "Make them bloom". The date is choice is based on who you have the "best relationship with" at the time of the date. After completion of the first run, you can choose the date you want when you go back through this chapter.
I really love Aerith’s non intimate date. Tifa’s intimate date seems the most appropriate but Aerith’s non intimate date shows how although there are some feelings there, they don’t cross any lines and keep it platonic. I have had relationships like that before. A girl I admire and deeply care for , but sometimes it’s better to stay friends. Very complex but very sweet. That being said, I’m really happy she got Tifa..especially after being completely dateless last time 😂
You know, the only thing I would have loved they added to the Loveless play, was Cloud saying "Even if the morrow is barren of promises...nothing shall forstall my return." I mean, given that Genesis basically adores Loveless, this would have been a good place to put that.
Another great video Maggie, enjoyed this one very much👍. 1. Remind me never to take you on in a Chokobo race😂. 2. Loved the Aerith performance in the show, her VA has a RUclips channel as well and I’ve been taking a bit of peek every so often....didn’t know she could sing👍. 3. Glad you got through the dust bowl fights, Gus’s ‘party’ didn’t really feel like that for you did it😂!? 4. Love the fights at the end and Rufus coming in surprised me, strikes me as one of those characters that don’t look like they can hold their own but actually can. 5. Having never played the original(if any😂) I don’t know why Cait Sith did that, but I’m with you, it can’t be that cut and dry as a betrayal of the group from him. Very much enjoyed the video, tuned into a little of your previously recorded stream you had on twitch(which I haven’t got) and saw the part where Ginger was actually in the one spot for change😂, so cute. Enjoy your weekend Maggie👍.
I seriously had no idea who you were going to get as the date after you did every quest that you couldup until now so that was suspenseful to look forward to! But when I saw you doing the remaining Tifa quests I had a feeling😂
14:29 "I think you guys were joking about there being like a boost at the start." When it hits 2 you need to press X. Though I don't know how useful this advice is anymore since you already cleared all the races hah. 39:55 "No, I wanna do the fight." You gave me a heart attack here when you refused to do that Tifa quest... 54:30 "Please let me do anything else but use Aerith" Hah, aw that was actually an easy match if you have a good setup. In the future if you're fighting a heavily elemental enemy like this one equipping your character with Elemental in your armor slot + the element (fire) will save you. Depending on how upgraded it is you can halve the fire damage -> neutralize the fire damage -> absorb the fire damage. Walk in a park! 1:12:20 "OH MY GOSH" The correct setup and usage for a character really affects whether you're fighting on NIGHTMARE mode or BABY mode. Don't give up! If the fight seems disproportionally difficult for the enemy you're facing, try a different strategy. 1:13:55 *finishes Barret's fight in a minute* Hey, sometimes life gives you cupcakes and not lemons. 1:38:44 Praise all gods that you had the sense to do that last Tifa side-quest. Otherwise, I don't know if you'd have still gotten her or not. 1:48:33 "In every single way this game has elevated the first one." Preach! 1:49:21 "Can you get this with Aerith?" Yeah with Aerith, and Yuffie too. 2:51:20 "There is... revival!?" hahah that edit. For a second I thought the game itself congratulated you.
Love your playthrough. The date sequence is determined who has the highest affinity so any members could have been chosen. Maybe you can make a video looking at the different dates if you like.
@@Kastaclysm Quick tip that makes Tonberry as sweet as plushies on any fights (good for any FF game) : equip accessories, or equipment, that prevent instant death! Chef's Knife just tickles then
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2:51:20 THE MOMENT WE HAVE ALL WAITED FOR!!! Finally!!! haha props to your editor on that
What I love so much about these longer RPGs is that because you spend so much time with these characters you feel so connected to the members of your party. The character moments in this game proves that in spades!
I do love the cheer your editor gave you when you got the revive! But also loved loved loved your reaction to this section. Been looking forward to it for a while.
One thing you've been missing is reading the different effects for linking materia on weapons vs. armor.
You have a leveled up elemental materia and if you linked it to fire materia on Aerith's armor then you would have been immune to fire damage which would have trivialized that dual bomb fight.
she didnt realize she was healing when using wind because she HP absorb linked.
@@SuperTrailerzAlso, Aerith is probably the most OP character, you just have to spend the ATB on her wards (radiant especially) up front.
@@allthethingsgames Easily, having first strike and ATB boost is an easy win. Just need to set radiant ward first. Havving Magic linked with MP and HP absorb helps as well. Aerith is super OP. Couldnt have beaten Rulers of Outer Worlds without her.
She barely pays attention to the mechanics at all. It's a bit amusing how much she just barrels through everything. Lock on alone would have made Rufus a lot easier to manage.
It’s too late. She’s probably already beat the game 😭
One of my favorite scenes. The play scene was barely there in the Og, but FF has had some amazing play scenes in other games, so it felt not only a tribute to FF7, but to others FF too.
Nomura (who is the creative director to Rebirth and Remake) loved Les Miserables, so he always wanted to have a big musical theatre piece, and boy oh boy what a scene they made.
Imagine a remake of the Final Fantasy 6 opera scene...
@@MikedieONE it will never happen because ff6 is very unpopular, but i'm still hopeful.
@@Nick-zt6sk "very inpopular" ? what? XD
it counts with FF7 as the best Final fantasy ever. its one of the most popular by a MILE.
Also No Promises to Keep play is inspired by a Hugh Jackman film, Greatest Showman. They even got Loren Allred to be Aerith’s singing voice. It also parallels to Cloud, Tifa and Aerith too.
2:51:22 the confetti lmaoooo that was so good
When does the confetti 🎊 trigger?
The date sequence was always something I enjoy watching content creators react to since it has many other options/dialog to explore. The reaction on this channel is going to be awesome!
I was not expecting 500 comments on this one just because this one had the date sequence though, jeeeesus
I loved absolutely EVERYTHING about the date and play... and Barrett is ABSOLUTELY a theatre kid. Look at him crushing his lines
Loren Allred sings Promises to Keep. What a beautiful voice!!
@@franimal86 Thank you! I'm going to look her up - I know FF16 got Amanda Achen to sing My Star too.
The way you react with your eyes is such a joy to watch. I love watching someone feel all the emotions in a playthrough. Helps me re experience it!
The deal with Aerith is you have to spend a couple of turns preparing her with wards, but then she will deal major damage. Her synergy skill "Spellbound Blast" deals serious damage, and also builds the atb gauge very quickly. Use that to cast a Radiant ward to boost the damage of her normal attacks, and cast an Arcane Ward. If you cast a level three spell inside it, it does insane damage. It takes two atb bars, so use Spellbound blast to get them quickly :)
Yeah she needs some prep to really be able to cut loose. I like giving her a first strike materia and an atb boost materia so she can put down wards immediately. Her combat saviour is extremely helpful too, it helps prevent her from getting overwhelmed and stun-locked. Her ward shift is another great tool, you can run away from your wards to bait attacks and pull aggro, and then warp back to safety.
😂😂 That disappointed, “Oh…” when Kasta thought Cloud fumbled the moment LOL omg
This play is so amazing with how it works along with the actual story. I mean talk about a masterpiece of a game.
The episode I've been waiting for. I was 83% sure you were going to get Red for the date since you hit the light blue smiley with him first, which would have been nice but I was hoping you'd get Tifa. But you clinched Tifa with that Gold Cup side mission. You should 100% check out the other dates when you get the chance.
Can't wait to see how the rest of this plays out for you, Maggie.
1:39:25 I think the tie breaker between Aeirth and Tifa is waaaaaay back in the beach fight with Hojo, where you pick who to help: Aeirth and Barett, or Tifa and Red.
The beach outfits for Cloud also favor one or the other, depending on which one you wear
Gosh I cannot believe how emotional that episode made me feel with you
enjoyed your reaction to the date scene. I got Aerith for mine and loved it. Afterward, I watched all the date scenes, and they are all amazing in their own right. It's difficult to choose a favorite one as they all add something special to the game. Either important info about the story or a heartfelt moment between Cloud and another character or something completely hilarious. Be sure to watch them all.
The woman who sang Aerith's song is Loren Allred who also sang 'Never Enough' in The Greatest Showman. The scene here is basically a recreation of what happened in the film
This is the episode I've been waiting for. I loved all the side content, and love the past couple of videos going around completing everything, but this chapter is the one I needed to see you react to.
Who wants to see Kasta react to all the other dates? Like this comment if you agree.
I expect this to be the most liked comment!
Absolutely. While Tifa’s is my favourite I loved Yuffie’s
Yes I would love to see her react to some of the more narratively relevant dates🥰
Agree 100%
@@w01f777 yea but the problem is that unless you played Crisis Core you won't know who she's talking about. Because these games don't give Yuffie and "you know who" a connection. The date is the only time she actually talks about him.
Just wanted to take a moment to give a shout-out to kasta for providing THE definitive blind playthrough for the FFVII Remake series. The amount of love, focus and genuine interest you show towards the series, its story and its characters is felt by the audience. I'm glad you discovered Final Fantasy this late because now I can (re-)discover the series alongside you.
In the coming years I can't wait to see how you'll progress in your Final Fantasy journey! Be assured all FFs will take you on a new adventure with a cast you grow to love, and a plight you can't wait to see unfold.
I never get tired of the bait hug reaction.😂
On a side note, makes you wonder who would have been the date if she would have skipped the last sideques.😮
it was Red prior to Gold Cup.
The hug bait was sooo good 🤣
@@Kastaclysm omg she is responding yay! maybe that means she finished the main game :)
YESS im so glad you got Tifa's date, I was worried you wouldn't since hers is easier to miss than others!! Especially since you missed the first date in Chapter 8. Good you did her sidequest right before! Tifa's is the most intimate and its so gosh darn good, you screamed in joy seeing the kiss like most of us! Also, the game determines who you go on the date with in your first playthrough, depending on your relationship levels. After that you can choose manually. The other dates also are good in their own ways, but Tifa’s is my favorite because the couple finally got a kiss after 27 years and also the fact Cloud made the first moves!! Proud of my boy. Loving your play through and your reactions!!
The squeeking during Tifa's date was top notch ^^ I like that Phoenix is forever going to be Joshua for you !
Scotch and Kotch comments during the Rufus Fight are absolute hilarious! :') "Cloud has got to have one foot in the lifestream after taking a hit like that!" hahahaha
I liked the Scotch and Kotch performance more in part 1, they had more of a back and forth yin and yang dynamic with Scotch being a bit more suave and polished and Kotch following up with more aggressive trash talk. Here Scotch comes out the gate cursing, and their yelling is a little more incessant. But...they're still fun, I want them to get the full time gig at the Saucer just like Maggie said, and yes that is a great line :P
Love your videos!
Actually from the side stories written by the writers, Tifa and Cloud do love each other since they were young.
I couldn’t help but to shed a tear during Aerith’s performance. Easily one of the best video game scenes ever created with its meaningful message. So powerful.
Also, I had the same date with tifa… and im pretty happy with it! By far one of the best parts of the game
53:00 Actually, she had shields to project and block projectiles, wards to teleport to, etc... she is a magic caster, not a fighter. Radiant ward can hit regular attacks as hard or harder than Cloud. The shield can block many attacks, byr needs to face the enemy. Magnify blizzard can hit both enemies at once.
she never really care to use the character's ability. When she plays it is all about casting elemental spells for her. That's why she struggles.
@@sjneow I’ve seen a lot of playthroughs, and I’m honestly surprised how many people don’t play around the characters abilities. They just basic attack and try to roll. They treat it like a souls game, which is not at all how the combat works.
Having the right materia loadouts, blocking/precise blocking, and using atb constantly is a MUST.
2:04:04 the subtle hint of Aerith's theme in the melody - it hits so hard, especially with 27 years of history and context behind that original theme music and the words of this new song
ty for playing the greatest game on earth with so much love and care, you truly treat this world and its amazing characters with so much respect, so I do the same by liking every video and watching as much as I can of every part~!
Huge respect for beating Rufus in without getting killed😬
Also, love your reaction to CloudxTifa scene!
So Aerith, Barrett, Red, Tifa, Yuffie and others have a date. You got Tifa’s because your affinity was higher with her.
Some of the dates are romantic and some comedic haha. Definitely recommend a reaction to all of them either when you finish the game or in a separate video.
Also according to the devs Aerith’s song wasn’t written for one person but everyone she’s met and cares for.
ooo yess im all for a reaction vid of all the other dates!
They said that about the song to keep the shipping wars alive
That's why in Aerith's date she stares at Cloud when she sings it lol
@@SuperTrailerzeh I thought the song was about Cloud too (straight up referencing where they met) but if the devs say otherwise I’m not gonna argue about it haha.
They fed all the ships in the end. Except Zack fans. You guys got the short end of the stick and have my condolences 🫡
@@itheGuillen I think they’ll do something for Zack fans in part 3, no idea what but the poor guy definitely deserves some closure
The fight with the bombs and aerith could have been easy if you had fire linked with elemental on your armor. Elemental makes you absorb damage for healing with the linked elemental spell materia. That is the way to make the bombs obsolete
Aerith has a lot of tools, and it can be hard to remember what everything does. So I’ll just give one tip: Radiant Ward! It’s Aerith’s best friend!
Radiant Ward helps her in so many ways: inside the ward her basics attacks come out faster, which significantly helps her build ATB. She gets an improved dodge inside the ward, which makes darting around attacks easier. And finally when she’s inside the ward her spells are harder to interrupt!
Bump ^
Also making yourself immune to fire with the materia combos would have helped with that fight
Add your transmuted items in the To Do List by pressing square, you will find the items much faster
The reason people find Aerith more frustrating to play is that her combat style is more tactically minded. You can't just spam buttons like the other players. Using her wards to warp around the fighting area really helps. You really have to know which ability works best in what scenario much more than the other team members. Also they made her combat work better when using synergy/skills/abilities with your teammates as oppose to single combat compared to the other characters.
Wrong she is a must for must people in the party!
Aerith is the most powerful member of the party if you know what you're doing with her, her wards can fit almost any situation. Radiant is a great general ward for just pouring on the dps etc.
If you're spamming buttons with the other characters then you're not playing it right.
It also helps to actually use offensive abilities like Sorcerers Storm & Ray of Judgement, which were being criminally underutilized
@@callmeshaggy5166 SS is more of a niche ability, but if they're getting close, yes, use that.
1:06:34 the fight with aireth is honestly soo frustrating and it's because those fireballs are so quick to attack while aireth is so painfully slow. took me awhile to beat hers too... along with some breaks lol
If there's two things that drive me crazy in combat mechanics, it's when your important moves are highly interruptible, and the possibility of enemies entering into an endless relentless combo attack that barely gives you any time to take your own actions... I feel silly saying that after seeing how easy it was for her by changing her build, but there's still something in my gut that says you know what, it IS a god damn pain that a more basic combat setup does THAT badly. If it's not MEANT to be a gimmick/must-use-single-strat fight, there should be more of a spectrum of success.
1:03:20 some tips for a fight like this. equip elemental materia in the armor slot and link it to a magic materia that matches the element type fire in this case. For fast movement cast two different types of wards ie arcane and luminous in the opposite side of Battlefield and teleport between by pressing triangle to use ward shift. (Elemental materia level 2+)
Tifa We love you!! and Happy belated Birthday to you!!!!!
Making the rounds through reaction videos and I only realized on this one just how much commentary was happening during the Gold Saucer fights with Corneo/Rufus. It's crazy how much information is being relayed that (for me anyways) is impossible to keep track of through a single play through.
Also Tifa + Cloud = Endgame
Your reaction to the kiss was so cute!
AHHHHH I love everyone's reactions to the hug. I was different i thought the hug was sweet because cloud initiated both the hug and then the kiss. Squeals like a love struck teenager******
48:03 - Its because you're pressing triange repeatedly (you can see the input spamming on the screen's UI). You're only supposed to press it once to throw the shuriken, then square to utilize Elemental Ninjitsu. If you press triange more than once, you'll zip over to where your shuriken was just thrown to retrieve it.
🎼 Walking city streets
With worn cobblestones
Listening to people rushing past
To rhythms all their own
Life passing me by, not thinking
How the years have flown
Until I met you 🎵
I won't say that it was fate
I won't say that it was destiny
But if not, what could it be
That drew you towards me?
Could it be chance?
Till the day that we meet again
Where or when I wish I could say
But believe
Know that you'll find me
Promises to keep -
We won't ever need
Till the day that we meet again
At our place,
Just let me believe
In the chance that you’ll come
Take my hand
And never let me go
Take my hand and believe
We can be together evermore 🎶
⚠️ SPOILERS BELOW ⚠️
“Take my hand” is a nice little foreshadowing. In the OG after beating the last boss, Cloud grabs “Aerith’s” hand to climb out of the crater. He does it again in Advent Children when he defeats Bahamut.
I also screamed for joy when Cloud finally kisses Tifa! Its like 25 years of blue balling finally released. ❤😂
To be fair, they did more than kiss in the OG. Just…off camera 🤭
@@franimal86 that’s unconfirmed but probable. Though given how shy they were after a kiss it could have just been spooning 😂
Honestly.. I cannot wait for part 3. It's gonna blow your mind with all the reveals and plot twists . If you know, you know
Your dialog options through the game determine how close you get to someone. It's not just the side missions you do that determines who the date is with.
2:51:21 LMAO. And there was much rejoicing...
Yay so glad to continue with the story!! Looking forward to chapter 13 :) So much to do.
You can lock on enemies by pressing the right stick (R3). It makes one-on-one fights much easier!
1:38:50 i got aerith. You were going to get red but those last 2 side missions sealed tifa in for you. Nice. Her or aerith are the ideal ones. But all of them but cait are great.
Dates based on relationship status, every member of your team can be a date. Including Barret, cait, and red.
but you get on a tripple date with cait, cid and vincent. you cant be on a date with them individually. this only happens when all relationship stats are the same(like to a T). Tifa if obviously the best.. but i also liked the yuffie one.
Agh… I didn’t want it to end. Was late to the episode today but seeing how emotionally invested you were into everything here was 🔥
So excited to see your next steps. The next bit is probably my favorite part of the game outside of Tifa’s experience in Gongaga.
Aerith is a beast her magic attack power is OP as heck but yea not everyone's play style and is a bit different from other characters. Anyway enjoying your playthrough have a good one
Are you able to do a materia and armor checklist/prep at some point?
Missing so much from Chadley (MP Absorption,Darkside,Comet,Synergy, Magic Focus,Petrify) that you can develop via the Nibel and Gongaga regions.
Also have some amazing accessories (Karmic Kowel, Expeitonary Medal) and armor (Celestial) while some of your characters have 4 sloted ones.
You have yet to equip Bahamut, or first strike, etc. Just some housekeeping before heading to the endgame.
I don't think she reads any comments here, possibly to avoid spoilers... but you're absolutely right, she does have to improve her combat preparation (and some skills too), while also develop those important materias that help so much for the toughest battles.
I almost yelled at her fight with Donberry, at that point she should have at least one main character equipped against Instant Death... My Cloud always had Karmic Kowl right after I defeated Tonberry King, boosting defenses while protecting against instakills? Check please!
Hopefully she improves for chapter 13, before the point of no return... I like her enthusiasm for completing everything possible, so I'm sure she'll go for the island... but she does have to take a bit of time to adjust her characters equipment and materia.
@@dantcromos She just responded to a comment! So maybe she finished main game? or only responds to certain ones that mods or editor links her
@@SuperTrailerz I guess the second option is more likely and probably very short comments that clearly praise her... ours are not by far lol
Still, I commented before finishing the video and was actually impressed by how she fought Rufus... I think it's the first streamer I saw winning right in the first try, which is a remarkable feat.
@@dantcromos That Rufus fight was so good! Havent seen many first try that. Super impressed by that
@@dantcromos I would not keep my characters with anti-Instant Death equipped at all times. How often do you actually fight Tonberries? I like the idea of setting your loadout for a fight, but of course you can't actually do that when you don't know what you're up against, and once you're in the thick of it you can usually muddle through with a generic loadout anyway. I suppose hard mode gives you the opportunity and incentive to really optimize it all...
Aerith's fight was a struggle for me because I was trying to wing it.
The chocoking cape, atb boost or things that let Aerith get that first couple of wards or attacks are fantastic because you pretty much can cheat Aerith weakness (at least for me) which is the time you need to set her up.
Using those types of accesories/materias pretty much make 90% of fights meaningless lol. I love nuking things with Aerith.
59:19 i’m so glad i’m not the only one who had so much trouble with the Aerith vs Bombs fight 😂
It’s just so aggravating how slow aerith is, you try to dodge everything, then it takes forever to recover and use ATB commands. I eventually got it, i think i used speed up and casted haste on myself, but it still was a pain.
The Loveless sequence is so beautiful, the date was one of my favourite parts of the game and dang it watching you get emotional made me even more emotional 😂❤
Did not expect an Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny reference here lol
Lol I loved watching you mald against Tonberries. 😂 They really get to you huh. At some point you were so flustered that you started to heal instead of reviving, even though tonberries one shot you anyway.
1:27:12 you wont be able to get party level 10 until post game... so might wanna spend those SP on the folios. Otherwise it will be sitting there until you beat the game....
yea for real. When she was talking about it she was at 95/605 party EXP like come on, lol.
@@wchiggenbobber I almost screamed! Haha
Seriously hopee she figures that out on her own.
I think she forgot that you can reset one or all skills with no penalty
Thank you very much ! I was sure you would have loved this part. Really beautiful to see, pure emotions. This game is a masterpiece and you're not ready for the rest..🙂
Kasta got straight up MAD when she fought those fireballs. kinda scawy 😳
Honestly the monotony of the Fireball, Fireball, Fireball, Fireball, Fireball is so much more enraging than the irregular stabbings of a couple Tonberries...at least there you have a few moments to throw out phoenix down between running for your life again.
I am sooooo happy they honored Jessie with her musical in this game. Amazing to see that.
Though a subject of speculation for years, in the play loveless, the Goddess with wings is in fact Jenova so the play is a retelling of some Ancient poem passed through time with it's meaning forgotten, this will be confirmed later from certain Murals and cutscene cues easily missed in chapter 13 of the game. ;)
Oooo never knew that. Thanks for the tidbit
Not to mention Queens blood itself being symbolic to Jenova/Cetra, I’ve been loving all of the Jenova lore tbh
I looooove that Loveless is an ancient story about Jenova!
I believe that is just a theory that you weirdly stated as if it were a fact as if you wanted to spoil someone who asked not to be spoiled just to prove to the internet how much you knew about a video game.
My god! You are the best RUclipsr on the planet! I got so emotional watching you get emotional! 😢😢😢
That Dustbowl challenge with Aerith made my hair turn gray 😭
I’m absolutely a Cloud x Aerith girl and really enjoyed the romantic scenes I got between them, but I also love seeing the happiness of Cloud x Tifa fans like you when they get to witness these sweet scenes between them! You’re such a tender soul and it’s a pleasure to be able to watch your reactions and your joy. (Also thank you for not hating on Aerith just because she’s an alternative romantic option for Cloud ❤❤ It makes me so happy when I come across Cloud x Tifa fans who also thoroughly love her!)
I am a Cloud x Tifa girl and still love Aerith. I love all these characters so much. But I also love Zack too. I feel C/A is a disservice to him. But everyone likes what they like. It's all good IMO
@@adihsarstilinskih8237 what a icky comment to leave when this person was being very nice, no need to give your opinion on C/A trust me it isn’t wanted or needed
@@lotus2001 There is nothing icky about my comment. She is giving her opinion and said she likes that there are Cloti people who do not hate Aerith. I agreed. I don't hate Aerith. I love her. What is icky about that? I also gave my reason for why I don't ship her and Cloud. Seems you are taking my opinion a bit too seriously. I am not personally attacking you or anyone else.
If I had insulted the OP or cursed at her or demeaned her opinion, then I can see you leaving this comment. But as it is, your response is also unnecessary and isn't wanted or needed either. We don't all have to agree and that is okay. Go read a book or something and relax please.
@@adihsarstilinskih8237 Thank you for sharing! It’s always encouraging to see more people on the Internet who love Aerith. She’s my favorite video game character and one of my favorite fictional characters of all time, so it’s really discouraging to see so much hate directed towards her from the loud minority online. I think the other person who commented just felt a bit triggered from the “unfair to Zack” comment ‘cause we’re so used to being attacked on the Internet for liking Cloud and Aerith together for such a reason, but I know and appreciate that that’s not where you were coming from. Zack is a wonderful character, and I love him and his affection for Aerith, too. So I think people who ship them are completely valid to love them together, even if we sometimes disagree on the reasons. As you said, different strokes for different folks! I’m grateful for your comment and for the intent to support me from the other commenter; our fandom will be a whole lot better for us giving each other the benefit of the doubt and appreciating everyone’s unique perspectives and love for the game and its characters 😊
@@kaylacaldwell7300 Exactly. I feel people would be better suited discussing things in a healthy debate of differing opinions while still being respectful. It makes it more fun. There are reasons to love both and also reasons to not love both. I'd love to discuss the pros and cons of each without fear of pitchforks jabbing my eyes out 😂. I'd also be fine with the outcome of all 3 of them just saying eff it and becoming a throuple. 😀 Would stop a lot of the arguing then right? I'd just need everyone to realize what happened to poor Zack first. (Such as his parents, Aerith and Cloud learning his fate). Cloud and his two amazing bad ass female partners. I'm sure some fans would dig it.
thank god the story is finally progressing 😭😭
Got some more side-quests incoming before end game though lmao.
@@itheGuillen Im hoping for a certain island in the ocean! That will really be a challenge. But she needs to defeat Odin first and the last 2 protorelics for that to happen.
FF7: ReSidequests lol
Wow I'm really eating this up❤ Go Go Chocobo's!!!! Love This❤
In case you didn't figure it out.... the fake name Aerith used for the songwriting contest, Maycomb Blume, is a hononym for "make em bloom." Flower girl stuff
She definitely didn't figure it out.
I did not understand until Maggie said it out loud haha, I was hoping she would've helped herself catch it by doing so...
Great episode to watch, I think it was one of your best. Totally enjoyed your reaction! I also wish you could do the Chocobo races for me. If there is a door I am extremely good at hitting them. I have finished the game but still have not won the Gold Cup. I keep going back to try.
The excitement of watching Maggie beat that last guy in the arena with Cloud at near no hp left had me cheering so much.
The whole Loveless performance from seeing Jessie to Cloud, Tifa, Barret, and Red, then to Aerith, was so well done. I was a watery eyed mess multiple times. Loved the whole thing. Then, to the gondola ride with Cloud and Tifa. The writing and cinematics just felt magical through it all!
Aerith fight is actually extremely easy. Just need to know how your materia works, elemental and fire on armor and you can literally just stand there and auto attack
😂
I am wondering if hp Absorb plus fire elemental works here
@absfinal
HP absorb plus fire materia will absorb HP when you cast the fire spell, not when you get hit by a fire spell (if that’s what you’re wondering)
Idk about you but my elemental materia was only to half damage level at the time I got to this battle and I was doing all my side content. I had hooked my ap up materia to my warding materia because I really thought I might need it in later fights. Which was false but hey blind is blind
Here's what the developers said about the dates in Ultimania (FF7R official guidebook):
"They admit, when asked about the Tifa Kiss scene, that it reminded him (Nojima) of a dating sim 30 years ago and that the dates should be regarded as completely separate from the main storyline."
-translation by MsSaiFox
"Toriyama says they aimed to faithfully recreate the exchanges inside the gondola with Aerith, keeping her iconic line intact. However, they gave the other characters some tweaks. For example, Barret's date delves deeper this time, inspired by Dyne's somber tale."
-translation by ShinraArch
You are so good at chocobo racing!
Saving for party level 10 isn't worth it, you can respect at any time for one, and two level 10 requires 100% game completion. Don't sit on SP, spend it and respect it as needed.
I think you mean respec 🤣 respect to you for pointing this out, though
You’re so bad at this game but I love watching you play it 😅! You’re reacts to the scenes are bar none though 🎉have me in tears all the damn time 🥲
Seeing all the borderline toxic Clerith worshipper comments is somewhat enjoyable and annoying at the same time. They take things out of context and often times just lie to make it seem like they have some weird sense of superiority over anyone who gets the Tifa date.
The amount of streamers they have already attacked is crazy. They are acting like a cult and can't just let people enjoy the game without taking things out of context or harassing streamer/content creator
They been mad as hell lol I like seeing what they come up with to downplay a kiss that they thought they were going to get 😚
It's understandable nobody was expecting no not even the Tifa people that SE would have the balls to give them an almost kiss to an actual one at the GS initiated by a Cloud during the same section Aerith is supposed to be the star of.
@@thebrigade7684 So they're just coping and conveniently ignoring the Gongaga scene
All I can say is WOW! This is truly Final Fantasy. I would vote that this is the best game of the year-such beauty and I haven't even finished watching this episode. WTG!
This was one of the best reactions to... well all of this episode!
The beast arena was definitely a tough segment with Aerith. Seemed rather unfair match-up for her. Understandable frustration! I'm sure you've already seen some of the comments about it, but elemental materia 2-star linked with Fire (or any element) will immune the damage. But you did it without it, so more power to you!
We need more Zack!
Date time! The play was something special for sure, the part that I feel is the biggest tug on the heart strings is the Jessie/Biggs/Wedge bit at the very end. Gets me every time. T_T Everything about the play was so well done, the Aerith song too. All of it~
I do have a bias for Tifa since playing the OG, but I do love all of the characters in the Remake/Rebirth project thus far. You can get a date with all the party members! Tifa's will be a personal favorite. However, all the dates are definitely worth a watch! Maybe make a reaction video to the other dates in the future? :) And make sure it is the Max Affinity/Intimacy dates! They are the best!
Every thing you said about the relationships in this game I wholeheartedly agree. The small sprinkles of romance are in there, but it is not the driving force of the narrative. Just the mutual respect and understanding (misunderstandings too? Haha) of how each character is with themselves and each other is just so darn good. The development and growth is just so lovely between everyone.
The coliseum was so much fun to watch! Those darn DONberries! You handled it all very well. I see a lot of people struggle on Rufus for sure, he's definitely not the easiest.
I could go on and on here, but can't wait to see your next video! Hopefully you can catch up to Cait Sith! Good luck and keep up the wonderful playthrough!
Been waiting for this episode for weeks! I was a blubberin' mess, too
That Jesse, Biggs, and Wedge cameo hits different 😢
It's insane how many top tier vocalists Square Enix gets for its FF theme songs. Leona Lewis with XIII, Florence Welch with XV, and now Loren Allred for VII Rebirth. Incredibly beautiful voices!
The easiest way to beat the fireballs is simply equipping elemental materia with fire on your armor. If level 2 elemental it will absorb all of the damage making this fight easy. I personally used her shield to block the projectiles and hit them from a far while casting blizzard. It took me a moment to figure it out lol
Radiant Ward: makes Aerith shoot laser beams, dodge like Tifa, build ATB like Yuffie.
It’ll turn Aerith from your least favorite character to absolutely broken
And here I thought you'd be getting Red.
Oh well! Hopefully you will make an extra video of all the other dates!!
Aaaaah Noo!! I think If You equip Aerith's Armour with fire Materia or equip a relic with fire defense! And use The Guardian Shiva In Attack" Constantly!! Add some Brutally Effective Ice Attacks every chance you get and whatever happens Just Keep Moving!! You may just come out on top of this with A wonderful Victory❤❤ Just keep the faith Ok we all support you❤
I like the name "Maycomb Blume" instead of "Make them bloom". The date is choice is based on who you have the "best relationship with" at the time of the date. After completion of the first run, you can choose the date you want when you go back through this chapter.
I really love Aerith’s non intimate date. Tifa’s intimate date seems the most appropriate but Aerith’s non intimate date shows how although there are some feelings there, they don’t cross any lines and keep it platonic. I have had relationships like that before. A girl I admire and deeply care for , but sometimes it’s better to stay friends. Very complex but very sweet.
That being said, I’m really happy she got Tifa..especially after being completely dateless last time 😂
You know, the only thing I would have loved they added to the Loveless play, was Cloud saying "Even if the morrow is barren of promises...nothing shall forstall my return." I mean, given that Genesis basically adores Loveless, this would have been a good place to put that.
I’d be surprised to see Genesis pop up in pt 3 lol
@@The3rownie I hope Genesis is a boss fight so we can kill him again
It was not Loveless without that line, lol, I was waiting for it! We heard it so many times from Genesis, I said it out loud myself at the end 😂
Nobody needs that trash lol
1:34:25 notice the lone black feather right before Elmyra points out the returning flowers...
Good eye!
Another great video Maggie, enjoyed this one very much👍. 1. Remind me never to take you on in a Chokobo race😂. 2. Loved the Aerith performance in the show, her VA has a RUclips channel as well and I’ve been taking a bit of peek every so often....didn’t know she could sing👍. 3. Glad you got through the dust bowl fights, Gus’s ‘party’ didn’t really feel like that for you did it😂!? 4. Love the fights at the end and Rufus coming in surprised me, strikes me as one of those characters that don’t look like they can hold their own but actually can. 5. Having never played the original(if any😂) I don’t know why Cait Sith did that, but I’m with you, it can’t be that cut and dry as a betrayal of the group from him. Very much enjoyed the video, tuned into a little of your previously recorded stream you had on twitch(which I haven’t got) and saw the part where Ginger was actually in the one spot for change😂, so cute. Enjoy your weekend Maggie👍.
I seriously had no idea who you were going to get as the date after you did every quest that you couldup until now so that was suspenseful to look forward to! But when I saw you doing the remaining Tifa quests I had a feeling😂
14:29 "I think you guys were joking about there being like a boost at the start." When it hits 2 you need to press X. Though I don't know how useful this advice is anymore since you already cleared all the races hah.
39:55 "No, I wanna do the fight." You gave me a heart attack here when you refused to do that Tifa quest...
54:30 "Please let me do anything else but use Aerith" Hah, aw that was actually an easy match if you have a good setup. In the future if you're fighting a heavily elemental enemy like this one equipping your character with Elemental in your armor slot + the element (fire) will save you. Depending on how upgraded it is you can halve the fire damage -> neutralize the fire damage -> absorb the fire damage. Walk in a park!
1:12:20 "OH MY GOSH" The correct setup and usage for a character really affects whether you're fighting on NIGHTMARE mode or BABY mode. Don't give up! If the fight seems disproportionally difficult for the enemy you're facing, try a different strategy.
1:13:55 *finishes Barret's fight in a minute* Hey, sometimes life gives you cupcakes and not lemons.
1:38:44 Praise all gods that you had the sense to do that last Tifa side-quest. Otherwise, I don't know if you'd have still gotten her or not.
1:48:33 "In every single way this game has elevated the first one." Preach!
1:49:21 "Can you get this with Aerith?" Yeah with Aerith, and Yuffie too.
2:51:20 "There is... revival!?" hahah that edit. For a second I thought the game itself congratulated you.
I love how the play has a similar vibe to the pre FF7 FF games. The way they speak is more in line with the way characters spoke in 4 and 6.
Always love see content creators reactions to the well awaited Cloud and Tifa kiss!
Love your playthrough. The date sequence is determined who has the highest affinity so any members could have been chosen. Maybe you can make a video looking at the different dates if you like.
"Maycomb Blume" = "Make them bloom"
2:14:32 YESSSSSSS 😍😍😍😍😍😍 FINALLY !! 🛐🥰👏🏼👏🏼🔥🤩
1:11:00 Maggie discovers strategy 😂
2:04:50 thank you lol. Why dont streamers cry more? I swear this game had me sobbing such a masterpeice.
Some people don’t cry as easy idk what to tell you
"Tonberries....worse enemies in the entire game" you're definitely a FF player now. Welcome to Tonberry PTSD 😂
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@@Kastaclysm Quick tip that makes Tonberry as sweet as plushies on any fights (good for any FF game) : equip accessories, or equipment, that prevent instant death! Chef's Knife just tickles then