Embrace YOUR DREAMS | MAX PLAYS: Crisis Core - FF7 Reunion (Part 5 - Ending)

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  • Опубликовано: 6 янв 2023
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    Max concludes his journey through Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion as he battles with the ridiculous super boss, Minerva, and he challenges Gackt-I mean Genesis-to one final fight!
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  • @ChrisCarrasquillo
    @ChrisCarrasquillo Год назад +1841

    Cloud: "I won't forget"
    Also Cloud: **forgets immediately**

    • @misterfevillord1588
      @misterfevillord1588 Год назад +238

      Well, in a way, he is remembering too much

    • @PedroStrife
      @PedroStrife Год назад +47

      The power of Jenova Cell

    • @Frozbroz
      @Frozbroz Год назад +160

      I mean he didn’t really forget he basically thinks he is Zack now

    • @rnkkhv
      @rnkkhv Год назад +66

      @@Frozbroz He didn't think he was Zack, he always thought he was Cloud. Zack he had forgotten, because that contradicted the action switch. He inserted himself where Zack was.

    • @justadude7598
      @justadude7598 Год назад +7

      @@well-dressedbaldguy2242 How is that even scientifically possible tbh

  • @REChronic54
    @REChronic54 Год назад +916

    Whoever thought of the idea to seamlessly transition from Aerith praying to the close up of Zack’s eyes as he lay there dying deserves a raise. Cuz that’s one of those memorable final fantasy moments.

    • @juubi249
      @juubi249 Год назад +34

      Whoever thought of it deserves to be punished because OW MY HEART

    • @MiniatureMorpheus
      @MiniatureMorpheus Год назад +27

      It was worse emotionally on the psp. The screen would crack more and more as the fight went on as well.

    • @raylink283
      @raylink283 Год назад

      Damn real shitty Max had to mute simple and clean in the end.

  • @PeanutButterAndJellyBros
    @PeanutButterAndJellyBros Год назад +567

    Cloud: my name is Cloud. Soldier First Class
    Max: Very nice. You Liar!

    • @cloudstruck2785
      @cloudstruck2785 Год назад +5

      Again, and I blame Max here because he should know better - Cloud wasn't intentionally lying and I hate how he made it appear that way. Cloud's mind was totally f**ked up as a result of the experimentation for 4 yrs on him and the trauma of seeing the people he loved die i.e. Zack, his mom, Tifa badly injured and his hometown burnt to the ground. Perhaps it was meant as a joke, as I thought Max really liked Cloud, but imo this is why Cloud's character is often misinterpreted when 'influential people' like Max makes remarks like that and people believe it.

    • @unableunknown8437
      @unableunknown8437 Год назад +46

      ​@@cloudstruck2785 it's a joke mate.

    • @adrianschaeuffler7513
      @adrianschaeuffler7513 Год назад +13

      ​@@cloudstruck2785Taking the joke way too seriously mate. Anyone who's played FF7 knows all of that

    • @LateStageCap
      @LateStageCap 3 месяца назад +3

      @@cloudstruck2785it’s a joke after a stream of the entire game

  • @sbfh014
    @sbfh014 Год назад +580

    Ngl, no matter how many times I rewatch that ending, I always get teary eyed, rip

    • @GregoryAlanBaileygamereviews
      @GregoryAlanBaileygamereviews Год назад +3

      sniffle sniffle.........WAAAAHHHH!!!!!!!........boohoo!!!!!!!!!!......sniffle.....sniffle.......that was hard to watch

    • @FernandoPerez-zx2vz
      @FernandoPerez-zx2vz Год назад +3

      You won't ressist the end of FFVII Part 3 when it comes out 😂

    • @fvwp
      @fvwp Год назад +12

      Dude you beat me to the same exact comment I was going to make lol watching Zack go out like that was harsh. A FF character who's pure like a KH character

    • @matthewpletsch7523
      @matthewpletsch7523 Год назад +5

      I'm not crying, you're crying.

    • @jeromefeliciano4611
      @jeromefeliciano4611 Год назад +2

      @@FernandoPerez-zx2vz it may even be at rebirth since there are still a lot of things that can happen after that event…

  • @PierceArner
    @PierceArner Год назад +439

    In the final battle, when the slots for Angeal, Cloud, & Aerith trigger, Aerith is in her prayer pose that the DMW uses - but when it fades out in the VERY end, she's in the pose Zack first saw her in when he opened his eyes in the church.
    Secret box contents were _perfect._

    • @michaeldearie5266
      @michaeldearie5266 Год назад +19

      Wow I never put that together, great detail!!
      And I definitely could have used the box contents, I never played the PSP version as a kid but I can only image how absolutely devastating this ending would be to 13-year-old me.

    • @dablazingbryan5559
      @dablazingbryan5559 5 месяцев назад +2

      @@michaeldearie52662nd game to ever make me cry.
      First was FFX, and the next was Lee in TWD

    • @NoctLightCloud
      @NoctLightCloud 4 месяца назад

      ​@@dablazingbryan5559and the KH2 ending. After playing that whole game that is KH2, its ending hits right in the feel-good spot of one's heart❤

  • @cloudxz92
    @cloudxz92 Год назад +169

    That "Helloooo" from Aerith. Man it's hard not to drop a tear for me when i hear that.
    Briana White as Aerith is absolut amazing.

  • @dixienormus2802
    @dixienormus2802 Год назад +616

    Love how powerful Zack is and how you can tell Max is pulling all the stops to try and win that final fight, hoping to prevent the inevitable.

    • @DiegoHernandez-wr1ur
      @DiegoHernandez-wr1ur Год назад +57

      We all tried at one moment, i remember being fightning like half hour

    • @8Phoenix8
      @8Phoenix8 Год назад +14

      They should have had an alternate ending. :(

    • @imran19187
      @imran19187 Год назад +37

      For me, I didn’t ‘die’, my screen just went to black and I saw the cutscene of zack all screwed up

    • @Noki_Kelevra
      @Noki_Kelevra Год назад +15

      @@imran19187 Same, I kept nuking everything with Quake and Electrocute at like 190 MAG. The screen just faded out at some point.

    • @Noki_Kelevra
      @Noki_Kelevra Год назад +6

      @TroubadorPoet Pretty sure one of the reasons they didn't integrate Reunion into the Remake canon was that a comparatively low amount of players even played the OG Crisis Core and they wanted to give the community the chance to partake of the original experience, as it were.
      Even though I was still expecting a Healing Wave until the final fade to white...

  • @genesisramos4791
    @genesisramos4791 Год назад +277

    "Would you say that I became a hero?"
    You're more than just a hero, Zack. You're a freaking legend, a legend among men. Salute!

  • @Jose-se9pu
    @Jose-se9pu Год назад +142

    That gag they did with the "surprise" in the box was hilarious

  • @biancaarmstrong5097
    @biancaarmstrong5097 Год назад +375

    The ending still hits us hard to this day. So much passion and emotion was put into this giving us a reminder that Zack is indeed a true hero.

    • @zacatkinson3926
      @zacatkinson3926 Год назад +17

      he's the best FF character

    • @bukojoetheslapsoils8273
      @bukojoetheslapsoils8273 Год назад +13

      @@zacatkinson3926 He's a great character but definitely far from being the best. He's pretty one-dimensional.

    • @Saylor916
      @Saylor916 Год назад

      their is a secret ending

    • @mr.awesome6011
      @mr.awesome6011 Год назад +11

      @Zac Atkinson He's a one dimensional character in a world full of characters with too many dimensions. It makes him stand out more than you think.

    • @jonesygrets6029
      @jonesygrets6029 Год назад +1

      Cloud is way better than zack

  • @everlastingbeats
    @everlastingbeats Год назад +59

    Genesis: “knock, knock”
    Zack: “whose there?”
    Genesis: “The gift of the goddess”

  • @daanitheestallion
    @daanitheestallion Год назад +591

    Cloud's scream at the end is soo much better, the new VA did an amazing job

    • @darthcerebus
      @darthcerebus Год назад +5

      That was actually the original cutscene from the OG Crisis Core, it wasn't part of the remake aside from being present in it.

    • @daanitheestallion
      @daanitheestallion Год назад +157

      @@darthcerebus it was the same cutscene but with new voice actors (the ones from Remake)

    • @justsomeguywithabeerglass3993
      @justsomeguywithabeerglass3993 Год назад +35

      Yeah, the voice actor really improved after the remake.

    • @Noki_Kelevra
      @Noki_Kelevra Год назад +12

      Yeah, I didn't really like Cody Christian's voice acting in the Remake because at some points he just sounds hilariously pissed off at nothing ("You owe me a pizza!"), but he really nailed it in CC.

    • @jankaveron
      @jankaveron Год назад +110

      @@Noki_Kelevra That "you owe me a pizza line" is Cloud trying to be empathetic and pretty much failing.

  • @novachikun
    @novachikun Год назад +115

    The amount of damage those helicopter missiles were doing was modified from the original PSP version. For CC Reunion they apparently made them do a percentage of your current or max HP, because in the PSP version you could extend that final battle a whole lot longer due to nothing being able to hurt you.
    This time around the devs were clearly taking into account how powerful you could be after doing the side missions.

  • @joshbendix6102
    @joshbendix6102 Год назад +134

    The last line asking if he became a hero just kills me. Had my eyes welling up so much. It really has me excited to find out what they end up doing with zack in the remake. He may be my favorite character over cloud after beating the game, zack was just such a good hearted dude and got done so dirty just for trying to do the right things.

    • @user-um1yl9pj1b
      @user-um1yl9pj1b Год назад +30

      What makes it even sadder is he was so close to Midgar like it's right there......fucked up.

    • @AYAKXSHI
      @AYAKXSHI Год назад +5

      No good deed goes unpunished

    • @dobrozner7784
      @dobrozner7784 Год назад +12

      And not only that, he managed to surpass pretty much everyone in the FF7 universe in strength and skill, aside from Sephiroth, without becoming a monster. Cloud needed friends, and there's nothing wrong with that at all, but Zack fought alone and found his own strength.

    • @treytavares1727
      @treytavares1727 Год назад +6

      @@dobrozner7784 Zack was a god by the end of crisis core. Had cloud got his genji gear and Heike soul and learned how to dodge roll, sephiroth would've been fucked.

    • @cloudstruck2785
      @cloudstruck2785 Год назад +11

      @@dobrozner7784 Yep that's why Cloud at only 16yrs old manages to defeat Sephiroth - something nobody else has managed. Also in FF7 r he takes on many tough bosses on his own e.g. Rufus, Reno etc. As the writer of FF7 once remarked - Cloud had immeasurable potential . This young boy had everything taken from him literally, even 5 yrs of his life in Hojo's lab so he never had a chance to develop in his teenage years and this is why he's so socially awkward, Nomura who wrote FF7 also remarked on this and despite this, he still ends up the hero!!! Imo Cloud and Zack are both heroes!

  • @Johnichu11
    @Johnichu11 Год назад +61

    The voice actor for Cloud nailed it in this game and the scream at the end always gets me tear up because I've lost so much in my life and that scream is so powerful, it's like the sound of my broken heart. I know what it is like to lose your best friend who pass on the other side.

  • @shigerufan1
    @shigerufan1 Год назад +46

    02:08:34 You start Rebirth as Zach and are immediately met with 88 mail notifications from 3-7 years ago.

    • @ecillariverie8496
      @ecillariverie8496 Год назад

      Zack, u stupid, I scanned everything since you don’t wanna visit me. Have at it. -Tseng

    • @jacquespaught
      @jacquespaught 4 месяца назад +19

      I mean... You were half right.

    • @hairyson94
      @hairyson94 2 месяца назад

      Shockingly half right

  • @Yddor1
    @Yddor1 Год назад +94

    If in Rebirth or the 3rd one Zack shows up alive, it's because that one did all the side missions.

  • @jonathanabgrall6075
    @jonathanabgrall6075 Год назад +322

    Cissnei is never even mentioned again in the compilation, we don't learn her real name, even in the short stories that focus on the Turks. She's not Elena. Hope they change that in Rebirth, she's an interesting character.

    • @boozeman4749
      @boozeman4749 Год назад +52

      She is Shuriken in Before Crisis.

    • @rudeus2222
      @rudeus2222 Год назад +38

      I want to see her so bad in Rebirth. She does secretly had a crush on Zack, maybe that troupe can be carry on in Rebirth on Zack's side of the story.

    • @mr.awesome6011
      @mr.awesome6011 Год назад +44

      She likely quit working for Shinra altogether not long after she helped Zack and Cloud evade their pursuit. She did care about Zack, and the situation he was in on top of all of Shinra's dirty deeds probably made her change her mind about wanting to work with them. Hence, Elena taking her place in FF7.

    • @flimermithrandir
      @flimermithrandir Год назад +4

      @@mr.awesome6011 Nice Theorie. I like that and go with it until i learn otherwise. I know its not cannon but i can see that as well.

    • @chelseyandjonathonstarmer6266
      @chelseyandjonathonstarmer6266 Год назад +26

      100% Cissnei will be in Rebirth. Because she needs to be in that game for Zack. These Remakes have new characters, new moments, new events will transpire. Goals are the same stop Sephiroth. But how we all and if we all get there will be different. Who comes along will be different.

  • @janoswozniak
    @janoswozniak Год назад +35

    I swear every time that last line “would you say I became a hero?” is spoken I just start bawling

  • @ConnorKrohnicles
    @ConnorKrohnicles Год назад +29

    Cloud’s final “I won’t forget” was the most heart wrenching thing I’ve ever heard

  • @zachataxxii7126
    @zachataxxii7126 Год назад +380

    I feel like regardless of how you feel about this game, the finale is still one of the best moments in all of Final Fantasy
    2:24:28 This was great lol

    • @demi-fiendoftime3825
      @demi-fiendoftime3825 Год назад +44

      Probably because despite the flaws with the story we get to know Zack and he becomes our friend only for us to see his life unfairly snuffed out.

    • @ThreshAllden
      @ThreshAllden Год назад +1

      Nah

    • @zachataxxii7126
      @zachataxxii7126 Год назад +35

      @@demi-fiendoftime3825 Also helps that Zack feels & acts less like he came from an insane anime soap opera and more like a real person, and his VAs really sell how he's just as baffled about the crazy shit going on as someone should be (I still prefer Rick Gomez, but Caleb Pierce had his good moments too)
      I keep forgetting since I still wouldn't say this is one of favorite entries, but Zack is up there as one of my favorite FF protags and almost carries this game honestly

    • @datara2
      @datara2 Год назад +4

      Nah for me FFXIV surpassed anything FFVII related now. Still pretty damn strong.

    • @zueszues9715
      @zueszues9715 Год назад

      Becuz bad point is more annoying
      Than deal beaker
      That why if you take it as a meme you pretty much had a good time
      PS.just like movie "the room" so bad but people love it

  • @mas8705
    @mas8705 Год назад +112

    The road to rebirth starts with Max getting sent a handkerchief to wipe away those tears. Damn that's actually as funny as it is sad. It is a sad ending, but they expected you to start whaling and thus they preemptively send you something for the tears. brilliant.

    • @gastheweebs
      @gastheweebs Год назад

      😴

    • @emerby83
      @emerby83 Год назад +2

      Maybe since he hoped it would be connected to Remake/ Rebirth, they figured he could wipe away the sadness with a schmancy, embroidered handkerchief 😂

  • @YoctoYotta
    @YoctoYotta Год назад +65

    I love seeing so many commenting with the assumption that Max is crying at the end of this playthrough due to the handkerchief in the thumbnail. LOL, GG, Max.

    • @artten5002
      @artten5002 Год назад +7

      It's always funny seeing people not reaching the handkerchief part and comment their personal experience with the ending

  • @Kiddo_williams
    @Kiddo_williams Год назад +167

    This ending will always make me cry. Zack is one of the greatest characters in gaming.

  • @sanddry738
    @sanddry738 Год назад +35

    While some of the Voice Acting is questionable at times (the awkward dialogue doesn’t help) overall this game seems phenomenal in bringing the PSP game’s story back to a modern era. Gotta love that gift at the end lol

  • @grapespace
    @grapespace Год назад +77

    Cloud’s scream at the end is so good.

  • @BludhavenKnights
    @BludhavenKnights Год назад +159

    Max. You missed out on the secret alternate ending where Zack makes it. You have to get the chocobo hat that sets all your stats to 1 million. My uncle told me... he works at Nintendo.

    • @-Siculus-Hort-
      @-Siculus-Hort- Год назад +20

      i have seen bowser in a secret room. i know because i was a developer.

    • @AnjektusStudio
      @AnjektusStudio Год назад +4

      Yes a Nintendo worker have inside information of a PlayStation game.

    • @Jo_Jenk
      @Jo_Jenk Год назад

      @@AnjektusStudio it’s on Nintendo switch as well….

    • @AnjektusStudio
      @AnjektusStudio Год назад +2

      @@Jo_Jenk Sorry. I was trying to be funny. But somr of the text didn't get up here. And to hungry now to fix it

  • @MrJoshStarlight
    @MrJoshStarlight Год назад +51

    Gotta say, using “The Tomorrow With You” from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 as the replacement song at the end was a good choice!

  • @YonkoDGoofy
    @YonkoDGoofy Год назад +49

    That goddamn ending gets me everytime..RiP to the legend. Max was trying so hard to delay what we all knew was coming..😭😭

  • @Countdownsmiles
    @Countdownsmiles Год назад +30

    1:14:26 Zack and Cloud don't degrade because they aren't project g soldiers, it has nothing to do with Sephiroth's cells after they were experimented on. Only the project g soldiers degrade

  • @samrobotsin
    @samrobotsin Год назад +89

    That ending....i was half expecting Zack to high-five Jecht

    • @8Phoenix8
      @8Phoenix8 Год назад +4

      😄 🤣 😂 broooo the memories. 😀

  • @josevazval
    @josevazval 4 месяца назад +8

    OKAY WHO DECIDED TO EDIT “TOMORROW WITH YOU”. BREAKING ME EVEN MORE

  • @Remmyboi
    @Remmyboi Год назад +13

    I know nico edited this because the music in the end is from xenoblade

  • @Art.Wolfaryon
    @Art.Wolfaryon Год назад +47

    Did Max ever figure out that Lazard is also Shinra's son and Rufus half brother? it really hidden, but its info that i thought really important because it explains why he was working against Shinra.

    • @Rexaura888
      @Rexaura888 Год назад +7

      I guess it’s just natural for Shinra’s family to hate him, the difference being that Rufus wanted his old man dead so he could be president while Lazard was working to actively undermine the president and his company from the inside (wonder if Lazard ever knew about Rufus conspiring with Avalanche to kill Shinra beforehand and saw how poorly that turned out).

    • @1stclassdork578
      @1stclassdork578 Год назад +7

      I dont believe he ever does, a lot of the subtle lore drops CC does with missions etc. does seem to have gone over Max's head

    • @VideoStalker00
      @VideoStalker00 Год назад +4

      It's so hidden that a lot of ppl probably didn't notice. I picked up around my second play-through and even then I wasn't 100% sure if that was true.

  • @PathFinder1490
    @PathFinder1490 Год назад +19

    1:57:28 the timing of that donation was perfect!
    What a playthrough and walk down memory lane this has been. 👏

  • @The_winds_of_change
    @The_winds_of_change Год назад +16

    Pretty sure square came out and said the reason cissnei had the "not by real name" line was because they tried to directly connect this game to before crisis, and in that game the player decides on what to call her, alluding to all the turk names in canon actually being proxy names to protect their real identities, which, given the nature of their jobs, makes sense I guess

  • @LagunaLeonhart
    @LagunaLeonhart Год назад +46

    2:24:30 Max opens the box!
    You had me smiling at the end of a rough day with that one lol. Thanks Max, Godspeed

  • @yagamifire7861
    @yagamifire7861 Год назад +21

    Zack is my fav FF protag and I love this game. Always have. One of the best endings in any game.

  • @justwantingtomakepeoplesmile
    @justwantingtomakepeoplesmile Год назад +37

    2:21:14 “Tomorrow with you” from xenoblade chronicles 2 btw. Still. This scene always makes me cry.
    Zack you are a true hero that inspires many.

    • @KilleRoy_NL
      @KilleRoy_NL Год назад +6

      Omg I'm so glad I wasn't the only one that noticed, the second the melody clicked I was like NOOO NOT LIKE THIS 😭😂, excellent choice and it actually fit the scene really well, it's cool

    • @TronicSpeed
      @TronicSpeed Год назад +2

      I can't believe how well this song fits. I love being a Xenoblade fan.

  • @FaeroN
    @FaeroN Год назад +37

    I can't watch this ending without tearing up, it's so god damn well made.

  • @demi-fiendoftime3825
    @demi-fiendoftime3825 Год назад +95

    Every time I finish this game it turns me into a bawling mess

    • @GregoryAlanBaileygamereviews
      @GregoryAlanBaileygamereviews Год назад +1

      dem tears be flowing baby dey be coming out dem eye sockets like a mfer day shit got me salty af salty as fuck for real realy talk bro couldnt handle all dat shit got me all up in dem feels and shit

    • @karmakaze87
      @karmakaze87 Год назад +1

      Same 😭

  • @hpesojogladih9782
    @hpesojogladih9782 Год назад +51

    Max tearing Up in FFVII remake now with FFVII Crisis Core Reunion 👍.
    Now we'll just see what happens in rebirth 👍

    • @artten5002
      @artten5002 Год назад +2

      I mean he didn't cry in this playthrough tho
      He made a joke with the handkerchief

    • @stcsuntzucreed
      @stcsuntzucreed Год назад

      @@artten5002 I'm pretty sure that was the joke... square is aware that max played the og cc so they trolled him for the ending of FF7R where he did basically cry

    • @1stclassdork578
      @1stclassdork578 Год назад +3

      @@stcsuntzucreed
      It wasnt for Max specifically a lot of other influencers got that same box all with hankerchief

    • @stcsuntzucreed
      @stcsuntzucreed Год назад

      @@1stclassdork578 I know... it just felt like trolling in max's case considering his relationship with ff7

    • @jbiney123
      @jbiney123 Год назад

      @@artten5002 he did wipe a tear in the ending scene though

  • @Emily-fm1xe
    @Emily-fm1xe Год назад +29

    Using xbc2's tomorrow with you for the ending scene music is such an extra knife twist, editor how dare you 🥺

    • @Potato-pf2qs
      @Potato-pf2qs Год назад +9

      Angeal: How was it, being alive
      Zack: You really want to know, well…

    • @gmaster2647
      @gmaster2647 Год назад +8

      I know right. I feel like it's a bit ironic too given that Max doesn't ever want to touch those games.

    • @rgilX13
      @rgilX13 Год назад +12

      I scrolled for this comment alone. Finally, someone with Xenoblade appreciation!

  • @Ether101_Prime
    @Ether101_Prime Год назад +10

    Cissnei's real name being left a mystery is most likely do to her being one of the player Turks form Before Crisis who's names are left to the player to decided.

  • @OfficialDjTalksick
    @OfficialDjTalksick Год назад +37

    I wish they updated the ending so that we could have world records for how long you can keep zack alive in the final battle

    • @SmaugUKA
      @SmaugUKA Год назад

      If they make CC DLC that is in line with Remake, then that Battle could easily be brought back as the beginning of Zach's new story where instead it never cuts to black and you do defeat all the forces against you.

    • @darthcerebus
      @darthcerebus Год назад +1

      Or, you know, put in the ending from REMAKE in it, the entire point of remaking it was essentially for in the first place.

    • @SmaugUKA
      @SmaugUKA Год назад

      @@darthcerebus It would make more sense for anything that has Zack being alive and differing from the original Timeline/story being something separate. Not everyone has played Crisis Core before, so they had little to no idea of who this black haired dude who looks like Cloud is nor that he actually died outside of some visions and small dialogue within Remake up until the reveal. Because of that, having Reunion change up Crisis Core at all in regards to sorry would only confuse many players. Give people time to digest Crisis Core as it is, and then bring in your DLC that ties into the Ending of Remake. Have the DLC either start right off at the battle that Zack originally dies in (giving clues perhaps through changes in the DMV first) or right before the battle to see little changes due to someone's manipulation. This battle could also include the Plot Ghosts where Zack has to fight them too. Defeating them and the forces against him both would tie in and make sense within how Remake went about things, and then promptly remove the Plot Ghosts in one go. Zack defeated his fate and the Ghosts are gone again.

    • @dobrozner7784
      @dobrozner7784 Год назад +1

      @@darthcerebus I think the entire point is that FF7 Remake is a sequel to the original FF7 that takes place after Advent Children, with Sephiroth somehow trying to change the timeline. So Crisis Core would still have the same ending, being a prequel to FF7. So I think it would be Before Crisis > Crisis Core > FF7 > On the Way to a Smile > Advent Children > Dirge of Cerberus > FF7 Remake.

    • @IzraelGraves
      @IzraelGraves Год назад +1

      @@dobrozner7784 Not a bad theory, but I think its a "Trunks' Time Machine" situation. Sephiroth went back in time, but because changing things can't actually happen, he split the timeline into two. So we've got two realities; the spirits in Remake were trying to hold it together for some unknown reason (split timeline must be bad somehow) but he used Cloud and friends to kill them, freeing him to continue creating a separate timeline. First timeline still happened, but also there's this parallel one now.

  • @famguy292
    @famguy292 3 месяца назад +3

    Watching this after Max finished his Rebirth playthrough.
    Wondering if the point of Crisis Core Reunion was more than just talking about Zack. I think it was also to tell us more about Cloud and what is happening to him.
    The game has two things that I think are important. First, Modeoheim is where Zack first meets Cloud and gets the Buster Sword. It’s close to Icicle Area so I think this place could show up again.
    Secondly, the DMW is more than a mechanic. It deals with emotions and memories. There are scenes in the DMW that are not seen anywhere else except through the DMW. In Remake and Rebirth, Cloud often sees visions of things that happened, will happen, or did not happen in the original game. Cloud is experiencing DMW but because his mind is so fragile he is overwhelmed by the experience every time it happens.
    Additional prediction:
    Sephiroth has a black wing on his right side. Genesis has a black wing on his left side.
    Angeal has TWO white wings on his right side… but who has the left wing? I think Cloud and Zack will each get a left wing in Remake part 3 (OR) one of them will get both left wings.
    /remind me 3 years

    • @thesocialmediagame
      @thesocialmediagame 2 месяца назад

      Interesting POV. I would incline to this theory you have, but funny enough, I'm not sure why Max trashed Genesis' obsession with Loveless all the way, if he is trying to deceive us because he knows its importance or truly hates it, lol, but that play seems to be like the ultimate guide to know what is happening and what will happen at the end of the series. One of the reasons why the last chapter is missing or... it is been written as the series goes on? Writers are going a lil' bit meta with all this, that's for sure.
      One thing to notice is that Loveless only talks about 3 heroes or children that are there to fulfill the goddess' desire, which so far seems to be these 3 children, Angeal, Genesis and Sephiroth, but it also could be about Zack, Cloud and Sephiroth. The shift point is, who's really the goddess we've been talking about, Aerith or Jenova? That being said, I think the whole plot spins around these 3 children and the choices they make, more than making pairs of their wings they have.
      STILL... I will remember your comment 3 years from now, because you might be onto something.

  • @mellomoose_
    @mellomoose_ Год назад +20

    all he wanted was to see his girl, rip.

    • @Jo_Jenk
      @Jo_Jenk Год назад +7

      That’s what I’m sayin

  • @SaiyanHeretic
    @SaiyanHeretic Год назад +7

    Max: "Makes you wonder how Zack died, right?"
    In my original playthrough, I spent a good 30 minutes crushing waves of Shin-Ra troops before I remembered Zack is supposed to lose that fight. 😂

  • @Jeremillion
    @Jeremillion Год назад +4

    The Tomorrow With You is the name of the song max is using towards the end.
    It's from Xenoblade Chronicles 2!

  • @sdbzfan1
    @sdbzfan1 Год назад +8

    I'm Glad max calls out the Nomura blind hate
    hate him all you want for the shit he makes, but blaming him for stuff you assume only makes you look dumb when people actually have receipts for who actually is responsible

  • @parkedbusfish8259
    @parkedbusfish8259 Год назад +10

    The Xenoblade 2 track fits disturbingly well in the last cutscene...

  • @pestilence6957
    @pestilence6957 Год назад +4

    Whoever edited that video this a great job with the XC2 music at the end.

  • @lol123apple
    @lol123apple Год назад +33

    Having played this on PSP many years ago before ever touching FF7, I wonder if what I feel for this game is what I see so many especially with the remakes feel that FF7 is to them

    • @grimhellscythe6998
      @grimhellscythe6998 Год назад +7

      Id say yes. Even though i experienced this series ass backwards. I will always love Zack and Aerith's interactions. And will always feel heartbroken seeing Zack give it all to protect Cloud and end up dying. This is part of where i realized how much the world of FF7 meant to me

  • @BigALBoomer
    @BigALBoomer Год назад +14

    That end credit gift was hilarious 😂

  • @baked7423
    @baked7423 Год назад +7

    2:21:00 eyyyy the tomorrow with you. Also surprisingly fits well

    • @fieryskullface123
      @fieryskullface123 Год назад +3

      I was sitting there thinking that this track sounded familiar, and lo and behold we got a Xenoblade 2 OST. Beautiful

  • @empyreanpetals5709
    @empyreanpetals5709 Год назад +5

    2:26:51 "Those Hot Wings... I want them too..."

  • @joshstrickland87
    @joshstrickland87 4 месяца назад +1

    Thank you for posting your play throughs. I had a blast “playing this” along side you till the end

  • @azncorgilord
    @azncorgilord Год назад +4

    I've been putting off watching this until I was at home and by myself. Just knew I was gonna bawl my eyes out again. Thanks for making me laugh at the end with the box bit, Max. Appreciate it!

  • @Arashi257
    @Arashi257 Год назад +35

    Sucks that part of the ending audio was muted, would've liked to hear what Max was saying during it.

    • @SmaugUKA
      @SmaugUKA Год назад +6

      If anyone is able to tell us what Max was saying there, we'd grateful.

    • @blountman747
      @blountman747 Год назад

      Man still no update

    • @SuperQueenV.
      @SuperQueenV. Год назад

      That's what I thought. LAME

    • @VideoStalker00
      @VideoStalker00 Год назад

      I think maybe we need to find the actual stream footage on Twitch to find out

    • @Arashi257
      @Arashi257 Год назад +1

      @@VideoStalker00 It's muted there, though I don't know why I assumed it wouldn't be muted here as well.

  • @destrond69
    @destrond69 Год назад +6

    Cissnei will end up being the woman Lesley is trying to find in the dlc content Square puts out after Rebirth, is what I'm thinking🤣

  • @vuphan4003
    @vuphan4003 5 месяцев назад +3

    Zack: “If you see Aerith, say hi for me”
    Cloud: “Oh i would do much more than that”👀

  • @iizc123
    @iizc123 Год назад +6

    One thing you didn't notice was Clouds eyes in the after credits scene. For some reason they are normal blue, not mako green.
    2:34:56

  • @ClayRoks
    @ClayRoks Год назад +5

    I had just finished the game today myself. When genesis spoke up near the end that also gave me a jump.

  • @KaraMooMoo
    @KaraMooMoo Год назад +27

    The answer to the Zack's question is yes.

  • @cloud77ism
    @cloud77ism Год назад +42

    Just Platinum this, love the hell out of this game.

    • @nicholasnorman4179
      @nicholasnorman4179 Год назад

      I need to myself

    • @asu5632
      @asu5632 Год назад +1

      Lol you got luck on your side. I platinum most things but I gave up with crisis core way too much time wasting and luck enabled trophies

    • @imnottray6514
      @imnottray6514 Год назад

      @@asu5632 The dmw trophy is giving me grey hairs. Cloud and Tseng are both stuck at 80%

  • @foolycoolydood
    @foolycoolydood Год назад +6

    From the thumbnail alone I can already tell that tears will be shed 😭

  • @MergedWarriors
    @MergedWarriors Год назад +10

    Even when remastered the price of freedom is still steep...but hey, at least my boy got his wings in this timeline and he is reunited with aerith in the future.

  • @gamerljbo5981
    @gamerljbo5981 Год назад +3

    When I saw the scene with Aerith at the end I realized that since she is an ancient she knows Zack is dying and eventually dies.

  • @ToonLink1672
    @ToonLink1672 Год назад +2

    2:21:03 Just wanna say whoever decided to use The Tomorrow With You as the song to play over the copyrighted section, you’re awesome and amazing

  • @Haido3D
    @Haido3D Год назад +8

    He embraced his dream, painfully

  • @moreknowledge2553
    @moreknowledge2553 Год назад +3

    Zack Fair - Embrace your dreams and no matter what you do. Protect your honor! On the dead homies.

  • @resetbutton7982
    @resetbutton7982 Год назад +10

    2:03:21 lmao still love seeing Max react to Genesis still being alive

  • @princessoscar3089
    @princessoscar3089 Год назад +9

    OMG YAY XENOBLADE MUSIC IN A MAX STREAM!!!!!! TOMORROW WITH YOU!!!

  • @Joey-se1mk
    @Joey-se1mk Год назад +3

    Max using "Xenoshits" music? A surprise to be sure but a welcome one.

  • @jackjacques7495
    @jackjacques7495 Год назад +17

    I wonder if Cloud having "the last pure S-Cells in the world" (aside from Sephiroth himself) is going to be relevant going forward in the remake. Would be strange if they just forgot about it.
    Also, I'm curious about what president Shinra said in the remake about SOLDIER showing cellular degradation, when in Crisis Core the whole point was that only G-type SOLDIERs did.
    Was it a retcon, or was he just lying to get in Cloud's head?
    Either way Cloud should be fine, since he's technically neither type of SOLDIER, and has Sephiroth's pure non-degrading cells instead. But of course president Shinra wouldn't know that.

    • @dobrozner7784
      @dobrozner7784 Год назад +4

      I mean, it's part of the original FF7 as well. Cloud having S/Jenova cells in him explains why Sephiroth was able to exert control over him. Also, it's possible that if Zack is alive, maybe he has to complete his business before SOLDIER degradation does him in? Could be an interesting plot point.

    • @StormSnake0618
      @StormSnake0618 Год назад +1

      @@dobrozner7784 Zack wouldn't degrade either since he has S-Cells in him too after being a test tube subject.

    • @IzraelGraves
      @IzraelGraves Год назад +1

      It is possible that sense things were remade, we may see Angeal or even Genesis again. I doubt it, but you never know, and if we do, these S-Cells will be relevant.

  • @PhantomyreValentine
    @PhantomyreValentine Год назад +2

    About the Emerald Weapon--
    Apparently that isn't canonically Emerald. It's supposed to be a completely different weapon we've never seen before, according to old interviews/Ultimania.

  • @darkshortyx
    @darkshortyx Год назад +9

    Max could have put subtitles for himself in the muted part lol. Good ass play through!!!

  • @gastar805
    @gastar805 11 месяцев назад +2

    Okay but the use of "tommorow with you" from xenoblade 2 for the final cutscene after zacks death no shit honestly makes it hit harder then with what actually plays.

  • @shadiwon
    @shadiwon Год назад +47

    This ending was def a tear jerker, I am so HYPED for rebirth.........ZACK IS ALIVE!. So excited to see where the story goes know one knows what's going to happen and that is so god damn exciting!

    • @jonesygrets6029
      @jonesygrets6029 Год назад +2

      He’s dead

    • @sakuracardcaptor4709
      @sakuracardcaptor4709 Год назад +3

      @@jonesygrets6029 Devs said he’s alive 🙄 it’s in the remake Ultimania

    • @jonesygrets6029
      @jonesygrets6029 Год назад +2

      @@sakuracardcaptor4709 not in my brain
      I’ll just stick too 7’s story
      Zack dying is the whole point of clouds story.if Zack doesn’t die It basically makes og 7 story redundant.
      And that story is what makes that game special .
      Not this kingdom hearts bullshit

    • @jonnyj.
      @jonnyj. 11 месяцев назад +3

      @@jonesygrets6029 Guess what buddy. The original ff7 still exists. Go play it on the ps1.
      For the rest of us, hes very clearly alive in the remake. Dont like it? Too bad. Your brain isnt the story ;)

    • @jonesygrets6029
      @jonesygrets6029 11 месяцев назад

      @@jonnyj. cool story bro
      Enjoy your bullshit fan fiction

  • @rinvalentine7108
    @rinvalentine7108 Год назад +1

    I just finally accepted the fact that part 5 wasn't happening on yt and this happens? Take my like

  • @thegingabishouen
    @thegingabishouen Год назад +4

    Whoever decided to use Xenoblade 2 Ost for the finale was a GENIUS. LINED UP PERFECTLY

  • @nicklinville5471
    @nicklinville5471 4 месяца назад +1

    1:04:37 "I think cissnei will be in rebirth" 🫣

  • @juubi249
    @juubi249 Год назад +8

    Imagine if Zack's laying there, the DMW rolls onto Aerith to make her image vanish like the rest, then it gives you the option to cast Healing Wave

    • @Rebel_Friend
      @Rebel_Friend Год назад +1

      Holy fuckin shit imagine

    • @jinthewindmaster420
      @jinthewindmaster420 Год назад

      For a second, I thought they were going to do that and that would be how they were going to tie it in to Rebirth.

  • @shanereynolds9618
    @shanereynolds9618 Год назад +10

    I have been waiting for this Max. I need a steady dose of Final Fantasy 7/Dood injected in my veins. Hahaha

  • @Rexaura888
    @Rexaura888 Год назад +8

    58:00 I love how much of a presence Jirard commands in other peoples’ streams. It’s always a joy to suddenly hear his name come up, especially when there’s no visible chat in the VOD so you can’t see him coming.

  • @Armorcringe
    @Armorcringe Год назад +6

    Damn that box was the biggest troll i've ever seen lmao

  • @DiegoHernandez-wr1ur
    @DiegoHernandez-wr1ur Год назад +40

    What happens with Genesis is the opposite of what people think
    When he got beated by Zack, he can only see the lifestream because he was going to die (therefore dissolving into thw lifestream) but since Minerva decided that Genesis had work to do as protector of the planet she dump him out of the lifestream to keep him alive

    • @vincentlo8693
      @vincentlo8693 Год назад +13

      Minerva just didn’t want to hear Genesis recite any more poetry so she yeeted him out.

    • @IzraelGraves
      @IzraelGraves Год назад +3

      @@vincentlo8693 This is my canon.

  • @JeskidoYT
    @JeskidoYT Год назад +14

    2:21:05 (Video is muted here) thanks Square Enix for still copyrighting songs where content creators can never record/stream/watch online in The Year Of Our Cloud 2023
    2:24:30 Video is unmuted here

  • @Sapheiorus
    @Sapheiorus Год назад +2

    CCFF7R's endame: "Put this item on, it'll make you OP."
    Max: "What the fu-?!"
    Endgame: "Oh, what's that? You leveled your character up and got another item? Guess you can put that other thing away, because it's irrelevant now."
    Max: "STAHP! What's going on!?"
    Endgame: "Yesterday's treasure is today's trash, boi! This is the true power of a SOLDIER! Does something breathe? 'CONFLICT RESOLVED'."

  • @trtx84
    @trtx84 Год назад +1

    Max's thoughts on how within a few Missions Zack becomes a damage god are interesting. I agree in part that things escalated incredibly quickly...but at the same time having watched his entire playthrough I think, in a way, Max earned it.
    The Minerva fight is really the best example of this. All of the comments were telling him he'd need to grind for X stat boost or go find Y materia and equipment. But, instead, he identified the one hurdle he faced (her Limit Break) and devised a plan to overcome it.
    It was that way throughout the game. While his Zack build ultimately became unstoppable within the main game, he got there by putting together a build using what he had available and executing. I was impressed by how good he got at the timing of the Jump attacks to avoid damage, as well as how he caught on to the patterns of the bosses to know when his damage window opened. Heck, he picked up on Minerva adding a fourth attack to her pattern and adjusted on the fly.
    Sure, he ultimately broke the game...but I feel like he earned it.

  • @MikeKennedyNFL
    @MikeKennedyNFL Год назад +4

    I just finished the game like half an hour ago (never played the original) - GREAT TIMING!

  • @brittany1875
    @brittany1875 Год назад +39

    After replaying this game I almost feel like Sephiroth was mocking Cloud with Zack in FF7 Remake. After the bombing mission and we Sephiroth he holds his left hand out and we see a close up like Cloud does to Zack here. He also tells him that he has to live like Zack telling him he is his living legacy. That might just be me though.
    *Thank you guys for the comments. I know it was Sephiroth mocking Cloud about his mom. It was just after playing Crisis Core and then replaying FF7R it made me think of it. Its why I said almost in there.

    • @MasterJennaMcLain
      @MasterJennaMcLain Год назад +2

      Yo. What?
      ...I gotta watch FF7R again.

    • @Tahu33446
      @Tahu33446 Год назад +6

      I wonder if in some way sephiroth ever respected zack

    • @DevilHunter1994
      @DevilHunter1994 Год назад +7

      I don't think he was mocking Zack there. I forget where exactly this was stated, but I think Sephiroth is supposed to be quoting Cloud's mother's last words. She was basically begging Sephiroth to spare her son as he was running her through with his sword, and Cloud helplessly watched all of this. So the scene in chapter 2 was basically Sephiroth going. "Hey...remember that time I murdered your mom right in front of you? Ah...good times. 😈" Cloud doesn't remember anything about Zack in Remake, so even if Sephiroth tried to taunt him about Zack's death, Cloud wouldn't be able to react. The Jenova Cells would block out any memory of Zack's final moments.

    • @2052brad
      @2052brad Год назад +13

      “Run Away. You have to leave, you have to live”
      These are actually Cloud’s moms dying words. It’s Sephiroth taunting him.

    • @metal-rpg8306
      @metal-rpg8306 Год назад

      You Crisis core nerds love reaching so much. lol that was Sephiroth mocking Cloud about killing his mother, and saying her last words before killing her. Stop inserting Zack where he doesn’t belong. The Crisis core fan base are so cringe.

  • @gellomello5437
    @gellomello5437 Год назад +5

    that crit surprised me😅 Mad Max strikes once again

  • @Omnipotentpunch03
    @Omnipotentpunch03 Год назад +8

    I just beat this game and bro😔 a game hasn’t made me cry like this in a long time. I seriously thought zack survives at the end because in the FF7 remake it made it seem like he was still alive. I was so mad when he died fr😭

    • @johannparis9445
      @johannparis9445 Год назад +1

      Yes because the end scene of Crisis core and CC Reunion follow DIRECTLY the beginning of FF7 Remake. But ! People have to realize that itns only when you beat FF7 Remake the very end that the ghost are nowhere to be found right now and....yes the end of Crisis core original could be changed...but not the original one.
      But if you think about it it s logical....Otherwise how Cloud could have the Buster Sword ? He couldn't.
      The thing that worried me is rather the ending scene of Intermission at the churtch.
      The french version is more precise i have noticed (i am native french smeaker). It dlesnt have a suggestion with the english "Aerith...?" But just "Aerith" and the tone used is clearly...not a guess or other.
      I really hope nothing bad happen to Aerith in Zack'..line. midgar see ghosts explose and vanish if you remember (Yuffie's lc Intermission i have just done the Hard mode with Nero) ...so things that was prevent before..are not .
      And when you know all the original entire story...huml you know how Aerith is important...it could explains why Sephiroth still want to defy destiny AFTER have beaten one of his clones...
      And i say that as an a fan also of the original FF7 (1998). As much as Max.
      Sadly i can see someone who could very badly affect Cloud's mind...in Sephiroth advantage. It s...Tifa. it s the ONLY one party melber who could very greatly affect Cloud'
      Aerith too but Sephiroth know nthat this time he cant messed around with her...
      Thins is sure : Remake is a wonder for originals fans all these hints and easter eggs. Honestly it s there things play and i wish all new players could appreciatenas luch details. Even the smallest ones as some npc dialogue...or things (Don corneo' arena is a direct easter egg and thing for future Golden Saucer...for..Rebirth no more no less and yet wkth MUCH bigger things to do and enjoy ^^ i can imagine
      By example if you remember remake in chapter 17 do you remember when you see Sephiroth before faling in what scalled the drum?
      Tifa notice Semhiroth ONLY when she touch Cloud's arm ..
      And a very nice touch : itns his left arm. The one who will have geostigmate in..Advent children (2 years after FF7 Original end). His future illness.
      I am pretty sure that a choice a true one should be made....and a awful one....
      Sephi love to play with Cloud mind but i dont think he lied about the clock of the apocalypse ("7 secondes until the end") It s a direct reference. I wont say more for no spoils (i hate spoilers myself so ^^ )
      The vision in VR Shinra showcase still tease me'...still wonder specially since the mayor Domino seem to find some interference wkth the room....weird.... Neither characters notice Sephiroth in the visionnexcept Cloud (manipulztion ?) But for sure they all saw the Meteor...

    • @IzraelGraves
      @IzraelGraves Год назад

      Jesus Christ, so what the long-winded nerd above me was trying to say is, yes, Zack is alive, because at the end of Remake, you change history. So while this game you just played happened, mostly, Remake changed a few key points because of shenanigans.
      @johannparis9445 Nobody wants to read an article for a reply! You scallywag

  • @testhekid
    @testhekid Год назад +1

    i can't believe how emotional this ending was, Zack's character in this game did not just get me into crisis core but also final fantasy as a whole, that was awesome

  • @KanaTenshi
    @KanaTenshi Год назад +4

    When you miss the stream so you don't get to hear what max was saying during the cut scenes 😅

  • @dablazingbryan5559
    @dablazingbryan5559 5 месяцев назад +8

    “You’ll be my living legacy.”
    “Ok. I’m you now.”

  • @orangeapples
    @orangeapples Год назад +3

    My hope is that this means the rest of the compilation gets remakes. I would love to play Dirge of Ceberus with modern game design touches.

  • @shadowvincent8718
    @shadowvincent8718 Год назад +1

    FF7 Crisis Core has a special place in my heart because as someone whos introduction to Final Fantasy was through the original Crisis Core. The ending of this game hit extremelly hard for me since i played CC before FF7 and because of that i did not know what the fate of Zack would end up being.

  • @justinsingleton2113
    @justinsingleton2113 Год назад +10

    There is a theory that they made Minerva so hard is because soon enough she is going to be a part of the remake story for FF7, it's going to be revealed her part in all of this story and who she really is, with these games they're going to finally start answering all the questions in players minds over the years

    • @sanddry738
      @sanddry738 Год назад +2

      Sleepezi has probably one of the best theory videos on this and so much more yeah. I can’t wait for rebirth both with the OG story beats and new ones

    • @justinsingleton2113
      @justinsingleton2113 Год назад +3

      @@sanddry738 that's actually who I'm referring too, Sleepezi should be so more popular than he is on RUclips and be able to make a living off of it, unfortunately he has to with a regular job but if you follow him he got promoted so he hasn't had time to finish his next theory video, maybe it will come out soon

    • @sanddry738
      @sanddry738 Год назад

      @@justinsingleton2113 damn that’s a shame because I remember it involved Zack? Regardless, his theory videos are so good especially with the longer recent one about the themes of FF7 and the sheer power of memories.
      It makes Sephiroth an even more terrifying villain.

    • @justinsingleton2113
      @justinsingleton2113 Год назад +1

      @@sanddry738 the amount of research and work he puts in those videos, hours of content, he shouldn't have to have a 9 to 5 but survive off RUclips by now but from what I hear RUclips doesn't pay line it used to, too many rules and restrictions but he definitely deserves more love

    • @blountman747
      @blountman747 Год назад

      @@sanddry738 where do you go to find videos about that