I’m 37 and still remember staring blankly at the tv with “please insert disc 2” for an eternity after all this

Genuinely, I'm amazed that you're not aware of one of the most famous moments in video game history. But I'm glad to see a first-time reaction to this moment in modern days. Still heartbreaking and your crying made me tear up again.

Congratulations. You just experienced one of the most heartbreaking moments in the entire history of video games.

11:47 Watch this. You can actually pinpoint the second when her heart rips in half

Hi there! Welcome to the club! None of us are okay.

It's amazing you were able to play this without being spoiled. So many young gamers will never experience the beauty of this game and it's storytelling.

Your reaction is so reminiscent of mine 25 years again when I was a 13 year old boy. So rare that a video game can invoke such an emotional connection to a character where the grief feels so real!

The developers were complete savages, killing one of your primary main characters of the story, well also not allowing you time to collect your thoughts after the shocking twist and then had the gall to throw you into a boss battle right after, haha. I don't think any rpg I ever played has been that unforiving.

Aertith's death is by far the most famous in video game history, so there is even a reference to it in the film Wreck-It Ralph. There is a short scene with Aerith Lives written on a wall. I have rarely lost so many tears at the death of a character.

Possibly the saddest moment in gaming. :(

She was crying because she lost all that materia Aerith had equipped.

Two of my friends, in two different weddings (and not to each other), walked down the aisle to Aerith's Theme from FF7 instead of using the more traditional wedding march. They knew what the song was from, but the rest of their families and most of the wedding guests weren't gamers and while they thought the music was beautiful, they didn't know what it was from and certainly not what the context was.

Wait, so you somehow managed to avoid that spoiler? Damn, that’s insane.

Me, traumatized since 1998, "First time?"

As a 37 old man, played this masterpiece decades ago. I reacted similar. In someway i still react nowadays. I can feel your pain. Thank you for sharing this.

Wow, I’m genuinely impressed that you weren’t spoiled on the most iconic but spoiled-to-death plot twist in video game history.

The worst part is if you're not prepared and you lose to jenova, which isn't hard to do, you gotta watch her die again.

27 years later, it still bring me to tear every time i see this scene. this year we get to watch it in 4k ultra detail. ill probably cy my hearts out again

I'm now old enough to see the next generation experience my generation's classics. I'm watching this like "yuuuuup, that's how I felt too"

You should've seen Yuffie's reaction to Aerith's death. Most heartbreaking imo.

This is gonna hurt 100 times more after ff7 rebirth seeing it in 4k

i remember playing this in 97-98. hit that point, ugly cried for half an hour, saved my game and shut it off. i couldnt bring myself to play it again until my anger at sephiroth outweighed my grief. took several days. was the first emotional moment i ever had in a video game. i was maybe 13 years old at the time. we didnt really have the internet at the time to spoil everything for us. everyone hit that journey on their own. my buddy who played the game before me didnt give me any spoilers. hit like a truck.

11:37 the single greatest mark in Video game history

It's been like, 20 years and a lot of still aren't over it. I was right there on the front lines day one, about 12 years old or so, when everyone at school was sharing rumours of how to revive her, how to abuse the glitch ghost in the church, there was some trick involving the Gongaga reactor and the Super Sweeper item, etc. It was all BS of course, short of cheats or hacks (or Remake shenanigans, possibly) she's dead, not coming back. But back then nobody could accept it. Before this we all played Mario and Sonic, simple games with no drama. Then we're suddenly exposed to this heartbreak and we just couldn't cope. It was devastating. For me it made me realise the impact of good writing and characterization, which led me to my career as a writer. So, silver lining I suppose.

Oh my god I've never seen a genuine reaction to Aeriths death before.. It's like someone's innocence is being taken away. 😢

I always forget this happens on Disc 1. It always feels like something that happens later in the game.

Just found your channel tonight. You have one of the best reactions I’ve seen to Aeriths death. I played this game complete blind and by myself in 1999, and the entire game was so unexpected, and the first time I realized games could be art through storytelling.

I never get tired of watching people experience 7 and especially the bit with aerith ...

Seeing a genuine reaction was terrifyingly beautiful. I remember playing this back in '97 when I was 9 and I was devastated. She's my favourite character and I couldn't process it! Especially being thrown into the fight with Jenova and having her theme play... Thanks for sharing this! Can't wait to see you play Remake.

Sephiroth just t posing after killing her is the funniest thing I've seen all day.

Never fails…when the orb hits, the music hits, then the feels hit 😩😩

And thus my quest to save Aerith begun. Still searching for a way to save her to this day.

You share the same feelings most of us felt when we witnessed this heartbreaking moment in gaming history. It still produces a lump in the back of my throat.

11:41 "Seven Seconds 'till the end...."

Here watching along on Aerith's birthday! While it must have felt like pure anguish to experience THAT scene, just remember that the depth of your connection with her is why it hurt so bad (I still can't get through it without tearing up). Thank you for sharing your playthrough!

That’s one of the most famous moments from one of the most famous games ever made. Awesome that you managed to feel it all these years later without it being spoiled.

If anyone ever wonders why VII is so damn high in ranking......it is this moment seared into memories for time in memorium. I do not think anything else in the game truly matters. And the tears are natural. Millions upon millions of tears were shed for Aerith almost 30 years ago.

It's been 25 years from the first time I watched that scene, and today STILL some tears fall of my eyes...and I'm a 42 yo man...

A purge genuine reaction. Something remarkable about 25 years after the original was released. Back when it was released, there WAS NO KZfaq. There were no reaction videos and game spoilers being posted online. You played the game and had no idea what to expect when you reached that point. That was essentially my reaction when I played it in my college dorm room in '97.

To see someone not know what's coming. To genuinely react to this scene with surprise and anguish. It's heartbreaking in a different way.

30 years later and it still destroys me every time not happy u were crying but happy to see it resonate with you the same way

Searched for this clip just to cry with you. I'm 41- I was just a teenager when I experienced this and it never left me.

This scene man….. always gets someone right in the feels 😢. Every single time. Even Crisis Core had a a scene that made me actually feel deeply about a character that much.

9:30 - 9:36 - The most raw and most powerful emotion you can see without sound, just from the expression and eyes. This hit me harder than knowing what happens next. Because you're head starts to guess what will happen, and the denial is the part that hurts the most. First time seeing Frankie, and honestly, I'm glad I got this recommendation on my front page. Subscribing ASAP.

really hard to belive that someone doesnt know she dies. its like the "Luke i am your father" of Videogames. 😆

The reaction at 3:10 is way too genuine lmao

And remember kids, if they die in a cutscene, they're dead for good

I can't even count how many times i've finished FF7 and watched plenty of playthroughs - the Disc 1 ending still hits hard every time. 💔

KZfaq algorithm sent me this, and I knew I was with my people when I heard your reaction to the Midgar Zolom @ 1.19.

The most epic and meaningful scene there will ever be in video game history. No matter how many times you play it, wven when you know it's coming, it always moves you in so many ways.

I cried my eyes out when I was younger and first experienced this.

I'm so glad I'm that old I got to play this in 1997 without spoilers, the end of disc 1 is the most powerful moment in any video game.

4:02 Frankie's longest YEAH BOI ever

I didn't cry when I saw this for the first time more than 20 years ago but watching your reaction and your genuine scream made me cry more than I ever did playing any video game. 😢

Congrats on making it to 2021 without knowing this happened. Regrettably, I only made it to Summer of 1997 (and the American version released in fall 1997), so, I already knew to un-equip the good Materia off her in time.

This game's music, story, and characters really touched a lot of guys hearts. The most heart-breaking moment for me back in the 90's was when I decided to power level my healer so she could keep up with the boys, and then this happened. So much work and effort lost. =(

Sephiroth seriously just went: "I've made gaming history, but now i must go 'cause my people need me."

I played this when I was a child, and I stopped playing my 1st playthrough after this scene. I started it from scratch many years later and still felt this scene T_T

I subscribed your channel solely based on this one video and your honest, emotional reactions, which frankly, made me cry ... Again.

Pretty much the same as my reaction back in 1998.. Still gets me, to this day..

Sephiroth just t-posing while the agony is just happening is the ultimate move

Oh dear, sorry you had to go through this. But atleast you got to experience it spoiler free. :)

OMg she got the Yuffie fight ON ACCIDENT?? I remember reading a gameFAQ and trying to get the fight for like 20 minutes walking around that specific forest.

12:05 That little bit of the music starting up in FF7 Remake was probably one of the fastest "I'm already crying" moments. Its iconic for a reason.

I love watching these reactions. I don't know how I missed this one. This was probably the best reaction to this scene I've ever seen. I remember playing it for the first time when it originally came out. I was 18. I walked away from the game for a few hours. I was just crushed.

The fact that you immediately tried to steal from Yuffie was amazing XD

There will never be a more amazing summon than a mog riding a chocobo 😂

I had the same reaction 25 years ago. I teared up watching you I forgot how hard this part of the game was.

The irony.. gunna steal from Yuffie🤣🤣

10 year old me start a balled my eyes out and 19 years later still sat and balled me eyes out.

Cried along with you. I can't believe I played this game first when I was 8 years old. Some serious mature themes here.

I was 13 years old when I first played FF7 in late 1997, I admit I had a lump in my throat reliving this moment through you’re reaction

I'll always remember the first time I experienced this as a kid 24 years ago. I remember crying and hitting the wardrobe shouting "why, why did she have to die"... I'll never forget that memory.

I just cried watching it again. Years later I can still remember how brutal the boss fight was with the music still rolling.

That feeling, that moment of grief and pain was something that so many of us felt then and for years later. It was the first time in a major game were a beloved character died and there was nothing we could do. I recall people calling each other about it, rumors springing up but in the end she was gone. Now with the new FF7 so many are wondering if there will be a way to save her. Great reaction..

You got scared by Midgar Zolom! That's one of the achievements in FF7 :D - and most of all, thank you for letting me to relive the end of disc 1. It hits even more now through your feelings. You're awesome.

It was 2003 when I first played this game, I can still recall the moment I saw this, at that time I was around 14 years old, was emotionally invested in RPG games and this part made me realize that these games can hurt me.

I was 8 Years Old… I cried so much.. Now i‘m 30 Years Old… And i‘m crying again..

I’ve cried those same tears. Subbed, because misery loves company. Aerith+Cloud forever.

Wow, I played this in 2000 i was 10. I remember being so angry the first time, not angry as in angry, but sad angry kinda thing. Maybe i was too young to really understand the severity of it all or i didnt want to accept it, i don't really know. second playthrough i cried. playthroughs afterwards made me sad but didn't cry because well i knew what was happening. Watching your reaction got me crying for that scene again. Really appreciate your genuine reactions to some of my favorite childhood games. Feels like i can relive those moments by seeing your first time reaction which to me is priceless. Keep doing what you're doing, you're entertaining and engaging. Earned a sub from me!

When I played it for the first time I was 13 years old, I played it on summer vacation, I spent all night playing alone on the only TV we had in my house. When I get to this part it is something that I will never forget, how I felt at that moment, I remember turning off the console and watching TV with static for just over 1 hour. That was the moment where my life changed. Then I played it from the beginning again. I will be waiting for your reaction to Rebirth.

The fact that Aerith's theme tune played the whole time during the Jenova fight was pretty heartbreaking. You bursting into tears gave me PTSD from playing this moment at age 9, maybe 10

Your reaction can make me cry over over again now, same feels back then, the music..., i paused the game gathered my thoughts leaving me SAD WITH JENOVA BOSS!

Best reaction I've seen so far. That scream you made shocked me but it really is an appropriate reaction to something so heartbreaking and catastrophic. I think alot of us are hoping we do not have to relive this scene in the remake.

To be play this game in 2022 and not know about this happening. I remember playing this back in 2000 and just being stunned.

How could anyone on a KZfaq Final Fantasy have missed this 😆. Im jealous that was such a moment to experience for the 1st time.

There I was, on my 15th birthday, thinking that im finally about to finish the first of 4 discs to the biggest Final Fantasy to ever exist, and my still forming teenage brain was expecting Cloud to jump and swat Sephiroth away. Truly one of the hardest moments to stomach in my entire childhood. I didn't know anybody else who bought the game the day before my birthday let alone marathon it like I did to get to the end of the first disc so fast. I was alone, in the 20th century where you would get beaten to a pulp by your friends if you even HINTED at any spoilers to an event like this. How was I supposed to process this? Game of Thrones the TV show is still 14 years away. The loss of Aeris/Aerith will forever be a life changing video game event in my life. I am happy you had the chance to witness the powerful story telling of Final Fantasy 7 without it being spoiled for you.

Aeriths last words "I'll come back when it's all over" Now play Remake again and understand what it all really means.

We all died inside when we first played this part. Still gets me till this day

Welcome to what we all felt in 1997.

I was 12 when i played this in '98. THAT scene changed me, as a person (child), down to my core. I wasn't the same after it 😅

It has been almost twenty years and I still cry at seeing that scene.

Best reaction to this scene I've seen. Probably because you managed to be unaware of it which is amazing.

I played this game with 2 friends when we were teenagers. After Aerith's death and the following battle, we all just sat there in silence for a really long time. Finally, one friend said "That sucks." and turned off the console. Then without a single other word, we all just got up and went home. I remember sitting alone on my back porch for several hours when I got home, staring blankly at nothing and trying not to think. I grieved for her for weeks. I have had beloved family pets whose passing affected me less.

34 years old, played this game as a young teen, and I remember the absolute shock and awe of the moment. Seeing someone experience this scene for the first time, and being blindsided by Sephiroth’s attack… it’s raw emotion, and I can see it in your eyes. You felt what I felt, and I can feel you feeling it. It hurts, and it’s awful. But it also warms my heart to know that across all these decades, Aerith is still so beloved, that this is the kind of reaction we still see. I am not looking forward to the 4K version of this scene in the remake series, but I’ll be there with tear-filled eyes, along with everyone else. 😢

Emotional damage before emotional damage was a thing...

Thanks for the sad tears. Wish I could experience this moment again

Your reaction to “that” moment was as pure as Aerith herself. Wow! That was very cathartically therapeutic, lol.

This scene was a masterpiece, back in 97'. And it still is, after all these years.

That scream you made when Aerith died was so satisfying that it made me regret first watching her murder before my first play through of this game. Nobody else's reaction to Sephiroth getting killed by Aerith was nearly that fantastic! I love it!!!