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"Nailed it. I know. Thank you. Moving on." This is still the single best line read in the game.

*Steve meets tomberry* "Oh isnt that kinda cute it isn't doing much" Everyone else: *Screaming Internally*

People always point out cloud being a dick to the old dude as an inconsistency, but he is literally just trying to get the old dude to go see moggie because lowkey he knows it’ll cheer him up. If you walk by the old dude while you’re sneaking out in the middle of the night, you can overhear him telling someone how much of a good time he had meeting moggie and the other kids. Cloud knows what he’s doing

I wouldn’t worry abt making sense with the whispers, and the ending. You’re meant to be confuse-since it’s a trilogy. All you need to know is the current context you have now- they are the physical manifestation of fate, summoned by the life stream (the planet) Only Aerith, and Sephiroth have the ability to see what their fate is. So every time someone tries to change fate-the whispers would come, and correct it, like Barrett dying- he’s destined to live and save the planet. By beating the whispers: Cloud, and the gang are free from destiny, and are now choosing their own paths. For older fans is to let us know that the story gonna have changes. That’s all you need to know for now.

'Clouds personality is inconsistent in the quests.' Yeah I get why you would think that if you haven't played the original. It's actually the most ingenious part of the writing.

the thing about the whispers/arbiters of fate is that, they are trying to force the story to go the way the original game story went. you could say they are like the embodiment of the purists, who want a 1-1 remake. because, and this is the twist, this game is not a "REmake" its a "reMAKE". As in the same story being remade to fit a new narrative. basically imagine that this game is set in a parallel universe to the original game, and sephiroth from the original game, after being defeated, managed to hop into this "timeline" and is trying to change things so he can win in the end. and by the end of this game, that's what he managed to do, take over the arbiters of fate, so HE can run the story in a way that benefits him. its a play on the the word remake, as both a rethread of the same story, but also, a rebuild of that story in a diferent way. which is also why sephiroth shows up to cloud earlier than he was "supposed to" because, that's the OG 1997 game version of sephiroth. manipulating cloud so things go his way. this is why the whispers hurt jessie's leg, because in the OG game, cloud is supposed to go to that mission, not her, but in here, Barret didnt trust him enough so he wasnt gonna bring him, which forced them to act, and make sure cloud went with barret and tifa to blow the second reactor. basically, everytime they act, its them trying to "course correct" the story back to its default progression. but sephiroth keeps messing with things.

After the words "you know what company isn't evil?" I did NOT expect to hear "Raid shadow legends!!!!" That had to have been ironic

The thing about Cloud's reaction to being asked to visit the orphanage ---- he's saying no promises because he wants the asker to pull through and visit it himself. So in a way, Cloud is trying to tell his friend "don't give up!"

Bro got sponsored by Raid??? Actually made it out the hood

I made it 50 minutes before I pulled up subway surfers gameplay on the other monitor THATS how good this video is so far bruh

We got another one boys. Seriously though I'm always happy to find people who discover and/or enjoy the game for the first time!

"This is Tifa, but you already knew that, didn't you?" Yeah that's what happens when the game is older than the person playing it.

2:21:45 thats interesting. Ive only ever heard Aerith say "I miss it.. The steel sky." But your game makes aerith say something completely different

I'm pretty sure the final scene is meant to make more sense if you played the original. The whole point of the scene is that they're "defying destiny woooo" and not explicitly redoing the events of the original game, presumably to keep the stakes high for those who did play it. (which I did recently) It's still a bafflingly confusing sequence, but I hope that helps clear some things up.

I loved how you were constantly questioning what is real and what isn't. Like cloud has a headache and sees sephiroth and you are like ok he's not really there, but then sometimes other characters could see him and you were like "oh wait maybe he is there. But no hes flying and stuff, what is happening?" You're reaction is great and it is what you should be thinking lol. I hope you play part 2 and can put together more of what is happening. Rebirth is 10x better than this game, it blows it out of the water. I dig how you edited this whole game down to a few hours, very good.

Feels like a breathof fresh air, to find someone who appreciates how amazing Remake is. With all the weirdos hating Remake/Rebirth, using arguments that show that those people didn't really even touch the OG for at least last decade, it's really special to find someone who sees this game the way it is! Love it! Recently I've just beaten the OG again for god knows which time, beaten Remake for the fourth time, and playing through Rebirth for the second time. All are absolutely amazing, each one deserves tons of love

cloud being an inconsistent character, i mean, yeah, that's his character alright. due to spoiler reasons just accept that, it makes logical sense when you discover the truth... IN PART 3!!!!! also no, its not a joke, this is a massive character detail that is explained in the last part of the story(of the original game, and the third game will talk about it).

There's a hidden little mechanic in the game, not sure how many know about it - Rude will almost always target Tifa last and only if everyone else is dead because he has a crush on her

I love the stairs joke. So unnecessary and they still did it. The games are full with stupid shit just to make it more fun, I'm really looking forward to the last.

It’s a damn shame that this video isn’t getting more views, it’s great

First time watcher of your channel here. This game was my entrance into FF7. Played it last year in 2023. I fell in love with it. And it made me get a PS5 just to get rebirth. I enjoyed watching the summary of your playthrough! Can't wait to see you play rebirth! Your commentary is so funny this 2.5 hour video felt like 10 minutes I was so entertained.🤣

Now you can't not play Rebirth. 😉

"aerith seems to know something about whats going on" this isnt a 1:1 remake, its changed. essentially the beginning of the game where you see aerith open her eyes, shes gaining memories from the lifestream. Aerith knows EVERYTHING.

8:10 The whole bit where avalanche is bad at blowing up the reactor is actually a retcon, in the original their bomb blows up the whole plant, they decided to change it so they're not seen as killers but I'm not a big fan of the change, takes away the moral grey area of them going to extreme means to achieve their goals

I have never played any final fantasy games but I will enjoy watching this

Brianna White did a great job with aerith and she’s great friends with the voice actor of Barrett, which he doesn’t look like his big character lol

DUDE you'll love Rebirth then, can't wait

Can’t wait to watch this over the course of a month

Thank you for the "take a bio break my dudes" at 25 minutes. Also I got a stitch in my side at your first encounter with the hallmark terror of final fantasy fans, since tonberries are RECURRING ENEMIES 😭😭 "Who's that little guy, Yoda?" "He ain't doin' much..." *Barret gets shanked* [Confused yelling]

Stumbled upon your video on my recommended page and I can't believe I set through all 2+ hours of it. It was fun watching you go through this game, always happy to see new players trying out this series. Thank you for the great content! I'm sure you're going to enjoy Rebirth a lot more, can't wait to hear your thoughts on it when it comes to PC.

Always nice to see someone's first reaction to a Tonberry, lmao.

Just started my Saturday morning watching this off my recommended page, such a great video. Glad you’re now a fan of the game and hopefully the series after you play Rebirth. When it got to the Tonberry part and you were joking that it wasn’t doing much I could not stop laughing at what I knew was about to happen.

this is genuinely one of the most intertaining playthrough videos i’ve ever seen why the hell does it only have 19k views

This video was super engaging man, I've already watched plenty of playthroughs since Remake and Rebirth came out but I really love how you let the cutscenes speak for themselves and stuff! Subbed, praying the PC version comes out soon to watch the Rebirth video man

After 1 hour 15 minutes I realised something's missing...... Where's Chadley?

The blue hue is because it’s early morning, before sunrise

Loved this!!! Always fun to see someone play through this and genuinely engage with the little details that make it special. Hope you're able to play Rebirth when it releases on PC! It addresses so many of the issues in Remake (ex. pacing, side quests, aerial combat) and elevates the parts that were already solid (especially character interactions and story delivery).

48:30 So you don't realize that Cloud is helping the old man, by protecting him, from himself from going somewhere dangerous.

So the reason for the Cloud dress stuff is because in the original, you had to sneak into Corneo's mansion as well, but you had to go around town finding different pieces of the disguise. A wig, the dress, and undergarments that you take from a gentlemen's club. It's one of those things where it hasn't aged well (there's quite a few of those in the OG), in a 'Haha look at the man in the dress look at how emasculated he is' kind of way (it was also the 90's...). Leading up to this games release, people were wondering if they would include Cloud being in a dress at all, because it is something people remember from the game, but times have changed it might not be as accepted now as it was then. They managed to find a way to include it in a way that's respectful, entertaining, but also managed to eclipse the original imo.

thats great and all steve but when does goku and vegeta get introduced to the story

Would you ever play the original? That would be super interesting

I'm not seeing an explanation in the comments, so I guess I'll give it for anyone curious. The FF7 Remake games are sort of these "spin-off remix sequels", not one-to-one recreations of the original FF7 game. The original came out years ago, and many of the biggest twists have become common knowledge, which means the story would have less of the intended impact on new players. So, they decided to flip the idea of a "remake" on it's head, with the subtitle having a double meaning. That being said, the premise in FF7 Remake is that Sephiroth, the one from the end of the OG game, somehow gets sent back to the start to relive the events. This first part is literally him goading Cloud and friends into defeating fate, so that he can eventually win the actual final battle. Aerith either always had premonitions, and hid them better in the OG game, or she got the ability here as a way to counter Sephiroth own foresight. Regardless, that's the reason they're acting differently (OG Sephiroth wouldn't really know Cloud exists at this point, and we wouldn't learn he is even still alive until President Shinra gets stabbed) and dropping hints/foreshadowing for OG game events ("You can't fall in love with me", "I see you failed again", etc.). It's actually kind of cool. With destiny itself defeated, the players no longer have the original's plot to rely on. We no longer know if or which characters will die, if certain scenes will still occur, or if things will go completely off-the-rails. And a lot of effort was put into crafting this new take, which they didn't have to do, so that the Remake games can, decades from now, be remembered as more than just "the newer, prettier one". - Also, the humanoid cat with the crown that shows up when the plate falls is a character that is introduced later in FF7, and is just making a cameo here. It's name is "Cait Sith", which is from Scottish folklore ("cait sith" literally means "fairy cat"), and is actually pronounced like "caught shee".

2:18:17 I love this bit. It's a 1:1 recreation of one of the last scenes in the original, where Cloud uses Omnislash and takes out Sephiroth. But because this Sephiroth is apparently the guy from that timeline, or knows the future (or... something, I don't know, I'm on PC like you, and haven't played Rebirth) he's able to parry all of the attacks, since he knows what's coming. It's almost the entire game in miniature: People who played this before, you THINK you know where it's going, but you don't. We're throwing the script out the window like the Whispers threw Wedge.

Man he ain't fine fym?!?!?!? Awesome video though, i have to watch you in a big while glad you're active and still comedic

Very fun watch, friend :]

Someone get this man a PS5 pronto!

2:13:44 - 2:13:56 whole segment had me weak, but playing off of what Red said to the first vision was what got me the most🤣 Video reminded me a TON of Joseph Anderson, easy subscription🤝

OMG I loved this playthrough of yours. Your commentary was just too real on the strange things/choices that happen in this game. We OG fans sometimes I don't even question them anymore, but your fresh perspective provided surprising insights on someone who is experiencing this game in a bubble. Your comment on whether Red also got Sephiroth flashbacks got me sending. Anyway, I sometimes heard guest voices and a few of them seem to know the OG? They just stopped by your streams or is that more of regular things, that you guys stream/play together?

If you're still didn't know, Sephiroth doesn't made a physical appearance in the Midgar section in the og, only mentioned by named. He appears in Remake before the part he shows up because he is SO recognizable and a famous villain that everyone knows him with or without seeing his face

2:13:29 Guess no one pointed it out here - that was the ending cutscene from the original FF VII Which is obviously there mostly for those who know, but it's worth noting for newcomers as well!

Loved watching someone experience it fresh! They did a phenomenal job remaking the OG, kept/expanded the good stuff while fixing the bad stuff. However I still like the og more cus of the story being in 1 game and without the "fate" stuff (Opinon subject to change depending on Rebirth/Part 3). I'm also waiting for Rebirth to come to PC, been dying to play it. I'd highly recommend playing the OG at some point (before or after) depending on if you want to experience all 3 remakes first, or go into them knowing what would have happened, seeing as they will probably change the story a bit, up to you. Great video! You got the sub :)

I want to see it, the sequel

As far as sephiroth appearing early. Part of it is the pacing difference in the remake, but for the longest time, you never see sephiroth, except in the kalm flashback. You get imprisoned by Shinra, sephiroth assassinates shinra’s president. You have to learn to catch chocobos to outrun a monster to progress that you have very little chance at defeating in combat, you find another of that monster brutally impaled on a tree from when sephiroth went through here. Basically, whatever roadblocks you face, you see that sephiroth did it first, and with enough ease that he could be theatrical about it. The remake took the first couple hours of the game and made a full standalone title out of it

I love how we all have the same reaction to Rufus and Cloud's dynamic. There's def smth going on there 😂 and they step it up even more in the 2nd part. Can't wait to see you play it

No Yuffie chapter in the video. :(

1:39:45 Ah yes, everyone’s first encounter with a Tonberry 👀

are you gonna do a video on rebirth? id like to see that

I really wanted to hear why or how you hated Final Fantasy, but I guess we'll never find out? ...Hi, I'm new here, in case you couldn't tell. KZfaq recommended this video for me, probably because I consume a lot of Final Fantasy VII content. It was quite a pleasant watch this Sunday afternoon!

been binging this video during work to cope with the fact that i’ve finished intergrade and now gotta wait for them to release rebirth on steam smh really enjoy watching you play, have had quite the chuckle indeed 🤭 editing this must’ve been a pain in the ass but i enjoy it so much

What editing software do you use❤

“This was so coherent until about two hours ago.” Pretty much my thoughts after experiencing the ending too. FF7 was always pretty convoluted, but the addition of all this multiverse and fate/destiny stuff just made the endings of Remake and Rebirth practically incomprehensible.

should play the DLC. That you can play on PC. Introduces one of the other main characters of the game and adds more context to some of the events of rebirth.

Glad you enjoyed the game!! Really interested to see someone who's not familiar with the lore having fun with it. You're pretty spot on there with everyone thirsting over Cloud 😂😂😂

Great video but skipping that jenova fight is a crime against humanity. No way you weren’t going nuts during that banger. And you might as well buy a ps5 from the money you get from this video. You could wait for the PC release, but honestly think rebirth and a few other games justify the purchase. You thought this game was phenomenal, I did too…rebirth is the best game I’ve played in the past decade. 200 hours of content to 100% it. Cheers.

Great video man. I had a similar experience when I first played this game. I was only able to play a little of the OG game because my dad's computer got damaged and had to be replaced. I also had a Wii U and that console didn't have an FF VII OG port. When this remake project came out, I unfortunately already knew about some major plot details from the OG game. Even still, I had a lot of fun playing this game, and the new story elements, while very confusing and convoluted, still managed to keep me invested. I can't wait for you to play Rebirth. You're going to love it!

Just clicked on this. FF7 has a huge place in my heart. I love the story and the game always reminds me of my late dad. Do you have any plans on visiting the og? Or crisis core reunion? Ik theres mods for the og that make it a bit more pleasant to look at.

If you wanna know more, FF7 crisis core would be where to go then with rebirth the dirge of Cerberus that’s where Vincent came from which is right after crisis core then it’s remake and rebirth. I’m hoping they do a DLC Vincent and Sid before part three

Just finished this epic journey of a video, and just wanted to say: Well done, man! It's clear how much effort you put into making this. This was funny and entertaining, and you earned a subscribe from me. Really looking forward to seeing your thoughts on Rebirth whenever that day arrives, I think you'll be blown away by how much they improved.

Video kept me watching the full length, was really fun to watch you experience the game for the first time, hope you enjoyed it! Final Fantasy X is another great game if you wanted to try more from the series, since it has a pretty good remaster. Dropped a sub :)

56:59 That’s like a B&B. 57:13 Your friend had it - Dongtong is like a name, but could also be roughly translated as “East-side”, and the rest is like a shopping street. Your RL interactions are ducking awesome.

HELP I HAVE NO IDEA IF I MADE THIS UP BUT I FEEL LIKE I REMEMBER SOMEBODY NAMED MILKMANSTEVE MAKING A SONG CALLED “tax evasion” I REMEMBER SOME OF THE LYRICS: Tax evasion, tax evasion Got four counts of home invasion I eat cereal with no (f) rasins I’m just a cow who’s been grazin IS THIS REAL OR AM I INSANE???????

This is one of the best playthrough of FF7 remake ever, it's been a good week watching part of the videos whenever I have free time. I'm so happy that you enjoy this game! Unfortunate that there's no recording of the Yuffie DLC but very excited for when you get to play rebirth for sure, it's gonna blow your mind haha

It's kinda funny how many people miss the point of the scene with Cloud and the old man where he won't take back the key. The old man had just been talking about how he was giving up and wasn't going to visit his wife's grave anymore, and he's too frail to do anything. The old man has fight in him and can move fine, and Cloud picks up on this. He refuses to take the key because he knows the old man is capable of doing it. He riles him up, pisses him off, and basically gets him to get his ass in gear and not wallow on his own. Cloud knows the old man won't pay him 5,000, he quotes him that number specifically to piss him off and make him want to do it on his own. Then the old man will realize he can still move fine, and as long as there are no monsters, he can still visit his wife. Cloud definitely could have been nicer about it, but he was actually trying to help the old man, not just antagonize him. The juxtaposition of the kids vs. the old man is showing that Cloud is capable of being genuinely nice (to the kids) and also showing tough love (to the old man), because those methods worked better for those two groups.

LOL I love reaction to Cait Sith having not played the OG game being so confused why there's a random cat with a crown who is devastated by the plate dropping 😂😂😂😂

"This shit was so coherent untill 2 hours before the end", welcome to my hell and the nonsense that is the remake changes

Bro you read my mind, the first thing that I thought about when you keep mentioning eco terrorist is that clips of people destroying arts. Recently they are spray painting the stone hedge. Edit:I watch the whole video. Man it's really fun watching someone whose positive about the game. All the streamers that got early copy complain so much that I decided to not play the game. The OG fandom war not happy with "ghost thingy". Sephiroth showing up every 5 second and the astronomical amount of padding. Yikes. Tho I saw clips of the new 2nd game. The exploration and the open world look soo good. You got my sub, can't wait for the 2nd game but take your time. Tho you might wanna play Zack game first (maybe watch the movie??)or you can ask your friends about what's best.

lmao the barret singing compilation was amazing

Rufus is so cool. Him waiting for someone to call him mister President to turn around was amazing lol

"super cancer" fucking killed me

Yo, i really enjoyed this video, i really love people experiencing this game. (Fresh and peeps who played the og). Will be looking forward to your +5h rebirth video. Altho only a small note, be sure to check out reviews when pc version is out since square is notorious for butchering pc ports. Remake had some issues at launch, not sure if they got fixed or not, so not sure if they will make rebirth their first good port or not.

this is the first video ive seen of yours but it enjoyed, i finished this game in less than a week when i got it like 2 weeks ago and now im playing the original because i dont have a ps5 either, if youre up to it you should play the original and make a video on it too, i was hesitant because ff7 remake was the first ff game i played and i knew the original would be way different and i thought i wouldnt like it as much and so far i dont but its still really good

YES!!! Please play Rebirth, its such an incredible game and worth all the time and energy you inevitably put into it. FF7 Remake was a very special game for me at the time since its what introduced me to the OG FF7, which is now currently my favourite game of all time.Though Rebirth has got to be my 2nd favourite video game of all time, right beside the OG. Its genuinely so fun to play and the pacing is wayyy better than remake. It has my favorite gameplay from a RPG, and since its adapting the best part of the OG games story, it lends to the whole experience being so special. I've fallen so deeply in love with the franchise in the past 4 years now, and Im so happy to see a new fan join the ride : ) cant wait for your playthrough of rebirth

Cloud being inconsistent is part of the beauty of the character

Bro said Raid wasn't evil 😅

A lot of people don’t realize that a lot of these quests that they’re doing in remake Connect with what happens in rebirth if they don’t do all the missions they miss out on who the characters are

YESS! cant wait for Rebirth

Why do Americans always go for bullseye and not triple 20

glad you enjoyed it. i was new to ff when this released and had the same reaction to you in the end. rebirth is great too, hopefully its out on pc soon

Hopefully, i don't spoil too much, but the remake trilogy is not only not a 1:1 remake its more like sequelish game? I won't say much but i recommend playing the original game and play the prequel game crisis core specifically crisis core reunion since that one is a 1:1 remake i did that and i understood everything that happens. If you want to you can watch the advent children movie after playing the original hope this helps

I still remember playing the original as a kid 😌. I really like these remakes 90% of the time. They tend to go off the rails with some story choices and imo it makes things needlessly complicated. But overall it’s still a very fun ride and worth the experience.

aint no way i fell for the clickbait 😭this was soso fun to watch and u def earned a new sub. also im glad im not the only one who thought everyone in the game wanted to get in cloud's pants lmao

Wait were you the guy on reddit the other day that mentioned that you didn't realize that the higher tier spells are accessed with the left and right dpad buttons?

This game is really special, I think It hits as hard but differently for people unfamiliar with the original because, I mean look at it. This world is enchanting, Midgar is a cyberpunk dystopia by way of the 90’s and the characters populating it are consistently well written and performed, the music is godlike, and the atmosphere is perfectly realized in most locations. Getting to see all this for the first time in such a high production package has gotta be awesome right? Even if you don’t necessarily understand everything that’s going on yet.

If you played the original FF7, the ending would make more sense. The whispers are basically the developers forcing you to follow the same story path as the original game. They show up whenever something could potentially change. Once you defeat them, the remaining story for games 2 and 3 becomes unlocked and can go anywhere.

Holy shit it’s here

Always happy to welcome to a new fan

1:40:00 ah yes.... I was waiting for the Tonberry trauma...

23:00 I'm happy i wasn't the only one to not read this on my first playthrough lmao, only figured it out on my rerun

Well the bomb Avalanche planted actually worked, the only purpose was to disable the reactor, not cause a massive explosion. So they are actually good terrorist, since they archived their purpose. Shinra only blew it up more to make it seem like Avalanche planned the explosion to be that big, and make it seem like Avalanche could not care less about civilians, which is not true. Good video btw!