Why Final Fantasy VII Matters

Hello! So, I finally finished FF7 Rebirth. You can check out my initial impressions of it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCAm1okb1_0&ab_channel=Mr.ItchyWrath

The story of Cloud, that 'you are good enough', is timeless.

Mad isn't it. 25 years + later and I can still happily listen to 3 hour videos of this masterpiece of a game

I am a girl and I was 11 when I first played FFVII and I loved Tifa, so much so my cat is named Tifa. I loved that she was an asskicking girl who earned her skills, is kind, brave, thoughtful, selfless, resilient, a great friend to all, and was feminine doing all these things and almost seen unaware of her beauty. As a girl I always loved her and saw her as a great strong female character.

It amazes me that I can watch any number of FF7 retrospectives and each one is still different. Every perspective of the game looked at from different eyes.

After 10 hours of work and stress, I get home and find this 3-hour work of art, thank you, enjoy every minute.

Honestly, these longer retrospectives don't get enough push in the algorithms. I've come to really enjoy coming home after a long work day and watching a video like this before bed over the course of a few days. Great video, very much appreciated.

your explanation of how cloud and tifa love and develop together is phenomenal the whole video is 10/10

About Aerith..."It's not about the way she died, but aboutbthe way she lived that really matters" I'm sitting at the bus stop and that hit me hard 🥺😢 Luckily, there's nobody else around" Thank you for the whole video, but for those words especially

I think Cid’s character holds up just fine. Anyone playing the game will realize his treatment of Shera is awful. Just because he treats her poorly doesn’t mean the game is condoning that type of behavior. Quite the opposite I think. It’s his character flaw. It’s a heavy one too. It’s what makes his arc work. He is bitter and he blames Shera and eventually realizes he was wrong to do so. It would be a different story if the game glorified his behavior but it doesn’t. With so many characters in the game they probably had to get creative with their flaws and weaknesses. It’s real flaws like that, that give these characters such personality.

FF7 will FOREVER be a masterpiece ❤

It's nice to see someone actually give Tifas perspective since it usually is left out. I think the most fair reading of the Nibelheim incident should lead one to believe that she was likely thought seeing Cloud in the reactor was a hallucination brought on by the shock of being grievously wounded emotionally and physically.

This game will stay with me for life. Played it at 12 way back. Had never absorbed a story that interesting before, had never played a game that good before, had never heard an OST that magical before, and never experienced sheer heartache like that before. Truely a an immortal masterpiece. Thanks for this awesome vid.

man, I have never been a Tifa fan, never hated her either, but in my eyes Aerith eclipsed her. Your "defence" of the character is eye opening, she is indeed acting as a regular human, not as a character in a book, trying to latch onto hope, to avoid lonliness, so relatable. Thank you so very much!

I didnt expect to watch this whole thing. let alone in a day. I.... Thank you. For reminding me about the magic of this game.

I just finished the Rebith story and came here to reminisce the original. The way you told the story with Tifa and Cloud’s character was well thought-out and touching! Thank you

The purpouse of Cait Sith's sacrifice and replacement is to trick players into beliving death can be cheated. It's what cats do. This is so that when Aerith do die, her death becomes real. And the loss of Aerith stays real for the rest of the game. Cait sith story arc is about penance and forgiveness. It's about moral redemption and the ultimate sacrifice for the ones you care about.

It says a lot that a game that is now over a 1/4 of a century old is still beloved by millions, that's because it had a compelling story with real-world relevance, (even more so today.) Characters that have depth who we genuinely cared about and of course fun & challenging gameplay. The late nineties really was the golden era of gaming when many enduring and long-running franchises were launched.

This might be the best video I've seen on FFVII, you touched upon things I'd never even thought of before and you drew from some excellent sources (with Tim Roger's Let's Mosey series being one of my favourites), thank you for making such an expressive, emotional, and entertaining video on one of the greatest games ever made!

I loved every second of this. Through the hustle and bustle of adult life I had forgotten the impact this game had on me. Watching this brought me back to the late 90s staying up late with my brothers while we paced back-and-forth fiercely discussing the events of the game. This video was masterfully put together, truly hit the nail on the head.