A Newcomer Plays Final Fantasy VII [Part 19] - Raid on Midgar

Looks like menu's back on the menu, boys. The thrilling adventures of Dave Strife and Robenhagen continue as they prepare for a daring raid on Midgar. Some decisive battles lie ahead - let's just hope Dave doesn't Bio himself. Or heal the boss. Or spend too long in the menus. Join us for the next chapter!
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[@BritneyDaily]

dave must play ff7 remake/rebirth after this

[@JezGreenfield]

Yes! Roll reverse for the remake streams!

[@ney9068]

🤣 “Tifa…you’re not in the party”😂

[@StevieHoudini]

That was hilarious

[@verselines]

Dave will surely reconsider if/when he plays Remake

[@-saint3319]

#PODSQUAD just wanted to say Dave Rob and naths pod cast “red shirt cinema club” is absolutely top tier been lurking since the long ago days when Holly was around and I just love every one who has been on PS access!! Thank you for spreading the happiness!!!!🎉❤

[@kazczapski]

Another vote for redshirt cinema club!

[@MarcoLongoMusic]

1:25:25 I’ve NEVER seen that in my almost 30 years of playing FFVII 😨Dave’s playthrough is a gift that keeps on giving!

[@jaydee_83]

Straight from the Final Fantasy Wiki 😂 "In English, he was formerly voiced by Greg Ellis in the Compilation series, and is currently voiced by Paul Tinto in Rebirth, both of whom voice Cait Sith with a Scottish accent likely as an allusion to his name origin as a supernatural cat that haunts the Scottish Highlands."

[@SomeKillerTofu]

Announcements from Headmaster Rob, Regent Cid Robool IX, and Aurob coming soon, perhaps? 😅

[@jwizarrd]

These are brilliant names

[@chrissoames3410]

Would be amazing, but no chance!

[@thisandthatnerdchats]

I have really enjoyed this playthrough of one of my all-time faves! If you ever decide to do Dave Leonhart or ZiDave Tribal, I'll be here!

[@foo2224]

Awwww they should visit shinra mansion in neibelheim for a pretty cool hidden cutscene...important to the story too

[@dinham16]

Shinra mansion basement scene please! And Superdunk as the world ends, why not? Ps. I want to see Dave-enhagn do FF6-10.

[@Ben-vu9bv]

Think I have watched all the episodes of this series. The finale is going to be great. Will never forget “Hi I’m Dave, I bioed myself”

[@jomo999]

Can't wait for the Midgar sequence in the next Remake game. I'd bet money on them giving you Cloud, Red XIII and Vincent to fight Hojo, whilst Barret, Tifa and Yuffie fight Scarlet and Heidegger. Vengeance all round.

[@Elzmack91]

Great shout

[@Adamantaimai]

And what cid and cait sith will do?

[@kiwipotatoe2424]

Dave beating Emerald and/or Ruby Weapon needs to be part of the Christmas maze.

[@socraticgambler]

Actually brilliant. 👍👍

[@petesearle8632]

Or Benjamin M Starr returns and makes Rob do it

[@brandonwoodward9515]

I like this idea a lot! I would add some prep work and some other features: 1. Someone has to do the prep work of getting all materia, ultimate weapons, armor & accessories, all the chocobos, and the ultimate limit breaks. 2. Have a mini game that will reward the players with a hint or with an angry, back seat gaming message. Mini game could be real life (answer FF trivia) or in game (win a Chocobo race). 3. Have to beat one Weapon in the time limit to get a crystal. Beat both to get two. Fail to beat one and lose a crystal. Probably missing some details but it could be good.

[@GeowulfX]

Dave, Robenhagen, & Birthdays.. Banger. 🎉🗡️

[@matthewcalladine4443]

Watching Dave throw away those 4,000 BP away right at the end was heart breaking 😢

[@shadowbullets24]

Thanks for the birthday song Robenhagen, it made my day. I've had a really crappy year so far, so the song was a real highlight for me

[@TheSavHage]

Since you mentioned to Dave about hp being linked to clouds ultimate weapon can we also tell him the the more ap on the material on Barrett’s weapon the more powerful the attack

[@theaiden5285]

I was looking for this comment and had it ready to go if I didn't see it.

[@AmamiKurosagi]

Loving the streams! Sad to see it ending. Hurt me to see Dave lose his battle points because he left without spending them. #vodsquad

[@BigBossIncarnate]

😢 I Don't want it to end. This has been so fun watching all parts. But I'm glad to have been here

[@joelsmith7078]

This let's play shows me how much I didn't do when I played this game :D

[@5hape5hifter]

Rob, If you go to the Northern Crater, you can come and go anytime except for the last bit which is pretty clearly stated once you reach that point.

[@ryansorrentino2782]

POD VOD Big love from Tasmania lads your legends and you have played fantastic Dave it’s been an honor to watch two good mates playing this hats off Access it will be a sad day when this journey is over ❤️

[@jennifersmith894]

If you go back to Lucrecia's cave you can get Vincent's ultimate weapon and limit break

[@lucasnm464]

Dave's expression and pause when he got a tissue for beating the progressively crazier battles solo was great haha "I'm a sleeping, confused frog..."😂

[@andrewdaniel184]

YEEEEEEEEESSSSS! Missed the live stream but watching VOD now

[@jaycondron1063]

Dunno which is worse. Final episode next week or that'll miss it as will be flying to DC. Will catch it on the VOD squad

[@monteesanchez4129]

To be honest my birthday was on the 13th, and I shared the same birthday with 4 of my coworkers! So with the amount of people watching the stream, is probably likely that there was a lot of birthdays that day

[@Helldiver_87]

#VOD Squad Dave Strife and Robinhargin will keep me company today while I lay in bed recovering from tonsillitis. Thanks playstation access.

[@SilentMane]

We definitely need a Series where Dave Plays through all the Final Fantasy games. Next should be VIII or IX...

[@jenniferelphick468]

Just for your information, there is unique dialogue if you confront Hojo with Vincent in your party

[@robertbouley7697]

This channel is the best.

[@FutekiForever]

4:06 They're all dead, Dave

[@juuy2223]

The fighting here was amazing, learned so much from Dave's combat strategies, never would have used Regen from the get-go

[@ChickenDrummer1705]

I was not prepared for the de-cloaking.... 1:40:26

[@Elzmack91]

gents. you can save items by just healing with the characters magic in the menu... easy to replace MP with tents/rest spots (there's a one on the ship!)

[@mjbarber771]

Amazing series. Thanks lads

[@CrazeeAdam]

People need to stop abusing the birthday song Rob gives. >.> People are abusing it. I want it to be so when my actual birthday happens in a livestream in September, that it will be authentic and genuine. Especially because my birthday is in fact on a Monday, if there is a Monday stream that day But I do enjoy how Dave just despises the Gollum song and can't stand it. Puts a smile on my face every time

[@shadowbullets24]

It was legit my birthday yesterday, there was no abusing it from me

[@verselines]

unpopular opinion but the song needs to stop being a regular thing every stream. it is out of place most of the time and ruins the momentum of the stream imo.

[@socraticgambler]

VOD SQUAD: only Scottish birthday songs from now on, please. 🙏

[@-GameHacKeR-]

2:01:12 EPIC!!!! what a save to the stream, thought we weren't going to get to the battle arena but dave did it anyway

[@CD-or1eb]

I am so glad, after all these years, it wasn’t nostalgia that made me think this game was perfect. It is perfect. An absolute pleasure watching these two go through it

[@MrMessyy]

I've been watching this series since the beginning, and I still have no mental defence against the way Rob luxuriates in every syllable during the birthday song.

[@keymo9480]

Shinra mansion!!!! You have to go back for a great cutscene that’ll explain a lot.

[@SirkSirk]

Seeing dave at max mp blowing x potions instead of using cure materia is painful. 😅

[@FullmetalOsgood]

Love watching you guys and I get frustrated with back seat gamers but Rob chill out a bit bud people just want to be apart of it ya know.

[@picklerickaussiegaming]

#VODSquad And so Robenhagen is no more. **Cues Mexican Hat Dance**

[@spartansblade7225]

Can we make it a regular series that Dave and Rob play final fantasy games or jrpgs?!

[@iamthunderhawk]

"Have a bang" 🤣

[@scotthart134]

Any W-item dupers in chat? ;)

[@nickmarr6740]

I come for the FF7, but I stay for the happy birthday songs :)

[@lovesgoodstories2551]

Sad this is coming to an end. Hopefully the awesome adventures of Dave Strife will continue in a few months with Final Fantasy VII: Remake

[@MrSephiroth14]

Can’t believe the next will be the last….What about Dave & Robenhagen Mondays 😢😢

[@EFC87]

RIP Robenhagen😢

[@FutekiForever]

It only occured to me when Dave went shopping in Cosmo canyon...they're eco-terrorists but they use disposable tents!

[@CD-or1eb]

Not at the end of the episode yet but would be cool to have one more side quest episode after this to mop up some of the little bits and bobs before the final one…👀

[@karoljaskiewicz6041]

I think Earth Rave limit brake is better than Cosmo memory, and you didn't even try it 😢

[@ZackeryGee]

Robenhagen.... cane you give us a farewell song when Dave Strife gives that ... final... ultimate... "go eff yourself" in the fnale?

[@JayPeaFenn]

In a way, we're all sleeping, confused frogs.

[@jomega_gaming]

Sad to see it end, but..... No more backseat gamers 😂.

[@joeltrowe5155]

I truly hope you'll grind for Omnislash,...

[@Hk_208]

Perfect

[@DevyDevDev]

:) Its monday!!! Its Time!!!

[@conansredbowtie]

I didn't get emotional until Rob took off the robe 😢

[@paulcadogan4940]

#VODsquad, is now a good time to mention that you lose battle points when you exit the zone? 😂

[@phasuul]

Dave! If you do decide to try and get Omnislash, just know that if you leave the battle arena, all of your BP will reset to zero, so you gotta do it in one sitting. I know how much Rob hates backseat gaming but I don't think this counts...just wanted to save you some potential frustration.

[@5hape5hifter]

This is a good point and on top of that, you will need about 5-10 runs to have enough points to buy Omnislash. Fortunately, you can buy GP at the entrance from a guy that appears every now and then by entering and exiting until he appears.

[@kalitor]

Aww, they did the crashed gelnika after the Midgar attack. If you do that, you miss out on another Turks fight. But if you're not stealing from them, it probably doesn't matter that much.

[@mmerowing]

I SHOULD BE READY FOR GRAND FINALE OF FF7

[@jwizarrd]

Finale next week 😮 what am i going to do with my life after that....what even is a Monday with FF7

[@sharudawolf]

Your gonna laugh but it actually is my birthday today I went out to wagamama and missed the stream roll on 35!

[@CrazeeAdam]

LOL I hope people don't abuse the birthday song though.. as my birthday is on a Monday in a few months time.. and I hope >.> to tune into a live stream and request it for once XD Happy birthday precious!

[@shadowbullets24]

Happy birthday, birthday twin :D

[@socraticgambler]

Algo comm❤🎉

[@Miquemoco]

Hiya.

[@EFC87]

You lose your BP when you leave the battle square

[@MG-vo7is]

How does Barret eat?

[@FrilansPhilip]

NO GOLDEN Chocobo! And hidden Island for you know what materia? 😥

[@hannah2thefarr]

9999!!

[@GRM19840]

I kinda hope the final is prerecorded. It would be sad for the chat to spoil the climax for Rob

[@1423sun]

Just a quick one. Dave you have comet equipped with the extra power too it but you never use it. I believe you have comet 2. Be cool if you chose to try it and at least see it. Otherwise it's equipped for no reason.

[@asdfkljasdfklj]

FF7 Remake would be great, but we also need Legend of Dragoon

[@Cookie010186]

I duplicated Knights of the Round Table summon so every Charater had that Materia, took forever!

[@Koalaninja90]

Rob do the chocobo breeding off stream for him so he can get the gold chocobo and the final secrets!!!

[@kevmcl4258]

Please Rob, have a look at the Wikipedia for Cait Sith when you get a chance. The connection and similarities to Cat Sith (a creature from Celtic mythology) is pretty interesting. The pronunciation is ridiculous though 😂

[@tempestshadow5152]

Ridiculous because that’s how it’s pronounced in THEIR language? You probably only speak English and are uneducated to know how other languages are spoken.

[@jaycondron1063]

Should do some limit grinding

[@DevyDevDev]

DOUBLE CUT + ALL !

[@arcticswarm]

I'm gutted they never got the slash-all materia

[@verselines]

@@arcticswarm they're missing out on a lot of the most interesting/fun bits of the game. not sure why they're in such a hurry to wrap up the series by the next stream. maybe rob is burnt out from streaming.

[@-GameHacKeR-]

1:05:20 XD Tifa... you're not in the part XD

[@veghesther3204]

I STILL had 9999 HP 999 MP at these lvs and still won't FIGHT CARRY ARMOR UNLESS you Knights of the round IT TO death and I still used al 13 knights TO kill BOTH Emerald/Ruby weapon with it on DISC 2.

[@MysticGochen]

You should stop at cosmo canyon on disk 3. Talk to Bugenhagen and get Red's Ultimate Weapon.

[@shuya8244]

They did

[@tempestshadow5152]

Ya, let me give advice before I even finished watching the video. No way will I look like a clown by the end 🤡

[@rodrigocampos1302]

Starts at 0:45

[@jimwake1123]

Little tip when using Regen. If you open up the lid of the disk drive on your PS1 mid battle it stalls the game without crashing. If you cast Regen before you do this then your health keeps ticking up even though the game is effectively frozen. So if you restart the game on the PS1 version and replay the whole thing from the beginning up to this point that might help you in the final dungeon. You're welcome! 😎

[@tempestshadow5152]

Ya, let’s give advice for a 20+ year old console that no one uses anymore, on a digital game that they’re playing on the ps5. I’m sure you know you’re not the brightest one here, but no one cares about your “little tip”. No thank you 😎

[@AdamAircraft]

Would anyone believe that I never used a tent in my play through? 😂

[@ZackeryGee]

Yeah.... I just use cure and rest points if needed. Usually it is ATTACK, ATTCJ, ATTACK!

[@kefred5]

Since ur already grinding on your own, u should get a hold chocobo. That way u can get the ultimate materia