FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE - Opening Movie

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Watch the full FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE Opening Movie right here ahead of the worldwide launch of the game on April 10, 2020.
The planet's very life force is drained as Mako energy by the shadowy Shinra Electric Power Company.
In the city of Midgar, a flower merchant gazes upward as a train pulls into a station…
FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE is a reimagining of the iconic original with unforgettable characters, a mind-blowing story, and epic battles.
The story of this first, standalone game in the FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE project covers up to the party’s escape from Midgar, and goes deeper into the events occurring in Midgar than the original FINAL FANTASY VII.
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[@SlaytonSlaytonSlayton]

Barret: "I didn't pay you to jump off the train dramatically, why are you posing? We got work to do!"

[@sbushido5547]

You forgot: "@#$*&!"

[@mikezilla54d13]

Tfs Barret - Don't F**k up.....

[@jameslewis9968]

Considering how he thinks he is Zack, this guys an idiot

[@dreadcthulhu1439]

@@mikezilla54d13 Im mean with the hair, just so much to grab

[@rainbowdash4898]

@@mikezilla54d13 because if you do fuck up you're gonna have to answer to me 😠

[@theffxxl]

I feel like I'm welcoming an old friend back, and that's the best feeling in the world.

[@quiz4arab]

Been feeling this since the first announcement!

[@Crisade]

Old friend? I don't see Zack anywhere

[@digitalephemera]

This comment gives me all the feels :)

[@Straight_White_Fatherly_Figure]

Perfect description!

[@PhoenixBlade973]

And already, the opening seems better than pushing a broken down car

[@kbdragon209]

That flower girl looks so beautiful, I hope nothing bad happens to her.

[@brooklynnsadventures150]

Uh have u ever plaed the game.............

[@krisstian74]

this must be the sweetest trolling ever

[@judgewade8619]

F

[@javonjames4573]

We all know what's going to happen again😭

[@lejdcool1]

"will the past change? Or Not?" -squarenix live action trailer

[@greghiskhan7426]

3:19 I’ve never even played the original, but I felt REALLY hyped hearing this

[@scheewheed8285]

Xasdf10 no wonder the hype around the game is astonishing

[@nikolasschaffner8093]

The lyrics theyre chanting are actually the same lyrics as the final boss theme

[@StuUngar]

You missed out. Hands down greatest game Ive ever played.

[@KC0407]

@@nikolasschaffner8093 yeah, one winged angel

[@Jdogrey1]

Well, in the original, it was the moment a game developer proved what could really be done with video games.

[@slamdunkdmc]

I like it how they've shown Midgar just before Reactor 5 activating. Seeing the kids looking up at the reactor, Kinda has a dark Chernobyl vibe to it.

[@AinzOoalG0wn]

also that withering flower by the road side. like something isn't right in this city, where nature seems to be dying for some reason.... *COUGH :O

[@raevlothreplay8657]

It looks like it was the 1st time the reactor started functioning.

[@FINALPRECURE]

Could you tell us more about it? Number 5 has something special with Chenibyl event?

[@andrew_oid]

FINALPRECURE the reactor says 05 on it.

[@andrew_oid]

FINALPRECURE Also, look up Chernobyl disaster. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster It kind of evokes that imagery. Also look for the political ad “Daisy.” Surprisingly, it was Chernobyl’s reactor 4 that erupted, and 4 comes before 5, so…

[@Tierlieschuetzer]

It's been 21 years since I played this game. Until today FFVII is synonymous with my childhood. A time when life was easier. Now I am 34 years old and seeing my old friends Cloud, Barret, Tifa and co again makes my heart almost explode with happiness. Thanks Square!

[@dengreene2473]

if you love this game so much, why the hell didn´t you play it again for 21 years ? I play it at least twice a year and have beaten it over 100 times.

[@Maxim.Nazarenko]

Same here.

[@Franktasy7]

I'm 32 and super excited to finally be playing the remake!

[@AlviEnLaRed]

Exactly the same

[@Tierlieschuetzer]

@@dengreene2473 yeah i loved it back then.. but im not obsessed with it. And i hardly dont play videogames anymore. Still im looking forward to enjoy the remake.

[@rafalgancarz9044]

2:26, the choir chants "estuans interius ira vehementi", those are the lyrics from the one-winged angel.

[@elyriasrageofficial]

I knew those lyrics were recognizable!

[@miguelcano1717]

It's pretty fitting actually. We see people from Midgar living their lives thanks to Mako energy while hearing "estuans interius", and later when Aerith appears and her flower is crushed, also the 2nd line "Ira vehementi", which mean in Latin "burning from inside, with violent anger"

[@kingsman5121]

Rafal Gancarz just beautiful amazing addition to the track

[@PokemonTrainerRed01]

holy shit that sent chills down my spine after I went back to listen again...

[@Laughingcoyote1213]

After beating the game and listening to theories on the Remake, Its CRAZY that this is an important part to notice. You wont look at it the same way!

[@PJ_Sandwiich]

When Aerith looks up at the sky and the camera zooms out to show midgar with the theme, I get goosebumps and my heart races...

[@IrCyPissed]

I'm almost 35. When I saw that logo and heard the theme song, I was 12 again and tears came out of my eyes, uncontrollably. I can't put in words what I felt.

[@brookswilliams5239]

Dude same!!!!

[@whereaboutsunknown3822]

The yearning feeling for the good old days.

[@bustymcnutters801]

Same! Tears just welled up when I started watching. I was not expecting to react like that.

[@promethea8916]

Fuck you

[@kylehayes6432]

God I would kill to be young again.

[@MKCcrew2010]

The moment when the title "Final Fantasy VII" shows up. The orchestra, the music, so fucking insane! It's like time-traveling into my childhood. Man, I have goosebumps...

[@katokaraji]

My sentiments exactly!

[@imveryangryitsnotbutter]

@@DigimonVids Well, we may be nostalgiatards, but at least we don't take pleasure out of trying to ruin other people's happiness.

[@Blayze]

The pan out from Aeris all the way to the title, then back in for the train. I 'member.

[@300linkzor]

@@DigimonVids lmao your name is literally digimon vids , do you still live in the fucking 90's or what?

[@eduardojimenez7880]

I don't get goosebumps... I get manly tears flowing out of my eye sockets!

[@HumpNugget]

My kids are gonna freak when they see their 51 year old dad hogging the PS... I have had this game on pre-order since June of 16, I CAN't WAIT!!!!

[@GiordanDiodato]

they had to move development in-house around 2017 or so after being unsatisfied with what CyberConnect2 had made. Hopefully this means a faster turn-around time for the other episodes

[@Eddy6159]

Giordan Diodato I’d assume so. They already seem to be almost complete with early development of episode 2 judging by the leaked character models and etc.

[@CGonzales033]

@@Eddy6159 where did you see the leaked character models?

[@monojuice]

@@GiordanDiodato it would be out way quicker. Midgar was the main reason why this part took so long to make, now that the renders, character models etc etc are out of the way the next parts can be made a lot quicker

[@GiordanDiodato]

@@monojuice wouldn't it also be difficult to make the overworld? also, reportedly, the first episode itself is 100GB

[@AnnMegFair]

Just rewatched this for the 100th time and JUST noticed in the wideshot of Midgar before the title appears you can actually SEE the lights from the slums below, through the gaps in the plate. The ATTENTION to detail, the LOVE they poured into this! I just... I can't... everything about this Remake is breaking me emotionally, i am not going to be able to talk about anything else for the rest of the year once this is out, same as when I was a kid and played the original. Just... Unbelievable

[@fawful94]

Not only that. I went back to the PS3 tech demo. They literally expanded the city! Midgar is bigger and you can also see the slums on the outskirts of the city in this version!

[@reveirg9]

This looks exactly how we all imagined it to be when we were kids..

[@darklighter66]

And better than the PS3 tech demo.

[@TaydolfSwifter]

@@darklighter66 good thing it's created for now not the start of the ps3 the wait is real but damn this is so good

[@darklighter66]

@@TaydolfSwifter take me back to 15 year old me. Although my kids are harder to ignore than coursework was.

[@TaydolfSwifter]

@@darklighter66 well in my case it's my father who first played it as I'm just a year older that Ff7 but i grew watching him theb at 9 i started my ff7

[@KenRobertson89]

Damn we had good imaginations ( really )

[@Faiythe]

That flower girl looks so cool. I can't wait to play this, I'm going to have her in my party all game long, level her up as high as she will go and together we will defeat the final boss.

[@thekeyandthegate4093]

Do we tell him?

[@Faiythe]

@@thekeyandthegate4093 Shh, no spoilers please.

[@drewlaw2192]

@@thekeyandthegate4093 nah bro

[@carlycrays2831]

Honestly, the worst part is that white mages are normally the most useful class.

[@engineet]

@@thekeyandthegate4093 jajajajaj ohh my god!!

[@michaelkavanagh932]

I'm 37 years old and I've told my 13 year old son about me playing this game when I was his age! Can't wait for this to come out

[@zrein]

wow! same age as me! but my cat daughters arent able to play XD

[@michaelkavanagh932]

@@zrein you should still tell them about it anyway. The remake will be that good even the cats will be glued to it as you're playing it

[@dragonknightofgames]

When i watched it first my friend came and asked, "Are you watching advent children again?" Midgar look's so alive here. I could easily write an essay here on how much i adore it :D

[@ThePhoneix999]

I wish, then I could hear george newbern voicing sephiroth again.

[@AlienFaun]

It's so competely opposite from that movie! You're right that the city is pretty much alive beforehand

[@MrCat-zz5eo]

@@ThePhoneix999 Seems Superman will always play Sephiroth.

[@HoraceInkling]

Your friend is a scrub.

[@SunsetWay]

Three years ago this month my dad passed away. He always loved watching us play video games (he had severe arthritis in his hands so he couldn't play himself) and the Final Fantasy series was one of his favourites to watch and VII is one of my favourite games in general. Got a little teary eyed thinking about how much he would have loved this. That said, I'm still so excited and ready to play this!

[@WaqaTv]

aww bless you!

[@el0xidado]

Enjoy it. Do it for him, dude.

[@NONOREDOT92]

Dude sorry for your lost! ❤

[@hiro6164]

How did he get arthritis?

[@kikemaster0]

At least he could glimpse the announce of this game at E3 2015, right?

[@sebastienpautot]

Both One Winged Angel and Opening ~ Bombing Mission in 5 minutes ! THAT WAS A BLAST !!!

[@zockertier2591]

0:38 estuans interius?? Holy shit, one winged angel in the intro^^

[@Jdogrey1]

Well, everything Sephiroth involved was way too early, might as well be the music too.

[@strai8665]

Interesting. I've played this game many times over the years, it never occurred to me that the low rez black texture on the world map around Midgar was supposed to be a barren desert wasteland, because the mako reactors were literally sucking the life out of the planet.

[@bananas7126]

Noticed that by disc 3 on the raid on midgar

[@ansem9999]

Hearing "One-Winged Angel" as we see just how horrible Midgar is really gave it a whole new level of… eerieness.

[@carlycrays2831]

What's creepier to me is how normal it is. This is, ultimately, just a normal and rundown city full of people just doing their thing. And yet there is something so incredibly wrong with it.

[@Ploddypop11]

Makes you think about modern life and our over crowded cities. Instead of 'mako' we are talking all of the resources out of the earth and burning the forests and filling the skies and oceans with our waste.

[@fwuuton]

Makes me happy I don't live there

[@imveryangryitsnotbutter]

@@ShinGarugamesh Well, the lyrics could serve a double purpose. There's the obvious allusion to Sephiroth, but there's also the meaning of the lyrics, "Burning inside with violent anger". SPOILER below the break: It could also refer to the Planet itself, burning with anger because of how humans are mistreating it, draining away the very cycle of souls so that humans can enjoy a little extra comfort. In the original game, where do we hear the theme of One-Winged Angel? In the place we fight Sephiroth, at the core of the Planet. And in the end, the Planet uses Holy to try to take its revenge, by helping Meteor wipe out humanity.

[@Loachie90]

TillTheBreakOfDay except there’s no jenova, no meteor, so you’re good lol. Don’t be in any leadership for the sake of our planet

[@alphaomegagiant]

I love how the meteor from the logo literally comes crashing in from the corner of the screen. Very dynamic!

[@CaptainFalcoyd]

It comes crashing down on top of Midgar, which is subtle foreshadowing of the fact that a meteor comes crashing down on top of Midgar.

[@alphaomegagiant]

@@CaptainFalcoyd yes thank you, I've played the game. Though, you may want to remove this comment as it's a major plot point.

[@potatomari9644]

@@CaptainFalcoyd woooahh add a spoiler in there

[@SwobyJ]

@@CaptainFalcoyd lol

[@SwobyJ]

@@alphaomegagiant THE METEOR CRASHING ON TOP OF MIDGAR MIGHT BE A SIGN OF A METEOR CRASHING ON TOP OF MIDGAR

[@ryanredd4552]

I love how it seems like they're using One Winged Angel as a leitmotif for whenever anything shitty happens

[@デーモンAstari]

oh yo i'm keen this looks so good

[@goosegame3857]

It looked good but was not good

[@lefunny5286]

@@goosegame3857 What are you talking about? This game was good. But it does suck that they cut the content of the original and are splitting the game up...

[@goosegame3857]

@@lefunny5286 I liked the combat but i feel they butchered the story of the original and stretched it out just so they could make a sequel and I also didn't like the boring tedious sections that were supposed to be platforming the only positives for me were the combat and boss fights

[@lefunny5286]

@@goosegame3857 I see. Yea, I agree.

[@SirenaAnimates]

The game is so graphic intensive that they had to split it up.

[@Wingedspace22]

I do love the fact they show the damage of the reactors. The plant life dying. Great details

[@SunnyTacos]

Migdar looks and feels like a real city now, everything looks so breath taking, I'm doing my best not to die before this comes out, also I wanna swat that guy who stepped on Aeris's flower.

[@dbperera7015]

"I'm doing my best not to die before this comes out" I don't know why, but that made me laugh so hard.

[@Sneedboy]

Aerith’s

[@ondrez5114]

He could not see it because of the box he was carrying.

[@andrickflores6510]

I do as well for both these comments. Honestly f*ck that guy!!!

[@andrickflores6510]

@@ondrez5114 oh damn I didn't see that part... Now I feel bad considurring I was planing this guys murder in full detail in my head....

[@Jurarigo]

I almost cried. It's been so long... I still remember the first time I played it, my very first RPG... I was, what? 8? 9? I understood the mechanics way better than my elder brothers for some reason, who died on their first try against the scorpion. But as I was watching I worried. "Isn't the ecologist themes a bit too overblown?". Then I remember: no, it was always like that, and I also realized that the ecologist message is right now, on 2020, more needed than ever. It's perfect, it couldn't be remade at a better time. I truly hope this game fares well, even if I cannot play it.

[@kukuku747]

I had exactly the same impression, there is no better time than now. It's the perfect time, time when you can smell the disaster in the air

[@matypete1]

sorry about the death of your brother.

[@JordanWilliams_Link7702]

@@matypete1 his brother didn't die

[@ntwynn]

So... i wondered why she looked so startled. This is the ending of the original FF7. The “bad” ending in this remake universe. Her consciousness had returned from that time, and now she has a chance to remake the world and prevent this bad ending. Or maybe I’m on crack. Ugh this game is a mind f***

[@icebladex95]

You are absolutely right. The ending of the original FF7 is the beginning of the FF7R. Her consciousness has returned...

[@josephcastle3872]

Bruh, I knew they were going to make some big change in the game story-wise, but I didn't think it would be that. Is what you said about Aeris actually confirmed to be true in this remake or are you just speculating?

[@ntwynn]

Joseph Castle pure speculation. I have no idea what the hell is going on

[@josephcastle3872]

ntwynn But honestly, that stuff just hurts my brain to think about. If that’s what where they are going, they’re going to be telling a WHOLE different story.

[@josephcastle3872]

ntwynn ntwynn ntwynn ntwynn ntwynn The thing you said she was scared about though I think was supposed to be the whispers. They should up when events threaten to deviate from the original game. The completionist talks about it in his video regarding the remake at 18:33.

[@SteveJaye84]

At 3:38 when the music is building up and we get that chime sound right before the logo gives me chills every time. Absolutely perfect like the original.

[@kylehayes6432]

Same.

[@-sidon-2893]

damn, same

[@XiongGou]

Couldn't agree more! The attention to detail and love for the original content really shows.

[@wilbert2678]

I say better than original

[@josetato]

@@wilbert2678 yep. Definitely.

[@JamesEDonaldson]

Blizzard: We can't remake W3 opening Cinematic, too much work Square Enix: Here, we'll do it for you 0:10

[@Flem1337]

Imagine if when we get the game it all looks like a slightly upped ff7 with original camaera angles and square says: but we decided at the last minute to keeeeeeep the original gamessss feeeelingsss. Why arent you happpppy??

[@raphaellelemay3474]

@Lain No offence but the graphic of FF7 is one of the worst ever. If we talk about story and music then of course people would still love it. The only people who would like it are fueled by nostalgia.

[@CarloMusicLessons]

@@raphaellelemay3474 In 1997 it was the best on market. I can said that because I was there.

[@raphaellelemay3474]

@@CarloMusicLessons i was there too. It just that beside story and music, the graphic aged poorly.

[@deus_nsf]

@@raphaellelemay3474 not true, the modern versions are rendered badly, but the backgrounds are still exeptionnal, check this project : captrobau.blogspot.com/2019/05/remako-mod-version-10-released.html

[@blinzi69]

this makes me cry.... ive been waiting for more than 20 years for that remake and i actually started to think that it never gonna happen, but it did.... tears!

[@marianix1591]

I've completed this game so many times and this opening sequence still hits as hard as it did the first time I experienced it!

[@HarrisBoe]

I love the attention to detail when it came to the guy who stepped on Aerith’s flower. In a similar situation, many games would just have some dude step on it for no real reason. Just because they couldn’t be arsed to take a single step out of the way. In real life, if you see someone kneeling on the ground, you’re not gonna step right onto what they’re trying to pick up. The guy who steps on it in this cutscene was carrying a large box, so his vision was too obstructed to see the flower on the ground

[@aaronpound2857]

Didn't even realize the guy was carrying a box. The first guy was an ass though

[@theawesomematt3453]

Speaking of attention to detail, you can see the 2 materia slots on the buster sword. You even see the materia shine when he swings it. So cool.

[@KHtrinity1]

I also like the visual storytelling. The flower foreshadows Aerith's fate

[@davidkuchen7208]

@@KHtrinity1 Well, the sound isn't bad either. Playing the lyrics of One-Winged Angel was a pretty dark touch.

[@RichardHartness]

@@davidkuchen7208 Twas the best touch. I've lost a lot of faith in Square Enix since the merger. If really, really feels like they want to get this right and I'm kind of hopeful.

[@Yozocchi]

Me : *See the desert in FFVII* "Boy, oh boy. The price of freedom is steep"

[@simonwang4530]

same!!! Crisis Core fan here as well!!!!

[@bobmuller8256]

Kirito Kurokami stop, what kinds of feels are you trying to bring in? 😭

[@Str85Ballin]

Best ending ever made!

[@christopherirving7685]

cant wait to see if they make more of a story with zack i presume they will, its possible to complete ff7 and never hear the name zack (apart from the flashback in the lifestream) it was my second playthrough with certain characters at certasin places that the story expanded, even after 5 times completion im still learning snippets. hope this game is like that

[@somacruz10]

@@christopherirving7685 zack is best

[@boogaloo_weed]

one of the coolest and most immersive game intros i've ever seen. Man midgar is an awesome enviroment

[@mlgmika9629]

When seeing Barrett I can’t help but think of 2 things: 1. Barrett M82 Anti-material Sniper Rifle and 2. BIG DADDY BARRETT IS BACK

[@PS360HD2]

Bro the hype is starting to kill me

[@lazgangy5417]

ay glad to see you here as well

[@Antwanismyfirstname]

Me tooooooo I’m moving to Japan and hope I can get a copy on release!

[@tectomes]

I'm being forced to buy a PS4 just months before the PS5 is released! You win again capitalism!

[@leolee8445]

Dont die yet

[@PhoenixBlade973]

And already, the opening seems better than pushing a broken down car

[@SuperFusionAJ93]

Hell of a Valentine Gift

[@Rhomagus]

Flowers for Valentine's!

[@purpur9971]

Take my heart!

[@hyliandoctor]

Square is making sure we know they love us.

[@rileedavis397]

I'm almost 55. When I saw that logo and heard the theme song, I was 32 again and tears came out of my eyes, uncontrollably. I can't put in words what I felt.

[@LordEvrey]

Oh yes! Pretty much analogous to how I typically describe my age to people when asked: »I was 7 when I played Final Fantasy 7 in 1997.«

[@Lanse1984]

I get shivers everytime I watch this honestly

[@Seddius]

That background chant... sephiroth brooding over midgar right from the start!

[@ChainsawGutsFuck]

It was never Sephiroth, only.... JENOVA

[@ElhoimCrow]

Yeah, but I can't help but feel they are overusing the "Estuans Interius" too much. But I love the raven and showing that Midgard is truly a wasteland around due to the mako extraction.

[@AJLazer]

“FISH SAUCE IN THE LOOOO”

[@imveryangryitsnotbutter]

Koyaanisqatsi... Koyaanisqatsi...

[@0Fyrebrand0]

@@ChainsawGutsFuck I might be misremembering, but wasn't that a _double-fakeout_ because Sephiroth's real body was in the Northern Crater, and tapping into the Lifestream so he could influence Jenova and manifest his image through it? Something like that, anyway?

[@HJLusio]

OMG! The choir is singing the first two lines of One-Winged Angel!!!

[@davidwilson6577]

While we watch a two-winged eagle. Coincidence?

[@erc4u387]

The foreshadowing

[@nallan2538]

I recall when the demo came out for this, be being a massive fan of final fantasy I never played the og 7 and my friend (also a big fan) was like what you've never played 7? I downloaded the demo and played it, within 10 minutes I called him and said i'm preordering this game. After demo I went to my switch and played the og there and now its in my top 3 games of all time. Amazing game. Only 10 more months for part 2.

[@SF3FirstBlood]

Yes comes out soon..wll be a masterpiece

[@JaydedCammie]

This looks so real. I remember the first one and the graphics being cutting edge at the time. Now this. Like it looks like a real city.

[@Androzavr2101]

3:39 Admit it, you got goosebumps at this moment

[@dimasbram7176]

2:08 you mean this

[@Ismar.san9]

@@dimasbram7176 Man I almost cried there kkkkk

[@timduncan9372]

I got goosebumps at 4:08

[@DMitr0]

i got them from 0:00 to 5:21 ^^

[@Velshin1986]

No! I cried actually! and I am a fully grown man in my late 30s and I am not ashamed at all!

[@DionysisGalanis]

Damnnn this looks insane, that's how I cope for being alone on Valentine's day.

[@Straight_White_Fatherly_Figure]

Dont sweat it man valentine's day is a fake holiday!

[@DionysisGalanis]

@@Straight_White_Fatherly_Figure Sure but it reminds you certain things so that makes the pain real I guess! :P

[@SunnyTacos]

@@blackskyirregular9876 That was a good one.

[@zvezdavnutri]

we are with you - remember this)

[@zackrosado3749]

🤣🤣🤣

[@flauros3047]

They've made Nobuo Uematsu's original score sound so incredibly epic here, when that logo showed up and the fanfare played, I couldn't help but have an emotional reaction to it. Amazing job.

[@anhilliator1]

I wasn't born when the original FF7 came out, but I'd like to imagine what people felt when seeing this. They've been waiting for years, and finally, they boot this up for the first time. All of a sudden, at least for a moment, it's 1997 again, and they're a little kid sitting in front of an old, blocky television, PS1 controller in hand, staring at the start screen of a game that changed their lives.

[@fawwazramz7696]

2:08 when the nostalgic musics starts to give you goose bumps. This is so good!

[@hgflame]

I never did understand what she was doing there

[@MrJoshcc600]

Looks like a leaky pipe from the mako reactor. Remember she's a ancient and can hear the cries of the planet, those reactors are literally burning the spirits/souls of the dead the life force of the planet...

[@FernandoDiaz-wh4qx]

Woooow, this completely brought me back to the days when Square made the best games and no one else even came close. I was beginning to think it was all a dream

[@AnthonyGonzalez-gx6ht]

Thry still do, had a frw hickups but I think ff14 is holding up well.

[@woweezowie5826]

@@AnthonyGonzalez-gx6ht lol what about aaaaaaalll the other shit games?

[@NightShifterDad]

I dont really know any poor games of recent that they screwed up other than Left Alive. The DQ games were great, haven't played KHIII since i only have a pc for gaming. Hitman 2 is killin it. Life is Strange 2 is still pretty good. Just Cause 4 is really fun to mess around in. Which games did you find lacking in quality?

[@gonzotolkien]

@@NightShifterDad KHIII is all right, imo. Despite the vast improvement on graphics, I still find KHII to be a better game. It's either the removal of the FF characters or the decision to concentrate on Pixar worlds...or maybe the combat...I can't really figure out why it kinda bored me.

[@strongbongus]

i dont know why they chose to set the remake in detroit, but im down.

[@GrantWitherspoon]

ascannersparkly a slum made shittier by corporate elites... what’s the difference

[@blackliver08]

Wonder how the slums will look, that are beneath the plates, will look like...ooof

[@imveryangryitsnotbutter]

Think I read somewhere that in one of the early drafts for FFVII, they planned to set it in New York City.

[@Version0111]

”Slums are there same all over the world. They all stink” - Williams from Enter the Dragon

[@rvfiasco]

Dammn!! Best comment ever!

[@CatchGravity]

3:59 remembering Crisis Core ending "My name is Cloud Soldier 1st class..".😭

[@methos4866]

That ending had me crying. Whenever i go back to listen to Why by Ayaka i can still get a tad emotional. I wish Crisis Core got a console port at some point.

[@CatchGravity]

@@methos4866 I thought I was the only one who still listens to that song!😱😭 I wish Crisis Core could get a remake and port to console too. It was a great story! I miss Zack!😭

[@perrydunetz882]

Catch Gravity they could have started with cloud dragging the buster sword away in the dessert there and then said “1 year later” that would’ve been cool

[@CatchGravity]

@@perrydunetz882 omg that would have been straight fire!!!!🙌🏼🔥🔥

[@GrimCatPiano]

This version of One Winged Angel is just insane 😱😱🙊

[@umkemesic]

Sounds like they are playing the opening: Estuans interius Ira vehementi Estuans interius Ira vehementi burning inside Ardent wrath burning inside Ardent wrath

[@exukvera]

It's the prelude of his return.

[@ozdeveraux2082]

One winged angel is >not< Sephiroth’s theme.

[@exukvera]

@@ozdeveraux2082 There is another theme dedicated to Seph but OWA is the games's final battle theme and he is the final boss. No wonder the song is usually associated with him.

[@guering]

@@ozdeveraux2082 no one cares, if you had half functioning brain you'd know what he meant

[@bobmuller8256]

Cloud: “my names uuuuhh... Cloud.” Barret: “Cloud huh?! Is it because you like to rain on everyone’s parade?!” Cloud: “No those are Squalls, nobody likes those.”

[@joecool4813]

...whatever.

[@woweezowie5826]

"No cloud or squall shall hinder us"

[@estrioleyin5667]

Cloud: wait till you see Lightning...

[@w7sxi]

LOLOL Machinabridged 🤣🤣🤣👌

[@NitroRonin23]

Oh my god, I got it!

[@yogisama6256]

Everytime I hear the theme at 3:40, I've got a powerful thrill along my whole body ! And everytime I see Aerith... oh my god... I can hear my heart shouting "please, don't let her die this time !!!! Everyone but her !!!" I'm ready to build a buster a sword and enter into the game to save her.😂🤣

[@kirana6496]

3:37 Chills. Every single time.

[@fictionalerihart]

YES.

[@deviantnia]

IM OKAY WITH BEING ALONE ON VALENTINES DAY CAUSE I GOT THIS

[@shannon1242]

Lol I sorta wish today wasn't Valentine's day so I can rewatch this over and over and reaction videos rather than pay attention to my husband. I will force him to watch this and nerd out with me at least once as he is a FF7 fan but not as obsessed as I am.

[@yoshighomi]

You're not alone... you have this awesome community!

[@alen1181]

Cant even imagine playing this on april 10th on a couch alone while crying 😭

[@andikaartha6988]

April 10th or October 4th? xD

[@alen1181]

@@andikaartha6988 4th???

[@bilskibrandon]

Lol j like the inclusion of the word alone

[@Shieftain]

You have roughly 2 months to find a partner. Ready... GO!

[@waleed03231]

When I first booted up the remake, I played the entire intro theme full blast on my home theater system. I legit cried when the logo appeared. It's like welcoming a long lost friend home you thought you'd never see again. 3:37 Welcome home, Cloud :')

[@acejumper1681]

Man what an awesome game. Seeing this cinematic for the first time blew me away.

[@AlviEnLaRed]

Before the video: the intro video again??... Me now: WHOOOOAAAHH!!!

[@virgiliogener4862]

I am single and watched this for my Valentine's. I am now happy.

[@RenIkeda]

My oh my how this shaped my life as a teen and now a late adult. Some things will never change like that feeling right in the soul just from the first few notes of Aerith’s theme

[@alejandrokudo5463]

3:39 Cue the fanboys cheering and screaming

[@RonPaul42069]

And crying.

[@dimasbram7176]

Now the new generation can feel and live in the same world we had back in our younger days.

[@zaccarpenter621]

Then feel the same sadness we all felt when it happened

[@FredHerbert999]

Hopefully the youngsters can learn to appreciate something other than FPS and Battle Royale.

[@cryptoman6545]

zerocool so true, I still don’t understand why they like such thing

[@chebz5382]

@@cryptoman6545 because people like different things?

[@GreatDood5]

More like we can now enjoy the world in a better way.

[@Karacis]

That was insane! Holy cow… I still can’t believe they are remaking it and it looks THAT good.

[@MrJoshcc600]

Remember how good it looked when the original launched? Those cutscene were unbelievable at the time

[@souricurry]

I bought myself the original Playstation for Christmas just so I could play Final Fantasy VII when it first came out. And now, more than twenty years later, I bought a Playstation 4 for Christmas just so I could play this remake. Well played Sony/SQUARE, well played. My son will just have to entertain himself with the Xbox 360. Mama needs her nostalgia.

[@1gnore_me.]

I'm so glad the iconic pan-out stayed mostly the same. gives me chills every time.

[@Gabriel71YT]

First few seconds is what made me excited the most. I can't imagine what the world map will look like!

[@bberghahn]

The world map. The world map. After all they have put us through in just Midgar ... I genuinely FEAR the world map and what it will look like. Now with that said, since the bar is so low with the original and through all the iterations we have seen in FFVIII through FFXV I am really wanting to see just what the actually do with the world map. My only hope is that on the world map we have the entire group travel together and when we camp (we did have tents in FFVII) that it plays like FFXV camping where there is much interaction and incredible immersion into the characters, their back stories, their lives, etc. I also hope that they give us something we have never really had in any any Final Fantasy Title ever - deployment missions from campsites. Meaning some random NPC shows up needing help or something and mini missions for either selected or specific characters - even single character missions become playable. That would insanely epic and totally badass of them as well.

[@carlycrays2831]

@@bberghahn Honestly, if they gave us something just like FF15, would anyone complain?

[@bberghahn]

Carly Crays I would expect we all would be quite happy with the world map if it works just like FFXV. There is also a part of me which would really like to see SE really push it on the Open World Map and I don’t mean just with graphics. I would like to see them incorporate more of the story into the world map. In the original we would have random dungeon areas where we would see the Shinra Thugs having interactions between themselves but also random fights with them trying to steal Aerith from us, or random night fights with them trying to harass us and we get to beat them back, and some later on where they just show up to rest and enjoy a good meal of Ramen Noodles!! Also random mini boss fights right out the Midgar gate like the T-Rex on FFXII. I also hope they really open up the map with mini camps of random NPCs like several other FFU games, Chocobos map hunting, etc.

[@carlycrays2831]

@@bberghahn But what FF15 really excelled at was just the way it allowed you to feel like a real part of the adventure. Just those moments fishing and relaxing were the best!

[@XPGram]

@@bberghahn You guys, this is episode 1 in a series, it's just going to be Midgar. Greatly expanded, but no Nibleheim, you know?

[@karelanker0]

NOW THIS IS A PERFECTLY DONE CGI INTRO😍😍😍🤯

[@Franktasy7]

I felt PS5 vibes! This seriously looks amazing!!!

[@karelanker0]

Frank Crank imagine FF7-2 for the PS5🤩

[@Franktasy7]

@@karelanker0 i know man that would even be more surreal! PC style graphics.

[@Rupix15]

this is not a CGI. it was rendered real time in game.

[@karelanker0]

Rupix15 I’m pretty sure that it’s cgi up till like the cloud introduction, but hey I could be wrong

[@jaypostromboli-jpgamertv-457]

When the demo for this remake came out, I had to go to school, so I hopped onto my PS4, downloaded the game, went to school, got super hyped to play the remake on the bus, got home, and then I played the demo, and it. was. AMAZING.

[@michaelriverside1139]

I love how Dieselpunk - 50's Era Upper Midgar looks like, something that was slightly hinted trough the Compilation!

[@mordecaiwayne652]

I cannot put into words how seeing that makes me feel. What an adaptation, the music is perfect.

[@FMBZWorld]

This nostalgic feeling brings me back to a friend house when first playing on ps1 ~

[@TSyoyo]

This is me to much.. back when you could rent a playstation from block buster and stay up all night with your best friend playing this game.. this trailer was so perfectly done.. i have no words

[@KooriGraywolf]

3:37 it was such a nice detail to keep the synth arpeggio here. Truly evokes nostalgia.

[@blackspiderman1887]

Hello koori. How are you?

[@MariusBoss11458]

"I wAnT A tRuE ReMaKe"

[@elbandido38]

Loved Cloud's entrance. Never underestimate the power of a dramatic entrance! Man can't wait till this game comes out (already got my pre-order). Played the original when i was in my 20's and still own it to this day.

[@plutonium120]

i love how after her flower is trampled, aeris looks up heartbroken and sends out a prayer into the universe. the camera pans out as if were riding the wings of the prayer and overlooks midgar, as if the universe is contemplating, then sends cloud as response.

[@Suledian]

She was super thinking about Zack at that moment, which makes the punch-in to Cloud so fitting since, y'know, Cloud and Zack. :)

[@plutonium120]

@@Suledian why would she be thinking about zack here?

[@CGonzales033]

@@plutonium120 probably because she already felt his spirit return to the planet.

[@zearthus7089]

I remember back in the old days me and my friends playing this game and showing off our characters and summons level. We grind non-stop and exploring all secrets of the games. Best memory since last 23yrs ago.

[@Roger-ob2ft]

Did anyone else notice "Loveless"

[@LordEvrey]

It was always there. That »Loveless« thing was originally just a meaningless background detail to give the city more life. And then fucking Genesis came along. I am damn glad that the compilation is treated as non-canon for the remake. Now, what _is_ an actual Crisis Core easter egg is an advertisement poster for apple juice in the Sector 1 train station. Go check the walls in the demo. =) (Not to say that I hate the compilation. I may strongly dislike Crisis Core, but I enjoyed DoC and AC, Last Order is great stuff, Before Crisis I never touched,… It's a nice collection of high production value fan fictions.)

[@Roger-ob2ft]

@@LordEvrey Good dissection of the demo. I couldn't notice every little thing like that lol .

[@nonebody2601]

Around 1:57 when that note starts to play and the music hangs on it for so long and you know what’s coming... so many chills

[@topx_ak]

Oh my god..... Now I'm 31, crying like kid My memories come back again. I can't wait for April

[@DjJokerr]

Pussy!

[@RealityIsTheNow]

I know man. I'm 36. There's a whole generation of gamers coming up who've got no idea what this thing means to us olds.

[@EmeryIsWatching]

Same here dude, got really emotional watching it. I'm also excited for the new generation to get to know FF7.

[@petecollins7072]

Right!? I'm 36, and I'm catching the feels right now.

[@macrossfaltenmeyer1118]

Same here ,im 31.FF 8 is my fave jRPG of all time,FF 7 and Star ocean 3 being close after.You could say im an stealth games(Tenchu,MGS,Splinter Cell)and jRPG veteran,played all FF's ,valkirie profiles et cetera.But sinxe 5 years i could think of two jrpgs that were "very good",but certainly not Fantastic.But this remake....oh man,i feel like im born again !

[@Runarii]

The moment you think it’s going to be just a normal opening. Then, Aerith’s theme plays in the background. You must join hands. Once again.

[@aerial18]

You mean the bombing run theme right? I didn't hear aeriths theme.

[@dimasbram7176]

it's bombing mission's theme

[@darklordshiro9856]

Actually you are hearing one winged angel, aerith’s theme + one winged angel (obvious foreshadowing) ,and bombing mission theme in that order.

[@takato0524]

@@darklordshiro9856 you know your stuff!

[@deiyuwell]

@@darklordshiro9856 I did not hear Aerith's theme, It was it was One winged Angel, then a hint of bombing mission, then One Winged Angel, then Opening Theme and Bombing Mission.

[@jalontf2]

I love that they changed the chord at 3:34 to a major 4th from previous sneak peeks. It sent tingles down my spine.

[@dalover6174]

I heard this song in my dream and woke up just to listen to it irl🤣

[@renatoblx]

Okay, this is really awesome. The moment Aerith showed up I was in tears. This is going to be quite a nostalgic ride.

[@RealityIsTheNow]

Damnit. Is it Aerith or Aeris. Because when I played this (N America) back in the day...it was definitely Aeris.

[@smward87]

@@RealityIsTheNow It's Aerith. Aeris was a mistranslation. In every other piece of VII related material or anytime the characters show up in spinoffs it's always Aerith. It's meant to be a play on Earth. The reason it became Aeris is because in Japanese her name is "Earisu" which is itself a pun relating to the Earth or nature. It was even Aerith in early promotional material before the game came out. It wasn't until the game actually shipped that the error was noticed.

[@TheUltimateRiku]

It's my favorite character, Ex-Soldier

[@kylehayes6432]

I used to think that was so badass back in the day. Ah to have that child like wonder back.

[@pastel_magi]

Damn Square I was already going to preorder because of seeing Cloud in a dress again but damn this is crazy beautiful

[@jongiles415]

Literally chills the entire time, everything felt so authentic and real. Amazing.

[@grimtwin5581]

I'm so excited. This is the most beautiful looking game I've seen so far

[@AlexMoukalaMusic]

Once again: there's no getting offa this hype train we're on.

[@desno.]

Alex I know i'm off topic, but I love your music :D

[@AlexMoukalaMusic]

@@desno. cheers! :)

[@jurokazuhiro9578]

Love your work!

[@carlycrays2831]

I don't want to!

[@AGhostOfSorts]

I've beaten the game 5 times now and this cinematic still gets me teary eyed. Unbelievably good. Would've never imagined back in 1997 we would have this one day.

[@mastorred956]

Can't wait to play this game! I'm playing the original and it's still fun.

[@kylorenzo]

I’M NOT CRYING YOU’RE CRYING 😭

[@princesslukeia]

I just love when he hops off the train like that!! It gives me goosebumps every time & it’s my most anticipated game of the year by far! Hopefully it’s done right 👏👏

[@dctrbrass]

Phew, there's going to be some angry people if this mess this remake up. :) lol

[@HappyFunRun]

Aerith hears boss music. "Oh hell naw!"

[@buiucminh6668]

So this is how it feels when your dad came home with the milk

[@solidskullz5736]

Holy shit this may be one of the most hype moments for gamers so far this year

[@ZacklFair]

Not if you went to the Gamescom and played it there like i did :D

[@AlexTheRed1985]

MAY BE? Lmao

[@juiceski30]

No because the gameplay in FF games is terrible, so easy, walk forward press one button.

[@AlexTheRed1985]

Fox Blue River what? How long have you been playing FF? They started that with XII

[@christopherirving7685]

this last decade id argue, the pressure they must be feeling must be insane

[@aceofspades7125]

This game started my whole gaming career, thank you square-soft ... I mean square-enix.

[@Comrade_C]

Which career?

[@bullprog523]

2:45 I think the flowers represent the squad: Cloud, Aerith, Tifa and Barret, and I think it foreshadow one of them dying

[@fictionalerihart]

Okay now I’m even more broken :( Also while you can hear Sephiroth’s theme lyrics… it’s even scary how detailed this game is

[@vanpiisu88]

The feels are overwhelming and makes me cry 😭😭😭... This is perfectly done and the music is still so beautiful omg 💖! Gives the same feels just like in my childhood 🧡. OMG 03:00 that music 😢... I always loved how it zooms to show the whole Midgar and then when the title shows up.... SO MAGICAL and they made it even better than I imagined! THE GREATEST OPENING EVER MADE 😭!