Final Fantasy VII Remake vs Original | Direct Comparison

Direct visual and gameplay comparison of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake to the original 1997 classic.
#FinalFantasy7 #Remake #Comparison

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[@gravwellx5044]

There's another point of correction. Hitting a staggered enemy doesn't increase the damage being dealt, there are special attacks that do that. Your damage against a staggered enemy is set at a flat 160% unless you use attacks like Aerith's Ray of Judgement.

[@Nick930]

@@gravwellx5044 I noticed with several bosses that repeated attacks were increasing the percentage while they were staggered - making seemingly impossible bosses suddenly easier and easier each time I staggered them. Perhaps I had the ray of judgement down while I was doing that? Now I can't remember

[@gravwellx5044]

@@Nick930 lol, could be there are other abilities that do it too but just attacking doesn't increase the stagger percentage

[@generalkinobi6215]

The next final fantasy game will be ff7 remake 2. Probably

[@OmegaGamingNetwork]

You also call it new, it isn't new. ATB was a integral part of the original. Also while Whispers as an enemy are new to VII, they aren't new. They were i n IV, VI, and VIII. So they aren't a new concept, simply a reusing of something already known to the FF universe. Overall I do like the remake. It was well worth the wait. However I do have two major grievances; First I'm not ok with the different "fate" of certain characters. I'm sorry but that really kind of trivialized that whole thing a bit. Also by doing that and through dialog they really implied that the death count may not have been all that high due to Avalanche's efforts. While I get that they are trying to make them not come off as villian's, they take some of the impact of the plate collapse tragedy away. The second thing I particularly disliked was that maxing a materia doesn't spawn another. This to me was a critical part of what made the materia system so unique and enjoyable. The new method just feels like the devs arbitrarily saying "We don't want to reward those willing to grind materia with a more powerful party". Again this isn't deal breaking for me, but I still don't like it as it makes it near impossible to build your materia build out in a way you want.

[@xenobestx8423]

Imagine going back to 1997 and showing everyone the Final Fantasy 7 Remake...

[@Nick930]

You'd rip a hole in the space time continuum right where their minds used to be.

[@leonardofarias8843]

The difference of power between the first PlayStation and the PlayStation 4

[@leonardofarias8843]

@@Nick930 Because its a staggering difference

[@Miunih]

@@Nick930 I see what you did there :3c

[@NeonSuperNovas]

I was thinking the EXACT same thing 😂!

[@Dtitilator]

When the movie (Advent Children) came out in 2005, I was thinking "What if the original game had the movie's graphics...." Square 2020 - "Mission accomplished."

[@RoxanchenBananchen]

same here :)

[@kyransawhill6650]

I used to think this about video game cinematics, trailers, and adjacent content all the time. I'd be blown away by the animation and wonder what it'd be like to play with those graphics. It's almost hard to believe we've actually reached that point.

[@carso1500]

@@kyransawhill6650 technology

[@danrazART]

Vincent game Dirge of Cerberus was the earliest example of this.

[@ninkoudux]

@@danrazART you got that right, now I'm hoping if they can remake that, cause that's the only FF games that mostly use guns

[@TheSwartz]

"Tifa looks practically identical" Because, perfection is hard to improve upon.

[@ShermTank7272]

And yet people still complain...

[@Night.League]

@@gannonrosencrans5696 in the original game cloud sleeps with tifa during the midgar segment. There is a part where tifa asks in the morning did you sleep well cloud? And one of the options is i always do next to you

[@russianbot5302]

@@Night.League And then shes like Uhh ok I dont know what you mean by that.

[@kael7953]

@@Night.League did they smash?

[@dussemccussay3995]

@@kael7953 nah tifa was barrett girl i think

[@CP-kq4eh]

My father played the original when he was a teen. So he recommended me the original and I played it. So both me and my dad were so hype for the remake. Like father like son.

[@donjon5442]

What did he think of it ?

[@andrebaxter4023]

Wholesome content. I played the original as a teen, and loved the remake as well.

[@arindammishra2329]

@@andrebaxter4023 both games are better at their time

[@alejandroortega4664]

@@donjon5442 I hated it, the original way to grind for your stats and beat certain bosses was taken away. It took away the whole rpg concept of it

[@patricemeijboom9004]

How nice is that. My brothers son is now almost of an age to do the same. He is already a gamer so hope he will pick this one up too thst would be so cool

[@VeeeeryyyFaaaastSlooooth]

Cant wait 20 yrs for remake of this remake on playstation 69 with every single nosehair separately raytraced.

[@Onmysheet]

By then the characters will be real humans played by actors.

[@m.a.a94]

I think will be Playstation 9 or 10

[@mattjackson2799]

Nah in 20 years we wont have remake of this remake.More like the all parts of this remake will be finally complete.

[@huskytzu7709]

peterkray things can only look so real tho. There’ll be a point where there can be no more innovation. Then people would go back to stylization of reality

[@mattjackson2799]

@@huskytzu7709 Once ingame graphics will be indistinguishable from prerendered CGI cutscenes then we will be at point when there will be no innovation in terms of graphics.We are getting closer though.However even then there can always be improvements made in terms of physics,interaction with enviroment,AI etc.

[@SkyKnight]

More like "how I remember it vs how it actually was"

[@grantgarbour]

You and so many other people lmao

[@Sothpawman]

BS. The first game had a way better aesthetic and art style. Now they all walk like girls and Tifa looks asian with a 40 year old woman's voice. Barrett was made into a complete joke and nobody takes him seriously, when he should command respect. Midgar looks like a modern day city from Japan with sunlight???. the main characters look like they're from another planet from the bland boring npcs who wear clothing from the real world instead of that cool 90's steampunk gritty look they used to have. You can't even click on them anymore because all the RPG UI and elements have been stripped from the game to make it look and play like a bethesda game.

[@grantgarbour]

@@Sothpawman nostalgia glasses

[@jaredmartin7040]

@@Sothpawman You just sound like a hater

[@jedanichi7194]

@@Sothpawman well it is made by the Japanese................. You can always stick with the original game and not buy the new one either. No one is going to care

[@itsjustlukeRevive]

Can't wait for part 2 of this beautiful remake.

[@crusty_cookie3099]

Can't wait for that supernova scene

[@Al-cc6jf]

You know what I see sora in ff7 remake part 2 or 3

[@urbiznesnunuv6938]

That won’t say part 2 on the box just like part 1 didn’t say that

[@night104]

Yeah, I really want that part 2

[@yannispirou101]

Same

[@vincentzhang7354]

This remake explains why modern games are costing more time than before.

[@universaljoyconboyz4ever161]

I wouldn't say it should cost 300 to play

[@universaljoyconboyz4ever161]

@Dominic dominic how long do you think it will take for them to finish it anyways

[@annihilationdynasty4084]

$60 for any other game would be a rip-off

[@universaljoyconboyz4ever161]

@@annihilationdynasty4084 wait till ff7 temake costs 300

[@observer.b_e_l_l_i_s]

This guy gets it. Keep hearing people complain about the cost of consoles and titles as if things were going to stay 16bit price range... while demanding more and that it be top quality. smh cannot be serious.

[@PetarBladeStrok]

In the original game, Jessie also implies that her bomb couldn't have caused such a huge explosion, meanijg it was Shinra's doing in the OG game too.

[@Damon242]

PetarBlade Štrok In context of the scene, it’s just as likely that Jesse was remarking on the surprise fallout of the reactor bombing with no implication of someone else being involved. As the original game doesn’t explore at all whether Shinra was involved, it’s simply a matter of opinion by the individual playing the game as nothing is confirmed in-story. EDIT: I’ve just tried to find the moment where Jesse says anything like that and I can’t find such a statement from her at all. When exactly does she say anything about this?

[@IzThatit]

You know what I haven't played the original on years. But this is pretty cool if that was the intent all along for those scenes. This game has added so much.

[@g85w20]

Justin B Tell George Lucas that Han shot first all along! Retcon is not canon!

[@purpledawn2727]

@@Damon242 this is exactly why I prefer the old game. There was room left for imagination and interpretation and not just in the case of Jessies bomb. The remake however throws all that out the window.

[@DV-ou1yu]

@@purpledawn2727 Well keep your imagination, I'll take carefully constructed stories lol

[@thiagorodrigues556]

5:49 DID HE JUST ATTACK RED SCORPION WITH HIS TAIL UP? What a madman

[@SpeedHunter020]

lol, I just started playing the original for the first time, and the dialogue there is confusing. Cloud says, "Barret! Be careful! Attack when its tail's up! It's gonna counterattack with its laser!" The lines appear one at a time. The second line alone made it seem like I was supposed to attack and the third line appeared too late, and I got lasered twice, haha.

[@Fion355]

@@SpeedHunter020 Its more on the line of "Attack when his laser is up and he will counter with a laser!"

[@Jagarm87]

I mean, it tells you to do it

[@SapphWolf]

@@SpeedHunter020 Yeah. There really should have been an "and" connecting those two sentences.

[@stuuupidfish5453]

Fion Silberpfeil Oh, so that's what they meant. I got confused and just attacked on every turn lol

[@garpodow]

aerith used melee attacks in the original and now in the remake she's long-ranged, and in my opinion it fits her better in terms of character balance

[@SilentProti]

I love that it got improved, Aerith without magic in the og game is useless

[@garpodow]

@@SilentProti kinda

[@smolbrain2217]

it's magic ranged! it is so useful to not have to spam spells for enemys that only take magic damage

[@kiryukazaumaneverkilledape7564]

Aerith was so useless in the og

[@roberts3423]

Long Range Materia fixed that

[@1FlyJedi]

This is just above and beyond anything I could have ever dreamed up when I was wishing and hoping for a FFVII remake. I had FFX style gaming in mind, and that would have blown me away. But this is just unimaginably gorgeous... this will forever be my most cherished FF game/experience and I was just 10-12 when I first played and completed this game across 1997-2001

[@patricemeijboom9004]

Same here and same sentiment

[@nezkeys79]

Honestly if it was like FFX combat it would have been better imo and borderline perfection imo. As it stands they tried to go for something like 13 with staggers and something like 15 and 12 with the pause menu to issue menu commands. It's trying to be too much at once and as such while it's still good I feel like 10 or 13/13-2 are both better. All three styles are really good though but i just feel like this is the weakest one

[@pizzapie5356]

If only they didn't ruin sepiroth

[@electrictroy2010]

Yeah I don’t like the chaotic battle scenes. I prefer turn based like the original FF7 and FF9 and FF10 .

[@davidepannone6021]

This i bet didn't age well huh lol

[@TomaszIgnacy]

2:02 sure, I don't see any difference

[@pacman4596]

LMAO

[@nilsrat7071]

i know right, which difference is he even talking about?

[@rakshitsrivastava6887]

You're missing a major body part if you can't notice a difference.

[@rakshitsrivastava6887]

@Jack Ieong no I'm talking about the dick, it's broken or defected that he can't sense a difference.

[@davekobayashi7742]

Its the titties

[@eduuklee9453]

Its insane how they made a 50 hours game out of a section that was in the original only 2~3 hours long.

[@SaikeeKonosukeLuc]

it's not insane . It's called filler.

[@eduuklee9453]

@@SaikeeKonosukeLuc Boruto is 80% filler. FF7R is very convincing and straight forward without the use of needless episodes D;

[@SaikeeKonosukeLuc]

@@eduuklee9453 dont mind me i'm pissed that the game isn't a complete story.

[@eduuklee9453]

@@SaikeeKonosukeLuc why? everyone knew for years this game will play only in Midgar, so chill your base D;

[@saynomore6958]

@@SaikeeKonosukeLuc lol then fork out your money

[@user-kg6ki7hu3x]

I kind of wish we did get to see Avalanches basement hideout at least once and Barret when he’s hitting the boxing bag and later sends Biggs into the air. But it does make sense I suppose seeing how he has a gun for an arm but they could’ve done something.

[@dtresizzurrup785]

Not only that, much more nostalgia has been omitted from this original gaming experience.

[@user-kg6ki7hu3x]

DTRE Sizzurrup yep I agree, there’s a lot I wish they stayed true to the game. I’m all for adding new stuff but those kinda seemed different than what would happen in the OG game. Biggest issue I wish they kept certain characters dead, I suppose the remake is a alternate universe than the original so the staying true part isn’t all that true. OG game for sure had more nostalgia.

[@dtresizzurrup785]

@@user-kg6ki7hu3x Really though, truly yo! Seems to be so true with utter veracity, that the Final Fantasy VII Remake is in fact an Alteration, as I and I have previously mentioned in another similar video consisting of playthrough of the new release. However, the original version simply requires an enhanced advancement, rather than an altered rendition, if that makes any sense. I and I shall leave my comment at that for now, due to the fact that I am still ambitious to fulfill the legacy with righteous replication! (Yo, I am actually falling asleep before returning home from another good night while composing this statement. I did not mean to elaborate so profusely just now, although I wouldn't have rephrased my comment in this manner and with such accuracy..that has got to be the Ganja. Hahahahaha, ¡Bendito, wepa, pa' que tu sepa! ("There's a Natural Mystic, blowing through the air. If You listen carefully now, You will hear..." - Bob Marley)

[@sublime_tv]

@@dtresizzurrup785 Serious question, what nostalgia did they leave out? I played the original only a few years before the remake so idk all these things.

[@dtresizzurrup785]

@@sublime_tv SO MANY, to begin here shall conclude in my own version of what the actual remake potentially justifies. So, here are my prime examples, in addition to a previous commentator within this thread mentioning Barrett's basement hideout and even literally punching Wedge airborne, very mischievously comicial and with humor, I and I must add!.. My main focus of optimistically prime concern has to be the exact scene we are referring to, if not chronologically similar, located in the sector 7 slums with the reminiscent soundtrack, where Avalanche rendezvous' at 7th Heaven. The iconic embroidery only noticable to the observant displays a neon textured sign up above on the roof that I choose to keep in anonymity only for us all to revisit once again via watching someone else's playthrough or ultimately re-experiencing by playing the original version (Yes, why not!?) AT LEAST FOR NOW... The dialogue and soundtrack should have never been altered as they already have been deliberately so, either carelessly OR purposely, only to be enhanced, as aforementioned... I suppose the remake of Final Fantasy VII, and that of any other saga in every aspect, is a mere method of presenting a new generational interpretation, bringing new flavor or style, basically. However, that may only lead to misinterpreted alteration in the long run. Therefore, I and I declare my statements are sustained factual beyond opinion. Really though, truly yo, ¡Bendito, wepa, pa' que tu sepa! ¹Hood ¹Love 100 QuaDeuce CuatroVeinte

[@markbradley5355]

I’m just over 27hrs in and I’m loving every second of this game. You can tell they really took a lot of care in crafting the environments and expounding on each character. I will say this, even as frustrating as some of the battles are they don’t make you want to give up. I find myself wanting to get right back into the action as soon as I die. It’ll be interesting to see if the next installment will be as good.

[@nezkeys79]

Apart from the sector 5 slums, looking down on the slums from the plates, and the door to stargazer heights XD but if you're playing on ps5 you wouldn't have noticed that I guess lol 😆

[@nezkeys79]

Also when playing on hard you can't use items which has a snowball effect...you can't just spam tier 3 spells in every encounter. Gets very frustrating sometimes when u need to conserve mp for the bosses but wasting it on the "normal" enemies (some of which are like mini bosses on hard lol) My tip on hard mode is if you find a mako shard in a box, save and load. They reset on for some reason so can be save scummed. If they ever patch that out then hard mode will be a complete nightmare

[@shadowflame68]

@@nezkeys79 Chakra and Pray are your friends in Hard Mode. They heal but don't cost MP. That way you can save major heals for dire situations. Hard Mode is all about learning the game as much as possible so you can beat every enemy in the best way with the least resources.

[@nezkeys79]

@@shadowflame68 as if don't know that? I finished the game in hard mode and obviously you need prayer and chakra to conserve mp most of the time (although magnify healing is better sometimes since a single cure from aerith on everyone is still pretty good). The use of magnify is a strange one though because some battles are absolutely 1000 times easier with magnify + aga spell especially when you can save scum mako shard boxes. Boss battles are better with magnify>resist or magnify>barrier or magnify>healing. Never tried magnify>haste but I don't think it would be that great in this game My comment about mako shard boxes does allow you to blow your mp in some random battles though as can just save and reload to max your mp again. Some of the boxes in the drum section of chapter 17 have 3 shards in them (probably because of the forced fights hojo does and the door you go through locks forever) With regards to gotterdamerung I only got it during chapter 17 so I played 90% of hard mode without it and only benefitted from it for the last 3 story bosses. If a player goes to chapter 17 first then they will trivialise chapters 1-16

[@rushpatriot2866]

The battles will make you yawn the mechanics are extremely repetitive the dodging is the worse in any game with the largest hit boxes possible and just exploring the world or tryna to find your way around a level is a pain. They put obstacles in the way so they can waste your time instead of enriching the environment and keeping you entertained with lore characters development or enemies. If the OG ff7 was never made this game would've been a failure and a sequel wouldn't get made

[@racoonm45t3r]

Whats funny is i never knew there was a right side attack on the g bike sequences. So I beat the game attacking only on the left side.

[@TheShishaDoctor]

Same. I found out just before it finished lmao

[@chocobro3198]

Haha, I was worse. I knew I could attack left and right, but somehow didn't realize I could actually accelerate until near the end. I was killing them all with the skill, having to wait for the atb gauge every time. 🤣

[@jondough7777777]

🤣 lol me too. Just did that mission recently

[@ConMan2425]

Ha same, I only realized in the final mission when I accidentally pressed the right attack button

[@megami215]

Me too my first time around

[@RadinV1]

"Tifa looks practically identical" That's the funniest line in the video.

[@MrNixey]

"Her red eyes are emphasized a bit more" has this guy got genuine vision issues, I don't know I've never been on this channel before. Barrat has 2 dog tags? Like he blatantly doesn't have a pair of dog tags lmfao

[@Red_._.]

He was probably talking about the character design, which is indeed practically identical

[@RadinV1]

@@Red_._. yeah I get what he was saying, I think he worded it a bit poorly

[@guillermor.tinajero1338]

The change I least liked was Sephiroth’s introduction. It was so soon and suspenseless. I loved how in the first one you were captured, just to escape and find everyone in the building slayed to death, including the man who, until that point, one thought was the main villian. It gave a huge impression of the power of something bigger yet to come. That moment was the most memorable for me, and in the remake the equivalent of that scene is very rushed, like: JENOVA is here at Shinra’s.. Really?

[@xshii_0033]

Life with it i liked it and i like These changes it brings something new in if you want the original story so bad play the original again thats it

[@nezkeys79]

Tbh I didn't mind it...just imagine what's coming next in terms of suspense lol 😅

[@SEXDRUGSROCKnROLL-bj3et]

Yes, yes you did it. You said what I couldn’t. Sephiroth was a Tiran of death. The mystery of when and where he would show was everything that drove you on to defeat him! Damn. He came too soon.

[@danomitedan]

At the beginning of the game that is Advent Children Sephiroth. He traveled back in time through the lifestream

[@DSX001USER]

there was Yoshinori Kitase in the writting of story and scenarios for the original, i think is a thing of better direction in 1997 game imo

[@cognitivedissident2881]

I will always have a part of the original in my heart but damn is the remake impressive.

[@nyxurich8959]

It's a reboot

[@cognitivedissident2881]

@@nyxurich8959 It says remake in the opening title.

[@danielas2075]

@@cognitivedissident2881 Except it's a reboot disguised as a remake, and it gets away with it because of people like you who can't tell the difference.

[@militarymindset8901]

I love how they stay true to the original in many ways though. It brings back memories of my childhood.

[@universaljoyconboyz4ever161]

Not really it took like 8 years to get 6 percent of game and 11 percent filler. Its going to be milked and i bet it wont stick true to the story. Its a remake not a reboot

[@chocobro3198]

My first thought when I saw those whispers in that scene was wondering if I was suddenly playing Harry Potter, as well. LOL I kept calling them Dementors ever since.

[@Kuro.X]

I'm glad I wasnt the only one. Cause their identity was never answered till near the end, I kept screaming dementors the whole game

[@SeanWheeler100]

I also thought they were dementors. Did JK Rowling invent dementors or were they based on mythological creatures like the goblins, werewolves, hippogriffs, merpeople, centaurs and other fantastic beasts?

[@EricWZ]

@@SeanWheeler100 She invented the dementors. They're not based off any mythology. They're the personification of depression.

[@DarkSoulx7]

My wife and I looked at each other and both yelled "dementors!".

[@Add183]

Me too I didn’t even watch Harry Potter

[@Wlfhitman]

I cannot wait for the next game, this game brought me back to my teens.

[@DeadCell_XIII]

So how old are you 40

[@jennayyye2525]

It brought me back to the grand old age of 7 when I watched my older brother play through. ❤

[@scopes777]

The ending ruined the whole game for me... Was 10/10 until that point

[@ob_t2156]

@@jennayyye2525 same

[@guccimalcs]

scopes777 same for me man. It has absolutely nothing to do with the rest of the game. The whole game Shinra is the big bad, but the final boss is Sepheroth and the forces of destiny? I felt like I wasted 60 hours loving a game only to be disappointed at the end.

[@guifrizzera2005]

When your kids ask what geometry lessons are for, show this video.

[@shingwong2]

No that's linear algebra.

[@skyborne6393]

The pixels was cute. I miss it. I used to imagine Cloud as Gohan from DBZ when I was younger.

[@sebastiencarron1574]

KBT19X true. Also, in my second play though back then, I named Cloud after me, named Aerith after the girl I fancied and Nanaki after my own dog. What a great time it was.

[@tastypotato9272]

Yeah, there was always something so charming about Cloud's original design. I still like the new one, I just don't know if i like the realistic look or the Anime look more.

[@jaybomb5638]

@@tastypotato9272 you can like both

[@minimumcan]

The only problem I have with this game is Tifa's constant reminder that she can't wait for a shower. KAPPA

[@PJ-sv4iw]

she has that FISH STINK by now.

[@lrdsharpy]

that and she built up quite a sweat...

[@OneBasedGod]

Mmmm that stench. It stinks so good

[@sebastiencarron1574]

Better Tifa talking about showering than anything Prompto would say

[@davidkeith3920]

@Chris Farley They still do them in the battle simulator, go check it out.

[@rentless666]

2:02 "Tiffa looks practically identical" I DIED!

[@lefteetris131]

I just started the video and learned something new. I had no idea it wasn't the full game.

[@david-jonballinger6638]

Yeah not even. I always liked Midgar buy I was so excited when I was able to explore a whole big world. And the story just gets better and better

[@Leigh_Bailey]

1:49 might be my favourite shot on your entire channel. Great work as always :)

[@hashtag.ethanz]

This was a great overview, been waiting to see such a well done comparison after beating the game and this shows everything, awesome vid man

[@Kavriel]

I finished the game, am now doing it in hard mode, having tons of fun, watching videos about it online, i think you can say i definitely liked the remake.

[@crimson6172]

The whispers addition is wack but everything else they add in is so goddamn beautiful. Quality wise, I seriously don't mind paying full price for multiple parts if the standard is this high.

[@a2army871]

Sephiroth makes the whispers dope imo I love how he's controlling fate. But I love Sephiroth and the added characterization

[@ratedrbgo4204]

I didn’t mind the whispers and how Seperoth and Arith knew things (the planet was telling them) but the whisper bosses at the end didn’t make sense.

[@xSN1P3RxW0LFx]

@@ratedrbgo4204 the harbinger whisper is a weapon like diamond and emerald, its the planets embodiment of destiny, its also being used by the planet to contain sephiroths physical body - the giant purple cage in its chest. the point of the fight is that sephiroth manipulates the party throughout the remake so that they all end up fighting the harbinger and inevitably freeing sephiroth from the shackles of destiny allowing him the chance to win and destroy the planet. if the party doesnt kill the harbinger sephiroth cannot actually win as he and everyone else are bound by the planets fate. this is the point of the whispers and the harbinger.

[@weaverquest]

I just randomly skipped to the middle of the video and out of context, it is hilarious to hear you say at this point 2:02 "Tifa looks practically identical" lol.

[@JayGrapherTh]

you just cant improve perfection XD

[@deoxysoverlord8710]

Cloud is the Leon Kennedy of Final Fantasy. Change my mind.

[@Mannwhich]

Not to mention Mr T. I mean barret ;)

[@Roroni]

Sepiroth is Mr. X of Final Fantasy.

[@user-mo7dd1vt1s]

Leon Kennedy is too girlish beta boy and Resident Evil is a over rated trash crap game, eww.

[@deoxysoverlord8710]

@@user-mo7dd1vt1s It's not overrated. And Cloud is girly. What's your point? He literally wore a dress.

[@im_boba6280]

We’re basically still in the beginning of the game in the remake...

[@d2k82]

im_boba considering the turn of the events in the remake's ending, it's safe to say the story is going to be different. If they were to follow the original in this similar style with minor changes, they'd need 10 parts at least. No, we're in for something new and different for part 2 and 3.

[@milboxr9772]

@@d2k82 it did say this "unknown" journey will continue so your probs right

[@sebastiencarron1574]

Sephiroth and Aerith will tease each other about destiny and possible outcomes since they are the only ones who seems to know something. I think that overall it’ll stay the same chain of events. Bulgenhagen will be the one with answers.

[@dylgamesh2848]

@@d2k82 I'm not so sure. Nothing has really changed the party's current goals, and nothing substantial has changed to make the plot necessarily be different. My only issue is the ripple effect with Zack. There's a crapton of explanation needed for cloud to have the buster sword if Zack is still alive.

[@indianam9689]

The plot will be completely different, it's obvious. Sephiroth is alive. This is it. Just for this the plot will be completely different. FF7 ORIGINAL SPOILERS In the original Sephiroth is dead, and that's why the remake doesn't make sense if we compare it to the original (which will forever be a must play).

[@kabirbhamra1314]

Who else is here cause they got a ps5 and had access to ff15 and ff7 and now has gained a fond interest in the series... just me

[@machinegunhunt8407]

I'm 95 percent sure Red will be playable on the next part. If you look closely you can see his materia on his neck.

[@ikec2894]

Good eye. I'm gonna try see if I can see that.

[@JennaWindross84]

I noticed that too, on his collar. He looks amazing!!!! Always been my favourite character.

[@SeanWheeler100]

Red really should have been playable. I don't care if he was only in the last two chapters, you can replay any chapter after defeating Sephiroth and level up inactive party members.

[@ikec2894]

@@SeanWheeler100 I'm guessing the reason he wasn't playable because of time constraints. The game might have been delayed another month if they made him playable and they wanted to get the game out. But like I said, that's just a guess on my part.

[@SeanWheeler100]

@@ikec2894 Wasn't this game in development since Cloud's release in Smash 4's DLC? There was one point where I was surprised the game wasn't out yet. They had plenty of time. There's no constraints. And they got him working as an AI. They couldn't let you switch to him in the moment where the party was split in half or equip Materia to him? Maybe they just couldn't figure out how to work his name in the menus because the surnames Strife, Wallace, Lockhart and Gainsborough are in a smaller font than their first names that are shown more, and XIII is not exactly a surname but a part of a codename. But I'm sure they would have figured out how to handle Red XIII in the party interface.

[@cslack813]

Tifa got a massive "lift" if you catch my drift.

[@donrixw9955]

I see ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@3therspark63]

nah she got nerfed :(

[@esquiredan2702]

@@3therspark63 imagine being so desperate for disproportionate animated boobs that you look at a pair of DD's that make a sports bra bulge outward and you're actually upset they're not comically larger

[@VeeeeryyyFaaaastSlooooth]

Coincidentally so did I ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@3therspark63]

@@esquiredan2702 imagine not getting a joke :)

[@Theundisputedelite]

I just beat it, I'm completely mind boggled on how they can end it like that when the story is nowhere near being finished but it's to be expected, the game is way TOO big to fit into one disc especially they've added hours of new content, I loved every minute of it and I can't wait for the next installment

[@TerryAVanguard]

Yeah but they could have waited to introduce seferioth untill the second game keeping Shinra as the big bad for the first past and maybe just glimpses of him in this one

[@Theundisputedelite]

@@TerryAVanguard I agree, and I don't like the fact that they introduced meteor too early, allot of corresponding events needed to happen for it to make sense, starting with aeriths death, the timeliness are all messed up .....

[@magicbuns4868]

The original was way TOO big to fit into one disk.... that’s why they had three

[@Theundisputedelite]

@@magicbuns4868 true but if it was too big why didn't they just split it into 3 discs like the original? Hell I mean red dead redemption 2 was a massive game with over 100+ hours of gameplay but it was complete, to me I think the company has gotten greedy, they've lost their old ways it's disappointing.....

[@leonardofarias8843]

@@Theundisputedelite Don't insert a sin where he doesn't have to be

[@FollyPlays]

The airbuster theme always gets me so hype

[@alexmichnowicz5873]

Yess I’ve been waiting for this episode forever!!! Love the content!! Keep it up!!!

[@bliglum]

Supercomputers in our pockets, Virtual Reality, Self driving cars, drones, private space flight, and now THIS!?! Living in the future is cool.. I love it.

[@campkira]

it now so not future.... made be future to when ff7 first come out....

[@HuskySansVergogne]

@@campkira delete

[@domicraft6341]

If only we could live there finally

[@bliglum]

@Mohammed Barwani Shh... ;)

[@schmebulockjizz]

SURE I DO LOVE SHITTY VIDEOGAMES TOO

[@JackOsborneFilm]

It’s amazing, had such a great time with it and really looking forward to the next one :)

[@CrimRui]

Worth to mention is that in original, depending on your choice, Don can pick ether Cloud, Tifa or Aerith while in Remake it's always Cloud.

[@otakusamsay1953]

I really wish they had really pushed the sandbox feel of FFVII remake. Soon as I got to Wall Market I wanted to visit that ramen shop and eat with Aerith. Stuff like that woulda been so sick. Yakuza & Shenmue level interaction with the environment & game sprites would be greatly appreciated. I like that kinda stuff.

[@lunaderacine]

I thought of that too. I remember in the original there's a restaurant in Wall Market that seats you and offers you something to eat and I chose Korean BBQ. I think that same restaurant is in this game but it's not possible to take a seat even if the owner invites you to. I liked tiny lil details like that. I'm hoping that places like Gold Saucer will be as interactive as possible in the next game!

[@UnifiedEntity]

@Chris Farley ffxv wasn't filled to the brim with minor details though. Witcher 3 is and look at that, the game can be long as hell. Xenoblade 2? By god so much in that game and takes a while to beat.

[@VandergriftMoefies]

100% this! Does ''exploring around in a village/ city'' chapters where the best. But sadly, most is just window dressing. Wish it had more side quest also. Indeed, something like Witcher 3.

[@muhitulalam5068]

Awesome was look forward to this video, as clicked on it as soon as possible!

[@theguy1254]

it sucks that we probably have to wait for years to play part 2

[@clarrk1850]

Aww cmon it ok to wait for 1/2 years . its fair. The game is good

[@jamesoption4816]

There was so many great games back then and seeing this… Makes me feel like there’s a lot of games from the past that need to be remade😃

[@Diogo85]

Chrono Trigger, Earthbound, Mother 3, Final Fantasy VI and Final Fantasy VIII come to mind.

[@jamesoption4816]

@@Diogo85 hell yeah😅

[@s181miri6]

Loved most of the remake. For the better part of the game I was amazed. However the new storytelling really killed it or me, especially/mostly towards the end. I think the a big part of the originals success came from its story and how it was told/presented including how characters evovled. It felt more nuanced and grounded. At least to me how the remake ended was a bit bizarre. I'm afraid they might not be able to pull off a good new storyline (that would have the same impact as the original) for the upcoming parts of the remake. It's all personal preference, but to me the ending was really silly and hard to take seriously. :P Sorry for my poor english, not my first language.

[@Nick930]

Well said and agreed. I get what theyre trying to do, but it seems like theyre too afraid to make some of the big character sacrifices that they made before. The ending was weird

[@Nick930]

@Aaron9 It seems like they're specifically setting it up so they can avoid killing off major characters. Has me concerned for what comes next honestly

[@lioncross1849]

I agree dude. While the graphics look incredible, I’m not completely happy with some of the changes Some aesthetic changes like clouds hair, the buster and hard edge swords. Tifa, Barret and Aeris look great imo. I felt Reds proportions were off Didn’t like the menus - should have copied the originals layout I actually liked some of the new missions. They fleshed out Biggs wedge and jesse really well and the extra time with Aeris was great. But I didn’t really like where the retelling of original events deviated. The arbiters/whispers were absolutely stupid and the ending is not great imo. Very much a evangalion remake vibe.

[@donna4350]

You guys have no idea how relieved I am that I'm not the only one disappointed.

[@MrNerdSmasher]

nah i disagree, it served its purpose and carried things along to the next part, Aerith will still die don't you worry about that.

[@hellbillyjr]

Just finished my first playthrough. Had this on my save later list for a few days now. Awesome comparison. Cant wait for part 2

[@IDVTuber]

I'm impressed with the remake, but I was hoping for the full game. However, just the Midgar part of the story is still AMAZINGLY Awesome and Beautiful! 😍👍

[@nathanwidener9006]

I mean id much rather have each section prolonged into a 40 hour game instead of one 40 hour game rushing each section

[@puddles2967]

@@nathanwidener9006 I'd have much rather they preferred to follow the original story, instead of adding random bullshit, and forcing me to go through it for no reason other than that they wanna milk this for all it's worth

[@Kagetora-]

@@puddles2967 Stay mad

[@dhirentevatia]

@@puddles2967 cope

[@era7928]

@@puddles2967 Heh, this FF7 R is a reboot, like it or not. Many part of stories changed. And the next part, we even might get a multiple branch or ending.

[@D_McGeezacks]

Great comparison video! Had to mention that I haven't laughed so hard in a while when you showed Barrett's gun arm and it used to be literally just a gray box. Ah, love the evolution of technology. I'm glad they waited that a long for a remake, for the tech to be this good and detailed.

[@stevenbrace8579]

I’ve been anxiously waiting for this one. Thanks!!

[@Nick930]

Was supposed to be released on Saturday. Then I realized that the remake really is 30-40hrs.... quite a bit longer than the original Midgar

[@stevenbrace8579]

Nick930 It is considerably longer, which is great. I’m just making my way to wall market now, so I couldn’t finish the video, didn’t want to risk spoilers when it came to the story evaluation. Once I’m done with the game though I’ll watch the rest!

[@samurai1833]

Great Review, really appreciate you letting the material speak for itself with no voice over. Really well done. Take my subscribe!

[@Nick930]

...this video has a lot of voice over though

[@DungNguyen-fk4bc]

Nick930 yeah but i love your voice man

[@NewTypexvii]

Although the music is great in the remake I think it had more of a punch in the original.

[@realamericannegro977]

I agree and the original music was more moody and fit the story better

[@realamericannegro977]

@Chris Farley yep, like the first open world theme was inspirational yet somehow can bum you out at the same time. The second world map theme would actually bum you out for real cause it got real after Weapon showed up.

[@streetfoodmarketorchestra]

I mean,...we didn't have any voice overs back then. The music was of course more intense. Still I understand the mood it gave back then, but wouldn't necessarily say that it was better.

[@dtresizzurrup785]

The music was mimicked terribly, as we have mentioned prior. This is ultimately an Alteration, not a Remake, of the original Final Fantasy VII.

[@Akira-ky7yr]

@@dtresizzurrup785 This is a Remake. There is a difference between Remake and Remaster. A remaster improves the entire game graphically while not changing up anything (except maybe bugs). A remake takes an original game but builds it back from the ground up with sometimes noticeable changes in the story or gameplay.

[@DaveeeDavee]

I just finished the game on PC and I freaking loved it... my only concern is how many parts will it take to finish the entire series. Will they cut short any story elements from the OG version or reduce the amount of side quests in between so we progress a little bit faster? Each installment takes about 5 years to develop etc, i might be 40-50 Y.O when I'm playing the last part. Will Nomura still be kicking to finish the series?

[@safer88]

Lucky for me i played the original 23 years ago, when those graphic were actually pretty amazing, combined with great story and gameplay (again for the time) perfect experience.

[@bophadesknutz7798]

7:30 it was still implied in the original that it was shinra that destroyed the mako reactor. It was just explicitly shown in the remake.

[@sebastiencarron1574]

Chris Farley to accuse Avalanche of course! Where were you all this time ? In a van down by the river ?

[@dylgamesh2848]

@@sebastiencarron1574 I've played the original several times. It was never implied. However, since avalanche was originally a pet project of Rufus, you may be inadvertently correct.

[@sebastiencarron1574]

Dyllan Carignan yes I knew that from Before Crisis. On the other hand, I only had an assumption on why they would do that. I never said it was implied in the original game. Initial comment did.

[@dylgamesh2848]

@@sebastiencarron1574 oh, it was someone else who said that

[@nathanwidener9006]

@@dylgamesh2848 jessie still made the comment that her bomb couldnt have caused an explosion that size, so yes its still implied

[@mikedeangaming8084]

This remake is a dream come true for long time FFVII fans! Bring on Part 2!

[@recoveringmillennial9695]

It was a smart idea splitting it. That leaves room for more improvements overall.

[@Simplystimulating]

I bought this game today it’s downloading right now I’m super excited!!

[@slurplie]

So far I really like it, Midgar and the characters feel a lot more developed than in the original. I don’t really mind the new story additions either. My only complaint is the towns could use a bit more polish when we’re in the side quest segments, ex. lip sync, textures loading more efficiently, better lighting. Overall though, I really enjoyed it.

[@electrictroy2010]

DisAgreed. DISAPPOINTING. Changing the remake story to be WORSE than the original is just sheer stupidity by the creators .

[@RichardServello]

Play it in Japanese, as it was made and there are no lip sync issues ;)

[@slurplie]

@@RichardServello I don’t doubt! Actually, have you seen some of the english rebirth footage, specifically the side quest with red 13? I’m thinking they miiiight’ve touched up the auto lip sync for the next game, which, big if true

[@animesoultje]

Hi, what is the soundtrack you used? I'm looking for the FF7 remake version.

[@Realshyt89]

So in part 2 do u have to build your characters from scratch again or keep level from previous game

[@backonlazer791]

Although the combat is fun, it would've been cool if the "classic mode" was actually turn based. It would have given the game a lot more replayability.

[@Jackiebrah]

In the remake, I ended up raging during the house fight

[@megami215]

I raged doing squats

[@ratedrbgo4204]

I know lol

[@Gionnakis87]

Very nice recap and comparison! So many awakened memories! :)

[@suzzanasantos007]

Um orgulho de vivenciar desde dos 7 anos no PlayStation 1 até os 28 anos a chegada do maravilhoso Final Fantasy VII - remake no PS4, com belos traços e quero chegar até o final do jogo com os futuros lançamentos! Parabéns ao vídeo, bem explicado!

[@jonathanclarke5763]

I love that FF7s characters look exactly the way the illustration community imagined them when they would make their hd ff7 fan art from back in the day. Thank you for keeping it in the community and the dream alive!

[@electrictroy2010]

The fans were just copying the original illustrations from the Final Fantasy 7 manual. It had fully-realized drawings of every major character .

[@raulsouza2464]

1:54 just being nitpicky, but the dogtag is in his original concept too, just not in the chibi model haha.

[@jennybee409]

Thank goodness! This is exactly the kind of side-by-side I was looking for. Nicely done. :)

[@MikeyDLuffy]

Can't find the review you mention in this video for full spoilers. Is it still out there?

[@Nick930]

Nah I never got around to it sadly. Just didnt have time

[@MikeyDLuffy]

@@Nick930 ahh I see! All good. Havent played the original ff7 in forever so I forgot a lot of the smaller plot points, was just looking for a video that goes over all the changes made with spoilers

[@GonGonRe]

Just one little thing drives me crasy. The cool down Bar in the original was the ATB bar all along. i know its tottaly nerdy to pick on such little things 😅

[@Varikas]

Yeah atb has always been prevalent and stands for active time battle lol it's literally no different

[@elliemellie4337]

The Remake was beautiful but the original will literally be my life 😍

[@keitaro3660]

for me, ALL aspect on the remake is better, except the AUDIO DESIGN part. the background music volume on the remake is sooooo low and barely even heard. if we just turn up the volume, the character voice / other action became too loud to hear. this is really annoying! i don't know if there's setting for music volume on the Option (maybe this is the problem) becaue all youtube video i watch have same music-volume-problem. (i don't have ps4, so i just watched youtube)

[@AcquiredCents]

Oh I can turn it up so I don't have to listen to grunts and the same blathering "battle cries"? I might buy it. Thanks.

[@razfaren]

one of the best remake in game industry, still wait it on PC

[@momusu17]

I'm stunned by how good the remake is, every doubt and concern i had was handled way above my expectations. Now i'm just wandering how long the wait for the next part will be.

[@KaitouKiara422]

The remake is entirely legit and the cutscenes was so good!

[@75and1]

As someone who played both, I can tell you did a fantastic job touching all similarities and differences

[@libertinebanta830]

We don't have any console to play the remake but I've seen the end clip(just the end clip) from a different channel and I saw Aerith being alive. I've played the original way back but I can't remember clearly the exact sequence of the story(though I remember the final battle with sephiroth) so does it mean that the remake is just actually half of the story of the original?

[@Aaron_hi]

This isnt a remake anymore imo it's a reimagined. I love that the devs made a 50 hour version of a part that was 2-3 hours in the original. And they did it perfect. Hope the next parts will be as awesome. Definately worth 70 €/$ :)

[@nezkeys79]

I think it was a bit longer than 2-3 hours but agree yep

[@sealofapproval5598]

1:54 "A few other small details" lol

[@CuriousChronicles82275]

That I cant comprehend why he just said small details.

[@roblosh8417]

@@CuriousChronicles82275 Ikr. Even though I think he appreciates the game as much as he can, I think some people tend to think with really reductive and essentialist tendencies haha

[@laxmibhandari8305]

Can you post a video on games we can play during this quarantine love your vids btw

[@bendurston7723]

Any chance of doing a direct comparison between “the forest” and “green he’ll”?

[@kyohel3]

I love the remake. Can't wait for part 2

[@higswat]

just finished the game...I was amazed how square enix manage to get a full game out of only 5 hours gameplay from the orginal....Imo they fucking nailed it, enjoyed every minute in this game and cant wait for part 2!

[@Onmysheet]

It was good they took their time with this. I'm on chapter 10, 18 hours of gameplay in, and it's perfect so far! I don't know how long Part 2 will take but I hope it'll be as great as the 1st.

[@guilhermebernardo8505]

You even liked the ending? I mean, the game IS amazing, up until the last 40 minutes...

[@camilo0calderon]

marcus p so apparently just the Midgar area is only about 15-20% worth of the original game so if we were to do the math were in for about another 3-4 games. That or they do much longer parts for the next games to cover even more than that.

[@nilimadebbarma7694]

@@camilo0calderon Yes, and the way they did it was amazing. They made us get attach to certain characters more( even villians ). And they gave much more meaning to the Blue shinra Guards. Don't know about the Next parts. But I hope it's just as good as this one. This game surpassed all my expectations tbh.

[@nilimadebbarma7694]

@@guilhermebernardo8505 Hey, most of the players want some Changes to the story. Otherwise, we all know what happens. I am actually quite happy with the Changes. They can do a lot more with the story now.

[@formerchunknowhunk]

Great comparison! Really brought how much more they did with this game to light! I loved the remake and thought they did a wonderful job! Thanks!

[@headchala7703]

I have a theory after completing this without ruining the story. What if it's already happened before and the whispers are trying to keep it the same as the first game. Think about it, they appear when anything is different from the first game. If I'm right, this is going to be awesome.

[@ReyemNeirda]

The whispers are the fans wanting ffvii the way they remembered. Killing them allow for a time-line change

[@o0Takka0o]

"This has happened before, and will happen again" Fracking toasters!

[@JasonTheOneAndOnly]

It's a great quarter remake, the soundtrack makes my nostaligic heart sing, made me wanna play the original again so bad but they need to sort textures out in the remake.

[@ernestohernandez9370]

yeah there's parts where it look really nice but in the slums the textures are pretty bad.

[@Varikas]

Thankfully the ps4 allows patch updates!

[@vexcarius7100]

Squarw: Pixelated? We are just staying true to the original.

[@badboy250984]

Yeah the slum look really bad when you looking down from the reactor ......

[@ernestohernandez9370]

@@badboy250984 overall what beautiful game we are lucky to just be playing the remake of 7. they did a great job on the game maybe they can fix the textures with an update patch?? I hope so at least to make it look a lil better.

[@nekoeyes]

Pre rendered backgrounds will never be silly 😎

[@capena82]

Love a side by side comparison, well done! The Hell House was such a fun surprise and got a great update!

[@Jedi_Luke]

This remake game is amazing. I can't stop playing it. I need the other 2 parts to come quickly.

[@KaryonTheirStory]

I love the remake but I’m still mad I don’t hear the original victory fanfare after every fight

[@desertmike680]

Do we have an idea on the part two of and a possible release date? I'm assuming we wont see it for at least 2 years or so.

[@slight7596]

The thought of waiting 2 years is soul crushing

[@desertmike680]

@@slight7596 It really is. Since the initial reveal was E3 of 2015, I'm assuming it took them a good 5 to 6 years to complete FF7 Remake? Yeah about that...

[@sasailic3006]

I'm really surprised it even took them that long. 5 to 6 years. PSHHHH. They had all the story, lore, script, characters, monsters, designs, environments, principal artwork, level designs. The voice acting, battle system, balancing, and everything that had to be designed from the ground up is what they had to do. They had all the framework there. Yet it still took a long time and only for a portion. I'm guessing 2 years till part 2, and 4 years till part 3. FF13 took 6 or so years. Then 13-2 came out 2 years later. 13-3 came out 2 years after that. So practically exact same timelines. Yet with this game they had all the framework, while with FF13 and its 3 parts it was all original and new.

[@cstrife420]

They announced back in November that they were already working on part 2 so expect to see something from them in probably this november or early next year

[@ernestohernandez9370]

@@slight7596 damn imagine if we would of got the whole game that would be awesome. I'm on chapter 13 I don't want it to end lol I'm really taking my time.

[@stevenmonte1496]

Has the full review been posted? I don’t want to miss that!

[@TheBigGSN5]

Hah, they brought back that house. I look forward to playing this someday.

[@ratedrbgo4204]

The house is hard lol and awesome. how some of the simple monsters become super bosses so they can feel more real is amazing

[@miserablepileofsecrets]

I like how they add new stuff and change some while keeping the core of ghe original, that is very nice!

[@JordyToons]

I remade the famous scene with Aerith and I think I nailed it. It will probably take another decade before part 2 comes out. :P

[@Jimmy-ph8xn]

I feel like a crazy person for liking the old audio/music better!? It just sounds more exciting.

[@SSDDssed]

It's not crazy. You can't create the same feeling with real instruments, especially when you are not as good as Uematsu, anything that isn't made by him is just a cover basically. And people have their own taste anyway. And some people think that they have to like everything that is new, this immature, forced positivity.

[@ID_Station]

I cried a lot playing this game for the first time. They did an excellent job on this game and I am patiently waiting for part 2