Sephiroth vs. Genesis vs. Angeal - Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunion (4K)

[@tylerrobertson6228]

Genesis - “I’ll take sephiroth alone” Sephiroth “Alexa play my theme tune”

[@JaimeD.]

XD

[@JayThomas-k8d]

Lmao 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@litepaw7]

Genesis: Aw, f***k!

[@skylerrutherford9870]

Genesis: "Why is there Latin singing playi...OH SHIT!!"

[@twusman]

Oh and cut to the singing please, I want to finish shit quickly

[@OmarO_721]

Sephiroth’s only two friends. And both of them have similar backgrounds and history with him. All three were Shinra experiments, Genesis was the failed experiment, Angeal was close to the ideal monster ‘design’, and Sephiroth was the perfect monster. And all three rebelled after discovering the truth about their origins. Though each one took their responses differently. - Genesis was desperate of a cure for his degradation, and blamed Shinra for his illness. Doing whatever it takes to cure his degradation. - Angeal became the very thing he fights against, a monster. Believing that a monster like himself is unworthy of having honor, and dignity. And he refuses to live the rest of his life as a monster. - And Sephiroth of course, wanted vengeance on the entire world and all of humanity. Believing himself to be the ruler of everything, in the name of his mother.

[@willchurch8376]

It's almost like Shinra has always been the real villain all along...

[@zero1451987]

@@willchurch8376 Are they not?

[@euniceofhk]

@@willchurch8376 of coz they are, and mostly Hojo

[@Azur999]

More than his friends, the two were his brothers, remember that all 3 descend from Jenova.

[@patrik9328]

Sephiroth's mother was a genocidal alien monster

[@awaisanwar104]

I miss George Newborns voice. He had this deep pitch in his tone that gave sephiroth that life in his voice.

[@scarletia14]

This was my first thought. I loved George Newbern’s voice. 😢

[@fannie-annie]

Well this one is good and gives pleasure too, but I wonder why they didn’t just keep old voices - they were perfect and matched a story and characters so much…

[@Kageravager]

@@fannie-annie Square Enix (in North America at least) wanted to go with different takes on the characters as whole. Hence they replaced the English VAs.

[@Kageravager]

@@theodorehunter4765 Where was this cited? I got my info from an interview that Yoshinori Kitase had with IGN.

[@Aussieroth7]

@@theodorehunter4765 And GOD did it backfire!

[@shanajeangedeon9060]

Angeal: *stops Genesis so he won't destroy the place* Sephiroth 5 seconds later: *destroys the place* Ah, yes the true dynamics of a chaotic duo and their mom friend🤣🤣🤣

[@sanadajehuty]

In the classic he says "you will destroy us all" Don't know the one is correct match with Jap dub

[@shanajeangedeon9060]

@@sanadajehuty It was a line change from the original. He says that in the original too; so don't worry about the translation being wrong or anything, it was intentional.

[@mariogirl8100]

That is an accurate description of their dynamic, Sephiroth and Genesis are the chaotic duo (with one of them being more chaotic than the other) and Angeal is the one who has to clean up their messes and stop them from causing more chaos.

[@EirinYagokoro]

​@@sanadajehutyAngeal said in JP dub: "Stop that! You'll destroy the training room!" Therefore, this version's English dub is more accurate to the original Japanese. But they still retained some of the stuff from the old English dub like Genesis being cocky and displaying inferiority complex towards Sephiroth, and Sephiroth being silently smug and goading Genesis to fight him. In the Japanese version, Genesis just wanted to become a hero too alongside Sephiroth which Sephiroth replied with "fine with me", whereas in English Genesis wanted to replace Sephiroth and Sephiroth replied with "you sure? Come at me bro"

[@sanadajehuty]

@@EirinYagokoro that's crazy how a unique word can change and created a lot of theory about the strength of first classes soldiers.

[@TyTimeIsAwesome]

3:55 the way Sephiroth's sword slices through steel like butter is always so satisfying. Dude's strength is unreal.

[@Cloudsouth]

That's part of the beauty I love about how he fights. It's not even the fact that he can do that, its how he does it and why. Drops out of view, lowers your guard mentally, raises tension, and then suddenly, fast, he comes at you. Despite being ready for a fight he makes his enemies suddenly feel like they are overwhelmed and unprepared and slicing the cannon, he does just to make them feel like he is still coming and Nothing is going to stop it. Using his strength to make a point while doing something so incredible so quickly, rather than directly at his opponent. His entire style, despite his power, is based on fear and intimidation yet kept simple so that his enemies not only have to worry about what he will do next, but also what else he COULD do. Angeal, Cloud, Genesis and Zack aren't given enough credit sometimes. Fighting Sephiroth isn't just about over powering or out fighting him. It is a mental battle that many lose because they can't stand up to WHAT he is doing as well as what he is capable of.

[@___8241]

@@Cloudsouth beautifully said.

[@Cloudsouth]

@@___8241 Thanks, appreciate it. I love the way fighting styles are used in all media. Can speak volumes, but where Sephiroth or anyone from FF7 was concerned I was super happy with it. Going from the original game they had to invent entire fighting styles to fit the characters and Sephiroths was done beautifully. Perfectly actually. Everything people associate with him, sudden fear, overwhelming awe and incredible power are all condensed into simple movements matching his frame and weapon yet factoring his power and intent. Its like poetry in motion when styles are so perfectly done to a character.

[@useless1]

@@Cloudsouth yea his fighting style is very similar to griffith

[@vb2388]

@@useless1Malenia from Elden Ring

[@jorgetorres-yw9ju]

Amazing how sephiroth considered both Angeal and genisis his equals but neither of them could hold a candle to him

[@BadButterfly65]

They outdid him in otjer ways. He trusted and counted on them as Soldier. Thats what military bonds do. If shit hits the fan everybody is equally important for the grand outcome of things.

[@badman2843]

Sephiroth trust both Angeal, and Genesis. As they were apart of Soldier, and were 1st class as he was. But just as you said neither of them could really hold battle to Sephiroth in combat, the transition over to Sephiroth’s theme music. And how easily he pushed Genesis back let you know that if Sephiroth was out for blood he could handle Genesis, and Angeal with relative ease.

[@justpazzingby13]

Genesis was always the magic dude, and Angeal was the people person.

[@johnnypr-nyc8851]

They were comrade's, they all knew Sephiroth was a better fighter but they all respected each other either way.

[@krishrama]

cuz sephiroth was humble once upon a time. before that incident happened. but ya he's infinitely stronger then both gens n geal. as shown in the flashback. holding back. taking on both with just one hand. making it look effortless. while those two are desperately giving it their all. also his genetics are superior. while the other two were imperfect and deteriorate. sad. these guys were like the only friends seph ever had though... hope the next FF rebirth seph is indeed reverting back this version.

[@Harukurochan]

One detail I love in this upscaled FMV is that we can see Sephiroth’s eyes better. You can actually tell he has slit cat/snake-like pupils, whereas in the original you couldn’t really see. It adds an extra layer to Sephiroth’s body language (which was already great), and shows how a legitimately kind Sephiroth would appear to his friends.

[@h2ojr1]

I guess to his friends he was just that really strong sword guy with the cool eyes.

[@zovinchen3281]

Guess the Buster Sword isn't the only thing changed in the FMV

[@Harukurochan]

@@zovinchen3281 I mean, he does have slit pupils in the original FMV, but it’s so blurry around his eyes that it’s honestly difficult to tell. We’re getting a much clearer view at Sephiroth’s eyes here.

[@AL_EVOz]

You know watching this and seeing Sephiroth in his good guy days. Hes not a bad guy. I think it would have been cool to see a prequel to his hero days during the war and how he became such a beast would be awesome.

[@AniSepherd972]

@@AL_EVOz isnt that coming in upcoming iteration

[@anotherjason]

Ahh, yes, the fight we've seen a hundred times, and now, we're gonna see it 1 more time, in HD

[@ShadowKryzis]

only 1 more time? for me, its at least 10k more times

[@eddyblanco7210]

You mean; We've seen it countless times in HD. One more time, in 4K for the 'Gram.

[@SniperKing-O]

The way Sephiroth effortlessly slashes through the Mako Cannon never fails to give me goosebumps. Man is a true monster, lol!

[@Futuretense101]

Yet that isn't even a fraction of what he's truly capable of. THAT is the freaky part!

[@fm.burbank8461]

and he's so effortlessly dramatic the way he waited till Genesis can't see him and then slash and dash through a huge chunk of the cannon.

[@Cloudsouth]

@@fm.burbank8461 Part of his awesome and unique fighting style. I love how they made it so right about him. Instead of just coming at an opponent he takes measures to intentionally make you doubt yourself, oppress and overwhelm you and fear every move he makes. His whole fighting style is about intimidating you effortlessly and by doing so, making you scared about not only what he will do next, but what he could ALSO do.

[@lolstalgic9602]

@@Futuretense101 Well granted this was at his weakest point in his life. Still. it's pretty impressive for some who can still be considered "human"

[@vayalond7203]

@@Cloudsouth And this strategy is one of the most efficent, I mean, Black Beard did the same thing to the point even knowing it was him put some ships to surrender instantly in fear of what could happen

[@asidionprimus1226]

I love how this game showed that sephiroth was just a regular guy who wanted to just spend time with his friends. People say it took away from cloud and sephiroth but it really shows how both of their origins made them who they became. Sephiroth was popular and bared the wait of the world on his shoulders, but his friends where his escape and way to have fun. Loosing them and finding out the truth broke him.

[@axx012]

*WEIGHT of the world; LOSING them

[@Tovakin92]

​@@axx012 I think he was probably writing from his cell phone and the proofreader changed the words, don't be so heavy-handed, get the message from his words. His is a beautiful comment that expresses a concept that I share, perhaps he isn't even English, like me... I'm Italian, maybe I'm doing the grammar wrong.

[@axx012]

@@Tovakin92 Maybe so, maybe not. It's a bit of an OCD for me though I'm not apologizing for it. I'm also prepared to be corrected myself. I take proper English grammar seriously, at least the terms of writing.

[@Cloudsouth]

I always loved, from Advent Children on and especially in this fight, how they gave Sephiroth's fighting style the perfect touches. The way he fights is so simple and yet over whelming with the confident yet insane levels of oppression and uncertainty/surprise, he forces on his opponents. He fights not just to overwhelm you but to also scare you. Intimidate you, until no matter how powerful you are or even equal to him you are, you become unsure of yourself and stressed by him. I love it. Simple and yet again, so overwhelming. His entire style is built on fear. The part where he drops out of view and then comes through the cannon is a perfect moment to highlight it. He makes you feel like suddenly you're in a situation you thought you were already prepared for and that nothing can stop it coming. As opposed to just coming at his enemies, he takes steps to make you doubt everything.

[@leaf-in-beefleaf]

Well said!

[@mezzovii]

he focuses on scaring the everloving shit out of his opponent rather than killing. its what makes sephiroth himself, and that detail is always overlooked

[@rinkei8857]

Sephiroth's theme never gets old it still gives me goosebumps

[@skylerrutherford9870]

Everytime you hear it, you know an ass-whooping is getting ready to happen

[@Mrhostil95]

It's actually insane how a cutscene made in 2007 still hold up to this day.

[@gagatoran964]

huh? I thought they also remade the cutscene ... or am I tripping?

[@Mrhostil95]

@@gagatoran964 It's the exact same cutscene.

[@fullmetaltheorist]

@@Mrhostil95 There's no need to remake a perfect scene.

[@sephroth201]

I think they alter some parts, it doesn't feel the same as the 2007 one. The 2007 is better imo.

[@iceman3317]

@@gagatoran964 they remastered it, but that is about all. You can tell it is an older cutscene though, but still is nice.

[@domb.1522]

The one detail I appreciate about the original is that all throughout the game you can see in sephiroth’s eyes there was still something inside him. Not sure what it is but you can see he’s not an evil person. But in the scene where he destroys nibelhime you can only see hatred and emptiness. Such great attention to detail.

[@foxyyyyx]

4:28 angeal only uses one hand to stop genesis, but has to use his whole body to withstand sephiroth’s attack. sephiroth wasn’t even going full force (probably). it’s a small detail that i really like, just shows how superior he is.

[@Zephal42]

Seph started to crank it up when he realized Genesis wasn't holding back.

[@777gers]

I noticed too, it deflected back, I thought it sephiroth at first 😅

[@TravaillesDuChanson]

But sephiroth cared for these two as they were his only friends who he could truly relate too.

[@Force-Multiplier]

everyone always loves to talk about the bad things Crisis Core did but people rarely mention how much more of a badass than in the original game this scene made Sephiroth

[@denzelhenderson2571]

There's zero bad things about crisis core. I'm confused.

[@Force-Multiplier]

@@denzelhenderson2571 tons of people hate some things on Crisis Core parts like Genesis being the one who reveals to Sephiroth how he was created and other things most of the complaints are Genesis related ones (and i agree with some of them since i don't like Genesis much) but i have also met long standing FF fans saying that Aerith got butchered and whatnot (can't even recall why that one hated her so much in CC) but trust me there always going to be FF fans complaining about it and CC was no exception i have seen lots of people hating on it

[@thelink6756]

Anyone play this yet? How’s Zach’s new VA?. He was terrible in 7remake and every trailer for this. The

[@Force-Multiplier]

@@thelink6756 sorry i haven't played it yet and yes i like Rick Gomez MUCH better but there is no fixing this i'm afraid they could mod some parts that were voiced in the OG CC but the rest of the game is voiced now so not even that would help with the VA

[@thelink6756]

@@Force-Multiplier I just.. like it seems as bad as I had hoped it wouldn’t be. I really don’t get it?. Zack’s new VA actually did really good in the Intergrade DLC. I was hoping that it was a case of them not really working with him, not doing 2nd takes. Like they brushed over ya know?. Then they saw the complaints and gave him proper direction for intergrade.. .. but he sounds pretty awful here again too?. Lol like go watch intergrade with Zack’s cutscenes.. he sounds great.. then come back to this. Same actor too?.

[@nikonbosse5920]

Man shinra's training room is a wonder. For them to be able to do this..shinra unlocked space and time distortion....for their soldiers to train.

[@LittleAl016]

I mean, Starfleet holodecks are kinda the same way.

[@nikonbosse5920]

@@LittleAl016 yes but this is a bit extreme. Shinra's training room i mean. Or maybe both

[@LittleAl016]

@@nikonbosse5920 I mean, have you seen what Klingons and Hierogen do on the holodecks?

[@nikonbosse5920]

@@LittleAl016 nope. But now you've piqued my interest.

[@LittleAl016]

@@nikonbosse5920 Klingons often use holodecks to train, while Hierogen often use holodecks to set up hunting scenarios. Both may involve another person also in the holodeck, as well as the holodeck generated characters.

[@Pimble_Pimbly]

Honestly, seeing this fmv again brought me back to being a kid, what a joy.

[@vazanere]

Seeing so much emotion on Sephiroth's face brings out the scene.

[@Siddhartha92]

Crisis Core was a love letter to the fans. Zack is one of the best video game protagonist ever... Good night Zack and yes you were a Hero...

[@iwatchstuffs7933]

An unsung and Unknown hero....... No one knew that he stopped Genesis

[@willvermillion1025]

He’s alive in the new timeline tho

[@willvermillion1025]

@Minicrom ummmmmm have you heard how zack sounds now Theres no ruining a character that sounds like a theater student from Alberta

[@Killer_Kris7]

@@willvermillion1025 better that than sounding like a pedophile like Sephiroth does now.

[@The_winds_of_change]

I like that they changed angeals dialogue from "you'll destroy us all" to "you'll destroy this place".

[@kiki.kaiju626]

I prefer the older dialogue tho ngl

[@GianniLeonhart]

i prefer the old voices

[@kiki.kaiju626]

@@GianniLeonhart new ones aren't too bad but I kind of agree. They sound like they're going over the too bad anime acting and not good over the top lol

[@GianniLeonhart]

​@@kiki.kaiju626 exactly my thoughts lol I do not think the voices are bad, some are pretty close to the originals, some others not so much but they still fit the character I guess but the performance here I feel is just so bland and uninspired for some weird reason also nice pfp

[@kiki.kaiju626]

@@GianniLeonhart think actors aren't getting paid all that much nowadays which is weird considering they probably get way more than me. But it could but just lack of direction as well too. All sorts of drama happens behind the scenes I guess. Also thank you, probably the closest thing to me as an anime character I could get lol. Wanna do Tubing but I'm too broke and lazy.

[@Zhello79]

How the fight really started... Sephiroth: Your Jordan's are fake. Genesis: Sephiroth you sob, I am tired of your ish 😡 Sephiroth: 😏 Angeal: Guys please don't😬 *Sephiroth vs Genesis*

[@BunnyCakes]

Man, I forgot how amazing this fight scene was.

[@joefloggg3257]

All Hail Sephiroth

[@sedlyholmes3722]

I love how Sephiroth was taking it easy but when Genesis attacks Angeal, he got pissed and starts fighting seriously

[@blackbird7781]

Yeah! Its a detail that so few miss! Sephiroth also doesnt smile afterwards. Its clear he got piiiised

[@tatocezar1]

@@blackbird7781 Angeal also got mad bc Sephiroth put way too much strenght in the last attack.

[@megazerosaber]

Why do people keep thinking he was upset at Angeal getting attacked? I'm looking at this frame by frame from 3:45 and Sephiroth still has a smile/smirk on his face.

[@sevis770]

@@megazerosaber People like making their own head cannon, even though it clearly isn't true lol.

[@kingdomofentertainment5513]

Sephiroth did start fighting seriously because his ass was getting kicked by Genesis. So ofc the logical decision is to fight more seriously.

[@GrahamChapman]

I like how the back-and-forth in this fight is Genesis pulling out the stops, enhancing his power and abilities with more and more magic... and, in the meanwhile, all Sephiroth does to counter everything Genesis throws at him is just to try a little bit harder.

[@Zero_Tester]

Still got the goosebump no matter how many times i rewatch this scene

[@30dynamo]

This scene was so well done that after years I forgot they were in a simulation because of how serious sephiroth is as a character

[@thewitchdoctor6969]

You know Angeal is serious when you see him use his buster sword. Even Sephiroth knows it.

[@KhoaTang293]

This is still one the best fantasy fight in gaming industry. Music, voice actor and cinematic, its all are perfect.

[@PrincessNine]

Man you can really tell the original sephiroth voice understood that sephiroth was feeling nostalgic and put in his voice. New just reads the line flat. Crisis core had robotic anime voice direction but you could tell the actors understood how to play within that limitation. The charm of og Zack was that at times you could tell the line delivery was extremely authentic, which I suspect he wasn't given good enough directions to do that, he's just a talented Character actor. New Zack plays too much into the characters archetype so he ends up sounding too big all the time. 1 good example is Angeal was early into the game. Most people feel, me included, this new one is doing an equal quality job. However when he tells the tale of dumbapples, og sounded nostalgic and when he corrected Zack that he was poor he said it in a "you can't be serious " tone. New angeal....well he sure did read those lines. I'm just gonna change my mantra, redubs with new actors several years later won't matter if they're "good", we literally have the original, the new stuff doesn't magically live in a vacuum. There's only 1 old ass game I'd want a redub of and even that I can't really say I'm entirely for because it would effect later games and anime, the games are .Hack vol. 1-4 Im concerned the only reason we don't have the 4k version of advent children is because someone really wants to redub it. This sucks because the gameplay is so amazing but the voices consistently worse. Maybe if I only played crisis core once, years ago, and never revisited a single visual I'd think nothing of the new voices. But that's just it, I have. So I'm not gonna be as nice as the people who clearly can't remember or can't exactly pinpoint what exactly is off. And again. The original was a hot mess. But grafting a new dub on top of old robotic line delivery is a recipe for distaster.

[@johnhank5115]

Totally agree.. the dubbing is poor. The psp version is much2 better.

[@namebn]

I only played the original once when it came out and I prefer the original voices. I do watch this scene sometimes though.

[@layn5927]

I agree, the crazy thing is that he sounds even worse than how he sounded in FFVII remake, same thing with Zack's VA. I can't really hear neither of them, it's like they're reading straight from the paper without feeling the character they're voicing at all. I'm probably going to play this in JP

[@seraphw2093]

my thoughts exactly; they could've really tried with the dub this time.

[@ivoivo4696]

It seems to me that Sephiroth succumbed to himself only for a moment when he began to attack genesis. Moreover, he increased his onslaught gradually. After the Genesis moves. Plus, after the fight, he didn't look at Genesis, so as not to offend him. And that's why he turned away and showed him his back. Ie, he trusts Genesis prematurely.

[@Cloudsouth]

The gradual increase in onslaught is a part of Sephiroths unique fighting style. Done incredibly well by the creators. His whole style is built on intimidation and to overwhelm through simplicity. As is with his gradual increase in how he comes at you. The way he fights, for instance suddenly coming through the cannon, is built on surprise and throwing you off and overwhelming you. Intimidation. Making people become concerned with not only what he will do next but what he can ALSO do. Then as he gradually increases he causes them to become desperate or start to panic with worry that it is only going to get harder. Overwhelming. He is powerful as hell, yet he puts great effort into making sure he uses it a certain way. Simple and yet built upon creating fear. It's beautiful.

[@J-Hue]

He was probably also a little ashamed that him and Genesis were lost their cool.

[@SuperDuperSoundFX]

one of the best rendition of One winged angel, who knew a triangle would make it sound so menacing

[@AL_EVOz]

The music always hits the spot. This scene when i first saw it on the psp version. It was something that would be memorable! =)

[@Soooooooooooonicable]

Easily my favorite PSP game. Loved this game so much.

[@kcv3045]

What's the ost called while telling the play

[@AL_EVOz]

@@kcv3045 Price of Freedom is the soundtrack.

[@ryenjimenez4172]

It's weird to see sephiroth open up to zack the way he did in crisis core

[@TheKira708]

Not weird at all….he was always a good person. Finding out the truth about his origins is what pushed him over the edge.

[@TheKira708]

@RenaissanceElfMost def, that’s why I hope in rebirth an going forward….Sephiroth actually gets a *redemption* arc. I know he has done terrible things but, he wasn’t born evil. The real villains are Shinra, Hojo and Jenova. Sephiroth is just more so…misunderstood.

[@Ukaran]

@TheKira708 Spare us of your stupid fanfiction. Sephiroth is not misunderstood, and he won't have a redemption arc. 🙄

[@TheKira708]

@@Ukaran Wasn’t talking to you....also he is. He is a very tragic character. He didn’t ask to be born the way he was. As well as no person should have to question there own existence. He was also a victim of Shinra. As for him getting a redemption arc, we well have to wait an see. I’m not talking about a redemption arc as in, oh they talk him into being a good guy. I mean as in, possibly before his death he learns the *truth* about who is real mother is. An his misguided motives to follow into jenovas steps by the whole god complex was just false.

[@rickchan9877]

Ya, I thought so too. His tone and expression showed that he really treasured the times he had with Genesis and Angeal...seriously, SE really did it for this iconic character. I remembered I was in secondary school when I played FF7, and here I am, 40 this year and still, extremely excited whenever a new lore or character development comes into the story. Awesome!

[@RogueSeraph]

George Newbern had that calm yet stoic voice that suited Sephiroth so well and Rick Gomez brought the liveliness that suited Zack. I miss the old VA's, the new ones ain't it.

[@santiagoquintero7832]

I feel you. They sound robotic and monotone which makes their lines feel forced. It's such a bummer.

[@J-Hue]

Everyone else has been solid enough that I don't really notice. Zack, however, is tough to listen to.

[@RogueSeraph]

@@J-Hue Oh 100%, the voice actors for every other character in the Remake were amazing, it's just those 2 that missed the mark by a long shot.

[@Killer_Kris7]

@@J-Hue so is Sephiroth

[@TheKira708]

I also wish mabe in the future we get a game about these three an how they became First class soldiers. That would be a pretty sick game. Playing as a young Sephiroth an end of the game he is known as the worlds strongest An number one Hero.

[@Harukurochan]

There is that Sephiroth focused story in the forthcoming “Ever Crisis” that touches on his youth and early days as a SOLDIER, so hopefully that will also show how he met and befriended Angeal and Genesis. Their friendship is really interesting, and I think it’s a shame they had so few scenes together.

[@TheKira708]

@@Harukurochan I know that’s why really can’t wait for that 💯 I kinda wish it was it’s *own* game though. Rather then part of the “Ever Crisis” look style. Kinda like a Crisis core game about Zack but we get one for Sephiroth in his youth, an fighting alongside Angeal and Genesis, in the gameplay style of FF7 Remake. That would be a sick ass game.

[@Harukurochan]

@@TheKira708 I agree, it would be an awesome spin-off/prequel game! Maybe if the story is successful it’ll get an enhanced port? Though we still haven’t heard *anything* about “Ever Crisis” since the 25th anniversary stream, so here’s hoping we get an update after “Crisis Core Reunion” comes out.

[@foxyyyyx]

i’d love that too! it’d be so nice to see the trio going on missions together and how their dynamics work. the wutai setting would be pretty interesting too

[@TravaillesDuChanson]

Yes that is a story that needs to be told

[@vollkerball1]

The new sound fx are amazing.

[@ark7204]

Yeah.. except the new voice dub is.... awful.

[@Nexdex]

@@ark7204 it's in line with the original imo (which was awful too)

[@vollkerball1]

@@ark7204 don't care about the voice acting. For me is fine

[@UsagiMaddie]

I like how they redid the sounds for the cinematic cutscenes but left them visually in tact. I'm so used to hearing the PSP cutscene sounds.

[@pawprinting]

They definitely updated the visuals too since the buster sword design was changed from the Advent Children ver to the FF7R ver for this game. Its a detail I don't see many people pointing out

[@livelyoh8816]

Ahhh I miss George as Sephi... still :/

[@daedricdove6012]

Seeing so much human emotion on Sephiroths face is astounding

[@bruh-tx7tb]

Don't get me wrong the new voices are fine but the old voices were top notch. The delivery and everything. I do hope modders would make a OG voice pack type thing for this game. It would have been perfect.

[@254trojan]

0:46 when the music start playing I felt so big nostalgia 😭😭😭

[@burnedsmackdown4209]

Genesis feels like the friend that dragged his two besties along with whatever crazy adventure on his mind, Sephiroth the friend that tries to go easy on them in sparing keyword tries and Angeal the friend who had to make sure they don't do anything crazy

[@PlaystationGamerZX]

3:24 They change this line Original is "You destroy us all" It change it to "You destroy this place"

[@K7TZ]

Yes I notice this too and the line make sense now

[@demonprincess9680]

More fitting than the original, considering what those psychopaths can survive

[@thelink6756]

@@demonprincess9680 Suppose that’s fair lol. Tbh I could see sephiroth destroying that training center yet Angeal and Genesis’ clothes likely wouldn’t even be dirty

[@amnyzarts]

The japanese version made much more sense and better. In japanese version, instead of "Is that the best you can do?", Sephiroth actually said "How about putting that toy sword away?". Which seems to be a more fitting dialogue. The original also used "You destroy this place".

[@Nano-if3ie]

@@amnyzarts Okay weeb.

[@Ookami20]

God they were the coolest group Crisis Core Universe is my favorite!!!!! 😩😩😩 Genesis is too cool 🔥🔥🔥

[@lessermook7608]

1:42 Whats scary is he's side glancing before he acts, and whats terrifying is sometimes hes not even looking at them so he's got his eye on them no matter what they do.

[@namelesshero4415]

to be honest among the three of them angeal's appearance is more like a villain compared to genesis and sephiroth... but the fact is he is the kindest among them as he is the one who look after them especially zack fair.. to zack angeal is not only his señior but also his mentor and saviour

[@warbear9497]

Sephiroths short game in close combat with a Masamune is impressive. The devs did their homework on this fight scene. Love the part he blocks Genesis then uses his free hand to back hand his sword and the result is Genesis flying backwards from basically a 1 inch backhand of Sephiroths own sword

[@kaihedgie1747]

Noticing the brand new sound effects for the fight to make it more consistent with the sound direction of modern FFVII At some point though, they're gonna need to explain the origin story for the Masamune because ever since Advent Children Complete, it's been given this distinctive howl any time Sephiroth prepares an attack

[@Pimble_Pimbly]

I always assumed he took it as a prize during the early years of the wutai war.

[@fenrir509]

My favorite interpretation is that it's not the sword- it's the hand wielding it. Given that the Masamune in AC is just a construct, not the actual sword, it seems like Sephiroth COULD do the same kind of thing with basically any sword, but he's actually got the ridiculous strength needed to bypass physics and make an 8-foot katana practical in a duel, so he does. You know, for the aesthetic.

[@litepaw7]

I like to think It was a gift from Hojo. He maybe a sick bastard and horrible father but it could be one of few ways to show he was proud of him.

[@cathygrandstaff1957]

Sephiroth: The cool aloof somewhat antisocial one that secretly loves his friends. Genesis: The fanboy who’s so obsessed with one particular work he never talks about anything else and is convinced that not only is it real but he’s the hero character. Angeal: The responsible one who has to keep the others in line. I’m surprised Shinra lets them use the holodeck. Also surprised the only damage is a few loose panels and broken wires on the wall and not a few huge freaking slices out of the floor.

[@rasdan1192]

The voice acting is different. But I'm surprised they managed it pretty well. Even Genesis smugness is even better here.

[@demonprincess9680]

In all honesty, it sounded a little half-assed in the beginning part of the video. But, maybe that's because it has obviously different voice actors than the original

[@Xgamerwoo]

I think genesis’s new VA is the closest to the original, and slightly better

[@CaptainCJ97]

@@Xgamerwoo I didn't know he got a new va until now

[@dexyane]

Still liked the old va of Genesis reading loveless and the part when he said “that’s no way to talk a hero”. While the old Sephiroth va intonation is much more cold imo. Very distinguishable but it is what it is.

[@Blu_Wray]

Funny thing about Genesis having a Hero complex is that the Original colors of the Fighter Class for most main heroes was the colors Genesis wears looking like like original Fighter color, the main image of the hero sprite.

[@seprithlicastia463]

Funny thing to point out... but Genesis is a Red Mage. He uses a sword and magic.

[@Blu_Wray]

@@seprithlicastia463 Its ff7, they all got magic but yes he could be a red mage too with color but red mages back then didn't have red hair too like fighters which makes sense with the hero complex but I can roll with red mage lol. Its just more the color scheme and all.

[@fearlesscheshirecat1411]

I’m actually super impressed with Hoechlin as Sephiroth…. Edit: I know people are just used to what they know, but in 5 years people will love it.

[@andyshere]

he sounds like Nexpo the youtuber lmao

[@walmartpimp2]

I love him as Superman and I'm glad he's career is expanding, but I don't know about him being Sephiroth. The other Superman actor, George Newbern, was really ominous, arrogant, yet divine at the same time.

[@SliderFury1]

Nah, it's bad.

[@fearlesscheshirecat1411]

@@SliderFury1 Naaaahh

[@PedroStrife]

@@SliderFury1 Still fine, just not good enough in comparison

[@shinababes]

Never thought I'd see the day when I can watch this marvelous scene with an even greater quality.

[@AirDrifter77]

The voice acting is killing that epic cut scene. It feels like the actors are reading if the pages and barely putting any effort into there VA.

[@LordMajicus]

@3:02 "Uh... I stopped dodging, are you even *trying* to hit me?" "NO!!" "The hell do mean 'no...' ooooh... Shit." "Hellzone Grenade!"

[@naveriie]

I'm genuinely impressed by all the voices tbh, Genesis and Angeal are on point, if Tyler lowered his voice a little lower for Sephiroth it would be golden but he still executed those lines perfectly. Also so happy we can see sephy's pretty kitty eyes!

[@shanajeangedeon9060]

"Pretty kitty" I love you for this😆

[@zackr.7628]

What? Genesis sounds like a simp compared to the original. Like a teenager in the middle of his voice crack

[@ozmalee7114]

I've noticed the change in their voices as well. But my ears is so use to the old voices from the PSP version.

[@naveriie]

@@shanajeangedeon9060 he just looks like he needs headpats and treats so badly lol

[@naveriie]

@@zackr.7628 it's a little higher and less demeaning, but it's actually a lot closer to the original than what I imagined they'd get, genesis IS a teenager simp deep inside and we know it haha :P but alas, I still love the original VA's more, especially Zack's, I can't stand Zack's new voice ugh

[@mugzy07]

Love how Cloud is the hero of ff7 but just a baby infront of Sephiroth Zack Angeal and Genesis

[@Slasher--]

Cloud beats Sephiroth multiple times

[@youngkev1]

Hands down, has to be the hardest cutscene in FF history 🔥🔥🔥

[@PWRLIFTER22]

George newbern will forever be the true Sephiroth. 🐐

[@deathangeleas2401]

yeah it just fit so right, I wonder to this day why they couldnt get him for remake.

[@christopherli3736]

@@deathangeleas2401 who knows maybe they will bring George back for part 2 of the remake!

[@fearlesscheshirecat1411]

Dude Hoechlin sounds amazing!

[@christopherli3736]

@@fearlesscheshirecat1411 he doesn’t bring the emotion that George does!

[@fearlesscheshirecat1411]

@@christopherli3736 It’s just because you’re used to hearing it a certain way. Give it time. George is amazing no doubt, but seeing as how this is a younger Sephiroth I think Hoechlin works out great. And I think he sounded more menacing and calm in Remake. Which is fitting because if he truly does know his own fate, and Sephiroth is essentially New Game plus-ing it then I think the more menacing and calm demeanor is more fitting for what they’re doing.

[@de_fault3400]

It's weird hearing the new voices....it might be long but this scene is pretty much embedded in my brain, while watching I can still perfectly recall the old voices...wish it was the old crew voicing I'm sure they can still pull it off

[@ZeroOmega-vg8nq]

You can tell new guy is trying his version of george newburn but it just doesnt have the same OMPH george gave to sephy

[@zelohendricks51]

@@ZeroOmega-vg8nq he's not trying to sound like Newbern.

[@ZeroOmega-vg8nq]

@@zelohendricks51 he clearly is doing a very light impression of him dude. Im sure the VA has a deep voice naturally but its clear the new voices are doing performances that sound similar but distinct enough

[@Killer_Kris7]

@@zelohendricks51 uh are you dumb? Yes he is. But he's failing miserably

[@Killer_Kris7]

@@ZeroOmega-vg8nq the new VA actually doesn't have a deep voice. At all.

[@AgentB-0711]

Still one of the most iconic fight scenes in FF period

[@karachiarcade2285]

Till this day 3:49 fucking blows my socks off. The absolute confidence in sephiroth to decent, just to blast off with his music.

[@brandenlewis5411]

"No way to talk to a hero" proceeds to blow angeal face off.

[@xsteelfeverx8004]

Angeal a beast for blocking both Genesis AND Sephiroth attacks at once.

[@SarSaraneth]

Sephiroth pulled the blow, but yeah, Angeal is pretty beastly.

[@lookslikenik6931]

That means Angeal is probably the second strongest after Sephiroth here at least before Zack and Cloud join the club! And of course Weiss and Nero is a another story here..

[@SarSaraneth]

@@lookslikenik6931 Certainly in hand to hand combat, particularly unarmed, but he shows little interest or proficiency in the use of Materia. He's most definitely more controlled than Genesis, but doesn't seem inclined to let emotion drive him to greater heights as his peers are. It would be a mistake to think of either Genesis or Angeal as stronger than the other universally. The situation would matter.

[@lookslikenik6931]

@@SarSaraneth So they are probably equal but the situation matters.

[@lookslikenik6931]

@@SarSaraneth You have played the original Crisis Core right?

[@relentlesspeace14]

I had this clip saved on my ipod in the days. Watched it sooo many times. Shi just doesn't get old

[@RikkuChaser]

Sad they didn't update the CG cutscenes, but they still hold up luckily.

[@mbrillon765]

It looks exactly like the old FMV but the Buster sword has the remake design, so they must have made the whole thing from scratch

[@vergil8038]

You know it's serious when the music starts singing the bosses name.

[@yuriyutani7907]

"Stop! You'll destroy this place" "That's no way to talk to a hero!'

[@krusnik94]

When you're casually playing the game and the most hype cutscene battle starts unprompted

[@chad63]

voice acting in the orginal was better you can tell by their intonation but graphics are better in this ofc

[@ellezim8136]

I think the weird voice acting of this game can in part be attributed to having to follow the already janky voice direction of crisis core

[@K7TZ]

@@ellezim8136 nah even sephiroth in the remake ain't as good as the original

[@ellezim8136]

@@K7TZ he's a tough one to call. Sometimes he sounds great and sometimes he sounds abhorrent. Like zack lol. Sometimes he sounds really good and Sometimes he's terrible. I think sephiroths is the voice direction of crisis core cause he sounded great in ff7r. Zacks voice I think is a genuine fumble.

[@roachpoker89]

Feels like they are just reading from a script. There's no emotion. Sephiroth doesn't seem as threatening with the new voice actor performing these lines

[@ayasdwiky6009]

Agree, genesis voice way more cooler and poetic when he spelling Loveless, but in the new one genesis sounds like reading formal dialogue with robotic tone

[@iamzionthelion]

I'm sorry, but the OG cutscene was goated. Better voice acting, better sword sounds, just superior in every way.

[@The_Animal_Man]

I love how Sephiroth just slices through those massive pipes like its mozzarella 😂

[@ridermanyt8029]

Sephiroth is built different tho

[@GeorgisTrying]

I mean this with full sincerity, but I miss George Newburn's voice. His performance as Sephiroth is genuinely iconic and probably the best cast character in Square's entire history. I love Hoechlin, but some things you will never forget

[@Joonivy]

Gotta say, I prefer Genesis' and Sephy's previous VA better. You know I used to replay just to repeat this scene over and over because I like em voices so much

[@กินเจ_สบายใจ]

Wow... over ten years about this scene~ i love it!

[@itszempai4639]

Angeal: Don't take Sephiroth lightly. (refuses to use Buster Sword)

[@Evilshrimp02]

*Cough* *Cough* Junon Cannon Engineer's ---- He did What? No your requesting a repair of a 100 ton cannon? How was it destroyed?? Sephiroth?? You mean one man? Is that coming out of his paycheck? You want it back up how quick? 5 years? We will get back to you.

[@MIKHAILGEAR]

The fact seph sends all these dudes flying with one arm is funny man 😂

[@demonprincess9680]

Maybe it's just because they're using obviously different voice actors, but it kind of sounds like they're half-assing the lines. I only got to watch videos of the original, but they sounded like they had so much passion for the game itself then. I hope the entire remake isn't like this

[@iamalbertwesker2]

To be fair to them, unlike Geroge Newbern and the others, this is the new VAs second time as these characters, some of them it's their first time and are relatively new to voice acting

[@fenrir9784]

@@iamalbertwesker2 also it seems like they're asked to do the same as the previous VA, that could explain why most of their lines don't feel natural

[@frankiecardona1656]

wished we could fight like that in the game

[@Null-941]

It would take a DMC5 for the developers to make the combat like that

[@Rachel.DawnAmber]

at least they changed "you'll kill us all" to the more accurate "you'll destroy this place" even though more translation inaccuracies exist

[@brother_of_light]

I think the old Genesis voice actor was delivered way better than this current one. All of them seem... less emotional in this.

[@Taser9001]

The insanity of this scene is that, having seen his strength in Remake's finale, with how much power he has there and he is holding back even then, toying with Cloud and the gang, then just how much is Sephiroth holding back here?

[@FlamedramonX]

Amazing how different Sephiroth looks with a genuine warming smile instead of his sociophat one.

[@Daraptii]

Angeal sounds just like the old VA

[@uNsT0p4b1e]

Yeah Genesis sounds close but Angeal is the only character who sounds like a 1:1 match with the original

[@Killer_Kris7]

@@uNsT0p4b1e and then you have Sephiroth lol

[@wmohdramleewanyusoff2376]

Old : you'll destroy us all New : you'll destroy this place Old is Gold

[@MegaManDBZX]

After all these years I still say the same thing about this fight. I want Genesis’ sword.

[@Vlance213]

That's the first time I saw the updated version! Thanks for uploading it! I'm getting the game on release date!

[@rustyfishhook9618]

One of my favorite lines from the game is “how can I not when you’ve beaten it into my head” just because the way sephiroth said it and it just doesn’t sound the same but not bad nonetheless.

[@BadButterfly65]

Yeah. He sounds less energetic and annoyed by Genesis here. Now its just a line. Back then it was trashtalk to a buddy that knows he annoys you with this shit and does it on purpose.

[@Darskul]

"How can I not, when you've beaten it into my head?" ...He's not wrong. Lmao

[@psyte5112]

DUDE THE VOICES! I feel like the way these actors deliver their lines isn't as good. I dunno doesn't sound right. Is it just me?

[@Thamauturge]

Seeing the scene again is really cool, but I honestly think that all of the new voices are worse than the old ones. The voice acting in general sounds much flatter here than it did in the older version of this scene.

[@zeanharveyque83]

Sephiroth’s voice though. It’s like a fan impersonating him 😂

[@Killer_Kris7]

It's been like that since remake lol

[@Nevergofullretard321]

I liked most of the voices of Remake, except Sephiroth's. And the new voice for Zack is awful.

[@TheGOATRammus]

Fr.... 😔

[@SoSakashii]

It’s sad coz now he sounds like just a flat dude. The old voice has a certain power in it that sends chills.

[@PedroStrife]

Yeah, the voice of George Newbern has the coldness and confidence, the voice of Morikawa is elegant and charismatic. But Tyler's voice sounds plain and soft in comparison.

[@blackhawk2671]

I remember watching this on my PSP as a kid and thought it was like the most realistic looking anime fight I ever saw

[@naxionkryelight951]

Old VA still 👌holds the Cake in this scene

[@kalimbalove1912]

One thing I hoped for this scene was the translator to stick to the original Japanese words. Tbh English dub made Sephiroth to be 'arrogant' while the Japanese dub actually him giving a nice teasing to his friends. But I'm still disappointed cause they didn't change much of the translation. When Genesis says: 'The world needs a new hero' then Sephiroth answers with 'Hmph. Come and Try' -- In Japanese Seph actually said 'Iidaro' which means 'It's ok with me' And when Seph says 'Ha, Is that the best you can do?' to Angeal, the actual Japanese was something in the line of 'Why don't you put that toy sword behind?' - which is more of a 'boys will be boys' kind of teasing instead of arrogance. I'm still going to play the remaster but the dub kinda sours me cause they have the time to fix the translation to be closer to the original Japanese but nooo they gotta go to the 'Sephiroth is arrogant and aloof' characterization route.

[@jemelcampbell3035]

genisis - why do i hear boss music?

[@nathanharris8762]

Everything looks so GOOD!!!!!!!!!

[@nathanharris8762]

I love the new sound affects!!!!!!!

[@somedia3438]

Une des meilleurs cinématiques de FF7… ce jeu m’aura marqué et la mort d’Angeal et de Zack m’aura arraché le cœur 😢 💔