So I played DIRGE OF CERBERUS: FINAL FANTASY VII For The First Time...

[@demonbadger86]

I remember buying this game for $50 as a kid and my mum yelling at me for spending that much... but the store didn't have returns so I traded it back in and got $10 then got yelled at again lol.

[@FlipFlab]

😂😂😂 she shoulda left that shit alone!

[@cnk9822]

Damm bro

[@trentp1993]

Great game honestly, I also thought twice about spending 50$-60 on a story mode only game, but it was worth it for sure thinking back. I really liked invents story and lore in final fantasy 7, one of the n best ff

[@themurdock619]

Didn't have returns on the same day with the receipt? Also she watched you buy it then lectured you about it? Then had to take it back amd lose out on the return price to 10 dollars. Then scolds you instead of the store? Sounds totally legit

[@DevRayMedia]

Hey man his mom could just be a Cee you next Tuesday!

[@lukeerikdavis]

Dirge’s gun customization is amazing. Finally someone talking about this game.

[@c.a.honeycutt5046]

Played the hell out of this game when I was younger. It’s just a lot of fun. Especially the mission modd. It throws you into all these different scenarios, and to master them was quite challenging. They had a lot of variety, even requiring you to play as Cait Sith sometimes, no gun and weak as dirt. All sorts of different challenges. Was so fun.

[@liljinjar1268]

I may be an outlier, but I absolutely loved this game back in the day.

[@jonathansoko1085]

It's okay to like a game that KZbin tells you you aren't supposed to like. If I listened to KZbinrs, I'd have avoided many games, many of which are personal favs like ff 13 and RE6

[@aSkymne]

@@jonathansoko1085 amen brother. i love re6 i know its pretty bad but if its fun to me its fun to me

[@Natedog817]

Beat this game when it first released… I remember watching the advent children movie and wanting to play as him and then this game released and I was so damn happy haha

[@MAGICCOFFEY]

I swear i played this game way before the movie came out. after your comment i checked online and you are right the movie was out first what the hell lol 😵‍💫

[@ScenetheUndead]

The game is a sequel to the game and movie so thats why it came later.@@MAGICCOFFEY

[@Shademp]

Nice video! It's neat to see a DCFF7 review that takes time to look inside the game manual. And I'm happy to see that knowledge of the game's online mode has become more and more commonplace. I've spent many years analyzing Dirge of Cerberus and I quite enjoy the speedrunning scene. So I have definitely had a huge amount of enjoyment from this janky title!

[@PhantomyreValentine]

Fancy seeing you here, DoC-master.

[@zekecontreras77]

Well made video dude! Really enjoyed and what a trip down memory-lane for me. I loved this game despite all its flaws I just really enjoyed playing "edgy cool" Vincent Valentine!

[@dragozbond1200]

Dirge of Cerberus was technically the first final fantasy game I played

[@Rawreson101]

Dang lol thats wild

[@stevenaprea2278]

Same. It opened a window. Nothing wrong with that

[@zangetsu6996]

Same here! I played it before I had a clue what Final Fantasy even was

[@thebosstex1172]

Same. I was confused as to what was going on after finishing the game, but when I researched online Vincent’s and Lucrecia’s history I was like “Ohh man! I probably shouldn’t have researched that 😢😢😢😢😣😣😣😣”

[@lavndermoon]

same lol. it was also the first ps2 game i fully completed

[@eraser6362]

Vincent GUN really have that gun feel，the sounds the recoil the feedback is just PERFECT

[@miguelitomarques8]

Great game. I have fond memories of Dirge of Cerberus back in the day. Loved the character design

[@JoeNayDoh]

I do remember enjoying the game when it first came out, but only played it the one time so no idea if I would still enjoy it today. But I was a massive Vincent fanboy so this game so the game was a dream come true when it came out. Even though the game took some strange directions especially with Vincent and Shelke's relationship

[@mechaotakugamer]

I just played this game myself about a month ago. I ended up liking it alot more than what I have heard people say about this

[@Bert-og9rk]

This game xaught me off guard when i played it as a kid. I was expecting a game like FFX.

[@SephirothOwa13]

I hope FFVII: Rebirth puts Vincent's story more in the spotlight this time around.

[@-Down-D-Stairs-]

Unfortunately looks like we'll have to wait for Part 3 for that after playing Rebirth

[@SephirothOwa13]

@@-Down-D-Stairs- Sadly true :(

[@mwalvis43]

This would be the best time for them to do a remake of it before part three comes out fix all those mistakes because I tried playing it myself. I’m just too obsessed with FF7 remake and rebirth at the moment lol but they should do it like yuffie

[@darthshako]

It needs remake/remaster. Bring it back!

[@-Down-D-Stairs-]

Yes I hope it gets the Crisis Core treatment

[@donovanfaust3227]

Yeah, honestly just a bit more polish on it is what it needs and a complete remake could hopefully fix some of the issues it has. I liked playing it and have even gone back to it a few times, there's definitely something there I think.

[@AnotherGamingDude]

10:08 yeah that's a really cool ps2 era thing, alot of games has a introductory story/ prologue written in the manual of the game. Somo of the games that i can remember 100% sure are: Dmc1, dmc3 and fatal frame 2. Devil may cry 4 the original ps3 first release of the game has a prologue story on how nero injured his arm trying to save kirie. That's the last game that i remember with a prologue on the game manual.

[@nickodicko8866]

I bought this during lockdown. Still haven’t played it but this video just might be the motivation I need.

[@AliFOJ5]

Honestly liking what I’m seeing if this game. Maybe they can make a remake of this in the future.

[@primeoctober]

Or a HD remaster would be great

[@darian6871]

@@primeoctober or it could be the dlc for ff7 rebirth

[@AnotherGeek....]

Since they did the integrate dlc, I deff thing every final fantasy 7 remake part is going to have its own dlc. One for maybe red, and one for our edgy guy

[@Soldatino27]

I hope they don't, because this game is so trash and thinking of it as a sequel of FFVII is absurd, so many retcons and shitty characters like kingdom hearts, just look at Shelke it's just a copypasta of Kairi (the most useless character of all time)

[@4LiveRastaJoy]

This game made Vincent my favorite when i was a kid

[@rayshon5230]

This one’s a pleasant surprise

[@thiagoteles821]

It sure was

[@HereticSaiko]

I did buy it on release day, enjoyed it a lot actually since he's my fav character in VII. But tbf, I may have not fully understand the game back then (I was like 15 or so) neither did I understand VII in general, I was just dumb kid back then lol nowadays I think the story is actually so interesting!

[@itsmrotaku]

I love the arcade 1up cab you have I'm still on the hunt in the UK for that one!

[@CRIMSONEDITOR]

This is one of my favorite KZbin videos EVER

[@eduuklee9453]

well i love Dirg of Cerberus but it is a really short game, if you playd the levels once you can beat the game within a few hours. thats where the negative critism came from because there is not a whole lot of content D; but design wise one of the best looking games square enix produced considering the year was 2006

[@ssaunders1122]

Just bought the game complete in box. Figured after reading the manual on the bus id check youtube. So excited to get home and finally play the one game in 7s compilation i never got around to.

[@netrunner2.0]

Dirge of Cerberus was my first FF game on PS2

[@joeycoe85]

I think it does need some retooling, but with a little polish, I could certainly see Vincent staring in a DMC-type game, which, ironically seems to be what FF16 actually IS. There are some interesting ideas here, but I agree, focus less on DeepGround, give us more Vincent, and throw some of this in with the upcoming Rebirth as DLC, and I would love to see it included.

[@MrSlicksuperman]

loving the new set Matty!

[@jinkaku_2008]

Played this game back in the day. Still have fond memories of it. ❤

[@ey5373]

I appreciate the game cause it answers a handful of things. They confirm a character's status from crisis core. Which I think leaves room for an alternative story option. Explains lucrecia backstory for those who missed it. More interaction between the characters. As stated in the video, expanded on other characters as the main focus. A possible new route for continuation instead of prequel. When I played this game, it was like the old team was actually slowly forming back together after advent children.

[@anthonybeston9]

This was my favorite game as a kid

[@milemile4813]

I just love Nomurqs character designs from that era. I would love future FF titles to embrace that outlandish and sometimes plain ridiculous designs of characters. We've been geting more serious designs in XV and XVI. I want XVII to go to that golden era for inspiration.

[@aortaplatinum]

As long as Nomura's not writing the story lmao

[@milemile4813]

@@aortaplatinum Let him go all out with the art direction, don't let him nowhere near the script XD

[@guilhermevilela8576]

I played it when I was a kid, I got this far not knowing that Vincent could transform

[@dieseldemon3607]

Forgot all about this game. Loved it back in the day

[@sammyay-man2754]

In my personal opinion I think this game deserves a remake for real and hopefully with Squarenix and the fans would think about that

[@donovanfaust3227]

I coukd be mistaken but I coukd have sworn there was an option to turn on manual aiming so it doesn't lock on to enemies. I think the main green reticle pops up no matter what but everything within it doesn't get the secondary red reticle that shows they'll be automatically hit. It's been a long time since I played so I could be wrong but I could have sworn I played without the "auto-lock" once.

[@theMaxTero]

This came out in an era that I like to call "madness" where SE was trying a lot of new stuff, anything BUT quality. The great news is remake. I think we all (OG fans I mean) GASPED when they showed the Yuffie DLC reveal. Not only cuz Yuffie herself BUT Weiss and Nero!? We had no idea what to expect and honestly? It was a great addition. As long as all the compilation is treated just like they approached/treated deepground/Weiss-Nero, no one will complain. In fact, I am super hyped to see how more of deepground we will see cuz I think this time they will play out WAY more

[@jacobharley7117]

Oh dang you haven’t played this game yet?! So good!

[@rayhorizons]

Sick setup!!!❤

[@BrokerCast]

I've been playing it for the first time recently. I kinda liked it at first but it just gets worse the deeper you go into it. I kinda like what they were trying to do with it. They should've gone more metroidvania with it. Definitely gave me a Castlevania Lament of Innocence/Curse of Darkness vibe, it just leaned too much into trying to be a shooter and the game design goes to hell at a certain point.

[@Monius13]

I loved this game. It wasn't perfect, not even close, but I had so much fun. I was never a fan of FF7, but I did like the story from what I'd seen and really loved Vincent and Yuffie. So when this game came out I was allll over it. I liked the designs, even the comically large reticle. The gameplay overall was lacking a lot, but I gave it a pass for everything else they did right. I'd love to see this remade with better gameplay, while keeping the art and most of the UI the same. Even the comically large reticle lol

[@illieevorie]

I always seen it more like an action game than a shooter game and the fact that it isn't a fully shooter game is what made me like it even more

[@Postpost90s]

Haven’t watched one of your videos in a while and I was so pleased to not see the box and manual in your hands then I was fooled and you moved it further up the video .

[@roqueadeleon]

I remember renting this one and really enjoying it I think just because you could customize your loadout/guns and upgrade them etc. Only played it a for a little bit but I did have fun with it. Will need to try it again to see if I still enjoy it.

[@MIXTEAM94]

one of my favorite games as a kid

[@JonathanMerkt]

this was my first final fantasy game! I had no idea what was going on but I thought it was so cool.

[@darkstar12344]

I remember this game so much 😭 , I even had the big book guide .Lmaooo still couldn’t beat it but then again I was 8

[@foxstarwind99]

This is one of my favorite FF7 spinoff games. I do agree that it would have been better for a game focused on Vincent valentine, to focus 'more' on his backstory, but I liked what was there. Personally, I hope this gets a "remastered" version and that it comes out on PC as well, because I much prefer to play shooter games on PC lol

[@MyNameisRevenant]

Wow, i cant believe that i am not of the few people who played this game as a child, it makes me feel good honestly.

[@dashawnking5555]

I remember this man it was so nostalgic like I had nothing besides this and piece of mind back then First free fight ff I played sheesh

[@VioletElite4]

What a gem

[@SpongeRainboy]

I got introduced to the Final Fantasy series by the movie "Advent Children" as it was a dubbed animated movie for kids in my country and I think I watched it over 20 times since I was 7 years old (yupe didn't undrestand a thing of it back then about it). then I found out about the games and I begin to read about it and since I didn't have the PS2 or access to the game I watched youtube videos and read the transcript of the whole game on the internet and finally after two years someone installed an emulator for me and I began playing it and before I reached weiss' boss the whole thing crashed... but hey I played FFXV then...

[@EmrlsCommunity]

I was playing Dirge of Cerberus when VIIRemake first came out and it gave me a whole new appreciation for what they were doing on PS2

[@MyNameisRevenant]

It kinda feels as if this game prepared us for the remake without realizing it one bit.

[@thefatmangaming932]

IDC what anyones says dirge is a good game and a remake would serve it well. great video glad someone is showing dirge some love

[@TFWPLUSPLUS]

He's been wanting to go back to this game since the beginning

[@DrierHyperion21]

Dirge of Cerberus is so good!

[@retest6658]

The gun customisation was ahead of its time. Shame the developers have no plan to remaster this game.

[@realavt]

You forgot about TPS missions in FFX-2 :) Yuna, running with guns and shooting monsters, yeah...

[@AnthonyAPerez]

Loved this game as a kid!

[@duckydae]

considering rebirth and after going back to ff15, i have a feeling remake vincent may play similar to prompto.

[@FredyMendez-l5d]

This is the first Final Fantasy game I finished as I played FF7, FF8, and FF10 as a kid but never finished them . I really enjoyed this game and was really quite surprised why this game got hate lol I also probably didn’t care for the story since I knew very little of FF7.

[@DaRkLoRd-rc5yu]

I'm tempted to check it out myself. I played parasite eve 3rd birthday and enjoyed it alot. So makes ne wonder if the other panned square enix shooters are any good.

[@statesminds]

I had this game growing up, it wasn’t the best but i love Vincent and some of the characters were cool. Glad some of them are returning in remake timeline.

[@stevenaprea2278]

This is technically the first Final Fantasy game I played. Was always interested in FFVII so when I saw this at blockbuster I rented it. It’s by no means a masterpiece but I loved the story and characters. Gameplay is fine. It’s a not so guilty pleasure for me. I’m hoping this story gets a facelift of some kind in the future

[@WeenieHut_Sr]

One of the strangest games I ever rented in Blockbuster. Couldn’t appreciate it as much as a kid, but would definitely like to play again just to examine it and see how it holds up.

[@gibbs615]

Even though the gameplay wasn't all that the game's sequel story was still very interesting. Shinra was out of commission with the WRO replacing them as the new government which was dedicated to aiding the healing of the planet after the public finally realized how important it's lifeblood was and cannot be used as a damn energy source. It was also about the Shinra's dark secret finally revealing themselves, DEEPGROUND that is!

[@roguerifter9724]

I had fun with this but I would love a remake or digital re-release. There's an event in the story I hate though so maybe a remake could include a way to avoid it.

[@seko6935]

I honestly like that game much. Its of course not perfect but still enjoyable

[@-Down-D-Stairs-]

I know a lot of people hate Nomura's storytelling but wow can that man character design and illustrate like nobody! His artwork as always been top notch!!!

[@robbren8679]

Without spoiling the new remakes, can someone please explain why he refers to the remake/rebirth as “more of a sequel”? I want to wait to play the new remake ffvii until all of the chapters are released, but this intrigues me.

[@Maverick.D.]

Without giving much away; Although the main plot points repeat themselves in the Remake games; Sephiroth is aware of the events that occur in the original game, and is effectively trying to change the timeline.

[@robbren8679]

@@Maverick.D. thanks! I grew up on the original and still play it. Was begging for a remake after the PS3 tech demo but basically just wanted the 7th heaven treatment. When the remakes were announced to be chapter games released over many years, I was disappointed but figured why not wait a bit longer (especially since I have Xbox + Switch). This does make it more intriguing but I think I’ll try to hold out until the inevitable remake trilogy is released and I’ll consider it a separate timeline.

[@Philosophical24]

What I would give for a remaster or remake

[@hansell1001]

I love this game, actually more than Crisis Core. Its more emotional, more powerful. Music is awesome.

[@Silhouette_K]

Its on my to play list🔥❤️

[@ErdingerLi]

Is this on PS+? I remember slowly figuring out the customisation to the weapons and I absolutely had a blast with the game! It's so amazing

[@MikeN_LA]

Pre ordered this and enjoyed it. I was just happy to get more FF7 content.

[@joshyounger9520]

Played this for the first time very recently. People really give this game too much of a hard time. The auto aim doesn't bother me as I treated it more like a action RPG. Controls are a bit stiff, but so are plenty of games from then. My biggest complaints are that the story is too short in my opinion and there is not enough time with the Deepground characters. The boss fights are also too easy. The lore is great though and is probably my favorite part.

[@mattmcnally1616]

Won’t lie, been waiting for this video for a long time. Didn’t disappoint 🫡

[@Omnimon152]

I can understand people not liking it. Still, it was a good game. I personally loved it.

[@MyNameisRevenant]

Is thanks to this game that i like Vincent over Cloud.

[@Omnimon152]

@@MyNameisRevenant Yes Vincent is very cool

[@luliby2309]

What's funny for me is that this is the first game I ever played that belonged to the FF7 series. Yeah, my friend just bought it because it looked like a cool action game and brought it over and let me borrow it. I played through and beat the whole entire thing. I just played it for the game. The story was in one ear and out the other since I had no context whatsoever since I hadn't played the original FF7 nor had I seen Advent Children. I remember having fun with it. In fact, I can't help but notice that the user rating for this game is quite a lot higher than the critical reception on Metacritic. Mayyyyybe it's not quite as bad as some people make it out to be. ;)

[@AngelofAmbrosia]

I preordered it. I loaned it to a friend. Never saw it again. I regret that.

[@theoakty9242]

I dont get how you have so much time to play so many games and in 2 different channels.

[@mwalvis43]

It needs to be remade and put into part three of FF7’s remake set I have it to play on PS2, but I was hoping they would do the remake and add it into PS5 if they did that they could correct those mistakes I know I’ve tried playing it on my PS2. I’m just more interested in what’s going on with ff7 rebirth at the moment lol

[@Cxncxnz]

Never got to play this either! One day i will lol

[@javonjames4573]

I wish they remake this game

[@-Down-D-Stairs-]

I hope this game gets the Crisis Core treatment. Personally enjoyed Dirge of Cerberus back when it released in 2006.

[@S0raJr]

I liked this game, I thought it was different but fun

[@insanity909]

Dang. I got this for 10 bucks back in 2018

[@AZJayjohn]

You using a Tink 5X as well ?

[@AwsBadr]

This game was the only game I completed multiple times from all the FF series.

[@agaagga33akacooksupbeats73]

I beat this game twice

[@KingKarrot]

I see that Sly Cooper shirt

[@incognito-p9c]

Dude can you please use an emulator to show gameplay so you can upscale the resolution...

[@scottjones845]

I didn't hate this game and don't really see why it got as much hate as it did. As far as spin offs go for final fantasy it wasn't terrible, the gunplay was pretty fun and basic, it had some strategy to it. I liked the story up until the very end with the "big reveal" and the whole shonen style ending battle was a little tongue in cheek even at the time i played it when i was like 19-20?? Icr but I'm 34 now so a lot has been lost in memory lol. I do like the call back in intergrade 😏

[@THENEVERDEADIV]

@Retro Rebound what are you using to upscale your ps2 games?

[@richardpauly1635]

I played this game it was great for me

[@dafuchsia]

Couldn’t remember why I never finished this but 9 years old with no actual save points and 0 patience is a recipe for disaster

[@dafuchsia]

Definitely an FF that lives rent free in my head

[@gamesforcheesecake]

A crisis core type remake with some gameplay improvement would be cool

[@MakoMike500]

You crazy son of a gun..

[@TheDarkSage]

🔥🔥🔥

[@AD3SPG]

Remember my gf mom at the time rented this and i rushed through it just for the story.