Square Hired Me to Explain the Final Fantasy 7 Games

[@Ronin11111111]

This is the most diplomatic description of Dirge ever written. A truly herculean achievement.

[@cyberninjazero5659]

You can really hear his check being written on that

[@jonbourgoin182]

@@cyberninjazero5659 id love to read his script for a non Square-Enix sponsored FFVII video.

[@Meepalasheep]

People hate on Dirge without even playing it.

[@vonclaren1]

Can't be honest, he's working for square

[@Ronin11111111]

@@vonclaren1 I mean he didn't say anything qualitative about the game, only tackled the factual story points. Oh, I guess he did say that that one level was the closest to what the game was trying to achieve. Which is a classic case of damning with faint praise.

[@DoritoGOD2811]

The stuff with Rufus's dad labeling the escape stuff with "L" for loser is hilarious.

[@sebastienpautot]

"What a big L son" - Shinra's epitaph, probably

[@Veronie]

Square is fucking genius for commissioning videos like this and i love that they're collaborating with all my favorite gaming content creators.

[@vonclaren1]

He's not your favourite anymore, now he's a paid schill

[@antelasic1950]

@@vonclaren1 Sure he is. I'm certain he'll never have any harsh criticisms of a SE game again.

[@fieryrebirth]

As long as Square doesn't express their disdain toward content creators/streamers and lets them be who they are - I guess it's an ok thing

[@sudolinuxfish]

I'm glad our man got paid for his work.

[@BlaxxShadow]

@@vonclaren1 I mean he got paid to explain the compilation of FF7, I see that as an absolute win.

[@SpringdayAutumnmoon]

I didn't know Dirge of Cerberus existed until recently when looking for OG FF7 on howlongtobeat. I love that Final Fantasy got its own Shadow the Hedgehog.

[@fernie-fernandez]

I wonder what Stranger of Paradise is compared to? Rob Zombie’s adaptation & Sonic ‘06?

[@tsukuneboy]

@@fernie-fernandez Stranger of Paradise is more like a cult Godzilla movie so campy, yet it's so good within the series. Released in the 2000s with edginess and emo-ness all over its place

[@marcusperez2024]

It might be the rose-tinted glasses but Dirge of Cerberus was actually incredibly fun to play too, I recommend giving it a go if you can

[@wood1066]

Considering how critical you were in your FFXVI video. I'm shocked Square is sponsoring you. I got to give them respect for that.

[@dragoncrashhero12]

I mean most of his criticisms were reasonable and at no point did he imply the game was bad. Definitely less extreme than some more vocal critics of 16.

[@ThwipThwipBoom]

His review was fair and diplomatic. He said a lot of good things about the game as well as bad things. I'm not surprised personally.

[@robitussinbrohan718]

I think Max was also not the impressed about 16, but that still didn’t stop square from inviting him for 2 previews.

[@ya-ba-daba-dooya-ba-daba-d8067]

that was not a critical video at all LOL

[@UltimateAnimeGamer]

@robitussinbrohan718 he still had alot of fun with the game. It's alot of highs and lows with 16.

[@thenewtypetheory1616]

kudos, this was the most moving recap of FF7 I've ever seen.

[@jamesgravil9162]

"Midgar sounds like an incredibly crap place to live" It's not that bad. I grew up in Stoke-on-Trent!

[@orangejjay]

It's not that bad. I live in Detroit. (Honestly, I always felt like Midgar was modeled on Detroit ... there's even a few giant flames constantly leaking pollution into the air and destroying the planet around them. 😂)

[@vincent63ful]

That is funny. I know some People who went there for their stay abroad and they were super excited about it.

[@jamesgravil9162]

@@vincent63ful I suppose if you're coming from some war- and famine-ravaged third world country it wouldn't seem so bad.

[@vincent63ful]

@@jamesgravil9162 they were from Germany

[@Mr.Faust3]

Brit getting sponsored is wild?

[@haughtygarbage5848]

I legitimately thought he was joking for a few minutes and now I feel bad

[@Lev-The-King]

By Square Enix no less

[@MrMister681]

Surprising to say the least. I distinctly remember an update video where he said he'd never take paid sponsorships for video games, but maybe that was moreso about Reviews, this video being a story recap, musings about atmosphere and some initial impressions on Rebirth. I'm not trying to create beef here or anything though, I'm sure it's tough being a full time youtuber and despite the videos IMO improving so much since the Bayonetta 3 review, the views in the channel have been declining, and it's a shame, cuz this is probably my favorite channel. I'm honestly happy he got paid by such a big company and got to make a big video that still feels distinctly his, especially when he was so critical of XVI. I remember some years ago Brit was going through the Compilation of FFVII and posted stories about it on Instagram, it's prob something he's wanted to make for a while. Maybe we'll see a full un-sponsored critique of Rebirth once it's out or even a giant series for the entire Compilation, who knows?

[@trulgn]

How much they pay you?

[@WillBallForSoup]

I'm here to find out if Britt actually got paid or that's just a bit ?

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

Paid promotion full disclosure doesn't get much more honest and transparent than this video's title lol

[@CornishCreamtea07]

I love the Psygnosis profile picture.

[@HunkyDory776]

I wish more KZbinrs did this. I love honesty and being upfront with people about what sponsorships really are. Good for him.

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

@@HunkyDory776 it should be the bare minimum. Trying to pass a sponsored video off as genuine opinion is an instant unsubscribe for me.

[@BinaryDood]

I always thought Sephiroth to be the extreme of Nature whereas Shinra was the extreme of technology. As Sephiroth expanded the concept of Nature to the rest of the Universe once he realized what his mother was, and most of the Universe is the abcense of life. Even Cid's sidequest makes him look back from his shuttle at the Planet, loosing his interest in the romance of the cosmos. The Cetra is like a fine balance, that which says the human/player is like a cell in the larger organism of thw World, which holds life due to the rarest of chances (or miracle, as Aerith has a praying motif). Shinra would be a cancer then, and Sephiroth/jenova a parasite.

[@sparthyslaysstuff2405]

That main theme of the overworld roaring to life after escaping Midgar and realizing that hours of the game took place in *one city* is the kinda scope you didn't really see before 1997. The music challenges to chase down Sephiroth and save the world.

[@superbro6413]

This is probably the **first** time Brit has gotten sponsored Proud of our boy, finally making it up in the world You heartwarming to see those up and coming content creators grow up 😢

[@aroccoification]

I'm certain it's not his first sponsorship it's just a cool one

[@diegocarneroortega8504]

Jak n Daxter trilogy video used to be sponsored by crunchyroll but he removed that segment

[@Hamboane]

Holy crap I was literally looking up all the different FF7 games this morning to piece together a game plan. God bless you Mr. Brit

[@ThwipThwipBoom]

Square looking out for fans like you is heartwarming

[@jedistud125]

I think that Sephiroth and Aerith travel back in time from the original game timeline to the Remake timeline via the Lifestream and they are working against each other throughout the remake.

[@ReyemNeirda]

The only problem with it is that we don't see future aerith. The whispers can be a manifestation of the souls of the dead of the cetras vs the human corrupted by jenova and it's just a long war between them, many of the theories can be attributed to cloud madness

[@danmorgan712]

My fiance has been playing the FFVIIR series with me and doesn't know the original at all. She's asked me certain questions about the original's story where I just scratched my head and was like... uhm... So yeah, great retelling and I didn't know a lot about the supplemental materials to begin with. Thumbs up here.

[@harmva]

That’s one hell of a video title

[@shadestrider1033]

First 30 minutes of this game made me want to go play Final Fantasy VII again. Only this time I have the steam version on my account and want to platinum it. Pretty impressed that you understood the game's themes and identity so well. 10/10 video.

[@EmiL_from_NieR]

I actually started playing it like a week or two before Rebirth just came out yesterday. Ngl, I pick up the game and sometimes forget to go to bed early enough for work the next day. It really is an amazing game. Gotta work the next 3 days, then everyone needs to leave me alone on my next day off 😂

[@dillchillin]

This is the first time I heard about the L room and the L slide. Thanks for the educational video.

[@Thtambitiousguy]

Chapter 9 is the most memorable part of dirge of Cerberus for me!! Glad it got a nod as the best chapter lol that theme is too good all these years later Genuinely can’t wait for rebirth!

[@dannyphoenix0013]

Congrats on the sponsorship Brit! If I hadn't preordered last night I would've used your link damn it haha. A really great break down of everything. Dreading the rest of this work week preventing me from really being able to sink my teeth in though. It's gonna be a tough one.

[@Benjmensch]

you have managed to capture so much of 7s magic. thank you for that

[@TheDeveritas]

Commenting before I watch the video. Your voice is so distinctly connected to resident evil to me it feels like two franchises of my ps1 childhood are mixing

[@metalpizza123]

Honestly, loving the way the video was structured. Make it easy to watch both as a long time fan and as someone who only started with remake. Very cool brit.

[@SpeckObstler]

Honestly respecting Square for this move.

[@cyber_baudelaire9962]

Kudos for the sponsorship ! Very nice vid, I'm in the middle of replaying ff7 and yet I couldn't help but watch it thoroughly... Hope this gets more views

[@christophercarrasco154]

Haven't started the video, but I see Before Crisis in the time stamps. Thanks so much for acknowledging it lol. Someone did an English translation way back and I enjoyed watching all the cutscenes.

[@nerooblivion]

Damn, Papa Shinra L+Ratio'd his own kid from the grave. Years before we invented the L+Ratio. Thats a power move

[@Total.Bloodbath]

Congrats on the sponsorship my guy

[@Echo-Head]

Thanks for the ad. I did enjoy learning about the L button though.

[@Eric808z]

Made good use of the sponsorship, really enjoyed this synopsis & assessment

[@esiasfrost2306]

Before crisis has actually been fan translated and has a fan remake in RPG Maker but I wish square enix would re-release it or remake it themselves since it's pretty much the only thing from the compilation that hasn't been released in the west

[@Xsetsu]

Playing through FF6 recently, and I never realized just how much FF6 and FF7 have in common when it comes to story and themes. Zeitgeist of the time, I suppose. Magically infused super heroes and villains, ancient god/goddess that are aliens, magic coming to prominence again, etc. Sure the story beats are a bit different but much of the story outline is very much the same. I loved the sci-fi and high fantasy infusion of this era of FF. I would have loved to see it developed more.

[@cyber_baudelaire9962]

Not juste story... Music, characters, structure... Ff VII draws heavily from V and VI, whenever I'm replaying these I can't stop noticing similarities (just go and listen to sealed book from ff v...)

[@cillbipher2613]

My mans finally got sponsored by Cloud "Chocobo Head" Strife.

[@Ronin11111111]

Wow, I never heard that bit about Rufus, can't wait to see him take the worlds biggest L in Remake 3 XD

[@kathleendelcourt8136]

FFVII has definitely become the embodiment of a fan service series. Every character is getting its moment whether through a dedicated game or an expanded backstory in the remake. And we're now delving into alternate timelines and time travel shenanigans to provide that "what if" fan wet dream in droves which is the defining trope of fan service driven content destined to milk a franchise to its last drop. Thanks for making that video that greatly helps to put all the evidence into perspective.

[@katfig8926]

Such a great video. Enjoying it at work.

[@diamondhamster4320]

Small correction: Sephiroth uses Odachi not Katana.

[@TonyAube]

Love the writing of this video. You successfully emphasized every single great point about the series.

[@LuxExemplify]

Never thought I'd see the day😢

[@navyhusky2020]

MY BOY MADE IT BIG

[@REANMTR]

Congrats on the sponsorship!

[@Artersa]

Big up on the sponsorship, very cool To see my favorite creators gets pay day.

[@jamesgravil9162]

"The Powers That Be haven't even made it into space yet, they have so much else going on" That makes sense when you think about it. The real-world Space Race was driven by the Cold War, and there's nothing like that going on in FFVII's world.

[@OniLink99999]

Excellent analysis TGB! So glad you got to do this - I love hearing you discuss Square games =D Plus I've been waiting for the day when Dirge would come up on this channel XD

[@jacktwelve1710]

I guess square loved that FF 16 video. Any video from Charlie is a good video especially one about one of the most goated JRPGS ever

[@tomsantos9448]

Charlie made a video for Square? Let's GOOOOOOOOOO

[@ScrapComputer]

Been wanting to get FF7, but always been hesitant. Gonna get it, so sponsor well spent. First sponsor I've purchased a total of 0 advertised games/anything in 10 years. Touché square, you got me this time :D

[@keinchi]

26:30 the persona he exudes as a SOLDIER falls in line with him mimicking Sephiroth

[@AliAMotamed]

Have had major hand issues that have prevented me from being able to play video games recently and I was hoping to play FF7 before watching Maximilian Stream Rebirth, so I'm really glad that you made this because now I feel like I have all of the supernecessary context to comfortably experience rebirth even though I can't use my hands Thank you. Was very depressed about my hands and stuff, and this video just made my day.

[@residentgrigo4701]

You skipped the Before Crisis OVA.

[@tuff_lover]

Thank you, that was very informative. People don't really like to talk about Dirge, honestly one of my favourite FF games, despite how difficult it is sometimes.

[@LegendOfGroose]

I truly think this might be some of your best work, Charlie, and is absolutely the best recap of FF7 ever made.

[@Bluargh02]

-reads the title- -grabs 🍿- Dis gonna be good 👀🍿

[@ianbowden2524]

Honestly......as someone who has never gotten into turn based rpgs. That Zack cloud twist was something i never knew.

[@Vashkey]

Im sure bestguyever will appreciate the Aeris mention at least

[@Kriss_ch.]

If only Peter Jackson had thought to put dementors in the first The Hobbit and an early Smaug fight after the Gollum bit, the movies would have been much better received.

[@Ukaran]

Cry more.

[@WanupDeShroom]

Gamingbrit here to remind me why the original game really is one of my favorite games ever, I love this story so much. Awesome video and glad you got sponsored by Square.

[@darksydeernie]

This is so coherently and accurately written! Great video.

[@willuigi64]

Just finished FFVII. Here to catch up with the compilation aside from Crisis Core (going to play reunion) and Advent Children (bought the special 4k blu ray)

[@timothyfrasier8218]

Interesting I hope you have a part 2 and a part 3 to this in the future.

[@mariokarter13]

Another RPG that tries a similar twist with Cloud, and might even be more philosophically interesting, is Tales of the Abyss. The protagonist, Luke, is revealed to have been a clone of the actual Luke that got swapped several years before the game started. So when the original Luke comes back he's now a complete stranger to his own family, while the clone has to cope with the fact he effectively stole someone else's entire existence.

[@catsoup9870]

Damn this is a good ass video Kinda unbelievable an upload of this qualiy was sponsored

[@emile5921]

That was a great summary. Thanks for doing it. I am curious to see how far after the end of the OG FFVII part 3 will go.

[@Revanxbone]

I still wish to see the Genesis conclusion. Hope the remake trilogy will do something with that

[@chazilla8615]

Congratulations on the Sponsorship!!

[@kingcloudlo9792]

First time I played this game, I cried throughout the whole boss battle after Aeriths death….such an amazing game

[@splattercide9094]

I knew Charlie was cookin something CRAZY, the sponsorship of legends right here

[@kokkoshode]

As someone who does not care about FF7 at all (but still is going to play Rebirth because I love action games) this was a perfect recap video. I'm actually interested in the story and lore of these games now, so you did more than my 15 or so hours with Remake ever did. I just hate how anime everything was in that game, and I'm not expecting much to change in Rebirth, but at least I have some understanding now why so many people care about this universe. All thanks to you. Anyways, excellent job!

[@StriderStryker]

As a guy who knows about FF7 lore, I’m impressed how accurate this video is. Robert Pattinson would definitely agree this one.

[@nova8352]

Thank you for covering my favorite game of all time

[@Dylanimus]

Congratulations on getting hired by Square! That is quite the accomplishment. Keep up the good work Gaming Brit!

[@perfectman3077]

You gotta do this type of video for the other classic 90s jrpgs as well. Chrono Trigger, FF8, FF9, etc.

[@danielpratt3794]

Wow this was really good, like i dunno why but you did that thing you do when you anapyse the game from relase perspective but also how it influenced the legacy of the franchise rffectjng thr next game in timeline? Like some really good cause and affect storytelling Also congrats on the sponser!

[@Mankey619]

Its super cool that Square is hiring you to explain FF7. Can't imagine how super duper lucky you've gotten.

[@vdinh143]

Excellent video. I was too young at the time to understood some of the more profound messages.

[@bryanmasuda3517]

*sees time is 57 minutes* nice not too long this is going to be good

[@keitaro211]

Congrats and very happy to see this video , my body is ready for ff7 rebirth

[@Vashkey]

You can really tell brit had to tie one hand behind his back here. Id say id like to hear how he really feels about this series but i never thought hed make any videos about Final Fantasy VII You did have some good insights and observations though, i appreciate it. Looking forward to the next video

[@shionsonozaki5730]

Grow up honestly

[@Ultranety]

Now all we need is Capcom to sponsor you for the next DMC

[@jehutyinp]

You dont know how helpful this was. I also have so much more motivation to play the original and remake as well one day☺️

[@MenacingSnail]

I will be buying the new FF game based solely off of this video. Thanks for making it happen square!

[@freddytackos]

6:16 goosebumps. after all these years.

[@thegreatpoo2electricboogal318]

Rebirth may be one of the best gaming moments of the last 20 years!

[@HaitaniMasayuki]

I've been saying this since the game was officially announced... the word "remake" is almost never part of the actual game's name. In most cases it's just a marketing add-in and not the name. But that part always gets dismissed lol

[@TheZogeking]

This is rad. Congrats Mr. Brit.

[@TheWorldBelowDnD]

Tbh, the more i hear about the meta fate-ghosts, the more 9 absolutely hate them as a concept, hahaha. This has convinced me to check out the original though! Amazing vid, as always! 😊

[@hamlindigo_blue]

I thought you hated remakes? What's this video?

[@CartRay-gf2tp]

sh2 is a step by step remake this isn't

[@lycanentertainment5020]

Yep this gaming brit chump is contradicting himself

[@gameinspection4999]

NEW GAMING BRITT LET'S GOOOOOOO

[@bellboy7809]

YOOOO! This will be a treat!

[@bellboy7809]

That was a treat! Thank you :)

[@deadair101101]

Now you gotta do a video talking about OG and Remake.

[@iono_io]

this was such a well done video!

[@UltimateAnimeGamer]

I was wondering if he was ever going to cover the FF7 remake since its basically Kingdom Hearts adjacent in gameplay. Never expected hed get a full sponsership!

[@aroccoification]

Bruh this game is made by the FF13 crew and plays just like action FF13. It plays nothing like KH aside from the menu and that menu was based on FF If you try to play this game like KH you're going to die. But if you play it like FF13 using specific moves at the right times to stagger while buffing and debuffing you win

[@zeroskaterz92]

@@aroccoification You clearly don't know wtf you're talking about and obviously never even play Rebirth demo.

[@UltimateAnimeGamer]

@aroccoification the combat designer for KH2, Mitsunori Takahasi, did the prototype game design for FF7R, so there's some shared blood there. The stagger system is from FF13, but FF15 and 16 also use that system, so this game is as much action-FF13 as those games are. Also we had an Action FF13 with Lightning Returns. Main difference it the latter had 1 character who swaps between multiple classes with not much in terms of movement options, where as this game focuses on character switching and mateira loadouts

[@aroccoification]

@@UltimateAnimeGamer dude it's literally made by the team who did FF13 and X-2. I didn't realize the combat designer from kh2 was still workimg their. Square has never had a better battle system since then

[@aroccoification]

@@zeroskaterz92 what? I played the demo and beat remake several times including on hard dude. It's not my opinion that it's made by the same people as FF13 and x-2. It's very clearly a new version of that gameplay. This game plays nothing like KH aside from the menus and those were based on classic FF anyway

[@szero7429]

You need to make a 3 hours Kingdom Hearts recap like this

[@helderalmeida3417]

My favourite final fantasy games are X, X-2, 8, 12, 13 , 13-2, 7 remake and rebirth. I played a bit back in the day, final fantasy 7 but it never hooked me like 8 did.

[@michaelhowell2809]

Hey, this was a pretty good video describing ff7. Buy you forgot to talk about lifestream black/white. Why is it important? I think your take on ff7 remake would give it a better light when talking about Aerith and sephiroth . Hoping to see your rebirth video down the line lol

[@cosmicgem7775]

Amazing video, you have earned my sub!

[@dusk3612]

Literally the best man for the job

[@joseantoniorios3168]

What about the Book “Two Past”???

[@olizelda]

Didn't even notice the Stamp redesign initially

[@ActionPoints]

He actually did it. The absolute mad man.