Two New HUGE Interviews for Final Fantasy 7 Remake Series

[@FinalFantasyUnion]

Thank you so much for watching the interview, really means a lot! ~Darryl

[@SgtSnuggles2008]

Really great questions! Well done FFU

[@bradwhite4827]

Fantastic job as always Darryl!

[@truindividual]

Amazing job, lad. U hit every note

[@drumjod]

You did a really great interview, FFUnion! I really enjoyed watching it yesterday and it's always fun to hear Max's thoughts on top of it.

[@OriginalPuro]

It means a lot for HIM to have watched the interview? That's really weird. Why didn't you watch the interview and wouldn't it mean a lot more for you to watch it yourself? Oo

[@foggy8298]

I actually really appreciate how naturalistic the translator is speaking, it helps the information be more digestible imo

[@lemfandango]

He translated live during a panel in Saudi Arabia. That dude is a beast.

[@ashman210]

Where is Junnon?😅

[@James-u1y]

@@lemfandangoholy shit, props to him I swear most Japanese events the translators are not so great so when there’s a decent or good one it really shows

[@PauloSousa86]

hes been at square since at least ff15, and he was already awesome, he lives translate too impeccably

[@bradwhite4827]

This was the best way to post an interview!👍

[@Mr.Rizzy77]

Max yappin 1 hour about FF7 ??? IM IN.

[@manwiththemachinegun]

BATTLE BROTHER

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

As always!

[@Dracobyte]

Me!

[@FelixMuk]

When is he not...

[@jayjaysheroah2485]

Careful you might get banned! I got banned for saying exactly this

[@CuriousCorduroy]

Thanks for checking out my video Max. It was one of my lengthier ones but it’s always awesome to see people get excited about the dev interviews. We’re fortunate that Hamaguchi talks so openly about the franchise.

[@Nekomania]

It's super i had discovered your channel like a couple weeks ago and been checking your videos out on my breaks at work. So to see you pop up while max was talking about ff7 again was awesome

[@GotekSC]

I think it is strange thanking the person stealing your content and financially benefitting from it. Reacting is not fair use as it perfectly replaces the experience of the original content. It is parasitic behavior. It is the "i made this" meme covered up as an innocent watchparty. This is different from a video essay that utilizes clips from the piece its referencing for sake of argument, criticism, evidence etc. Tons of little creators are brainwashed into thinking the trickle down exposure meme works and is a good thing. While in practice, its the rich get richer. React andies that have a huge audience save time on working on their own content, while these small creators toil away to inadvertently supply material for the react andies. On the other hand, hollywood and anime rightsholders that are actually able to fight copyright battles are not affected. If a strimmer wants to do an anime watchparty, they typically direct viewers to the original content and give them timestamps while not showing the content on their stream. The very least thing max could've done is provide a link, so I could immediately click off of this dumb video and give adsense revenue to the original creator.

[@ganymede4030]

Shout out to Final Fantasy Union and Curious Corduroy! Wonderful channels with great content. Also shout out to the the translator for the interview. He always does a really great job.

[@Dracobyte]

Indeed!

[@ocklyrajab7177]

Of course its good, the translator have work in UN so yeah its bonker

[@StriderZessei]

The last time I was this early, FFVII was still a PS1 exclusive.

[@MRayGames]

Man, i never looked at Barret and Yuffie's relationship as this pseudo father/daughter thing, but hearing that as he put his hand on her shoulder it hits so hard. Its like hes looking at marlene grown up. I hope they play into that angle more going forward. Every character has a rich and unique relationship with every other character, its so refreshing to see

[@MrLuizilla]

It clicked for me after the Demon Gate fight, when Yuffie's celebrating and "punches" Barret in the gut, and he acts all hurt

[@Splathew]

Queen's Blood was fantastic and I normally hate these kinda card games

[@andry6164]

Agree with you!

[@mannygonzalez8358]

I got so caught up in queens blood that I forgot Sephiroth was still on the loose 😂

[@ManicMuppit]

I loved it even to the point that when i got to a new area and saw 'new queens blood competitiors are available' flash up on the screen, I immediately forgot whatever the main storyline was, and diverted off to find them 😂

[@politicallyincorrect4395]

It should have an online version where you go up against other players. That's what the Gold Saucer should be. Some Online connectivity to play mini games with others.

[@junglecack]

Shout out to Final Fantasy Union. They make the best FF content out there!

[@SourrTea]

I’m so excited for FFVII ReTURN!! This interview was very interesting I love learning about the process and Max’s additions as well!

[@brayenmorrison3199]

More Final Fantasy 7 Interviews. Nice.

[@jackjacques7495]

42:33 Its been several months since I played Rebirth so I may be forgeting something but, about the cellular degradation thing, didn't Crisis Core state Cloud is different from normal SOLDIERs because he wasn't injected with Jenova cells, but rather Sephiroth cells instead? That was the whole reason Hollander and Genesis wanted to get him at the end of CC. They all thought Sephiroth was dead, and Zack's Jenova cells from the "normal" SOLDIER procedure contaminated the Sephiroth cells he was given in the mansion, so they said Cloud was the only one left with pure Sephiroth cells, which could actually CURE the degradation. Like I said, its been months since I played Rebirth, so maybe I missed something that retconned/explained this. Can anyone confirm pls? Because if not, its entirely possible that this is just a red herring for something else, as Cloud technically can't suffer degradation.

[@G_Rez]

Hohkay, so Zack and Cloud are infused with Sephiroth cells in order to create Sephiroth clones for the purpose of testing the Ruinion theory, but they are deemed failures and left in pods for 4 years. After their escape, shinra begins hunting them down for being escaped shinra property and a potential liability to their brand, meanwhile Genesis is seeking them because he thinks that the Sephiroth cells may be able to cure degradation, because Sephiroth does not experience degradation. When this hypothesis is tested with Zack, it fails immediately. While genesis suspects that cloud having Sephiroth cells would mean that those cells can cure degradation, there's no active proof of that, and all of the evidence suggests that it doesn't, as even Sephiroth cannot share his immunity to degradation. By the end of the game it is intentionally left vague whether or not cloud will degrade, which then intermingles with the reunion Sephiroth mind control stuff. Cloud thinks this is because of the degradation, when it's actually the reunion theory at work

[@jackjacques7495]

​@@G_Rez Ah, gotcha. Thanks. So what I get then, is that just like Rebirth's ending, the pure Sephiroth cells thing was also left ambiguous. There's no solid evidence that they could cure the degradation, but since Zack stopped Hollander and Genesis from getting to Cloud and trying, we have no confirmation that they can't either. Not entirely sure what you meant about Sephiroth being unable to share his immunity to degradation, though. Again, maybe this is something I missed on Rebirth. From what I remember in CC, he simply refused to share his cells with Genesis, so they couldn't even try to see if it worked or not. Now Rebirth left its own take on the topic unclear as well, with Cloud misinterpreting his bouts as symptoms of degradation, when its actually Sephiroth himself influencing him. So I guess it is still possible this plot point from CC will come back in part 3 to explain why Cloud is immune to the degradation that affect SOLDIERs, and the actual issue is Sephiroth himself exerting his influence on him.

[@samoyed7895]

I believe in one of the ultimanias it does actually explicitly state that degradation does NOT affect S-Type SOLDIERs like Zack and Cloud. I can’t remember if it was Crisis Core Complete Guide or Remake ultimania, but it is stated somewhere that degradation doesn’t affect them. In the Crisis core complete guide it says that Cloud and Zack have S-Cells, and the text speculates that the cells are likely related to Sephiroth due to them being callled “S-cells,” tho the exact relationship isn’t specified. In rebirth though we get to see a brief flashback in the Shinra Mansion where we hear Hojo talking about “S blood and S tissue” and stuff, making that even more likely. I’ve been on a lore dive lately so it’s all fresh in my mind. Edit - just found it. It’s in the Japanese ultimania for ff7 remake where it says s types don’t degrade.

[@jackjacques7495]

@@samoyed7895 See, I thought I also remembered something about that too, because in CC they said only G-type SOLDIERSs suffered degradation, with no mention of S-types having that problem. I didn't know the Ultimania confirmed it. But then, why do characters in Rebirth (I think president Shinra first mentioned it in Remake) talk as if every SOLDIER eventually goes through this? That's what I don't get. Is it a retcon, did they forget, or are they gaslighting us on purpose?

[@samoyed7895]

@@jackjacques7495not quite sure. I can ONLY assume that most SOLDIERs are g-type, although that seems kind of crazy since project-g was considered to be the failed project while project-a was successful, leading to hojo becoming head of the science department. Then again, I think the purpose of those projects was to make an “ancient,” not actually to make soldiers. And I don’t think it’s ever explicitly stated what type “normal” soldiers are. Just that degradation arises from the Jenova cells not being perfectly integrated into the host’s DNA, and that Zack and Cloud were part of the sephiroth copy project and were treated with S cells. I don’t think any part of the compilation actually tells us HOW normal soldiers are given Jenova cells, just how Seph, Gen, and Angeal got theirs. So I’m not sure if they’re retconning it to say that most soldiers are g-type not s-type, or if they just never actually explained how most soldiers got their Jenova cells. My guess is that s vs g was a concept first thought of for crisis core, and now that they’re trying to tie all the compilation together and link it back to the original soldiers in the OG it’s just leading to some inconsistencies.

[@Paul-to1nb]

18:30 As a game dev, I can't emphasize how incredible it is that Rebirth was made in 3-4 years. It's an absolutely massive achievement.

[@Jakco808]

Pure wizards

[@pumpkinpie1509]

Speaking of mini games my hope for the snow boarding minigame is that it plays just like ssx tricky and has many tracks and has the whole cast is playable and if you get the highest score with the whole party you unlock sephiroth thats just my hope anyways.

[@Nekomania]

Would be funnier if they doubled down on the plat trophy and made sephiroth like majima everywhere from yakuza kiwami and he came to bully cloud at every minigame 😂😂😂😂

[@Lunatic89097]

Babe wake up, Max is talking about FF7!

[@ZafoolTV]

What babe?

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

Again!

[@Dracobyte]

Also reacting to FF Union!

[@charlesedwinbooks]

I hate when fans pit aerith vs tifa. Because it just isn't a reality. The book that came out as a sequel to remake while also its entire context being a prequel for both tifa and aerith. It was an incredible narrative. And you get to see these two get even closer in their lives during the adventure.

[@ThatBeingCed]

Really happy to see Curious Corduroy get more attention ! He deserves it.

[@CrimsonFIame]

I'm still bummed out that we are going to see less Minigames just because some people were obsessed with trophy hunting. I know there's another portion of people that don't like how some minigames were interjected within the story and I kinda understand that, they should have went the Yakuza route rather than just decreasing the amount.

[@MetaphorsFantasy]

Wait they literally said they're going to put less because of those people?

[@Zexser]

Honestly I'm okay with that as long as they add some new ones and keep Queen's Blood, not having all the same minigames would give us more reason to replay Rebirth in the future and would also give each game a more unique identity

[@dannyfromtheville3613]

A couple of minigames had to be there bc they were part of the story (the parade and the dolphin), Gold Saucer HAD to have minigames bc ppl absolutely would've complained. It's the random games like the frog minigames, Fort Condor, Gears and Gambits, and Chocobo gliding that annoyed me bc they felt shoehorned in. Not to mention they make you replay a lot of these games if you want the platinum. So the volume wouldn't have been so bad if it weren't for the repetitiveness of it all

[@soul6733]

They said they would make throphies easier. Not that they would remove minigames or drastically reduce them.

[@CrimsonFIame]

​@@soul6733Hamaguchi is the one who confirmed it within an interview that it's getting cut down due to feed back.

[@byleth9565]

There's also a written interview with the director of Rebirth and talked about various topics like Queens Blood, The division of Ch.14 , etc

[@Dracobyte]

Where it was published?

[@byleth9565]

​​@@Dracobyte it should be along their yt channel's community section where the link to it can be found

[@Cloudtwist-py5ud]

It's said a lot but this translator Square has is goated.

[@JacobOlli]

I hope Queen's Blood returns for Part 3

[@zeropolicy7456]

Queen's Blood was pretty damn fun. Absolutely crushing the AI once you fully understand the mechanics is so satisfying. I took several screenshots of my best wins. My favorite is a 102-7 win against whatshername during the Cruise Tournament Final on my Hard Mode playthrough.

[@nc7537]

They've already confirmed it'll be back in Part 3, and with expanded mechanics to keep it fresh.

[@Eric-yt7fp]

Part 3 title reveal on the anniversary of the Remake announcement, June 15, 2025. MMW.

[@breakatmo]

And then release it in 2027, the 40th, 30th and VIIth anniversaries of FF, FFVII and Remake.

[@tanders4444]

7/7/27 would be pretty amazing

[@tsensored9431]

Part 3s gonna be crazy

[@sherrie553]

I dread to think how demanding graphics will be, already a big jump from part 1 to 2

[@Vidred007]

12:10 In OG FF7 after Midgar to the Icicle Inn, the group moves forward by looking for Sephiroth like in Rebirth. So it is more similar than you make it seem.

[@HiroesX81]

FF Union really good when it comes to all FF stuff

[@Dracobyte]

Yup!

[@stevenmoffett3460]

Knights theory: ancients have always had some connection or knowledge of a multiverse, and that it isn't just jenova and sephiroth screwing around that creates it. The multi-verse has always been a thing. Going off that idea, knights of the round could have three multiverse options. Option 1: pulls in heroes from across time and space, and we get vague references or straight up cameos from characters across the final fantasy franchise. Option 2: it reacts specifically to the individual who uses it, and pulls in their multiverse selves. A way to see all the different iterations of cloud we know of, as well as fresh concepts. Option 3: it summons individuals that the planet has deemed heroes across time. Maybe their particular essences didn't dissipate into the life stream, the planet preserved part of them into materia. Away to See the original heroes who fought jenova in the past, angeal, Zack, avalanche, and anyone else who has died. Knights of the round is such a crazy concept of a materia that it has the potential to be some of the best fan service in the game. Or it could be history/lore like what Max is saying, 47:52 , either way I'll be happy.

[@Oscar-x8n6e]

At the airport and this just dropped. Talk about perfect timing 💯💯

[@dannysimion]

Thanks for sharing Max - two great articules that really hammers down the developer and director's vision for this game from the beginning of this project and how we are enjoying its fruition in the two games that have since been released in the trilogy. I"m stoked for the final one to see where it will lead to with the character and this particular franchise.

[@charlesedwinbooks]

The magic of rebirth, and the trilogy in general, is how deep the battle system can be. But how forgiving it is for the new player or average player. As much as you want to learn the battle system and invest it, you get back. I remember playing through REMAKE using almost Cloud exclusively. And I made it through the game fine. No issue, no major hurtles even. But when I went through it a second time I started swapping around and learning everyone. And then the 3rd time on Hard Mode I was setting players up to attack, swapping, setting commands, landing perfect dodges, taking advantage of who needs higher def and blocking when IM NOT in control of them. And I feel in love with the depth, complexity, and enjoyment that comes from getting it perfect.

[@The_winds_of_change]

I'm expecting bone village to be a shinra funded excavation team set up around the now-ruins of the city of the ancients, and that's where we'll find the key of the ancients this time around. Made no sense finding a key at the bottom of the ocean anyway.

[@chumorgan443]

I'm absolutely fine if part 3 is more streamlined. Play all parts back to back and you'll have plenty of exploration.

[@madjoe8622]

I have a hard time to think it won't win GOTY. Such a massive and masterful crafted game.

[@Halfinchhulk]

ubisoft open world 😂

[@Dis2good]

08:14 Well. That means things may get mixed around but that also means every main story beat from the original will still be in the game. Icicle Inn is the next stop!

[@TheSteelers4190]

As they've said from the onset of this project.

[@zeropolicy7456]

I hope they ditch the warmth mini game from the OG. That was one of my least favorite parts of FFVII. That and that stupid map you had to go through to get Typhoon.

[@Dis2good]

@TheSteelers4190 yes. There are so many “theories” about what’s going to happen next and i don’t understand why. I think we will need to climb the wintry mountain to get to it, but how that happens could vary (most likely what Max said - the Tiny Bronco will probably break down. Either way, the point is that no matter how we get there, we are going to the Icicle Inn next.

[@TheSteelers4190]

@@Dis2good Yup. They've repeatedly been consistent in their messaging, and their word has been kept by what we've seen on screen.

[@Justin-td2er]

You mean exactly like they've been saying since before Rebirth released?

[@gneminerift7485]

They could implement a save game transition that will apply your previous game map data to the next; so depending on your map data progress it would impact your beginning map data, which also gives incentives to playing Rebirth.

[@christaggart5687]

Loved rebirth. I just wish Zach’s gameplay moments weren’t so boring. Was hoping for more

[@dejax9]

The british accent is hilarious on Hamaguchi

[@ThatBillmanGuy]

Go to Hong Kong and experience it for real. seeing a Chinese man speaking English in a British accent the first time was a surreal experience that kind of messed with my brain.

[@MarkHogan994]

@@ThatBillmanGuy That messed with your brain? Do you live in like a super rural place? Go to any big city and you'll see tons of people with diverse ethnicities speaking with the local accent. Like go to London, you'll see plenty of Chinese people with British accents, just like you'll see tons of Asian people with American accents in New York or Los Angeles.

[@destouche20008]

Final Fantasy Union is such an amazing channel. I love their granular style of videos

[@kleberson777]

Naoki Hamaguchi as FF17 director would be great

[@fattmusiek5452]

Yo Max, FF Union, and CC- thanks for your work here gentlemen; it helped me when I was feeling down. I appreciate you all bringing this Rebirth content our way. It’s the gift that keeps giving, and translates into some happiness in my actual life. ❤

[@kaitanz297]

Max talking about FF 7? I'm in.

[@Eric-yt7fp]

Since the Temple of the Ancients is where Bone Village was in the original, I'd love to see Bone Village appear where the Temple of the Ancients was in the original.

[@JohnDoe80808]

Really hope it isnt a multiverse. I much prefer that the "timelines" are actually the possibilities that could happen or failed to happen within the lifestream. We could then see what aerith does in a sense to strengthen the planet ready for it to defend itself. Would be cool to see Zack and Aerith finally reunited (regardless of whether they get together or not) When aerith speaks with the planet she can see the different possibilities playing out, but only one will happen. Now cloud can see this too but is struggling to separate fantasy from reality. I think his break will happen when he realises the truth about himself and aeriths death. The cracks in the sky signify that that timeline/possibility is no longer possible to happen, such as anything with zack as he is actually dead. I like this as it removes the plotholes that inevitably come from timelines, or worse yet they devalue the sacrifice that people make (creating a scenario much like ricks perspective from rick and morty)

[@SgtSnuggles2008]

I really respect Hamaguchi (think I spelled that correctly). He seems like a humble man and clearly has passion for FF

[@Adamantaimai]

Max talking about FFVII? My favorite entertainment

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

FFUnion is such a cool channel, their content is awesome!

[@Leescreativeart]

I think it’d be cool if in the endgame, we get to have a online chat area in the high wind where we can battle each other in Queen’s blood or some other mobile games. Like have it as an option to take everything that we’ve unlocked in the game and fight against others. Or have that as a ultimate DLC later on, which could also lead to further DLC for new card packs, special weapons, etc..

[@Mle0_09]

21:31 I don’t think the towers will be in part three, at least not in the same way. My personal theory is that Chadley’s story is going to somehow fill in the gap of how Hojo gets uploaded into the Worldwide Network for Dirge of Cerberus. As they said in game, the towers were meant to establish a network separate from Shina across the world. That plus the suspicious Hojo/Chadley cut scene… 👀

[@band77one]

"we need to let characters go" No. I will never let these characters go. EVER!

[@jonmartino3455]

I see what ur saying about how final fantasy 7 is changing the other final fantasy games because final fantasy 16 reminded me a lot of ff7 crisis core remaster and ff7 remake and ff7 rebirth 🐦‍🔥 ! I love all of the ff7 games including crisis core. And I noticed the approach they took from how u do missions and side quests from those games were similar in ff 16 and I really liked that ! The only thing I didn't like about ff16 is that Clive has this outfit he wears at the beginning. That has like a cape on like 1 of his legs but has cool armor everywhere else. I only wish u could go back to that outfit whenever u want. I like the newer outfit . But it's like cmon man u start off with this really cool outfit , and then go into the other , and it is cool , but it's too castle vania for me to want to always want it. I would like to see the clothes changing option they have at that stone at that main hideout u get to plan ur missions from in ff16 eventually include that clothing option as a choice that can be picked at anytime. That's the only thing I didn't like about the game and in my opinion that's saying a lot because we don't get good stories very often. The story was amazing the characters felt real , and were very likable unlike games like the last of us 2 where after playing it I contemplated suicide that's how much I hated that game and it's characters and felt them being so selfish and have an extreme lack of humility that it just makes u as the player feel like ur playing as ppl who have egos so very big but yet would be critical of some1 else who would have an ego half their size ! They are prideful but have nothing to be proud about! But when it comes to these ff7 games and ff16 I loved them all ! And love the characters and love the fights and everything! I basically loved everything! With ff7 there isn't 1 thing I didn't like ! I feel they really did right by the fans ! In case u didn't realize Neil druckman! That's what doing right by the fans looks like ! Honestly in my opinion I would like to see a final fantasy be more bloody for once with the approach they already take but just add decapitations and dismemberments and make it bloody ! I'm not necessarily saying it should be for ff7 . But maybe when they go to make ff17 keep that in mind! Like how the newer God of war games has some bloody and or decapitations and dismemberments! It will get ur viewers and players really involved! And really excited! Or maybe have an option where u can choose at the beginning of the game to play the family friendly version or do u want the all out badass version! I would love that and would pick that choice Everytime and I believe most ppl would agree!

[@Thedrewster9194]

The reunion is at hand…

[@Fade2BlackSS]

Cool to see FF Union's video here.

[@Dracobyte]

They are one of the Best.

[@Dracobyte]

Part 3 is going to be awesome! Thanks for the reaction.

[@pongknuckle8933]

An FF7 vid from Max immediately lifts my day from meh to highlight of the week.

[@OrionHunterOfTheStars]

For those of us on PC still waiting for Rebirth, are there spoilers in here?

[@OrionHunterOfTheStars]

@ thank you for your service! Much appreciated

[@Dracobyte]

Yes. Watch with caution.

[@duketogo25]

IIRC, there was a mutiny on the Highwind in the original game, allowing Cid to take it back. But it was a tell, not show deal. That would be cool to see/actually do.

[@warden8508]

I’m a simple man; I see Max and FF7 in the same sentence, I click.

[@cha_21]

I think we need another 3 hour podcast with Max and the FF7 boys again.

[@cynicalidealist11]

It’ll probably happen when the part 3 teaser trailer drops next year.

[@Jedda678]

I really hope they announce some PC release news soon. This wait is killing me.

[@ganymede4030]

Same! I'm personally betting on an announcement at the game awards. I would wager we get a release winter 2025 (as in January through March) but I guess it could be spring or summer. Hope it's sooner than that though.

[@bruhm0ment6000]

Yeah no wonder why they only sold 2 million. Didn't do such a legendary game justice, it should at least sell as much as Wukong or Hogwarts legacy which is 20 million+

[@candyhandsjf7288]

​@bruhm0ment6000 og ff7 hasn't even sold that many copies and it's had almost 20 years to do it, and had several console re-releases to help it.

[@bruhm0ment6000]

@candyhandsjf7288 Unfortunate

[@ElPsyKongroo]

Just buy the PS5 if you can't wait, it was worth it just for this game imo, and then you'll have it ready for part 3

[@docplays6508]

The theory of the white Whispers being the spirits of the Ancients is interesting. I always thought that they were just Whispers made by the Life Stream to counter Sephiroth’s black Whispers but maybe both ideas could be right

[@mrcwillis6970]

More FF7 goodness 🌌

[@dmtmediabrothers]

We in here boys

[@marimbanator]

All these people out there whining about how so much attention is given to FF7. They either weren't around at the time of the original release or just don't want fans of something to have their moment of fun. I see in some places people actually complaining about there even being a remake with this much dedication.."we didn't need all of this". Nothing like entitled spoiled gaming brats who have played so many games that nothing is fresh to them anymore so they just criticize every little aspect. Consider the "MONUMENTAL" task of trying to recreate something loved my millions of people but make it new and exciting at the same time. In my opinion it's far easier to just create something new than to retain the integrity while breathing fresh live into something. We have a problem in pop culture anymore where the bar for originality is raised do freaking high that people are not really "wow'ed" by much anymore. The people who have been FF7 fans waiting over 20 years for an update are far more interested in the "relationships" between the characters that was a big part of the original game. The creators delivered on all the major important aspects of this franchise in this game. The fans want to immerse themselves in the world of FF7 and want to spend a lot of time doing it!! This is not for those people who just want to say they "played through" that game to say they did it. If you're expecting that type of game go play some first person shooters. Quit whining about fan boys and let people have their fun!!

[@JonFord]

I LIVE FOR MAX TALKING ABOUT FF7

[@Dummy-z2m]

That’s kinda sad

[@jogsi1558]

@@JonFord what a sad and pathetic life

[@lowbudgetmic]

That translation 😮💛

[@Tisson8891]

excited for part 3👏

[@somethang9264]

Those dementors definitely felt like a nomura thing, like 100%

[@RickiBurrow]

I kinda of hope we don't see aeries at all until right at the end when she summons holy in part 3. I think the emptiness I felt when playing the original needs to be there.

[@martinaguiluz4063]

Considering how Rebirth ended, I doubt it. Characters like Aerith and Zack will definitely be more prominent in the 3rd game

[@gabrielnovais871]

​@@martinaguiluz4063unfortunately. Zack's on Rebirth was just a terrible fan service without adding anything to the story

[@mariefmsr]

@@gabrielnovais871 You can argue its still a build up. We're still not entirely sure what they have in store for Zack or that was really it, especially with that ambiguous one liner

[@zhaf]

4:19 They created a standalone queensblood client in windows?....... Can you add matchmaking and release it please?

[@brieezy.]

Yo, I didn't actually play the OG but I've been following this specific game through social media and through advent children and anything else I could watch on KZbin! Spoilers have never been thing that I have been worried about ever with this especially because I've always been curious! And since I'm more open to that than other gamers on KZbin, I very easily found out that the game was different and it kind of pissed some OG fans off. But I was eating it up, I think I picked up on the changes pretty quickly once they were pointed out, and I could still see the traces of the old tying in with new - i've heard that Midgar was never a very noisy or populated city, but it is in this one! I love it… changes are 100% welcome From what I've heard about the changes, the extra Storey bits may not be necessary, but they are realistic and much more interesting in a modern sense ❤

[@eclipsicalbluestocking1182]

Gonna listen to this while I write my essay on Death of a Salesman before finals week

[@redmasamune1]

Max thinking that knight of the round impacting the story in the way he thinks is some mad scientist theory. I personally think it will be just a summon, or it wont be in the game at all. knights of the round in OG FF7 has total of 12 knights and i cant really see that happening all on screen at the same time with how the summons work in remake and rebirth.

[@wuztron]

Gi village = bone village? I've always looked at it like that but I'm interested in what other people think.

[@lavieedenel]

sorry max, Hamaguchi is not co-director on part one, he already director from part 1 Nomura is just in name only, they just put Nomura to sale it to fan, but all the work is Hamaguchi since part 1, Nomura only give some input now and then, but none of them really stick (I just get into the part where you realize it, that nomura is not the director on part 1 )

[@Erikthedood]

Neither this or what Max says are accurate. Nomura and Hamaguchi both have the same role that they had in part 1 and part 2. Nomura is “creative director,” ie he is the director responsible for the visual and character design decisions in the game. Hamaguchi is “co-director” in the sense that he is the director responsible for the actual gameplay and game design part of the game. None of these aspects changed from remake to rebirth. They just changed it from “directed by one person,” to “directed by this person,” but their roles remained the same in both games.

[@barisaxman2]

One whole hour of FF7 discussion. LET'S GO!

[@charlesedwinbooks]

The game is likely to open up with us heading north. We'll probably start in the bone village and get a plan for heading north through the mountains and really start into the snow area. I don't think the highwind will happen until 1/3 or a 1/4 of the way through the main plot. If we map out where we are right now vs where we need to end up. We still need to head north, do that entire, lose you know who, have you know what happen, have barret tifa and crew do you know what. And That is likely to be the opening 1/3 of the game. Because then we need crew to find you know who, and let tifa do you now what. And then there's the entire weapon stuff. [redacted] materia and returning to [redacted]. And this is not including optional stuff, that isn't going to be optional. Like wutai. I imagine part 3 is going to be as big as part 2.

[@kamikaze82]

2:35 did they update the piano game prompts? That bit on the right wasn't there when I played.

[@erichaslam7952]

I liked the fighting game. Chocobo racing was my fav. Full Mario kart game in it

[@KingValvados]

Hamaguchi gave me a hug when I met him.

[@Seraphima249]

I always see this "There is so many people that are willing to go with the flow of the game" as you said let's go after sephiroth okay let's gooo, as a proof of trust into the dev team. With the Quality and dedication to Remake and Rebirth they earned the trust of the fans and you don't have the usual "ahhhh i dunno maaaaan i really hope they don't fuck it uppppp...." what you usually get. I am 100% willing to trust them to get this new story to a satisfactory ending for everyone, old fans and new given how much love and detail is sprinkled into these 2 games already. :D

[@vantasethatsit9903]

i do hope they didn't erase the bad stuff like Cerberus, hell it would be cool if they "stop" cerberus from happening and recruit them to help with the whole weapon problem, because it seems there's more than we remember.

[@echizenkirino113]

hamaguchi-san really did a great job 🥲

[@pcms7411]

Hey Gents! Who the YT in the second part of the video? Love the commentary

[@optimysticquest]

Curious Corduroy

[@andrewbrown9981]

lotr is one whole story split into three parts

[@ShikiRyougi05]

Ok?

[@andrewbrown9981]

@ShikiRyougi05 yeah Tolkien wrote as one story which then the editors split into three volumes

[@Dracobyte]

Yeah!

[@merlnelson4634]

I hate that I feel the need set aside +60 minutes to listen to this Dood talk over this interview and I genuinely can't get enough of this kind of stuff from him 😅. Thanks, Max. Not like I'm a 41 year old adult now that don't really have the bandwidth for this sort of thing now... I guess mature adulting will have to wait. This is more important 😂.

[@merlnelson4634]

On a serious note. Thank you for what you do. I can not be easy to wake up and get on here every day while also being a husband and a father. That's incredible and requires real determination, resilience, and sacrifice. Thanks to you, your team and your family for all of the hard work and sacrifices you all make. The success is truly earned.

[@daehan8227]

Personally? I loved the ps1 era mostly 8 and Tactics with 7 as a close third. Though man I dread what would happen to FF8R and FFTR. If they would be the new FF13 and become shit. I just want to see 8 + T receive some love. Regardless if they become action rpgs or get HD2D demakes.

[@zeropolicy7456]

Tactics got a remixed release in FFT: War of the Lions. They added a bunch of animated cutscenes, and updated the soundtrack, as well as a few small QoL changes. They did add some nonsense MTX for people that wanted to avoid unlocking things. But overall, it's a nice update.

[@jogsi1558]

@@daehan8227 it'll never happen. People only care about ff7

[@daehan8227]

@@jogsi1558 sorry to burst your bubble but I never really saw FF7 as top tier. Sure comparing all FFs that were originally made for Ps1? Yes it's top 3 but in dead last. With Vagrant Story and FF9 tied in 4th if I had say anything about them

[@vidman5000]

Again, Costa Del Sol nearly broke me. It dragged on and on and on. I wanted to get back to adventuring, not do more minigames. That whole section should have been skippable. I had to take a break for days, and I didn't even know if I wanted to finish the game.

[@martinerrecarte]

12:09 i love and grateful to be in that team ❤

[@PauloSousa86]

So are we gonna canonize the "Return" for part 3, it seems fitting, Especially if my new theory is that both, parts 1 and 2 are Cloud reliving the events of the game while submerged in the lifestream, and Aerith in the lifestream entered his "world" and was trying to help him, recover, in part 1 she goes with the memories of what happened, but that was taken from her, in the end.

[@kclink1579]

I'm still confused about why the darts game wasn't in it.

[@rblu76]

Would be sick of the Queen’s Blood playing robot eventually turned into Claptrap.

[@BigGamingBossMan]

Nothing but respect for Hamaguchi

[@pipsqueaksgaming7029]

You keep talking about bone village. I want to see the ancient forest that you can explore after ultimate weapon explodes by cosmo canyon!

[@alphakowaclips]

Oooooh i want that too

[@Dyjsong]

The characterization in this game was so good, i actually cared a bit when cait sith bought it. Or at least for the moogle. I also no longer want to drown Yuffie.

[@HartleySan]

I think Max made a very good point about too many cooks in the kitchen for most creative works these days and that being the downfall of them. At some point, you need to pick a good, small set of leaders for a project, and trust their vision.

[@Brandonjlarry]

I hope we can get outfits like in ever crisis

[@SpoonyOrbit]

remember when jordan held up is fingers when the bulls kept winning the finals championship and kept adding fingers like we aint done yet. I feel that way in wanting SE to remake 8, 9, 10, etc

[@hiharovic7284]

Wait, is there a connection between Queen’s Blood and Jenova/the Cetra?

[@Dracobyte]

Yes. That is the point of the whole sidequest in Rebirth.

[@hiharovic7284]

@@Dracobyte okay how

[@Dracobyte]

@@hiharovic7284 did you played FF 7 Rebirth?

[@hiharovic7284]

@@Dracobyte platinum’d. But it’s been months.

[@Dracobyte]

@@hiharovic7284 Jenova is the inspiración behind the Queen's Blood legend on which the card Game is based upon, a charming but malignant ruler from an ancient kingdom that was depposed by a sorceress and other people in the past. The legend demostrates how far has Jenova has been involved in the history of FF VII's World and how she / it Will use any means to take control of its inhabittants.

[@HOLLAifYouFEARme]

Im the voice actor for unnamed rock #3 in part 3.

[@Lol-gq4ce]

Cloud with round of knight with ultima weapon I can't wait

[@johnathancarrillo6990]

Think it would be nice or could work like if you have rebirth save data the towers from the rebirth areas are done still but if you don't then you need to do those towers in those areas