Why Final Fantasy VII Matters

Hello! So, I finally finished FF7 Rebirth. You can check out my initial impressions of it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCAm1okb1_0&ab_channel=Mr.ItchyWrath

I am a girl and I was 11 when I first played FFVII and I loved Tifa, so much so my cat is named Tifa. I loved that she was an asskicking girl who earned her skills, is kind, brave, thoughtful, selfless, resilient, a great friend to all, and was feminine doing all these things and almost seen unaware of her beauty. As a girl I always loved her and saw her as a great strong female character.

The story of Cloud, that 'you are good enough', is timeless.

Mad isn't it. 25 years + later and I can still happily listen to 3 hour videos of this masterpiece of a game

your explanation of how cloud and tifa love and develop together is phenomenal the whole video is 10/10

After 10 hours of work and stress, I get home and find this 3-hour work of art, thank you, enjoy every minute.

I think Cid’s character holds up just fine. Anyone playing the game will realize his treatment of Shera is awful. Just because he treats her poorly doesn’t mean the game is condoning that type of behavior. Quite the opposite I think. It’s his character flaw. It’s a heavy one too. It’s what makes his arc work. He is bitter and he blames Shera and eventually realizes he was wrong to do so. It would be a different story if the game glorified his behavior but it doesn’t. With so many characters in the game they probably had to get creative with their flaws and weaknesses. It’s real flaws like that, that give these characters such personality.

It's nice to see someone actually give Tifas perspective since it usually is left out. I think the most fair reading of the Nibelheim incident should lead one to believe that she was likely thought seeing Cloud in the reactor was a hallucination brought on by the shock of being grievously wounded emotionally and physically.

It amazes me that I can watch any number of FF7 retrospectives and each one is still different. Every perspective of the game looked at from different eyes.

Honestly, these longer retrospectives don't get enough push in the algorithms. I've come to really enjoy coming home after a long work day and watching a video like this before bed over the course of a few days. Great video, very much appreciated.

man, I have never been a Tifa fan, never hated her either, but in my eyes Aerith eclipsed her. Your "defence" of the character is eye opening, she is indeed acting as a regular human, not as a character in a book, trying to latch onto hope, to avoid lonliness, so relatable. Thank you so very much!

About Aerith..."It's not about the way she died, but aboutbthe way she lived that really matters" I'm sitting at the bus stop and that hit me hard 🥺😢 Luckily, there's nobody else around" Thank you for the whole video, but for those words especially

This was a great video. I think the only thing missing from your description of aerith's death is where cloud is taken over by sephiroth and he tries to kill her. It's only after cloud has fought past this that sephiroth steps in to kill her. That's one other reason it hit so hard. The player had relief that cloud didn't kill her and then all of a sudden she is killed anyway

When Aerith died. I was saddened and I felt regret because I never paid much attention to her. My second playthrough I put her first everything, spoke to her first, it's like my guilt was riddled and luckily I had a second chance by replaying the game so in real life I'm careful with the people around me.

It says a lot that a game that is now over a 1/4 of a century old is still beloved by millions, that's because it had a compelling story with real-world relevance, (even more so today.) Characters that have depth who we genuinely cared about and of course fun & challenging gameplay. The late nineties really was the golden era of gaming when many enduring and long-running franchises were launched.

You brought tears to my eyes several times. You treated the characters and the work with incredible insight and sensitivity to a game that has become a cornerstone (and perhaps even seen as tired and cliche these days) of gaming. But your beautiful analysis reminded me why this game simply is and will always be my favorite ❤

This game will stay with me for life. Played it at 12 way back. Had never absorbed a story that interesting before, had never played a game that good before, had never heard an OST that magical before, and never experienced sheer heartache like that before. Truely a an immortal masterpiece. Thanks for this awesome vid.

FF7 will FOREVER be a masterpiece ❤

I didnt expect to watch this whole thing. let alone in a day. I.... Thank you. For reminding me about the magic of this game.

I just finished the Rebith story and came here to reminisce the original. The way you told the story with Tifa and Cloud’s character was well thought-out and touching! Thank you