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@@Mister_Don888 'Objectively speaking, if remakes should exist then it's to replace the original'. I can see for companies that's the idea they operate on. But then it creates the problems of original fans, especially if the remake is very different. Dead Space 1 & Resident Evil 4 thankfully didn't get delisted just because they got remakes. But someone like Sega delisted games because of remasters.

RE5 is good (same with RE4) and that Sheva comment. I mean, Sheva was the only $15 Dead by Daylight skin I bought XD (and part me still dies on the inside for spending $15 on a skin in a game).

Yeah, Dead Space specifically is what people cite to bash RE5 for not having Move and Shoot (yet RE6 ironically gets bashed for giving the player "too much control" over combat). I do gotta replay RE6 at some point (a friend just got it himself recently). Like I said, RE6 fans gotta express their love for it. Because currently, it would just be me only praising the combat & Mercenaries Mode (especially No Mercy Mode).

@@MrLemmy82 I used Tales of Arise to highlight how companies go back on "this won't get anything else" claims. Since Tales of, like Final Fantasy, has such unique individual entries. Sadly, I forgot to include Final Fantasy 16 that also wasn't gonna have DLC. Until the fan demand was too large to ignore. Another one I forgot to mention was his Fire Emblem Awakening was designed to be the final entry due to poor franchise sales. BlazBlue feels like something that despite "ending", it'll come back at some point. Sure we got BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle and BlazBlue Entropy Effect (which wasn't originally gonna be a BlazBlue game) but they aren't the same thing. Look at the BlazBlue fans that got mad Ragna was Guilty Gear's first guest fighter (I don't know why people thought he would be though). Yeah, even if a franchise ends, creators still want to make more of those games. Or fans who loved those games, become creators themselves to recapture the experience they loved. Game Franchises don't die, they either wait or get reborn.

Magnums in Resident Evil just feel SO DAMN GOOD. I will say, despite how much people emphasize the resource management in Classic Resident Evil. People do also tend to go out of there way to take down enemies. I know for RE1 Remake, people really love exploiting the shotgun to instantly head pop zombies (then got mad RE0 removed that exploit). I will say, it would be interesting if Capcom made a classic style RE game on a smaller scale. Whether to test the waters if there's still interest in that. Or just as a throwback for classic fans. Although at this point, I feel like if they brought back Dino Crisis, then that would keep the classic RE feel.

-I made the video in this style (although part of me wants to make a review or a "while I love RE5" video too since I have the footage and beat it again recently for this video) because of the flack I still see the game get. Although I wish I had a better name that "In Defense of RE5' especially when if all RE5 releases are combined, RE5 is the best selling entry. -It's not just about online people, these comments came from my IRL friends and family who treated RE5 like it was some horrible black sheep. Even my sister who went with me to buy the game was telling me some of this stuff because she thought I shouldn't buy the game. But I've also seen people who are confused ANYONE would complain about RE5 like this. -I know that the majority have an issue with the RE5 AI, but in my experience even if the AI got infront of you. It was still shooting at enemies and it cant be hurt by you unless you turn on friendly fire. I've had more issue with Ashley letting herself get grabbed in RE4. Or keeping Barry alive against Lisa Trevor in RE1 Remake because I swear Barry has no self-preservation in that moment. -I've seen specifically the old blood praise RE4 to high heavens but then bash RE5 for evolving what RE4 did. I've seen some old blood re-play RE5 and realize it was better than they remembered. But I've seen the same old blood blame RE5 for bad choices that RE6 would do. -I would not say Capcom ran out of ideas for mainline Resident Evil games considering the PS2 era had stuff like Outbreak File 1 & 2 and Dead Aim. On topping of porting classic RE titles to Game Cube. Or how the multiple builds of Resident Evil 4. -I wonder if Resident Evil 1's localization doing stuff like (removing quick turn, removing auto aim, lowering ammo & ink ribbon count) affected how international fans view classic Resident Evil. It's why I also mentioned RE3 adding the Dodge button, which makes it more action. -I know Resident Evil 2 Remake is the example of how changing the camera angle effects the horror. Cameral angles that you were forced to look at in OG. Can be looked away with full camera control in the remake. Or how one Licker in classic RE is dangerous, but RE5 & RE2 Remake need way more to make them a major threat due to gameplay shift. Or how despite all the praise Mr X gets, it's still an un-killable enemy that exists to add tension in what would be a tensionless experiences otherwise with how unthreatening zombies are in RE2 Remake. -I didn't play the RE4 Remake which is why I don't mention it in the video aside from saying I thought remaking RE4 was pointless (same with how remaking RE5 is pointless). But I did play the demo for RE4 Remake and something just felt wrong about the controls, but my friends have no idea what I meant by that. -'You should draw objective conclusions' it's all subjective opinion in the end. Like I know many enjoy RE Revelations 1 and think its a return to form. But I thought it was a boring slog that probably seemed technologically impressive on 3DS. But as an HD title, it has nothing to offer. -Ever since RE2 Remake I've seen people saying how it was just a "reimagination" since they don't follow the story or gameplay of the original RE2. I remember when RE4 Remake was new, the very people who wanted a remake of RE4. Started complaining the remake didn't have the same goofy dialogue as the OG RE4 (which people somehow convinced themselves was "genius writing" and not desperately trying to spice up an "OK at best" story).

Yes, I put "RIP FFVII Fans" because they were demanding Tifa in Tekken 8. And are now upset Clive from FFXVI is in. If you mean why I said "FF14" at the start, its because I thought it was an FF14 & FF16 collab event. Since Geoff said announcement for an RPG series and the model didn't seemed detailed enough to be from FF16 itself.

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@@hafizanmohammadothman7460 Okay, have a good day

Oh god that Air Combat Commercial feels like the definition of "We gave someone money to just say some words, ANY words" XD. I'm really glad I had my friend on board for this video, because it showed I was over thinking how commercials should go. Nowadays trailers have taken the spot of TV commercials, which still feels weird since the average person isn't that online. It feels weird to me how the only commercials I could find for FF7 Remake where either all Japanese or an Accolades commercial. Although while this video was on TV commercials, there's the lesser known ones, GameStop TV! An entire advertisement series that generally only plays in GameStop stores. I remember the GameStop TV ads for Fire Emblem Fates (because it got things wrong) and for Persona 3 & 5 Dancing (because I was working there at the time and heard it OVER AND OVER, yet still forgot about P3 & P5 Dancing XD). Also I will say, there were some commercials I cut out from the video like: -The PS3 Baby -PSP Squirrel Portable Nut -Super Princess Peach -Marcus River Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker -Luigi's Mansion -Bayonetta

"Air-to-Michael Jordan combat" and "Need I say more? 'Course I do I'm the announcer!" are just golden and stuff I joke about in the community on occasion, it's even more hilarious when you consider that franchise is still alive and kicking nearly three decades later! And yeah, commercials are definitely not meant to be thought about too hard, their goal is to be catchy and memorable in a very limited time, which is a very particular approach, and one that is very rare nowadays in video games. Japan is one of the rare places where it feels like there are still new ones instead of just trailers. Oh yeah! I can imagine big store chains would have their own set of commercials running over and over and over as well! I haven't been in such a store for so many years, I don't remember if I've ever seen that kind of commercial around here. Considering how the video is already over one hour long as it is, I totally get cutting some of them!

@@MrLemmy82 Trailers replacing commercials is why I was so surprised SEGA made a commercial for Sonic Superstars. And I only just recently found out there was a commercial for Sonic Frontiers as well. Even after making this video I forgot about the Super Smash Bros Ultimate Commercial (that is labeled as a trailer despite being a TV spot commercial). While trailers allow the companies to get things across better. Like I said in the video, Kingdom Hearts was a literal elevator pitch, people gotta be able to get their ideas across fast. It's why I can't blame people that get upset when presentations like Nintendo Directs spend so much time needing to explain a single game.

But have you considered, the DLC will probably sell a lot just like Noctis did in Tekken 7. Even though I (and others) feel like Clive & Noctis would be better fits for Soul Calibur.

@@Gordoniankidthat’s exactly what my ex GF said. Tifa was built for Tekken, and it seems like we’re never going to get her. It would also have made sense to cater to FFVII fans in-between Rebirth and the third installment. Where in the world did they think Clive, as much as I love him, was a good idea for Tekken?

@@jericho5253 Deals like this are generally made upwards of a year or more in advance. So Squeenix probably wanted to capitalize on FF16's success (much like how Noctis was for FF15's success). Plus, Clive is a protagonist as oppose to Tifa who isn't. Combined with how Noctis sold a lot in Tekken 7. Cross overs generally preferring the protagonists chosen over a side character. And usually the protagonists from the latest entry. The only thing that makes Tifa a "better fit" is she's a monk. But at that point, ANY Monk in Final Fantasy is just as qualified as Tifa. Personally, I would've preferred a character from Final Fantasy V since the Job System could make for a cool fighting game move set like in Dissidia. But Clive does bring with him the multiple Eikon powers + Torgal for a moveset. I would prefer Noctis or Clive in a Soul Calibur, but first we would need a new Soul Calibur. And Soul Calibur is my favorite fighting game series, I would love for another entry. As for "catering to FF7 fans", FF7 fans already got: -The Compilation of FF7 -FF7 characters in Ehrgeiz -FF7 characters in Super Smash Bros series -Sephiroth boss fights in Kingdom Hearts 1 & 2 (plus the FF7 cast & Squall fights in the Underground Tournaments) -FF7 Remake Project Trilogy -FF7 Ever Crisis FF7 fans constantly get catered to. Missing out on a Tekken collab isn't a problem.

@ I believe you’re correct, though I remain I’d have much preferred her, and a lot of it is personal bias too on top of just fitting the fighting theme 🤷🏻‍♂️

@@jericho5253 It is personal preference at the end of the day. But the logic for why Clive was picked does make sense with how collaborations tend to work. With Tifa not having any special quality other than "she's a Monk from the most popular entry". And let's be honest, Tifa would have 100% come with Materia as part of her move set if she was chosen. Plus Tekken is still the franchise that has fighting robots, bears, kangaroos, pandas, Yoshimitsu, the Devil Gene, Gon as a guest character in Tekken 3, etc. So it's not as if the franchise is grounded with who it includes. It's like how while I agree Noctis & Clive would be better in Soul Calibur. People complained about Soul Calibur 4 having Star Wars characters and Soul Calibur 5 introducing Super Meters/Super Moves. So people are being hypocritical by suddenly seeing Noctis & Clive as viable for Soul Calibur. Ooh, I just learned that 2B was suppose to be in Tekken 7 but got changed to be in Soul Calibur 6 instead. x.com/Harada_TEKKEN/status/1348916877347573764?s=20

From what I read, Iga's favorite is Castlevania 3 Dracula's Curse (with Symphony of the Night and Aria of Sorrow as his favorites to work on). I felt like Lament of Innocence was more different with its level selection and hub area. Considering the use of pre-rendered cutscenes I don't know how the cast look bad visually (unless you mean design wise).

@@Givretto I gotta get another mic (which sucks because I just got the one I'm using now and don't know why it's making that noise). I was hoping the music in the video would drown out the buzzing.

Resident Evil 5, much like Resident Evil 4, is just a great game. And if you count every release of RE5 together, then it's also the best selling entry (Resident Evil 2 Remake is best selling as a single release though). It's only in recent years have I seen people start calling Resident Evil 4 "Action Horror" like it should have been called. There's RE5 fans I've told this stuff to and were surprised since they never knew RE5 had this reputation. One point I didn't mention in the video is people who say "It's RE5's fault that we got RE6!", which makes no sense since RE6's campaigns are inspired by entries throughout the series. Blaming RE5 for how RE6 came out is the same thing as blaming EVERY mainline entry XD. When in reality RE6, much like Dead Rising 3, was affected by trying to appeal to Call of Duty fans. Another point would be people who said "Horror doesn't work in Co-Op", which sounds way dumber nowadays with popular games like Lethal Company, Dead by Daylight, Phasmophobia and Among Us (I count Among Us as horror even though I know most won't). Funny thing, I was just suppose to record some RE5 footage for this video and ended up recording an entire co-op playthrough on Veteran (never played the game on Veteran, Desperate Escape was absolute hell on Veteran). So at some point I gotta upload that, especially the DLC Chapters, the hilarity from shared suffering XD.

I'll always maintain that Call of Duty caused a lot of harm to gaming in general because so many franchises chased its success and more or less fumbled because of it. Case in point, Ace Combat, one of my favorite franchises, that has Assault Horizon which is essentially Call of Duty with planes, much to my dismay because I really dislike CoD! And I think Co-op can absolutely work in horror. Sure, you're not alone, but it also means you are *depending* on the other player, their failure is also yours, so there's that added element of stress in a way. As you mentioned, Sheva (Or Chris if you're playing Sheva) cannot mess up QTEs, but another player very well can, so you're kinda sweating during these sequences where success isn't in your hands. XD Veteran difficulty is fun, it's a good challenge, but doesn't go overboard in general. Now Professional... yeah, I did up to Ndesu in it, but getting basically one-shot by any attack and having 1 or 2 seconds to be revived was a bit much for me! XD

@@MrLemmy82 The main campaign on Veteran is fine. But since Desperate Escape doesn't give you Melee Vests or Bulletproof Vests, everything is a 2 shot. Not helped by Desperate Escape (atleast in my most recent run) barely gave any Green Herbs T_T. So deaths were frequent in the Desperate Escape footage. I don't blame Call of Duty for what happened since it's the developers/publishers trying to chase that trend. Call of Duty was just doing it's thing, other companies thinking they can somehow copy that DESPITE BEING IN A DIFFERENT GENRE is who to blame. I enjoyed Call of Duty (stopped playing at Black Ops 2), but never did I think games like Resident Evil or Dead Rising should be like Call of Duty. Even crazier was learning that before Dead Rising 3 took influence from Call of Duty, it was originally gonna take influence from The Last of Us (Why was taking influence from DEAD RISING not an option? Disclaimer: I still like Dead Rising 3.)

The character you control fills up ATB faster than if they were controlled by the AI. Ideally the Stagger System is what would encourage using Elemental Material to affect bosses greatly, but the Stagger system is so poorly done in Remake. The Assess Materia highlights ways to affect enemies differently, some enemies can be one shotted via certain methods. It feels like a Single-Player action game because it's an Action RPG. You have equipment to get/find & upgrades, Materia to equip and find, side quests to do. But Remake being so railroaded and set only Midgar does remove certain freedoms like backtracking and level grinding for example.

@@Gordoniankid I don't mind most of the things you mentioned NOT making it an classic rpg. I just miss this certain sense of unity within battles - it's like Aerith said when running away after having met Cloud (in the german dub): "It's every man for himself!". And that's how I feel.

@@DezorianGuy Then you'll like the Yuffie DLC and Rebirth since the party have team attacks. So there's more unity in combat for them.

1. While it is impressive Square Enix made a program to give each character lip flaps to match the voice acting during mundane dialogue/side quests. It is SO WEIRD seeing it in action since only part of their faces is actually animated and feels robotic. 2. I recently released a video about FF7 Rebirth if you want more details on that. But I will say, we are 2/3 parts into the Remake trilogy and they still haven't finished Disc 1's content of the OG FF7. So let that be a sign of how much filler/padding there is.

​​@@GordoniankidThose faces remind me of the zombie like Bethesda npcs indeed. Spooky. It's a damn shame that we have to wait another 5 years or so to get the full "FF7 Re bundle edition" with updated npc visuals and other stuff. What we get now is the barebone experience each time. But I take what I can get, as I love this series.

@@DezorianGuy It's far from a barebones experience. Especially since Rebirth improves on Remake's combat and exploration (also shoves in so many mini games against your will). The devs said how they won't be making DLC for Rebirth in order to focus on Part 3.

​@@Gordoniankidand that is a good thing. As good as the RE dlc is (just started the adventure), it would postpone the release even more. Let's hope that the last part feels like all the best of dlc had been included and no dlc were necessary.

@@Gordoniankid what I meant by barebone is the state each of the 3 parter games are in when initially released. Each title will be enhanced in the complete edition on PS5/PS6.

'Someone didnt play the original.' I literally have both a review and full playthrough of Final Fantasy VII on this channel. The cursor for the original was done because the backgrounds were hard to distinguish where to go even for the devs who made it. Pointing out that the OG FF7 has a bad sense of direction doesn't mean Rebirth gets a pass for making the same mistake.

@@Gordoniankid its a throwback. of course they would add it again and its entirely optional. its an open world game? why would you go to a place where its obviously the main path, if what you want to do is explore side content.

They didn't add the cursors from the OG game into Remake or Rebirth. What are you talking about? That's also not a throw back, especially when Rebirth is filled with overblown throwbacks to OG. A throwback would be if they had a section that was top down like in the OG and gave the option of using the OG cursors for navigation. The yellow paint & compass is to guide the player which makes sense. Compass points to main & side quests while the yellow paint guides the direction in the environment. But also having: -The Blue Arrows (even more redundant when they're used in places with one pathway) -Forcing player movement into a single pathway - Warning Symbol + Red Text blocking players from exploring in certain sections until they find the correct interactable Is overkill and just becomes annoying, like the devs are unsure how to get players to progress in the game. They already have the yellow paint & compass, why did they need the above stuff too? It goes from "I should go this way or look around because of the yellow paint" to "Don't bother interacting with the area until the game says you can". I said this was a nitpick of the game and not a major issue.

Considering FF7 has one of the most beloved casts in gaming AND people constantly cite being attracted to Tifa, Aerith & Sephiroth. I don't know what people you could be referring to. If this were FF15, it would be still be dumb to say, but at least that game DID have people complaining about character designs and the party.

Fair enough, I don't script out these video (despite the playlist having Scripted in the name XD). I did try to script out a video before, but I felt like I sounded stilted as a result. Not helped by people already saying they have an issue with how monotone I sound or that I stutter. So I go off the top of my head since it sounds more energetic from what people have said. I do try to keep in some semblance of structure like always mentioning the premise/basic story details first (also any interesting development facts) before moving on to gameplay and going in depth later. But the rest does devolve into a ramble of what specific points I wanted to mention in no particular order. With FF7 Rebirth being a game I did have A LOT to say about (I actually have way more to say on Rebirth, but I keep reviews spoiler free unless the game is a sequel). Which is why I do recap my feelings in the end of the videos just incase. I am guilty of at times forgetting to mention something and having to record audio for it after the fact (not in this video though). So that is the downside of not organizing things better. And while I feel like the review videos are more focused since it's on one game. The videos on random gaming topics on the channel I feel like can go off topic at times since it is rambling. But I've had people tell me that my rambling format does work so long as I can keep on topic or if the tangent is still related to the topic.

@@Gordoniankid Well hey, whatever works for you, I'm certainly no UA-cam guru! It's tough to please everyone, obviously what matters is pleasing your established fanbase, I'm interested and annoyed in this series of games so I'll come back around for more and see if I can gel with it better in future.

@@aerrae5608 Thanks for giving your criticism and explaining why you felt that way (many criticize but don't explain what they mean, leaving it as too vague for me to know what they meant). As for the FF7 Remake Project, I'll probably stick with it since I still greatly enjoy it gameplay wise despite my gripes. So even if I have no faith in the narrative, gameplay is most important to me in a video game. Although I'll still wish the resources being used to make these games, went into something like World of Final Fantasy 2 or another Stranger of Paradise with a new cast. That and forever questioning why a 3D Final Fantasy V remake still hasn't been made. Although if that hypothetical FFV 3D Remake ends up like FF7 Remake Project, Square Enix can keep it.

@@Gordoniankid I haven't trusted them since they made 3 FF13s. Mind you, my last favorite is 9. I don't like X far too linear. FFX-2 is goofy as hell but I thought the gameplay was more interesting myself.

@@aerrae5608 The only mainline Final Fantasy games I don't like are FF8, FF15 and Lightning Returns. FF9 I thought was OK, I think FF10 is great despite it's linearity (atleast you can backtrack for side content unlike FF13). FFX-2 I do like but it's mostly for gameplay because that game's writing is unintentionally funny at times and real dumb at it's worst. I think FF13 is OK and did like FF13-2, but yeah that trilogy felt like they were doing it because of the unused assets made for FF13. Final Fantasy V is my favorite entry (even made a video on it on the channel). I know many cite either FF12 or FF13 as the point they fell off of the series. And I can't blame them since FF14 is an MMO so it's not gonna appeal to single player game fans. FF15 & FF16 took forever to get made, not helped by FF7 Remake Project having a higher production value than new mainline entries. But spinoffs like World of Final Fantasy (that was announced right before FF7 Remake and released a month before FF15) and Stranger of Paradise (memed to death because of "Chaos" and the line "I don't give a fuck who you are!") kept me interested in the franchise.

In what regard?

@@Gordoniankid Rebirth was peak. If you can't see that, I'm sorry

@@YTwcher Considering I said Rebirth is even better than Remake in this video. I am confused.

The big issue is that the Remake Project wants to celebrate FF7 more than it wants to actually BE FF7. So the devs think having more FF7 content with all these NPCs or little chit chats with the party would make us happy. Saying that they're "expanding" by adding more stuff to it. But what does "Tifa selling water filters", "Cloud doing mandatory side quests", "Mandatory coliseum section" expand on? They even took the character, Johnny, who was an NPC with a story in the background and made him mandatory for some reason. Especially when the party leave Midgar, so any relationships made don't matter. In reality, all they did was put in so much filler because this trilogy's production has to be EXPENSIVE. Taking a 6 hour long introduction and making it 33 hours for this game. Taking short exploration areas and making them 1-2 hours long and padded. Making Wall Market into a bootleg Gold Saucer because they can't do the actual Gold Saucer until Rebirth. To highlight how ridiculous it gets, Remake & Rebirth don't fully cover Disc 1 of FF7. Yet despite that, the games are fun are fun to play even if it feels like the the story barely moves forward. The devs recently admitted they wanted to make things different, believing that old fans wouldn't care if they knew everything that would happen. But then also admitted that nothing will actually be truly different, it's just the illusion that things might change to interest old fans with new content. Even though old fans WANTED A REMAKE to begin with.

Also cause you mentioned Chrono Trigger, it is crazy how that hasn't been ported yet to consoles. The mobile port has been on PC for years, yet no Console port of it. Chrono Cross has already gotten ported, so what's taking Squeenix so long to port Chrono Trigger. Then again, this is the same company that thought console players didn't want the Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters, the company makes baffling choices at times.

​@Gordoniankid Wow 😂yeah agree with everything you said. Im probably playing it at the perfect time then 😅 by the time I'm done with both part 3 may be on the horizon lolo

​@@yungjus1 The devs said they're focusing on Part 3, so unlike Remake, Rebirth won't be getting any story DLC. Now whether or not this will make Part 3 come out sooner is anyone's guess. Especially with how much content Part 3 now has to cover, on top of the extra filler they add in.

1. I feel like out of context spoilers is a good way of building intrigue without saying too much. But then you have Square Enix the champions of spoiling their games. I was planning on using Crisis Core FF7 Reunion Trailer footage to make a point, but that Launch Trailer spoils 95% of the game's ending XD. But then you have Neo The World Ends With You that spoils the game but also shows footage that's not in the game too. FF7 Remake Project is also designed around people knowing OG FF7 and baits old fans, while screwing over new fans in the process. It's all so weird. 2. Older media is in such a weird place where people expect everyone to know it yet, even though that's impossible. I barely watch movies, I've never seen many beloved films and people get baffled at that fact. Now imagine that across console generations which would require a lot of money and time. And some consoles can't be emulated properly too. Then you have Remakes that are their own version of a game and not the same as the original. 3. The gameplay part is so weird, because it continues to feel like gameplay is seen as unimportant to video games. I know that for most spoilers refers to narrative works. But when the medium's main thing is gameplay interaction, that should be the most important. So talking about stuff like later sections or gameplay surprises should be a spoiler, but unless it's tied to the narrative most think it's unimportant. It's like how when people say "Gameplay is most important in a game" people LOVE to respond with "Um, games are MORE than just gameplay". Freaking no one goes "Yeah this movie sucked, but the music was amazing so it's great" or "This book was OK, but the cover artwork is immaculate so it's still great". Every form of art is comprised of multiple forms of art, but there is a main thing to each medium.

From what I've seen, old fans got a PS4 JUST FOR FF7 Remake. But I feel like the jump to PS5 is what filtered them out since they only got a console for the one game. Hypothetically, Final Fantasy should be attracting new fans regardless, especially since FF7 still has it's legacy. When FF7 Remake was revealed I had friends asking about the hype around it and what made FF7 famous and by proxy FF7 Remake famous. Casual fans wouldn't even know FF7 Remake was only Part 1 of a trilogy (still a dumb idea to me). I've seen people keep making excuses for why FF7 Remake & Rebirth aren't doing as well as OG FF7. "FF7 Remake was on one console!" but OG FF7 was on ONE CONSOLE, a NEW unproven console AND was swapping from Nintendo to Sony. It's why the description of this video says "Can a ground breaking game from 1997 be recaptured in modern day when there's no ground to break?". OG FF7 did crazy technological feats at the time while being a good game. FF7 Remake is a good game, but doesn't do anything people haven't seen before and feels like it's milking the brand by being a trilogy filled with meaningless filler content (How are we 2/3 games in and still haven't finished DISC ONE?!).

​@@Gordoniankid What!!! That's crazy 😳 Rebirth doesn't advance the story past Disc 1 of the Og??? Imma get out of the comments before I know too much 😂😂 I'm still playing through remake pt:1 lolo

I know that was a popular theory when FF7 Remake was new. But that theory has been discredited by the developers. It also doesn't make sense since the devs recently admitted they aren't going to make any drastic changes, just give the illusion that they might. It's also a messed up theory since that implies the devs don't like FF7 fans and goal was to "defeat" them. It also doesn't add up since FF7 Purists send threats to the devs demanding a "perfect happy ending" for the characters in FF7 this time around.

I got words about the padding in Rebirth too, but that's for the Rebirth video later this week. I'm still shocked how 2 parts of the Remake Trilogy are out and we STILL HAVEN'T FINISHED Disc 1 of the OG FF7! Rebirth had to skip content from the OG to add in more filler, it's insane.

Signalis is a game I've heard many great things about. And searching what you just told me, seems to have been very effective. Top search result was people saying they got tricked XD. I saw some count Hades, but I don't count that since a credits sequence doesn't play at that scene. I cut out audio for the Fake Out ending for Batman Arkham City. I didn't want to include Arkham City since that was entirely optional in a DLC story. Wanted to stick to mandatory Fake Outs than a What If/Alternate Ending.

Thank you.

The battle music changes with the DLC costume the protagonist is wearing. It's the same method used in Persona 5 and I don't like it. Since it means you can't listen to the default battle theme if you put the protagonist in a DLC outfit.

@Gordoniankid I always dressed everyone up when I wanted to change the music (in Persona 5). I never tried changing just the leader.

@@adamvancleave9200 It's only the leader. You can have the party waring costumes from different games. But whatever the leader is wearing changes the music. I had the leader in the default outfit to keep the Metaphor battle themes playing. It's the same method as in Persona 5,. But I wish it was just a menu option like in Persona 5 Strikers, Persona Q2 and Persona 3 Reload.

I haven't played P3 Dancing, P4 Dancing or P5 Dancing and I don't plan on playing those. The only spinoff I dislike is Persona Q1, with P4 Arena Ultimax being my favorite spinoff until P5 Strikers. I've mostly seen footage of P5X back during the Chinese beta and it is impressive it's going for a main entry feel. Although I wish that meant it got to to the point sooner, like how P4 & P5 have very long prologues. Nice that you got into the Persona franchise this year, sounds like you've been enjoying it. I hope it encourages to also try out other MegaTen entries like Shin Megami Tensei V Vengeance or Devil Survivor (Devil Survivor being my favorite MegaTen game). P5 Strikers was something I didn't expect to like more than Persona 5 & Persona 5 Royal, I felt like it did what those games tried to do better. Although anytime I've seen this to people, I always get weird looks XD.

@Gordoniankid Although I'm not playing Devil Survivors right now, I started playing Soul Hackers 2 yesterday, I know it's not the greatest game but I'm someone that likes 7 out of 10 games because I like games for what they are and not for what it isn't. I plan to play devil survivors in the future

@@Shadow-Joop-157 I also like Soul Hackers 2, fun game. Same here, I play many cool 7/10 games (Crystar, Crymachina, Caligula Effect 1, Chrono Cross, Digimon World Next Order, etc.) 7/10 games can have cool ideas even if it's not the best execution. Shows how huge the gaming industry is with different developers and concepts.

@@chloemarlowe3817 I also understand that, I saw two streamers marathon Persona 3 together. But they had issues with being over leveled. I told them about the "fatigue system" but they thought it sounded worse than being over leveled. Games are designed around their mechanics, so the player just needs to learn how to use them. I see people who never played the original Persona 5, act as if Royal was "fixing a broken game". Over hyping features like running in the overworld or guns reloading between fights. Like I said in the video, I prefer original Persona 4 & 5 more than Golden & Royal. But people act like I'm crazy because "it's the same but more", even though I don't like the "more". Yet people criticize EVERY SMALL DETAIL in Persona 3 Reload, but don't do that for Golden or Royal. Hell, Persona 3 Portable got PRAISED for changing combat to be like Persona 4, yet somehow P3 Reload gets bashed for it. It's also like how I see people complain about Resident Evil 5 not letting you move and shoot. Despite previous entries not letting you do that and Resident Evil 5 has enemies built around you needing to stand still. Making the complaint just an excuse to bash Resident Evil 5. I also started with Final Fantasy 4, but my favorite is Final Fantasy 5 (made a video on FF5). Yet franchises like Final Fantasy have people assume your favorite entry was your first entry for some reason.

That does make a lot more sense. Especially since the case of me being told "nostalgia bias" is why I like Persona 3 the most in the series. Was a streamer confused on how I could feel that way while they had issues with Persona 3 (ironically similar issues they had with Persona 5, but forgot). Same streamer also got confused why I liked Persona 5 Strikers more than Persona 5 Royal🤣.

Persona 2 Duology has my favorite story & cast in Persona. Fusion Spells are also really cool in the P2 Duology.

Thanks for explaining that and it does match up with the Red Bar during the clip. Although I felt like of it was connection based, then lag would have happened.

@@Stillbraixentho I went over how the game forshadowed the party knowing just as much as it did Akechi being the traitor. It's why I added the clip of my friend being surprised Akechi was the traitor. And the clip of the streamers "Hang Time" being baffled they were expected to think Joker died.But my main focus was how the plan itself didn't make sense.

I get ya, I also watch videos on people disliking things I enjoy or enjoying things I don't. Because different opinions is great and it helps me understand why people feel a certain way about things. I know I'm in the minority in having issues with Persona 5's story (especially The 3rd Semester's story). I got frustrated with people trying to claim what "is or isn't a twist" when it comes to this scene. Since all of it is twist after twist. And what some consider obvious (Akechi being the traitor) isn't for everyone. Much like how Joker being saved felt obvious to me and the streamer clip I added towards the end. Hell, before playing Persona 5, I saw a trailer and realized Igor was fake based on one line of dialogue XD (but that's unfair since it requires knowledge of other entries). But I kept seeing people argue that "its impossible to see Joker's survival coming" despite the clues the game has. Because Persona 5 is many things, good, fun, amazing OST. But the game is not subtle in the slightest. I also made a video talking about the Madarame Calling Card being my favorite scene in Persona 5. Felt like the best use of "Life will Change" in the game.

I wasn't sure whether or not to include that. Since while the game does highlight the camera & phone calls don't work (Still don't know how they filmed that Shido Calling Card). It technically doesn't state Futaba can't just set pre-recorded messages on a timer on Joker's phone. Similar to how Futaba can make the Meta-Nav activate by simulating finger tapping. Which is why I focused on the PERFECT TIMING of those messages, but counted it as more of a nitpick. Another thing I could have brought up was the weird part where Joker HAS to tell Sae to show Akechi the phone. Despite Futaba tracking both Joker & Akechi's phone, which would let her know when the two crossed paths regardless if they were standing still. Also the idea that Sae wouldn't talk to Akechi UNLESS told to do so is weird. But that's more of an issue of how the game justifies the Bad Ending for failing the interrogation.

@@Gordoniankid You have a good point. I never really understood why Joker would forget to hand Sae his phone unless you refuse to sell out your party members and confidants.

@@Eternalwarpuppy Joker would forget because of the black outs in his memory. Which is why the option to sell out your friends is a there. With Joker remembering the plan if you reject Sae's plea deal. When regardless, Sae should be taking Joker's phone with her since it's evidence. Sae even notes how the police haven't been able to open the phone. The only shaky part is if Sae would help save Joker. But even when telling Sae to show Akechi the phone, she still isn't aware of who the person Joker wants the phone shown to. And Sae only agrees to assist Joker when Futaba's messages begin playing. There is also the weird bit during Madarame's Arc where Ann uses the Meta-Nav inside Madarame's house. Having Ann, Morgana & Yusuke appear close to Joker & Ryuji. But Ann, Morgana & Yusuke still manage to escape the Metaverse via the entrance Joker & Ryuji used. Or how the party appear next to Leblanc after Futaba's Palace when we've only seen them activate it next to Futaba's room (also Futaba somehow walking through the desert to the Pyramid). Which is inconsistent to how the party claims you can only exit the Metaverse from when you entered. Hence why they couldn't just use the Meta-Nav to save Joker themselves.

Interesting that you brought FF7 being the first entry in Europe. Usually people focus on FF2, 3 & 5 not coming to America or FF7 being the first worldwide hit. So to have FF7 be the first entry to get brought over sounds insane. FF7 did what it needed to do, be a good game while it had the whole world watching. Got so many people into the RPG genre and Final Fantasy. And put Square Soft on the map, at least until they almost collapsed and had to merge with Enix😅. I still don't get how once FF7 Remake got revealed, some started turning on FF7. Not liking it's visuals, saying the gameplay was "nothing" and even complaining it wasn't voice acted. Some even saying FF7 is "full of plot holes" yet no one can ever cite one. But FF7 Remake did also convince others to play FF7 and like it too.

Yep! It probably contributed to its popularity as a whole, since Europe simply did not have the previous games to compare it to back when it released. Dragon Quest is in a similar situation except it took until Dragon Quest VIII on the PS2 for the franchise to start getting European releases! Being in the right place at the right time can truly make all the difference sometimes, and FFVII did just that! I find that all too common when games get remakes, some people start denigrating the original versions in multiple ways. FFVII is one of them, but a recent example is also Persona 3 Reload that had a lot of people act as if the original/FES/Portable versions were never actually good, down to saying the voice acting of these versions was terrible as well. It's like they have that mentality that a newer version makes older versions obsolete and vehemently assert that not by enjoying their version but by putting down older versions instead...

"Right place at the right time" is such a crazy thing. For both FF7 and the PlayStation as a whole having the best timing. Also the other aspect "ahead of it's time" which I feel games like Star Ocean Till the End of Time and Star Ocean Last Hope suffer from. I swear those 2 games would be more beloved if they released nowadays. The way people argue over Persona 3 Reload is part of a video I have coming. Specifically how people claim "nostalgia blind" if you prefer P3/FES/P3P but call you "Atlus bootlicker" if you prefer Reload. There's no winning in that scenario, people just wanna discard an opinion.

I forgot to also add how the famously long Supernova animation in FF7 was added during localization. It used to be much shorter. But now that super long and detailed animation is associated with FF7 and haunts new players to this day.

Yeah, timing can both be a great blessing if you get it right, or a big hurdle if you don't. Some games are too late to the party, but others are indeed too early to really find their audience! Online discourse is just filled with people who aren't trying to discuss something, they just want to assert their opinion as right and the others as wrong, and ultimately no one changes their mind because of it. The funny thing is that the Supernova animation isn't the only thing that changed, the attack's properties did too, the Japanese one deals a regular amount of damage to the party while the International one instead deals 15/16th of the party's current HP in damage. Amusingly this means the one with the longer, more impressive animation cannot kill you while the shorter one is actually potentially dangerous if you're low on HP.

I forgot my friend got that heart broken over Akechi being the traitor XD. Akechi was his favorite character in the game. And then my friend was mad at Akechi until the 3rd Semester arc. I definitely wanted to include that clip to show that the twist can still catch people by surprise. Funny thing is, the line that tipped my friend off, Akechi saying he hated Joker, was a Royal only line. Meaning if this were original Persona 5, he would have no clue.

@@Gordoniankid yeah, I figured at least they were rivals but I wanted a whole enemies to friends type of trope where he grows and understands yeah he has friends he just has to oepn up lmfao. Had no idea that was Royal only tho! :)

@@lovelysophxox In the original Persona 5, Akechi's Social Link was automatic (like Morgana's). So stuff like Akechi challenging Joker to a duel or telling Joker he hates him was not in the original. Akechi only had the mandatory story cutscenes originally. Royal gave Akechi an optional Social Link like the other characters. The 3rd Semester also being added into Royal, gives Akechi more screen time too.

I've seen many make that claim, but: 1. The video addresses how even if people want to say Akechi is too predictable. So is Joker being alive when the game suddenly prevents the player from hearing certain conversations. Or how Akechi screws up early in the game with the "pancakes" line. Then there's the fact believing Joker died means believing the game's main mechanics get removed too. Persona 5 is not a subtle with it's twists, saying Akechi being the traitor isn't a twist means nothing in the game is a twist. 2. There can be more than one twist in a scene. This sequence alone has: Akechi is the traitor and a criminal, Shido is the mastermind behind the SIU Director & Akechi, Akechi is an assassin sent to kill Joker, The Phantom Thieves knew about Akechi, Sae helps the Phantom Thieves.

@@Gordoniankid To me it's not that Akechi being the traitor wasn't a (predictable) twist but it wasnt the MAIN twist (that being the phantom thieves actually KNEW he was the traitor and they had actually set up an elaborate plot to save Joker). You said Joker being alive was predictable because of the game not letting you hear conversations between the PT or the pancakes line, but realize that those are VERY subtle details that not many players would notice and if they did they probably wouldn't remember (for example the pancakes line is said somewhat early into the game so even if people did catch onto it, which again not many players would, they probably wouldn't remember it when its brought up WAAAAY later into the game). And then theres the characterization of the phantom thieves that wouldn't lead players to believe they had the CAPABILITIES to set up such an elaborate and planned out plot. In many of the conflicts that we see in the game between the adults vs the Thieves the odds are severely stacked against them and many players thought it would be the same when Joker gets captured in Sae's palace, but when the twist comes that the phantom thieves planned out Joker's capture and used it to their advantage, really shocked me personally and was a really well written twist

@@ChillChaos-nr6zj The fade to white audio cut out is NOT SUBTLE AT ALL. That one is very blatant in not wanting the player to hear what's going which draws attention to it. Persona 5 shows scenes Joker wasn't there for (weird since the game is told primarily through flashback), so the game suddenly taking away information from the player stands out when it starts happening AFTER Akechi threatens the Phantom Thieves. And the fade to white scenes are ONLY WHEN AKECHI IS NOT IN THE ROOM, adding to the idea of the Phantom Thieves talking about something behind his back. The pancakes line is subtle, but people love highlighting that line as to why they feel like Akechi being the traitor isn't a twist since he made a mistake. But the same pancake line also highlights the Phantom Thieves heard an important piece of information, that's why I brought it up. Also the constantly progressing Social Link for Sae in present day has to be building up to something since it even finishes moments before Akechi shows up. The Phantom Thieves do show elaborate planning in regards to the Madarame Palace. Scouting out the final room and exploiting the flaws in the security (made a video on that heist, it's my favorite in the game). On top of needing to enter the Palaces to begin with and circumvent the puzzles & traps in the Palaces. So the Phantom Thieves are competent when the situation calls for it, even if the game keeps portraying them as walking into damn near every trap imaginable. Then there's also the idea that Persona 5 would remove the Wild Card mechanic if Joker actually died. Which is a crazy idea to believe the developers would do. But I know I'm in the minority of not believing story scenes if they would drastically alter the gameplay. I also wanted to focus on the actual plan by Akechi/Shido and The Phantom Thieves since I feel like the actual schemes get ignored entirely when this topic is brought up. So my biggest gripe was the plan to save Joker had issues with it, like the inconsistent Shadow vanishing or nobody coming to dispose of Joker's body (because if they did, they would realize Joker was gone).

Sound like what exactly?

Personally I've heard this archetype of voice a lot

I'm just speaking in a regular voice in my voices. I've seen others question why I sound the way I do. I'm unsure if it's an actually my voice or something else.

Back then I didn't think about that issue, I just played it as it was loaded on an emulator. So that's how I played the SNES & GBA versions 💀. I played the PS1 & Pixel Remaster versions on actual hardware. Ironically when I recorded Persona 2 Eternal Punishment (PSP) in 4:3, people asked why I didn't stretch it out.

@@night1952 Yeah, I remember when RE2 Remake was new, people kept saying it was more of a reimagining. Because despite the setting & cast, everything else was completely different. Even character personalities. RE4 Remake just didn't need to happen at all. RE4 is fine as is, but once Capcom announced RE4 Remake. Suddenly people started RE4 was "outdated and aged poorly. Ironically now that RE5 is next up, suddenly people don't want a remake. Granted, those people don't want an RE5 remake (like IGN) because they don't like RE5. I don't want an RE5 Remake because RE5 is my favorite RE game and I think it still works just fine.

When I had my friend test this video, he said me immediately answering the question was a jump scare 🤣. I've seen people for years say that the original Final Fantasy 7 looked ugly because of early 3D models. But even crazier was seeing complain about Final Fantasy 1 - 6 using images for enemies saying "how could you stand it back then?" 💀. The limitations of back in the day meant that new ground could be broken. But nowadays things feel homogenized since there's not much new being doing with the software or hardware. Or games that were unique being made more standard. It's weird how the gameplay, the most important part of a video game. Is seen as something that can be replaced so readily despite being the game's identity. People saying a game needs to change genre to be "good". When in reality the person just doesn't like that genre. Or the naive idea that certain genres have "universal appeal" when that's not true. Then the weird repulsion people have to emulation. Despite console companies using emulation all the time for ports of classic games. But people act as if emulation doesn't make games more accessible.

I disagree. If the developers have the opportunity to fully utilize their vision with newer hardware, then they should do it. Too bad FF7 isn’t the original story.

@@Mister_Don888 If better hardware allows developers to truly complete their vision then good for them. But they better hope their original vision was a good idea. Because sometimes a compromise works better than what the developers actually wanted. FF7 Remake Project reintroduces some cool scrapped ideas, but also a lot of stuff that was scrapped for good reason.

No need to apologize for yapping I'm guilty of the same thing XD. I've seen many say remakes help make older games accessible, but they don't. Resident Evil 2 Remake isn't Resident Evil 2, RE2 Remake changes almost the whole thing. Both are great games, but Resident Evil 2 only became more accessible when GOG started porting the OG RE1, RE2 and RE3 to PC recently. I've seen someone use Silent Hill 2 Remake saying that it's a great Remake, but OG Silent Hill 2 is no more accessible than it was before. I brought up in the video how Persona 3 Reload got criticism for removing mechanics and not including the P3FES (prior to the DLC anyway) or P3P content. P3P got a remaster at least, but P3 FES isn't any more accessible. I'm glad you mentioned emulation, I wish I included emulation talk in the video since it's weird how people treat it. Many like you said cant be bothered to emulate or prefer a more "authentic experience". But many ports of classic games (like the PS1 games on PS4/PS5 or Nintendo Switch Online games) are emulated. But emulation on console is a topic not many ever bring up when emulation gets bashed. Emulation makes games more accessible since you don't need the original hardware or if the game never released in your country. I played Final Fantasy V as a kid because of emulation and the fan-translation for example.

Whirlwind hack looks interesting. I know that the FFV community has the Four Job Fiesta challenge runs. But a hack to randomize jobs and add more ability slots sounds great.

The other worlds and the Airship being able to turn into a submarine. Or the crazy fact that you can navigate the whole world map on Chocobo and it's step one to getting the Eggman summon. The stuff FF5 has is crazy.