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Final Fantasy VII - An In-Depth Retrospective
*Addition*
I was made aware that there is a piece of wrong information in the video regarding how Final Fantasy got its name, my apologies for this part. For the correct information, I'd like to refer you to the following article from Eurogamer where Sakaguchi explains the true story;
www.eurogamer.net/final-fantasy-creator-debunks-myth-of-series-name
*End addition*
Heya champs!
It's been a while but here is a video that I've been dying to make for a very very long time, Final Fantasy VII.
With Final Fantasy VII Remake out and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth around the corner, I felt this was a great time to take a look at this timeless classic.
Final Fantasy 7 always meant a lot to me ever since it came out and if you never played it before, I hope this gives you a good idea of how it was back in the day.
Have a good one and I hope to see you all on the next one, I promise this one won't take almost a year to come out.
Also, be aware that any feedback is good feedback so let me know what you think!
Special thanks to;
@TheLifestream For allowing me to use the footage for the FF VI Tech demo!
@YourFavoriteSon1 For always allowing me to ask you stuff. Appreciate it, bud!
@tangomushi For streaming whenever I needed a break from editing. Appreciate it!
David; For helping me out with brainstorming and ideas
Time codes for your viewing pleasure;
Intro 00:00
Development 1:59
Bombing Mission 18:01
Sector 7 24:07
Materia Explained 26:01
Sector 5 31:41
Aeris (Aerith) 34:46
Wall Market 39:12
Plate Fall 42:33
Assault on Shinra 47:51
Kalm 58:58
Junon 1:11:32
Corel & Gold Saucer 1:16:27
Gongaga 1:23:01
Cosmo Canyon 1:24:26
Nibelheim 1:27:44
Rocket Town 1:33:35
Wutai 1:36:44
Temple of the Ancients 1:42:33
The Scene 1:49:58
Disc 2 1:55:45
Icicle Inn 1:56:28
Gaea's Cliff 1:59:05
Northern Crater 2:00:40
Escape from Junon 2:12:12
Mideel 2:19:12
Huge Materia 2:20:36
Fort Condor 2:22:52
Return to Mideel 2:23:52
Inside Cloud's Mind 2:24:52
Getting Premium Heart 2:37:16
Diamond Weapon at Midgar 2:39:35
Hojo 2:45:55
Disc 3 2:48:41
Return to Nibelheim 2:49:52
Vincent & Lucrecia 2:53:04
WEAPONS 2:55:13
The Final Stretch 2:57:10
Ending 3:03:06
My Thoughts 3:06:08
#finalfantasyvii #ffvii
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Rediscovering Silver: My Retrospective, Review and Analysis
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Hey buddy, Welcome to my new video about Silver, a 1999 retro ARPG by Spiral House. I found this old game after clearing out some boxes in my attic and was so excited to play it, I immediately bought the remaster online to play it again. I hope you all have a fantastic weekend and are enjoying the spring season. New content is gonna be up as soon as possible! 00:00 Intro 01:55 History and Devel...
How I remember Fatal Frame || A Retrospective and Analysis
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Hey champ! Welcome to my retrospective of Fatal Frame. My apologies for making you all wait so long for this one but a new job and other things cut into my editing time by a lot. For this one, we're going to be diving into the development of Fatal Frame and go through the story, analyzing it, with my final thoughts at the end. As promised, next video will be Zone of the Enders and I hope that o...
How I remember Zelda: Ocarina of Time || A Retrospective, Critique and Analysis
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Hey there, champs! It's been a while since this video took so long to make. Welcome to a retrospective on The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, one of my all-time favorite classics that I still play to this day. We'll be diving into lore, development, gameplay and at the end I'll give my complete opinion on the game and hopefully by that time, you'll have formed your own opinion as well. Keep i...
Alone in the Dark 3: The Ending of an Era || A Retrospective, Critique and Analysis
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Disclaimer: Due to some corrupt captures on the footage (Thanks Dosbox) some of the footage is from @World of Longplays . Thank you so much to these wonderful people who are actively making sure as many games as possible are in the repository and we'll never forget them. Hey there, kids. I'm the dadliest man in town and today after a long wait, I'm finally bringing you the Alone in the Dark 3 r...
Alone in the Dark 2 : Great Sequel or Missed Chance? || A Retrospective, Critique and Analysis
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Hey kids, Welcome to my new video! In this episode's retrospective, we'll be taking a look at Alone in the Dark's sequel, a game that is known for taking a bit of a different path when compared to its predecessor We'll be taking a look at gameplay, lore and at the end, I'll give my opinion on the game as a whole. Unfortunately, not a lot is known about the development stage of this game but to ...
Alone in the Dark: The Grandfather of Survival Horror || A Retrospective, Critique and Analysis
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Hey kids, Welcome to my new video! In this episode's retrospective, we'll be taking a look at Alone in the Dark, a classic video game that was one of the groundlayers of survival horror in video games along with Sweet Home and Project Firestart. We'll be doing a comprehensive deep dive into the development, lore and reception on release with this review. We'll also take a small look at how the ...
Turok Dinosaur Hunter: Mecha Dinosaur Shootfest || A Retrospective, Critique and Analysis]
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Hey there, kids. This'll be my first retrospective and review that I'll upload on this channel. Today we'll be reviewing Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, a 1997 classic game from the Nintendo 64 era that's very dear to my heart. We'll be taking a look at the Turok Remastered footage since it's the easiest gameplay to record at this time. Quite possibly, I might do Turok 2 Seeds of Evil after this but I'...

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  • @TheSecretWorldRules
    @TheSecretWorldRules 16 годин тому

    amazing, great documentary, this should have way more views!

  • @forrestpatterson6053
    @forrestpatterson6053 2 дні тому

    This was such a soothingly narrated video I use it to sleep ❤

  • @thehiddenplace
    @thehiddenplace 3 дні тому

    Oh god the music is killing me. Can't watch this, sorry.

  • @Electrasound
    @Electrasound 4 дні тому

    Have you played Time Gate: Knight's Chase? I loved that game. It's very similar to Alone in the Dark because it still uses the same engine as the original Alone in the Dark games. The big difference is that it at first takes place in the 1990s, but you spend most of the game in medieval times. I'm very disappointed that they didn't come up with a trilogy. What other games have similarities to Alone in the Dark? I like the original games' graphics and wish they could have made newer games to continue the storyline. Alone in the Dark Inferno is technically a continuation of the original games, but I'm not happy with that game. I'm also not crazy about the recent remake. I wish they could have made the 2024 game into a sequel.

  • @BRY__BRY
    @BRY__BRY 6 днів тому

    Great video! but I still don't understand why people pronounce it oak-arina oc (c*ck)(glock)(mock)(pocket). ahh-carina

    • @BRY__BRY
      @BRY__BRY 6 днів тому

      ua-cam.com/video/vFuzClAvAJ0/v-deo.html

    • @thedadliestman
      @thedadliestman 6 днів тому

      Most likely they're from Europe like me. I remember that in my language we always had commercials that pronounced it oak-a-ri-na and I guess it just got ingrained in my head from childhood.

  • @Fraunzi
    @Fraunzi 10 днів тому

    Quinn’s ideas?

  • @Tamikiry
    @Tamikiry 11 днів тому

    The indie horror game Alisa is more alone in the dark than alone in the dark 2

  • @casimirtenhave571
    @casimirtenhave571 15 днів тому

    You can also let the enemies fight eachother!

  • @casimirtenhave571
    @casimirtenhave571 15 днів тому

    Turok is also great because of many secret area's and warps where tek armor and other goodies can be found.

  • @hulkman245
    @hulkman245 18 днів тому

    Planning to make more videos anytime soon? Or is daily life to busy for you too focus on your youtube channel?

    • @thedadliestman
      @thedadliestman 18 днів тому

      Tons of stuff in the works but script writing and editing is taking a long time with real life in the way. Don't worry, I'm not gone. Just slow 💪

  • @celineosthaus8032
    @celineosthaus8032 20 днів тому

    As a German, I find the debate around Aeris or Aerith hilarious😂 Most languages don't have the th sound, so the th is pronounced as s instead. For example, in the German localization of the trilogy, the names of Sephiroth & Aerith are written with th. But the dub pronounces them as Sephiros & Aeris, lol.

  • @JoelIvoryJohnson
    @JoelIvoryJohnson 26 днів тому

    1:55:20 - the death of Aerith was traumatic! The finality of her death didn't sink in until I got that prompt to insert Disc 2. Even then, there was a sense of denial and hope that she would somehow find some way to come back. With the release of Final Fantasy VII Remake and the deviation from the 1997 story, I'm still hoping she comes back somehow.

  • @RogerTheProducerRTP
    @RogerTheProducerRTP 26 днів тому

    Such a good review. I know this channel will be big someday. Dont stop what youre doing, I can give you several game gems you can do review on if you want.

    • @thedadliestman
      @thedadliestman 24 дні тому

      I'm always looking for new games. Maybe I might have actually played them already. Just drop them in here and I'll get back to it asap!

  • @OYME13
    @OYME13 28 днів тому

    Old gamer here. I played this in my early 20's. Even then, I was absolutely blown away. As a gamer dad myself, I did the right thing, and introduced OoT to my kiddo at an early age. It's still her favorite Zelda.

  • @ChrisPoulinSEO
    @ChrisPoulinSEO 29 днів тому

    Turok is my Top 5 Game ever. It never got the recognition it deserves. New Concept, Great Maps, SOUNDTRACK is AWESOME, firearms are great. In 1996 It was such a great game! And still is today. Turok 2 and 3 were a dissapointment. The Original Turok was by far the best!

  • @sacredbanana
    @sacredbanana Місяць тому

    My uncle Jeremy has died by his own hand!

  • @xzavierslater3512
    @xzavierslater3512 Місяць тому

    Karen, Kahili, Marshall, Siebold

  • @rogueprince1341
    @rogueprince1341 Місяць тому

    I like the ps4 version just because it gives you the 3x speed option. That really helps on replays.

  • @theadma184
    @theadma184 Місяць тому

    1:55:19 You're 100% right. The screen cutting to black after the aeris scenes and You're just left seeing a faint reflection of yourself before you realize what the text even says, trying to process what just happened. As you grow and experience loss irl you realize how well square nailed that process, You're not gonna be finished with the grieving process before you realize that you can't wait for that feeling to end before you have to keep going. Life doesn't wait. To this day ff7 is the only game to have made me shed real tears. The end of disk 1 is beautiful sadness in game form.

  • @virtualbunksie5117
    @virtualbunksie5117 Місяць тому

    What a fucking great job. One thing, aerith/aeris never went off on her own to the temple of the ancients to summon holy. I believe that was the forgotten capital. Regardless I hope there's a 13 lol

    • @thedadliestman
      @thedadliestman 26 днів тому

      Yeah, I still beat myself up over messing that one up. Thanks for pointing it out!

    • @virtualbunksie5117
      @virtualbunksie5117 26 днів тому

      @@thedadliestman haha you are welcome. Enjoy the future anxiety.

  • @laluma6890
    @laluma6890 Місяць тому

    In german the code 3 2 1 was remembered as that: "3..2..1. Rechts vor links, die goldene Mitte geht vor!" Right before left, the golden middle at first. I still remember it.. as I was 6 before :')

  • @AntiActionFox
    @AntiActionFox Місяць тому

    I scrolled through all the comments going crazy until I found someone else who said what i wanted to say. The person making this video makes the Aeris Aerith name situation even more complicated then it needs to be. The simple explanation is that Japanese doesnt have a "th" . So the translation was Aeris because it's closest to the kana for エアリス (erisu /aerisu) . What they were going for was Aerith (anagram of earth) , and the localizer did what they had to do. This was the 90s and during the 90s , WAY less people spoke Japanese compared to today. There was also WAY less uniformity regarding how the 2 languages would interact whenever a translation was unable to be 1 : 1 Now , decades later in a world with google translate being almost to the point of being viable and 10s of thousands of people learning Japanese everyday, it's much easier to translate things as they were meant to be. The localizer from 1997 did a great job as far as im concerned. People don't understand how different translating was before the internet was common. I'll always call her Aeris.

  • @matrixrevolution2600
    @matrixrevolution2600 Місяць тому

    1:21:35 it's not the chocobo racing that I hate. Is the prize algorithm that is F! Up!

  • @vegapthalo03yuioplo.j.i.u25
    @vegapthalo03yuioplo.j.i.u25 Місяць тому

    MGS4PDNEq|:-

  • @sentryzero
    @sentryzero Місяць тому

    Final fantasy’s name had nothing to do with being the final.

    • @SicklyNickable
      @SicklyNickable 9 днів тому

      This. Having such a blatantly wrong fact right at the beginning makes me question the whole video

  • @JakeOvEarth
    @JakeOvEarth Місяць тому

    I'll watch every long form FF7 video on UA-cam. Soon I'll be watching every FF9 long video too If you don't have a long FF9 vid, tell me when ya do!

  • @tomwaitsmencse
    @tomwaitsmencse Місяць тому

    I don’t even play video games but I have replayed this game 20-30 times. It’s hard to explain, it’s mystical to me.

  • @On1Zuk4-Sensei
    @On1Zuk4-Sensei Місяць тому

    The mobsters in the labyrinth and the mansion are the crew of one eyed jack rendered immortal by the witch. That is why when you kill them there, they disappear into the ground to turn back to one eye jack's ship, where you will meet them again. and then when you kill them there, they turn into a sack of bones and are truely dead. Also, the underground cave in the labyrinth applies the same logic. Being in a kinda tomb or whatever, the ghost and zombie you kill there disappear and do not go into the ground 👍 this moment is a kinda easter egg of alone in the dark 1 btw.

  • @anthonyd3315
    @anthonyd3315 Місяць тому

    Can people please start pronouncing ocarina correctly it's not OAK-arina it's OC-arina literally exactly how it's spelled. Why are you putting one extra letter and replacing the C with a K 😂😂😂

  • @Josecito777
    @Josecito777 Місяць тому

    24:00 the guy who attacks is the same one you gave the whiskey to In order for him to not appear in this stage you have to kill him while he's drunk downstairs

  • @Mattie-L
    @Mattie-L Місяць тому

    Rope you in with awesome lead, then switch to woke character. Last of us 2 killing Jole and switching to lesbian. Spiderman 2 backseating Peter. Ghost of Tsushima ditching Jin and switching to lesbian. Horizon Forbidden West making Aloy lesbian. God of War turning Kratos into a sensitive beta. Make it stop lol

  • @CrownHillProduction
    @CrownHillProduction Місяць тому

    What the heck is this music? I can’t focus on the video.

  • @MrRafique-y8g
    @MrRafique-y8g Місяць тому

    I feel sorry for you kids who didnt experience this masterpiece when it arrived in 1990's, great memories

  • @kenhammscousin4716
    @kenhammscousin4716 2 місяці тому

    To be fair, I can't finish this

    • @thedadliestman
      @thedadliestman 26 днів тому

      Totally fair. Thanks for giving it a go!

    • @kenhammscousin4716
      @kenhammscousin4716 18 днів тому

      @@thedadliestman My suggestion is to not use phrases like "To be fair" so much. Mix the language up a bit. It's a nitpick, but small things make and break successful projects.

    • @thedadliestman
      @thedadliestman 18 днів тому

      @kenhammscousin4716 That's valid feedback. I'll keep it in mind during writing! Thanks!

  • @cybercop0083
    @cybercop0083 2 місяці тому

    40:36 Is li‘l waving or flipping the birdie?

  • @kevinvu5432
    @kevinvu5432 2 місяці тому

    Some slight misinformation near the beginning. Sword of Mana is the reboot/remake of Final Fantasy Adventure. In japan it is an official final fantasy spin-off. In Europe it was renamed Mystic Quest. It was given a proper 1:1 remake called Adventures of Mana But heres the confusion. What you ade claiming Mystic Quest was dumbed down ff2, is actually the game named FF Mystic Quest for SNES in NOrth America. Europe had to rename that version Mystic Quest Legend, and that's the one with the reputation of the dumbed down. Also its easy to confuse that D&D was very popular at the time. But it was still pretty niche. And stigma and stereotypes exist regardless of factual data. The internet wasn't so big and collecting player feedback wasnt the same as back then. Every game was a gamble. They had to make sure it was the best one.

    • @thedadliestman
      @thedadliestman 26 днів тому

      Yeah, i messed a few things up in this one. Thanks for letting me know and I'll keep it as feedback for the next videos!

  • @cybercop0083
    @cybercop0083 2 місяці тому

    39:28 What about the piano?

  • @gabrieldevoogel6225
    @gabrieldevoogel6225 2 місяці тому

    Started this game yesterday, this is serving as a guide/reason to keep going, I gotta talk to Aerith’s mom to climb the wire to get to the Shinra HQ right?

  • @the_right_nut_4722
    @the_right_nut_4722 2 місяці тому

    Pickle head ahh

  • @Tobas_05
    @Tobas_05 2 місяці тому

    Good video man ! FF7 is such a great game

  • @walmcs
    @walmcs 2 місяці тому

    Good job man. Im hoping for more nostalgic in depths videos from you!

  • @somborn
    @somborn 2 місяці тому

    4:00 Not to firget nights of xentar. The pinnacle of jRPGs at the time. 👍

  • @enigma9437
    @enigma9437 2 місяці тому

    I made it through! Or rather I slept through it 😅 your video was on when I woke up and caught the end of it. Cool content though!

  • @dupersuper6516
    @dupersuper6516 2 місяці тому

    I'm resistant to change due to trauma and have been denying my age since i was 13, remaining a kid in as many little ways as possible. You'd think a video retelling the entire oot game while referring to me as a kiddo would be up my alley, but tbh it kinda creeps me out 🤣 video was cool otherwise tho

  • @lalamove8712
    @lalamove8712 2 місяці тому

    How old are you bro?

  • @HistoricDefense
    @HistoricDefense 2 місяці тому

    Aitd 2... I don't feel like trying that ever again. The music is bad and so are the enemy models. They're made hastly I guess. Aitd 1, 3 and 4 were all awesome on the other hand.

  • @coughe216
    @coughe216 2 місяці тому

    This game scared me to death as a kid. The first one scared me too, but something about the bad guys being human and having guns made it seem real in a way no other game ever had to me before. Plus the clown in the opening cutscene just terrified me back then.

  • @Now_Roxas
    @Now_Roxas 2 місяці тому

    when I first played my favorite part was that the weapons changed the sprites.

    • @thedadliestman
      @thedadliestman 26 днів тому

      To be fair, it's still a pet peeve of mine if I change equipment and there's no visual change.

  • @Now_Roxas
    @Now_Roxas 2 місяці тому

    fym from the remake, people have always been calling her aerith, even before the remake.

  • @joetalentoh
    @joetalentoh 3 місяці тому

    I fell asleep with UA-cam on autoplay and ended up here and let me just say waking up to hearing a recap about Aerith casting Holy was peak. Definitely saving this video