Is The Original Final Fantasy 7 in 2024 Worth Playing
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- Is The Original Final Fantasy 7 in 2024 Worth Playing?
The original Final Fantasy 7 is a classic for reason and here in this video we are going to dive into it and ask is the original Final Fantasy 7 good? So this video is kind of a original Final Fantasy 7 or FF7 review or FF7 retrospective of sorts. So here we look at the original Final Fantasy 7 in 2024 and see what it's like to have played Final Fantasy 7 1997 for the first time here in 2024. And of course we ask the ultimate question: Is the Original Final Fantasy 7 in 2024 Worth Playing?
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Content of the Video:
0:00 Intro
0:47 Why Now?
3:51 Intro, Plot, and Lore
7:20 Visuals, Presentation and Soundtrack
9:44 The Battle System and Gameplay
20:33 The Party Members, Villains, and Side Characters
31:31 The Story (SPOILERS!!!)
46:425 Conclusion
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I play the original FF7 once a year, ever since it released in 97. This game holds a special place in my heart and the remake series has been a joy for me. I genuinely can't wait for the final part
It's a great game!
I do the same. To me i think the truly hardcore fans replay the original RE, FF7, and other classics every year, because something magical happens when you replay the original FF7 and original RE games at least once a year. You realize the world has changed around you, and you realize how far the companies and target audience has changed (for the worst, imo) you also realize youll never get the same game, same music, same story, and same directing as well. also, you realize how special the original FF7 was as it is, without all the bullshit fillers that was changed and retconned in later games....
ive seen so many fake fans "claim to play ff7 since 1997" when many of them probably only played the game once, and never touched it again. the game is definitely worth replaying every year, because the game is so well made for its time. unlike games today, most games are not worth replaying. most people never replay the original ff7, and just go based off of memory, and then cling onto the fake ff7r games like theyre OGs of both
@@KT-rq9id I'm 64 years old and have played it over and over again, the materia combinations are endless and I've finally figured out how to use the magic pots to steal weapons and armor from me, and using the W-ITEM glitch I now have 99 of almost every weapon and armor available. I love this game.
I do the same with 8
@@ElementryLennon I replayed 8 at the end of 2022. Absolute triple triad fiend here 🙋♂️
The worst thing for me was as a kid playing this when it came out and named Cloud after my name, which is Zack. Yeah, the amount of confusion in the lore was insane.
Totally agree!!
FF7 is video game history and everyone should give this masterpiece a chance ❤
Totally agree!!
Some games have that je ne sais quoi that stand the test of time !!!
FF7 will always be worth revisiting, its one of the most pivotal video games in history. Period.
Very true!
Absolutely! I played it for the first time last year and it instantly became my favorite game of all time.
It’s a great game!!
YES !
(now I can watch a 50 min video about one of the best game ever)
Very true!!
Yes. To me this is the definitive fantasy JRPG experience. This is the best final fantasy.
I agree!
I’ve been replaying it atm after Rebirth and it just makes me appreciate the remakes that much more. The OG is still a great game and was certainly a masterpiece for its time, but it’s definitely aged and feels barebones compared to the remakes. They’ve done a phenomenal job expanding on the original and fixing its shortcomings.
Thank you so much!! And yeah I can't wait to get into Rebirth!
I think remake and Rebirth suck. The new story is nowhere near as good as the originals story and pacing, plus they changes the themes and characters so much and for the worse. I won't play or buy the third remake
@@pauldavis7318 cool 👍🏼
Aerith is absolutely the strongest magic user and her magic stat is always the highest stat in my party. Unfortunately you’re not able to do things like cast Quadra comet 2 with her to take full advantage of that. I think she’d be one of the strongest characters if that were the case.
That’s a really good point!!
She also has by far the best Limit Breaks in the game. She's far from a bad choice in battles.
I’m a 2001 kid, I grew up playing the ps2 and Wii generation so this era completely missed me. I played it in 2021 and it immediately went into my top5.
It’s a great game!
Definitely one of the best and influential games for me personally. Top 3, easily (Elden Ring and OG TIE Fighter would be the other two competitors). I constantly come back to it and play it on nearly any device. It will always be worth (re)okaying it, because it's just pure, great fun from it's very core.
Yeah I totally agree!!
Earned a sub! Good perspective!!!
Thank you so much!!
Best way to do it nowadays is with PC/stream to get those sweet 60 fps/voice/graphic mods! It just takes it a whole notha notch!
Okay cool!
My cousin came over one weekend with FF7 to play at my house and i was so mesmerized i used my VCR to tape in ep mode an 8 hour playthrough and i watch that for 2 weeks until i bought my own copy of FF7 and replaying the parts I taped i was still blown away. Good times
That's an awesome story! Glad you had that opportunity!
I loved how Rebirth kept the 3 party members for combat but actually gave you everybody for the story sequences. I hated how the original hamstrung itself by forcing you to miss out on a large chunk of the dialogue because the character wasn’t in your party.
Totally agree!!
On one side I liked it cause it makes me switch character aroundon subsequent playthroughs, to see how differently characters react, on the other hand it sucks on some moment a specific character should've definitly be there, worst offender being the Hojo fight, given it's the very reason he joins you at first Vincent should definitly have been a mandatory character for that moment.
Exactly this made mecwant to replay with different part members
I just started my first playthrough yesterday and already sunk 10 hours in, quite surprised I’m enjoying it so much
That’s exactly how I felt!
There's only two ways to play it:
1. On PS1 on a CRT (it looks horrible otherwise, no matter what version you play)
2. On PC with all the HD mods
Yes. Yes it is. I recently played it again in waiting for Rebirth.
Still excellent.
Totally agree!!
I see this asked every year and the answer is always yes.
true!
my favourite narrative in media
It's was great!
Ive watched a few of your vids, and I think I assumed you'd played some of older title's!
I think they are all worth playing especially with all the remastered versions giving quality of life features!
I actually haven't!! And yeah I totally agree! I've only played the 13 trilogy, 10, 15, 16 and now 7!
@@thechance-lore4711 Your vids on 13 and 15 are the reason I played them! My favourite is FF8, which is basically the 13 of ps1 era, and as much as I would pay you good money to play that game, I think playing 12 (zodiac age) is an absalute must it along with FF5 is severally underrated!
Great video, Chance. I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the original Final Fantasy VII. But now that you've played it, you might find yourself in one of two camps: (absolutely) loving the current Final Fantasy VII games or (absolutely) disliking them. I won't say why you're likely to feel such polar extremes for what's supposed to be a remake. I just hope you find yourself in the positive camp, or at least in the middle. It's not fun to hate things, right?
I have to ask: will you play any of the Final Fantasy VII compilation titles, like Crisis Core and Dirge of Cerberus? And will you watch Advent Children? These additions may affect your overall outlook on Final Fantasy VII. For better or for worse. I say they're worth a try if you want a wider view of the entire Final Fantasy VII brand, including the current games.
Thank you so much!! Glad you enjoyed! And I’m playing through FF7R right now and I do really like it so far! But I’m also early in. I have crisis core so I’ll definitely play that and I’ll watch advent children as well but I don’t have dirge of Cerberus yet. So I’ll have to get that first and then give it a shot!
Hojo is the real villain of the story.
Jenova is portrayed as like an intergalactic virus, crashing into the planet and spreading its influence to survive and grow stronger. Sort of a twisted force of nature. If you think of it that way, it only acts on instinct, and is more of an antagonist than a true villain. It’s acting in its nature.
Sephiroth, you could argue, has become twisted by learning about his creation… which only made him more susceptible to Jenova’s influence.
You could argue, then, that while Sephiroth and Jenova are both the major threat, they are more antagonistic than straight up villains. For arguments sake.
Hojo, on the other hand, is a literal mad scientist with an inferiority complex, who belittles everyone around him, and pushes professor Gast’s experiments well beyond any sort of ethical limits.
He didn’t create Sephiroth (except for his literal contribution), but he directly contributed to everything bad that happened thereafter. Including (spoilers) Sephiroth being sent to nibelheim to ‘discover’ the ‘truth’ of his ‘creation’.
God that’s a lot of air quotes, but they’re all necessary 😂
Totally agree!!
Awesome of you to play FF7 first, before playing Rebirth. It is very sad to see so many new fans of FF7 treat the original game like it is toxic to play before Remake and Rebirth, and thus they vow to never play because the newer games replace it.
This is part of the reason I'm so frustrated with the "remake but actually a sequel" direction they are taking the remake trilogy. The remake trilogy borderline asks you to have already played the original to understand the significance of the differences they are making to the plot. But because it's been marketed as a remake many MANY new players are coming in thinking they are getting the same story and experience as the original.
@@theopeneyesI mean its a 95% Remake with 5% changes and it was marketed as that they said before release of Remake that the name Remake has 2 Meanings that they didn't want to just re-do the game because OG VII is still incredible. What annoys me is when streamers are told they should go into the Remake trilogy without playing the original by their viewers. Square has made the OG VII super easy to play they put it on every system. It's on the individual if they want play the original before Remake. Square couldn't make it more easy for people to play the OG other than giving it away for free. I mean I'm with you I wish people would play the OG first but I don't think Square has been selling this game as a replacement for the OG I mean they marketed it as the unknown journey continues with Rebirth and they didn't want to spoil the surprises in Remake.
@@Strife93 I think fans of the OG game would be more receptive to the changes in the remake trilogy if Square Enix went full in with making changes and not in this weird "eat the cake and still have it" way they have gone about it. The Whispers are also a very poor story element and kinda just come off as "we want to tell the story differently but these ghosts we invented won't let us".
Thank you!! And I think this was a great way to experience it!
totally agree!!
What's even greater about it now, you can get the steam version and with the years the modding community has put into it, you can just mod it to make it look and sound a lot better or if you already play the OG you can put mod that bring fresh to the gameplay and add new content like the New Threat mod.
Very true!!
You made the right call deciding to play the original first. Rebirth while I think is probably Square enix's best mainline title although very flawed is a completely different beast compared to the original. Looking forward to your thoughts after hitting the credits of rebirth.
Thank you so much!! And yeah the remake and rebirth videos should be interesting!
Best game ever, and 5 and Rebirth is right behind it.
Agreed!!
I havent watched the video yet but YES
Amen!!
Brilliant game. Story wise, it hasn't aged a bit and if anything, feels more relevant today
Totally agree!!
As someone who only played remake and rebirth im actually starting ff7 next week, i really need that paycheck lol
There you go!! Lol
It all if you want to find about the story in the original or the remake series. People might have regrets if the play the remake series and wished the found out everything in the og.
Very true!!
I tried to like FF7 but it just didn't hook me at all. The story and characters were meh (except for maybe Aeris and Cloud), the pacing was a mess so i have no reason to try Remake or Rebirth. FF6 and FF9 were way more enjoyable imo.
That’s fair
I beat it this year. WOW!
Right?!
So glad youre playing the IG forst. Everyone should play the original first
Totally agree!!
The original is always gonna be one of my favorites, but it is very simplified when compared to the remake games. The remakes have their own flaws, but rebirth is definitely in my top 10 games of all time. May even consider it my number 1, but that would depend on how they handle the PC port. The criticisms at the moment are understandable from a certain perspective, but after the final game, I believe those criticisms will end up being a non-issue.
Good takes!
32 years old and just played finished playing FF7 for the first time last month. 100% worth playing in 2024. I grew up with a N64, but not a PS1, so never got the opportunity to play FF7 as a kid. Since then life happened and got away from gaming from a bit, but got a Switch last year and purchased FF7 earlier in the year. It fully encapsulates that era of gaming and made me feel exactly how I felt playing my favorite games on the N64 in the late 90’s/early 2000’s. It’s a must play for any oldhead gamers like myself.
Totally agree!!
32 isn't old 😜
Yes. Its my second favorite game ever, right after Ocarina of Time.
Both are great games!!
A coincidence i finished the OG version like a week ago and almost done with remake now. I haven't played much final fantasy and 7 is the first i finished and well.... I don't love it enough to finish it but that's it. If this is the best final fantasy has to offer should i try others?
I would rate the OG version a 6/10 or 7/10 not really sure. It's pretty great but that's it. I feel the OG fails at characters imo like i never switch my team around did't see a reason for it at all. Did like all the side quests and there good developed i guess but never clicked with any of them.( remake does it a bit better so far more backstory more parts to play as them, but remake feels a bit drawn out)
Don't really like the combat in remake it's good looks amazing and doesn't play bad but it feels like it's no reactive. All i can do is bring weakness materia for the enemies i fight and during the fight just use it. I want to dodge more stuff but things home on you so hard and have aoe that it doesn't really happen much. I feel i cannot just only really button mash X to attack and not parry or blocks really. Some enemies will stagger a bit from a block but the timings are just so quick i never am able to do i don't bother.
That's awesome!! And yeah I would, I'd try 10 for sure!
It is one of the greatest pieces of media that ever existed so...yes
True lol
Yes!
Amen!!
You do know that you can swap part members in and out of your party at any time right? Thats what the PHS does in your menu. I think its at the bottom of the list in your menu, near Save. You thought you couldnt change your party members unless the game's story did it for you?
No I knew you could, but what I'm trying to say is that I would go into areas not knowing that a cutscene with characters would be playing soon and then I would miss specific scenes because I didn't have the appropriate characters
Yes on my trimui smart pro lol
lol
Yes.
Indeed!
Yea i did all the other stuff before Sephiroth so i barely saw anything maybe 6 turns...
Yeah you can get OP before heading into sephiroth for sure!
It's quite difficult to hear what you're saying over the music 🙈
Sorry to hear that!! I’ll look into it!
In defense of the graphics: the field art style is the 3D equivalent of the previous games' sprites, and the ports absolutely butcher the presentation.
The backgrounds are 240p images so the 3D characters stick out like a sore thumb when rendered at higher resolutions, while the natural softness of composite video combined with the shadow mask/aperture grille of the CRT screen hid the pixelation while adding more "texture" to the final image. The ports are the video game equivalent of photoshopping all the film grain out of an old movie and then wondering why it looks like ass.
That’s a fair take!
The remake trilogy just doesnt have the same atmosphere as og which is why the og remains king for me.
Agree!
Um… hell yes? Game was a freaking masterpiece…. 6,8,9, and 10 were also very good
Amen!!
Its a classic. Its good but not a absolute masterpiece gameplay wise . Worth playing if you want nostalgia and are tired of modern games
That’s a fair take!
This games handling of themes like grief, life and death is why it will always have a special place for me
Very true!!
If you havent yet, look into ff6
I haven’t! But I will now!
1000000 times yes
Amen!!!
Nope. Not at all. In fact, it's illegal. If you play ff7 original the FBI shows up at your door (regardless of what country you're in. they get interpol involved) and they all point at you and have a big laugh and say haha look at the nerd who can't adapt to the times and then they leave. Don't ask how I know that.
That, or Will Smith shows up at your door and points at a copy of Rebirth and goes "New Hotness" and then points at your FF7 copy and goes "Old n' busted"
Haha true!!
38:22 I mean… they did drop a plate on an entire village…
But I guess they did feel REALLY torn up about it so 🤷♂️ I guess they’re anti-heroes?
All joking aside, I can’t help but loving the Turks, despite some suuuuuper shitty things they did. I chalk that up to amazing characterization.
That’s a good point! Lol
This doesnt even need an answer.
Fair enough lol
Only worth playing with mods. Those polygon graphics will make your eyes burn.
Haha fair!!
The OG FF7 is the only FF7 worth playing
Fair enough! Lol
It's always worth playing. There, I saved you a 48 (boobless) minutes.
lol
You should do crisis core before rebirth
Okay I'll look into that!
@@thechance-lore4711 it really helps tour experience for rebirth. Or atleast watch all the cut scenes on youtube on crisis core.
Playing with same 3 characters sounds like the most boring playthrough lol we aint trying to win a superbowl.
lol fair
The remake fails the original spectacularly. Completely different games
That’s what I’ve heard!
Ive played remake and it wasn't great, but apparently Rebirth is amazing
Fcuk it’s worth playing once a week
True!!
Great analysis. Glad people will check out the originals because of the 'remakes'. 9 and X are great but that was pretty much the end for me. I didn't like FF13. For such a rich idea it played out so tediously. The script was awful the characters erratic and acting out of character, resolution has no consequences - angst over ever lasts a few hours, then there's the Barthendelus villain they set up and then RUINED. They don't know how to tell stories any more.
That’s a fair take!
HELL YES the remake I still won't ever play it and FF7 rebirth I can't play since I don't OWN a PS5 TO play it.
The original is awesome!!
27 years and still no remaster 😂 ever crisis is pretty much close to remaster of og ff7
Haha true true!
Dude i was with you until you said ff13 ost was better sorry but thats just blasphemy
Fair enough lol
Ehh I didn’t like it
That’s fair! Not for everyone