So I tried playing FINAL FANTASY VII in 2024...

Rounding out our celebration for the release of Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, we dive deep into the original that started it all. As Square Enix's vision for the remake trilogy is more bold than any of us could have anticipated, Final Fantasy VII functions more like an origin story for the sequels to arrive many years later.

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[TheTrognation]

As someone who has never played a FF game until last month, this game lives up to the hype. I knew nothing about it (except for THAT moment). I'm glad I played this before the remake or rebirth, and am currently working my way through Crisis Core Reunion, which is to say I'm hooked and will be quite busy over the rest of this year getting caught up.

[jontanner]

My kids (10 and 8) and I just finished a play through two weekends ago. I did the voices. They had no idea what was coming. The big death resulted in tears. But we soldiered on and they loved it.

A few days later they asked if we could play through it again. I told them they recently remade some of the game. I fired up the Rebirth demo and they went bananas. 😂

The game may be dated, but it’s still captivating new fans.

[theakspud]

Me and my uncle used to play this and FF tactics all the time together when i was growing up. I play it once a year or so. i have our old save and i go back to it to bring me back and its like hes still here. Love the content man! Much love dude

[NiohArcadia]

I played the Original FF7 recently.

I never had a Playstation as a Kid and always heard about how great and influential it was. After playing yeah I get it now and now it's one of my favorites.

[TheDancnghawk]

best part of playing this when it came out. no facebook. instagram or youtube spoilers. so long as you're friends didnt spoil anything. you had no idea what was going to happen. hits different

[Andonios]

I look back at my 10 year old self and just remember how lucky I was to play this. FF7 was probably the single most influential game for me, I played every FF up to 12 but they never hit the same for me. Great walk down memory lane here, the 90s were a great time to be a kid gamer and growing up with the console evolution.

[robertusmaximus]

Man I got goosebumps from how nostalgic the unboxing made me. I used to sit there and read through that manual at least 20 times a day. Final Fantasy VII is my favorite game of all time and I'm glad to see it getting respect, along with the Remake games

[cayteo]

FF7 came out when I was 12 years old. The margins of my math notebooks were filled with doodles of Cloud's swords, cactuars and chocobos ... This game is so much a part of my youth, it's hard to impress to someone who may not have an equivalent experience

[staticshock]

I'm actually playing the OG FF7 for the first time and I'm really liking it. I recently got to the Temple of the Ancients.

[RokkouA]

Fun fact, all of Final Fantasy 7 can be played on one disc. The only reason they had to use multiple discs was because of how large the FMVs were.

[XxChristmanXx]

The music, the themes, the hilarious mistranslations. It is truly the goat. I play through it about once every 2-3 years in the winter months to curb my depression lol

[tacobellcall]

Final Fantasy 7 saved me from myself. I was a fat kid that always got picked on. This game escaped me from my reality. I learned to appreciate my own father from red 13 story. My first tattoo was red 13 standing like Seto on a cliff. Nothing changed my life like this game did. I cried when i turnted on remake for the 1st time.

[dsimpson]

Pro tip, in the world outside of battles, there is a button (select button on PS1) that will show red arrows over doors and interactable items along with a pointer over your character. Super helpful against the painted backgrounds.

Another tip you can change the menu colors beyond the blue/white asthetic (a lot of people don't know about this)

[leandrabarros]

Played the original last month and it was one of the most captivating experiences i have ever had in the past 5 years. The praise this game has isn't unfounded. It was a fucking masterpiece 20 years ago and still is now. My absolute favorite is X, but I can't deny how amazing it is.

[maliky]

I'm 4 hours into OG and love it. I haven't played it in 20 years. Such a great gMe

[blaket]

I had just turned 16 when FF7 came out in the US. It was the 1st RPG I had ever played. Even though RPGs are still not my favorite genre of video game, FF7 remains my favorite video game of all time. FF7 couldn't possibly be more nostalgic for me than it is. I am now 42 and have taken 3 days off of work for Rebirth. That's how obsessed I am with anything FF7.

[mattyowen]

I always used to watch my older brother play these games back in early 2000's but I never saw the fascination until i played them myself. Started in 2010 with FFXIII, and now played near all main entries, IX being my favourite. VII is revolutionary, though, once in a lifetime type game.

[RyonTeachesMugen]

OH MY FREAKING GOD!!! After all of these years I just realized!!
@ 14:38 when the title screen is in the background its a 7 . Its LITERALLY a 7! I NEVER noticed this!!

[jay]

This is by far my favorite game of all time. The music, the sound fx, the graphics (for its time), the artwork, the story everything about this game was amazing and ahead of its time. I must have sunk easily over 1000 hrs into this game as a kid.

[antoniotorres]

I played it on an old ps1 to completion for the first time when I was 17 in 2012, it still held up really well. I think with so many ways to play it or mod it, people often forget the OG psc release is still gold.