FFXV Noctis vs FFVII Cloud

Mods:

Music: FF7 Remake - Let the battles begin!

all done ingame, using after effects for the cinematic editing

[TheSkyrae]

im suprised that this video exploded in popularity once again since i upload that vid on twitter 1 year ago only now i edited the voice over and sfx in for this video.
reading all the questions in the comment section, i will try to answer the best i can:

is this animated?

no, its just me recording the game a dozen time to get a perfect capture of me controlling noctis while fighting the noctis boss from ardyns episode using a FFVII Remake cloud mod that is available on steam and replacing noctis model with the Kingly Raiment suit (credits goes to the talented modders subzeroshell and Nsept0403)

how do you make this look so cinematic?

no hud mod + after effects editing, using AE build-in camera to focus on the action frame by frame.
change ingame camera setting in ffxv to nearest, while also focusing the ingame camera during the fight

buster sword where?

its a noctis boss just with a cloud skin over, yes its basically noctis fighting noctis here, no buster sword.

other than that, im astonished by the response that some thought that its animated goes to show that the ffxv devs really nailed the cinematic feeling as well the top notch character animation in the game, considering that ffxv is already 5 years old! and i really enjoy the discussion here reading all the theories who might win the battle between our fav spikey bois <3

whether you like FFXV or FFVII, its always fun to see two communities clashing together and talking smack back and forth.

[lolzj]

Here comes the newest version of Naruto vs Sasuke

[Amogus-bidu]

Noctis: kills cloud
Ignis: I’ve come up with a new recipeh!

[RaeBordz]

Cloud: *Learns Armiger Unleashed from Noctis*

Sephiroth: *chuckles* "Im in danger."

[Fahel]

People are forgetting the most important part on this power scaling debate: Cloud absolutely nailed that dress, Noctis could never pull that out.

[boozeandbullets]

I don’t really care who would win this is just cool to watch

[Stanimus]

This is sick man would love to see more stuff like this!

[Marklle]

Blows my mind that this used to be what in-game cinematics looked like, now it's the gameplay!

[RandomHuTaoSimp]

Cloud is so amazing, he fought this whole time without using his sword even once.

[normad]

0:25 I always knew Cloud was a psychopath. RIP Barret.

[BlazerT]

This makes me want to pick up FFXV again. Say what you will about the story, the characters and gameplay is just amazing.

[otter]

I don't care about power scaling, all I wanna say is that I love that we're at the point where jrpg action gameplay already looks as cool as in the cutscenes

[sansystudios]

i love how in the very end Cloud straight up pulls out a fricking minigun

[nslater]

For those who might be wondering how this was done, Cloud was modded unto Prompto.

[maverickmagic]

I love this animation it was so well done, also a huge fan of both characters

[zacharymcchesney]

I always loved Noctis's powers. FF 15 is actually great.

[pedroxruz]

Is there a way to mod the Kenny Crow boss in this, that would be a sight to behold...

[darkshadowkg]

Ladies and gentlemen talking about power scaling u forgot one thing. Ignis beat a no holding back Noct who called the boys to back him up and still lost. So the question isn't can Cloud beat Noct, its is Cloud more powerful than Ignis 👀

[dylanf]

The combat in ffxv is just insanely satisfying

[BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

One, would really love to see an animated battle now with both going all out! And two, they would make for an interesting friendship. I didn't realize they're about the same age (Cloud at the absolute most is 21 in FF7/Remake and Noctis for most of FFXV is 20). They'd have little in common other than the goal of protecting the ones they care about but Noctis is actually approachable and is generally pretty quiet except when something truly excites him (such as the Assassin's Festival. His excited babbling to tell Cindy the lore of the festival was too adorable).

I think they could go from sparring buddies to a general friendship if Noctis downplays his royalty as much as possible, which he already pretty much does. Both know what it's like to have a member of their family murdered...and that's an extremely specific thing to find kinship in. They both wield very poweful abilities, making them stand out from everyone else around them. And...both have a ticking clock above them to an early death (I was surprised President Shinra admitted to it in Remake. Unless they again change something, as it stands, the mako Cloud has been dunked in several times is going to lead to his own degradation, just like with Angeal and Genesis. And Noctis is set to die early due to the Crystal's powers).

That's actually now really frickin depressing. Like a mini cancer support group where each week, news of another lost member is reported. Except with it just being these two, one day, one of them just...is gone. I can see it as Noctis going to take his 10 year nap and in that time...Cloud passes away. Aw crap, now I'm tearing up thinking about it and these aren't even real people! But I think I have my next one-shot that I'll write 😂