Final Fantasy VII Retrospective: A Love Letter To The First RPG I Ever Played!

Hello and welcome back. Today we’re taking one hell of a deep dive into the history, development, story, and themes of one of the best-selling and most influential games of all time: Final Fantasy VII. This was not only my first Final Fantasy but also the first RPG I ever played, and given that I now live in Japan, you could be forgiven for thinking this one had a big impact on me.

Developed at one of the biggest turning points in the history of video games—at the dawn of 3D gaming—Squaresoft and Hironobu Sakaguchi created one of the most ambitious and cinematic stories the series had seen up until that time. Moving the game into 3D and breaking off their long-time partnership with Nintendo to go all in on the PlayStation 1, Final Fantasy VII wasn’t just a best-selling game; it was a cultural phenomenon.

In this deep dive, we’ll be looking at the history and development of Final Fantasy VII and examining the various forces that came into play there, dissecting the story, characters, and themes, and examining how they combined to tell a tale that captured millions of players all over the world, turned the series into an international success, popularized JRPGs around the world, and made Square into an industry powerhouse.

So buckle up and strap in as we join Cloud Strife and the scrappy freedom fighters of AVALANCHE as they take on the mighty Shinra Corporation and the existential nightmare of a man named Sephiroth.

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00:00 Start
10:35 Beginning With a Breakup
18:28 The Setup
48:53 A Fallen Hero
55:22 The World Map
01:04:30 Characters 1 Barret
01:12:17 Characters 2 Red XIII
01:18:19 Characters 3 Yuffie
01:24:07 Characters 4 Cait Sith
01:31:07 Characters 5 Cid
01:36:16 Shinra
01:45:51 Presentation
02:00:29 Gameplay
02:13:20 Secret Hunting

02:23:35 SPOILERS START HERE
02:29:15 Characters 6 Vincent
02:32:54 Characters 7 Aerith
02:38:57 Only A Puppet
02:41:50 I Am Cloud Strife
02:54:37 The game that changed the world.
02:58:15 Conclusion
03:02:31 Personal Influence

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