**Max's Levels Guide** Introduction to the levels: 26:00 Level 1: 30:33 Level 2: 32:10 Butterfly Effect: 34:25 Level 3: 52:40 Ben's last stand against Max: 54:39 - 55:45 Bridge to Level 4: 1:00:25 Mind blown: 1:06:00 - 1:10:25 Brain Expansion Begins; The Constant: 1:11:00 The Whispers' Identity: 1:12:35 False Control 1:14:10 Brain Expansion Evolution and Confidence: 1:15:00 Zack's Potential Role: 1:18:40 False Hope: 1:22:00 Level 4: 1:23:00 BIG BRAIN: 1:24:00 - 1:27:30 Potential holes in the theory, but also evidence to support it: 1:27:40 Kyle's Explanation of the Beauty of the Remake: 1:28:50 - 1:31:00 Max's Confidence in Amplification of Original Story Beats: 2:18:30 - 2:19:50 Concluding Thoughts; Entering the Lifestream: 2:29:50

@oiuik

4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate this

@Skifreak-nv7ej

4 жыл бұрын

reminds me of attack on titan, the levels and second watch throughs

@regensyscronos347

4 жыл бұрын

I love you

@oniqlo0356

4 жыл бұрын

This does help

@Quester91

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

*Max 5 minutes in* "I don't wanna talk too much, I wanna hear you guys talk." *2 1/2 hours later* "So that's my theory, what do u guys think?"

@DanLuxe

4 жыл бұрын

Jacob Koszuta and we all loved every moment of it. 🤯❤️

@Michael-bf2ff

4 жыл бұрын

hahaha he clearly knew the most, so i'm glad it was just him talking because this is why we all came here

@137cloud

4 жыл бұрын

I love it. It does show that he really is an FFVII fan.

@HomeDefender30

4 жыл бұрын

I was disappointed at first because max wasn’t talking a lot... I came to specifically hear him talk. Then he got on a roll, and I was like Jesus max, let someone else talk!

@maxspecs

4 жыл бұрын

This is a man who, an hour and a half after the credits roll on his playthrough, was still going on about his interpretations of the ending to his twitch chat.

Just beat hard mode and I was fighting Sephiroth with Aerith. He killed her in that last fight and says "ahh the memories". He definitely knows everything about the original events. Zero doubts now.

@Shadowresident

3 жыл бұрын

Holy Sh#&*! I will need to fight him again to hear it

@KingOfHalla

3 жыл бұрын

am I about to let Aerith die to hear this shit?

@PenguinsAreColdish

3 жыл бұрын

i beat ff7r when it came out, fucking loved it so much, just finished the og yesterday, fucking loved it, watched this, and now i wanna play the remake again

@Gio-kg4gb

3 жыл бұрын

@@PenguinsAreColdish i beat it yesterday too homieeeeeeeee

@thezerowulf507

3 жыл бұрын

If you jump in front of sephiroth with cloud when he is going to hit aerith she also comments on it

Max is so obsessed that he interviewed Easy Allies on their own channel

@flimermithrandir

3 жыл бұрын

lol. But thats a good Thing honestly.

@Owl90

Жыл бұрын

Tbf this host is pretty lame and bad as a host, so I'm not surprised.

**Max saying something** Nomura: "Write that down! Write that down!!!"

@Ronin-kk4bt

4 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@mikesaintjulesmusic

4 жыл бұрын

No doubt that they're listening to all feedback for the next game.

@alt7826

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah and they listen to what Max is saying. Remember the story with his reaction video inspiring the devs

@LunarEntity

4 жыл бұрын

Nojima*

@Cybernetic800

4 жыл бұрын

Funny thing is Kitase said they look forward to hearing fan theories.

Level 1: Spoiler Level 2: Spoilera Level 3: Spoileraga Level 4: Holy ****

@theinimitablejora522

4 жыл бұрын

Level 4: Holy Spoileraza, Batman!

@thetimekeeper955

4 жыл бұрын

I believe that, technically, Level 4 would be Spoileraja, but I like yours better.

@BeachPleased

4 жыл бұрын

Level 1: Mega Spoiler Level 2: Giga Spoiler Level 3: Tera Spoiler Level 4: Exa Spoiler Level 5: Peta Spoiler

@ramza358

4 жыл бұрын

@@thetimekeeper955 Thanks, I forgot that level 4 had a specific name.

@RenHeng_canon

4 жыл бұрын

LOLLL

This is honestly the best ff7r discussion on the internet. Everyone needs to watch this

@macdoninri

4 жыл бұрын

yea they sound polite and analytical

@deus0222

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed ! My mind is blown, and I’m so excited for the future of the remake. And like they, I have more appreciation for the game now after watching this.

@mikebrushing1851

4 жыл бұрын

you should check out MinnMax for more too

@andrewteague114

4 жыл бұрын

MinnMax has about 15 hours of discussion that would beg to differ

@sergevolosin9511

4 жыл бұрын

The one with dropped frames is way better imo

I love how everyone in Easy Allies crew was thinking this is gonna be another regular Spoiler Mode episode and Max came in and basically said “Hold my Cosmo Canyon”

@kadosho02

3 ай бұрын

The deep dive with Max. Is on another level. The most fascinating thing, is that he is right. This trilogy is going to deliver so many feels, none of us are ready

Max is so obssesed with final fantasy 7 he entered the Lifestream himself.

@fantasyguy86

4 жыл бұрын

Very underrated comment right here lol!!

@hassanosman4088

4 жыл бұрын

lmfao

@BingBangPoe

4 жыл бұрын

Honestly, I'm with him. I've been trying to dissect every little bit of this game and watching all his streams.

@Iybraesil

4 жыл бұрын

@@BingBangPoe This vid blew my fucking mind wide open. I'm on level 4 with him now. I HAVE to replay this game over again to get everything.

@OnlyOneFengDynasty

4 жыл бұрын

Max has reached the promise land

Max is so good at explaining that he just turned the most confusing shit into kindergarten math, he's honestly amazing at this.

@Sora2314

4 жыл бұрын

Right! If I hadn't watched this, I wouldn't have appreciated the ending like I do now.

@SkywardSpork

4 жыл бұрын

It explains why every reviewer with a podcast wanted him on to talk about it, the dude is in love with FF7, he thoroughly loves and appreciates everything about it, so the dude can passionately explain it so well to get you into that shit

@Auctorian

4 жыл бұрын

Watching him piece things together on the VODS (couldn't watch, was behind in my game) was like watching a master at work

@SM-nc1nb

4 жыл бұрын

I feel the exact same way. I didn't know how to feel about the ending and now I absolutely love it

@chriskoloski32

4 жыл бұрын

Well to be fair, if you pay any sort of attention to the story. which Nomura did NOT WRITE by the way. It's not all that hard to understand. Sure I have like 4 theories about sephiroth and the whispers and they're all plausible which annoys me. But for what we get we get a base understanding.

As time passes and more things are revealed, Max’s insane ramblings only come to seem more and more accurate.

@BluEx22329

Жыл бұрын

Square taking notes

@mario_maniac9368

Жыл бұрын

It's funny how we are coming back watching this year's later lol this is my 3rd time😅

@huzidamasta

Жыл бұрын

​@mario_maniac9368 dude I've watched this at least 10 times. I need to change....

@carryingfire286

11 ай бұрын

He had max insight for sure 👁️

@gustogusto4519

11 ай бұрын

Max to be credited as special thanks

First few minutes: Damn why aren't they letting Max talk Rest of the podcast: ULLLTTRRAAAA COMBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

@cklambo

3 жыл бұрын

They tried a combo breaker but... Max: COUNTER BREAKER!!!!

@ieyasumei4339

3 жыл бұрын

@@cklambo Max: Ultra Combo Ben: C-C-Combo bre- Max: COUNTER BREAKER!! Max: SUPREME VICTORY

@solomon9655

2 жыл бұрын

Max is a charge character

Entire fandom: "lets not get crazy over the ending and the future of the franchise" Max: "HOLD MY FIGHTING STICK"

@justLux

4 жыл бұрын

I was crazy and i might just be going insane now.

@overkaizer

4 жыл бұрын

Max : "Hold my Level 4 Holy Materia, folks"

@nicolasferreiro4492

4 жыл бұрын

Mass Effect anyone?

@TheAndrewJohnBennett

4 жыл бұрын

Max: "i have the power of god and anime on my side!"

@No1AldamonFanGirl

4 жыл бұрын

*right next to Max because I lost my sanity the moment I got my PS4 Pro in the mail* (I literally bought it, just to play the Remake.)

Max has gone full cult leader/televangelist/pyramid scheme salesman in this one, haha

@DRUtastic

4 жыл бұрын

chvage and I’m all for it

@dappercrow8138

4 жыл бұрын

He pretty much turned into Charlie from it's always sunny

@saynotop2w

4 жыл бұрын

IKR

@Liam-hp1qw

4 жыл бұрын

He got norted

@theOneThatWas

4 жыл бұрын

Wym?

Dude, if all this theory is true, than the Cloud and everyone else got played hard by Sephiroth. Because they stopped the Whispers. Now Sephiroth is free to interfere as he sees fit. Holy shit, son.

@PenguinsAreColdish

3 жыл бұрын

yep. a lot people missed that point and actually think cloud is capable of beating sephiroth now

@resonaire

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Sephiroth manipulated the shit outta the party getting them to destroy the whispers.... Granted the party could stand to gain by not following the OG timeline as well... But its definitely Sephiroth who stands to gain the most.

@laurajanco2i

3 жыл бұрын

can this be one of those things in which, everyone including Sephiroth think that they are changing stuff but in reality they are just stomping on each other's feet?

I come back to this video pretty often just to hear these 5 adults absolutely nerding out about their favorite game ever, clinging to Max's lips as if he's some sort of cult leader. I love it.

@Harri_James

2 жыл бұрын

The Minn Max deep dive is great too!

in our timeline, max is actually bugenhagen.

@joefloggg3257

4 жыл бұрын

Memories

@paulollarsabaiii9824

3 жыл бұрын

Bugen Haagen Dasz

@mr.smithsgovermentclass4556

3 жыл бұрын

Nanomachines son!

@settingittowumbo1953

3 жыл бұрын

LMFAO YOURE NOT WRONG

@o-redbeard-o1036

3 жыл бұрын

Cast him as the voice!

Aerith: "Requesting permission to kill" - perfect example of how Aerith defied expectations. Loved that!

@NRobbi42

4 жыл бұрын

"Shit" -Aerith, Disney Princess 2020

@TheSlammurai

4 жыл бұрын

"Hello. I'm some people. Nice to meet you." Nice one, dad Aerith. Lol

@magicalgirl4

4 жыл бұрын

Aerith: Activating instant kill mode

@Renault07

3 жыл бұрын

These only occur in the English. The French script was sooo different. Some scenes even play out different. She doesn't cuss even once either

Watching this now, i'm so glad Damiani was WRONG about the openness of FFVII: Rebirth at 47:18 lol Rebirth's world was MASSIVE, and you can actually seemlessly travel from location to location once you get the Tiny Bronco. It's amazing!

It’s insane. This episode of Spoiler Mode has almost become cannon within a lot of FF Remake groups.

Max is the real world's Aerith - nobody sees or understands the plot ghosts until they interact with him.

@thanhdohuu9473

4 жыл бұрын

Plot twist: He is actually Sephiroth that has now transcend the game and move into the real world and is manipulating how we think so that things will play out the way he want.

@CJTranceAddiction

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure he isn't the only one out there who came up with this. I even had some idea that clearly you're working to prevent past events from occuring. I just actually didn't want to think that Sephiroth is clearly responsible for this new fate. And now, I simply cannot stop cringing.....Sephiroth has the power to travel through time now. Ohhhh boy, what a way to ruin a good thing. Only Square can pull this sort of outrageous failure off like they do.

@NickSwan

3 жыл бұрын

@@CJTranceAddiction lol

@CJTranceAddiction

3 жыл бұрын

@@NickSwan That was 4 weeks ago when I first beat the game...I have settled down since then lol. I'm keeping an open mind.

@SPACECOWBOY705

3 жыл бұрын

@@CJTranceAddiction cool of you to do that dude... It will always be hard for some to adjust to change you know...glad you are somewhat coming around 👍🏿

This is the greatest Spoiler Mode EVER.

@gameguru1234

4 жыл бұрын

@Onion Dark Knight He is the sex guy afterall

I wanna burn this analysis into a dvd and include it in my Deluxe Edition for a complete package

@diegomariani9761

3 жыл бұрын

Don Dimanlig duuuuuuuuuuuuuuudeeeeee hahaha YESSSS

@kadosho02

3 ай бұрын

Essentially this is The Document disc of FFVII Remake

They nailed it. Literally predicted everything 4 years in advance. Geniuses recognising the genius of Nomura, you love to see it!

I thought Cloud's personality was pretty much spot on.

@a9fc

4 жыл бұрын

Yea. Some people just expect everyone to be charismatic, instead of wondering like, ok, why is it like that when everyone else is?

@classicsagat

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I meant for that part of the story. It stays faithful to the OG disc 1 Cloud. For those who never played the original, yes I said disc 1, at least until the end of the Midgar section

@darkslayr1

4 жыл бұрын

I loved Cloud and Barrett's dynamic .. I know in the original these two kinda took shots at eachother but I guess in this one with that banter and stuff .. these two had such chemistry it was so good... like it just felt so Real and genuine .. I really hope they keep it going forward

@PenguinsAreColdish

4 жыл бұрын

@@darkslayr1 "I was wrong aboutcha-"

@samboyaus

4 жыл бұрын

I hate to say it because everyone has been giving so much praise to the VAs, but I don't think Cody Christian is a very good actor, and I think that's why some people have been getting the impression that Cloud has no personality. Too monotone and deadpan in every scene. I don't speak Japanese, but I played a bit of the game with the Jp dialogue and I found Cloud's voice actor captured the whole "guy that thinks he's really cool, but really isn't" vibe a bit better. Watch the scene where Biggs & Wedge offer to mod Cloud's sword. The tone in his voice just seems to better suit the comedy of that scene, imo.

The Ultimania guide came out in Japan on the 28th and confirms a bunch of this speculation. It comes *just shy* of confirming that Zack's victory occurs in a new timeline, pointing out the different Stamp and stating that the two contradictory versions of Cloud can't exist in the same space and time, and asking the reader to speculate on what this could mean. It confirms that the named Whispers' "fighting styles" are the same as Sephiroth's remnants, Kadaj, Loz, and Yazoo, and moreover, in the Japanese version Whisper Croceo actually has a move named Velvet Nightmare, after Yazoo's guns. It confirms that Aerith has knowledge of the future, though implies that her understanding is fragmentary -- likely because of the Whispers touch (as she mentions, every time they touch her she loses something). It explains explicitly what the Whispers are trying to achieve in each scene they appear in, or rather, what changes they are trying to prevent. It also explains that there are four different incarnations of Sephiroth in the game, and explains what each is when it appears. In most cases, he is either a 1.) hallucination only seen by Cloud, or 2.) a vision of the past that Cloud is remembering. In the Shinra HQ, he's 3.) the cloaked men taking on his appearance to steal Jenova's body, as in the original game, which is why they can be seen by everyone. Finally, on the highway and in the Singularity, Sephiroth is 4.) a new, mysterious incarnation of Sephiroth, who speaks to Cloud with a tone of familiarity, different from the rest.

@Xackadee

4 жыл бұрын

Nice! I heard they also confirmed in an Ultimania interview that the next parts of the Remake would continue to mainly follow the story of FFVII and wouldn't go in a completely different direction as some people had feared. And I heard Nomura also said the parts would be smaller and more detailed in order to speed up development. Do you know if all that's true?

@AdamVoidless

4 жыл бұрын

@@Xackadee Yes tho he just said he would want the next parts to be smaller so they can come out faster. They dont know how many parts there would be

@SuzakuX

4 жыл бұрын

@@Xackadee Yeah, Nojima basically says it's still a remake, so they need to have all the story beats players are loking forward to. Nomura was more so saying that they can either break it up into more episodes to complete and release them more quickly, or make them longer and spread out the releases more. Either way the goal seems to be to maintain this level of quality, which means they can't feasibly make the releases annual.

@cn8299

4 жыл бұрын

@@SuzakuX I'd normally be vehemently against this kind of release cycle but this is the one rule to the exception. I honestly can't even fathom having to wait another 3-5 years for the next part. I'm not entirely sure people will even remain interested for that long. I think an annual release that's maybe 15 hours long at least is acceptable.

@ulove3240

4 жыл бұрын

this shit is melting my mind, and i love it

the big brain move obviously is to have the entire original ff7 as a playable minigame in the golden saucer

@resonaire

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao hell yes. I mean what... You'd only need like 1 gigabyte?

@onecanadian4946

Жыл бұрын

Nah not gold saucer, bugenhagen will show us what’s really going on in the planet and then we’ll find his arcade machine and realize how he knew

@rodrigonogueira9375

10 ай бұрын

Imagine halfway through the playthrough max just spends the next 20 episodes beating sephiroth in the original FF7 inside ff7 rebirth.

@dikia426

4 ай бұрын

Dude....

I wish i knew people to be able to talk about games at this level.

@TheeBelvedere

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@annaverity105

3 жыл бұрын

me too

@strelitziamystery21

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@dantetouchdown9030

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@tumei1851

2 жыл бұрын

I have one and our conversations are kinda hilarious. We usually just dump everything videogame and movie related at each other and not much else and with the rest of my friends we very VERY rarely talk about games but talk about and do basically everything under the sky and thats alright. I don't really need a whole community of mega nerds around me as long as I have at least someone with whom I can express my love for this medium and it's honestly so liberating.

Max did an almost 10 hour lore heavy stream of the game after this. What a legend, the FFVII fan we need but not the one we deserve.

@praveen8487

4 жыл бұрын

@@jdogg0130x2k he only said he doesnt like kingdom hearts nothing about kh fans.

@COCO-zg3ip

4 жыл бұрын

I remember he said he was going to appear in two podcasts, do you remember the second podcast he will appear in?

@KenpachiRules84

4 жыл бұрын

@@jdogg0130x2k It's his opinion. Get over it.

@darthmarth87

4 жыл бұрын

@@jdogg0130x2k I recall him saying he doesn't like KH because of the robotic characters (a fair point, and I like KH mostly). Proceeded to say its fine if you like it. As for the twitch hate mob . . . Yeah well that's just online mob shit that always happens everywhere unfortunately (even EZA chat, which is largely respectful devolves into that sometimes), don't let that impact your own likes and dislikes :)

@Xandersama

4 жыл бұрын

He then soloed Bahamut on hard mode. This man is a monster!

This level 4 shit just destroyed my mind... The 2015 trailer is now a different trailer

@robreich6881

3 жыл бұрын

Why?

@christophpoll784

3 жыл бұрын

@@robreich6881 Well you can have a second (or even thrid) reading on the text now. Who is saying it? Sounds like an older Sephiroth. Is he manipulating me in that moment? "Those encoutered, were not forgotten - That someday, we will see them again" - Aerith? Sephiroth? Or just "all the characters, we as players loved to play"?? And of yourse, you can search for different readings in all of those sentences. I am really looking forward to playing that game, when it finally arrives on PC.

@robreich6881

3 жыл бұрын

@@christophpoll784 Hmmmm, I guess. Hopefully get a resolution before 2030

@Hibernial

3 жыл бұрын

Incorporating the og ff7 into remake is amazing. You don’t realize it till the very end, and that’s after mulling it over. Max exploded my mind on this show.

@miggysmunchies

3 жыл бұрын

To add to this the 2015 trailer shows Wutai soldiers infiltrating Midgar.

I’m rewatching this for (probably) the third time since it’s initial upload, and it just hit me how awesome of a teacher Max is. He asks questions for participation from his class and shit. What a legend.

@andrewpaul8732

Жыл бұрын

Same here man! Found it looking for a stream post watched it with a friend after MTG night and now I'm here again 😂

Time to revisit this masterful video after the Rebirth announcement

My read on Aerlith's hesitation throughout the game is her struggling with the idea of accepting events as the planet describes. She spends the start of the game almost resolved that these things are going to happen and there is no point in fighting it, the plate is going to fall, she is going to get taken away and ultimately she is going to die because all of them are steps that need to be taken for Sephiroth to lose. But over the course of the game and her interactions with Cloud and Tifa, she starts putting her faith in the party over the planet, believing that they can find a better future and still beat Sephiroth. She dares to believe Cloud can save her to the point where she fights and kills destiny with you.

@AJAlkaline

4 жыл бұрын

Knowing that Aerith knows the plate is going to fall ahead of time and she's accepting of that fact makes her dialog with Tifa hit so much harder

@stewartjenkins4931

4 жыл бұрын

@@AJAlkaline she is trying to console Tifa while also knowing she has to make Tifa believe she can save everyone so she can get so close and then fail...

@stewartjenkins4931

4 жыл бұрын

@Andrew Whiting support or console. She is trying to balance being a good friend with knowing what's going to happen

@vocalcalibration8033

4 жыл бұрын

Best part is I bet it's all just a big tease so they can make her death even more tragic.

@Lakross101

4 жыл бұрын

I think this is very important when you have this concept that the characters have a say in how this will all play out. My major problem with OG FF7 is that at the end, the Planet and Meteor go head to head and the story gets ambiguous despite having this much more relatable conflict between the party and Sephiroth. Now we have a story where not only Sephiroth but our own cast has the power to not only defy Destiny but to pave a future that can include humanity. It's why Red says that the vision of him and and his cubs running is a vision of tomorrow if they lose.

here's the topic : 32:05 LEVEL 1 THEORY (COMMON) 32:35 LEVEL 2 THEORY (UNCOMMON) 50:40 LEVEL 3 THEORY (RARE) 52:20 LEVEL 3 THEORY MAX (RARE) 1:05:57 THEORY ABOUT JESSIE 1:06:49 MORE LEVEL 3 THEORY (RARE) 1:12:45 ABOUT 3 WHISPER BOSS 1:23:50 HUGE BRAIN THEORY LEVEL 3 1:26:33 FF7 REMAKE POSTER KEYART 1:27:03 LEVEL 4 MAX'S BIG BRAIN THEORY 2:02:20 WHO IS CHADLY Fcking love this podcast, these theories so interesting to listen. Thanks guys

Holy crap ppl thought Max was crazy but he's getting everything right so far. Goddamn god tier brain 🧠

@Kotoamatsukami55

2 жыл бұрын

its Max his curse that huge omega brain😂

@sakuracardcaptor4709

2 жыл бұрын

Wrong LOL

@Kango234

2 жыл бұрын

He only gets more right!

@Cetra29

Жыл бұрын

After the 3rd game people will see how much he did not actually get right. This game is not what people think it is. It is way more Compilation consistent.

@fearlesscheshirecat1411

Жыл бұрын

I love Max, but to be honest a lot of the theories “he” comes up with are actually fans commenting on his live streams. I’ve seen several times where somebody would say something and Max would be like, “ehh I don’t think so, that just seems like a stretch”. Then later on in discussions like these he’ll sit there acting like it’s his own idea.

One year later, I still comeback to this podcast.

@silvanovolpi4708

3 жыл бұрын

I just re-watched it as well! I've been having pangs about replaying the game lately, so I need to hold out another 2 months of waiting for Intergrade and the Yuffie Intermission!!

@morningfog532

3 жыл бұрын

Same! Hands down the greatest post-game discussion I’ve EVER heard! My hype for part 2 quintupled after listening to this!

@Kotoamatsukami55

2 жыл бұрын

same same😄

"I'll never be a memory." - Advent Children Sephiroth

@Kawayolnyo

4 жыл бұрын

"NEVER BE GAME OVER" (c) Kojimbo

@iMizutsune

4 жыл бұрын

This line always stood out to me. As villains go, it's the one I'll always remember.

@theexitiabilis3654

4 жыл бұрын

They are going to erase sephiroth from ever existing

@rcasey

4 жыл бұрын

TheExitiabilis They may have to, the way this is going.

@EternalxSnow

4 жыл бұрын

He's like a cockroach lol. A really hot one.

Having Max join this discussion was a really good call. Guy’s definitely got a ton of heart and passion for FF7. Its freakin great dood.

@Ronin-kk4bt

4 жыл бұрын

Agree 100% Max is a ff7 expert with a huge passion for the game his input is needed

@alexmansfield3268

4 жыл бұрын

Ronin 90 in the cloud trailer for smash bros 4 the dude was able to tell it was final fantasy 7 just from the first few beats of the song, the dude is a massive fucking fan

@marcoguerreiro2760

4 жыл бұрын

The original FF VII is his favorite game of all time, he absolutely loves this game

@aerithgainsborough4726

4 жыл бұрын

Yup no Max no Party

@vincentgraymore

4 жыл бұрын

@@Ronin-kk4bt But even so he makes mistakes and people are too bedazzled to see thig. :S people are like blinded and following a prophet based on theories rather than fact. This discussion would have been way better if someone was actually more critical. People are gonna people I guess.

holy crap, Max is on a whole other level compared to the other speakers. The other 4 are talking about FF7R as fans who enjoyed it, Max- "lets go into analytical detail about the Plot Ghosts..." everyone else....."Ummm, I never thought about it that way"

@damienkun8786

3 жыл бұрын

He got his ideas from his "chat" he didn't figure it all out by himself. Though, he is talking as if he did which is annoying

@liynne

3 жыл бұрын

@@damienkun8786 he figured stuff out himself as well, it's not the chat, he together with the chat figured stuff out.,

I like the idea that it’s not called “remake” because it’s a remake, the word remake is actually a subtitle.

@artemis1993

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's called Remake as in "remaking history." Literally

"FF7 Remake Ultimania" is released in Japan today. Max is right. They are Kadaj, Yazoo, and Loz. It is not official that FF7R is going to be three parts. They've already started developing Part 2.

@jeanvalero1597

4 жыл бұрын

I havent found the part where they confirm they are the advent children, could you provide a link please :3

@samuelreynaldoff

4 жыл бұрын

The fight song title even has the word "Advent" in it

@munem939

4 жыл бұрын

Where in the Ultimania does it say that the 3 Whispers you right are the 3 Advent Children? I looked through the entire interview and couldn't find it

@bajed10

4 жыл бұрын

@@munem939 its the FF7R 752-page book/bible. but it's currently being translated since it's in japanese.

@solidadsoriano9235

4 жыл бұрын

It seems that Nomura wants part 2 out ASAP. He got hyped too 🤣

One example I think they missed about Aerith's awareness of the situation and how much information she was fed from the lifestream, is how casually she walks through the slums before the plate is about to drop. She walks as she is carrying the first kid before heading to save Marlene without urgency because at that point she already knows that she is going to save her and will get out before the plate drops.

@Misfiring89

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, she even said "There's still time but....". She knows it will drop and the approximate timing of it.

@losnfjslefn8857

4 жыл бұрын

My mind just keeps being blown. I gotta do a second playthrough. There was another scene where, when Cloud meets Aerith the second time, Aerith mentions that Cloud is doing Mercenary work, and Cloud asks her how she knew that, and Aerith plays it off as just a guess. Oh man!

@BaldorfBreakdowns

4 жыл бұрын

Aerith also thought a Death Chariot trying to murder them was a friendly ghost that just wanted to play...

@srijanroy2379

4 жыл бұрын

@@BaldorfBreakdowns You're remembering it wrong. The friendly ghost was one of the souls that the chariot had trapped. It even thanks the party after the chariot had been defeated.

Just wanna say, I never played the OG until after I beat Remake, and I was on Level 3 on my first playthrough. Caught Aerith's demeanor to Cloud. Caught how she greeted Tifa like they were old friends when they met for the first time. And how Aerith knew Tifa was gonna ask her to save Marlene before Tifa even finished her sentence.

Can’t believe I found this discussion, what a wholesome and smart conversation! I just finished FF7 and FF7R and this is the group of guys I wanted to get excited with. Thank you, thank you for sharing this with me, I think I’m a new subscriber! :)

Right after Chadley's secret gets revealed, he leaves the party with one final line: "It's wonderful not knowing what to expect." This is essentially what I feel after finishing and subsequently replaying the remake, there's just a constant tease from the devs from absolutely everything!

@StormSnake0618

4 жыл бұрын

Hold on, Chadley's secret? What are you referring to exactly? I've finished all his side quests so I'm genuinely curious if I missed something.

@hawaiianshirts2003

4 жыл бұрын

@@StormSnake0618 you have to complete all the VR simulator battles in Hojo's lab.

@Mahtijanis

4 жыл бұрын

Also, very early in the game Biggs offers to modify Cloud’s sword, to which he at first declines. Biggs responds: “You some kind of purist? I know I’d never pass up a chance to improve my gear.” They really are using every opportunity to tell us the players that they aren’t going for a copy of the original. Everything from discreet hints to blatantly telling us in the end.

@artemis1993

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mahtijanis Damn, that thought never crossed my mind during that scene. After you mentioned it, this game is even more brilliant than i thought, supposedly.

This is just a giant Max TedTalk about FF7 and I absolutely love it

To think I almost didn't buy it because it was "only the Midgar sequence". One of the best games ever

@handzar6402

2 жыл бұрын

Overrated.

@OmegaSon

2 жыл бұрын

@@handzar6402 ha

This was incredible, it's like Max is leveling up as the podcast goes on and as he gets deeper into the lore. Sooner or later he's going to reach limit break

Calling it now. Cloud will save Aerith at the temple and it'll be a part of Sephiroth's plan. She can't become a part of the lifestream and stop meteor. I think she's going to realize this and we're going to lose her again in a different way. Get ready for the hurt...

@darknesswave100

4 жыл бұрын

So if your theory is correct we'll have the joy of saving her only for her to be ripped from us in a completely new and heartbreaking way? Well let me get my tissues ready now 😔

@jimmycruz81

4 жыл бұрын

I don’t know if I’m for this. Lol my wife will wake in night like, “why the fuck you got tears?” Lol

@lordk4in

4 жыл бұрын

@@darknesswave100 Probably, Sephiroth will try to murder her by Cloud himself, so that would much better explains the "mental breakdown" Cloud had in the OG game, also there wont be any need to place Ultima weapon attacking the village, neither Cloud and Tifa falling in the lifestream. That's what I think.

@juliogomesdesouza9035

4 жыл бұрын

@@lordk4in As much as it would hurt. Am I the only one that wants a Cloud vs Aerith boss battle? Where we would control Cloud being controlled by Sephiroth because of the jenova cells.

@chadmarsh5356

4 жыл бұрын

@@juliogomesdesouza9035 hmm... what if that is another important point that causes a singularity and you have to fight off Cloud with Zack. Warm happy reunion after the fight, you think you saved aerith, and then current timeline Sephiroth from the sky. Fate is satisfied so the singularity falls apart so they go back to their own timelines with the new knowledge that more than just their planet is at risk.

I wish i had a group of friends to chat about ff7 like this :’( most of my friends don’t play games and if they do, they don’t play ff7 :’(

@psi.dayanamoore

4 жыл бұрын

The Unknown Pirate Find them online! 😎

@jessep7464

4 жыл бұрын

I agree I wish I had friends even close to this caliber my friends suck if u even wanna call them friends.

@darknesswave100

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah same. I'm like max when it comes to this game but my friends just look at me like I'm nuts. Those same friends are way into sports and I dont understand why lol

@Kasmot

4 жыл бұрын

Find them online join Discord or Amino even going to reddit if you want but it's much better to find few people who're more positive and open minded .. FF7 fans on reddit are more of a purist and downright rude ..

@Jehsiickuh

4 жыл бұрын

Totally feel this lol it suuucks. I've been annoying the crap out of my non-gamer friends with all my hype and they couldn't care less 😂😭

this is probably the single greatest podcast, or whatever you want to call it, that I've ever seen/listened to. I've never felt so many waves of hype throughout one of these before.

Just watched this back after completing Rebirth, how incredibly spot on was Max about Roche 🔥😂

This is an Easy Allies podcast guest starring Maximillian Dood, but it really just rather feels like PCP University Lecture on FF7.

@Powerman293

4 жыл бұрын

This would be far better then anything BestGuy would present about the remake. "HURRR DURR TIME TRAVEL BAD"

@XxjeffersonDkidxX

4 жыл бұрын

@@Powerman293 it's more like *past rewriting time travel bad*

@chibill467

4 жыл бұрын

TEDTALK

This has been easily the BEST post game discussion. The level of perspective discussed to create new forms of appreciation for the game are fantastic. Ina world that rewards haters, thank you for going against the tide and making this.

Another interesting thing is that zack reacts to the explosion when you defeat the big whisper, like it physically knocks him over and he reacts to it. even if he never reacted to the whisper dome in the first place

Kyle's silent expressions and reactions through this are wonderful. Especially in tangent with Max's knowledge and enthusiasm.

My theory for alternate Gaia: Jessie’s mom is sick instead of her dad, her dad doesn’t know how to make pizza, therefore Wedge is skinnier

@grooberscoober9521

4 жыл бұрын

Thats only if wedge survived the assumed fall off Shinra building

@gerald3339

4 жыл бұрын

And Zack would be the one helping with the bombing instead of Cloud

@Rfono97

4 жыл бұрын

what if in that reality it was Wedge that pushed Biggs off of the pillar

@willh69

4 жыл бұрын

Even the lifestream cant stop Wedge from being fat His name is WEDGE, ffs

@RenHeng_canon

4 жыл бұрын

LMFAO

This spoiler mode is a dream come true

@christiangutierrez9715

4 жыл бұрын

It really is dude #mindblown

@arvzg

4 жыл бұрын

Literally the 2 spoiler cast I wanted the most, I can't believe they're doing it together

@lofty4629

4 жыл бұрын

Two of my favourite youtube channels come together, amazing. Feel I am obligated to donate now lol

Seeing Kyle Smiling and being shock while Max's is talking is So heartwarming

@damienkun8786

3 жыл бұрын

Ghay boy

Legendary spoilercast, this shit blew my mind with how deep you can go with the lore. Midgar a top 3 location in video game history btw.

This is an absolute dream KZread Collab, Max and the allies talking about FF7 Remake, who would have ever thought this would be a thing 10 years ago?

"Aerith is super aware of what's going on" Shit, yes. There are so many situations, even subtle without words. This girl's seen something we might think we are already aware of, but maybe we aren't.

@roastpork5437

4 жыл бұрын

Chapter 14, Aerith secret scene. Watch it on KZread and be enlightened.

@rattusnorvegicus7368

4 жыл бұрын

@@roastpork5437 "Subtle"

@callum6224

4 жыл бұрын

Rattus Norvegicus there is subtly tho? Not the whole game, but playing it again I picked up on a lot more than I did my first playthrough

@zaphyy

4 жыл бұрын

*Spoilers* Completed the game and was watching parts of Max's playthrough. When Tifa is about to tell Aerith to head to 7th Heaven (before the plate drop), Aerith cuts her off and finishes her sentence by saying that she will get Marlene. As far as I know, Aerith isn't supposed to know about who Marlene is so I think this is one point where Aerith's awareness is demonstrated.

@kephalai

4 жыл бұрын

@@zaphyy there was a scene in the ghost train part where Tifa called out to Marlene so thats where Aerith knows about Marlene

Speaking as someone who DID NOT play the original FFVII... this game was equally effective in hooking me into this wonderful world, and did the one thing a 1 for 1 remake never could... it made me feel like I need to go back to play the orignal so that going forward I can truly appreciate the way this story is developing and changing from that starting template.

A new fan here. Literally I'm having goosebumps hearing all that stuff. Awesome job! Hope part two will be even better that part one.

Long ago, we looked upon a foreboding sky. The memory of the star that threatened all, burns eternal in our hearts. In its wake, came an age of silence. Yet with each fond remembrance, we knew, those encountered, where not forgotten. That some day, we would see them again. Perhaps it was no more than wishful thinking.... But after the long calm, there are now the beginnings of a stir. The reunion at hand may bring joy, it may bring fear, but let us embrace for whatever it brings. For they are coming back, at last the promise has been made.

@jw3702

4 жыл бұрын

They lowkey said: "We're bringing them back, but you don't know what we're gonna do with them. Just know, they're coming back." Genius.

They better keep the English voice cast because it is PERFECT

@damienkun8786

3 жыл бұрын

Everyone's except Sephiroths. His VA sounds gay, no offense to gay people.

@MrJk360

3 жыл бұрын

@@damienkun8786 Really? I actually loved his voice in this game

@damienkun8786

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrJk360 he could be better.. change the way he orchestrates his words. Re watch the scenes with cloud, it just sounds like he's seducing him. I know I'm not the only one

@Miha-ii3dy

3 жыл бұрын

@@damienkun8786 I thought that's how Sephiroth is supposed to sound like? He sounds exactly like in Advent Children and Crisis Core.

@damienkun8786

3 жыл бұрын

@@Miha-ii3dy go watch the scenes with him n cloud in AC. Way different.

I keep coming back to re-listen to this while I get through my schoolwork. It’s always refreshing to hear people deep-dive into this game and provide interesting perspectives on where it could go next c:

Square Enix needs to cut Max a check if they haven't already, his breakdown of everything made me go from not liking the ending to being blown away and hyped for the future. It reminds me of when I go read post episode discussions on shows like Black Mirror and Westworld and am just amazed at all that went over my head.

Level 4 Sephiroth: I will never be a memory Aireth: I must always be a memory Cloud: I am going to remember

@ZeldaFan0o0

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@mrdude88

3 жыл бұрын

Zach to Cloud: .............

@Dami_Ka

3 жыл бұрын

Zack: "am I a fucking joke to you?"

You guys are gonna have to do a part 2 to this. I enjoyed the conversation so much so that I didn't want it to end.

@a.p.5342

4 жыл бұрын

CuriousCorduroy Agreed haha

@darknesswave100

4 жыл бұрын

Seriously though I was watching this and it felt like 10 minutes. I looked at the clock in my room and 2 and a half freaking hours went by. Just started at my phone for a few minutes dumbfounded like how lol

Whenever Part 2 or 3 or whatever comes out, and we're gonna come back to this discussion, there are 2 timelines. 1. Everyone will be commenting, YO MAX PREDICTED THIS AND THAT HES INSANE 2. Man I wish the actual story was like this, disappointing. I have confidence it's gonna be 1, or at least closer to 1 than 2.

@ziontea7045

3 жыл бұрын

I’m saving this comment until then. 2022(possibly)2023

@pikeroast1573

3 жыл бұрын

Marked

@liynne

3 жыл бұрын

it's 1 because this stuff is already 90% of it confirmed in the ff7r ultimania book. like ac sephiroth, what the plot ghosts do and shit.

@PenguinsAreColdish

3 жыл бұрын

there's too much that supports some of his theories for it to be 2. like the kadaj advent children shit. future parts will be mind blowing

@daniellins4114

3 жыл бұрын

I'm gonna comment here just to see how this unfolds

Awesome video guys! I was really worried when seeing the ending, but listening to your theories and where this can go is making me excited!

Haters: "I hate Cloud's personality in the ramake make him worry and excited, we want him to be very cold guy" Squall:

@deddrz2549

4 жыл бұрын

Whenever I hear those people, all I'm hearing is "I want Cloud to still be a flat, boring character!"

@137cloud

4 жыл бұрын

Jeez they want the edgy Cloud who needs personal advice from Marlene over the goofy dorky Cloud that makes a real party leader.

@BlackMFVelvet

4 жыл бұрын

I found this surprising because Cloud felt more cold to me in this game than in the original

@brandoa1131

4 жыл бұрын

Deddrz ikr. They literally don’t want a character to have character.

@blkwng

4 жыл бұрын

I dont know why theyd say that; I think all the characters in the remake were portrayed very closely to how they seemed to me back in the original.

11:44 "Like I love Kingdom Hearts, but man those characters are like totally unreal goofy robots" Goofy: *sad hyuck noises*

@TAMAMO-VIRUS

4 жыл бұрын

The best characters in the series are Aqua, Ansem the Wise, and Riku. Sora has great moments. Everyone else is just kinda meh

@johnedwards3489

4 жыл бұрын

That's not saying much. Every character who talked made me cringe... hard.. Riku literally felt like a robot up to the moment when he blocks the heartless for Sora.

@TheSlammurai

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah... Whoever was in charge of dialogue in that series (Nomura?) didn't do a very good job. Then again, you can argue that KH is essentially a Disney game so that may have been by design.

@Lakross101

4 жыл бұрын

I love KH for the gameplay, it's one of my fav combat systems ever. That being said the characters are nothing more than plot devices? The fact that Roxas and Ventus give a little gasp when seeing each other in 3 was proof that there's nothing of a personality in either of them.

@brandoa1131

4 жыл бұрын

John Edwards in other games it wasn’t to bad, BUT 3.... omg it was so bad.

Mind is blown. Loved every one of you contribution to the discussion!

I finished the game 4 days ago. Since then I've been watching spoiler discussions on KZread. This is by far the best of them.

I’m amazed that max caught all of it before the ultimania released. And most of the things he talked about were right, even with the Advent Children stuff.

@music79075

3 жыл бұрын

Wait the ultimania confirmed what he said?

@mrdude88

3 жыл бұрын

I mean Max loves FF7, so anything the developers says in media about FF7 he takes it as an absolute.

@Akkumako

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrdude88 ???

@liynne

3 жыл бұрын

@@music79075 yes, almost all of it

@liynne

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrdude88 you read that wrong, max figured those things out before ff7 devs confirmed things

Max is absolutely spectacular in this. I listened to this on a walk and his theory "Levels" got me ridiculously pumped.

After watching. I came to the realization of a theory that wasn't mention. There was talks about Aerith dying or not dying. But I think Sephiroth is trying to prevent Aerith from dying to get his ending bc he knows if she dies it will lead to his own death. Not that his giving you the character hope she can be saved but Sephiroth is betting you will no kill her

Kyle: I've settled all of my bets Max: Hold my materia

@zegers11

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha you nailed it.

Wait so you’re telling me that FFVII:R was *actually a sequel* This is 5th Level

@TheSlammurai

4 жыл бұрын

The last thing he says about it being a remake because Sephiroth is remaking the timeline floored me.

@donaldcurry1020

4 жыл бұрын

unproven and not even close

@YKplaysMC

4 жыл бұрын

@@donaldcurry1020 Yeah I don't get why so many people keep saying it's a sequel

@Unexpectedstuff

4 жыл бұрын

donald curry it’s obviously “continuation” (I picked closest word) of the original though. It’s basically was said in the ending by Aerith. And without original, this remake feels lacking. Again - They bring out stuff that would happen (from the original), and pre-final fight - you’re fighting for that not happening exactly as it will happen in the original, it was said clearly. Not saying if this good or bad, just saying. Maybe not a sequel, but “what if..” spin-off. Whatever, we don’t need to label everything. That’s the plan - game for old fans, and newbs. P.s. if you were talking about Future Sephiroth stuff - totally speculative, I agree.

@Sora2314

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheSlammurai Exactly. And that's what makes Sephiroth an even more creepy, unknown and sinister villain here. His interference with the story and assumed knowledge of the timeline, messing with the player, just adds so much more depth to him. It amplifies the sci-fi horror aspect of FF7 regarding Sephiroth and Jenova.

Thanks for making this video. Made me even more pumped for the next one!

My mind is fucking blown. I now have so much more appreciation for the ending and lots of the little things. This is a must watch for anybody finishing the game. Thank you Max for being so great at delivering information too.

Discussions that dive this deep into a game is exactly what the developers work so hard for, their dedication lived on through us after the credits roll. How long has it been since the gaming community could come together to discuss the events of a game on this major a scale? We need to appreciate what FF7 and the devs have reintroduced to the gaming community, uncertainty and theories. Because for once we have no real clue whats going on or coming next. Keep discussions like these coming guys, I have no doubts they're watching.

@manaswin123

4 жыл бұрын

It's kinda double-edge sword on that like, when fans get too much hype up for the next game, fans gonna get too disappointed if the game is not delivered. Similar to what Star Wars fans got in the recent trilogy. it's scary in a way tho.

@aoiinu4472

4 жыл бұрын

@@manaswin123 Definitely a fear that comes up because unlike back then, we have the internet now so we can read all these theories and have a headcanon bonanza. But I don't think that means the devs should stay inside of a box. Majority of the game they gave us was exactly what we wanted, and that's over 15 years+ of hype from us seeing how technology has advanced and how we would like to see the Remake done. They fought that battle and just won. It was one battle yeah, but if they can deliver on 15+ years of waiting hype I think they can win the war over fan theories.

@MrAkitso

4 жыл бұрын

AoiiNu 1

@IzThatit

4 жыл бұрын

@@manaswin123 the disappointment had nothing to do with expectations and more to do with Hollywood trying to be inclusive when it comes to "talent." Talent isn't inclusive, you're either the best or you're not. Picking a bunch "different" people because they're different doesn't add to the quality of a product.

@enki2904

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrAkitso I knew there was going to be at least one person that replied with a niche ass series nobody knows about.

My brain has EXPLODED listening to Max's levels

@Daggorth

4 жыл бұрын

I know right?! Cleaning up all this gray matter is going to take days...

@YuzukiEba

4 жыл бұрын

like he said it really makes you think, did the guys at Square Enix really go far in term of hidden story you'd only know if you think way outside the box ??

@back2back379

4 жыл бұрын

@@YuzukiEba I'm not sure it's really outside the box, it's just the box has to be bigger than usual lol.

@YuzukiEba

4 жыл бұрын

@@back2back379 for sure. I only watched advent children once because it was just an okay movie. I love ff7 so advent children is a must since it was like the first time we saw updated tifa and cloud designs

@donaldcurry1020

4 жыл бұрын

my head did not explode cause i am above that level, everyone is assuming zack is alive cause the last scene but yet with all the back and forward of visions( cut scenes) who says that was not just a scene before he fights the soldiers meaning it happen just like the original that zack barely beat the big group to die to three soldier that came in after that.

I cannot understand at all the hate of Nomura and the rest of the staff. These are the original people that built FFVII. If there is ANYONE i would trust to see the story through, it is these guys. It is THEIR story. Or versions of theit story. Is it guaranteed that i will like it by the end, not at all! But that is what happens with all games, books, films. And this is Their story to tell so i don't get the hate at all. If i don't like it, i have the OG game still. A game that is STILL great to play NOW. I lost nothing!! Great discussion btw.

@nwing07__

4 жыл бұрын

poeple forget that Nomura worked on the original FF7.

@erieplays8367

4 жыл бұрын

FF7 og fans are pretty insufferable at times, i loved the original but i also loved the remake. Most of them are upset it wasn't 1:1 but why would i want to play a game i know from start to finish? surely a different take would be welcome here rather than go through the same stuff you have done multiple times over 20 years xD

@liynne

4 жыл бұрын

@@nwing07__ and people forget when comparing it to kh that disney has it's hands in kh and a huge say in it. also in japan the producer *kitase* has more power and say in a project, over the director *nomura*

@EvangelionFan-ru7ri

3 жыл бұрын

@@nwing07__ Uhh, No. He was the artist. Only the artist. The original creator is not here, whom also oversaw the majority. Kitase went crazy a long time ago (look up his interview regarding the mobile port of 6).

@pfpf200

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly :)

This is my favorite PS4 game. I never played the original, but I just bought and will play it. When a game makes you buy another 20+ YO game, you know it was an experience to play.

@chief_mourner

4 жыл бұрын

I did the same thing. Played the remake, was confused, played the original and its sequels and watched the movie, and then I replayed the remake. Sooo worth it.

@magicalgirl4

4 жыл бұрын

At first I just read up on the original story + compilation while watching walkthroughs of the remake, and I was happy. Now that I finally played the remake, I desperately want to play the original as well and just get lost in it Edit: I finally played the OG and absolutely loved it. I cried at the end of disc 1 and 3, and it’s one of my favourite games now

@mrnasty6682

4 жыл бұрын

Everyone that i know that played ff7 original first, said that this remake sucks, while the new generation's player love it and i was wondering why.... Then i finished the game and see the ending of ff7r, and everything was finally clear....FF7R is a good game, but the ending is really disappointing for anyone who has loved the original, like me...

@pfpf200

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrnasty6682 I played and still have the originial FF7 and i love what they did with FF7R. I don´t understand why people say that. I think you all need to think the ending in multiple levels, like just what MAX said in the video. That´s the beauty of it. IF it was just a simple remake like the OG, it would be boring.

Just walking around listening to people was one of my favourite parts of this game. Especially the Shinra employees, because they had the balls to actually show that the evil corporation you're fighting against is filled with many many good people, who truly believe in what they're doing. Seeing the middle manager guy in the beginning, despite being absolutely terrified by this huge man with a machine gun for an arm getting right up in his face and antagonising him, standing his ground and proclaiming his belief in peaceful progress, or spying on the meetings in Shinra HQ and hearing them trying to come up with ways to help the victims of the plate collapse, even right up to the top echelons of the company with the head of Urban Development, Reeve Tuesti, pleading with the President of Shinra to reconsider his plans, and later sitting at his desk with his face in his hands just absolutely gutted by his own inability to do anything to prevent these atrocities. This is something I've been missing from a lot of fiction, the nuanced protrayal of people on different sides of a conflict. It's especially evident in Star Wars, where every Imperial is portrayed as someone who walks around laughing maniacally and kicking puppies for fun. Reality is very few people think they're the bad guys, they just have different perspectives on how to do the most good, and seeing the Shinra people sincerely and honestly believe in the ability of Shinra to make life better for people makes the entire world feel so much more believable.

@Arsio12

4 жыл бұрын

Reeve is honestly one of my favourite things about this Remake. Showing him trying so hard to help the people of Midgar, Cait Sith running in vain to try stop the Plate from falling. Reeve was always one of the more forgetable main characters to me in the original, but the Remake so far already made a stronger impression, I can't wait for Cait Sith to join the party.

@Moofmoof

4 жыл бұрын

I think it's very topical to politics as well. Well intentioned people at the middle/lower level but a lot of corruption and obfuscated deals at the top level.

@Guts_Brando

4 жыл бұрын

Read Attack On Titan, youll love it

"every time they touch me i lose a piece of myself" - THEY"RE TRYING TO MAKE HER FORGET WHAT SHE KNOWS!

@creativebusinessunit7506

4 жыл бұрын

Damn that might be it

@VvVici

4 жыл бұрын

And also she says something similar to "I'm lost in a maze" as in she knows what's coming, but cannot explain it to the group because that would change the story/predetermined path.

@fa5_blee363

4 жыл бұрын

What the fuck how did no one else catch that

@liynne

4 жыл бұрын

@@VvVici yes bc she's not supposed to know whats going to happen *plot ghosts* but as aerith said, their voices cannot reach sephy hence why he's not affected by them

@molonlabe1509

4 жыл бұрын

Close....but I think it's more that the more the timeline changes, the less she can be sure about in the future

This is seriously such an amazing discussion video. Just finished FF7R a couple days ago and man this discussion made me appreciate and love it so much more

I see this everytime I have 2 hours or I need to do notes and stuff. It's so soothing and hype at the same time

I wasn't going to watch this video. I clicked on a whim, and I gotta say, Max's theories made this game so much better. Holy shit

@macdoninri

4 жыл бұрын

why were you avoiding it? or temporarily?

@zaknafindel

3 жыл бұрын

I told some people at work earlier today that I was a little disappointed in FF7R, wasn't really feeling a second playthrough, etc. Randomly discovered this video tonight and now I am so hype, about to call in sick tomorrow to start hard mode

@CJTranceAddiction

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, Square is lucky Max has a lot of dedicated followers without a mind of their own lmfao. This news just makes me dislike the plot even more than I already did.

@CJTranceAddiction

3 жыл бұрын

@@zaknafindel Wait, you gotta be joking lol.....you gotta be.

@zaknafindel

3 жыл бұрын

@@CJTranceAddiction no joke! And obviously stoked to see where they take it now that this video filled in the massive gaps in the ending that went way over my head on first seeing it. Sorry, you didn't feel it as much

Max still has his Hype-materia equipped...now it's maxed out too ! Shine on

@Ronin-kk4bt

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha his hype has not run out

Dude... This is the craziest thing I've ever heard about both the original AND the Remake. I could listen to this alllll damn day.

This is such a good topical discussion about Final Fantasy 7 remake. They also cover some exciting theories that could take part in the remake part 2 and possibly beyond that. Bravo for this piece of content guys.

after listening to Max's wisdom, it's impossible to listen to other podcasts about ff7 remake. I want every single KZreadr and podcaster to hear Max's wisdom before they go on for 2 hours missing the point.

@VAB419

4 жыл бұрын

raymundo God, same. I hope his ideas spread throughout FF7’s fandom more. There’s some actual critical thought and ideas going on in his brain and the couple podcasts/reviews like this I tried to listen to before just frustrate me with their “great game...but that Kingdom Heartsy ending? Crap! Nomura’d! I can’t believe they trashed my childhood game!” Ughh

@andrewboyer7544

4 жыл бұрын

It's not really wisdom for the most part it's just knowledge. However his way of approaching the subject could be considered wisdom.

@blackwidow7804

4 жыл бұрын

Sadly not everyone reached lv4 lol.

@kwedl

4 жыл бұрын

@@VAB419 You expect too much from the FF/Square "fanbase" they never do any research at all and barely know anything about the series or who actually worked on it. Just look at all the people blindly hating on it or calling it KH. It just shows that they haven't played KH and either haven't played the original or payed no attention.

@omarhasan1465

4 жыл бұрын

At the same time, if you made me sit through Advent Children again just to understand this video I would not be very willing.

The comment that I keep seeing around that really resonates with me is that. People noticed the opening and ending of the original FF7 are actually different. In the OG opening Aerith’s eyes are already open, and in the ending cutscene she is opening her eyes. The remakes opening cutscene also shows Aerith opening her eyes. Like she just witnessed the events of the original game through the lifestream knowledge. The original game could have been a possible future and the remake is her trying to use her knowledge to adjust the outcome? If you notice throughout the game she makes odd comments and isn’t exactly herself. Like she’s aware and knows everything that happens. Red 13’s comment on his memory of running in the beginning of Advent Children is the “future if they fail” as if the OG & AC movie had the bad ending.... idk my mind is blown and I have faith in Square Enix! I’m sure they’ll nail it all.

@Posichronic

4 жыл бұрын

You want more proof? There's a bunch of things she says and does that can be written off as character quirks, that when you play through again you'll see in a different light. The reunion flower at the start is an obvious one, but easy to write off as a nod to fans, until you realize that it's more than that, to her, it really was a reunion. At Corneo's mansion, she greets Tifa like an old friend, even though they never met. It takes her a moment to realize that and introduce herself. She already knows who Marlene is before Tifa can finish asking her to get her to safety. That's just a few, there's more than that if you pay attention, not including the obvious ones. I think it's pretty great how they managed to be so subtle about it for the most part. That's also why a lot of people think the ending is such a mess. It appeared to just come out of no-where at first glance. But if you go through again and pay attention, the clues are all there, and you can see the buildup to it clearly, you just weren't looking for it on the first go around.

@DozenMarks

4 жыл бұрын

@@Posichronic All of those I can get behind except "maybe" the Marlene thing, but I'd have to go and replay Chapter 11 to verify. Didn't they see some ghost scene and Tifa mentions Marlene during it at one point? Perhaps that's how Aerith knew that Marlene was the one to go look for. There's a chance that she already remembers Marlene as well, however.

@TheSlammurai

4 жыл бұрын

Then why didn't she tell Cloud and Tifa not to stand on Corneo's trapdoor? They'd have made it to Sector 7 fast enough to potentially stop the destruction, evacuate everyone, or at least save Biggs, Wedge, and Jessie.

@firmanhandipratama8414

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheSlammurai I think the whispers would stop them though

@peets9490

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheSlammurai how would they have made it to the sector faster if the whispers had stopped them after? Just like how Hojo was going to tell the gang about Cloud's past but got swept away. It's to keep the timeline going until they ultimately chased after Sephiroth who was trying to alter it. Sounds like you haven't even listened to the video and took in what Max is speculating, which actually makes sense.

Finished the game two weeks ago and now I'm going through all kinds of FF7R videos, discussions, podcasts, and streams. Mostly avoiding Reddit and forums. I finished watching Max's first playthrough a week ago too. Anyway, really great podcast. Thank you, EZA. Max's energy is wild haha. Gotta love it.

I think something people don't realize is that... You aren't supposed to like the whispers. They surely realized hiding materia behind walls of them would be upsetting. Which it is. You get annoyed with their constant meddling. Because that's why they're there. For you to want them gone like the characters do. Yes they're there for an important story purpose but their literal gameplay implementation is supposed to upset you. I think that's something that flies over a lot of people's heads a lot of times, that things can be created to be disliked; and just assume they were implemented poorly. On the contrary, the fact you hate them shows they did a good job.

Jesus man I'm watching Max's playthrough and it's blowing my mind right now how on point he is with these small details. Max talking about the different levels honestly feels like Goku ascending through each stage of super saiyan right now, my mind is ABSOLUTELY blown away!

@joejackson7140

4 жыл бұрын

What i wanna talk about is.....why is biggs alive? Amd why is jessies gloves on his night stamd at the end of the game

@back2back379

4 жыл бұрын

@@joejackson7140 there isn't much to talk about, no real hints about it from the game as Max pointed out. It could very well be in Zack's "new" timeline.

@tomwisniewski8988

4 жыл бұрын

@@joejackson7140 Probably because she died and Biggs kept her gloves as a keepsake.

@regis7971

4 жыл бұрын

If you go to story and look through your objectives complete list In chapter 12, it actually confirms that Biggs didnt die. It says he was seriously injured.