FF7: First Playthrough (and Teary Reminiscing)

[Demona]

I think I'm in the minority when I say that this is my first playthrough of FF7, so I'm not sure what sort of response this'll get.

Got to say, though, when I finished the Cosmo Canyon parts today, I disgraced myself pretty thoroughly by having to put down the controller and cry myself stupid. Ite, who is walking me through the game and laughing at my derpy attempts to manoeuvre my way through the horrible directional buttons, was pretty sympathetic to my sobbing wails of "th-the music... was so GOOD... an' the story... I knew it was comin'... bu'd it waz zo zaaaaad."

Just wondering if anyone else felt that way.

 

[Shademp]

I don't think FF7 has ever made me cry, but I do feel something when Nanaki finds out the truth about his father.
I think it's more a sense of respect for Seto's legacy, Nanaki's character growth and yes indeed the beautiful mesh of music and dialogue.

 

[Flintlock]

That moment is the only part of VII that has made me cry. Well, perhaps not actually cry, but at least get watery-eyed. Don't feel bad about it. Feel glad that the game has touched you

 

[Lex]

Really? Originally the ending made me cry. I still get that teary sad emoshuns feeling right at the end (that bit just before the credits, with the lifestream song and afterwards).

 

[Captain Jack Harkness]

imo the more touching moment are: when nanaki finds out the truth about his father, the end and

Spoiler: DON'T READ THIS IF IT'S YOUR FIRST PLAYTHROUGH

aerith's death

 

[ForceStealer]

I get goosebumps in the Nanaki and Seto bit.

 

[AvecAloes]

That howl Nanaki does...my heart!

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

The destruction of Sector 7 and Barret's grief made me cry; Dyne's madness and death made me cry. I wasn't so moved by Nanaki's story because I could never understand why his father's heroism needed to be kept a secret. I think I must have missed something.

 

[Octo]

Yeah I think the main thing for me was the ending, there was something melancholy about going on a journey with these characters and then everything ending. Plus the ending wasn't really a good one for closure in my opinion (though I never really thought that humanity had been wiped out like people later suggested) I was kind of used to games ending like Zelda LTTP and Secret of Mana where you see what all the characters do afterwards.

I never really cried as far as I can remember. Though I did get a bit choked up during my last playthrough but that was just because of stuff I was going through at the time.

 

[Demona]

I dunno, I don't normally cry at video games. Maybe it's because FF succeeds in conveying a sense of soul. But it's almost certainly the music. And in the case of FF9, when I simply howled, I think it was something to do with the fact that the game was Ovar, yanno?

 

[Fangu]

I didn't cry during any of the scenes, but I was moved by the Seto scene, the story about Dyne and the Cloud in the lifestream scenes gave me goosebumps - same with when he hands Sephiroth the black materia. The scene that touched me the most was the story about the rocket, for some reason. That's the scene that affected me the most during the game, which might sound strange, but it was.

 

[Gym Leader Devil]

I will admit to having a few manly tears well up when we got to the end of the damned cave full of Gi ghosts and such, and seeing how Nanaki reacts to figuring out that no, dad didn't run off and leave mom to die like an ass. I don't recall if I let them fall or not right at the moment, but this game did at least make my eyes damp on several occasions.

 

[Octo]

The scene that touched me the most was the story about the rocket, for some reason. That's the scene that affected me the most during the game, which might sound strange, but it was.

Phallic symbol innit?

 

[Unlucky]

I didn't cry at all while playing the game, it was after I played it and realized that the adventure is over, and that I can never play it again like the first time that got me emotional.

Spoiler: Mideel part, don't read if you haven't gotten this far into the game!

Tifa finding Cloud in Mideel and abandoning the party for him got me really emotional, and to think I kinda disliked her that time. It's just so unpredictable for me, the last thing I expected Tifa to do was leave everything instead of fight for Cloud. I just admired her dedication and was touched

Yeah I think the main thing for me was the ending, there was something melancholy about going on a journey with these characters and then everything ending. Plus the ending wasn't really a good one for closure in my opinion (though I never really thought that humanity had been wiped out like people later suggested) I was kind of used to games ending like Zelda LTTP and Secret of Mana where you see what all the characters do afterwards.

I remember getting really angry and feeling cheated because I thought I bought a defective copy that skipped most of the ending FMV!

 

[Fangu]

Phallic symbol innit?

Haaaa.

No I think I've ranted about this on Skype or something before, but it's the whole story about a man devoting his entire life to this dream of going into space, then to see it taken away because he had to (face reality) save a family member instead. The rocket dream was all he had, and when it fell apart he sort of lost his identity and became a grumpy old man. But Shera/Sierra is still there, willing to support him, and there's probably a lot of guilt from both sides in that relationship - idk it made the whole Cid story so real to me.

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

And then it turned out she was right all along! (just like real life).

The thing that still plucks my heartstrings after all this time is the world map music (I know it has a theme name but I can't remember it). Whenever I hear that, it fills me with nostalgia for I don't know what, and makes me feel homesick, despite the fact that I am at home!

 

[S and G]

There are a few things that still get me. One is when you first meet Cid in the rocket and the powerful music kicks in while he explains the rocket's past. Another is when Cloud loses it in front of the mural wall in the Temple of the Ancients with the haunting 'Who Am I?' music playing in the background leaving you feeling like 'WTF is goin down!?!?!'. Also the scene at the Forgotten City with Bugenhagen where Aerith's plan is revealed.

 

[Ite]

I love how everyone immediately spammed this thread with spoilers. LOL

 

[Unlucky]

The thing that still plucks my heartstrings after all this time is the world map music (I know it has a theme name but I can't remember it). Whenever I hear that, it fills me with nostalgia for I don't know what, and makes me feel homesick, despite the fact that I am at home!

Same here, it's also one of the best things in the game for me, though I have to comment that FFVII has a brilliant soundtrack overall. There's a story behind each song, it gives away a part of the story actually, like when you listen to Aerith's Theme, you almost instantly have a hunch that

Spoiler

you're going to lose her

. Well at least for me.

I think that world map music is simply called 'FFVII Theme' or 'Cloud's Theme' (not sure if the latter's official). I even tried playing it but apparently my brain is too stupid to make my hands play in tempo

 

[Arth]

Square Enix calls it ´´Main Theme of Final Fantasy VII´´ nowadays although I see the second part of the theme as ´´Cloud´s theme´´ because it is played at Cloud´s best moment in the game in my opinion

 

[Flintlock]

I love how everyone immediately spammed this thread with spoilers. LOL

I didn't!

 

[looneymoon]

tearful reminiscing about sitting alone in the playground because these shitwad kids made fun of me for bringing my ff7 strategy guide book to school
i think they were younger than me too

IS THAT TEARFUL ENOUGH FOR YOU...

but it's true though - i was so bad at this game the first time around i needed the strategy guide and read it EVERYWHERE for about a month

i think i ended up beating it with the default equipment because i didn't realize you could change it..........

 

[Octo]

i think i ended up beating it with the default equipment because i didn't realize you could change it..........

So basically you did an original equipment run without knowing it. Hardcore!

I had the strategy guides too, I had 3 of 'em! One official and two that came with magazines. I actually read a strategy guide before I even got the game - it was obviously before the English release because it called Tseng and Elena 'Shon and Irina'

Anyway fuck those guys!

 

[Shademp]

tearful reminiscing more like sitting alone in the playground because these shitwad kids made fun of me for bringing my ff7 strategy guide book to school

If a female classmate had brought anything FFVII related to school, I would have had a seizure. The awesomeness would have been too much to handle.

 

[Kuroto]

I think I'm in the minority when I say that this is my first playthrough of FF7, so I'm not sure what sort of response this'll get.

Got to say, though, when I finished the Cosmo Canyon parts today, I disgraced myself pretty thoroughly by having to put down the controller and cry myself stupid. Ite, who is walking me through the game and laughing at my derpy attempts to manoeuvre my way through the horrible directional buttons, was pretty sympathetic to my sobbing wails of "th-the music... was so GOOD... an' the story... I knew it was comin'... bu'd it waz zo zaaaaad."

Just wondering if anyone else felt that way.

I did! I cried too. ;____; I think it's the most touching scene in the game that I've played so far.

And I'm playing for the first time as well. I started with the playtrough, but now I'm behind a lot, because I have my entrance exams tomorrow and on Wednesday, so I had to really start reading and practising, and haven't had the time to do anything else really. ^^'