Final Fantasy 7 had a very abruptive development. Shifting platforms twice and going through numerous ideas on what kind of story they wish to tell. Today we look in it's development in PART 1

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Footage Credits:
   • Final Fantasy 7 PC HD Longplay  
   • Final Fantasy VII 033  Cloud's True ...  
   • Final Fantasy VII  Full Nibelheim Fl...  
   • Final Fantasy V  Galuf's demise (Gal...  
   • Final Fantasy VII  Meeting Vincent  
   • Final Fantasy VII  History of Dyne a...  
   • FF7  How to Get Yuffie  
   • Wutai Side Quest (All of Yuffie's Hid...  
   • Final Fantasy VII  Meeting Cait Sith  
   • Final Fantasy VII  Meeting Red XIII  
   • Ps4 Final Fantasy 7 Hojo Battle With ...  
   • Final Fantasy VII  Rufus and Hojo Di...  
   • Final Fantasy 7 (PSX)  All Limit Bre...  
   • Xenogears (PlayStation) Playthrough P...  
   • FF7   2D Remake PART 1  
   • FF7 2D Remake PART 2  
   • Alone in the Dark (1992) complete pla...  
   • SGI's $250,000 Graphics Supercomputer...  
   • All Jenova Battles  
   • Final Fantasy 7  [Part 54]  The Whi...  
   • Final Fantasy VII  Command Materia E...  
   • Final Fantasy VII  Magic Materia Exh...  
   • Final Fantasy VII Walkthrough Part 99...  
   • Final Fantasy 7 Battle Square guide: ...  
   • Final Fantasy VII  Ancient Forest Guide  
   • Final Fantasy 7  Northern Cave walkt...  
   • FFVII  Rare Enemy Attacks Redux (Now...  

Chapters:

0:00 Final Fantasy 7's original concept on the Super Nintendo and Nintendo 64
3:20 Early Midgar of Final Fantasy 7
4:37 Early Concepts and Designs of Cloud Strife and Barret Wallace of Final Fantasy 7
6:09 Creation of the Limit Break System in Final Fantasy 7
6:26 Early Concepts and Designs of Sephiroth & Aerith / Aeris Gainsborough in Final Fantasy 7
7:39 Early Concepts and Designs of Jenova in Final Fantasy 7
9:10 Continued Development of Cloud Strife and creation of Zack Fair in Final Fantasy 7
9:49 Deciding on who should die in Final Fantasy 7
11:10 Early Concepts of Tifa Lockhart in Final Fantasy 7
11:46 Early Concepts and Designs of Red XIII, Cid Highwind, Yuffie Kisaragi, and Cait Sith in Final Fantasy 7
12:53 Early Concepts and Designs of Vincent Valentine in Final Fantasy 7
14:18 Original idea for Final Fantasy 7's ending
14:30 Extro


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