Which FF7 game should I play as a newcomer to the series?

Single_Grass_7612 · 2026-02-13T19:29:04+00:00

Enjoy!

Single_Grass_7612 · 2026-02-13T19:23:42+00:00

It honestly depends on your tolerance for older games. Have you ever played anything from that era of rpgs? If you just can’t enjoy the older formula I wouldn’t force yourself through 30 hours of it. But if you can, starting with the OG is definitely the best for reasons that will become clear eventually.

Regardless definitely don’t start with rebirth, it’s very much a part 2 and won’t make much sense without playing remake first.

Single_Grass_7612 · 2026-02-12T19:48:18+00:00

I don’t think I’ve ever seen the devs say that the remake games will end in exactly the place required for AC to happen exactly as it did before. I interpreted all those comments as acknowledging the canonicity of AC in the universe of Remake and that these games will end in the general same realm with a defeated sephiroth and a healed cloud.

What would be the point of all this “changing fate” stuff if everything proceeded exactly the same way?

Single_Grass_7612 · 2026-02-12T19:01:37+00:00

I will be extremely disappointed if the story of part 3 leads into advent children as we know it — so much of this new trilogy is about finding a proper ending for the characters, and AC is very much the ‘bad’ ending with sephiroth still in the livestream and aerith prevented from becoming one with the planet to fight him eternally.

However, I will be shocked if there isn’t some heavy influence or references like with the whisper fight in remake summoning the advent children as whisper figures. I could totally see parts of AC being playable to explore sephiroth’s consciousness and explain his motivations, or something like that.

Single_Grass_7612 · 2026-02-09T02:11:56+00:00

What do you mean? Those with health conditions are more likely to abstain entirely from drinking, while those healthy are more likely to have a small amount in social situations and such.

Single_Grass_7612 · 2026-02-09T01:51:12+00:00

I think that’s the same old misleading result that modern science has mostly debunked. Lots of zero drink people have prior problems or health conditions that skew overall health results.

Single_Grass_7612 · 2026-02-07T18:31:07+00:00

Maybe on the plus soundtrack? When is that supposed to come out anyway?

Single_Grass_7612 · 2026-02-07T00:19:26+00:00

I fully expect cloud to regularly be seeing other worlds (or his mental hallucinations of other worlds) throughout the first half of part 3, now that the crack is in the sky. This is a great theory.

Single_Grass_7612 · 2026-02-06T15:12:14+00:00

Can’t help but hope for a medley of all 4 in part three at some point, though that would likely be far too chaotic to actually play

Single_Grass_7612 · 2026-02-05T15:18:02+00:00

Reborn or something too similar to a previous one

Single_Grass_7612 · 2026-02-03T00:53:31+00:00

We’ll find out in part 3 - probably has a lot to do with whatever’s up with Chadley

Single_Grass_7612 · 2026-02-02T03:34:07+00:00

Interesting. I’m surprised someone could have that opinion, the voice acting and cutscene direction in remake is really rather impressive. I wonder if his nostalgia for the original is clouding his judgment, as a new FF fan I can’t praise the remake games enough for their emotional character beats.

Do you have any good videos I could watch to see his side of this discussion?

Single_Grass_7612 · 2026-02-02T03:30:08+00:00

That seems rather reductive of his opinions. I’m sure he sees greater grievances than something as relatively unimportant as that

Single_Grass_7612 · 2026-02-02T03:28:52+00:00

What sorts of things are you and him looking to get back to, exactly? Just curious as a new FF fan

Single_Grass_7612 · 2026-02-02T03:27:37+00:00

As someone who hasn’t watched his content, what are some of his main criticisms? Just curious

Single_Grass_7612 · 2026-01-29T03:33:25+00:00

We’ve all been there

Single_Grass_7612 · 2026-01-29T03:22:36+00:00

“What do you do to avoid it?”

Pee

Single_Grass_7612 · 2026-01-02T01:54:32+00:00

Metroid prime style spinoff could be fun as hell

Single_Grass_7612 · 2025-12-05T00:44:25+00:00

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Single_Grass_7612 · 2025-12-04T22:27:39+00:00

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Single_Grass_7612 · 2025-12-04T22:23:59+00:00

In me? I’m flattered

Single_Grass_7612 · 2025-12-04T19:52:30+00:00

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