The Final Fantasy Files

We return to the Gold Saucer for this FF7 Rebirth chapter 12 deep dive, including the drama-filled performance of Loveless and Aerith’s… er…. powerful song, “No Promises to Keep.” We discuss what’s awesome, what falls flat, and why the bleep the developers thought VR headsets were a good idea. 🎮🎙️SPOILER ALERT:This clip contains spoilers from: • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Up through Ch. 12• Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (quick clip of post-credits scene)FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH GAME MATERIALS:© SQUARE ENIXCHARACTER DESIGN: TETSUYA NOMURA / ROBERTO FERRARILOGO ILLUSTRATION: © YOSHITAKA AMANO

We return to Nibelheim for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Chapter 11, where Cloud and Tifa marvel at Shinra’s cover-up, we meet a not-so-optional dark haired former turk, Cloud “recalls” what happened to Zack, and we stumble through the notorious Cait Sith dungeon.🎮🎙️SPOILER ALERT:This clip contains spoilers from • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Up through Chapter 11 - Full Episode• Final Fantasy XVI - minor spoilerFINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH GAME MATERIALS:© SQUARE ENIXCHARACTER DESIGN: TETSUYA NOMURA / ROBERTO FERRARILOGO ILLUSTRATION: © YOSHITAKA AMANO

In this Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Chapter 10 deep dive, we finally learn the truth about Nanaki's father Seto, break down the Gi tribe's tragic backstory and the Black Materia's origin, debate the Gi Nattak boss fight on hard mode, and react to the surprise reveal of Final Fantasy VII Revelation's title! We also dig into Zack and Biggs' mysterious survival, argue about whether the Cetra are secretly the bad guys, and run through rapid-fire opinions on this chapter's side quests. 🎮🎙️SPOILER ALERT:This clip contains spoilers from • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Up through Chapter 10 - Full Episode• Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - minor spoilers• Final Fantasy VII (original) - minor Black Materia spoilersFINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH GAME MATERIALS:© SQUARE ENIXCHARACTER DESIGN: TETSUYA NOMURA / ROBERTO FERRARILOGO ILLUSTRATION: © YOSHITAKA AMANO

In this Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Chapter 10 analysis, we dive into Cosmo Canyon, Tifa’s Lifestream experience, Bugenhagen’s response, and the River of Lights scene to unpack what FF7 Rebirth is really saying about the Planet, mako, and the Cetra. We also break down Aerith’s speech, the awkward public reveal, and why this whole sequence could matter so much for Part 3 -- Revelation!! 🎮🎙️SPOILER ALERT:This clip contains spoilers from • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Up through chapter 10 - Full EpisodeFINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH GAME MATERIALS:© SQUARE ENIXCHARACTER DESIGN: TETSUYA NOMURA / ROBERTO FERRARILOGO ILLUSTRATION: © YOSHITAKA AMANO

In today’s continued deepest dive discussion into Chapter 10 of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, we meet Cosmo Canyon’s famous Bugenhagen, see his true colors, and marvel at the spectacle of the planetarium cinematic cutscene. We also debate the importance of NPC voice acting, thumbs-up the production design of the observatory, and Jolie rolls her eyes at Nanaki’s suddenly revealed daddy issues. 🎮🎙️SPOILER ALERT:This clip contains spoilers from • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Up through chapter 10 - Full EpisodeFINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH GAME MATERIALS:© SQUARE ENIXCHARACTER DESIGN: TETSUYA NOMURA / ROBERTO FERRARILOGO ILLUSTRATION: © YOSHITAKA AMANO

Join us as we explore the Cosmo Canyon village of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and compare it to the one from the FFVII OG. We dive deep (as usual) into planetology NPC dialogue, try to hash out what the lifestream really is, and gripe about the piano minigame. 🎮🎙️SPOILER ALERT:This clip contains spoilers from • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Up through chapter 10 - Full Episode• Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children: 2:07:40, 2:09:47• Final Fantasy VII (OG): 2:07:32FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH GAME MATERIALS:© SQUARE ENIXCHARACTER DESIGN: TETSUYA NOMURA / ROBERTO FERRARILOGO ILLUSTRATION: © YOSHITAKA AMANO

What the heck happened to Red’s voice? Nanaki-who? In our second deep dive into Chapter 10 of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, we hash out the story of Red’s voice, why the developers may have made that choice, and whether or not it worked. 🎮🎙️SPOILER ALERT:This clip contains spoilers from • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Up through chapter 10 - Full Episode• Final Fantasy XVI - 1:09:49, 1:22:08, 2:34:08FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH GAME MATERIALS:© SQUARE ENIXCHARACTER DESIGN: TETSUYA NOMURA / ROBERTO FERRARILOGO ILLUSTRATION: © YOSHITAKA AMANO

In our first deep dive into Chapter 10 of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, we give first impressions on FF7R’s Cosmo Canyon region -- the visuals, music, fiends -- and of course, the chocobo wrangling and gliding minigame. We also duke out whether Sephiroth makes any sense for casual Final Fantasy players, and Ernest and Jolie go head-to-head on the “Bonds of Trust” FF7R side quest. 🎮🎙️SPOILER ALERT:This clip contains spoilers from • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Up through chapter 10 - Full Episode• Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles - 1:28 & 4:04• Final Fantasy XVI - 51:53FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH GAME MATERIALS:© SQUARE ENIXCHARACTER DESIGN: TETSUYA NOMURA / ROBERTO FERRARILOGO ILLUSTRATION: © YOSHITAKA AMANO

In our final deep dive into the Gongaga chapter of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, we talk through learning more about Cissnei’s background, meeting Cid Highwind (different than OG FFVII), the Gilgamesh voice actor, and how we all lost hair navigating the maze of bouncy mushrooms that is the Gongaga region. 🎮🎙️SPOILER ALERT:This clip contains spoilers from • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Up through chapter 9 - Full Episode• Final Fantasy XVI (mild spoilers) - 43:09 & 1:29:57• Final Fantasy XV - 1:30:30• Final Fantasy XV: Episode Gladiolus - 1:58:52FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH GAME MATERIALS:© SQUARE ENIXCHARACTER DESIGN: TETSUYA NOMURA / ROBERTO FERRARILOGO ILLUSTRATION: © YOSHITAKA AMANO

We continue our deepest dive into Final Fantasy VII Rebirth back at the Gongaga reactor -- From Cloud losing his mind to Tifa in the Lifestream to Tifa and Cloud’s conversation back at Cissnei’s, we discuss the FF7R meaning and if we think Part 3 will answer all the new questions we have.🎮🎙️SPOILER ALERT:This clip contains spoilers from • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Up through chapter 9 - Full EpisodeFINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH GAME MATERIALS:© SQUARE ENIXCHARACTER DESIGN: TETSUYA NOMURA / ROBERTO FERRARILOGO ILLUSTRATION: © YOSHITAKA AMANO