One of my favorite moments in the game is, honestly, that filler-y section directly after the Kalm flashback. You either need to do a sidequest to dodge around a massive snake, level up enough to treat it as a possible boss encounter, or potentially use some sort of cheesy strategy. Either way, getting past the snake takes considerable, dedicated effort.

Just barely over 19 minutes to summarize the core events of FFVII, including time to let the biggest moments have some impact and a few jokes. Genuinely impressive.

Jesus what underrated content, major props to you man, you exude professionally

I just wanted to say a few things. One, this is an amazing FF7 analysis, that really cuts to the core of the themes in the game. You did a great job acknowledging both the darker themes in the game and the sense of hope it has despite that. Two, I wanted to mention that your thoughts on nihilism being fittingly pointless as a theme reminded me of a debate we had ages ago about Fatal Frame and it's cynical endings, ultimately leading to us butting heads over if life has meaning or not. Although I still bitterly feel that life is pointless, I want to say that I am glad you can acknowledge the harsher parts of life and still give people hope. Your analyses shows me that despite my cynicism, there are kind and smart people out there doing their best to help people. So, thank you.

One extra bit of the "greed vs. life" analysis that I just got is Cloud's early dialogue. Almost every motivation he has in the initial Mako reactor mission is getting paid. "Where's my money." "I'd like my money now." And Barret explicitly indicates the fee is coming from Marlene's college savings.

You helped me relive my favorite story. This meant a lot to me.

Also, I feel like Cait Sith's death is simply there to trick players into thinking death is not permanent and your character will survive anyway and then almost immediately having Aerith actually die makes the impact of her death even bigger.

I think it would have been very powerful if when Nanaki declares his name proudly that the game forces his name to change in all menus. He becomes the one party member who you don't get to name because he knows so clearly and confidently who and what he is.

The shot that goes up to the president blasting opera while sector 7 gets crushed is so incredible every time I see it. So perfect.