Play FF VII in which order?

[St0rmwielder]

Since i've never played FFVII before and also haven't played the Remake yet, what would be the best order here? FF Crisis Core first(since it's a prequel?) or is it more of a "flashback" story after finishing the Remake first? Since i haven't played them i might as well just start playing them in chronological order.

[shade00]

oi there was also a hidden flashback i think that wasnt in all versions of zack in ff7 original!
@_@ so many hidden easter eggs and such

[St0rmwielder]

Thx for the suggestions. Quite confusing. Not gonna play the original as it's too outdated, but could do with watching Advent children, then probably Crisis Core as many here mentioned, then Remake i guss.

[shade00]

Publicado originalmente por St0rmwielder:

Thx for the suggestions. Quite confusing. Not gonna play the original as it's too outdated, but could do with watching Advent children, then probably Crisis Core as many here mentioned, then Remake i guss.

ff7 tells the orignal story, advent children is the after story you wont know whos who unless its played it sets the basis for most characters, telling there storys and backgrounds.
many return in the remake, and some are in crisis core, which will make things confusing.
youll ask yourself whos this? whos that? as most are repeating chars and villians

[Citronvand]

Publicado originalmente por St0rmwielder:

Thx for the suggestions. Quite confusing. Not gonna play the original as it's too outdated, but could do with watching Advent children, then probably Crisis Core as many here mentioned, then Remake i guss.

I wouldn't watch advent children without playing the original, it would be like reading the epilogue of a book you haven't read. Not much point.

Just jump straight to Crisis Core or Remake if you don't want to play the original. I'm not sure which one is the best starting point for those who haven't played the original.

[shade00]

Publicado originalmente por Citronvand:

Publicado originalmente por St0rmwielder:

Thx for the suggestions. Quite confusing. Not gonna play the original as it's too outdated, but could do with watching Advent children, then probably Crisis Core as many here mentioned, then Remake i guss.

I wouldn't watch advent children without playing the original, it would be like reading the epilogue of a book you haven't read. Not much point.

Just jump straight to Crisis Core or Remake if you don't want to play the original. I'm not sure which one is the best starting point for those who haven't played the original.

crisis core if recall gives clouds backstory away and zacks
where as in ff7 zacks just a flashback , flashback i think should happen if added in remake 2
kinda tough to avoid ff7 and jump into others without getting the full story.
ff7 is still a great game to this day even if some dont wanna give it a try
OP really should as so much story it adds to the others

[Koby]

If you're not going to play original, I'd recommend not playing Crisis Core until after you've played Remake.

But I'd definitely suggest playing the original. There is a lot there that you'll be missing out on, especially since Remake is actually a sequel and not a real remake. The Remake in the title is a play on words in the essence of it's "remaking the timeline". The second part is called Rebirth, which is to signify their new life after ending their "destiny" being on a new timeline. You basically miss all of this without the knowledge of the original.

[Hollowpoint]

Publicado originalmente por Koby:

If you're not going to play original, I'd recommend not playing Crisis Core until after you've played Remake.

But I'd definitely suggest playing the original. There is a lot there that you'll be missing out on, especially since Remake is actually a sequel and not a real remake. The Remake in the title is a play on words in the essence of it's "remaking the timeline". The second part is called Rebirth, which is to signify their new life after ending their "destiny" being on a new timeline. You basically miss all of this without the knowledge of the original.

Quoting this guy to piggyback.

Either original ff7, then remake, then crisis core or remake then crisis core. It sounds stupid and out of whack, and it is, but the truth of it is there are horrifyingly stupid plotholes in the original that are SORT OF explained by the remake.

You know how intimate knowledge of something ruins it's appeal in media? Knowledge of firearms, for example, make a TON of action movies look stupid.

Crisis core makes the original ff7 look kinda stupid at one major juncture in terms of story by suggesting events played out a little different than we see them in FF7 original, but the remake actually offers an alternative viewpoint so it appears to be a forgivable difference, because...

You need to play it to find out :D