Ep 119: Final Fantasy 7 (Part 1) - The Buzz, Buildup and Cloud High Expectations

A Gamer Looks At 40

Final Fantasy 7 wasn't just a game release. It was the changing of an era. The moment when the franchise grew from fun games to media events. As a result, the marketing for FF7 reached unheard of levels for videogames at the time. And with the marketing came, unprecedented hype.
On this episode of A Gamer Looks at 40, we share stories of what it was like to be knee deep in the late 90's media barrage and how this full court press shaped our perceptions of the game before we even hit the first loading screen.
Eddie Varnell (@thatretrocode) of the Boss Rush Network (@BossRushNetwork)
Greg Sewart of the Player One Podcast and Generation 16 (@sewart)
Ian (@teacherbloke
James and JJ of RetroFits on YouTube (@FitsRetro)
John Trenbeath (@crazyjohnt)
Julian Titus (@julian_titus) of The Stage Select Podcast (@StageSelectPod)
The Lets Play Princess (@TheLPPrincess)
Mekel Kasanova (@MekelKasanova)
Michael K Hughes (@KaidanXain) of the Capes and Junk Podcast (@GamesAndJunk)
Mike Albertin of Games My Mom Found Podcast (@mom_found)
@Mustin
Ryan aka @GameswCoffee
SONG COVERS
Flowers Blooming in the Church (Final Fantasy VII) | Classical Guitar Cover by John Oeth Guitar - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBnoqDVg_To
Tifa's Theme (Final Fantasy VII) | Classical Guitar Cover by John Oeth Guitar - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulsS27OC5KQ
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Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. The Gaming Landscape - Greg, Julian (00:05:07)

3. The Gaming Landscape - Mekel, Julian, Mustin, John (00:17:08)

4. Influence - Greg, JJ (00:26:58)

5. Print Media - Greg, Mike A, Julian (00:31:09)

6. Patreon Shoutout (00:42:20)

7. Media Buzz - Eddie, Julian, RetroFits, Michael (00:43:24)

8. Playground Buzz - Ian, Greg, JJ (00:53:57)

9. Playground Buzz - Phoebe, Coffee (01:02:45)

10. Outro (01:09:00)