That's A Promise | Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | Pt.30 - End of Main Story 

Your reaction to finding out Jenova is an alien and not an ancient was great. “The calamity from the sky” is such a bad ass name

13:00 Tseng: "Can't die, got paperwork to do" True professional.

OG FF7 means a lot to me. It was the last game my mother gifted me back in 1997 before her cancer came back and we ultimately lost the fight. I remember it clearly even to this day. After weeks and weeks of her being in multiple hospitals she finally came home-it felt like a victory at the time. But of course she only came home so she could die surrounded by the people she loved. Doctors couldn’t do anything anymore. My much younger (and at the time more spiritual) self prayed to every god that would listen back then. "Please; Don’t take her…" I tried. I really, really tried… But ultimately I could do nothing of course. Nothing but take that last walk to her bedside right before she died. So … that scene with Aerith (37:13) fucking destroyed me while playing Rebirth.. because I know that walk… I know it so well. I know that not everybody is happy with the changes in the Remake series. Some even accused it of "cheapening the core of what FF7 is". If you feel that way it’s ok. But from where I‘m standing, Remake and Rebirth feel like they were made by artists who not only understand very clearly what made OG a masterpiece, but artists who, through their life experiences, were able to deepen the core message of OG FF7 even more and expand what it means to confront the inevitably of death with many more facets. And I‘m glad to see FF7’s story experienced today-not only by those who played it back then, but by all the newcomers as well; because I think it’s an important one. It was back then and it is today. So ultimately: thank you Kasta, for letting us be here for your journey-looking at this masterpiece of a story with fresh eyes. I hope we all meet again for part 3.

4:50:19 You will understand why there are missing slides here(The OG players know what's missing here), 3rd part is going to hit Cloud like a freaking truck.

"Its not her destiny to die" (instert side eye gif)

My god... Aerith's theme is the audio embodiment of love, isn't it?

Aerith was the heart and soul of Rebirth ❤️ God this game was amazing! I adore it! So hype for Part 3 ❤️❤️❤️

Sephiroth’s voice actor went to my Elementary school and high school. He was a grade younger than me so I really didn’t know him but I knew of him because he was already in Seventh Heaven and Road to Perdition during Highschool.

I can't afford a PS5 right now, so I was looking for someone's playthrough of Rebirth. That's when I discovered your page, and I am so glad that it did! I watched every video up to this point,. I really enjoy watching your videos, and witnessing the pure joy you had playing this game. Thank you so much! I'm starting part 31 right now 😊

Wow! I wondered why Cloud didn’t have a trial. Then you said, “Maybe we don’t live through Cloud’s trial because maybe his is what’s next.” Your wild guess (as usual!) is very intuitive. I didn’t even think of that, but that makes a lot of sense.

Aerith is easily the most iconic video game death. It absolutely destroyed me as a kid

2:04:29 “…why does it sound like a goodbyeeee 🥺🥺” 😫

We old gamers knew this was coming......but it still hurts.

4:26:19 "watch you're belongings, lucky colour: black". - Cait Sith

I absolutely LOVE seeing this game's story still hitting people emotionally all these years later, hell I played the original game when I was like... 6 years old ( not even fully understanding it honestly) but many parts of this game hit me even back then, and its been my favorite fictional story of all time since (with the Last of Us coming real close). I'm glad you're enjoying this story and am awaiting part 3 with you and everyone else.

I never thought I would receive so much enjoyment from watching someone play one of my favorite Final Fantasy games. You however kept me glued to the videos for every thought, smile, and tear as part of your journey. Now you understand why players of the OG get so emotional when we hear Aerith's theme. When I played for the first time, she carried me through most of the game with her healing. When she died, I was upset and wondered how can I get through the game without her. Now, as an old man I tear up every time I hear her theme. Thank you for the posts and I hope to see you play another Final Fantasy sometime in the future.

Maggie breaks before the video even starts...

Cloud - 'Clocks ticking..' Aerith - 'Yeah.. I know..' Ouch.

You have a few years to get over what happened with Aerith. In the OG, we had only a few minutes, the time it took to change disks😂 Great playthrough.

Thank you so much for playing this and for putting your whole heart into it. ❤ I really enjoyed every single video of the series and loved to see it through your eyes. It has been a one hell of a journey. I finished the game like three months ago and still can’t stop thinking about it. Seeing it from your perspective was amazing and fun. These characters mean so much to me and I shed so many tears, there’s also so much things that go beyond the borders of the game and make you think about life. That’s why FFVII always be my favorite. ( And yeah Sephiroth kicked my butt numerous times) 😅

Cloud while holding the Black materia in the temple. --- ''My......Precious''

The finale😞 Thank you for taking us with you on this Journey! I loved your insight & emotional intelligence and i’m really glad I saw you play TWD because you’ve become one of my favorite channels overall. I look forward to any other games you plan on playing in the future and thank you again :,)

Girl, I can't stop crying if you don't too Thank you for this, I loved your playthrough since remake. Thank you for enjoying these games with us!!! ❤️

Just finished watching your playthrough... After many breaks I had to take in between because of anything I needed to take care of in my life. I know more than a month has passed already since you ended the playthrough, but I'm gonna write this comment anyway. Simply, I also wanted to thank you for bringing this game on RU-vid with such passion and joy. And watching someone with such a beautiful personality like yours is simply a unique experience. I just love to see the sensitivity and the empathy you show while you are recording. I really wish I could meet beautiful people like you in real life. They're so hard to find. Anyway, I also watched part 1 with you even after playing it myself. This part I still haven't played it, but again just watching you playing it was beautiful, and it totally compensates me not having the PS5 to play it myself. Hopefully I'll be ready to play part 3 whenever it comes, no matter what. Again thank you for every moment we shared together! I enjoyed every single second of this playthrough! :)

As an OG fan who played back when i was 12/13, I also played most of the spin off games, crisis core and Dirge of Cerberus, and watched advent children, I dont know how much to say here so I won't really delve into the original or any of it's subsequent offsprings. I'll just add my thoughts on this. It was pretty devasting, you never really see cloud cry. the voice actors all did a fantastic job. Especially Cody cloud's voice actor. Cloud doesn't say much so when he does talk you pay attention. Cloud legit scared me when he was being dark and manipulated by sephiroth. The animators did a great job capturing how sinister he was acting then capturing how childlike he was towards sephiroth while giving him the black materia. But damn the voice. When he's begging aerith for the materia or laughing creepily. chills. Absolutely adore your reactions. I can't wait for part III it's gonna be nuts. maybe when you've done that you can play the OG ;) (even if you don't that's fine I just love the original but it's def a product of its time)

I picked your series up before Rebirth. It was incredible watching someone with no prior knowledge of FFVII play through this. You have not disappointed and you're also sharp when it comes to what's going on. It will all come clear in part 3.

It has been a honor to be on this journey with you kasta thanks so much for making our day

4:35:31 no thank YOU Kasta, this FF7 journey has been an absolute pleasure to watch. It’s been so fun watching your reactions to all the moments in Rebirth. Cannot wait for the next FF

I noticed you made a comment during the jenova fight about how its easier when your characters have their limits straight away, limit breaks are triggered by a heightened emotional state, they just found their friend murdered, not a surprise they all have their limits straight away, well except for cloud who is so mentally broken by this point he hasn't accepted reality yet

*puts on Barrett-esque sunglasses. That Aerith scene kicks my ass every single time. Never fail. I get it, though. That tiredness. It's the emotional trauma that Final Fantasy games are good at creating for it's players. They like to open up tiny wounds and then stick band-aids on you. They make sure the adhesive is on there nice and good. Then they rip it off and let you simmer in the shock and pain for a bit before they stick another band-aid on you. Thank YOU for taking the time to record and share your experiences. Watching the game through your eyes is so refreshing for me. It's a long way away, but already looking forward to seeing your thoughts when you finally get to play part 3 down the line. 😊

The voice work during the trials is so top notch that you feel every single emotion. Hats off to all the actors. And of course, Uematsu’s music is always legendary

There are three former Teen Wolf actors in the English cast: Cody Christian (Cloud), Gideon Emery (Biggs), and Tyler Hoechlin (Sephiroth). They’re all playing against type here too which must be nice for them. A lot of the cast have been lifelong FFVII fans, and they put all their love for the story into their performances.

Thank you for bringing this to us! I have enjoyed every minute of this playthrough. This feels like the fastest 121 hours that I can remember. Such a beautiful game, and you putting your heart into it really shows and helps us connect with these worlds even more. I'm pretty much cried out as well. It's just a true testament of how great the writing is and these characters. I'm glad this is not the end, and I'm looking forward to your clean-up videos!

Awesome reaction. Glad to see you trying to piece together this controversial ending. Small trivia: at 4:24:52, Aerith's dress doesn't react to the gust of wind from the plane, unlike Cait Sith's cape. Since she is not really there.

So glad to have seen this journey through you eyes, looking forward to post game and part 3!!! Heres to getting gigaflare for part 3!

Since 1997 FF7, i'm still crying Aerith death, it left a mark in my heart forever. Cant wait to watch part 3 with you Maggie Thank you again, that was wonderful.❤

I've been laughing (in painful solidarity) at your Instagram stories lately about how you've been feeling since finishing the game while sharing in the post-game funk. I finished the game back in mid-March and I'm STILL trying to fill the void. But here we are, the moment, THE scene. Wathcing your last video with the Aeirth segments and the wonder in your voice as she was learning to use the lifestream and how you hoped big things would come to her in part 3...well my heart just broke every time. However, who knows what Part 3 will bring. And that's the thing now, you're just as clueless as the rest of us. Sure those of us who have played the OG and all the other games have an IDEA of what's next, but SquareEnix has shown they have plenty of tricks up their sleeves. Is it all a multiverse saga? Different branching timelines? All happening in the lifestream? Who the hell knows! And anyone claiming to know are fooling themselves. The only people who know are the dev team working on part 3 as we speak. Hopefully Part 3 will be along by 2027 for the 30th Anniversary of the OG (this just aged me so badly lol). Nomura has said it's written and ready, and hoped to get to recording the VAs later this year. Thanks for the ride, Kasta. Looking forward to your wrapping everything up and see what new adventures are coming next.

I'm kind of in a similar position. I've heard things about the original but never the depth of it. I began with Final Fantasy X which is my all time favorite and will always be special. But playing Rebirth, having been on the adventure with everyone.. man I cried so much. Two friends watched me play and we were with a whole group watching me try to beat Sephiroth at the end. I died SO many times and when we finally did it we exploded with joy. It was such an incredible experience I'll cherish forever. I can't believe how much I care about these characters. Aerith is now so dear to me, I always tear up rewatching the ending, when the White Materia hits the floor. So it's fun watching others have the same experience! Your heart seems in the right place, enjoy FF X!

As soon as they announced that the remake was a remake TRILOGY, we all knew how the second game would end. We've been dreading this for nigh-on a decade. We can't really be certain of anything but I think what you were meant to take away from the Glen scene is that Glen has been dead the whole time, but JENOVA was taking the form of "someone you hate" to manipulate and distract Rufus. He was just another anonymous black robed man. I would try Final Fantasy X next. Still a pretty 'modern' feeling game with a very character-first narrative.

It's been a while since, coming back here brought me to all the emotions when i finished it. I remember planning being alone in my house that day to make sure i can live it fully, i knew i was gonna cry a lot and did not want my kids to ask why i'm crying! lol And really, i've been impacted emotionally the whole day. Incredible a game could leave that trace in you, that's what i call developpers that put their soul into their work. I know part 3 gonna be even more intense, since i played the original, i already have an idea where they gonna bring us in the first 20 hours, it's gonna be something i'm telling you! Thanks Maggie, i watch you play FFX, so cool you bought the PS2 to live it like we did, you nailed it!

Yes, you can date Aerith. At 4:45:31 you can see her as princess in the loveless play in the credits.

As an OG fan, I'm sooooo glad you got to see THAT moment. FMR it was so hard not to say anything related to it since I watched your Remake playthrough

I'm so hyped! Time to make a cheeky Yorkshire Tea and settle in for a great finale. Also, I can't wait for your FFX playthrough! I'm sure you'll love it too! The beauty of the Final Fantasy series is that everyone seems to have a different favourite, so enjoy the ride!

I’ve followed your play through and it was amazing , felt it like as if I were playing again for the first time, you made me feel so nostalgic now and sometimes wanted to cry because this adventure is over

I don’t believe there are any other timelines. I think it’s all happening in the lifestream and it started when they broke fate at the end of remake.

@2:14:16 I did not know human beings could make such sounds... That was honestly amazing!

Final Fantasy 10 is going to be the perfect next FF game for her. Can't wait for when he eventually plays it.

Thank you *so* much for sharing your experience with us. Your reaction to these characters and this story was like experiencing it all for the very first time. ♥ Welcome to the family!

Even if i knew how it was gonna end it still broke my heart 💔 What an incredible journey by your side. You really made this special ! Can't wait for the final part ! Thank you Kasta ! 🙏

You can romance Aerith, Yuffie, Barret, Nanaki and the boys. Aerith's is the only one that doesn't change from the original game (except for the high intimacy ending).

Can not WAIT for the FFX journey.

Kasta thank you for your amazing playthrough, you've become one of my favorite youtubers. I started watching you at the start of your Final Fantasy journey with Remake, I've watched every episode of Rebirth and enjoyed seeing your genuine reactions as someone who is playing blind, it was amazing! I love seeing new players get emotionally invested in final fantasy games like I did! The ending is very confusing and is changed from the original actually, so your confusion is shared with even some veterans. We will just have to see what happens in the 3rd and final game! But yes Aerith dies, and the twist this time is that Cloud still thinks she’s alive. Multiverse stuff. Can’t wait for your playthrough of FFX!

34:43 playing this segment i audibly groaned, not because i didnt like it but because i knew that the devs perfectly designed this segment to make me teary eyed lol

Having just turned on the video, and having seen the amount of kickball that FFVII:Rebirth has already played with poor Kasta's heart, I know we're in for a tissue party that will send shudders through the Amazon rainforest. I'm right here with you, and I'm ready to have my gut wrenched into an absolut mess at the end of this leg of the journey. I also promise that I will turn a blind eye and deaf ears to every time you say "down bad" and "go down on someone", this is not the place for lowbrow comedy... we're here to feel and fall apart together.

Ever noticed everyone started with a limit break except for cloud? Heighten emotion seeing Aerith death but cloud is in denial, hence only him can only see her

Congratulations, you have now gotten to the end of disc 1 of 3 of the OG story. Part 3 is where the real meat of the plot happens.

I first started watching your channel when I discovered your FF VII Remake series. I think it was ep. 1.. And since then I’ve been a fan! I love how you approach the games you play, I can’t say it enough! As I said once before it definitely was the right choice to first play the remake series before you start with the original FF VII. This is such a different experience compared to those who played the og before and I love your perspective on the games! Please keep this up! I imagine it must be hard to wait for another few years but definitely worth it :) Thanks again for the playthrough, can’t wait for you to play other games! :)

Hahaha you calling Vincent out like that saying you secured an exit through the same way we enter lmao never thought of it that way 😅😅😅

During the final cutscene, Cid is humming the Final Fantasy theme song

I just noticed at 48:38 Cloud says "I'll kill you!" to Sephiroth during his trial and the moment he does, flames sprout up as though in response to him saying that. Nice little detail indicating that such a vengeful mindset - directly contrasting what Aerith _just_ said in her speech - is making him more like Sephiroth. Yeah, now we spend the next three years or so speculating whether Cloud is perceiving an alternate timeline where Aerith was saved or if his broken psyche couldn't handle her death and so constructed a false perception of the event/memory and is lying to him that he saved her. I think the latter is more likely but there'll be room for dispute until we finally see how it all plays out (and hopefully closes out) in the third game. Either way, she definitely died to the rest of the party and I expect things will get worse before they get better. I felt bad in the last part when you started talking about your expectation that Aerith would get much more development in the third part of the trilogy. Her being the last of the Cetra, one who didn't even get to live as long as her mother did, is such a sad aspect of it. It's a brutal tragedy, but one that looks to be something of a very pivotal turning point in the story - perhaps even moreso than it was in the original. We'll see, but I look forward to seeing what happens next!

Just finished the game last night as well! The shock of finally waiting since 1997 (and every part of the compiliation in between) to change fate AND seemingly making it happen in that moment...broke my heart again after. Amazing playthrough Maggie! Can't wait for the end of the trilogy

What a journey. Been waiting regularly for your vids, watching them while working, and now we're finally here. Thanks Maggie for this wonderful playthrough. Will wait for more of your "going back" content :)

This game was quite the emotional rollercoaster! Loved your reactions.

You forgot to ask everyone for help as young Aerith.

Stop! The video hasn't even started and we're already crying! T_T I'm so glad you had as much joy playing this as you have!! So bittersweet to see you miss it so much before you even started the video!! D:

Such a pleasure watching your playthrough. And now we wait for game 3.

we finally reached the ending. i really enjoyed this beautiful journey with your playthrough. it will take a long time but i hope to see you play part 3. i know you will do a playthrough of part 3.

Man what a journey. Gonna feel weird not coming home from work and watching an episode every day 😢 I've seen this ending multiple times, and I still balled throughout this whole thing. Great playthrough! Also, next episode better be all the dates 😂😂

Kasta I’m sure ppl have already mentioned it but you should read traces of two pasts which is the background stories of tifa and aerith and there’s no spoilers in it.

Thank you for sharing this masterpeace and your feelings for it with us. Now to wait Part 3.

2:58:00 "I'm done fighting." No, not even close 😂

The pleasure (and torture lol) of watching has been ours. Thank you Maggie 😌

It has been a journey, your reactions, connection and love for the characters are imo the best part of your play through Also took her the very last fight to finally use radiant ward on Aerith

d'aww, your reactions throughout the game were precious. I too, am still trying to recover from the story.

Yes 🙌! The Finale! Well Played Kasta

Loved your playthrough, as someone who played the original it's good to see new fans react to this story. There's a lot of ambiguity in the ending but a lot of fans, myself included, feel that they're building for a specific scene in part 3. I was eagerly awaiting Rebirth to see the world but the finale will be intense. Onwards to judgement day

Thank you for sharing this journey with all of us. As a gamer who rushes through everything, your insight and observations really make me appreciate a lot of the things throughout the game that I might not have picked up on. Watching your videos made me love this game SO much more. To you and your team - Keep up the great work! I came for the FF7 content, but I think I will stick around for whatever you have for us next!

Eres increíble amiga, me encantan las personas que viven los videojuegos como tú. En la escena de Aeris con su madre me fue imposible no llorar y el final que decir, aunque haya jugado el original, lo que han hecho con este juego y los 2 que hay actualmente de la trilogia es maravilloso, empatizas demasiado con los personajes. Gran trabajo de los actores de doblaje en inglés que es la versión que he jugado. Perdona por no escribir en inglés, no me se expresar bien. Greetings from Spain ^^

This was beautifully shot, thanks for putting this together Kasta!

Better save those tears for FFX. Absolutely top.

Don't know why it was so funny to see your reaction to Jenova not being an Ancient 🤣 Yeah, that's what Sephiroth read in the documents in the Shinra Manor, but actually Jenova is an alien that came to this planet on (in? by?) a meteor ("long ago, a wound marred the northern lands"). The same meteor that according to Shinra propaganda virtual reality movie in Remake brought an end to Ancients' civilization 2000 years ago

Can I just say this is how I found you, from Final Fantasy remake, watching you put so much passion in love into it has made me a fan of yours and what you do. And I would love to see you play Final Fantasy.

I’ve watched every episode of your play through. I am a quite sad this is over. I’ve loved every minute of it.

I have really enjoyed watching you through Remake and now Rebirth. It’s been amazing watching someone fall in love with these characters like I did in 1997. I’m really looking forward to Part 3 and your reaction to it as well.

Thank you for the wonderful playthrough!! Would love to see your reactions to the others dates as well 😊

Thanks for sharing this amazing journey! Loved it! ❤

Grats Kast. What a journey. Thank you

Man. I cried 27 years ago. And I bawled my eyes out again playing this as I expected. Fking masterful. 😢

The ending of rebirth was hard to get thru... Brutal. Its all gas no breaks from temple on. Glad you loved rhe game Maggie

The moment that ruined everyones trust in video games. the loss of Aerith side note, that is Loren Allred the singer for never enough in the greatest showman singing Aeriths song.

Man i hate this already - i am 4 minutes in, we had nothing happen AND I AM ALREADY CRYINGGGGGG xD how dare you Maggie LMAO Glad you took the leap into the Final Fantasy and therwith RPG pool and seem to not regret it

4:45:38 As you can see here in the end credits, Aerith is the canon Rosa. Aerith is also the default Rosa if you get Barret, Red and the trio (Caith Sith, Vincent and Cid) as dates. So 4 out of 6 dates. Cloud=Hero Aerith=Rosa Sephiroth=Varvados -I hope you watch, not only the Aerith date, but the whole Loveless play with Aerith so you'll see the parallels. Cloud's reaction as she sings is also different. -Cloud and Aerith also met at the "Loveless" street and under the "Loveless" poster in OG. -Kitase said that "Hollow" is Cloud's song about his feelings and "No Promises to Keep" is about Aerith's feelings and he wanted players to pay attention to that. -Loving someone beyond death is something that FF games are known for.

From Superman to Sephiroth. Tyler can do it all.

Who tells her that she has to play all three parts again after she played the OG, because every scene has now a different context :) Maggie at least took 3 weeks away of my waiting time after finishing Part 2 myself and Part 3. Thank you.

The face of true madness 46:25 haha but seriously what a journey and I’m so grateful to you for remaining unspoiled! It’s so so rare and it’s just been a treat! I’d love to see you collaborate with Max Dood or Aeriths VA! I bet they would love to since this is your first ff7 ever and they’d think it’s a hoot to pick your brain without spoiling anything and vice versa!

Til the day we meet again...

52:38 "Crying absolutely takes it out of you and I start to feel tired." * Looks how much time is left. * Hoo boy. Lol. Gonna be straight emotionally exhausted

1:18:00 The greatest reaction to Demon Wall. Not dissimilar to my own in ff12. Also from last episode, love that you really liked the Iron Giant. It's one of my favorite recurring ff creatures.

I'm completely destroyed, thanks Square. Also thanks Kasta for sharing another Final Fantasy journey.😢

4:33:59 just a bit of trivia, Sephiroth has been mostly voiced by people who had something to do with Superman. Tyler Hoechlin who is the voice actor for Sephiroth in this game and Remak plays Superman in Superman & Lois. George Newman who voices Sephiroth in Advent Children and the Kingdom Hearts games is Superman from some DC animated series and movies. And in the Japanese version of many Final Fantasy VII stuff Toshiyuki Morikawa is the voice actor, and he was Superman in the Japanese dub of The Lego Movie.