ITT areas/locations you always remember for one reason or another.
I thought it was a roller coaster track when I was a kid and there was a roller coaster heading into the reactor.
>>2804128
I'll remember this entire game for the rest of my life even if I stop replaying it every other year.
Also, this particular screen always resonated with me emotionally for some reason.
Fuck this game is so beautiful aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
>>2804128
i can hear that music still, i remember i was too poor to afford the game but i had an Eidos demo disc that just included basically this "section" from the beginning when they come across that Shinra tower thing thats on the cover up to the gold saucer. For years I wanted that game so bad, I never knew how expansive it was, i figured this was near the beginning. I leveled up Cloud and Barretts limit break too by mistake once from overplaying it and was blown away. So much mystery so much potential that was to be. I bought the game used for playstation years later to emulate on my pc so I could finally play it. That game blew me away even, 6 or 7 years after its release. It gets a lot of hate but this game is probably the top gaming experience in my whole life. Sorry for the rant, todays been a long day introspective day.
>>2804215
Yeah, I had that demo too. And the Gold Saucer battle demo. Looked great on 3DFX Glide™.
>>2804128
YOU MEAN IT'S NOT A ROLLER COASTER?!
>>2804128
The Mt. Corel theme is my favorite track from FF7. It's just so soothing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDltRnQ4CiQ
>>2804378
ahh i forgot about the battle demo, that was pretty sweet. Spent a lot of time with the Tomb Raider demo as well
>>2804529
i almost want to cry hearing this
for being a gullible kid who tried just about every Masamune, 1/35 SOLDIER, etc. rumour on 90s FF fansites regarding the Gongaga reactor.
It looked like something belongs in the hole in that front plate, and it seemed reasonable that Zack could have been hiding out in there.
This place really got to me in FF7 on my last playthrough. It's the first time (and one of the only times) in the game where you hear this track, and it just comes out of nowhere. You go through 2 hours' worth of getting the Northern Crater, then you meet up with the real Sephiroth, and the game's events really culminate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PANzcFxPOcM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmQ9x-y8mqY
>>2804937
>Yuffie, Cloud, Vincent party in the second video
My party! So rare to see!
>>2804215
How could you afford a PlayStation and not a game?
>>2804937
oh my god this track
this is possible my favorite place in the entire world, real or virtual
it's just so serene, it's otherwordly, it's borderline creepy how beautifully disattached it is
it will forever haunt me that I'll never be able to articulate or explain my feelings for this area, let alone this entire game
I'll never forget the Aphel Aura area of Shevat from Xenogears, and its soothing music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loh0SQ_SF2s
>>2804128
Pic related. I played through the game once or twice before finding this place. I was maybe 6 at the time. This is the only new game I ever got for snes and I played the hell out of it. Just sold the system and cart about 6 months ago. Kinda regret it now :/
>>2805239
And I forgot pic...
>>2805240
Is that goatse
>>2805401
And you just ruined a wonderful piece of my childhood. I will never think of this the same way again...
>>2805409
rekt
>>2805409
better not look at the sign above the fortune tellers place, or the inside of the doors going into the dark world woods dungeon
>>2804128
>Walking on a suspended traintrack
...are Cloud and his buddies idiots?
One of the greatest levels of any FPS ever. A masterpiece.
>>2805445
It's the only path they can go. Plus the rail line has been out of service for years, just look at the damage to the rails.
>>2804128
There are too many locations from FF7 that stuck with me that it's pointless to name them all, but if I had to pick one it would be the observatory and the music that plays in it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT5EqBBrKQE
some other locations
the sunken wreck of Maria Doria from TR2
the otherworld school from Silent Hill 1
>>2805672
This theme is cosy as hell too. I got to this part one night, closed my eyes to listen to the music for a while and fell asleep.
>>2805696
here's another cozy one for you then
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DxgQBAidag
Whenever I think of "Themed Levels" this and Midday Gardens come to mind.
No idea why, no doubt there's better examples.
Used to do a lot of drugs and space out. Chronological trigger end of time is a Metafor for where you would end up after invite realities and lives lived
>>2805716
Was just about to post this. So many feels.
>>2805239
>just sold my SNES
why
whyyy
FFVII has plenty of remarkable places.
>>2805240
When a buddy and I played this as kids, we knew he was halving spell cost. But we thought he also doubled the damage you took.
I have no idea how we got that into our heads.
>>2805728
>used to
>>2804128
This part is good and everyone knows Gold Saucer is GOAT but it all ends up in Corel Prison and that place is annoying as fuck.
>>2804958
Fuckin tonberrys man
![36-Lufia_II_-_Rise_of_the_Sinistrals.138[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/JFvOF0K.png "36-Lufia_II_-_Rise_of_the_Sinistrals.138[1].png")
Why
The city from twinsen odyssey. Comfy as fuck
1/2
Those two places literally gave me nightmares when I was a kid
>>2806995
2/2
>>2806995
I love the track that plays here.
It's amazing that it fits both the atmosphere of impending doom of this place and a torture scene so good.
>>2806995
pls talk about your nightmare from this
>>2807000
I don't remember it clearly.
I played it at its release, and I was 9 at this time, but it was involving ayy lmaos and some elements from Stephen King's Insomnia (I was reading the book at this time) such as the Crimson King
>>2804937
>dat jazz guitar version of Ahead On Our Way in Holzoff's house = maximum comy
>>2804135
I loved alt-firing into stormtroopers and watching them run around panicking with that thing. It was a neat touch
>>2805609
For me, it's Hotel Hell and L.A. Rumble. Those are the two Duke Nukem levels that left the biggest impression on me. They're probably not even particularly good levels. But when I think about them, it's as if I'm remembering real places.
>>2807001
Did you read the Dark Tower series? Or would that be too spoopy for you now?
>>2807274
Oh, they are great levels.
Hotel Hell and Hollywood Holocaust have always been the 2 most player Dukematch maps; so you guys are onto something. They're more than just memorable and good in SP.
>>2807274
>>2805609
>>2804135
This game rocks. I just wish it wasn't from the 3dfx dark ages. I get microstutter pretty bad with the software renderer.
>>2807490
It would have been just lovely if Anon had actually provided a goddamn name to go along with his interesting screenshot.
When I was a teenager I used to leave the game playing after saving so I could listen to the background music when I went to sleep
To continue on FF7, I remember quite well this particular screen of a conch shell, probably because the design is really nice
>>2804160
>beautiful
There's a weird beauty to it, especially the backgrounds and how lo-fi everything looks. I've been thinking about the remake and how scenes like this would change. The whole bit with Barret is really cool, although he didn't really do anything to fuck up Corel. What was the deal with that? He just supported Shinra like everyone else. Anyway, I'm a little nervous about the remake. FF7 had tons of silly anime bullshit moments but I just don't wan't another Tidus_Laughs.avi in my life
>>2807667
I'm not nervous about it, I know it will be 100% pile of shit
even if they remade it scene for scene with really conservative voice acting just translating the beautiful lo-fi graphics and environments into generic new generation high definition playstation 4 graphics would kill it
and let's be honest here, there's no way they'll be conservative with it, there will be a complete change of character just like there was with advent children after all
clouds from ffvii and cloud from AC are two completely different characters and I know which of the two will feature in the remake
>>2807667
>especially the backgrounds and how lo-fi everything looks
I fucking love that late 80s/early 90s style of sci-fi, where everything looks totally decayed and filthy. Lots of anime OVAs have that look as well, like Cybercity OEDO and Bubblegum Crisis. I'm not sure what you'd call it...Cybergrunge?
It's like it's all technologically advanced, but done in the most rudimentary way, like it's just cobbled together from other things.
>>2804937
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PANzcFxPOcM [
Fuck, I love this track. Always wondered about the title of it.
>>2805243
heh, I thought this as a kid too. I even reset the game after he "cursed" me.
>>2805719
Most of the hub worlds in Spyro really sticks to your mind.
>>2807286
I swear to god that I played Hotel Hell on TF2 once.
>>2807557
I remember getting lost in that. And in one of the North crater scenes.
Mainly because of the background. Maybe it's meant to be the sky but it seems more like a Windows gradient, like the level is just another part of the GUI.
>>2809742
forgot pic
The entire safe zone, talking to people, not having to worry about combat, the sad but cozy music, going to the edge of the streets and wondering if there was some way to get past the barricades...and then those WEC bastards break in anyways
Sorry, I know this isn't retro.
The save room in the remake of RE1 for Gamecube. I played that game relentlessly when I was a teenager, and it scared the hell out of me, to the point where I'd feel ragged sometimes. Before bed, I'd always pop into the save room and just leave the game running with the music.
>also intentionally killed every zombie possible and didn't burn them, just because
>>2805719
What's the theme of this level even?
>>2807708
I don't know what it's called but it's probably as close as you can get to guessing the future if the present is anything to go by.
>>2810914
Midnight.
>>2807708
it's still called cyberpunk
>>2804937
Goddamn. It's been over 10 years since I played FF7 and this scene is still as trippy and convoluted when I was a kid. I still don't get the whole narration atmosphere and the whole fake and real Sephiroth thing.
>>2805101
Mein negger. Xenogears ftw.
Sub cities from Megaman Legends.
>>2804128
FF7 is actually full of memorable locations.
>>2810741
One of those makes a cameo in System Shock.
>>2807001
All things serve the King eventually.
This fight in Mario RPG and Peach's floating castle in Paper Mario mostly because I hated playing as her in that game. All she did was walk around and explore.
>>2806796
I used to do drugs, I still do, but I used to, too
>>2804956
He said Eidos demo disc, so I would assume it's for the PC version since that version was originally published by Eidos, not Square.
>>2807495
gonna guess by another responder that it's star wars dark forces 2. reverse image search confirms.
>>2811807
Thank you muchly, kind anonibro.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcrorpvtDts
>>2804215
holy shit are you me?? i had some sort of Eidos game (i think it was Tomb Raider: Unfinished Business expansion) and this demo was on the disc. i remember not knowing how to move until i figured out they mapped the directional controls to the number pad for some reason.
good times
>>2811391
What was the deal with these places? Man, Legends had such good lore.
This whole thread could be Final Fantasy 7 locations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeIefheO3h0
>>2814921
Yep..
>>2804128
too lazy to look it up or find a picture but the second area in Kirby 64: TMS
the forest one
fuck if that game was comfy to look at in general terms, but that stage in particular always stood up to me, that music in the BG really does help maximize its cuteness
Treno for days
>>2812243
N..nn...no. I still get nightmares for this one.
>>2804128
>>2806941
what is going on in this photo? I played Lufia a couple years ago and didn't remember this room any other time I played, is it supposed to be like this? I only encountered this while playing using a real cartridge and I thought it was broken. This was one of the palaces near the end of the game right?
>>2816535
It's the final area in the Dual Blade Shrine, so it's even worse due to being mandatory place in the story. It's embarrassing they over-looked that before it went to retail. Most emulators fix it, but I really didn't expect a glitch that bad in an actual SNES game, I thought my SNES was burning out.
>>2816652
The Submarine Shrine and the final level of the Ancient Cave is also glitched out in the same manner on an actual SNES.
>>2804958
>>2806923
This, Jesus.
You're in the single best training spot in the whole game, ready to blaze through a load of Magic Pots and Movers, you're in this comfy area with a nice circular track, but you can't just zone out and grind, because these fucking jedi penguins turn up and rape you if you're not paying attention.
>>2818297
The only thing you should be grinding is the red balls that give 1000 ap (3000 with equips) level grinding is for autists.
>>2818307
Yeah, the red balls are the Movers. They're pretty rare though, so it's much easier to grind against whatever comes your way. Also, as you're so close to the end of the game here, I usually level up my shit more though wanting to stretch out the game than anything else.
>>2818314
>Yeah, the red balls are the Movers
o-oh.
> I usually level up my shit more though wanting to stretch out the game than anything else.
I wish most RPGs added the feature to continue playing after you win, with an added like super hard dungeon or something. I hated beating games because I know the joy is all over.
>>2818328
That's one of the downsides to retro games: in most cases when the story ends, so does the game. Nowadays, of course, many (most?) games will give you DLC, multiplayer, or just a free-roam element to let you keep playing.
Still, FF7 was better than most in terms of giving you extra gameplay outside the main storyline. Chocobo racing/breeding, battle square, the Weapons...
>>2818346
>F7 was better than most in terms of giving you extra gameplay outside the main storyline. Chocobo racing/breeding, battle square, the Weapons...
indeed. I wonder what FF7: REMAKE is going to offer. I will buy a PS4 for that fucking game.
>>2818346
I haven't played many old rpgs but those I have did offer extra stuff.
FF8 was the same, I always do so much shit around 3rd disk before actually finishing the story.
Like the actual story takes me 10 hours max and maxing out my characters and finishing all quests and cards and so on takes another 50.
Same with FFVII.
>>2804956
>PlayStation and not a game
FF VII was on 4 CDs if i recall
Grimstone mines from Drakan the Order of the Flame
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFAYtBzwDdM
>>2818363
I'll need to get it into my life somehow, but I reckon I'll hold out for the PC port. They can't fuck up FF7, right?
>>2818410
>They can't fuck up FF7, right?
UHM, HELLO?
>>2818374
Yep, that's the beauty of finding a game/world/characters that you really invest in. Doesn't really feel like grinding, or completion-ism - it's just comfy.
>>2818416
Fair point. I suppose I just consider AC to be part of the Extended Universe, if you will, and not actually part of FF7 itself. Or maybe I just keep telling myself that.
>>2818419
regardless of what AC is or isn't it's pretty clear if you look at modern videogame aesthetics that not only it's possible for them to ruin FFVII with a remake but it's unavoidable
>>2818424
I'm willing to give it a chance; I certainly wouldn't (yet) consider it unavoidable that they'll cock it up. The main thing I'm wondering about is whether it'll be the same 'game', or just the same 'story'. It's difficult to imagine FF7 with modern graphics and gameplay, but that's the challenge the developers have.
>>2816652
Oh shit, so this explains why it didn't show up the several times I beat it on my emulator. Is there a good reason for this or an updated cartridge they released (Like how you can get donkey kong 1.1 1.2 1.3 versions) or any way to fix it in the game by doing anything?
>>2818446
>The main thing I'm wondering about is whether it'll be the same 'game', or just the same 'story'.
It has been confirmed, by word of god, to be the latter.
>But we can’t have these upgraded, beautiful 3D models of Cloud and Barrett, still lining up in a row, jumping forward to attack an enemy, then jumping back to wait for their next turn. That would be bizarre.
>>2809254
Does anyone know if FF9's background arts would be available somewhere?
>>2818838
Only some of it.
All assets were lost otherwise.
Square is full of dumbfucks
>>2818842
Wait, really? Damn, FF9 is my favorite game and this makes me really sad to hear. Though again I feel like I had heard about this a long time ago but decided to forget about it.
>>2818846
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=551612
look at that thread to see most of it
>>2818848
Yeah I remember that thread, turns out I already had those saved on my computer.
Thanks anyway anon.
>>2812468
Playing that game as a kid felt so magical
