Destiny's Crossroads - FFVII Rebirth SGF 2023 Trailer Explained | Game Analysis #30

The first proper Final Fantasy VII Rebirth trailer at Summer Game Fest 2023 provided a bunch of new story and plot mysteries to chew on and we will dive into all of them. This video is based on the (footnoted & hyperlinked) article first posted to our Substack: https://ccobservatory.substack.com/p/... Vyzzuvazzadth: Analysis, script (Substack article) Kutakuma: Voice over Dachdagger: Video editing & footage 0:00:00 Prologue 0:01:47 Introduction 0:02:44 Warm-Up - White Portal 0:05:36 Lifestream Particles 0:08:04 Glitched Transition 0:09:18 Yuffie’s Fear 0:11:00 Barret’s Tattoo 0:11:46 Getting Serious - Outfit Change - Animations, Ratings & Fitting in 0:13:55 Outfit Change - Plot Inclusion 0:14:30 Outfit Change - Tied to the New Mystery 0:16:10 Impostor 0:19:30 Diving into the Mystery - Destructive Tornado 0:23:50 Innocuous Change 0:25:06 More Questionable Observations 0:26:27 Wrong Sectors 0:29:29 Fact or Fiction 0:31:19 Questioning Reality - Critical Condition 0:33:36 Sephiroth’s Feather 0:34:16 White Tuft 0:37:13 Connection to Aerith 0:38:23 Larger Context 0:39:12 Whispers Return 0:42:11 Time and Space 0:43:55 Clouded Horizon - Conspicuous Absence 0:45:38 Gone to Reunion 0:47:32 Tifa’s Doubts 0:54:12 The Big Picture - Faithfulness 0:55:01 Direct retelling 0:59:22 Expansions 1:01:22 New Mystery 1:03:55 Trailer Direction 1:05:21 Connecting the Dots - Summary & Reminders 1:11:24 A Cloudless Journey 1:15:37 Destiny’s Crossroads 1:23:17 Alternate Reality 1:26:28 Wrapping Up - Summary 1:28:43 Ending Scenes 1:31:24 Final Points 1:33:26 Outro ====================================================== || SOCIAL Twitter:   / cc_observatory   Discord:   / discord   || OTHER PLATFORMS Substack: https://ccobservatory.substack.com/ Odysee: https://odysee.com/@CosmoCanyonObserv... Twitch:   / cosmocanyonobservatory   Cosmo Canyon Universe:    / @cosmocanyonuniverse1590   || SUPPORT CCO Patreon:   / cosmocanyonobservatory   PayPal: https://paypal.me/ccobservatory ------------------------------------------------------------------ The Tsunamods Community works tirelessly to create mods for Final Fantasy VII and soon VIII and IX, too! Please check them out if you're interested in modding Final Fantasy 7-9 or even helping out yourself! YouTube:    / tsunamods   Twitter:   / tsunamods   Discord:   / discord   Forum: http://forum.tsunamods.com/ Website: https://www.tsunamods.com/ ====================================================== || REFERENCES FFVII Remake reveal trailer:    • Final Fantasy VII - E3 2015 Trailer | PS4   FFVII Rebirth First Look teaser trailer:    • FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH – First Look Tra...   FFVII Rebirth SGF 2023 trailer:    • FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH – Summer Game Fe...   Leaky pipe during the fade-in: https://ccobservatory.substack.com/p/... Yuffie overlooking the swampland:   / 1407363399890112512   sA-37 type Motor Tricycle: https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/... Wakaremichi translations: https://jisho.org/search/%E5%88%86%E3... Square Enix Image Studio Division: https://www.gematsu.com/2021/03/squar... Chocobo Hot-and-Cold: https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/... Ockham’s Razor: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Occa... Rigor Mortis: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NB... Bird feathers: http://wakingupwild.com/photography/g... || MUSIC USED Final Fantasy VII Remake Red XIII's Theme - Nothing More Crab Warden Train Graveyard Ending - Out of Destiny's Reach Who Am I? Jenova Calls Avalanche's Theme Those Chosen by the Planet - Destiny Comes Midgar Expressway Midgar, City of Mako Shinra's Theme The Promised Land - Cycle of Souls One-Winged Angel - Rebirth Whorl of Whispers Before the Storm Hole in the Sky Main Theme of FFVII - Nightfall in the Undercity Jessie's Theme Arbiter of Fate - Singularity Respite in the Rafters Under the Rotting Pizza (Normal/Battle/Station) Just Another Job Aerith's Theme - Memories Words Left Unheard Anxiety Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Descendant of Shinobi Your Girl Finally Made It! The Shadow of Materia Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII The Mako City A Closed Off Village (from FFVII ''Anxious Heart'') Night of Seclusion (REUNION Ver.) Final Fantasy VII Reunion