• Final Fantasy VII: Moments

    Over the past four months, I have been working with over 100 artists to recreate the entire story of Final Fantasy VII in art forum. All the famous moments and many smaller moments will hopefully inspire nostalgia in you all! Come, take a peak. And prepare to be taken on a journey as you witness Final Fantasy VII in a way you've never seen before.

    This was created as a birthday present for Eyes on Final Fantasy. We are now 15 years old!



    Preface

    Final Fantasy VII is a game full of incredible moments. Some of these are very, very well known. Many people remember, for example, Sephiroth standing in the middle of a burning village. You’ll also likely recall him later on, piercing a certain someone’s body to the dismay of millions around the world.

    But do you remember all the little things? Many people would have unwittingly skipped right past a couple of scenes featuring Johnny. I dare say some of you might not even know who Johnny is! Or perhaps you might not recall the finer details of how Barret lost his right hand. The famous moments have been drawn time and time again—and rightfully so—but it is the complete story, full of small moments as well as the big ones, that really makes this game great.

    When the wonderful staff I work with at Eyes on Final Fantasy asked what we should do for our 15th anniversary, a few ideas were tossed around and I mentioned that we could get our much-loved artists the DeviantArt group involved. After mentioning examples of what we could do, the idea of a complete Final Fantasy story—told through artwork—sprang to mind. I never expected anything this big.

    The original plan was to get about 60 artists involved initially, knowing that some would have to cancel as is the way with people who have busy lives. I put together a list of 180 moments in the game, thinking I may as well start high because then if I get around half that, it’s still a huge project. In the end, over 100 artists created over 200 works of art, and I am—a week before this project is due to be released—still getting more art in, and still getting artists asking if they can do something. I’m having to come up with more and more ideas on what to draw!

    In this project, you will stumble into an unprecedented gallery of artwork created by fans out of nothing but love of Final Fantasy VII, the Final Fantasy series as a whole and—of course—the love of art. In the comments below this article, the complete thread and the PDF document you will see the artist's name (real or nickname), their DeviantArt account and their country of residence (some countries were undisclosed out of artist preference). The DeviantArt name is also a link to their DeviantArt page, I encourage you to click them!

    Name - DeviantArt Account Link - Country of Residence

    Beneath their credit information you will find text provided by the artist, and in their own native language. This may annoy some, but in the end Final Fantasy VII is a game loved around the world, and this is our way of showing off just how global that love really is. In some cases the text will be a quote from the game, in some cases an invented quote. More often, it will be their thoughts or feelings on the moment they have created in art form.

    Every work of art seen in this document was created from scratch for this project. Everything is new. I personally can not thank the artists enough—each and every one of them has taken the time to do something for nothing in return, sometimes spending months working for it. I couldn’t be more proud of them or their artwork.

    - Daniel Towns / Loony BoB, owner of Eyes on Final Fantasy


    This article was originally published in forum thread: Final Fantasy VII: Moments started by Loony BoB View original post
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    1. Psychotic's Avatar
      Psychotic -
      That playground lion bear thing always weirded me out.
    1. Loony BoB's Avatar
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      Cloud: Hey man!
      Johnny: 'sup Childhood Friend?
      Cloud: You need to stop calling me that. Anyway, I met this girl, right...
      Johnny: You're not here to rub more Tifa stuff in my face are you?
      Cloud: What? No! We're just fri--
      Johnny: Yeah, yeah. Anyway, new girl! Nice one, dude!
      Cloud: ...yeah. Anyway, some guy was giving her grief, so she asked if I could protect her...
      Johnny: Oh man, she's a damsel in distress. You're a real hero, buddy.
      Cloud: ...right. So... she says if I'll be her bodyguard then she'll offer a date in exchange.
      Johnny: Nice! So where did you go?
      Cloud: I took her home, of course. Her mum seemed nice.
      Johnny: Wait, her mum? You're meeting her mother now?
      Cloud: Yeah... they made me stay the night.
      Johnny: They? What? ...Really? Man, that escalated quickly.
      Cloud: Yeah. Guest room, though. No funny business. So, naturally, I got up in the middle of the night and legged it...
      Johnny: Good call.
      Cloud: ...and she caught me...
      Johnny: Oh, dude, no way! Busted.
      Cloud: ...about five minutes walk away.
      Johnny: Huh?
      Cloud: Yeah, like, she was waiting for me to leg it or something.
      Johnny: Dude, that's creepy.
      Cloud: So I just kind of sat and talked with her a bit, tried to figure out what I was supposed to do next. She didn't seem too mad so long I was still nearby... and then Tifa flew past in a carriage.
      Johnny: Oh boy. Did she notice?
      Cloud: Well, I told her Tifa was a friend and...
      Johnny: The correct words.
      Cloud: ...she insisted we go find her and catch up or something.
      Johnny: Ooh. Oooooooooh. This isn't gonna be pretty.
      Cloud: You have no idea. Wait until I tell you what happened next. So, first of all we find out she's going to Don Corneo.
      Johnny: WHAT!?
      Cloud: ...and the girl says she knows how we can get me in there.
      Johnny: ...What?
      Cloud: And... and then... and then...
    1. Cherubi's Avatar
      Cherubi -
      Oh Gosh I kind of just created an account to post here and I don't know how fix it sddfihsdf help
      I kept seeing all those beautiful artworks and I'm so glad I got to participate in this project,seriously ♥

      From now on I can translate some of the sentences if I know the language (Portuguese or Spanish,or just a liiittle French).
      I was going to translate some too but shion already did it,sooo~~
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      Jeff Parker - j3-proto - United States

      On my first encounter to this, I had a rather tough time performing the squats with Mukki. While I found it hard to do, I did find that having to do this with him just for a wig was pretty funny, especially knowing what could happen later in the game.
    1. DrAssenov's Avatar
      DrAssenov -
      Oh man I remember when I first played I got so nervous about the squat competition that I lost XD

      Great job capturing the feel of that scene!
    1. Loony BoB's Avatar
      Loony BoB -
      Johnny: Oh, dude, that's fine. I'm surprised you didn't already go to a gym, really. Wait, why are you doing this again?
      Cloud: ...
      Johnny: Dude, you look funny. Are you okay?
      Cloud: ...And... th-then...
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      Vanessa - x-Memoire-x - Germany

      Zu dieser Szene gibt es nicht viel zu sagen, denn man ist einfach nur damit beschäftigt "Oh mein Gott! Oh mein Gott!" zu denken!
      ~Sexy and I know it~
    1. Loony BoB's Avatar
      Loony BoB -
      Johnny:

    1. Pumpkin's Avatar
      Pumpkin -
      Translation:
      There is this scene is not much to say, because you're just so busy, " Oh my God ! Oh my God ! " to think !
      ~ Sexy and I know it ~
    1. Jinx's Avatar
      Jinx -
      HAHAHAHAH THE TUB
    1. LadyJuxtaposition's Avatar
      LadyJuxtaposition -
      LOL, poor Cloud at the Honeybee Inn! XD
    1. Freya's Avatar
      Freya -
      Ahahaha that's great, the tub. xD
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      Amanda Hampe - LadyJuxtaposition - United States

      When it comes for Cloud to dress up as a girl and play the role as "pretty, pretty princess", I was about as happy in the same level as Aerith. My first thought come to mind that Don Corneo will immediately recognize that one of the three potential "brides" is a drag, and sure enough Cloud is one with the blonde braided wig, make-up, perfume, and all that goodness that makes him a woman. What really blow me over that in the end (and if you play your cards right in the game), he actually chosen Cloud because he's a natural healthy girl. I facepalmed; why didn't he go for Tifa and her melons instead? That I will never know.
    1. Loony BoB's Avatar
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      Enrica Fincati - DarkRinoa88 - Italy

      Oh, questo momento era... pazzesco. Morivo dalla voglia di vedere la reazione di Tifa di fronte al suo Cloud vestito da donna. lo riconoscerà subito? o non si accorgerà di nulla? Qui c'è stato anche il primo incontro tra Tifa e Aerith, e all'inizio credevo che Tifa fosse gelosissima della venditrice di fiori!
    1. Pumpkin's Avatar
      Pumpkin -
      Translation:
      Oh , this moment was ... crazy . I was dying to see the reaction of Tifa in front of his Cloud dressed as a woman . will recognize it right away? or not notice anything ? Here there was also the first meeting between Tifa and Aerith , and at first I thought Tifa was jealous of the woman selling flowers !
    1. Freya's Avatar
      Freya -
      Dress cloud is the best cloud
    1. Loony BoB's Avatar
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      Sonia - SophieBrigitteXD - Italy

      E la donna scelta da Don Corneo è... rullo di tamburi... questa bella ragazza in salute! Ammettiamolo, questo è uno dei momenti più esilaranti di tutto il gioco. Ottenere i vari accessori per il travestimento è stato impegnativo, ma vedere Don Corneo prendere in considerazione la nostra “Cloudia” ci ripaga di tutto il tempo speso per ottenere questo travestimento... quasi perfetto.
    1. Pumpkin's Avatar
      Pumpkin -
      Translation:
      And the woman chosen by Don Horny is ... drum roll ... this pretty girl in health! Let's face it , this is one of the most exhilarating moments in the game . Obtain various accessories for the disguise was challenging , but see Corneo consider our " Cloudia " requite us all the time spent on getting this disguise ... almost perfect .
    1. LadyJuxtaposition's Avatar
      LadyJuxtaposition -
      Quote Originally Posted by Freya View Post
      Dress cloud is the best cloud
      Hands down completely! Too bad Square Enix didn't put that outfit as a DLC in Dissidia! They should have, darn it! XD
    1. Freya's Avatar
      Freya -
      Tifa's face in that one is great. Giggling at the whole thing xD Awesome work everyone!
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