• 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. Loony BoB's Avatar
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      Juju Bear - JujuBearSama - Philippines

      The first time I caught and rode a chocobo in FFVII really excited me for some reason! I really thought the way they introduced a new way of capturing a chocobo was interesting! The best part of course, is riding the chocobo! I really enjoyed the very jazz-like tune of FFVII's riding a chocobo theme. And the game being in 3D made it much more enjoyable!
    1. Jinx's Avatar
      Jinx -
      ooooh punctual turtle
    1. Freya's Avatar
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      omg chocobo! That's adorable!
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      Robin Tran - RobinTran - Sweden

      Denna scen har alltid tagit en stor plats i mina minnen från Final Fantasy VII, då jag minns den från min barndom som en väldig otäck scen. Detta monstret var oslagbar under detta stadiet i spelet, man kunde alltså inte besegra den. Men inte i denna scen, då man får veta att det är den allsmäktige Sephiroth som har brutalt spetsat den på detta sätt. Hur var detta möjligt!? Hur stark är egentligen Sephiroth!!? Det var då jag insåg vilket äventyr jag skulle bege mig, för att någonsin kunna vara i samma nivå som den ökända Sephiroth.
    1. Puft's Avatar
      Puft -
      Yuko: The ChocoBilly ranch! Who knew that little place would be so important to us later on, too. I like how his sister is always dutifully tending to the chocobos, so I'm glad to see her here too. Nice work!

      Juju: This is such a fun piece! I love the coloring and lighting effects!
    1. Freya's Avatar
      Freya -
      Woooooooooowwwwww
    1. Jinx's Avatar
      Jinx -
      ew





      in a good way though
    1. Loony BoB's Avatar
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      Clockwork Cadaver - Sonellion - Canada

      You spikey headed jerk! One more time, let's go one more time!
    1. Narikusha's Avatar
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      Great art's *^*
    1. Puft's Avatar
      Puft -
      Cue the lightning! PERFECT! In my opinion, the BEST example of Sephiroth's strength one could possible ask for! This is probably my favorite piece so far! Awesome work, Robin. *grim smile*
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      LadyJuxtaposition -
      I am now officially fell in love with the artworks featured so far! So lovely and amazing!
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      Lorna Kelleher - LornaKelleherArt - Ireland

      Even though Priscilla and Mr. Dolphin were such a tiny part of the game; I always imagined that their friendship was very endearing. I always assumed that there were hardly any kids in Lower Junon, so Priscilla would have relied a lot on Mr. Dolphin to be around and to be her friend. So, my drawing is a snapshot type picture of them both being cute and happy!
    1. Freya's Avatar
      Freya -
      I'm finding some awesome people to follow on deviant art thanks to this!
    1. Puft's Avatar
      Puft -
      Haha, I used to fight Yuffie just cause and then leave her there on the field. I'd only pick her up once the party had crossed the ocean. If you pick her up beforehand, Yuffie will block the all materia during the boat ride across the ocean. It's funny I keep remembering the smaller things like that the more I see these pics. I love this picture of her. It really captures her character!
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      Chanelle Larson - Rindalia - United States

      I always got very confused at this part of the game. Cloud is obviously terribly uncomfortable with the idea of giving a young girl CPR, but the rest of the group seems to brow beat him into it, dispite the fact there were at LEAST three other women who totally could have done it! Girls are jerks.
    1. Puft's Avatar
      Puft -
      Quote Originally Posted by Freya View Post
      I'm finding some awesome people to follow on deviant art thanks to this!
      Same here!
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      Nefi Sagashtem - Sagashtem-Kun - Undisclosed

      Fue muy curioso ver que Cloud necesitara de la ayuda de un delfín para llegar a la parte superior de la torre, era frustrante a ratos cuando fallaba en el momento del salto, interesante momento de todos modos.
    1. LadyJuxtaposition's Avatar
      LadyJuxtaposition -
      Priscilla and Mr. Dolphin are so adorable! I wish I could have a dolphin friend but I don't live near an ocean. XD
    1. Mona737's Avatar
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      Quote Originally Posted by Puft View Post
      Quote Originally Posted by Freya View Post
      I'm finding some awesome people to follow on deviant art thanks to this!
      Same here!
      Me too!
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      10ki - 10ki - Singapore

      Wait, so it's like an airship, but with helicopter rotors? But how is the front even staying airborne?!
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