• 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
    Comments 976 Comments
    1. DrAssenov's Avatar
      DrAssenov -
      Quote Originally Posted by Psychotic View Post
      late but MR DOLPHIN IS THE TRUE HERO OF FFVII

      Me and DrAssenov went to Junon once. True story. One day I'll show you...

      Oh yeah! That was tons of fun! I should really make a new avatar for next time...
    1. Psychotic's Avatar
      Psychotic -
      Ahahahaha kicking the soccer ball.

    1. Puft's Avatar
      Puft -
      It should be required that one stays in Costa Del Sol for a few days. There's too much to see here and it's so easy to pass by. I love these!
    1. Loony BoB's Avatar
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      Laura Yau - Ariake-chan - United Kingdom

      Tifa: "Cloud, would you mind leaving us alone for the day? We haven't seen each other for ages and sometimes it's fun to talk about old times for a change."
      Johnny: "Yeah, so don't get mad or anything."
    1. DrAssenov's Avatar
      DrAssenov -
      Awww Johnny and Tifa. This is one of my faves.
    1. Puft's Avatar
      Puft -
      I like the mellow atmosphere in this picture.

      You know, Johnny always seemed to have a chip on his shoulder whenever I encountered him. I wondered about that...

      --

      And the Costa Del Sol soundtrack is a nice touch too. Thanks for posting that Psychotic!
    1. black orb's Avatar
      black orb -
      >>> A Bishonen Johnny here..
    1. Mona737's Avatar
      Mona737 -
      It's embarrassing to admit but I actually don't know who Johnny is
    1. Loony BoB's Avatar
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      Krystal McLachlan - Aelitalily - Australia

      You'd best believe I took that treasure.
    1. Puft's Avatar
      Puft -
      Krystal: You monster, hahaha! Was it 15 phoenix downs? man....That really was a bargain though. I don't think I'll ever forget that part.
    1. Jinx's Avatar
      Jinx -
      OH MY GOD ADORABLE
    1. Loony BoB's Avatar
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      Trena K. - PuftPrin - United States

      I remember feeling bewildered by Barret’s lack of reaction the first time I watched this scene. Ordinarily Barret is full of passion about Avalanche’s progress, but to see him defeated and virtually unable to refute the townspeople’s criticism and assaults made me empathize with his character wholly. Imagine returning to your hometown, or what’s left of it, and knowing that you are the reason it’s been reduced to nothing. No other character’s back story in this game has touched me more.
    1. Psychotic's Avatar
      Psychotic -
      You know, I played through FFVII probably 5 or 6 times as a kid and never knew about that treasure until coming to EoFF years later, saw people talking about it and was like wtf.

    1. Wolfie's Avatar
      Wolfie -
      So many amazing pieces everyone did beyond gorgeous artwork for this <3
    1. DrAssenov's Avatar
      DrAssenov -
      Barrett was completely sober at Corel. He thought mako was the right way, but Shinra totally screwed them over and all the townspeople's rage channeled towards Barrett. So sad. Great work on this piece.
    1. Loony BoB's Avatar
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      Lillian Fenske - Naeles - United States

      My thoughts on Shinra during that scene were pretty dark to be honest. They reminded me of pretty much any big capitalistic corporation you can find throughout history (my country in particular these days). I think its disgusting the way greed and money can corrupt people and turn them against each other, but voting and protesting doesn't seem to make any difference when the government is acting in its own personal interest and not in the actual interest of its people. Thats why the vigilante vs government/corporation theme in Final Fantasy VII really appealed to me.
    1. LadyJuxtaposition's Avatar
      LadyJuxtaposition -
      Adorable baby Chocobos and Barret taking the punch in the face. Both happy and surprised, enough said.
    1. DrAssenov's Avatar
      DrAssenov -
      Awesome art and commentary, Naeles!! I like how you drew Dyne. It's rare to see fan art of his face.
    1. Rocket Edge's Avatar
      Rocket Edge -
      I really like the setting of Ariake-chan's piece.

      Puft Prin's made me laugh - keep 'em coming!
    1. Namien's Avatar
      Namien -
      Quote Originally Posted by Loony BoB View Post


      Lillian Fenske - Naeles - United States

      My thoughts on Shinra during that scene were pretty dark to be honest. They reminded me of pretty much any big capitalistic corporation you can find throughout history (my country in particular these days). I think its disgusting the way greed and money can corrupt people and turn them against each other, but voting and protesting doesn't seem to make any difference when the government is acting in its own personal interest and not in the actual interest of its people. Thats why the vigilante vs government/corporation theme in Final Fantasy VII really appealed to me.
      Love it the color and the atmosphere!!!!
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