• 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. black orb's Avatar
      black orb -
      >>> BTW, Is there any translation for the non english comments??..
    1. LadyJuxtaposition's Avatar
      LadyJuxtaposition -
      And not to mention very devastating and sadden. That ShinRa President don't have a caring loving heart for it was tainted with monopoly and authoritative power. In that content, I am happy of what Sephiroth did to him.
    1. Loony BoB's Avatar
      Loony BoB -
      Time to just... let all that stuff that just happened sink in. Aeris gave herself to Shinra in exchange for Marlene's safety. And then... the entirity of Sector 7... destroyed. Gone. Jessie... Biggs... Wedge... they all died fighting for what they believed in. But damn. Nobody expected a retaliation like this...


      Quote Originally Posted by black orb View Post
      >>> BTW, Is there any translation for the non english comments??..
      Some offered translations, some did not - but shion is thankfully translating all she can. Check her posts for lots of interesting words!
    1. Puft's Avatar
      Puft -
      Quote Originally Posted by LadyJuxtaposition View Post
      And not to mention very devastating and sadden. That ShinRa President don't have a caring loving heart for it was tainted with monopoly and authoritative power. In that content, I am happy of what Sephiroth did to him.

      OMG. I think this was one of those moments for me...when I realized how cruel this man really was, and that opera music... This scene is seriously creepy.
    1. Psychotic's Avatar
      Psychotic -
      Late but hell yes to Honeybee Inn stuff.
    1. Loony BoB's Avatar
      Loony BoB -


      Benoît Cros - Ben198810 - France

      La Shinra vient de faire exploser le pilier du secteur 7. Tifa, Barret et Cloud ont échappés de peu à l'explosion et se retrouvent à l'entrée du secteur 7 face à ce carnage.
      Ce moment du jeu est extrêmement tragique et touchant.
      En effet, l’explosion à emporté tous les habitants des taudis avec elle ainsi que Wedge, Bidggs et Jesse, les membres d'Avalanche.
      On peut voir Barret perdre le contrôle sous le coup de l’émotion.
      Une fois de plus les scénaristes sont parvenus à m'émouvoir avec ce moment intense du jeu.
    1. LadyJuxtaposition's Avatar
      LadyJuxtaposition -
      Quote Originally Posted by Puft View Post
      Quote Originally Posted by LadyJuxtaposition View Post
      And not to mention very devastating and sadden. That ShinRa President don't have a caring loving heart for it was tainted with monopoly and authoritative power. In that content, I am happy of what Sephiroth did to him.

      OMG. I think this was one of those moments for me...when I realized how cruel this man really was, and that opera music... This scene is seriously creepy.
      Likewise, I didn't think so until I begin to second think about it. Damn those politics! XD
    1. Pumpkin's Avatar
      Pumpkin -
      Translation:
      Shinra just blow up the pillar industry 7. Tifa , Barret and Cloud have just escaped from the explosion and end to the AC input 7 facing the carnage.
      This time the game is extremely tragic and touching.
      Indeed, the explosion took all slum dwellers with it and Wedge, Bidggs and Jesse , members of Avalanche.
      You can see Barret lose control under the influence of emotion .
      Again the writers have managed to move me with this intense moment of the game.
    1. DrAssenov's Avatar
      DrAssenov -
      Wow, Benoît Cros, wow. You really nailed the atmosphere here.
    1. Loony BoB's Avatar
      Loony BoB -


      Sickich - Sickich - Argentina

      Cada personaje tiene su historia, sus momentos tristes y de alegria. Si, es verdad que aquí Elmyra sufriendo mucho por no ver su esposo pero en el fin conoce a Aerith. Eso seria el bien que sale de esta situación.
    1. Loony BoB's Avatar
      Loony BoB -
      Just want to echo DrAssenov - Ben's style grew on me more and more as he sent in artwork. He actually sent in something like six more pieces than anyone else. Of course it was never a contest, but damn, that guy was efficient and I enjoyed the more realistic look to the characters that he gave... and, as the good Doc mentioned, his 'raw' portrayal of certain atmospheres.

      Trying hard not to say too many things about the artists at the moment if only because I'm one of those guys who always feels like he'll just have to say something for every piece I stumble across! It's madness over here right now - I'm actually editing pics, uploading them and editing posts on the fly, whilst keeping up with DA notes from artists who have queries about the live reveal/registering and also spreading the word of the project to as many as I can. Sorry if some posts are a little slow on occasion. xD

      PS. Poor Elmyra.
    1. Puft's Avatar
      Puft -
      Ben: Barret...This is really sad. What an emotional and moving work.

      --Edit to say---

      Yes, I agree with you guys. His style is spot on especially for that scene. The burning bear/lion slide is just one of those things that always stuck out to me aside from the dialogue. People who had nothing to do with Avalanche, young, old---they all died. Sure, their crimes were large, but goodness, an entire sector of people didn't have to die behind that cause.


      Elmyra at the station, waiting. Awww. I'm really getting emotional now and the music for that scene is playing in my mind. Everybody, these are very expressive works of art. I hope everyone knows how awesome of jobs they did making these.
    1. Pumpkin's Avatar
      Pumpkin -
      Sickich:
      Each character has its history, its sad and moments of joy . Yes, it is true that here Elmyra suffering much from seeing her husband but to meet Aerith . That would be the good that comes out of this situation.
    1. Loony BoB's Avatar
      Loony BoB -


      Anissa - dagga19 - France

      Le passé d'Aerith et Elmyra est un moment fort en émotions, sans doute à cause du mythique thème d'Aerith que l'on entend durant cette scène. Mais j'ai opté pour une mise en scène plus joyeuse: un moment de bonheur pour deux âmes tourmentées…
    1. Loony BoB's Avatar
      Loony BoB -
      Official translation from the artist...
      Quote Originally Posted by dagga19, on Elmyra bringing up a baby Aeris View Post
      Aerith and Elmyra's past is really full of emotions, surely because of Aerith's famous theme that we hear during this scene. But I chose a more joyful scene: a moment of happiness for two restless souls…
    1. Pumpkin's Avatar
      Pumpkin -
      NVM

      Great art
    1. DrAssenov's Avatar
      DrAssenov -
      So many wonderful artists from France!!!!
    1. LadyJuxtaposition's Avatar
      LadyJuxtaposition -
      Alright dagga19! Very nice pic of Elmyra and Aerith!
    1. Rocket Edge's Avatar
      Rocket Edge -
      Just checking in here now. Fantastic stuff be everyone. One thing I have to say is I'm amazed by the amount of different styles here. It's astounding. It's been a joy to look at each piece and every one is unique in it's own way. I think BoB deserves a huge amount of praise as well as the other artists for bringing the idea together and going ahead with it. A real nice touch for the site on it's birthday.

      As for the game itself - I have little memory of the game as I haven't played it in such a long time. I remember thinking like most teenagers that Sephy was badass.
    1. Loony BoB's Avatar
      Loony BoB -


      Ineke Bortz - IniStrife - Germany

      Barret ist wohl einer jener Charaktäre, die viele als Stereotyp unter den Teppich kehren, wie viele 'Neu-Fans' es mit eigendlich allen tun. Dabei vergessen viele wieviel Herz, Wille und Hoffnung in gerade diesem riesen Bären stecken, der scheinbar eine Schwäche für Matrosenanzüge hat. Für mich war Barret immer der aktiv Hoffnungs Erhaltende der Gruppe, nicht wie Aerith passiv suggerierend, dass Hoffnung alles ist was ihnen bleibt. Egal wie sehr er niedergeschmettert war von dem was passierte, es ist nahezu unmöglich ihn zu lähmen. Wobei zu beachten ist, Barret vergisst keinen, niemanden der fiel und niemanden der Hilfe brauch und gleichsam gedenkt er den Gefallenen indem er weiter für das kämpft an was sie alle glaubten. Auch im Angesicht des Wahnsinns siegt sein Herz und die Hoffnung auf bessere Tage, dafür ist er auch bereit alles zu geben.
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