The makers of the Final Fantasy VII remake have a unique way of motivating themselves. They watch fan reactions. One YouTuber is brought to tears.
There has been a tradition of “reaction videos” on YouTube for some time now. These are clips where (mostly) well-known YouTubers can be seen watching something – a game or a trailer – and then reacting more or less live to it and sharing their opinions.
This is often quite entertaining or emotional, and sometimes also helpful for the developers.
A fan of the Final Fantasy VII remake got to experience that the developers apparently draw creative energy from exactly such reaction videos.
What happened? YouTuber Maximilian Dood was at the E3 2019 and was able to view the new teasers for the Final Fantasy VII remake. Some of the developers were also present. The developers apparently recognized him, as Maximilian noticed that they looked at him from time to time and seemed to talk about him.
After the announcements, Maximilian then tried to get a video with the developers and he succeeded. During this, he received information that completely threw him off balance: Whenever there is a tough time in the development of Final Fantasy VII, the developers would watch their “reaction video” to the original announcement of the remake together. The joy from this gives them the strength and motivation to do their best at work.
The exact explanation can be found here:
This is how the YouTuber reacted to this revelation: The realization that the developers draw strength and inspiration from exactly his video apparently overwhelmed Maximilian Dood so much that he started to cry during the stream and even had to pause the video briefly. For him, this was apparently a very emotional experience.
In summary, it’s a really nice story that shows that developers can also draw positive energy from comments, suggestions, and reactions.
What do you think of this little story? Do you find the YouTuber’s reaction understandable?
