Final Fantasy VII
from: Square Enix
Price: $149.00
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Editorial Review:
Long recognized as role-playing games par excellence, the FinalFantasy series gets a technological makeover in this installment (and seriesdebut on the PlayStation). Shedding the two-dimensional graphics and limitedsound capabilities of its predecessors, Final Fantasy VII features lush3-D graphics, beautifully animated "movie" sequences, and soundtrack-qualitymusic. Coupled with the game's intricate storyline, endearing characters, andimmense yet highly imaginative world, these new advancements make for a quite anengrossing experience.
The story of Final Fantasy VII centers around a solider named CloudStrife, who joins forces with Avalanche, a group of resistance fighters, to takedown an evil mega-corporation known as Shinra. (The fate of the world hangs inthe balance, of course.) Truly epic in scope, this four-disc game requires aconsiderable amount of time to complete---this reviewer gladly gave up over 80hours of his life to finish it. But it's definitely a rewarding adventure thatevery PlayStation owner should consider undertaking, especially since it's nowone of the low-priced "Greatest Hits" titles. --Joe Hon
Pros:
Cons:
Long recognized as role-playing games par excellence, the FinalFantasy series gets a technological makeover in this installment (and seriesdebut on the PlayStation). Shedding the two-dimensional graphics and limitedsound capabilities of its predecessors, Final Fantasy VII features lush3-D graphics, beautifully animated "movie" sequences, and soundtrack-qualitymusic. Coupled with the game's intricate storyline, endearing characters, andimmense yet highly imaginative world, these new advancements make for a quite anengrossing experience.
The story of Final Fantasy VII centers around a solider named CloudStrife, who joins forces with Avalanche, a group of resistance fighters, to takedown an evil mega-corporation known as Shinra. (The fate of the world hangs inthe balance, of course.) Truly epic in scope, this four-disc game requires aconsiderable amount of time to complete---this reviewer gladly gave up over 80hours of his life to finish it. But it's definitely a rewarding adventure thatevery PlayStation owner should consider undertaking, especially since it's nowone of the low-priced "Greatest Hits" titles. --Joe Hon
Pros:
- Intricate and absorbing storyline with endearing characters
- Immense and highly imaginative game world
- Special battle system
- Beautifully animated movie sequences
Cons:
- Your friends and family may feel neglected
Features:
- For Sony Playstation
- 3 discs
- 69 page manual
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- Nice!
Thanks for this classic Final Fantasy game. This will be the first 3 disk long rpg I've played though but who cares. It's great!
Rating: 
- The Beginning of the End of Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy 7 is an abomination, a plague upon the Final Fantasy universe, and an embarassment to the Final Fantasy name.
The graphics are absolutely atrocious by today's standards and they were mediocre at best ten years ago. The difficulty level is far too easy and the battle system is nothing groundbreaking. The story is typical and the character design is awful. The overall game design is unorganized and illogical. The mini games are terrible and are more frustrating than fun. ... Read More
Rating: - A late review
For me this was my first Final Fantasy experience and I am proud to say this is not only one of my favorite Final Fantasy's its also one of my most favorite rpg's. I don't give VII 5 stars because its the first final fantasy game I played, I give it 5 stars because it truly is an amazing roller coaster of excitement, emotion and even add humor into the mix as well as not being just kid friendly. Not only that but it has the one of the most memorable vilians if not the most memorable one, Sephiroth. ... Read More
Rating: - Ultimate Nostalgia
Recently threw this into the PS2 and revisited what I consider to be not only the best RPG but the best game of all times... Aeris. All I gotta say. :D
Rating: 
- The nostalgia levels are through the roof.
Square Soft brings the Final Fantasy series to the Playstation with a gem that will (and did) change the industry. Even today, nearly twelve years later, many consider Final Fantasy VII to not only be the best game Square Soft has released, but the greatest RPG of all time. For those not familiar with the series, there were six prior releases to this one and all were considered gems in their own right. So what sets FF VII above all others in the genre?
Story:
Cloud Strife is ... Read More
- Nice!Thanks for this classic Final Fantasy game. This will be the first 3 disk long rpg I've played though but who cares. It's great!
- The Beginning of the End of Final FantasyFinal Fantasy 7 is an abomination, a plague upon the Final Fantasy universe, and an embarassment to the Final Fantasy name.
The graphics are absolutely atrocious by today's standards and they were mediocre at best ten years ago. The difficulty level is far too easy and the battle system is nothing groundbreaking. The story is typical and the character design is awful. The overall game design is unorganized and illogical. The mini games are terrible and are more frustrating than fun. ... Read More
- A late reviewFor me this was my first Final Fantasy experience and I am proud to say this is not only one of my favorite Final Fantasy's its also one of my most favorite rpg's. I don't give VII 5 stars because its the first final fantasy game I played, I give it 5 stars because it truly is an amazing roller coaster of excitement, emotion and even add humor into the mix as well as not being just kid friendly. Not only that but it has the one of the most memorable vilians if not the most memorable one, Sephiroth. ... Read More
- Ultimate NostalgiaRecently threw this into the PS2 and revisited what I consider to be not only the best RPG but the best game of all times... Aeris. All I gotta say. :D
- The nostalgia levels are through the roof.Square Soft brings the Final Fantasy series to the Playstation with a gem that will (and did) change the industry. Even today, nearly twelve years later, many consider Final Fantasy VII to not only be the best game Square Soft has released, but the greatest RPG of all time. For those not familiar with the series, there were six prior releases to this one and all were considered gems in their own right. So what sets FF VII above all others in the genre?
Story:
Cloud Strife is ... Read More
