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I like to play videogames, listen to music, sing, air-drum, play and watch football, and write. That's not to say I'm any good at them though!
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Slowly, but surely, Shinra, are killing this planet by sucking the life out of it with their reactors. For Cloud, an ex-SOLDIER, and a rebel group, it's time for reaction, but things don't so much snow as they do avalanche - can they stop Shinra?
GRAPHICS Outside of battle, the characters appear deformed and are short on detail - a contrast to the pre-rendered surroundings. These are not as flat as they look, as polygons can pass under as well as over them. However, on the odd occasion they can be tricky to traverse, although indicators can be brought up, there's no knowing where the jumps are, or what can be climbed. Also, there is clipping present in the gouraud shaded models. In battle, the characters are drawn lifelike; they appear in both lights in the FMV sequences, but where the developers showed some skill is their integration into the game, even if you can see where the seams are. It's easy to forget that the game does need to load. The character designs are nice, and whilst the animations are as amusing as they can be awesome, some of the summon and spell sequences can be lengthy as well as silly (see a certain Sephiroth spell)!
SOUND The music is played from the console's sound chip, rather than off the CD, and as such, is MIDI quality. Still, that's not to say the soundtrack isn't strong. Far from it - it's as diverse as it is delightful. My favourite tracks are the 'Flowers Blooming in the Church' and 'Aeris's Theme' tunes which, on replaying Final Fantasy VII, can be pretty touching!
PLAY There is some good storytelling (switching of camera shots) as well as bad (playing through largely linear memory sections), but the dialogue sees to sloppy grammar, and has its fair share of typos.
Materia means magic, and much more. These are colour-coded for ease of use, and to make the most out of them, they can be paired. Care needs be taken when equipping Materia as there may be a trade-off in stats.
Combat is real-time turn-based, although the Active Time Battle system can be changed to cater for RPG beginners. But the Battle Speed can also be configured for fast fighting.
There are signs of sloppiness in the battle system - because of moving targets selecting whom to apply an action to sometimes isn't as simple as it should be. The limit breaks are cool, and can be unleashed when a character suffers so much damage.
The mini-games are a mixed bag. There are Janken matches in the form of 3-D Battler at the Gold Saucer, but I'm not wild about Chocobo Racing - as you need to wait for the competitors to complete the race it is really slow to start with. Some of the mini-games do store a personal best for which to beat.
Final Fantasy VII comes on 3 CDs, and can take about forty hours to finish, and although not a tough title to complete, there is a challenge in finding the optional characters to find and tackling the numerous side areas.
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an absolutely epic game in my eyes one winged angel is the best and i agree about sephiroths 'supernova', very annoying. I dont think enough was said about how great an rpg this is (if indeed that is your oppinion
Continuing the storyline based on the hit PlayStation game FINAL FANTASY VII, two years ... more
have passed since the ruins of Midgar stand as a testament to the sacrifices made in order to bring peace. However, the world will soon face a new menace. A mysterious illness is spreading fast. Old enemies are astir. And Cloud, who walked away from the life of a hero to live in solitude, must step forward yet again...
BradyGames' Final Fantasy VII Official Guide features a complete walkthrough and all the ... more
maps to help you navigate the game. It includes character descriptions complete lists of items monsters and magic and the revelation of secrets. It provides 350 full-colour maps and details of ultimate weapons extreme breaks complete bestiary and boss strategies.
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Advantages: This game provides emotions for everyone - romance, action, you name it, FF7 has got it! Disadvantages: The graphics and random battles are annoying, but don't worry too much
Advantages: Astonishing scale, fantastic visuals, grand soundtrack, absorbing plot, massively rewarding Disadvantages: Random battles make for some slow-moving sections
Jul 2nd, 2009
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