Advantages: Fantastic Storyline, Great Gameplay Disadvantages: Box hand graphics
...to write a review on Final Fantasy 7 (FF7), but I have found it so hard because to review a game this good I feel that I really need to make a review that isn't just another boring review that doesn't live up to the game. FF7 was the first of the final fantasys to be brought out in England. It was released in 1997 and in England it was quite unknown, the public had only heard of final fantasy from other reviews from Japan, raving about this series ... ...Jessie, familiar names for the final fantasy series lovers. After the first attack on Shinra, Cloud and AVALANCHE return to base where they meet up with Cloud's old school friend Tifa. Cloud begins to leave after he gets his money, but Tifa pleads with him to stay for the next attack on Shinra. He agrees and they destroy a reactor. Though AVANLANCHE had gained a name for their rebel acts against Shinra and the leader of Shinra meets them as they ...
West-Ham-Fan 11.08.2006
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Advantages: Astonishing scale, fantastic visuals, grand soundtrack, absorbing plot, massively rewarding Disadvantages: Random battles make for some slow-moving sections
...to the 1997 release of Final Fantasy VII, role-playing video games weren't really a part of the mainstream market. Sure, the Zelda's and Wonderboy's had gained a good cult-following in the past, but the game world was in need of a new kind of RPG - one made in three dimensions.
It's 1997, and Squaresoft have been beavering away at the seventh instalment to their long-running Final Fantasy series for quite some time. It would be the first part of ... ...gamble paid off however - Final Fantasy VII has sold more than 10,000,000 units worldwide. The rest, as they say, is history.
Final Fantasy VII sees you assuming control of the ex-SOLDIER member Cloud Strife - a mysterious bloke with a passion for ridiculously big swords and a magnificent, spikey-blond hairdo that even David Beckham couldn't compete with. Cloud teams up with a group of rebels who are part of the group AVALANCHE, and must destroy ...
tom1clare 25.11.2003
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Advantages: See opinion Disadvantages: Linearity, some parts are really strange, longer battles can be dull
As things stand, the long-running Final Fantasy series of video games is in its tenth incarantion (With number 11 currently in development). As the groan-worthy pun goes "It's not very Final is it?"
Well I'm thankful that the series has come this far. Each game entirely unique in terms of plot and characters, yet with enduring themes that anybody can spot after a while. But, in a similar way to R.E.M my interest was only piqued just over halfway ... ...Unlike many PC role-playing games Final Fantasy 7 is relatively speaking, quite straight-forward. Strangely enough, this doesn't bother me because there is enough here to make the game quite immersive. For the purposes of battles the main characters are all quite similar, although some are better at magic than others etc. The battles are turn-based (I.e you make a decision to attack the enemy or heal your fellow battlers) so they aren't particularly ...
Garret 04.11.2001
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Advantages: Epic story, perhaps the best in a video game Disadvantages: Lego men characters,repetitive random battles
...generated reigns the series called Final Fantasy. The series started out on the late Nintendo consoles and at the moment I don't really care too much for the earlier ones (some graphics can really be just too outdated), Final Fantasy VI is a great play though on the Playstation ported over from the SNES. Come 1997 and Final Fantasy VII is released for the Sony Playstation (it feels much older than it is). I guess the reason for the switchover is ... ...with only limited capacities.
Final Fantasy 7 has a lot of plot, character development and fantastical worlds to explore alongside epic in-game videos and musical compositions. I feel a much more personal involvement in Final Fantasy VII in the sense that it doesn't show a glossy hype and that I'm in the game under my control as opposed to big movies and even books.
The game opens with a credits screen which plays a new memorable version of the ...
RHawkins17 20.09.2003
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Advantages: Cool character designs, strong soundtrack, flexible battle system Disadvantages: Minor control issues, polygon clipping in graphics, translation not great
...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 ... ...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. ...
scream4bruce 02.07.2009
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Advantages: Amazing game, timeless, enjoyable and moving story Disadvantages: Emerald and Ruby are HARD.
...to say I love the final fantasy series and, like many fans, my favourite is the seventh. I first played final fantasy 7 in 2005 despite it being eight years old but after playing final fantasy 10 and having this one recommended to me I decided to give it a go. Here is what I thought. ==The Plot== Final Fantasy 7 focuses on a resistence group called Avalanch who are fighting against the Shinra incorporation - a company that runs the city of Midgar ... ...In regards to the plot Final Fantasy has one of the most complex and involving storylines and, as said above, is a favourite to the large fan base. No other game has been able to come close to the level of magic and success that 7 created. It is the most user friendly game in the series, the most rewarding and possibly the longest when including all the hidden activities. It is spread over three discs and it will take you on a journey in your living ...
kayleaf 23.11.2009
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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
...the eighth installment in the Final Fantasy series by a friend, I was desperate to try out Final Fantasy 7, after seeing so many excellent reviews. So, from the second that I popped disc 1 into my Playstation and the fantastic music and intro started up, I was hooked. Even though the last time I played this game was years ago, this game is still the greatest in my opinion, and also many gamers too. No other game really comes close to the overall ... ...Strife, a cold-hearted mercenary, who accepts a mission from a group of eco-warriors who are trying to save the world from the planet-draining, money making Shinra Corporation and the evil former leader of the Shinra Army, Sephiroth. It may, at first come across as your basic "good guys save world from bad guys" type of game, but the plot certainly thickens and there are many gobsmacking, exciting twists and turns and sub-plots and games - like snowboarding ...
tearsfall 17.09.2003
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Advantages: Storyline, Materia System, huge world, extra characters, mini-games Disadvantages: Battle/Materia system can be challenging to learn...
...is the main character from Final Fantasy VII. This, as you can hopefully tell, is the seventh game of the Final Fantasy series. However, it is not just another game. This game breaks more boundaries than any game has before. First of all, it was the first 3d Final Fantasy game to be released. This alone accounted for its success. Second of all, the magic system was one of the most creative ever developed. I always wondered how they came up with 'Materia'. ... ...don't know, the world of Final Fantasy VII thrives on Mako Energy. So, to help solve the problem, Cloud Strife joins "Avalanche" in order to help rid the world of these pollutant machines. However, this is no small matter. Destroying Mako Reactors eventually leads Cloud and his friends face to face with Shinra and many other enemies along the journey. Spanning three discs, Final Fantasy VII brings an amazing story to the playstation - a story of ...
L4H4002 11.02.2006
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Advantages: Greatest game ever. Disadvantages: You need a guide to get the best out of it.
The first time I saw this game or any FF game was in the Official Playstation magazine when I was 16, I originally bought the magazine for a review of tombraider, I flicked through the book and noticed that an odd looking game (FFVII) received a score of 10/10 that didn't really appeal to me at all. For christmas my parents agreed that me and my brother were allowed to have 5 games between us, we chose victory boxing, Toca, Tombraider, and a robot ... ...We could't decide on what else we wanted but finally decided to get FFVII on the basis that it got 10/10. I honestly beleived it wouldn't be very good, little did I know that I was going to be blown away by the greatest game ever made.
From the moment the fantastic music and intro started I knew it was going to be special.
You take the role of Cloud Strife an ex soldier(or so he thinks)a cold hearted mercenary who joins a group of warm hearted ...
ciaokev 10.02.2003 (11.02.2003)
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Advantages: got me hooked Disadvantages: graphics a bit poor for the standards of today
...of my friends know what Final Fantasy is.I need to explain every time and I get really wound up about it.So im going to tell you all.Here it is.Cloud formally of SOLDIER,a type of government run elite military force,joins a rebel force known as Avalanche.Avalanche fight against everything that Shinra stand for.Tifa,Clouds childhood friend,attempts to keep Cloud with the group as she seems to love him.Avalanche succeed with one bombing before eventually ... ...this title of the famous Final Fantasy magic is more of a hindrance than a help.There is 5 types of Materia and they are Spell,Command,Support,Independent and Summon materia(Summon Materia have already been mentioned above).
With nearly every Spell materia equipped effects the statistics of the chosen character.There is 21 different Spell materia that is able to be equipped.These are Ice,Lightning,Restore,Fire,Poison,Earth,Heal,Revive,Seal,Transform,Mystify, ...
Nadeboll61 23.11.2004 (24.11.2007)
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Advantages: the story and just about everything Disadvantages: .......none
...the world by storm is Final Fantasy IX, the sequal to two other titles that were equally as good! Final Fantasy VII has been out a long time, and is still extremely popular! It was one of the first successful role playing games to hit the world, and combined with it's mix of fighting, achieving set objectives, solving puzzles and following a story, this game is excellent!
*Story*
The story Follows Cloud, an ex military (soldier) member who saw ... ...He meets up with Barret and his friends who are fighting Shinra, the organisation in control and responsible for the mako reactors that are sucking the life from the world! along the way to defeat shinra and save the world you meet Aries, the last remaining ancient (an old people who can use the life force of the world). Shinra wish to get Aries and learn how to get to the mythical Promised Land so they can get more Mako energy! But Sephroth, Cloud's ...
demongit 06.03.2001
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...it's obviously not the last Final Fantasy" or some stupidly, yet wonderfully witty line, but because all the FF non-believers and not-so-fanatical fans have already used up hundreds of lines of otherwise worthy space saying "If it's the 'FINAL' Fantasy, why are there 9 of them?" etc.
Final Fantasy 7 though, effectively waves goodbye to Square's NES and SNES heritage, because when Nintendo announced they'd continue with the cartridge realm with the ... ...it in a few years. Just what will you say to your children? And their children? "I didn't buy Final Fantasy 7.". They'll scream at you... "Why not? It's a gaming legend, dad / grand-dad."
And, the funny thing is, they'll be right.
Thanks for reading,
Tom. ...
bigbtommy 20.08.2001
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Advantages: Good plot, characters and music Disadvantages: A little broken dialogue at times.
Right so this is the... thirteenth time I played this foresaken game. I just realized after buying it for PSN how much I liked it (in the past couple of years, I lost interest due to the fact there were too many fanboys and discussions of the game). I remember buying this game (after watching my cousin play it... when I was eight) when I was about age eleven and played through the game constantly before there were such a thing as fanboys. Ever since ... ...the past couple of years. And this fall. Here's the breakdown: Gameplay: 5/5 Really fun for a game of its time. The battle can be active, recommended or wait and there is much customization concerning materia. Outside of battle there are multiple FUN side quests and small little tasks, rather than having something take an eternity just to deliver some package or level. Also, it does not take long to level in this game, both experience wise and AP ...
lennasuzaka 18.09.2009
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Advantages: Exellent plot and massive game play Disadvantages: Let down a little by the sound
...bought (after Harry Potter) was Final Fantasy VII – I was going to buy VIII but the salesman told me that VII had a far better story. This game is actually fairly old, being originally published in 1997; it took almost 4 years to make and cost perhaps more than any other game had ever cost before. It was a vast gamble by Squaresoft – not only spending so much time and money on a new title, but also moving it from the Nintendo to the Playstation; ... ...
Stormcloud an ex Soldier of the Shinra corporation, has been enlisted by AVALANCHE to help destroy a power reactor. Shinra are using these reactors to drain the planet of its lifesource (Mako). AVALANCHE are intent on saving the planet by stopping Shinra. As you progress through the game playing Stormcloud, you begin to realize that there is more to Shinra and the Mako than meets the eyes. The story develops quickly as you begin to realize ...
Simoncook1 11.03.2002
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Advantages: Excellent storyline Disadvantages: Bad graphics for now but back then they would have been good
I love final fantasy and I think it's great that so many people have done a review on this game. Of course I love ff7 it's a wondeful game full of great storyline great characters and of course great box hands. Which to be honest is the only real thing that I can find wrong with this game. Now I am a final fantasy maniac just ask my family who are also final fantasy maniac, but unfortunatly do not take part in ciao. Still that doesn't take away the ... ...a main feature for every final fantasy there has been always there is excellent for boss battles which are very thrilling and exciting.
Weapons
There is an extensive list of weapons used in every Final Fantasy mostly the main character is the strongest and he wields a sword, there is a martial artist in some of them and in every final fantasy you can finad you will get Summons
Summons and powerful beasts you call on to help you when you are in ...
Organics 27.08.2004
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