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StarSoldier1
Lake In The Hills, IL
Hot Chicks, Aholes, and Demons....... Oh my!
5 star rating

into kinky fantasies
Pros

    Excellent soundtrack, Amazing Story Line, Great Characters, Great Villians

Cons
    I wanted more, graphics are a little blocky now

DEC
30
2007
 
 
 

Sqauresoft - Final Fantasy VII — 

Final Fantasy VII for the Sony Playstation here is one of the most important and most over hyped video games ever created. This game was the big sequel to the highly acclaimed Final Fantasy III (yeah, it's very confusing when they jumped from 3 to 7 since North American gamers got screwed over with the other games) for the Super Nintendo. The makers of Final Fantasy (Squaresoft) wanted to move the popular role playing series over to the CD based Playstation so they could really take advantage of extra memory and make something the world hadn't seen before. So did it live up to all the hype? You bet Tifa's sweet a$$ it did!

In this game you play the role of a dude named Cloud. It may sound like a wussy name but you wouldn't want to meet this guy in a dark alley because he's a highly trained ex-soldier with 6 foot tall sword. With the help of his friends Cloud is on a mission to stop the evil Sephiroth before he destroys the entire world with a comet. Believe me this game has a massive story here and it never gets boring thanks to all the interesting characters and stunning computer generated movies when something big is going down.

The world of Final Fantasy wouldn't be the same without the use of magic and this game is no different. The only way to use spells here now is by linking special multi-coloured gems called 'Materia' to your characters weapons. Materia is fairly complex to new players thanks to some stat altering effects but once learned the spell system is really fun to play around with especially if you pair them up for different effects. Final Fantasy 7 is such a deep game that even the Materia can earn experience after each battle just like your characters.

Final Fantasy 7's graphics easily set the standard for Playstation and video games in general back in its day. I think everyone's jaw dropped they seen some of the over the top Summon spells (some of these spells are actually from Final Fantasy VI... or III) in the fight scenes. Squaresoft knows their music and they do it again because FF7 also has one of the best soundtracks in the industry. Just to get an idea just how big this game is in scale, there are over 50 different music tracks here all together; even the 9 playable characters have their unique music track. Wait till you hear the stuff during the final battle, it's truly awesome!

Yeah, part 8 kind of sucked and the other ones were fine but Final Fantasy 7 here still remands my all time favourite Playstation game. Hell, it even in my top ten list for my all time best video games period! It has an epic and long story line, there are tons of secrets and items to find, the art is still kickass, and the music is better then any crap you'll find on MTV. Although this game sold millions of copies worldwide, it can be a very tough game to get a hold of because everyone's wants to get their mitts on it. If you can find a copy then pop it in and let your family know you're not going to be seeing them for awhile.

Final Fantasy VII overall rating: 99/100

For 1 player only
Rated (T) for Teen
graphics: 9/10
sound: 9/10
gameplay: 9/10
replay: 8/10

-StarSoldier1 2007
(Ryan Genno)

Last edited on Jan 06, 2008



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StarSoldier1 wrote on Dec 30, 2007 at 5:15PM

In response to PattyTherre's comment from Dec 30, 2007 at 12:53PM:

Crap, I just noticed that. It wasn't me who added the review to the database originally though and I don't know how to change it either.

StarSoldier1 wrote on Dec 30, 2007 at 5:12PM

In response to PattyTherre's comment from Dec 30, 2007 at 12:52PM:

There is a bit more to it then that: shoot people, run, hide, stab, fire, sex, racing, exercising, do more people, wear dresses, avoid gay dudes, kill douchebags, and then repeat on disc 2.

PattyTherre wrote on Dec 30, 2007 at 12:53PM

Btw: The topic title says "Sqauresoft" instead of Squaresoft. FYI.

PattyTherre wrote on Dec 30, 2007 at 12:52PM

This is my son's favorite FF game and he still plays it. I don't get the appeal of these games but someday I will try to play one. They all seem to be the same: shoot people, run. escape, hide, kill more people, repeat. lol.

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