Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VII (note: this is the original Japan-exclusive version) is a role-playing game set in a post-modern, steampunk world where technology and fantasy elements coexist. Players control Cloud Strife…
Final Fantasy VII is an adventure developed by Square Product Development Division 1, released 31 January 1997 on PlayStation.
What Final Fantasy VII is
Final Fantasy VII is an adventure game developed by Square Product Development Division 1 and released in 1997. It was published by Square. It is available on PlayStation only. It runs on Proprietry in house engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Final Fantasy VII follows the story of mercenary Cloud Strife, who is hired by the eco-terrorist group AVALANCHE led by Barret Wallace to help fight the mega-corporation Shinra Electric Power Company, who attempts to drain the planet's lifeblood as an energy source to further their profits. Apathetic to the cause, Cloud initially fights for personal gain, and for the promise he made to childhood friend Tifa Lockhart. Cloud eventually joins forces with many others to save the planet, which is threatened by Shinra and Cloud's nemesis Sephiroth, and discovers a reason to fight for a cause other than his own.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Final Fantasy series
Final Fantasy VII is the 16th of 349 entries we hold in the Final Fantasy series. It arrived 3 years after Final Fantasy III. The next entry was Final Fantasy IV in 1997.
What it launched against
Final Fantasy VII launched on 31 January 1997, within three weeks of Final Fantasy VII (1997), Theme Hospital and Money Puzzle Exchanger.
Released around the same time: Final Fantasy VII (1997), Theme Hospital, Money Puzzle Exchanger.
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