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Final Fantasy VII

Original title: Fainaru fantajî VII
  • Video Game
  • 1997
  • T
IMDb RATING
9.5/10
12K
YOUR RATING
Final Fantasy VII (1997)
Fantasy EpicSci-Fi EpicActionAdventureDramaFantasySci-Fi

A former soldier from an evil company joins a mercenary clan to fight the company he once served.A former soldier from an evil company joins a mercenary clan to fight the company he once served.A former soldier from an evil company joins a mercenary clan to fight the company he once served.

  • Directors
    • Yoshinori Kitase
    • Yasushi Matsumura
    • Masato Yagi
  • Writers
    • Kazushige Nojima
    • Yoshinori Kitase
    • Hironobu Sakaguchi
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    9.5/10
    12K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Yoshinori Kitase
      • Yasushi Matsumura
      • Masato Yagi
    • Writers
      • Kazushige Nojima
      • Yoshinori Kitase
      • Hironobu Sakaguchi
    • 134User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Sligh

    To all who can't recognize greatness when it stares them in the face...

    This game was the first of its kind I ever played. Because of this one game, I went on to dozens of others, as this opened the door to a whole new spin on gaming for me. I must have played through this game at least 15 times, and I love it every time.

    It's many subtleties, side quests, and overall excellence make this one of the best games of all time.

    Considering all the trash, the useless dribble, the terrible recycled garbage that is commonplace today, Final Fantasy VII is a pillar of gaming at its very best.

    Its great diversity offers a difficulty level appropriate for as much as you are set on putting into it- whether you're just set on seeing the ending, or destroying the Ruby Weapon.

    Those who so harshly criticize this game obviously lack the attention to detail, and the insight to truly enjoy a work such as this. FFVII towers over almost every CURRENT game available today.

    This game is not meant to be played, it is meant to be enjoyed.

    I highly recommend immersing yourself in this adventure Role Playing Game. 11 // 10 --- One of the greatest games of all time.
    10Leumas E.

    The most beautiful game ever!

    This game is, without question, the greatest one ever produced. With lush, beautiful graphics, a wonderful musical score and a story that beats all other RPGs, Final Fantasy VII certainly is a landmark in gaming history. You play the young mercenary Cloud Strife, who suffers from anamnesia, with a past shrouded in mystery. In the course of the game you gather weapons, magical artifacts and information in the search for the truth of who and what you are.

    This game is recommended to everyone, as it is not only a game for hardcore RPGers but for everyone.

    I have yet to play the sequel, Final Fantasy VIII, but I doubt it can surpass the splendor of this magnificent game!
    9Reaper Man

    Aargh! My house is on fire!

    I didn't buy this game when it came out in Britain, but my friend did. And I'll tell you what, not a day went by when I wasn't jealous. It had rocktastic (sorry) MIDI music, brilliant turn-based battle sequences, and from what I could see, a darn good plot. Well, time wandered by, and eventually he let me borrow the game. And i can safely say I wasn't disappointed. A cracking plot, a novel format (for this country at least) and mighty good characters. you'll get all these hardcore fans saying "it's not the best in the series." But I haven't played the others, so I don't care. A brilliant game in it's own right, and still rollocking good fun all these years later. Huzzah!
    10The_Karma_Monster

    Wonderful Plot, Awesome Music, Breathtaking Environments...

    If you like RPGs...no...if you like video games AT ALL, and haven't played this game, then get off this computer NOW and go find a copy. You won't regret it.

    Final Fantasy 7 is the game that brought RPGs to the mainstream US market. It's amazing graphics(at the time) were enough to warrant a rental, it's music and atmosphere enough to immerse you(even with today's graphics), and one of the most intricate and marvelous plots to ever grace game, movie, or anything of the sort.

    The game sets you in the role of Cloud Strife, an ex-Shinra soldier and now a mercenary, who is hired by a small 'terrorist' group(this was made in 1997, mind you...) called "AVALANCHE" to aid them in their fight against the evil corporate menace Shinra, that is slowly destroying the Planet, polluting it's own cities(you quickly find out how horrible life is for the poor in the Midgar slums), stretching its dominance, and that will someday kill the Planet with its greed...their Mako Reactors are slowly but surely destroying the Planet, and AVALANCHE will NOT let them continue their actions. But what first starts with a string of reactor bombings, soon evolves into a much, much bigger tale, as you learn the dirty secrets of the company, and of the terror that overshadows even Shinra in terms of the destruction it will cause...

    This game is often hailed as the best game ever made, and I fully support that. A must-play for all gamers.
    action-6

    Perfection!

    Final Fantasy VII is one of the best games ever made, and sold millions when it was released back in 1997. The game looks amazing, but it is the story that is the core of the Final Fantasy series. Cloud Strife is the main-character, he is a mercenary who has agreed to work for a rebel group called AVALANCHE. AVALANCHE is fighting against the evil Shinra-inc., a company which is absorbing all energy on the planet. Cloud meets different characters as the game evolves. FF7 was the biggest games of all time when it was released, because the game comes on 3 massive CD`s packed with action, adventure, romance, love, comedy, fantasy, drama, horror etc. 10/10

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    • Trivia
      The first Final Fantasy game to show blood.
    • Goofs
      In the Sector Five slums, Cloud will stop outside the pipe containing the sick man, and Aeris will say, "This guy are sick."
    • Quotes

      Sephiroth: [to Cloud] What I have shown you is reality. What you remember, that is the illusion

    • Crazy credits
      After the closing events of the story, just before the end credits begin, an enigmatic shot of Aeris is shown, more or less identical to the first shot of her at the very beginning of the game.
    • Alternate versions
      The word "Shit!" used by Barret, Cid and even Cloud in the 1997 Playstation 1 version has been censored in the 1998 PC version with swearing symbols. Also the word "Wench" used by Tifa has also been censored with swearing symbol as well.
    • Connections
      Edited into Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary Ultimate Box (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      One-Winged Angel: Sephiroth Choir
      Composed by Nobuo Uematsu (uncredited)

      Soprano: Matsue Fukushima, Minae Fujisaki

      Alto: Kazuko Nakano, Saki Ono

      Tenor: Toru Tabei, Daisuke Hara

      Bass: Toshizumi Sakai, Masashi Hamauzu

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    • Release date
      • September 7, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Final Fantasy 7
    • Production company
      • Square Company
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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