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Final Fantasy VII

Original title: Fainaru fantajî VII
  • Video Game
  • 1997
  • 12
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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    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.
    10hybridlock

    So much more...

    Every now and again a game comes along that shapes the way we see the genre in which it rests but this isn't one of them. Every now and again a game comes along that shapes the way we play the genre in which it rests but this isn't one of them. Final Fantasy VII is so much more then that, it is a game that has completely changed the way we look at all video games as a whole.

    It has its detractors, mainly those who refuse to like anything of popularity or prefer to let nostalgia cloud their judgement. They will point to the previous titles in the series as the true pinnacle of storytelling and gameplay. I find this to be an entirely elitist viewpoint by people who got everything they ever hoped for, the popularity of their favorite game type, and found it to be more fun to have lived in a private "Clique".

    Before this game the RPG was an unheard of genre to play yet today it is RPGs such as Diablo II and Chrono Cross which top off the charts. All of that has happened because of this game. It was the title that introduced deep, adult story lines to the American Public in a package complete with awe inspiring graphics and moving gameplay. It was the game that sold the Playstation.

    A few will say that story was too twisted for its own good and lacking clarity, especially in the ending. These are the same people who will tell you that they don't like the open ending of Casablanca because we don't get a text display of what happened to each character afterward. Perhaps it is time we learn to appreciate the ability to decide fate for yourself or at least have the ability to question them.

    What started as a simple rebellion turned into so much more and what started as a simple video game turned into a Every now and again a game comes along that shapes the way we see the genre in which it rests but this isn't one of them. Every now and again a game comes along that shapes the way we play the genre in which it rests but this isn't one of them. Final Fantasy VII is so much more then that, it is a game that has completely changed the way we look at all video games as a whole.

    It has its detractors, mainly those who refuse to like anything of popularity or prefer to let nostalgia cloud their judgement. They will point to the previous titles in the series as the true pinnacle of storytelling and gameplay. I find this to be an entirely elitist viewpoint by people who got everything they ever hoped for, the popularity of their favorite game type, and found it to be more fun to have lived in a private "Clique".

    Before this game the RPG was an unheard of genre to play yet today it is RPGs such as Diablo II and Chrono Cross which top off the charts. All of that has happened because of this game. It was the title that introduced deep, adult story lines to the American Public in a package complete with awe inspiring graphics and moving gameplay. It was the game that sold the Playstation.

    A few will say that story was too twisted for its own good and lacking clarity, especially in the ending. These are the same people who will tell you that they don't like the open ending of Casablanca because we don't get a text display of what happened to each character afterward. Perhaps it is time we learn to appreciate the ability to decide fate for yourself or at least have the ability to question them.

    What started as a simple rebellion turned into so much more and what started as a simple video game turned into an epic. It is one of finding who you are and defeating the impossible odds, one of love and loss. Final Fantasy VII is the War and Peace of video games, the game you simply have to play once in your lifetime. n epic. It is one of finding who you are and defeating the impossible odds, one of love and loss. Final Fantasy VII is the War and Peace of video games, the game you simply have to play once in your lifetime.
    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.
    10Kishi

    An Incredible Game

    This has to be one of the best games I have ever seen- challenged only by Final Fantasy VIII. The story is great, the battles are amazing, the animation is wonderful, and the music (by Nobuo Uematsu) is awe-inspiring. If you can, listen to the orchestral version. But I regularly laughed at people who spent hours and hours playing these games until I started. After just half an hour, I was hooked. I spent over 100 hours across a five month period playing it. Truly addictive.
    10tant-64989

    Best game ever

    Yeah, just want to say that it's the godamn best game ever

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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
      • January 31, 1997 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Final Fantasy 7
    • Production company
      • Square Company
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      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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