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Holistic Guidance - Final Fantasy VII
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Our Price: $239.90
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Manufacturer: Square Enix
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Binding: Video Game
Brand: Playstation
EAN: 0711719416326
ESRB Age Rating: Teen
Label: Square Enix
Manufacturer: Square Enix
Number Of Discs: 3
Platform: PlayStation
Publisher: Square Enix
Studio: Square Enix
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Editorial Reviews:
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Long recognized as role-playing games par excellence, the Final Fantasy series gets a technological makeover in this installment (and series debut on the PlayStation). Shedding the two-dimensional graphics and limited sound capabilities of its predecessors, Final Fantasy VII features lush 3-D graphics, beautifully animated "movie" sequences, and soundtrack-quality music. Coupled with the game's intricate storyline, endearing characters, and immense yet highly imaginative world, these new advancements make for a quite an engrossing experience. The story of Final Fantasy VII centers around a solider named Cloud Strife, who joins forces with Avalanche, a group of resistance fighters, to take down an evil mega-corporation known as Shinra. (The fate of the world hangs in the balance, of course.) Truly epic in scope, this four-disc game requires a considerable amount of time to complete---this reviewer gladly gave up over 80 hours of his life to finish it. But it's definitely a rewarding adventure that every PlayStation owner should consider undertaking, especially since it's now one of the low-priced "Greatest Hits" titles. --Joe Hon Pros:
- Intricate and absorbing storyline with endearing characters
- Immense and highly imaginative game world
- Special battle system
- Beautifully animated movie sequences
Cons:
- Your friends and family may feel neglected
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Summary: Do not pay $75 or more for a used copy of this. Not worth it.
Comment: I own Final Fantasy VII-X and this is by far the most overrated game in the entire series. My sister told me she bought this game at a vintage store for $60 and I rushed onto Amazon.com to see if she could have gotten it cheaper. I was absolutely appalled. Don't by into the hype. This is a good game, but it is NOT in ANY way worth the price of buying it on this site. Go buy it at a garage sale for $10 or borrow it from a friend for a month or so. People who are expecting others to pay that much money for this are morons.
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Summary: A ground breaking title in gaming history
Comment: If you have never played "Final Fantasy VII" and are considering purchasing it for more than you just payed for a brand new PS3 or XBox 360 game, read this review and you will find that your money is probably much better spent on this classic game. I did not play "Final Fantasy VII" when it first released in 1997. I played it with a fresh set of eyes in 2008 knowing only that many labeled it a classic. They couldn't have been more right. When "Final Fantasy VII" released it set a new paradigm for the RPG genre on the Playstation console. Not just in terms of graphics, but in terms of story line, and combat mechanics. The result is the fun that is derived from an emotional attachment to key characters and a gripping plot line. Of course when compared to the near photo realistic high definition graphics of today, the game is technologically inferior. That should go without saying, the game is over 10 years old. Graphics don't make the game. I liken it to reading a book versus watching a movie. When I read a book, I choose the voices of the characters, my mind fills in the details of the characters and the setting that the words fail to portray. The end result is a much more personal experience. Playing this game is much the same way, the lack of detail and voice over results in an enhanced emotional attachment to the characters and plotline. The story line is sweeping, with strong character development throughout. At every turn something more is revealed about the characters' past and how it relates to the present conflict. The depth of play is enhanced with mini-games and side quests and implementation of well placed easter eggs that allows for even more depth if players are willing to dig a bit. Now if you are willing to play the game, good luck finding an inexpensive working copy. This game is rare, getting it in "collector's condition" is even harder. I am not so sure that it is worth the investment from a collector's standpoint so a marginal green label copy will get the exact same game for significantly less money. However, I can't think of too many games that have appreciated over time. Based on this I went ahead and paid a little more and got a used copy, 3 working discs, all Black Label, flawless manual, non-faded case art(with the misprint of "masterip ece" on the back) I doubt it will ever be worth anything, but who knows, and I found it for just a bit more than I would pay for a new PS3 game. Order this game from a trusted retailer, and ask if the game is in guaranteed working condition. Ask about their return policy. I had to return my first copy after disc 1 failed to read after about 6 hours into the disc. Once you've bought it, enjoy a piece of gaming history. The 40-100 hours spent playing will be worth the price of admission!
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Summary: One of the finest games ever produced, for any platform!
Comment: I fondly remember the many hours/days/weeks that I played this game. It was the prime reason I bought my first Playstation. I look forward to testing out PS3's purported backward compatibility to the PS2 with this game.
I fervently hope Squaresoft considers reissuing this game for the PS3 with updated HD graphics and surround sound. I would buy it in a heartbeat!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Better Then The Pc Version
Comment: I Love It Its Fun. i Would Recomened This Game But Wait Just In Case PS3 Version Comes Out
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Summary: Easily The BEST game I've ever played, and its 2008...
Comment: Let me start off by saying, Final Fantasy VII is highly revered by many gamers as the best of the series, and like stated before, like the indie music scene its cool to hate what is so popular, strictly because it has mass appeal. I am a musician, and i've fallen victim to this mindset many times before with pop music, and i've learned when it boils down to it, Like what you like, and don't worry about the mass appeal. I am not afraid to stick to my gun, this game is the best i've ever played.
This game was released in 1997, and it was a launch game for the PS1. I own a ps3 now and surely the games graphics cannot compare to anything today, but when it was released, it had beautiful graphics compared to SNES (or genisis) graphics we've seen before, and brought to life 3d textures which has not been seen in video gaming before. I still recall to this day playing through this game on the brand new playstation and getting fully absorbed in the story, graphics, and game play. I still play through this game to this day, atleast once a year, just to recap the wonders of this game.
This game's story is easily the most impressive story line I have encountered in video gaming history. I could read this story as a book and it would be the best book i've ever read. The character development (with the exception of Cait Sith (strictly matter of opinion), there always seems to be one character that never gets much use in RPGs for me), and twists and turns make this game a EPIC TIMELESS CLASSIC (even if you can muster through the bad graphics compared to this generation). I am a huge RPG fan spanning back to the SNES days (first game system), and playing the greats like Chrono Trigger, and Final Fantasy 4,5, and 6, and really enjoyed those. Needless to say, This trumps all those games. I also played the more recent Final Fantasy games and still feel this game overtakes those. I was disapointed to see such neglect from Final Fantasy 9 because of its roots to the old school FF titles, because FF7 quite possibly was most people's first FF game. FF9 is easily number 2 in my game rankings. Now there seems to be a clear cut line between fans of FF8 and FF7. It's usually you either like FF7 or you like FF8, and you can't like both. This is the case for me, and many of my fellow FF gamers. I disliked 8 very much because it strayed away from what was beautiful about the FF series. I also feel the same with FF12. FF7 strayed away from the FF series but kept old school FF gamers still intreged.
This is your typical Turn based FF battle system, which many people tend to claim is a bad thing about RPGs, and i think the exact opposite. Turn based games let you think and figure out what you need to do to defeat a certain enemy, and not the same technique is going to work for every enemy, which I feel other genres tend to look over. Needless to say if Story is more important than gameplay to you, than this game is worth a run through. If you're like many others and hate turn based games, and could care less about a story, and you just want to have fun without any of those constrictions, you might want to save your time, and skip this title.
Another thing that is worth an honorable mention is FF7's wonderful lush soundtrack! I can listen to the soundtrack to this day and it will bring in the great memories of playing this game. The experiences of the game are excelently tied into the music and it will stick with you everytime you hear the score. I feel the strongest out of the FF's sound track is FF9 (for its pure variety in musical concepts), but FF7 comes in a close second.
Knights of the Round materia makes this game fairly unfair, but to balance it out, they added two super bosses which are incredibly fun, and even out the playing field
I don't consider myself a hardcore gamer, but when it comes to RPG games, i'll make the exception. I've played nearly every FF game to date, and enjoy the ups and downs of each game. I also play other genres too, and even through genre crossing this is my favorite game of all time, and I think that wont change. The story is emotional (ill admit it, it made me cry, thats how intense i felt it was... alright time to man up) and very intense, if you can follow it. This game made me offically a follower of RPG video gaming.
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