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Final Fantasy VII
A giant energy manufacturing company known as Shinra Inc. is harvesting the sheer life energy of the Planet as a simple fossil fuel. Processed and made into products known as Mako and Materia, these materials can work miracles, granting the wisdom of the Ancients to the user. However, this substance, like all other fuels, is finite in supply, and the Planet's lifeforce is being malevolently drained by the constant explotation of Mako by Shinra. Though aware of the harmful effects, they function without remorse.
However, the real battle lies not with a corporation, but a force much more competent from the distant past. A long-thought dead warrior bent on becoming more and more powerful, coupled with the Planet's drained energy, threatens the very existence of everything sacred.
Now a small rebel group eminating from the slums must quell the various dangers toward the innocent, and one mercenary for hire must look amidst the lies and deception and find the man he is within.
However, the real battle lies not with a corporation, but a force much more competent from the distant past. A long-thought dead warrior bent on becoming more and more powerful, coupled with the Planet's drained energy, threatens the very existence of everything sacred.
Now a small rebel group eminating from the slums must quell the various dangers toward the innocent, and one mercenary for hire must look amidst the lies and deception and find the man he is within.
Publisher: Commercial
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Bottom Line: Play it! Midgar, a city ruled by a multi millionaire corperation, named after it's President, Shinra. This company are uses the life force of the Earth, Mako energy as a cheap and reliable source of power. Of course this means destruction for the earth and so a small resistance group called Avalanche are falling in the try and end this company. The group is made up of Biggs, Wedge, Barret, Jessie, Tifa and an ex-SOLDIER specialist, Cloud Strife. Soon after making their strike on their second Mako reactor, they find themselves being framed for an attack, they find themselves going up to Shinra personally. Only to find that a man named Sephiroth is seeking his revenge on the corporation.
Final Fantasy VII's strongest point is it's plot, it is an epic, with all of the great assets of a good novel, there are love affairs, anger, revenge, betrayal and more. It has a set of clever twists and turns to make the player want to know what happens next, its just like watching an episode of 24. Graphics, today they aren't the best, but for the time, they were immense, 3D fully animated characters, with rich 3D rendered backgrounds and well animated 3D movie sequences, it was something then. Of course today, you can appreciate the style the graphics has, it has it's own uniqueness to it, although anime, it contains originality. The music, is midi best and quite well done and very well suited for each part, it may not compare in quality to music in some of today's games, but again, like the graphics it has it's own style that does it justice. The gameplay follows the classic RPG system, choose a command and the character fulfils it whilst taking turns with the enemy and you gain EXP to level up. However Final Fantasy VII doesn't require your character to learn skills or spells, there is a 'materia' system, where you attach a small coloured sphere to your weapons and accessories that allow for you to use it's power. With the materia system, you can gain experience on a certain materia making it stronger and you can even use extra skills after a while. Overall, this game contains an unforgettable originality with its own personal style and an unbeatable epic plot that can have its player hooked to it more than a drug addict on heroin. It's a must have for any RPGamers out there, for it earned tops scores when it was made, and continues to receive a high score. Learning Curve: Instant!
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