Final Fantasy VII (Video Game 1997)
"Fainaru fantajî VII" (original title)

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

Directors:

Yoshinori Kitase, Yasushi Matsumura,

Writers:

Yoshinori Kitase (story), Kazushige Nojima (story),

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Storyline

A corrupt company, by the name of ShinRa is draining the energy out of the (nameless) planet and conducting expiriments on living things. Enviromental and social callamities, such as the pollution of the air and seas, overpopulation, high drug rate and treating women like objects. A mercenary and a rough and tough organization by the name of Avalanche must put an end to ShinRa, but a couple of ShinRa victims might be causing a bigger threat. One of the ShinRa victims is an alien that crash-landed on the planet and killed an ancient race. The other ShinRa victim is a man in a trench coat that wants to rule the world and summon the doomsday meteorite.

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Plot Keywords:

shinra | sephiroth | alien | terrorism | giant monster | 

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Taglines:

The story of a love that can never be, and a hate that always was.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

T

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official Site [jp]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

7 September 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Final Fantasy VII

Company Credits

Production Co:

Square Company

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first Final Fantasy game to use 3D graphics.

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Goofs

The fans on the gondola that takes the party to the Gold Saucer switch from the back of the vehicle to the front during the FMV sequence when it leaves the station.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Barret Wallace: C'mon newcomer. Follow me.

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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.

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Connections

Referenced in Shiatorizumu fainaru fantajî (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Excerpts From 'The Creation'"
Composed by Joseph Haydn
Soprano: Minae Fujisaki
Tenor: Daisuke Hara
Synthesizer: Masashi Hamauzu

User Reviews

Brief Overview

Final Fantasy is the best in the series and one of the best games ever. With brilliant characters and a breathtaking story you take on the role of Cloud an Ex-Mercenary caught up in the fight to save the planet.

Final Fantasy VII is an example of what all RPG's should be and will be celebrated in the future as one of the all time classics.