Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (Video Game 2006)

Set a few years after Final Fantasy VII : Advent Children, this PS2 game tells the tale of Vincent Valentine.

Director:

Takayoshi Nakazato

Writer:

Hiroki Chiba (scenario & event planning director)

Stars:

Steve Blum, Kari Wahlgren, Kim Mai Guest

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Blum	...	Vincent Valentine (voice)
Kari Wahlgren	...	Shelke Rui (voice)
Kim Mai Guest	...	Shalua Rui (voice)
Jamieson Price	...	Reeve Tuesti (voice)
Greg Ellis	...	Cait Sith (voice)
David Boat	...	Weiss (voice) (as Dave Boat)
Mike Rock	...	Nero (voice)
Brad Abrell	...	Azul (voice)
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn	...	Rosso (voice)
Mae Whitman	...	Yuffie Kisaragi (voice)
Chris Edgerly	...	Cid Highwind (voice)
Steve Burton	...	Cloud Strife (voice)
Rachael Leigh Cook	...	Tifa Lockhart (voice)
Beau Billingslea	...	Barret Wallace (voice)
Bob Joles	...	Grimoire Valentine (voice)

Storyline

One year has passed since the events in Final Fantasy VII : Advent Children. Buried alive following the Meteor disaster, a mysterious group known as the Deep Ground Soldiers emerge and begin raiding the city of Midgar. The enigmatic Vincent Valentine is somehow connected to these attacks, and may be as well the only one who can save this shattered world. Other characters from Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VII : Advent Children join Vincent on his journey to save the one mighty city of Midgar and as the story unfolds, you will bear witness to shocking trusts never revealed before in Final Fantasy VII...

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Plot Keywords:

final fantasy | meteor | werewolf | third person shooter | sequel | 

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Genres:

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

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Certificate:

T

Details

Official Sites:

Square Enix [jp] Square Enix [us]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

22 August 2006 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Square Enix Company

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although this is the second true sequel to a Final Fantasy video game (the first being Fainaru fantajî X-2), this is actually the first video game sequel to Final Fantasy VII.

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Quotes

[Vincent wakes up lying on a bench; looks at the person sitting on the other bench, wearing a robe so you can't tell who it is]
Yuffie Kisaragi: [waves] Morning.
Vincent Valentine: Where... Who are you?
Yuffie Kisaragi: [stands up] Well, I'm glad you asked.
[standing in a 'heroic' pose]
Yuffie Kisaragi: I am the champion of the earth and the sky. I am the conqueror of evil. The single white rose of Wutai.
[pulls off her robe in one swift move, & he can now see it's-]
Yuffie Kisaragi: Yuffie Kisaragi!
[jumps onto the bench]
Yuffie Kisaragi: Feast your eyes on-
[...]

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Crazy Credits

After the credits, we go down to the cave where Weiss is lying dead. He is approached by an unidentified figure who picks him up, and tells him that their work is not done yet, addressing him as brother. A wing then appears out of the figure's back, and he flies away, carrying Weiss with him. Kuraishisu koa: Fainaru fantajî VII reveals this character to be Genesis, a precursor of Sephiroth.

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Connections

Followed by Kuraishisu koa: Fainaru fantajî VII (2007)

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Soundtracks

"Longing"
Vocals by Gackt (as Gackt)
Composed by Gackt (as Gackt.C)
Lyrics by Gackt (as Gackt.C)
Arranged by Gackt (as Gackt.C) / Yukihiro 'Chachamaru' Fujimura (as Chachamaru)
Recording & Mixing Engineer: Motonari Matsumoto
Assistant Engineer: Masahiro Shimbo
Recording & Mixing Studio: Warner Music Recording Studio
Licensed From: Museum Museum/Nippon Crown

User Reviews

Overall, pretty good

Final Fantasy VII was one of the best selling RPGs of all time. So it's no big surprise that Square has made a couple of prequels and sequels to it. SE's latest, Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII, is a hybrid third person shooter/RPG. As such, on top of running and gunning, you'll be buying upgrades for your gun and leveling up the game's main character, Vincent.

The game is fun to play, but the levels feel too linear and simple. Furthermore, you won't be pulling off any of the awesome stunts that Vincent did in Advent Children. Your athletics is limited to a double jump and some punching and kicking. The gunning is usually fun, and DoC's weapon customization system makes it even better. Unfortunately, you'll often feel like your in a shooting gallery, because your enemies are so darn stupid. They will sometimes run up to you and just sit there, waiting to be shot. Also, the game is somewhat short; I completed the game in only three days.

Graphics are pretty good; the character models are great, but the environments tend to look a little bland. It's OK, though, because each level looks very different from the last.

DoC's sound is very good, because of great voice acting, crisp sound, and brilliantly composed music.

The storyline is top notch. While I don't want to spoil anything for you, I will say this: This game may make you cry, especially if you cried during "that" one scene in Final Fantasy VII. You'll also see many classic locations, including Shinra Manor and Kalm.

Overall, DoC is a fun game, but if you're looking for the next great Final Fantasy game, this isn't it.