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PLAYSTATION: Reviewed by Hojo.
Final Fantasy VII is without a doubt one of the best RPG games of all time. It's mesmerising storyline, original 3D graphics and emotional music will have you addicted for weeks. It was the first Final Fantasy game to appear on the PlayStation, and was also the first to use fully rendered 3D graphics. Many people even prefer FF7 to its predecessor, FF8.
The story is fantastic. You play as Cloud Strife, an ex-soldier who was working for an evil company called Shinra. As the game starts, you are working for a group of activists called Avalanche. You must blow up a Shinra Reactor, one of many that are sucking the planet's life force called Mako. As the game progresses, you discover many facts about Cloud's past, Shinra and the main bad guy, Sephiroth. You have many rivals in the game, including a guy with a gun for an arm, an orange dog that talks and a chick with the biggest boobies you've ever seen.
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Cloud Strife: A man with spiky hair and a really weird past. He is the main character of the story.
Tifa Lockhart: Tifa is bright and optimistic, and an old friend of Cloud's.
Barret Wallace: Barret is a giant man with a gun on his arm and a bit of a sad past. He has a daughter, Marlene.
Red XIII: Red XIII is a mysterious dog character the others found at the Shinra building.
Cid Highwind: Cid is an old wannabe pilot. He always has a cigarette in his mouth.
Aeris Gainsborough: Aeris is a mysterious girl, and is known as the "Last Ancient". She is a good fighter, but is wanted by Shinra. A lot of the story revolves around her.
Vincent: Vincent is the most mysterious guy of the team. He is an optional character, who the team find in a coffin.
Yuffie: Another optional character. It may not look like it, but Yuffie comes from a long line of Ninja.
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Final Fantasy VII was the first FF game to use 3D graphics. Although they seem very out of date today, they were great in their time. The CG movies look cool, but most of the time the people have certain deformities such as cubes for hands. The battle scenes were cool too, and some of the Summoning monsters were the best around.
The music is exceptional. It features many rememberable tunes, including the Aeris theme and the annoying Cosmo Canyon Theme. It fits in well with the game and is yet another great feature.
FF7 features a cool magic system called materia. You collect small balls that you can use to cast magic spells or summon monsters. To have materia equipped to people, you must attach them to your weapon. Different weapons have different amounts of slots to put materia in.
Overall, Final Fantasy VII is a masterpiece of a game. It's overwhelming storyline and other various features have made it a definite classic. Well worth buying.
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