Ok, so I have never played a Final Fantasy game (don't be mad), and having seen this on PSN for £8 I'm tempted into buying it. Given also the large apparent love for this game, is it a worthy game for me to play even a decade after it came out?
Btw, do I need to learn the backstory to make the story make sense, or will it be good on its own?
Thanks.
Final Fantasy VII
Game » consists of 20 releases. Released Jan 31, 1997
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The seventh numbered entry in the Final Fantasy franchise brings the series into 3D with a landmark title that set new industry standards for cinematic storytelling. Mercenary Cloud Strife joins the rebel group AVALANCHE in their fight against the power-hungry Shinra Company, but their struggle soon becomes a race to save the entire Planet from an impending cataclysm.
If I have never played a Final Fantasy game, should I play this?
If you've got a PSP sure. On today's TVs however, the visuals in this game might give you a headache.
FF7 is definitely an old game, and it kind of shows its age. The game itself is fine, though. It's the most popular, but I don't think it's the best. If you have the money to burn, I guess you could go for it.
Also, it's standalone from the rest of the FF games, unless those ones are also named FF7
It depends on if you enjoy retro gaming and don't mind a bit of blocky graphics. Personally, I still enjoy the hell out of Final Fantasy VII, and I vote go for it. But keep in mind it's pretty traditional turn-based role-playing. You don't need any sort of backstory to play the game, as each FF game is unique unto itself until you get to FFX-2. Hope you enjoy it!
Final Fantasy VII, more than any other video game classic of that era, has suffered from the ravages of time. The reason everyone likes it is because of how awesome it apparently was in 1997, but now it looks terrible, the translation is of questionable quality, and the gameplay is... not great. Nonetheless, it might be a good history lesson to see what almost every J-RPG has aspired to be for the last 12 years. It's up to you.
Start with either a more recent one (X, XII) or an old-school game (I, II, III, IV, V, VI) to see if you like the formula. FFVII will likely only be entertaining to a modern day player if they have a stake in the series, not that there is anything wrong with that. If you do, you may still not enjoy it for some of the odd querks (as i did), but i'd still give it a shot.
"@Red said:excuse me? "" The only relation between Final Fantasies are Chocobos. You should definitely play FF7, but if you need a Final Fantasy to start with, I think that IX or I are the best starting points. "
"@Red said:*cough* Cid, Biggs and Wedge *cough* "" The only relation between Final Fantasies are Chocobos. You should definitely play FF7, but if you need a Final Fantasy to start with, I think that IX or I are the best starting points. "
" No, FF VII has dated really badly. It is only good for its nostalgic value. "
As has been stated already, keep in mind that it's a game from 1997, so the visuals, gameplay, translation, etc.will almost certainly be below your current standards and expectations. However, as a nostalgia piece and/or history lesson, it's practically a steal at that price. Plus, translation issues aside, the basic plot is still quite intricate and well-executed. I say go for it.
FFVII was the game that got me into gaming in the first place and it is one of the better Final Fantasy games. If you've never played a FF game before 7 is a good starting point, probably 7 and 9 are the best places to start. The SNES and Playstation era FF games are the best so if you want a good idea of the series stick with those, the PS2 games (X and XII) are the weakest entries in the series as they were made after the creator of FF was on his way out of Square-Enix and I never liked the NES ones as they are a tad on the boring side.
FFVII is one of those "life games" that contrary to your feelings on the genre/game itself you need to ply it. I don't share the level of love as many others do for VII, but I recognize it for being arguably the best (and most talked about) game ever made. If you went to it today, however, it'll probably seem way out of date. If you're not bothered by the conventions of older games, get it.
" FFVII was the game that got me into gaming in the first place and it is one of the better Final Fantasy games. If you've never played a FF game before 7 is a good starting point, probably 7 and 9 are the best places to start. The SNES and Playstation era FF games are the best so if you want a good idea of the series stick with those, the PS2 games (X and XII) are the weakest entries in the series as they were made after the creator of FF was on his way out of Square-Enix and I never liked the NES ones as they are a tad on the boring side. "
Buy it. Play it. The game shows its age, but it also holds up well. Newer FF games have lacked any customization system that compares to the Materia system, which is how you build up your characters in ff7. The story is good, the boss fights were highly original, and it offers much in the way of side quests, hidden secrets, and simple adventuring beyond just the storyline. It's a classic for a reason, and keep in mind that most of the kids that bad-mouth FF7 never actually had a chance to play it whlie it was new. :)
no if you never than I'd play 10 because you would be able to appropriate what the game was when it came out
that's the whole reason everyone love FF7 because like 10 years ago it was fucking amazing
if you play it now not having played it before you'll think its not that good
I'm going to be the voice of descent and tell you that FF7 is the LAST FF game you should pick up and play at this poitn in time.
" If you have thumbs you should play this, simple as that. "
Some of the remarks here are true, the game has not aged all that well graphically and perhaps gameplay-wise as well but I have played through the game at least 7 or 8 times, I have killed Ruby and Emerald weapon without consulting a guide, I blew damn near all the gil i made selling Mastered All materias getting my Gold chocobo, and I still go back every year or so and do these things again and I find every minute of it enjoyable. Like others said, just to play through it for the history lesson is worth it, you'll learn about the evolution of games from this title.
If youre not sure about being able to handle the way game looks, then i recommend(contrary to what others may say) go back and starting with FF10 and seeing how you like it and deciding from there. FF10 has, in my opinion, the best executed story of any of the games, I found it to be just unbelievably beautiful and beautifully told. It updated a lot of the mechanics youll find in FF7 and streamlined much of the experience. If FF7 hadnt had such a large impact on me as a gamer, FF10 would be my favorite in the series but, alas, thats not the way things turned out.(For those wondering how I could rank FF10 ahead of FF6, i have a disclaimer: there is a huge conspiracy preventing me from finishing FF6 as both SNES and PS1 versions always have my saved data get erased at some late, crucial points in the story so ive never finished it : \
"@AgentJ"
Yeah I never could get into the originals didn't see what all the fuss was about, for me at least FF's greatness started at FFIV. FFIV was the first game to really define what an RPG should be and paved the way for 6 & 7 which to me are the hallmarks of the franchise.
"@AgentJ"
Yeah I never could get into the originals didn't see what all the fuss was about, for me at least FF's greatness started at FFIV. FFIV was the first game to really define what an RPG should be and paved the way for 6 & 7 which to me are the hallmarks of the franchise.
Wow, thanks, If i manage to scrape enough time together, I think I'll get it, see what gaming was like in the Old days.
To be honest, there's nothing really wrong with the core gameplay at all. It has random encounters, which are slightly annoying, but the encounter rate is medium-low compared to other games of the time period in my non-numeric opinion. Someone might know the algorithms, who knows. The maps are tiny and the camera can be weird, but aside from very retro-gen menu systems and design, it still plays perfectly fine.
Nothing wrong with the core gameplay at all as Jayge says. The story is fantastic. If you can put with the visuals and clunkiness that comes with a PS1 game it's really a classic.
The environment interaction is heavier than in any FF before it, there are no significant loading times, you can turn the "cinematic" camera off and how in the world could anyone describe the materia system as "dumbed down", especially considering that everything that came before with the exception of VI and most that came after can only look at it's splendour and possibilities from afar? ._.
I agree that VII hasn't aged well and that the TC shouldn't play it, but your reasoning is very... er. Smug-ish.
I agree with starting with IX first if you're looking to play a PSOne Final Fantasy. It was the most polished of the 3. VII was great for its time, and fantastic to come back to for nostalgia. I picked it up for the PSP and I'm enjoying it, but I know what to expect; convoluted plot, really bad graphics, but great music and solid RPG system. At the end of the day, it's 10 bucks so if you hate it, no big loss.
final fantasy 7 is a good game but its hard to go back to because of its age. I prefer 6 over all of them and i think the 2-d ones hold up a little better, but i do agree that it would work well for a handheld
Get the PC version d/l high res textures if you're that bothered about graphics.
Either way I still think it's awesome and worth giving a go, it's got a nice story line, it's not the strongest but it's still well done with a view twists, and likeable characters, I think part of the fact I liked it was no voice acting, I could give them the voice I wanted them to have in my head.
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