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Final Fantasy VII review

Game: Final Fantasy VII
Platform: PlayStation
Genre: Turn-Based RPG
Developer: Square

Reader review by Alk31997

April 09, 2012

Final Fantasy VII will empower you; it will place a fireball of compassion and grace in you heart. The fire will enhance and grow. Your mind will inhabit a great deal of pleasure, when playing a game, which is simply engrossing and mind-blowing. Final Fantasy VII will leap into your lap like a lovable dog, that you will pet for hours. With a storyline that will take your cognition afar, with great cinematics and flair, this game will attach onto you like a parachute, you will jump and you will land safely inside a bubble of excellence.

The fable is simply remarkable. You are Cloud Strife, a mercenary that is hired to take down Shinra, a corporation that is draining the planet of resources and power. As Cloud, you will go on a mission of self-realization, of self-control, you are hired to dismantle every last inch of Shinra’s influence. Cloud’s personality is enigmatic; he is a quiet, consoled individual with an unraveled past. He is the main character in the crusade to save humanity, to release it from the shackles, to cut out the cist that grows upon it.

Cloud isn’t the only character in the game he is joined by other mercenary’s like Barret, a man that loses everything. The storyline is profound and intriguing, it never loses appeal or stature, and there is always another glint of genius and enchantment around every corner. The graphics are astounding for a 90s title, there is a few glitches that embed the game, but they are easily forgotten about. By pushing your head through the skin, and into the underbelly of the game, you will be invigorated. In Final Fantasy VII, you collect mataria, a substance that gives you magical powers. You also have limit breaks that assist you greatly when a creature becomes overpowering. The boss fights can be insane, but if you have your MP and HP up to a sufficient standard, then you can overwhelm your opponent.

Final Fantasy VII has dark undertones. There is some dark imagery in the game. There is a potent tyrant called sephiroth, a man that used to be Cloud’s friend and fellow mercenary, he has become manic and dangerous, a man on the sidelines of destruction, a sorcerer on a tightrope hanging over insanity. Cloud meets him throughout the adventure, they fight, and blood spills from the swords. Speaking of swords, you can upgrade your characters with stronger weapons, it’s all about using your brain, and you have to become a more potent warrior, to embark, to take on more potent bosses. You can travel around the world in Final Fantasy VII, when you leave Midgar; you are thrown into a vast stretch of plains and terrains. The world is colossal, it has different compartments, different towns. The game offers the gamer new places to explore, places such as Costa Del Sol.

You can summon monsters to help you in battle; to help you with your crusade. Using these monsters will aid you, when your HP is dangerously low. Magic is a crucial supplement in the game; you can use substances such as ice, water, and fire. Casting them will also be key to your survival. Key for progression. Final Fantasy VII is a remarkable charm on the RPG bracelet, a game of complete excellence, a title that amazes from start to finish. You are placed among beauty, when you place it into the console; you ignite a heart that has love and purity. The game has changed the RPG face, it features, its dry skin.

Rating: 10/10

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