Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation) cover art
North America September 3, 1997 SCEA
Europe November 17, 1997 SCEE
Japan January 31, 1997 Square
Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation) image Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation) image Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation) image

See all 48 pictures →

Member ratings

Top-rated games

7.4/10 average from 31 members

Staff reviews

Final Fantasy VII review

Final Fantasy VII was Square's first attempt at a Final Fantasy for the Playstation. As an RPG, as a game, I suppose one could classify it as average. But given that Final Fantasy has a history of truly extraordinary games, ''average'' is hardly a compliment.

Lassarina Aoibhell

Final Fantasy VII review

Starting with a beautiful opening cinema, FF7 quickly jumps into the action with nice polygons and beautiful, pre-rendered backgrounds. In-game spells and attacks look great, especially the cinematically perfected summon spells.

James Gordon

Reader reviews

10

Final Fantasy VII review

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…

Alk31997 · April 9, 2012 · 3 comments

Final Fantasy VII review HG exclusive

A pivotal thing happens at the end of the first disc of Final Fantasy VII: Aeris, a central character, is killed by the main villain, who evidently falls out of the sky or something. Such a reveal might be labeled as a major spoiler by some, but seeing as how it’s likely the…

Billy_theMonkey · June 20, 2008 · 27 comments

Final Fantasy VII review HG exclusive

I’m sick of people praising Final Fantasy VII as the quintessential, ultimate RPG. Sure, it’s great and all, but seriously this game was easier than my roommate (and take my word for it - she is the loosest gal you’ll ever meet). It lives up to the quality and craftsmanship…

princess_heather · August 14, 2006

Final Fantasy VII review HG exclusive

WARNING: Review does contain spoilers (nothing that major though), so read at your own risk. Final Fantasy VII. One of the single most revolutionary games of all time, it stands up there with Super Mario 64, the Super Mario Brothers trio, Adventure, and a handful of other games…

yamishuryou · January 5, 2005

Final Fantasy VII review Review of the Week

Remember the good ol’ days before RPGs were cool? Days when you’d be controlling tiny, blocky characters through a game with little story beyond destroying the forces of evil? While there were a few exceptions to that rule, that was what most RPGs were like back in the day of…

overdrive · July 23, 2004

Final Fantasy VII review

Introduction Now introducing one of the most hyped games of all time. The Final Fantasy series has always had its fair share of hype, especially when it came to FF1, FF4, and FF6. But of all of them, none of them have been more hyped than Final Fantasy VII. You can just check…

gbness · April 24, 2004

Final Fantasy VII review

When it comes to hyped up games, you will often get a polarizing effect amongst the people who play it. Most will call it the most perfect game ever, while a select few will claim the game is absolute rubbish and not worth touching. And these people have every right to believe…

mariner · November 9, 2003

Final Fantasy VII review

The stars start to come out from beneath the dense air of the night sky. The camera pans around the entire area, showing a magestic view of a grand city. The words ''Final Fantasy VII'' are shown, displayed prominently in the logo of the game. The camera then swoops down, where…

psychopenguin · April 9, 2003

Final Fantasy VII review

Final Fantasy 7 is the Ultimate Console RPG ever created. The storytelling is superb, and on the cutscenes are very good for it's time. Final Fantasy 7 had alot to live up to, sense Final Fantasy 4 and 6 were such great games, and well in my Final Fantasy 7 was equal too, if not…

ratking · July 11, 2002

Played it too? Add your take.

Write a review

Reviews around the internet

Average 8.8/10

Scores link to each review where the site still has it. A site's name shows more of its reviews. The average leaves out sites without a numeric score.

More PlayStation games to consider