Final Fantasy 7
Weeks ago FF7 was released on the PSN in Japan. Around that time Square-Enix announced that the upcoming blu-ray release of Final Fantasy Advent Children would be the last thing they were doing with Final Fantasy 7 brand. While I’m sure that could change in the future, it seems to have squashed any hope of a Final Fantasy 7 remake anytime soon. The good news is that it also allowed SE to release FF7 on the PSN, a move they definitely wouldn’t have made if they were planning a remake anytime soon.
So here we are, 12 years later. FF7 has been pretty rare for quite some time now. Copies on eBay were going for an average of $160. It’s funny because I can still find copies of ALL the other Playstation 1 FF games new for $30.
Final Fantasy 7 takes place in a world where one large corporation (Shinra) runs everything. Shinra has its research scientists, police force, military armies and group of elite soldiers called, well, Soldier. They are based in the city Midgar and their presence there has created a huge socioeconomic gap between the rich citizens and the lower class that live in the slums. Shinra also uses mako generators to suck power from the planet called mako energy and use that power for research and new technology. However there’s a group of terrorists who believe what Shinra is doing is killing the planet. You play an ex-solider member named Cloud who teams up with a group called Avalanche and try to sabotage Shinra’s generators. Eventually it’s revealed that another Soldier member named Sephiroth has gone rouge and your group must escape Shinra’s forces while trying to stop Sephiroth from destroying the planet.
Let me give you some background info in case you weren’t a gamer when FF7 came out (since that’s the only way you wouldn’t know about it yet). FF7 was first in development for the N64, but was moved to the PSX because Square just couldn’t do what they wanted with the space limitation on the cartridge. FF7 took up 3 full discs, that’s 2100mb. N64 carts held something like 50mb, and you can’t swap carts.
The game was massive in scope. It was marketed more than any other game at the time. TV commercials and print ads were everywhere. It was the first FF7 game created in 3d and was shaping up to be the best 3d game to date. The old school fantasy world was abandoned in favor of a more futuristic setting, where a large (and evil) corporation is in charge of everything.
The first time I played this game I was amazed. The amount of animations happening during battles alone was inconceivable.
Loading up the game made me feel pretty happy that I took the time to copy over all my PS1 and PS2 saved games to the PS3 when I first bought it. The first thing I did was load up my final save game and test out the disc swapping mechanic. Plus fight some of the final bosses of course.
This video shows the disc swapping mechanics, and some of final battles in the game. If you don’t want ANY spoilers I would stop watching once the disc swap is complete.
With that bit of nostalgia out of the way, I start up a new game. I’m actually surprised how well the graphics are holding up. The graphics were a mixed bag to begin with back in the day, and that still holds true now. The pre-rendered backgrounds still look great. In fact they look just as epic as ever. The battle environments, monsters and characters look good too. They aren’t the most detailed models, but they don’t take away from the experience. The PS3 texture smoother and upscaler is really helping out too. The “exploration” character models were always ugly. They look like the models were taken straight out of Virtua Fighter 2, or Alone in the Dark 1. Just huge blocky character models, and in this case the PS3 actually hurts the game as a lot of the time the polygons will run into each other (poorly), or a side will be missing that can see into. But I hope that doesn’t affect your opinion of the game. You’ll get over the ugly models soon enough and the rest of the game is beautiful.
Graphics aside, the soundtrack is still awesome. The characters are still interesting. The story is still very strange and convoluted. (I wish it made more sense, but some people dig that)
The combat engine and materia system is still very fun. Sure the materia system is easy to exploit and make the game too easy, but that’s half the fun if you ask me.
To add some information the combat system plays like Final Fantasies of the past. It uses the active time system like FF4-6. The material system added a new level of character customization never seen before. Equipping material to your characters and linking some together enabled you to create some very complex character effects and load up a character with skills. Of course it got cumbersome later in the game where you’d spend hours customizing your characters.
Now, onto the real bad; FF7 came out before the analog controller was released for the PS3. That means you have to use the d-pad. And it doesn’t work well at all. You’re constantly going to get stuck on obstacles, and end up going in directions you didn’t mean to. Battles are fine, but moving around cities and dungeons is a pain. It’s not easy to get used too easy. This is really the only part of the game that doesn’t hold up at all.
I’ve put off replaying FF7 for along time. If anything I’d love to go back and play FF9 more. But I’m pleasantly surprised with how well the presentation holds up and I can see myself going through the whole game again. From this write up, I think you’ll be able to tell if FF7 is right for you. If you’re unsure, $10 is a wicked deal so try it out.
olol what a fake
i got it
is it actually any different at all graphic/audio-wise?
best game ever, too bad i lost it (dammit) im prbly goin to buy a ps3 just so i can download it thx
this is not ps3 one ..gime a break …its ps one game ..i already finish it u retard
Damn, those characters look awful, there really is a huge difference between the character looks from ff7 and ff8.
yes this can’t be on ps3
FFVII has a better quality plot outline.
That’s just your personal opinion.
I still prefer the storyline from FF8.
I’m not saying that FF7 is bad or anything, but if I have to choose between FF7 or FF8I’ll have to choose FF8. And that’s my opinion.
No, it’s not my opinion.
It was rated one of the greatest games of all time by a gratuitous amount of magazines.
My personal opinion would be that FF8 was garbage and had the most stupid story.
Guess your one of those fanboys who praise the games they have and scandal the games most people think is as good, or even better, as the game you got.
If you were truly objective like me you would give some proof of that “magazine” you mentioned in your post.
But I guess I’m waisting my time here at arguing with a fanboy like you.
Actually, considering I barely play RPGs, and only play shooters, I’m not a fan boy.
Calm down, guy.
One example of a magazine would be game pro
if anything 12 was my fav XD for i only played 7,9 and both 10s (12 as i already meantiond) forgive my spelling errors
kk just to shut u guys up bout ur opinions…who cares what other ppl think…ndd magazines r also opinion as well…soo yaa no need to argue
im so happy they made it on ps3 my disk 2 broke so couldn’t finish it
This cant be PS3. Why the fuck are people writing PS3 if its not???
FF7 is one the best games ever made. Shits on FF8.
No they made ff7 available to download from the ps3 store.
this is ps1 they just made it so ppl can play classic ps1 games on ps3 by downloading at playstation store
its ps3 and psp
Yeah FF8 isn’t good I meen when I watched the walktroughs and I sawed how hard the creator hitted and how low I hitted I understanded it was shit
its downloadable form the ps3 store i have it
WTF!! is this crap????
ps3 ????? this is psx xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD you are shit
hey you stupid fuck, at the ps3 psp store u can buy and then load a lot of games ff7 too
I agree with you I thought Last remenant it got a decent rating. I had a feeling that it wasnt going to be that good.
Yeah im 20 and I still appreciate the classics.Kids these days are careing about graphics, shotting and killing people which is just my opinion. I just order FF7 and i got chrono cross and now I got it. I still love it and so does my sister.
You really are stupid, i think when you read something, you have SHIT in youre eyes, cause you read BLIND IDIOT. It says PSX (like you said) gameplay on Ps3 (played on the Ps3) So you saying something what allready is scribed, GODDD some people are just sooo stupid, UNHUMAN. Guess you are the shit one here SHITHEAD -_-
Read better moron, an PSX game played on the Ps3 (GAMEPLAY PS3) OMGGG, people of these days can’t fucking read, you got brains in youre ass ?? DAYUMMMM -_-
are stupid or what? i OMFG i even download it!
it might be old and downloadable for PS3 but its good and challengeing
your joking.realy
lol good comment
Fuck these BRAINLESS monkeys. People of these days talking shit without doing any research, if they googled it, they would have knew, i guess they are even too stupid 4 that too -_-
Playing the game directly from a disc on the PS3 has been… problematic. The disc is in good shape, but I booted up my end game and found that the system doesn’t emulate the battles very well. Some of the sound effects are ruined, and when I summoned Knights of the Round to hit Sephiroth, the system began to chug horribly. It took about twice as long as it should to get through the Knights of the Round summon, because everything slowed to a crawl. And then the game froze up during the ending cut scene, but the audio kept going.
This isn’t the first game I’ve had emulation issues with. Silent Hill has similar rendering/freezing/sound issues.
Perhaps it’s because I’m using a system that has software emulation? I don’t know. But it pretty much ruins the experience.
at the eu store it cost 9,99€
okay to turkagga: FUCK you, you are the biggest ass to ever walk the earth. either way you watched the video and i watched it to dont be an ass because you p.m.s all the time we cant help that
thats all
rofl u buy it for ps3? i have like 3 final fantasy 7 diskcases
PS3 gamplay hahaah it is on PSx
FF8 is good, stop smoking crack
FF7 is the only good FF
I don’t smoke and I don’t drink I’m telling the truth FF8 is shit
Dude, pretty much all the main Final Fantasy games are great.
wait wtf? why did i type FF7 was the only good FF? LOL, I meant to type all FF are great.
lmao
this game is pushing ps3s limits by its awsomeness
yep 10 bucks on ps network
the best game on market dont matter what the price is or what type of day your having this makes wonders… well it by far the best game in the world.grafiks dont mean shit when theres a fucking awsome story line. ff7
ff7 is their more of a word then awsome?
i think if they sold for a higher price on da psn store people would still buy it…..its FF7!!! only this and metal gear solid will have those nostalgic feelings
is this the story after crisis core
i have this on my psp and it fuckin rocks!
Let me stop you right there. This is far from the best game in the world.
And second, graphics do mean a lot. Only the 20 year old FF fanboys would still put out money to play this.
well that depends.. how old are you? 12, 13? for older people graphics dont mean everything and people who like RPG games like this recognize the game as revolutionary and its the best story ive ever seen.. for me ff7 can never be topped
FF7 IS THE BEST GAME I EVER PLAYED ALL TIME EVER WORTH GOING OUT BUYING PSX AND THE GAME FOR YOU WILL HAVE A GOOD YEAR :p
18. Just because it was the best game of your childhood doesn’t make it the best game ever. And to say no game will top it sounds pretty close minded lolz.
@honkeytot
or guys like me who’s parents were tight wallet’ed ass holes who wouldn’t buy me this game when it came out
i FUCKING KNEW it would be huge
but they didn’t listen
does the game look’s good because i plugged a psx tu my 40” full HD and it’s look like shit
yes it is after crisis chore but before advent children but was the first out of the 3
i agree im 18 and got into this when i was 7
ok thank you
should i buy this on ps home or big surf island for burnout paradise?
with the power of the PS3 they could have converted all the NPCs to the battle NPCs and made the game look better, I did that for the PC version and have absolutely no lag what so ever, lol
Does anybody like the FF games on the DS and GBA? cuz i wanna play the playstation ones but im afraid i wont like them because i didnt like the ds versions of FF4 and FF3
@honkeytot ok listen here dipshit. final fantasy vii is the best game of all time. i dont even care what you say. who gives a shit about the graphics, the game came out in 1997 for fucking sakes. it had the best graphics for its time. the storyline is one of the best. im not saying a game couldnt be better then ff7 but it would be very hard because this game was balanced perfectly
lolz. buddy….FF7 is faar from the best game ever. Only fanboys would dare say that. that’s like me saying madden 04 is the best game ever because it was the best madden and i’m a huge madden fan. you have to realize not everyone likes that girly anime shit in their games.
@CalumMakesVideos you mispelled it its crisis core
the best game ever
just watching this make me really want to get this game. final fantasy 7 best game and story line ever
anyone knows if this game will appear in psp? i don’t have the ps3 and i really want to have this game =)
@kakebushin09 you can play it on your psp, you just have to get it from the psn store. same file will work on both systems
um, it’s not ps3, it’s playstation, isn’t it?
yyou can try an emulator
ff VIII still the best one….
fuckin bullshit this is for ps2
yeah it is now, for the online network store thing, its only downloadable i think its like 10$ pretty sure, i saw it on my friends psp then checked on my friends ps3 also so yeah
ah, okay. . .
@modernwarfarenoob
omg noob stfu
FF VII is released 1997 for PS1 and now u can buy it on PSN Store to play it on PS3 or PSP
NOOBFAG
in the PSN you can dl it for both psp and ps3, and if you have both systems you can dl it once and plat it on either system!
yeah but now you can buy the classic games in ps3 store or psp
and do not ask me how my friend did it ^^)
(i get it illigal and free for psp
well the game suxs compared to todays standards anyway so who fucking cares
@modernwarfarenoob
ur are an idiot. how old are u?? 13 or 15
i play videogames even before u was born and final fantasy VII is the best game ever made
@modernwarfarenoob Lol Final Fantasy is rated as the best game in the game world. You have to think that this is PS1 and isnt as good quality as the games we have know. To be a PS1 this is a heck of a good game! and besides Im 13 does it matter? Just because you are young doesent mean you cant have good opinions. This was mostly for MoshingHomer but still…
damn damn damn guess this means they will never upgrade and release the game just a direct port it seems no updated GFX, not that that makes it a bad game, still one of the best rpg ever made just look @ all the variation of sepheroth it has spawned in online games
@modernwarfarenoob you are rly dumb it is the best game ever Bastard and i bet you are 5 years old talking like this gtfo fcking fag
i have it on psp its runs nice but ima finish crisis core before playing this again and again ive restarted the game alot of time and cant stop
@MoshingHomer in terms of story but if the team reworks the game into a different gameplay than simple rpg it will totally PWN! i i rly wish that they make a remake for the voices
@MapleOdin
if i understud u right than i must agree, this simple gameplay is total genius and u can more fix on the story as learn how the abilitys works.
but i dont think that they will make a remake
Tell me something, are the graphics on the PSP FF7 as good as the PC version’s??
@MarijuanaGood4U the same on each console erm pc screw this when u can have a portable lol
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wow it looks amazing on the ps3 dude!
this is ps1 fuck tard the gameplay anyway
PS1 game not PS3 stupid dumb ass how the fuck is this rated 4 stars i make it 1
@Lifesoreal69 Hes playing it on PS3 you ignorant fuck, you can buy it in the PS Store.
@Lifesoreal69 It says PSX (ps1) .. PSX ff7 – ps3 game play..get it? ..Looks like you’re the stupid dumb ass
well. you need to change the title
I love how even though the title is misleading people still vote this high just because its final fantasy 7, the greatest experience ever. Glad to have been born in its era
would anyone gameshare this game with me plz? ill do anything to prove that i am not a scammer. i have never played this, but i really want to. if anyone will, PM me or reply to me, if anyone does, thanks
dude u shud chek out 8 aswell
not as good as this in my opinion but still genious
ya i know, but sadly i cant find anyone who will gameshare em with me. i dont blame them, but it would be nice if they did
As smooth as the original title
@kenpachi37
It at most gets some smoothing and upsampling but it is and remains a PSX games with hence a small resolution. And there is only so much you can improve.
@BuaLocaaaaa
Ah the ever fight FF VII or FF VIII best is to say both are great and what one is for you. Well that depends on what you desire from the game.
maybe i just havnt playd FF7 in awile but is the resolution playing FF7 on the ps3 actually a clearer? Cause im sure i remember everything being somewhat fuzzy on PSX
And has anyone else ever noticed cloud tells barret in the Scorpion battle “Attack when its tails up, it’ll counter with its laser”. When thats what you dont want it to do lol
@Lifesoreal69 Because its on the store you fucking inbred.
@modernwarfarenoob You play modern warfare, you have no fucking say on standards at all.
on the PS3? wow…….disappointing…reminds me of golden sun but GS was better…to me..
its ps1 game on ps3
i Think final fantasy XII is the best
sorry to break up the hatred filled comments on here with a legit question:
anyone own the PS store version of this?
i’m currently playing my PSX copy on my 80gb PS3 and i wanna know if the PS store version would be worth the 10 dollar download, the emulation on the PSX version is pretty glitchy (graphics-wise) with some noticeable slow-down.
so i was wondering if it it’s worth it? also, if anyone has it on an 80gb PS3, can you use prior PSX saves on the PS store version?
it’s a translation error sort-of. it’s meant to be a warning but the added exclamation point makes it seem like a command to attack while it’s tail is up.
which is a bad idea..
I know lol thats why i love it x D “Attack while the tails up!” (ok)….(WTF man whyd it tell me att! I just got lasered!) haha i made my friend play it one time and he read that message and got pwnd cause of it LMAO funniest thing i ever saw lol he was so pissd : P
i admit modern warfare 2 has it flaws but its no differnt too this and besides wh wants too play a game about elves and flying dragons i mean its so boring wouldent u love too have a fully loaded ak47 and destroy somebody that u hate over and over again its a lot more fun
yeah you can use the saves on your old memory card just get the adapter for it…but ive heard that they are defective half the time so be careful and read around first
your comment just made a fool out of yourself, modernwarfarenoob.
For the record, I enjoy a both Fantasy and Reality genres. “Who wants to play a game about elves and flying dragons?”
Well, lots of people, you egocentric!
i get old memories when i see this. The best game ever created!!
ff7 was sweet when it came out. just glad u can download it on the ps3 to relive wat made this game one of the top ff ever
Dumbass. FF7 is 90 times better than MW2.
they are 2 differnmet types of game one is rpg the other is a first person shooter so u cannot really compare now can u i just stated that modern warafre 1 fucking owned and i admit mdw2 didnt live up too the originol but that does mean its not a good game
haha, still got it for ps1& ps2
Modern Warfare 1 wasnt as good as call of duty 2 either :p
is this the ps3 version it jus looks like the ps1 to me
Modern Warfare is some bullshit, mang.
fuck of u fucking cunt no its not modern warfare 2 is the shit
ese es el final fantasy 7 de playtation toda una jollita pa que ponen game play ps3 X(
what he means is that final fantasy VII is available to download onto ps3 and psp from playstation network
ffx is the best ff , it has the best storyline and gameplay is easy. yuna is way hotter than aerith , aerith is the most pitiful ff character ever!! lightening in the new ffxiii is said to be the female version of cloud so i hope that the storyline is better than 11 and 12 , every ff after 10 i hear has been fucking sorry.
madden fucking sucks , its a sports game you cant even compare it to any game with a storyline and detailed characters. madden gets fucking boring , its just running up and down a field probably 24/7 for you gaylord. I like playing games that are like watching a good movie , who the fuck wants to play in the same environment all day with everyone chasing down a football like its a 12 inch black cock..thats fucking gay
i loved that first boss so easy to pwn
@satanknight14
WOW WOW! You’re really coming off as a child. FF is like a movie because you pretty much do nothing. You press a button and the cpu does all the work. Seems like a waste of money. At least in Star Ocean you have a real combat system. FF is pretty much an anime with crappy voice acting.
@Heffer.. This is the Ps1 version played at the Ps3.. There is no other.. unless you believe in the bullshit about a remake for Ps3.. that won’t happen..
ff10 is better than ff7? lol is all i have to say to that.