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Final Fantasy VII

Title	Final Fantasy VII
First release	1997
Developer	Square
Publishers	Square, Square Enix
Platforms	PC (Windows), PlayStation
Genres	cyberpunk video game, role-playing video game
Also known as	Fainaru Fantajī Sebun
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	T Teen
Releases	PlayStation: 1997-01-31 (NTSC-J), 1997-06-01 (NTSC), 1997-11-17 (PAL), 2000-03-27 (NTSC-U) PC (Windows): 1998-06-25, 1998-06-25 (NTSC)
Wikidata ID	Q214232

Final Fantasy VII is a 1997 PlayStation video game developed by Square and released by Sony Computer Entertainment America in the USA on September 7, 1997. Set in a dystopian world, Final Fantasy VII's story centers on mercenary Cloud Strife who joins with several others to stop the megacorporation Shinra, which is draining the life of the planet to use as an energy source. As the story progresses, the situation escalates and Cloud and his allies face Sephiroth, the game's main antagonist.

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Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC release) · © Square · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Square · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Logo: ™/®Square Enix Co. Ltd, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (“Final Fantasy VII wordmark.svg”)

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Videos

Final Fantasy VII (PS1) Playthrough [3 of 3] - NintendoComplete

NintendoComplete · PlayStation version · longplay · 11:42:45auto-matched
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PSX Longplay [003] Final Fantasy VII (part 1 of 4)

World-of-Longplays · PlayStation version · longplay · 6:38:55auto-matched
Part of a multi-part series.
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