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Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cereberus
October 2005 EGM released a scoop on DOF, I've decided to post what the magazine posted about it.
The idea of blending the swords-and-sorcery realm of Final Fantasy with the trigger-happy-shooter genre might seem far-fetched, but Square Enix has actually been kicking the concept around for years. " We had the notion to make a gun-based action game for quite a while, " explains DOF Director Yoshinori Kitase. " We toyed with several different FF characters, like Yuna from FFX and Irvine from FFIII, but Vincent from FFII made the most sense. FFII's brooding, vaguely undead marksman Vincent Valentine plays a supporting role in Advent Children but takes center stage is Dirge, which is set about a year after Advent Children. " Vincent carries a lot of dark secrets, " explains Kitase. " He still has a lot of tragic, unresolved issues from his past-- he was in love with the women who gave birth to Sephiroth, after all "
Kitase cites a personal love for PC shooters as an inspiration: " I'm a huge fan of Half-Life 2, and I'm currently addicted to BattleField 2, " He says. But it's not simply some vanity project -- Square Enix also has it's eyes on a potentially lucrative untapped U.S. market " Final Fantasy VII is very popular all over the world, and shooting games are so popular in the U.S., " Kitase says. " It's not a major in Japan yet, but I think it will become accepted here over time. "
Dirge's plot centers around the Deep Ground soldiers, a powerful military force wreaking havoc on citizens still struggling to rebuild their shattered lives. " Deep Ground was a secret project that President ShinRa began before the events of Final Fantasy VII, " Kitase says. " These supersoldiers were forgotten about after his death, and they've transformed the catacombs beneath the ruins of Midgar into a fortress " It's your task as Vincent to defeat these radicals across a series of linear, mission-based stages. You will get a little help, though: A group called the World Recovery Organization( WRO ) provides tactical support on some levels.
Gameplay blends acrobatic leaps, dodges, and hand-to-hand attacks of Devil May Cray with traditional first-person shooter elements. Vincent isn't limited to his Cerberus handgun, amassing an arsenal of shotguns, rifles, and other firearms along his journey. A dynamic camera system shifts the view from behind-the-billowing-cape for walkabouts to an over-the-shoulder angle for aiming but FPS can go Halo-style if they choose. " We're leaving the viewpoint up to the users, " says Kitase. " You can play through the whole game strickly a first-person perspective if you really want to. "
Vincent will also be able to unleash a limited set of materia-derived magic spells, and you can cash in his entire magic gauge for a special surprise. " Vincent's limit breaks in FFII had him transforming into other creatures, " Kitase explains. " We've brought that idea back, so he can now morph into a beast with it's own unique moves, attacks, and spells. "
In it's current state, Cerberus certainly shows a lot of promise. Although, we must admit, it might not be every Final Fantasy fan's ideal FFII follow-up. Players accustomed to solving their quests by patiently tapping one button whilst eating a sandwich should be worried. Pinpoint aiming, skilled enemy snipers, and the simple fact that you use every button on the DualShock 2 controller could prove to be deadly information overload for RPG fans.
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i rlly didnt like ff7 dirge of ceberus cuz it rlly didnt feel like i was playin a final fantasy game
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I'm excited for dof but i'm not gonna play it expecting a final fantasy, i'll play it expecting an action packed game with an exeptional story line...like halo mixed wtih final fantasy...although i hate halo...like BLACK mixed with final fantasy, yeah thats more like it.
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hmmm i dont like vincent that much but the game was ok ... sort of
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its a gd game... u really get into the storyline of wat happened to vincent
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