If you have played the game.. why are you reading this?
There are a few games in the lex iconic halls of the pantheon that should be revered and praised with utmost solemnity and admiration. Absorption. Figured I would throw that one out since I am going for as many big words as possible.
Games like "Super Mario World", "Civilization", "Tetris", and "Doom" to name a few. These games are the wake up call to mortal men who might not have realized that gaming is our business, and business is GOOD.
So when Square Eidos came out with a little RPG entry called Final Fantasy VII, we were not really ready. The thing was huge. HUGE. The first chapter of the game was pretty much as long as most games in their entirety. Final Fantasy also featured characters that were actually interesting.. even funny! The story actually had comedy and tragedy, a climax and a back story.. in short it was more game than anyone had seen before.
Players will immediately appreciate the sweeping soundtrack and superior incidental music. It stays with you forever. More than just being a haunting soundtrack, it becomes attached to certain emotional points in game, so that hearing the song later actually recalls images of the game to memory. Characters have their own themes, places have their own atmosphere. In closing, Final Fantasy VII is a must have masterpiece of (somewhat dated) technological breakthroughs, not to be missed. VETERANS!
A list of terms to get you digging up your copy and saying bye bye to a couple of days:
Chocobo Racing
Sephiroth
Air Ship
Materia
Would You Like To Buy A Flower?
The Turks
My apologies to your employers and anyone else that needed you this week. Have fun!