Thoughts on Dirge of Cerberus FFVII?

Hope that this is the right forum for this as the game specific forum is pretty inactive, but I was wondering what were some opinions and thoughts on Dirge of Cerberus. GS gave it a 6.0, but the user reviews are all over the spectrum. As a Final Fantasy fan would this be a nice addition to my collection? I read some good things about the story and cinematics, but that the gameplay was pretty mediocre. How about the locales? Do you get to revisit sme famous FF7 locations but now in updated graphics? One of my fave things in Crisis Core was visting some of the original locations from the church in the Midgar slums to Nibleheim.

So I saw this for sale at my local gamestore and i was wondering if it was worth a play?

Thanks in advance. :)

Terrible, absolutely horrible game.

The game's shooting has no weight whatsoever. It feels like you're shooting a pellet gun. It's almost like a tun-based feel but it real-time. It's really bad.

The Final Fantasy VII setting isn't enough to help you enjoy the bad gameplay and shooting. It appears that Square-Enix got better with third person shooting seeing how 3rd Birthday has a pretty good mechanic. If SE made Dirge of Cerberus with 3rd Birthday's engine and shooting, it would've been pretty good, although we would never know how that would translate to Dirge's game design.

If you really like FFVII then I guess you may find enjoyment if you're a fan. But I say just play Crisis Core or 3rd Birthday instead. Much better games.

I liked it. The shooting isn't as good as other 3rd person shooters but I thought it was still pretty fun. And the story should be interesting if you're a fan of FFVII, and are interested in Vincent's story.

As for the locales, you go to some of the familier towns, but they will look quite a bit different.

meh. you do see a few locations from ffvii on ps2 power, but even that isnt much of a spectacle anymore with current generation standards. its mostly just a really bland shooter with some undercooked elements from the ff series thrown in. if youre a huge ffvii fan and can find it for under $10, i guess you could satisfy your curiosity. even then, there are much better shooters and ff games out there to play.

it was a dry uninteresting experience.. and its challenge maps made me want to fall asleep with dis interest.. is it a bad game? no but is it better than say a 5/10.. id sooner eat my arm than agree to that.

It was an ok game. They did not put enough stuff in it to entise the person who is playing the game. They did not have enough locations, only a gun for a weapon. It was way too short of a game. The other ff games were longer and more challenging to play. Since the game is pretty cheap now, it would not hurt to but it and try it out. You may like it or not. You wont know intell you try.

Trash, complete and utter trash.