Dirge of Cerberus E3 2005 Preshow Report

Square Enix released new storyline details on Dirge of Cerberus, which will eventually become the third title in the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII series of products (after Before Crisis and Advent Children are released). While gameplay details are still fairly scant, we do know more about the era in which the game takes place.

Dirge of Cerberus is set three years after the original FFVII game (and one year after the events in Advent Children), and the plot revolves around a group of Deepground Soldiers who emerge from their underground lair--in which they were apparently buried after the meteor events at the end of FFVII--and begin terrorizing Midgar. Vincent Valentine, the enigmatic character from the previous game, is somehow connected to these attacks, and he'll be the character you take control of as you investigate the attacks and attempt to get to the root of the mystery surrounding the appearance of the Deepground Soldiers. The only other character from FFVII that's known to appear in the game is Cait Sith, although we wouldn't be surprised to see a few other familiar faces when the game comes out.

Beyond these basic details, Square isn't tipping its hand at this point. It promises "shocking truths never revealed in the original game," and its press release includes an odd tagline: "The time has come to cleanse this world. Hunt down the unworthy...and show them no mercy."

Unfortunately, no release date has even been hinted at for Dirge of Cerberus, but GameSpot will have more details on the game as they become available.