Final Fantasy VII

Final Fantasy VII is the seventh main installment of the Final Fantasy series and was the first title to feature three-dimensional graphics, pre-rendered backgrounds and numerous full motion videos. The gameplay differs in many ways from the previous installments in the series. Although the pseudo-time combat system with turn-based menu commands was retained, FFVII has three party members instead of four. The Materia system lets the player customize each party member's abilities to his/her liking, and the Limit system gives them unique combat abilities. FFVII introduces numerous new mini-games, many of which can be played in the Gold Saucer amusement park, such as racing with Chocobos or snowboarding.

Story

Final Fantasy VII tells the story of the mercenary Cloud Strife, who is hired by the eco-terrorist group AVALANCHE, led by Barret Wallace, to fight the megacorporation Shinra Electric Power Company, which tries to siphon off the planet's lifeblood as an energy source to increase its profits. Cloud initially fights only for his personal gain and for the promise he made to his childhood friend, Tifa Lockhart. Eventually, Cloud joins forces with many others to save the planet, which is threatened by Shinra and Cloud's archenemy Sephiroth, and discovers a reason to fight for a cause other than his own.