The weirdest Final Fantasy 7 game is still one of Square Enix's boldest experiments
Dirge of Cerberus, which released 20 years ago this month, was a wildly memorable genre experiment..
Dirge of Cerberus, which released 20 years ago this month, was a wildly memorable genre experiment.
The short version
- Sometimes the weirdest ideas, like an action shooter starring Vincent Valentine, can become the most memorable The mid-2000s were an incredibly strange time for Final Fantasy 7 .
- Before cinematic universes became media’s favorite business model, Square Enix was experimenting with expanding one of gaming's most beloved worlds, which was no easy feat.
- 2005’s Advent Children continued the story of Cloud and his companions as a feature-length CGI film.
What happened
Before Crisis turned the Turks into protagonists in a Japan-exclusive mobile game years before smartphones were commonplace. Last Order retold the Nibelheim Incident in the form of an anime.
Why it matters
Crisis Core reimagined Final Fantasy as an action RPG centered on Zack Fair.
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