Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis

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Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis
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Developer(s)Applibot
Publisher(s)Square Enix
Director(s)Tetsuya Nomura
Producer(s)Shoichi Ichikawa
Artist(s)Tetsuya Nomura
Lisa Fujise
Writer(s)Kazushige Nojima
Series
Platform(s)
Release2022
Genre(s)Role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis[a] is an upcoming role-playing video game developed by Applibot and published by Square Enix for Android and iOS. It forms part of the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, a series of media spin-offs from the 1997 video game Final Fantasy VII. A single-player mobile experience, the game reimagines the timeline of Final Fantasy VII and the Compilation. It is scheduled for a worldwide release in 2022.[1]

Content[]

Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis is a role-playing video game. Planned to be released in monthly episodic installments, the game retells events from the 1997 video game Final Fantasy VII, and all canon titles in the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII media franchise: the movie Advent Children, and the video games Before Crisis, Crisis Core and Dirge of Cerberus.[2][3] Chapters can be freely selected from a timeline, allowing players to jump between different entries in the series. The battle system draws from the original game's Active Time Battle system.[4] The title will be free to play but will offer loot boxes that offer random selections of weapons and costumes.[5]

Development[]

Ever Crisis forms part of the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, a collection of media which expands the universe and narrative of Final Fantasy VII.[4] Ever Crisis is being developed by Applibot and published by series creator Square Enix. It has Shoichi Ichikawa as producer, Kazushige Nojima as scenario writer, Yoshinori Kitase as executive producer and Tetsuya Nomura acting as creative director.[6] The Compilation originally only included four official titles, concluding with Crisis Core in 2007.[7] Beginning with the 2020-released remake, Kitase revived the Compilation and put multiple spin-off projects into production including Ever Crisis.[4][8]

Nomura described Ever Crisis as an alternate remake of Final Fantasy VII. In addition to remaking the original storylines, original scenario writer Kazushige Nojima incorporated new material including the backstory of Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier and stories from the childhoods of various Final Fantasy VII game characters.[4][9]

The graphics were described by Square Enix as a "nostalgic visual twist" on the deformed graphical style of Final Fantasy VII.[3] Nomura originally wanted the character portraits to be 3D rendered moving portraits, but technical constraints forced the team to use 2D artwork. These portraits and other character artwork were created by Lisa Fujise. Voice acting is currently under consideration, with the mobile platform's technical limitations needing to be taken into account.[4] Nomura also noted that the games vary widely in technology, style, and mechanics, and this title will allow the games to be presented in a unified package.[9] The music will also feature new arrangements.[10]

Ever Crisis was first hinted at in January 2021 with trademark registrations of the title in Japan, North America, Europe and Australia. The title followed naming conventions for the Compilation.[11] The game was announced in February 2021 alongside the PlayStation 5 version of Final Fantasy VII Remake, and the battle royale mobile spin-off title Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier.[2][6] It is planned for worldwide release, excluding mainland China, in 2022.[6] It will mark the Western debut of Before Crisis, which was previously exclusive to Japan.[12]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Japanese: ファイナルファンタジーVII エバークライシス, Hepburn: Fainaru Fantajī Sebun: Ebā Kuraishisu

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/086511/final-fantasy-vii-ever-crisis-release-date-and-the-rest-you-need-to-know/#:~:text=At%20the%20time%20of%20writing,date%20until%20later%20in%202021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Yin-Poole, Wesley (February 26, 2021). "Square Enix announces two new Final Fantasy 7 mobile games". Eurogamer. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Bankhurst, Adam (February 25, 2021). "Final Fantasy 7: The First Soldier and Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis Announced for Mobile". IGN. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e PS5『FF7 リメイク』＆スマホ『FF7』関連作を野村哲也氏にインタビュー。ユフィを使ったバトルやヴァイス登場の由来、PS5の機能の活用に迫る. Famitsu (in Japanese). February 26, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  5. ^ Purslow, Matt (March 19, 2021). "Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis Will Be Free-To-Play, Supported by Loot Boxes". IGN. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c 【FF7EC】スマホ『FF7 エバークライシス』発表。コンピレーションを含めた『FFVII』すべての物語が楽しめるコマンドバトルRPG. Famitsu (in Japanese). February 26, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  7. ^ Leone, Matt (January 9, 2017). "Final Fantasy 7: An oral history". Polygon. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  8. ^ Final Fantasy VII Remake Ultimania (in Japanese). Tokyo: Studio Bentstuff. April 28, 2020. ISBN 978-4-7575-6586-9.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Tolentino, Josh (March 17, 2021). "Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis Story Chapters Will Be Free-to-Play". Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  10. ^ Fuller, Alex (March 17, 2021). "Tetsuya Nomura Provides Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, Ever Crisis Info". RPGamer. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  11. ^ Romano, Sal (January 11, 2021). "Square Enix trademarks Ever Crisis, The First Soldier, and Shinra logo in Japan [Update 4]". Gematsu. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  12. ^ Gach, Ethan (February 26, 2021). "Square Enix Is Finally Making The Final Fantasy VII Cinematic Universe Playable". Kotaku. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

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