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'''''Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII''''', also formatted '''''Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-''''', is a third-person shooter and action RPG that was developed and published by [[Square Enix]] in 2006 for the [[PlayStation 2]]. It is part of the ''[[Compilation of Final Fantasy VII]]'' metaseries. The game takes place | '''''Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII''''', also formatted '''''Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-''''', is a third-person shooter and action RPG that was developed and published by [[Square Enix]] in 2006 for the [[PlayStation 2]]. It is part of the ''[[Compilation of Final Fantasy VII]]'' metaseries. The game takes place three years after ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' and centers around [[Vincent Valentine]]. In the story, Vincent is targeted by [[Deepground]], a mysterious organization that plans to awaken a creature known as [[Omega]], with the ability to destroy the planet. | ||
As the first shooter game in the ''Final Fantasy'' series, the game's staff had various problems during development and [[Yoshinori Kitase]] found the experience challenging. The team added role-playing elements to appeal to fans of the main series. When Dirge of Cerberus was released outside Japan, several aspects of the gameplay were modified in order to make it more appealing. In 2008, Square republished the game in Japan with the updates made for the Western versions. | As the first shooter game in the ''Final Fantasy'' series, the game's staff had various problems during development and [[Yoshinori Kitase]] found the experience challenging. The team added role-playing elements to appeal to fans of the main series. When Dirge of Cerberus was released outside Japan, several aspects of the gameplay were modified in order to make it more appealing. In 2008, Square republished the game in Japan with the updates made for the Western versions. | ||
The game has a more dynamic style compared to other games in the ''Compilation of Final Fantasy VII''. It introduces a character, dubbed [[Genesis]] (or G) in its epilogue, setting a cliffhanger for | The game has a more dynamic style compared to other games in the ''Compilation of Final Fantasy VII''. It introduces a character, dubbed [[Genesis]] (or G) in its epilogue, setting a cliffhanger for the next game. | ||
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==Plotline== | ==Plotline== | ||
Three years after the events of ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', an unknown group of powerful SOLDIERs appear, bringing a swift and bitter end to the peace enjoyed by the people of world. The members of this enigmatic group are the ones who were trapped under the ruins of Midgar for three long years; the Deepground SOLDIERs, their intention is to call forth the final WEAPON, Omega, before its time. However, to do that, the DGS need Vincent to lead the way to Omega. | |||
Vincent Valentine finds himself pursued by several elite members of the mysterious organization. An unrelenting chain of events leads Vincent to the truth behind his past and forces him once again to be the key player in a battle for the planet itself and all those living in it. | Vincent Valentine finds himself pursued by several elite members of the mysterious organization. An unrelenting chain of events leads Vincent to the truth behind his past and forces him once again to be the key player in a battle for the planet itself and all those living in it. | ||
Reeve Tuesti, former Head of Urban Development at Shinra (as well as the remote pilot of Cait Sith), is now the leader of the World Regenesis Organization, which looks after the planet and prevents people from damaging it further. Yuffie Kisaragi is another member of the organization, and several other characters from the original game provide the WRO with outside assistance. | |||
The game begins with an FMV depicting the attack on the town of Kalm, an attack carried out by Deepground soldiers. Vincent thwarts the attack, but not before encountering Azul and Shelke, members of the Tsviets, Deepground's elite force of super-soldiers. | The game begins with an FMV depicting the attack on the town of Kalm, an attack carried out by Deepground soldiers. Vincent thwarts the attack, but not before encountering Azul and Shelke, members of the Tsviets, Deepground's elite force of super-soldiers. | ||
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Rosso sits on a crate in a factory laughing to herself about Weiss' talk, then the camera zooms out to show dead WRO members surrounding her. Vincent is peering around a corner, when a woman wearing a labcoat points her gun at his head, but he turns pointing his gun at hers. He notices a WRO badge and puts his gun down. She introduces herself as Shalua Rui. Shalua says that Edge is too quiet, and that the WRO troops and 500 townspeople are nowhere to be seen. She then walks off talking about finding her 'reason to live.' Vincent fights his way through town, and finds a dying WRO member, who mentions a soldier in red and a warehouse at the edge of town, before dying. Eventually, he makes his way into a central area, where he takes down many snipers around the area, and saving a child, who leads him to someone who has a card key to get into the warehouse. In the warehouse Vincent must fight a Heavy Armoured Soldier. Rosso is outside, and calls Vincent the 'Keeper of the Protomateria.' The two fight, and she smashes Vincent into the wall, where he begins to glow red and transforms into Chaos. He knocks Rosso away, and then falls to the ground, Shalua coming up behind him. | Rosso sits on a crate in a factory laughing to herself about Weiss' talk, then the camera zooms out to show dead WRO members surrounding her. Vincent is peering around a corner, when a woman wearing a labcoat points her gun at his head, but he turns pointing his gun at hers. He notices a WRO badge and puts his gun down. She introduces herself as Shalua Rui. Shalua says that Edge is too quiet, and that the WRO troops and 500 townspeople are nowhere to be seen. She then walks off talking about finding her 'reason to live.' Vincent fights his way through town, and finds a dying WRO member, who mentions a soldier in red and a warehouse at the edge of town, before dying. Eventually, he makes his way into a central area, where he takes down many snipers around the area, and saving a child, who leads him to someone who has a card key to get into the warehouse. In the warehouse Vincent must fight a Heavy Armoured Soldier. Rosso is outside, and calls Vincent the 'Keeper of the Protomateria.' The two fight, and she smashes Vincent into the wall, where he begins to glow red and transforms into Chaos. He knocks Rosso away, and then falls to the ground, Shalua coming up behind him. | ||
The scene switches to a flashback, with Vincent in | The scene switches to a flashback, with Vincent in Lucrecia's cave, where she keeps saying 'sorry' and leaving Vincent in question. Vincent then rediscovers his true past, when he was a Turk with the Shinra department. Vincent is then shot (later in the flashback) by Professor Hojo. When Vincent eventually awakens, he stumbles, and falls before it fades to black, Vincent screaming. The final flashback, shows him in regenerative tube, with Lucrecia looking in on him. During this it is known that Lucrecia had filled his body with Lifestream, and that Hojo's earlier experiments on Vincent had turned his body into what it has become now. | ||
== | ==Characters== | ||
* Vincent Valentine | * Vincent Valentine | ||
* Reeve Tuesti | * Reeve Tuesti | ||
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* Yuffie Kisaragi | * Yuffie Kisaragi | ||
* Lucrecia Crescent | * Lucrecia Crescent | ||
* Cloud Strife | |||
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* Barret Wallace | * Barret Wallace | ||
* Tifa Lockhart | * Tifa Lockhart | ||
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==Voice cast== | ==Voice cast== | ||
===English voice over cast=== | ===English voice over cast=== | ||
# Steve Blum ... as Vincent Valentine | |||
# Kari Wahlgren ... as Shelke Rui | |||
# Kim Mai Guest ... as Shalua Rui | |||
# Jamieson Price ... as Reeve Tuesti | |||
# Greg Ellis ... as Cait Sith | |||
# Dave Boat ... as Weiss | |||
# Mike Rock ... as Nero | |||
# Brad Abrell ... as Azul | |||
# Mary Elizabeth McGlynn ... as Rosso | |||
# Mae Whitman ... as Yuffie Kisaragi | |||
# Chris Edgerly ... as Cid Highwind | |||
# Steve Burton ... as Cloud Strife | |||
# Rachael Leigh Cook ... as Tifa Lockhart | |||
# Beau Billingslea ... as Barret Wallace | |||
# Bob Joles ... as Grimoire Valentine | |||
# April Stewart ... as Lucrecia Crescent | |||
# Paul Eiding ... as Hojo | |||
# Robin Atkin Downes ... as Genesis | |||
===Japanese voiceover cast=== | ===Japanese voiceover cast=== | ||
* | * Shougo Suzuki ... as Vincent Valentine | ||
* | * Fumiko Orikasa ... as Shelke Rui | ||
* | * Yuu Asakawa ... as Shalua Rui | ||
* | * Banjō Ginga ... as Reeve Tuesti | ||
* | * Hideo Ishikawa ... as Cait Sith | ||
* | * Jouji Nakata ... as Vice, Grimoire Valentine | ||
* | * Ryotaro Okiayu ... as Nero | ||
* | * Tessho Genda ... as Azul | ||
* | * Atsuko Tanaka ... as Rosso | ||
* | * Yumi Kakazu ... as Yuffie Kisaragi | ||
* | * Kazuhiro Yamaji ... as Cid Highwind | ||
* | * Takahiro Sakurai ... as Cloud Strife | ||
* | * Ayumi Ito ... as Tifa Lockhart | ||
* | * Masahiro Kobayashi ... as Barret Wallace | ||
* | * Rio Natsuki ... as Lucrecia Crescent | ||
* | * Nachi Nozawa ... as Hojo | ||
* | * Gackt ... as Genesis | ||
* | * Hikaru Midorikawa ... as Restrictor | ||
==Localization== | ==Localization== | ||
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==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
The game has scores of around 6-7 out of 10. It was praised for its cutscenes, side quest after storyline was completed and the secret characters. The criticisms are directed toward its camera angle, linear game design, and the weapon selection. The enemy AI was also noted for being predictable | The game has scores of around 6-7 out of 10. It was praised for its cutscenes, side quest after storyline was completed and the secret characters. The criticisms are directed toward its camera angle, linear game design, and the weapon selection. The enemy AI was also noted for being predictable. | ||
* Eurogamer: 5/10 | * Eurogamer: 5/10 | ||
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;Other wikis | ;Other wikis | ||
* {{wp|Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII | * ''{{wp|Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII}}'' on Wikipedia | ||
* [ | * [https://gamicus.gamepedia.com/Dirge_of_Cerberus_-Final_Fantasy_VII- Codex Gamicus article] | ||
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