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Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core will make you cry

From the interview:

The Potion Concept is "Sephiroth Flavor"
Supposedly it's more delicious than the last one.
"We ordered a fresh citrus flavor. Soon after we announced a second edition we wanted a completely different flavor, and I was really surprised by the result." (Nomura)

"The greatest secret of the DMW will be revealed in the last battle"
(Nomura)
"We'll know the true meaning of the DMW's existence".

"We feel that the DMW as a system that is connected to deep emotions has an element of sadness to it.
Regarding the beta testers, we were were told that they: "Cried during the test play." (Tabata)

"However, the ending isn't necessarily gloomy.
There is significance in Zack's life and existence, in the end you feel that there is a hope that is passed on into the time of FF7"

I feel that CC was loaded with the message of "Make a remake, Nomura-san and Kitase-san." (Tabata)

"The Ending is absolutely worth seeing".

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FFVII: Crisis Core - How the Battle System and Materia works:


The official Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core website has updated the "System" section, which includes brand-new information and 2 videos showing how the Battle System and Materia works.

The "Character" section has also been updated with new profiles for the Turks: Tseng and Cissnei (previously known by fans as "Shisune").


BATTLE SYSTEM INFORMATION:

Battle System



Materia System

O - Action
X - Cancel
△- Defend
□ - Dodge
R-L - Cycle Commands


And on the map -

O - Action
X - Cancel
△- Menu (???)
□ - Map display
R-L - Camera


note: Familiar Materia and monster enemies will appear in Crisis Core.

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CHARACTER PROFILES:

Tseng -
A member belonging to the Shinra Company's Investigation Division of the General Affairs Department (Alias the Turks). He manages all sorts of duties from being a VIP bodyguard to espionage, all duties that support the shadow side of Shinra. As many would say, he's faithful to his job. He is involved with Zack's investigation of Genesis' disappearance.



Cissnei -
Originally living in an orphanage, she was chosen for the Turks after her latent potential was recognized, and as a member of the Turks she has received a strict training and education since she was young. In the history of the Turks she is the youngest person to join, a record that currently remains unbroken.

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Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary Gallery

From 31st August to 2nd September, Square-Enix will be hosting the "Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary Gallery" event at Spiral Garden in Minamiaoyama, Tokyo, to commemorate the game. The exhibit will be open from 11am to 8pm, and admittance is free.

On 30th August, prior to the exhibit opening, they held a reception party for the press, detailing the exhibit. In addition to the original FFVII it also features some materials from the world-wide smash hit "Advent Children" and other titles in the "Compilation of FFVII" series.


- Ayaka preforms "Why", the theme song for Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII -

Towards the end of the party, music began to play in the auditorium as smoke covered the stage. Several mintues after the attendee's attention turned to the stage, Ayaka walks out and preforms the theme song for Crisis Core, "Why".

This is followed up by a simple interview, in which she states that this song was one she created when she was 16, and at the time she finished it didn't have a very deep impression of the track. But now after seeing it together with images from Crisis Core she was impressed by how well they fitted together.

She went on say that while she normally doesns't play video games very much, she did know about FFVII through some video, and admired how the video and music matched so well. And when she was selected to sing the theme song, she was happy that it was going to be her music going with the videos this time.

Incidently, Ayaka was born on 18th December 1987, the release date of the very first Final Fantasy. Perhaps this was fate?

Images of Ayaka's performance


- Potion -

At they party they also served special cocktails made using the FFVII Potions. There were two varieties for the attendees to try: passion fruit flavoured "One-Winged Angel" and a green apple "Lifestream" cocktail.

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Square Enix: "We hope to meet FFVII again" ... on PS3?

As many Final Fantasy fans would know, the rumours surrounding the possible Final Fantasy VII remake have almost gotten to the point of being ridiculous. PS3 Tech Demos, new FFVII character models, confusing Square Enix interviews, and now a mysterious TGS booklet sporting the words "We hope to meet FFVII again" ...

Will Square Enix ever put the fans out of their misery?

source - Gamegrep

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FFVII: Crisis Core sells 350,000 copies on first day

It seems that Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core is living up to it's hype. On the first day of it's release, around 350,000 copies of the game were sold ... and the number is still climbing!

With the soaring sales, high Review ratings, and good publicity of Crisis Core, Square Enix are hoping to double their takings by the end of the week ...

source - Gamegrep