Mauve Mage
05-05-2006, 01:35 PM
Soo..... You suppose Square likes FF7 or something?
Dirge of Cerberus: Release date: 8/22/06
That's right, lads and lasses: Squeenix is putting out another FF7 spinoff, this time focusing on Vincent Valentine as the main character.
A review of the plot:
"From here, a hunt is taking place over the entire world. For the worthless prey, massacre and atrocities are planned..."
Three years after Final Fantasy VII, a mysterious group suddenly surfaces to raid a town. They are a group of soldiers known as the Deep Ground Soldiers (DG Soldiers), created by the late President Shin-Ra, and trapped under Midgar due to the Meteor Crisis.
An optional character of the original game, Vincent Valentine, personally has some connection with this series of events, but the reason is unknown. What awoke in the underground in these three years? And what is the tragedy that is beginning? When the world is engulfed by darkness, his handgun will play the dirge...
'It's the beginning of the end...'
About the gameplay:
Dirge of Cerberus has been described as a "Shooter RPG", combining both RPG and Third-Person Shooter styles. Kitase decided on this style because he's a fan of action gun games, and decided to go with that particular style for Dirge of Cerberus. Despite this, there are still going to be RPG characteristic (such as a strong focus on storyline) because creating a simple shooter game was boring to design.
The basic gameplay, however, is styled after typical third person shooters. In previews, we've seen Vincent use a variety of guns, including Cerberus, a sniper rifle, and something that resembles a rapid firing machine gun. Also, his "claw" can be used as a melee type weapon to attack opponents.
Vincent is allowed to carry a maximum of only three guns. However, these guns are all fully customizable, with the ability to buy different sights to work in for a variety of ranges.
The RPG characteristics seem to resemble those of Kingdom Hearts. You'll see familiar things such as Hit Points and an Items menu, but the battles are fought in real time, with the amount of EXP you gain from defeating an enemy appearing above their head after they are defeated. This summary says the game will be mainly third-person, but I've read that there might be some first-person fights too. That should be interesting: a first-person RPG.
Characters: Looks like Square is bringing back most of the original cast of FF7. Good side: All your favorite characters are back. Again. Bad side: Cait Sith and Yuffie are back. Again.
List of characters: http://www.dirgeofcerberus.net/ff7dc/information/characters.php
Screenshots:
http://www.dirgeofcerberus.net/ff7dc/media/screens.php
Soooo.... Dirge of Cerberus. Looks good? Bad? Ugly? Too fanservicey? Just right? Kickass? What say you?
Dirge of Cerberus: Release date: 8/22/06
That's right, lads and lasses: Squeenix is putting out another FF7 spinoff, this time focusing on Vincent Valentine as the main character.
A review of the plot:
"From here, a hunt is taking place over the entire world. For the worthless prey, massacre and atrocities are planned..."
Three years after Final Fantasy VII, a mysterious group suddenly surfaces to raid a town. They are a group of soldiers known as the Deep Ground Soldiers (DG Soldiers), created by the late President Shin-Ra, and trapped under Midgar due to the Meteor Crisis.
An optional character of the original game, Vincent Valentine, personally has some connection with this series of events, but the reason is unknown. What awoke in the underground in these three years? And what is the tragedy that is beginning? When the world is engulfed by darkness, his handgun will play the dirge...
'It's the beginning of the end...'
About the gameplay:
Dirge of Cerberus has been described as a "Shooter RPG", combining both RPG and Third-Person Shooter styles. Kitase decided on this style because he's a fan of action gun games, and decided to go with that particular style for Dirge of Cerberus. Despite this, there are still going to be RPG characteristic (such as a strong focus on storyline) because creating a simple shooter game was boring to design.
The basic gameplay, however, is styled after typical third person shooters. In previews, we've seen Vincent use a variety of guns, including Cerberus, a sniper rifle, and something that resembles a rapid firing machine gun. Also, his "claw" can be used as a melee type weapon to attack opponents.
Vincent is allowed to carry a maximum of only three guns. However, these guns are all fully customizable, with the ability to buy different sights to work in for a variety of ranges.
The RPG characteristics seem to resemble those of Kingdom Hearts. You'll see familiar things such as Hit Points and an Items menu, but the battles are fought in real time, with the amount of EXP you gain from defeating an enemy appearing above their head after they are defeated. This summary says the game will be mainly third-person, but I've read that there might be some first-person fights too. That should be interesting: a first-person RPG.
Characters: Looks like Square is bringing back most of the original cast of FF7. Good side: All your favorite characters are back. Again. Bad side: Cait Sith and Yuffie are back. Again.
List of characters: http://www.dirgeofcerberus.net/ff7dc/information/characters.php
Screenshots:
http://www.dirgeofcerberus.net/ff7dc/media/screens.php
Soooo.... Dirge of Cerberus. Looks good? Bad? Ugly? Too fanservicey? Just right? Kickass? What say you?