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Final Fantasy VII

Original title: Final Fantasy VII - September 7, 1997
Final Fantasy VII
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AdventureRole-playing (RPG)
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Director:Masato Yagi
Studio:Square Enix
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D.I.C.E. Awards
Game
D.I.C.E. Award for Adventure Game of the Year (console)
Winner
1997
Award
Game
Origins Award for Best Roleplaying Computer Game
Winner
1997
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Game Details
DeveloperIGDB
Square Product Development Division 1
PublisherIGDB
Square Enix
Studio
Square Enix
GenresIGDB
Adventure, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms
PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation
Release DateIGDB
September 7, 1997
Metacritic ScoreMetacritic
92
Game Engine
Proprietry in house engine
StoryIGDB

The Western release of Final Fantasy VII (released as Final Fantasy VII International in Japan) included additional elements and alterations, such as streamlining of the menu and Materia system, reducing the health of enemies, new visual cues to help with navigation across the world map, and additional cutscenes relating to Cloud's past.

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Final Fantasy VII DLC, Expansions & Add-Ons

1Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VIINeeds Import
2Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VIINeeds Import
3Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII ReunionNeeds Import
Awards4
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D.I.C.E. Awards
Game
D.I.C.E. Award for Adventure Game of the Year (console)
D.I.C.E. Awards
Winner
1997
Award
Game
Origins Award for Best Roleplaying Computer Game
Wikidata
Winner
1997
D.I.C.E. Awards
Game
D.I.C.E. Award - Role-Playing Game of the Year
D.I.C.E. Awards
Winner
1997
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Data aggregated from 4 sources: IGDB, RAWG, Wikidata, Metacritic
Last updated: 10.07.2026
Business
BudgetEstimated
~$80 million combined (estimated)
~$40M development + ~$40M worldwide marketing (per Square president Tomoyuki Takechi)
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RevenueReported
15.3M+ copies (original versions)
10M by 2010, 13.3M by 2020; a landmark best-seller
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~$80M combines an estimated ~$40M development cost with ~$40M worldwide marketing stated by Square president Tomoyuki Takechi — famously expensive for its era. Unit milestones are official Square Enix figures. (Higher ~$145M total figures are less-substantiated third-party estimates.)

Time to Beat
Main Story36h
Main + Extras48h
Completionist75h

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Language Support
Language
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English
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German
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Japanese
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Content Rating
Violence
Bad Language
Realistic Violence
ACB PG
PEGI 12
ESRB T
GRAC 12+
System Requirements
Minimum
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Data aggregated from 4 sources: IGDB, RAWG, Wikidata, Metacritic
Last updated: 10.07.2026