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[Kuldian]

Originally Posted by Kita ^

I died somewhere...
I forget the place. It bugged me so I havent played it since.
Motivation. I need teh motivation!

The end is awesome! Now, go play it!

[Rinoa Heartilly]

The game itself is ok. I didn't regret playing it.
Spoiler: The ending is nice, but nothing epic imho.
I'm not happy with how they portrayed a certain female character that I used to consider enigmatic and tragic but that's just though luck for me as it is Square's right.

I got the game back in may last year and finished it in one night (so it did keep my attention ^_~ ) but haven't touched it since. So yes I liked the game, but I venture it'll be collecting dust for a while before I decide to play it again...If I ever do so.

[Darth Anarcus]

Personally, I really liked Dirge of Cerberus. People were expecting too much out of it, and when that happens, it tends to disappoint. People were expecting an RPG, and it is not an RPG. People were expecting it to have a deep, rich storyline on the same level with FF7, and it indeed does not, nor was that the intent. DOC's goal was to expand upon the character of Vincent Valentine, and I think they did that well. It doesn't have to be the next blockbuster Final Fantasy game, and I think people are missing the point when they think it does.

As for it somehow ruining the storyline of FF7, people need to realise that this is not a sequel. It is not FF7-2. Before Crisis, Crisis Core, Last Order, Advent Children, Dirge of Cerberus, and all Compilation titles are spinoffs. They are an expanded universe of a sort. You can accept their level of canonicity on really any level you wish. The only way FF7 will have a sequel is if they make another game, and that game is an RPG. (And preferably titled FF7-2 for continuity's sake, since the last sequel was X-2; even though I try to pretend that game never existed, I still like consistency.) And it should be completely and entirely independent from the other Compilation titles, only vaguely alluding to the events therein so as to explain all that has happened in between the time of the two RPGs. However, they should not be dependent on that information, and it should make complete sense when you conclude FF7 and pop in FF7-2, without ever having played the EU material.

Though, this is just the wishes of one dreamer.

[Rinoa Heartilly]

I had little or no expectations for this game, and it surprised me by being an ok game. Your statement that "people were expecting an rpg" surprises me; it was stated many many times that this would be a shooter.
As for your EU theory; while I'd like to agree with it I cannot.
The compilation does have its inconsistencies, I'll give you that.
Yet Square made FF7. Square also made DoC. Therefore DoC is cannon.

But to each his or her own of course.

Off Topic: I don't much care for cheese anyway. :P

[Darth Anarcus]

I never said DOC isn't canon, I said it's not on the same level of canonicity as FF7 or an RPG sequel would be. Much similarly, George Lucas and Lucas Film made An Ewok Adventure, and it is canon, but not on the same level as the six films of the Saga.

Yes, it's been stated over and over that it was a shooter, but you must understand people's way of thinking. They expected the same type of storyline FF7 has and for it to be played out the same way. It wasn't intentional that they would think this way, but most people can't help it.

[chrisfffan]

Originally Posted by Darth Anarcus ^

I never said DOC isn't canon, I said it's not on the same level of canonicity as FF7 or an RPG sequel would be. Much similarly, George Lucas and Lucas Film made An Ewok Adventure, and it is canon, but not on the same level as the six films of the Saga.

Yes, it's been stated over and over that it was a shooter, but you must understand people's way of thinking. They expected the same type of storyline FF7 has and for it to be played out the same way. It wasn't intentional that they would think this way, but most people can't help it.

its a lot better than Ewok Adventure! ha ha

somebody eles said that they thought it was going to be a rpg now how would that work? it would be so stupid as a rpg imagine how long it would be!

[Big D]

The game had some pretty big disappointments - there are elements of the gameplay, story and characters that could have been so much better - but overall, it did fairly well. Terribly short-lived, but good replay value. A chance to see another side of various people and places from the previous FFVII stories.

In the end, though, I'd recommend waiting for it to drop down to bargain-bin prices. This won't take too long, I'm afraid, since it's simply not as good a game as it deserves to be. It'd be worth waiting for it to come down to a reasonable price, rather than paying an excess for something fairly hit-and-miss.

[Mikztsu]

My girlfriend borrowed this game. I played it for two hours and I think it's utter crap. No, I mean it. Gameplay is horrendous and awfully linear. No freedom at all, you can't even jump over small fence. Camera is crap, so many things are crap. If this was meant as an action game, most of the games on this genre owns it 10-0.

This game could've been done even half properly and made even little fun, for it had potential. It just appears they were lazy.

Only reason I can see that someone would want to buy this game is, that they're VERY big fans of FF7 and they want to see the story in this game. I don't think anyone can HONESTLY praise the gameplay of this horrible game.

I thought 24 - The Game gameplay was very bad, untill I played this game. It's way more off and at least 24 game had a bit imagination on levels and different kind of missions.

Shortly: I recommend this game only for people who loved Final Fantasy 7 so much, that they are willing to be ripped off for every tiny FF7 reference and experience they can get, such as Dirge of Cerberus.