ive read many reviews


they all say that its a huge letdown and only the most serious of the serious fans of the advent children cloud thingy would appreciate the 50dollar price tag just to find out a little more about wut happens

idk just my thoughts... not reallytho more like the reviewers thoughts

i've heard much the same!

Not sure where Yeoren has been but this game has had shit written all over it since the day the concept was conceived.

The only reason I completed the game was to properly criticize it. I feel bad for the kids who buy these games.

Sure, the reviews haven't exactly been glowing, but never let the reviews affect your own judgement of a product. If you really want to check it out for yourself, rent or buy it, don't disregard it just because someone else didn't like it.

Zulu, that mentality is what allows developers to churn out crap and turn a profit. Square-Enix knows that their recent products on the FFVII line have been garbage, but they also know that people are going to try it anyway. They know that it'll sell, so they make no effort. Because of that, listening to reviews and not buying the game is the only way to protest the practice.

to me it's a moderate game

i read all reviews, but that doesn't stop me from playing it

because i wanna judge it from my own opinion

i've heard much the same!

yup

Anyway, since AC shit its way into my DVD tray anything FFVII related is just tainted.

I got it as an early birthday present, so I didn't have to sepnd a damn dime on it. 8D The game for me could only be described as "eh". It's exactly what I expected from a spinoff sequel. But meh, it keeps me entertained when I'm bored, I suppose.

But you know? If all the little Vincent fangirls are creaming their pants over it, then by all means, let 'em do it. It's not my time they're wasting.

The game's FMV's are wonderful...=]

But the gameplay itself....
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Squarenix could have done so many more things with this! But even the way the general fights handle isn't very good....
It's not completely unplayable...but...mm. I can't say I wasn't disappointed....

I've heard a lot of bad reviews also. But Personally I like it.Sure it's not the best but still it's good enough for me.

Your sig is way over the size limit.

One of my friends has it. When she first got it she was all "OMG Vincent squealy squeal yay more FFVII!" Now she's all "OMG it's so frickin' stupid, I hate shooting. Why is he shooting all the way over there when there's someone right beind him. STUPID LIMIT BREAKS! YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO SHOOT ON LIMIT BREAKS!" I, myself, don't really feel the need to play it, and this is speaking as someone who likes FFVII.

Gameplay maybe off but story is on the chapters right like fight
FFVIIDOC-4000000000 remade of game is your best game to play

really, I don't even need to say anythign else..lol.. But I like 007 and I like Devil may cry.. To me I'm not playing final fantasy, I'm playing devil may cry, cause if I was playing final fantasy It would be, Genocydex may cry... right now..lol.. but if you play it like it's a normal game and not try to hold it to the classic FF story and gameplay then it's a game worth checkin out.. better than alot of other crappy games I have been suckered into buying thats for sure.. at least The cg is nice.. but get the game and the book and its 70 bucks not 50..lol.. and I don't like missing things..

rented the game.
2 hours later went back to the store and changed it for true crimes NY.

i want to erase this game from my memory.

really, I don't even need to say anythign else..lol.. But I like 007 and I like Devil may cry.. To me I'm not playing final fantasy, I'm playing devil may cry, cause if I was playing final fantasy It would be, Genocydex may cry... right now..lol.. but if you play it like it's a normal game and not try to hold it to the classic FF story and gameplay then it's a game worth checkin out.. better than alot of other crappy games I have been suckered into buying thats for sure.. at least The cg is nice.. but get the game and the book and its 70 bucks not 50..lol.. and I don't like missing things..

okay, I'll assume you've played all 3 DMC games...so i'll disagree with you and say that DMC2 was more enjoyable and offered more of a challenge than this piece of shit that they try to call a game
sure...there are others out there that are worse...but at least they don't carry the hefty pricetag that this does
i'm just glad that it was a friend of mine that rented it so i wouldn't have to spend a dime on that junk...after i tore the shit up and yawned at the "extra hard" mode, we laughed and proceeded to play DMC3 for kicks and realized that people would have to be completely out of their minds to even compare any of the DMC games to DoC
there's no comparison to be made...even the second one was miles more difficult on the default difficulty

Sure, the reviews haven't exactly been glowing, but never let the reviews affect your own judgement of a product. If you really want to check it out for yourself, rent or buy it, don't disregard it just because someone else didn't like it.

I totally agree with you. If some Joe guy says OMFG <so and so> has <this weapon> and does <something worse than another thing in another game> than the game sucks!!

A real example that I come across a lot is how many people don't respect old titles. Hey, 15 - 20 years ago, 3-D was unheard of. Games like Final Fantasy VII, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, and many others weren't even thought of. For instance, my favourite all time game is a 2D game with visuals like Final Fantasy III (birds eye view, can't think of the name of the view style name oh and battle screens were real-time, you never went into another screen), and the game is called Ys Book I and II for the Turbografx-16.

Dirge of Cerberus is a limited appeal type of game. It's horrible in terms of gameplay (or doing anything worthwhile with the action genre) but some FFVII or Vincent fans in their own will take to it and find it enjoyable. Though it's probably Square's worst work.

Dirge of Cerberus is a limited appeal type of game. It's horrible in terms of gameplay (or doing anything worthwhile with the action genre) but some FFVII or Vincent fans in their own will take to it and find it enjoyable. Though it's probably Square's worst work.

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This my true honest opinion, I am not joking or being sarcastic.

Ok, Square knows that DoC was shit and that the Hard Mode made people laugh, but they did it all for a reason and on purpose.

They made the game so easy that anyone can just pick it up and play it. You must also realize that most of the FFVII fanbase are kids from the ages of 8-14. They also know that these kids don't care about the price but the title of the game.

Mix this altogether and you get the heap of shit that is Dirge of Cerberus.

I found the game quite enjoyable with an interesting plot,sure it's not what you can normally expect from Square but hey,it's always nice to experiement and see if it can appeal more then just the RPG fans.

Interesting plot?

Not sure how a backwashed storyline that has been milked since '97 is at all interesting.

I guess it's all in a matter of opinion.

IF I could give a reason to play this game...it would be to use Vincent's limit breaks in real time. Other than that...It was kinda like Devil May Cry which really wasn't my cup of tea. I don't think it's a horrible game, but it wasn't spectacular either. Go for Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria: a worthy investment.

people would have to be completely out of their minds to even compare any of the DMC games to DoC

I like the game a lot, but I will never recommend anybody to play it.

This my true honest opinion, I am not joking or being sarcastic.

Ok, Square knows that DoC was shit and that the Hard Mode made people laugh, but they did it all for a reason and on purpose.

They made the game so easy that anyone can just pick it up and play it. You must also realize that most of the FFVII fanbase are kids from the ages of 8-14. They also know that these kids don't care about the price but the title of the game.

Mix this altogether and you get the heap of shit that is Dirge of Cerberus.

thats true, but square also got the opportunity to extend the story more, by introducing "G" [GENESIS], which meant the story continues.

thats true, but square also got the opportunity to extend the story more, by introducing "G" [GENESIS], which meant the story continues.

extensions can always be added ex post facto to make things "better"
just because they extended the story doesn't mean that they improved upon the bullshit they already released

whether its bullshit or not, square intentionally wanted the game to be in action style,
itsa big let down for those expected more or as the ooriginal style, thats for sure.
the only thing you can lament the game that its easy and very short.
in another word, it shouldnt be released on the ps2.

whether its bullshit or not, square intentionally wanted the game to be in action style,
itsa big let down for those expected more or as the ooriginal style, thats for sure.
the only thing you can lament the game that its easy and very short.
in another word, it shouldnt be released on the ps2.

if it was action they wanted...they sure didn't make it that way...i mean...i'll go and borrow it from someone to prove you can make short work of extra hard mode while fingerbanging my girl if that's what it takes
and in other words...the game shouldn't have been released...they should have made a children's pop-up book out of the storyline if they wished to "expand" on ff7's story

why is it always children , and ...yes Why did you bought the game, i bought it and then lend it to all in my office.

so stop whining and email or go to square and till them what kind of games you want them to do,

you made youre point as all of us did.

why is it always children , and ...yes Why did you bought the game, i bought it and then lend it to all in my office.

so stop whining and email or go to square and till them what kind of games you want them to do,

you made youre point as all of us did.

never bought the game dude
and i'll let square know what games i want them to make by not buy their shitty games
and for the love of all that is good and right make your posts make some grammatical sense

example: "why is it always children"....what the hell is that supposed to mean?
if you're making reference to my suggested children's pop-up book conversion of the ff7 story, i stand by what i said...the story isn't all that great

you dont bought it, then stop complaining zumi, and stick to what you like my grammer sensie.

you dont bought it, then stop complaining zumi, and stick to what you like my grammer sensie.

god forbid you use a spell checker once in a while...let alone admit your grammar makes no sense

as you do to, youre such a blue girl.

btw...i'm a guy...and NO i don't use a spell checker because i don't need one...

back on topic...it makes sense now why you'd think the ff7 franchise has an involving story...you might ask why...but it's clear
you have the intelligence quotient of a rock

I wouldn't let either of you proofread a paper. As for DoC, looked like shit, smelled like shit, so therefore, it must be shit.

I wouldn't exactly go to you for grammatical advice either.
Of course, this is based purely on the structure of some of your other posts.

yeah, sometimes me no write good

we all do...except for empiror (his sucks 24/7)

geez, i read all opinions, and i think (soon play this game) so if ppl like shooting stuff and jumping around playing, this game problaly good for them. And i i`m glad that, square tried something new. i have seen those trailers about this game, and i think its looking fine.

geez, i read all opinions, and i think (soon play this game) so if ppl like shooting stuff and jumping around playing, this game problaly good for them. And i i`m glad that, square tried something new. i have seen those trailers about this game, and i think its looking fine.

Square hasn't tried anything new...it's the same bullshit served in a different way

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The gameplay was bad and sometimes tiring...

It did not attract me at all. :(

And the reason that I was totally disappointed:Shoot 'em up.Not an RPG.
Enough said.

Hmm, not worth the $50 price tag, but well worth the $20 price tag, once it drops here.

Aww. Now I really want to have a go at the game. I want to know why it sucks too much. No fun reading the bad reviews about it and not having a chance to play it. OX

I waited in line to get DoC, I played it, beat everything, got everything, including the extra missions.........Good game.....well, decent.....
The cg, was amazing........story-line was good........I'm die-hard, so that could have some influence........ but it was sorta a let-down......
Think of FFVIII....it wasn't a bad game. but coming after FFVII, it was a let-down...... Same here.....you expect an instant-masterpiece because it carries the name "FFVII" but in reality it's like a whole new story....
good game.....play it.....see for yourself.......:)

Same here.....you expect an instant-masterpiece because it carries the name "FFVII" but in reality it's like a whole new story....

You say that as if FFVII was an instant masterpiece. Then again, judging by your usernick and the stereotypical One Winged Angel reference, you probably think so.

You say that as if FFVII was an instant masterpiece. Then again, judging by your usernick and the stereotypical One Winged Angel reference, you probably think so.

You say that like it wasn't. Then again, considering your' small brain, and unappreciative attitude, you probably think so.....

Sephiroth Incarnate, please stop trying to start flame wars when people have a different opinion to you.

Sephiroth Incarnate, please stop trying to start flame wars when people have a different opinion to you.


I'm not starting flmae wars.....I'm simply expressing myself and that is in no wqay violation of the rules..... damn, I've had an account on here for 2 day, not even that, and both days I've been told to "stop starting flame wars" damn, you must be keepin track of me....I feel special...... So, top cat, if you ask me, you need to get off these peoples nuts and let me express my opinion.......good day to you......"flamin faggots"......there, I figured I'd give you something to complain about

look mate, insulting people when you're expressing yourself counts as starting flame wars to me. sort it out, stop insulting people because they disagree with you, and remember that i'm the moderator of this forum so trying to insult me... isn't the best idea.

look mate, insulting people when you're expressing yourself counts as starting flame wars to me. sort it out, stop insulting people because they disagree with you, and remember that i'm the moderator of this forum so trying to insult me... isn't the best idea.

uhhh...I wasn't insulting anyone, until today......you told me the same thing yesterday........and if you're goin to bitch at anyone, bitch at prak.......he's the person who's insulting people.........I believe his exact words to me were " If you're not a joke account, you're the dumbest cunt I've seen on this site in months"....... and if you read it in "FFVII AC director's cut" before you butted in...I was being civilized till he decided to become a dick....
I'm sorry if I offended you "mr. Moderator", "but frankly my dear, I jsut don't give a damn!"

Alright I have my money on Sephiroth Incarnate getting banned by Wednesday.

I was shooting for tonight, but whatever........j/k

Sephiroth Incarnate, for the love of all that is good....USE A DICTIONARY!!!

before you go off and try to be all assertive of yourself, check what you're posting

i'll quote and embolden what you spelled wrong, maybe this will shed some light as to why you're being so openly insulted...and also so you won't edit your posts to show me otherwise


I'm not starting flmae wars.....I'm simply expressing myself and that is in no wqay violation of the rules..... damn, I've had an account on here for 2 day, not even that, and both days I've been told to "stop starting flame wars" damn, you must be keepin track of me....I feel special...... So, top cat, if you ask me, you need to get off these peoples nuts and let me express my opinion.......good day to you......"flamin faggots"......there, I figured I'd give you something to complain about


uhhh...I wasn't insulting anyone, until today......you told me the same thing yesterday........and if you're goin to bitch at anyone, bitch at prak.......he's the person who's insulting people.........I believe his exact words to me were " If you're not a joke account, you're the dumbest cunt I've seen on this site in months"....... and if you read it in "FFVII AC director's cut" before you butted in...I was being civilized till he decided to become a dick....
I'm sorry if I offended you "mr. Moderator", "but frankly my dear, I jsut don't give a damn!"

[QUOTE=z.zetsumei;699587]Sephiroth Incarnate, for the love of all that is good....USE A DICTIONARY!!!

before you go off and try to be all assertive of yourself, check what you're posting

Yes, mom.....your wish is my command.....btw, bite me

Sephiroth Incarnate, please stop trying to start flame wars when people have a different opinion to you.

Start a flame war? Top Cat, he didn't even light a match--it'd take a bit of intelligence to do that. ;)

Start a flame war? Top Cat, he didn't even light a match--it'd take a bit of intelligence to do that. ;)


I don't feel like arguing with you disrespective people anymore....what's a guy got to do to be able to comment in a forum without constantly being harassed by some people who actually have less intelligence in this subject....
oh, and by the way........Fat.....I mean, Chunky Monkey.....I did light a match.....I had the flame going ablaze.......Top Cat, is still trying to put me out....

O burn. A stereotypical fankid tried insulting my usernick. And then--get this--he doesn't even spell it right, when it's right in front of his face, in at least two places. What a tool. Go back to tenth grade, kid; the adults would like to have a conversation.

For your info, i am in 10th grade......And I know more about Final Fantasy than any douche on this site............ I live, eat, sleep, and breathe Final Fantasy.......My mom and dad sponsor a FF club at my highschool, which I preside over......so, when you decide not to be a little prick....I might consider you worthy.....

Am I supposed to be impressed? How's this--I'm married with my first child on the way, hold down a steady, decent-paying job, while my wife finishes her last year of college to get her teaching degree. She's soundly sleeping, I have an ebay auction to tend to, and Sunday Night Football is on, so my time with a kid like you runs short.

Bragging about your knowledge about Final Fantasy on this site will get you nowhere because:

1.) This website is not solely based on Final Fantasy topics.
2.) Everyone here (at least the regulars) have a sensible knowledge of the series themselves.
3.) No one cares.

Also Sephiroth Incarnate, you are in fact out of many an "One-Winged Angel." Which if you did not know is worse than an "Onion Kid."

For your info, i am in 10th grade......And I know more about Final Fantasy than any douche on this site............ I live, eat, sleep, and breathe Final Fantasy.......My mom and dad sponsor a FF club at my highschool, which I preside over......so, when you decide not to be a little prick....I might consider you worthy.....

That really isn't anything to be proud of...I don't believe it. Namely because anyone that interested in the series is a fanatic and thus, a social outcast. I weep for you regardless.

Yes, mom.....your wish is my command.....btw, bite me


lol

the stupid cunt can't even quote properly, let alone spell his way out of alphabet soup

kiss my ass, whore

seeing as you're in 10th grade, i wonder what your mom really would say were she to read the kind of shit you're typing on these boards

come back when you've got some hair between your legs

For your info, i am in 10th grade......And I know more about Final Fantasy than any douche on this site............ I live, eat, sleep, and breathe Final Fantasy.......My mom and dad sponsor a FF club at my highschool, which I preside over......so, when you decide not to be a little prick....I might consider you worthy.....

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

For your info, i am in 10th grade......And I know more about Final Fantasy than any douche on this site............ I live, eat, sleep, and breathe Final Fantasy.......My mom and dad sponsor a FF club at my highschool, which I preside over......so, when you decide not to be a little prick....I might consider you worthy.....

Wow. The things I said to you before were way too tame. You're not even in the shallow end of the gene pool. You're in the fucking silt. :laugh:

For your info, i am in 10th grade......And I know more about Final Fantasy than any douche on this site............ I live, eat, sleep, and breathe Final Fantasy.......My mom and dad sponsor a FF club at my highschool, which I preside over......so, when you decide not to be a little prick....I might consider you worthy.....

Who do you want the plaque made out to? Hmm. TO SEPHIROTH INCARNATE: THE 10TH GRADE GOD OF FINAL FANTASY. Tell your parents that it can't be put on the refrigerator, as I do not think a magnet will hold it up. But, I'll tell you what. I'll put a good spit shine on it for you, so that it can be put up on the mantle in the living room. God, your parents must be so proud. *tear*

Also, I did want to thank you for making the funniest post I've ever seen in my duration at FFShrine. I've seen a lot of good ones in my time, but this one honestly just... No words can aptly describe this. I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say, "thank you."

For your info, i am in 10th grade......And I know more about Final Fantasy than any douche on this site............ I live, eat, sleep, and breathe Final Fantasy.......My mom and dad sponsor a FF club at my highschool, which I preside over......so, when you decide not to be a little prick....I might consider you worthy.....

ROFL! Thanks for the nice laugh there! :D I have seen many pathetic shit in my time in this world, but this just takes the cake.

So...what, you willfully bend over and take any bullcock Square shoves up your anus and yell at others for not doing the same? Sorry man, laughing at a pathetic nard like you is much more productive.

Now make like a Sephiroth and slit your jugular.

I'd have to say... never again... I played once, stopped, and never again will I play. I get the storyline, now let's all move on with our lives...

For your info, i am in 10th grade......And I know more about Final Fantasy than any douche on this site............ I live, eat, sleep, and breathe Final Fantasy.......My mom and dad sponsor a FF club at my highschool, which I preside over......so, when you decide not to be a little prick....I might consider you worthy.....

HAHAHAHAHAHA!

sorry for the revival, only just seen this gem of a post right now, im lollin typing this reply out. also lollin at Krelian's post.

I once was a pretty big Final Fantasy fan.

THAT WAS FOR 3 DAYS PEOPLE

For your info, i am in 10th grade......And I know more about Final Fantasy than any douche on this site............ I live, eat, sleep, and breathe Final Fantasy.......My mom and dad sponsor a FF club at my highschool, which I preside over......so, when you decide not to be a little prick....I might consider you worthy.....

Dude, no one gives a shit if your parents sponsor a Final Fantasy club. No one cares if you lead it. No one cares if you live, eat, sleep and breathe Final Fantasy cause you are just telling us that you need to get out more.

Dude, we're not being pricks...k, maybe some of us are being pricks but for good reason! Because we're telling and stating the truth and we don't give a shit if you can't handle it.

By the way, you might want to brush up on your English skills.

I think he stopped posting as suddenly as he started. There's another thread (I think in the FFVII forum), where a chat log had been posted of SI completely spazzing out, apparently because Prak wouldn't ban himself.

Hahah that was too funny.

I kind if wish that kid could have stuck around longer to brighten up my day with his posts.
Oh well.

Same. You can just tell instantly this wasn't a Grade 10 kkid. More like some random kid in Grade 5 thinking he's cool because he plays FF.

Bottom Line, action shooter game fans will love this game, but Final Fantasy fans better keep away.

This game is an insult to the shooter genre, EVERYONE should keep away from this game.

Well it's not like it's the WORST game ever, but you do have a point!

This game is an insult to the shooter genre, EVERYONE should keep away from this game.

I second that. Square is good on RPGs (or w/e anyone wants to call them), thats the end of it. Any other kind of game would never be good. This game is a completly waste of money and time

I second that. Square is good on RPGs (or w/e anyone wants to call them), thats the end of it. Any other kind of game would never be good. This game is a completly waste of money and time

I say amen to that!!

To be honest, it's not the best game ever made by Square but it is fun to play through at least once or twice. It tried to be a Devil May Cry game but fell flat on it's face because the developer's decided not to make Vincent's movements quick enough or fluid enough to have intense fast paced combat situations. Instead you run around like a tank doing double jumps while the auto-target system does all the work for you and using the occasional hi-potion or something.

Probably the thing I liked most about the game was the story line and because it had Vincent in it. I've always been interested in him and I've wanted to know his background and that's exactly what you learn here. It was also nice to see a lot of the old crew once again with Advent Children quality visuals.

How is the music? And the locations? Are they relevant to the ff7 world?

Just don't bother with the game, period.

Have to admit that I did briefly wonder if this might be any better than the original FF7 game when first hearing about it. From the sounds of it though I did the right thing by deciding not to take an interest in it.

I liked it. And this is perhaps because I'm not a die-hard gamer. Since I'm horrible at shooter games, and am directionally challenged, I thought gameplay was at a right level. I thought there were some interesting aspects of the game, such as the customization of guns and the use of magic.

I played it mainly for plot and I think there's plenty of that. Think of it as one giant interactive movie.

The music is great, composed entirely by hamauzu (except for that gackt part). Unfortunately, my sound system was crappy when I played it so I couldn't hear all the details. But I do highly recommend getting the soundtrack. Lots of gems in there.

As for locations, not as many FF7 places as I've hoped there would be. There was the mansion but it was a pretty depressing place.

Anyway, my suggestion is: play if you're interested enough in the plot (namely vincent's past). If you want a devil may cry shooter experience or ff rpg, then stay away. Or, if you suck at shooters and want something less intense.

Sadly, Japanese companies lack FPS development experience. The games aim and controls just when downhill as a result of the lack of finis on the developers part. They did a great job with the cutscenes, decent plot (in some opinions), and overall graphics. Yet, it mostly falls short of what a more experienced company on the field with half the budget could of done. It's only recently that FPS styled games have been the focus of developers because it's an untapped market.

To put it simply, the FPS game was supposed to be a great fusion of Final Fantasy Storytelling, Cutscenes, and RPG elements thrown into an FPS game in order to create a new audience and franchise of sorts for Square-Enix. Unfortunately, it was only halfway successful as a hybrid and not done well enough for either type of gamer (excluding fanboys/girls) to enjoy.

Those were my worthless 2 cents.

Dirge of Cerberus is a good game but many players was desepointed because of the story wasn't as good as FF7 and Avent Children and the game play was more a shot than a RPG, but whi cares about the critical in fact some players who didn't like Doc have probably never played to final fantasy 7

Dirge of Cerberus is a good game but many players was desepointed because of the story wasn't as good as FF7 and Avent Children and the game play was more a shot than a RPG, but whi cares about the critical in fact some players who didn't like Doc have probably never played to final fantasy 7

Quoted to preserve this hilarious idiocy in case of editing once the wolves move in for the kill.

Dirge of Cerberus is a good game but many players was desepointed because of the story wasn't as good as FF7 and Avent Children and the game play was more a shot than a RPG, but whi cares about the critical in fact some players who didn't like Doc have probably never played to final fantasy 7

hahahaha, what?

chriss :-> you laugh because of what I said or because...???

chriss :-> you laugh because of what I said or because...???

I think they are laughing because your grammer... I think it's worse then my own. O_o

ok sorry, i'm french so maybe that's why it's hard to read, sorry >.<

damn french. Always losing wars.

ok sorry, i'm french so maybe that's why it's hard to read, sorry >.<

It's okay, took me some time to adjust to English (and it's horrible grammer rules) since I'm actualy Portuguese.

duke fleed ->
You think it's an intelligent argument, you evalues a country by the war? -__-

History isn't written by the dead.

It should be written by people like Reed Irving.

It should be written by people like Reed Irving.

At least if he wrote it, we'd get some shits and giggles out of history for a change.

Bringing this back to the topic, is this game worth full price because it was so bad i saw this game in japan for 1000 yen ( about $12.50 aus) and the only thing worse was BoF 5 which was 479yen ( a little over $6.00 aus) and didn't the japanese version have online play

it did indeed have online play

Did it? How could you use it.

If oyu have the USA vesrsion, then you cannot play, it was removed due to lack of popularity in the USA towards "Playonline" which was the main online gaming server for Squaregames.

The USA version had some major changes over the japanese version. Vincent was faster, weapons could be made lighter, limit breaks could be used with items and didn't drain the magic bar, and Vincint could do a midair doublejump and melee while in the air. Some added levels that were from the online game were tweaked and added as hidden levels. The game lost Easy move here in the states, but instead gained an extra hard mode that unlocks several things like those hidden levels. The loss of online mode, also meant the loss of added story to the game as several plot arcs were in the online version. Frankly, Square screwed up on a few things.

I enjoyed playing this game...

However that's not to say it was a good game, decent maybe. Replay value is almost none. I finished it and enjoyed it for some of the plot value and because I enjoy Vincent as a character, but I won't be playing it again for a long time. Was it worth the 50$...probably not, but I enjoyed it all the same. Square was trying to do something new...and it didn't get up to par for being part of the final fantasy series...but at the same time I can understand how they thought it was a good idea...they wanted to further the story with Vincent right? Well Vincent uses a gun...make it a SHOOTER! Kind of a misguided idea, but I understand the thought process.

In any event, that's all I've got

would of made more sense if it was treated with Vagrant Story gameplay. That would of worked well with Vincent insteasd of this mess. I think we can all agree that this is a rental for fans, and only a keeper for the hardcore fans.

as a FF game in a whole this game stunk. as a shooter, simplicity at its best is all I can say. I have been a fan of FF since 1 came out, and the only way I would own this game is for adding to my collection, the only part that even got a rise out of me was at the end when you entered his flight sequence.

5/10 for ruining a great series with this spin off

I never played it and I probably never will. I think it's the only one I didn't care about. Maybe because it was a shooter, but I enjoy shooters too. Maybe I had enough FFVII for this millenia.

Also the Vagrant Story gameplay idea isn't too shabby. I probably would have preferred something like Parasite Eve's (the first one) battle system. I would definitely pick that up.

I might be alone in saying that I thouroughly enjoyed this game from start to finish. Shooters aren't Square's strong suit, so give 'em a break!! I mean, could you have done better? I'm not trying to start an arguement or anything, but I think the reason that you didn't enjoy it was simply because your expectations were too high. But, to each his own I suppose. ^_^

if your really into shooters and love ff 7, get it. it not dont bother with it

It's not a bad game. Different to what FF usually is but still a good game. Saying that it's not really something I would play for long. I prefer the other FF games.

i played the game some days ago and i like it...in the moment i knew it was going tho be a mix betwen RPG and a shooter i spected something like the game...now... the story talking about vincent tho me was interesting...you can discover more of his past and thats all...think about it like "the side adventures of vincent valentine"...because of that i didnt get disapointed...for the game play...vincent is a little bit clumsy and have some flaws but in general i it wasnt that bad, the only thing that was really pestering was the melee atack sometimes, aside of that is good...of course i am not very exigent about the game play itself...i can play even nes games and be happy...tho end this i will say that tho me the game was good...i have some fun playing it so as far as it concerns me is good

ps: if mi gramatics arent good enought sorry but im not american dont expect me tho write perfectly