Gaia (Final Fantasy VII)
| Compilation of Final Fantasy VII | |
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The Compilation of Final Fantasy VII logo
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| Developers | Square Enix |
| Publishers | Square Enix |
| Creators | Tetsuya Nomura, Yoshinori Kitase |
| Platforms | Mobile phone, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable |
| Platform of origin | Mobile phone |
| Year of inception | 2002 |
| First release |
Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII September 24, 2004 |
| Latest release |
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete April 16, 2009 |
The Compilation of Final Fantasy VII is a metaseries produced by Square Enix. A subseries stemming from the main Final Fantasy series, it is a collection of video games, animated features and short stories based in the world and continuity of Final Fantasy VII. Officially announced in 2003 with the reveal of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, the series' core products are three video games and one movie release. Alongside these are tie-in products and spin-offs including books, mobile games and an original video animation. Advent Children and the mobile title Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII are sequel and prequel to VII, respectively focusing on Cloud Strife, the original game's main protagonist, and covert operatives known as the Turks. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII follows the story of Zack Fair, an important minor character in VII, while Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII, which acts as a sequel to Advent Children follows Vincent Valentine, one of the original's optional characters.
The series was conceived by Yoshinori Kitase, the original game's director, and Tetsuya Nomura, the main character designer. Nomura would become the main designer for each entry in the Compilation. Other returning staff include writer Kazushige Nojima, art director Yusuke Naora, and composer Nobuo Uematsu. The video games belong to different genres, with none of them being traditional role-playing games due to production pressures related to the genre. While the first title revealed was Advent Children, it ran into delays during post-production, so the first Compilation title to be released was the mobile game Before Crisis.
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