Final Fantasy VII

Final Fantasy VII (Source: www.play-mag.co.uk)

During April 2012, I realised that the original Final Fantasy VII game, originally released on the Sony PlayStation in 1997, is available for download on the PlayStation Network via the PlayStation 3. (Okay, I was quite slow. It was already for sale since 2009.) And in the spur of the moment, I purchased the download for around S$20. 

Gamers should be familiar with Final Fantasy VII. It was a huge success when it was released, and has sold millions of copies worldwid. It was the first Final Fantasy game to feature 3D graphics, and was a huge jump from Final Fantasy VI, which was still on the Super Nintendo console. Filled with many CG cut-scenes which were unbelievably stunning (at that time), I was totally sucked in  by the graphics, gameplot, characters, and the plot.

Today, I finally completed it. It took me 21 months. Sure enough, there were many weekends when I totally didn't touch my PS3 at all, and yes, I leveled all my characters until they were all level 99 with two master summoning material, three master command material and three master magic material, but still.... taking almost two years to complete a game is really quite ridiculous.

What's next? God of War? (I have part one to part three, all untouched) Or Ni No Kuni? Or should I go the retro path again and download something like... Xeongears? Hmm...