Compilation of Final Fantasy VII Not Yet Finished

It seems the guys at Squee have yet to wash their hands of Final Fantasy VII. Inspired by a story on the internet called Final Fantasy VII: Outcry of Torment, production has begun on an interactive VII title that takes place eight years in the future.

The story revolves around Marlene and Denzel who've now taken up the fight for the future of the Planet by joining the WRO founded by Reeve Tuesti in Dirge of Cerberus.

A new menace threatens the planet, bringing with it stark reminders of old tragedies and unwanted memories of disturbing people. The main villain, Aesop, is a former scientist from ShinRa's Reseach and Development Division. He and a few other former colleagues of professors Gast and Hojo, work toward the goal of summoning the perfect weapon.

Characters like Priscilla and Shake and even Shelke from DoC take lead roles as allies and traveling companions for Marlene and Denzel.

New characters taken directly from Outcry of Torment, including Kazic and Raine, will also act as team mates throughout the course of the game.

The battle system has been completely overhauled. As the game is classified to be an Action/RPG, it's hardly a surprise that the ATB has been removed. Like Kingdom Hearts, the fights take place in real time. The grouping is very interesting. In battle, there are always three fighters. You have two options by which to control them. You can either switch places with someone (whether or not they're currently in your group) or you can switch which character is being controlled. It can be assumed easily enough that this function would be suited to the shoulder buttons.

The fighting styles chosen by the lead characters are reminiscent of old favorites.
Denzel, wielding a light one-handed sword, fights with a mix of swordsmanship and hand-to-hand; Marlene has a dart-shooter attached at her wrist; Kazic fights with a kendo sword similarly in style to Cloud's tactics; Raine is a twin gunner; etc.

Appearances in-game will be made by the entire original VII cast of heroes, the Turks, Sephiroth, a character similar to Axel from Kingdom Hearts 2, and even Koji Masuda and Claire Andrews from Ehrgeiz.

However, mid-production, the team has learned that the internet story from which the game stems has no following and therefore must be a waste of time and money. Sadly this means we won't be seeing a 12-year-old white-haired girl transform into the reincarnation of Sephiroth.