The seventh JRPG developed by Squaresoft (now [[Square Enix]]) in the [[Final Fantasy]] series, and arguably the most popular game in the series. First released on the PlayStation in 31 January 1997 (after a 3-year hiatus), and then re-released for personal computers in 1998.

The story is about Avalanche, an ecoterrorist organization combating the conglomerate Shinra Electric Power Company which is destroying the world's ecosystem by extracting mako for electricity. One of their latest recruits is acerbic mercenary [[Cloud Strife]], himself a former member of SOLDIER, Shinra's mako-enhanced supersoldier corps. Soon, however, Avalanche would face an even greater enemy in the form of [[Sephiroth]], another former SOLDIER intent on absorbing the planet's power and becoming a god.

A remake, aptly titled [[Final Fantasy VII Remake]], was announced at Sony's 2015 E3 conference. The remake is a multi-game series, the first installment of which was released in April 2020. It would be followed up by [[Final Fantasy VII Rebirth]] in February 2024.

h4. Major Characters

* [[Aerith Gainsborough]]
* [[Barret Wallace]]
* [[Cait Sith (FF7)]]/[[Reeve Tuesti]]
* [[Cid Highwind]]
* [[Cloud Strife]]
* [[Jenova]]
* [[Red XIII]]
* [[Sephiroth]]
* [[Tifa Lockhart]]
* [[Vincent Valentine]]
* [[Yuffie Kisaragi]]

h4. Minor Characters

* [[Marlene Wallace]]
* [[Jessie Rasberry]]
* [[Rufus Shinra]]
* [[Tseng]]
* [[Reno (ff7)|]]
* [[Rude (ff7)|]]
* [[Elena (ff7)|]]
* [[Professor Houjou]]
* [[Zack Fair]]

h4. The Compilation

* [[Final Fantasy VII Advent Children]]
* [[before crisis final fantasy vii|Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII]]
* [[crisis core final fantasy vii|Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII]]
* [[dirge of cerberus final fantasy vii|Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII]]
* [[Last Order Final Fantasy VII]]
* [[Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis]]
* [[Final Fantasy VII G-Bike]]
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