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*''Kingdom Hearts'' is an action-RPG series that was conceived as an unorthodox crossover between the general aesthetic of ''Final Fantasy'' and the many universes of {{iw|wikipedia|Disney}} animated films, with several ''Final Fantasy'' characters - such as Cloud Strife - appearing as guests and cameos. Under the direction of {{iw|wikipedia|Tetsuya Nomura}}, the on-going series has become one of the most storied video game intellectual properties in its own right. | *''Kingdom Hearts'' is an action-RPG series that was conceived as an unorthodox crossover between the general aesthetic of ''Final Fantasy'' and the many universes of {{iw|wikipedia|Disney}} animated films, with several ''Final Fantasy'' characters - such as Cloud Strife - appearing as guests and cameos. Under the direction of {{iw|wikipedia|Tetsuya Nomura}}, the on-going series has become one of the most storied video game intellectual properties in its own right. | ||
Despite the many turns that the ''Final Fantasy'' franchise has taken, ''Final Fantasy VII'' remains as the franchise's most well-known and popular extension. Years after its introduction, it became the subject of a metaseries of prequels, non-traditional sequels, and other various media collectively titled the ''Compilation of Final Fantasy VII'', including a computer-graphic (CG) film titled ''Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children''. While there has yet to be a sequel proper for this particular continuity, a modernized remake was announced in 2015 to be in development for the PlayStation 4; it had been one of the most heavily requested video game remakes for over the course of a decade-and-a-half. In addition to his recurrent appearances in all of these works, Cloud Strife has made guest appearances in titles outside of ''Final Fantasy'', including a PlayStation fighter titled ''Ehrgeiz: God Bless The Ring'' and a small subseries of digital board games titled ''Itadaki Street''. To the surprise of many, Cloud was announced as a post-launch downloadable content fighter for the Nintendo crossover fighting game ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', despite minimal presence of his own on Nintendo hardware up until that point. | Despite the many turns that the ''Final Fantasy'' franchise has taken, ''Final Fantasy VII'' remains as the franchise's most well-known and popular extension. Years after its introduction, it became the subject of a metaseries of prequels, non-traditional sequels, and other various media collectively titled the ''Compilation of Final Fantasy VII'', including a computer-graphic (CG) film titled ''Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children''. While there has yet to be a sequel proper for this particular continuity, a modernized remake based on an Action-RPG design was announced in 2015 to be in development for the PlayStation 4; it had been one of the most heavily requested video game remakes for over the course of a decade-and-a-half. In addition to his recurrent appearances in all of these works, Cloud Strife has made guest appearances in titles outside of ''Final Fantasy'', including a PlayStation fighter titled ''Ehrgeiz: God Bless The Ring'' and a small subseries of digital board games titled ''Itadaki Street''. To the surprise of many, Cloud was announced as a post-launch downloadable content fighter for the Nintendo crossover fighting game ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', despite minimal presence of his own on Nintendo hardware up until that point. | ||
In terms of the scenario of the game itself, ''Final Fantasy VII'' initially focuses on the efforts of an eco-terrorist group named AVALANCHE - among whom Cloud is a member - as they struggle to destroy power plants operated by an electric-power mega-corporation that has become much of the planet's ''de facto'' government, [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Shinra_Electric_Power_Company Shinra], headquartered at the industrialized metropolis of [[Midgar]]. With the company having since shifted its focus to a spiritual substance called [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Mako Mako] so as to harvest said substance as modern society's primary source of power and fuel, Cloud and his allies operate under the belief that Shinra is siphoning the life force of the planet itself. But between his encounters with the mysterious flower girl [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Aerith_Gainsborough Aerith Gainsborough] and the re-emergence of an incredibly dangerous and disturbed figure from Cloud's past - the former elite soldier [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Sephiroth_(Final_Fantasy_VII) Sephiroth] - Cloud and his allies gradually find themselves taking on a more direct and urgent role as protectors of the planet than they could have anticipated... though he must also surmount formidable psychological obstacles ingrained within his own memories. | In terms of the scenario of the game itself, ''Final Fantasy VII'' initially focuses on the efforts of an eco-terrorist group named AVALANCHE - among whom Cloud is a member - as they struggle to destroy power plants operated by an electric-power mega-corporation that has become much of the planet's ''de facto'' government, [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Shinra_Electric_Power_Company Shinra], headquartered at the industrialized metropolis of [[Midgar]]. With the company having since shifted its focus to a spiritual substance called [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Mako Mako] so as to harvest said substance as modern society's primary source of power and fuel, Cloud and his allies operate under the belief that Shinra is siphoning the life force of the planet itself. But between his encounters with the mysterious flower girl [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Aerith_Gainsborough Aerith Gainsborough] and the re-emergence of an incredibly dangerous and disturbed figure from Cloud's past - the former elite soldier [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Sephiroth_(Final_Fantasy_VII) Sephiroth] - Cloud and his allies gradually find themselves taking on a more direct and urgent role as protectors of the planet than they could have anticipated... though he must also surmount formidable psychological obstacles ingrained within his own memories. | ||