Final Fantasy VII

Final Fantasy VII is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation console. The game follows Cloud Strife, a mercenary who joins the eco-terrorist group Avalanche in its fight against the megacorporation Shinra. Directed by Yoshinori Kitase and written by Kazushige Nojima, the game features character designs by Tetsuya Nomura. Final Fantasy VII introduced the character Tifa Lockhart, a member of Avalanche and the proprietress of the Seventh Heaven bar in Midgar. The game was released in Japan in January 1997 and in North America and Europe later that year.