We don’t normally talk about games here, but I think this is a worthwhile exception. Japanese RPG gamers will be elated to hear that Square Enix has begun beta testing of “Before Crisis: Final Fantasy 7” today. Or actually, you probably should be even more jealous – this game is only being offered to the small community of people that own one of five particular NTT DoCoMo 900i series phone models.
Still, we can dream, or better, whine about it to Squeenix. Set in the Final Fantasy 7 world, “Before Crisis” takes place 6 years before “Final Fantasy 7.” Players can choose from either male or female characters, who have different weapons. Regardless of whom you choose, though, your character will be a member of ShinRa’s elite group: the Turks.
But here’s the cool part. One feature of the phone game is the “Materia Generator,” which allows you to use your phone’s camera to somehow create Materia to be used in the game. Unfortunately, not even the official site goes into any detail whatsoever, but it sounds at least momentarily diverting, if nothing else.
If they don’t release a localized English version of this game, they’re nuts.
Read – Official Site [Square Enix]
