Why I buy this one ?
- Unravel the past to protect the future as Vincent Valentines story is finally told.
- Modify Vincent's weapons, including the Cerberus, with five different varieties of parts that directly affect firepower, range, firing rate, and more.
- Three customizable gun types allow for three distinct playing styles
- When enemies get too close, break out powerful melee attacks or Vincents signaturelimit break technique.
- Witness cutting-edge cinematics that challenge next-gen graphics in a way that only the Final Fantasy series can.

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"This is a great game, except...", Well, as I said in the title, this is a great game, except...it's not fun. But more on that later.

Let me start my review with some qualifying comments. Firstly, I am a huge fan of RPGs, and the bulk of my experience is with RPGs, not shooters. Dirge of Cerberus is a shooter, and I knew that going in, but the draw of getting to play as Vincent (my favorite character from FF7) helped me overcome my hesitation. So that's why I picked it up. That being said, please understand that I don't know much about shooters (as I don't have much experience there) and that my opinions will be tempered by this background. It is entirely possible that someone who plays primarily shooters will have very different critiques. However, this review will probably be helpful for fans of FF7 and RPGs in general, like me! Anyway, on to the review.

Graphics (score 9/10): Firstly, the cutscenes are very nice. They look just like the Advent Children movie to me. The in-game graphics are slightly less impressive but still fine enough for me. They look somewhat similar to the graphics in FF10.

Music (score 7/10): The music itself is fairly good. Nothing jarring or irritating. However, there's nothing terribly memorable either. Still, it's pleasant enough. Plus, the voice acting is excellent.

Characters (score 7/10): Hmm... This is a bit of a mixed bag. On the one hand, Vincent and other characters that were part of Final Fantasy VII are portrayed excellently-- with their proper personalities intact. On the other hand, new characters (mostly villians) are barely given time to develop (with the exception of Shelke) before they are dismissed from the story. Also, don't expect to get equal amounts of exposure to all the main FF7 characters--I'll just let you know right now, the only people who get screen time worth mentioning are Vincent (duh!), Yuffie, and Cait Sith. Why, Red VII only makes a brief appearance and has no lines. This was somewhat sad to me as Red VII is my second favorite character from FF7. Thankfully, Vincent is my favorite, and we see plenty of him.

Story (score 9/10): The real value of the storyline here is the intimate look into Vincent's past, something which isn't well-explained in the original FF7 game. These parts are pure gold and worthy of a 9/10 score for the story section. However, the new parts involving the new villians are rather lackluster. I think this really is due to the fact that they are given little time to develop as characters. It's just that the whole story feels a bit generic--some random people are trying to destroy the world again. After having watched Advent Children (which falls before this chronologically story-wise), I'm just starting to feel a little jaded with the whole "Shinra's evil experiments" thing. However, this game is well worth playing since it gives some illumination on Vincent's past (and those parts are superb).

Battle System (score 7/10): The battle system isn't too bad. You basically have a gun and you shoot things. The auto-targeting makes it easier for people like me (who have poor aim). Overall, I did not find the game overly difficult. My only complaint here is that there isn't much else to do but shoot things. The other attacks at your disposal are melee attacks, magic (which you also shoot at enemies), and Limit Breakers (which involves transforming into a monster and fighting with its special attacks). You won't really use these other things too much though, for various reasons, but mostly because you don't really need to. On the bright side, you do get different kinds of guns and the ability to customize them, so that using the guns themselves doesn't get too boring.

Gameplay (score 4/10): Speaking of boring, this is where this game falls on its face. Remember how I mentioned in the intro. that this game wasn't fun? Well, it's because the gameplay reminds me of the words "boring" and "tedium". Everything is so repetitive that it almost hurts. The only reason I continued was to see the next cutscene. There are several factors that contribute to the boring feel:
1)The environments are bland and not very interactive (and why can I jump over some boxes but not other, identical boxes?!).
2)The levels are very linear and don't really remind you of FF7, even though they are set in the same locations.
3)Most locales consist only of hallways of varying colors. This makes for a dull experience.
4)The enemies are incredibly unvaried. You'll see mostly soldiers, and they are all similar in their blandness.
5)The final nail in the coffin here is the repetitive chapter system. Every level uses the same formula--cutscene at the begining, several sections of hallways to shoot things in, and then a boss at the end, followed by a cutscene. Then the whole thing begins again with the next chapter.

Overall (score 5/10): NOTE this score is not an average, it's my subjective overall score. Ultimately, it was only the story and my love for Vincent that kept me playing this game. If I had to sum this game up in a single sentence, I'd say: "Dirge of Cerberus has a great story for the FF7 fan, but boring gameplay". I do recommend this game for avid fans of FF7, just because it involves Vincent. I wouldn't pay more than $10 for it though. And as for people who've never played FF7 and just want to pick up a shooter game, I suggest you stay away, because I suspect you would find this game dull too. It's really a pity that Square-Enix didn't do better with this game, there was so much potential here that this game could've been spectacular. Now, unfortunately, it's become just another bargain-bin game.

"Decent on it's own; disappointing compared to VII", I would say this game is only worth renting.

The gameplay consists of some pretty restricted jumping/walking/kicking/punching movements (restricted compared to the stunts Vincent pulls during cutscenes, at least) and non-stop shooting, although there are some interesting aspects to it, like being able to add accessories and materia to your gun. Limit breaks are really only helpful if you're about to die.

Vincent's past was the best aspect of the overall story, I think, because it sticks within the guidelines set by the one cutscene provided in the original game, and it does a good job of clearing up the events of those guidelines as well. Really, the only thing I don't like about Vincent's past is some bad characterization of Hojo (and Lucrecia at times) and the parts that relate to the totally new story going on in the present (set three years after the OG). The story that goes on in the present with Deepground, Omega, Chaos and all that... it all seems so unnecessary. But then again, this game isn't necessary at all. It's an extra, so it shouldn't really be expected to live up to Final Fantasy VII. When you look at it that way, this game actually does a decent job of doing what it was made to do.

The music for this game is pretty good as well. I also thought the extra missions provided some mildly fun challenges.

"A story worth hearing not playing.", I got this game when it first came out, mostly because i think vincent has the most intresting story to tell in th Whole Final Fantasy 7 Universe if you ever actually used him as a charecter and witnessed all the hidden scenes. This game was stunning to look at, that was about it. the game play was boring but if all you wanted to do was shoot stuff and just feel like your running in circles than yeah.
Do not get me wrong the game wasnt as bad as some others i have played, the gun customization was cool and like i said before the graphics were awesome. the only thing that makes me not give this 1 star is the story and the past you see about Vincent if this was a stand alone game and was not tied to Final Fantasy i would say just leave it be and never touch it.

"I happened to like it...", I can't forget how excited I was to learn more about the dark, broody character of the Final Fantasy series. Vincent Valentine has always been my favorite, and getting the chance to actually play his side of the story was a real treat. The gameplay itself was incredibly different this time. You're actually required to run around a aim during battles, something that I, for one, found a nice change of pace. The overall graphics were on par with anything else by Square Enix, and the cutscenes were just as good as the Advent Children movie. The game was fairly short, and I didn't find it very difficult- not counting the secret targets to unlock the bonus missions. Some people might consider this not worth buying when you can rent the game and be done in less than a week. As a true Final Fantasy fan, however, I can't imagine not seeing it on my shelf beside the rest of the series.

"It's a very well-presented chunk of the FFVII "experience"", It's a very well-presented chunk of the FFVII "experience", an engaging piece of storytelling for existing fans. For anyone who isn't desperately in love with FFVII it's impossible to recommend Dirge of Cerberus as anything other than a curiosity. Jody Bissoon

Read this reviews before You buy...

"A Shooter Mostly for Final Fantasy Fans", If you liked the original Final Fantasy VII for the Playstation and liked it as much as to want to go back to the setting the story takes place in, I definitely recommend Dirge of Cerberus. Taking place 3 years after the events of the original, you now take the role of Vincent Valentine and go back to places like the Shinra Mansion, Junon, the wrecked trains area in the slums, and more to find out more about the story of this character. You'll get to see a few cameos from the other characters of FFVII, but don't expect to play as Cloud, Tifa, Barret, or any of your other favorite characters. Yuffie, Cait Sith, and Cid are the ones who appear the most along with Vincent.

People looking for ONLY a shooter or a "real" FPS, probably won't like DoC as much as I did, because the storyline is kind of out of pace with the rest of the game. Some sequences (which you CAN skip) last anywhere from 20 seconds to 20 minutes. This is "normal" for Final Fantasy players, but will probably seem like forever for people looking for continuous action. And even though the story is well-explained if you didn't play the original you won't understand what's going on as much as we do. Let's say that if you liked FFVII and FFVII: Advent Children and want more, than get this game. If you saw Advent Children and had no idea what was going on, this is probably not for you.

"Sorely Disappointed", I got this on the basis of it being a Final Fantasy Game. I was Disappointed to find out it was a FPS and not a RPG. I guess FPS games are Ok, I'm just not big on them. That having been said, The graphics are good as well as the story. The sound is good as well. I had to give it two stars only because it was a FPS. If you are a fan of FPS type games then you will enjoy this one. As for me, it will be going to the used game store, as I won't be playing it. Charlie S.

"Under-rated", This isnt a bad game. Admitedly I didnt expect a great game, following up one of the greatest RPG's ever made with a cheap looking time crisis style shoot em up. But from the moment the game started with an awesome sequence of taster clips and an emotive classical score, I knew that this would be an interesting adition to the FF7 storyline at least. The game takes place three years after the events of FF7 and immediately the story devlves into the neglected side story of vincent during the events of the storming of Midgar three years earlier. From then on the game takes vincent as the main character and explores his past and present following on from the vague introduction during FF7. The game play is fast and smooth, and feels like a cross between spartan warrior, metal gear solid and time crisis. As the game progresses, you level up and obtain further add ons for vincents guns such as materia and sniper scopes etc. The game is fun to play, but slightly unchallenging. It was the frequent storyline cut scenes that kept me interested rather than the often repetative gameplay action, as well the inclusion of the occasional FF7 character and location.
The downsides to this game are the inacurracy of the original locations, taking areas from FF7 and making them quite different. The shinra manor was bizzarelry about 9 times bigger than it was in FF7 for example.
The levels have interesting missions but do not provide much freedom. There is usually only one way to go, and in most cases is too obvious. Again, the game is relatively easy. With phoenix downs to keep you going even when you die, its quite difficult to lose which means less skill involved.
Also the storyline is often directly related to FF7 or advent children which is great, but means if youre new to the game you probably wont have a clue whats going on.
But on the plus side, the controls are easy to get the hang of making it a fast and adrenaline racing game. The story is engrosing, the original characters are in there and the graphics are decent enough. It was a bold risk going for a game of this style to follow on FF7, but for those avid fans out there this is an essential game for your collection. Vincent was probably the best character to follow up from the original.

"Somewhere Between a Shooter and an RPG...", I'll start with the bad. This game tries to incorporate RPG aspects into a shooter game, and doesn't do that great of a job of it. The gameplay itself isn't all that exciting as far as shooters go, except for a few enemies they decided to try to make challenging, though they're usually more annoying than anything. There's usually very little strategy involved in taking out any of the enemies, but I have come across two parts in the game where I had to take out a few snipers with really bad aim. Which is pretty much be the only break from the typical "run into the fray and shoot anything that moves" action that the rest of the game consists of, aside from the occasional turret gun you find that you can man. The levels have a good amount of detail, though the dark and gloomy aspect might get on your nerves after a while. Each stage is basically a big long hallway, in that there's really nowhere you can go most of the time other than forward and backward, aside from a few other paths that branch off and are usually a dead end. The enemies get pretty old after about the 4th stage, since about 85% of them are either soldiers or cyber-dogs (not counting bosses). The levels sometimes incorporate some small amount of interactivity, like jumping up on one box and then to a ledge to get an item, but I think I've been able to do something like that maybe twice in the whole game. There are constantly areas where you see ledges that you should easily be able to reach and small boxes and other objects you should easily be able to jump over, but for some reason you can't. You also watch Vincent do some insane acrobatics during cutscenes, bouncing off walls and flying through the air a la Mario, yet you never get the chance to do anything even remotely close to that cool.

Ok. Now for the good. The storyline is really the main reason to play through this game. It gives you a more in-depth look at the history of Vincent Valentine before you meet him in the original FFVII. There are also a lot of unlockable extras that can be obtained throughout the game, and a bunch of a extra missions after you beat the game. The simplistic gameplay can be fun when you just want to shoot someone in the face for no reason, so I guess I have to give it that. The weapon-upgrading system lets you customize your gameplay to suit your own preferences. There are different barrels designed for short, medium, and long range combat, and you'll have a pistol, machine gun, and rifle fun frame, and you can add accessories and/or materia to these. You can have one kind of materia on each weapon (fire, blizzard, or thunder), though you usually won't get more than 4 or 5 uses before you run out of magic.

All in all, there isn't much depth to this game, but it is good if you need something to entertain yourself for the weekend. Anyone who enjoyed Final Fantasy VII will probably want to play through this game just to watch the flashbacks and see the story of Vincent unfold prior to the original game, and you get a more in-depth look at his character and others that were involved with him during that time. And once you unlock the extra missions and extra hard move the game gets a little more interesting, so there's always that.

"Not what I expected", I was looking for a game like Final Fantasy XII. This is more of a one person, role playing, shoot 'em up. It is cool. The graphics are pretty good. But it is not what I was looking for.