Final Fantasy VII 25th Anniversary

The **Final Fantasy VII 25th Anniversary** event was a special in game event that celebrated the 25th Anniversary of Final Fantasy VII that released on The Playstation in Japan on January 31st, 1997 and released worldwide later that year.

Another round of this event began on June 17th, 2022 and will end on July 7th, 2022 with new items added and enemies added to the Midgar Plateside.

## Overview

Final Fantasy VII is known to many as one of the greatest JRPGs of all time, since its introduction it has sold well over 13 million copies and continues to be played to this very day. To celebrate its 25 years of history and fame, Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier started a two week long event to celebrate it. During the course of the event, players could collect special data items from monsters inspired from the original game to obtain FFVII themed cosmetic items and banners, including Cloud's original Buster Sword as a back accessory in its low polygon glory.

Special Shinra Packs during this even also had full body skins and back accessories inspired by Cloud and the team, as well as Sephiroth himself also in low polygon form from the days of Final Fantasy VII. Another Special Shinra Pack has been added for the second round of the event, included are FF7 inspired low polygon versions of Zack, Angeal, and Genesis from Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII as body skins, included are also weapon skins of Cloud's, Tifa's, and Cait Sith's ultimate weapons. Reno, Rude, and Rufus can also be earned from Special Shinra Packs as well as ultimate weapon skins belonging to Aerith, Cid, and Yuffie.

## Zack Mimic

During the second round of the event, the Buster Sword can be found in either map on the ground, granting players a Zack Mimic materia, allowing them to transform into Zack Fair with the Buster Sword. If a player using the mimic is defeated, the sword will drop for another player to pick up.

## Digital Mind Wave

A new gameplay mechanic from Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII was added for the second round of the event. When a certain amount of damage is delt, slot reels will appear, depending on where the slots land on will grant HP Recovery, increased critical chance, and increased movement speed. The DMW system only works in standard matches and goes into cooldown after use.

### Slots

Any Slot - Gain 20 XP

Cloud - Resets Cooldown of all materia

Angeal - Increases Critical hit chance by 30% or 50% for 30 seconds

Sephiroth - Grants Sorcerer Trance Skill for 30 seconds

Genesis - Grants Warrior Punisher Skill for 30 seconds

Aerith - Restores 2 MP

Tseng - Adds 80 Gil

Cissnei - Recovers 60 or 80 health

Chocobo - Increases movement speed for 30 seconds

Bahamut Fury - Drops three comets on enemy location

## Collection Items

Special Collection cosmetic items could be obtained from collecting special data items from "25th" monsters during the event. These items were made available again for the second round of the event as well as new additions.

## Gallery

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