Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier

**Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier** was a free to play competitive multiplayer battle royale game set in the world of the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII. It is a spinoff title taking place 30 years before the events of Final Fantasy VII focusing on the foundation of SOLDIER, Shinra's elite special forces unit. The game was shut down on January 11th, 2023.

## Setting

The game takes place in the city of Midgar, specifically in the Shinra Headquarters in sector 0. SOLDIER candidates train and fight in a virtual recreation of the Midgar undercity of sectors 5, 6, and 7 where they fight in familiar locations from Final Fantasy VII and the Remake.

## Gameplay

Games are set in the open undercity of Midgar. Players drop from helicopters to land anywhere on the map, searching for weapons, items, accessories, materia, and gil as players fight each other to survive. The goal of each game is to be the last one standing.

## Seasons

Seasons are three month long story themed content that add a new twist to the game such as new styles and cosmetics. Each season also has a season pass tied with the story content of the season filled with items like character skins, vehicle skins, shinra pack tickets and more for players to chase after.

### Season 1: Rise of Shinra

*Main article: Season 1: Rise of Shinra*

Introduced on launch, this season and its season pass were focused on Shinra, primarily the President, his eventual son Rufus Shinra and members of the board of directors like Hojo. The collections theme was Moogles with Moogle suits and weapon camos.

### Season 2: Dominate the Sky

*Main article: Season 2: Dominate The Sky*

This season is focused on Bahamut, the king of dragons. He is also introduced in this season as a roaming boss as well as a new and first playable summon. Bahamut Fury from Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII replaced Bahamut for two weeks during this season as a harder version of him in standard games, later the same season, Bahamut SIN also replaced Bahamut in standard games. This season introduces the Dragoon as a new playable style as well. The season pass includes Bahamut themed cosmetics from the Final Fantasy VII Remake and well as from the original game and Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII. The collections theme was Bahamut with new alternate styles for the candidate uniform, the Bahamut body skin, and the \*Cloud outfit.

\*Cloud outfit sold in shop outside of season pass.

### Season 3: Highway Star

*Main article: Season 3: Highway Star*

This seasons shifts focus to the Midgar Upper Plate as a new map. Blitz mode, a new 3v3 control point type mode is also added as a new game mode taking place in the lobby section of the Shinra Headquarters. This season introduces The Machinist, as a new hammer welding melee style with a rocket powered hoverboard. The Serpent Launcher is introduced as the games first rocket launcher and the water materia is introduced as well that fires water spheres that lock on and track targets. New accessories are added that work with different weapon types. The season pass theme is Midgar themed with a Mecha Chocobo skin inspired by the Sector 1 Reactor along with two forms of Jenova as body skins. The collection is focused on the Whisper Harbinger, the penultimate boss of Final Fantasy VII Remake and the three whispers: Rubrum, Croceo and Viridi.

## Cosmetics

Cosmetics are items that add customization to player experience such as changing your characters appearance and weapons or emotes and holograms.

## Service Shutdown

On October 12th, 2022, it was announced that the game will end service on January 11th, 2023. Final Season: To Each Battlefield was the game's final season.

As of January 11th 2023, the game has been shut down with no news of a rerelease.

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