The Final Fantasy VII series Special Book is a short 16 page booklet featuring a timeline of all Final Fantasy VII-related entries. It was published on January 31, 2020 under SE-Mook, and was sold with a Compilation of Final Fantasy VII tote bag. Each entry is given a brief summary and ample image illustrations. Titles with storylines feature a paragraph story summary and "Character File" segments feature short bios for the main characters of titles.
Though the book became available following the delay announcement, Final Fantasy VII Remake is listed with its original projected release date of March 3, 2020. The timeline lists Japanese release dates, which means Final Fantasy VII: Snowboarding is listed in 2008 rather than its first release date of 2005.
The design of the tote bag is explained on page 15. The tote bag design was supervised by Tetsuya Nomura and incorporates elements from each title, featuring (clockwise) the Cerberus emblem, guns, the Cloudy Wolf emblem, and the Buster Sword. The center lists "Crisis Core", "Before Crisis", "Advent Children", and "Dirge of Cerberus", with a large "VII" Roman numeral in between them. The Compilation SOLDIER logo sits below the text.
Contents[]
- 1997
- January 31: Final Fantasy VII, p.04
- October 2: Final Fantasy VII International, p.04
- 2004
- September 24: Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-, p.06
- 2005
- May 16: Final Fantasy VII technical demo for PS3, p.09
- September 14: Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, p.07
- September 14: Last Order -Final Fantasy VII-, p.07
- 2006
- January 26: Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-, p.08
- November 1: Dirge of Cerberus Lost Episode -Final Fantasy VII-, p.09
- 2007
- September 13: Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-, p.10
- 2008
- September 14: Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII- International, p.09
- November 10: Final Fantasy VII: Snowboarding, p.10
- 2009
- April 16: Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete, p.12
- April 16: On the Way to a Smile -Episode: Denzel- Final Fantasy VII, p.13
- May 7: Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile, p.12
- 2011
- December 15: Final Fantasy VII The Kids Are Alright: A Turks Side Story, p.12
- 2014
- October 31: Final Fantasy VII G-Bike, p.13
- 2020
- March 3: Final Fantasy VII Remake, p.14
Credits[]
- Planning/Production
- Square Enix
- Editing/Writing
- Tokyo Text
- Booklet design
- Tokyo Text
- Publisher
- Katsuyoshi Matsuura
- Publishing company
- Square Enix
- Printing company
- Square Enix
External links[]
- Final Fantasy VII series Special Book (Accessed: February 04, 2020) at Square Enix Magazine & Book
- Final Fantasy VII series Special Book (with tote bag) (Accessed: February 04, 2020) at Square Enix e-Store
- Final Fantasy VII series Special Book (with tote bag) (Accessed: February 04, 2020) at Square Enix Game Books Online