Square Enix Releases Final Fantasy VII Shinra Climbing Board Game
Square Enix released the board game Final Fantasy VII: Climb the Shinra Building on its e-STORE on November 6 for 4,400 yen. Players stack floors on walls of differing heights to build the Shinra Building while keeping it balanced.
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Why it matters
The release turns Final Fantasy VII's opening climb into a cooperative balance game, and Square Enix is selling it through its own store with Nomura-supervised art.
Key Facts
- Square Enix released Final Fantasy VII: Climb the Shinra Building on its e-STORE on November 6 for 4,400 yen.
- The game is a cooperative balance board game in which players stack floors on walls of differing heights.
- Players clear the game by getting Cloud to the 8th floor without collapsing the Shinra Building.
- Tetsuya Nomura supervised the package and newly drawn illustrations.
Cloud climbs past enemies with help from allies. Reaching the 8th floor without collapsing the tower clears the game. Tetsuya Nomura supervised the package and new illustrations.
The game is cooperative, not competitive. Players stack floors on walls of different heights and confer on each placement because the tower tilts as it grows. Enemy characters block Cloud along the way, and allies help him past them. The win condition is reaching the 8th floor with the building still standing.
Cloud, Tifa, Aerith, and the enemies appear as wooden pieces drawn in a picture-book style. Tetsuya Nomura, who handled character design and the original story for Final Fantasy VII, supervised the package and the new illustrations. The game costs 4,400 yen.
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Sources
- GAME Watch (Impress) 「FF7」モチーフのボードゲーム「ファイナルファンタジーVII 神羅ビルを登れ」がスクエニe-STOREで本日11月6日より販売開始