Midgar In Second Life
In February, a group Second Life Residents banded together to recreate the dysatopian city of Midgar from Final Fantasy VII. Players can go to Midgar for a Final Fantasy VII simulation with a scripted combat system. Journey to the famed Shin-Ra controlled city, where players can either become a Shin-Ra soldier or an Avalanche rebel. Apparently Squaresoft gave their approval of the game, considering that they haven’t had the virtual island crushed under the hand of copyright lawsuits and corporate greed. The operators take their positions seriously as if they worked for Square. They do not share info about pirating Final Fantasy merchandise of any kind.
This serves as some great brand awareness for Square Enix in Second Life. There have been so many large companies coming to Second Life to promote their products. They see the game as a huge virtual billboard. I say Square Enix lucked out with this venture. Midgar represents their game franchise, and Squeenix didn’t have to fit the bill. Nicely done.
Check out Onder Skall's experience in Midgar on the blog New World Notes. He goes into detail about the combat system and the strengths and weaknesses of the simulation. Also, he has a kick ass gallery of the various areas of the city, and a link to bring you directly to the city.
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Posted to Video Games on 7 May 2007
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Maybe it's a sign that big companies are becomming more accepting of "fan made free advertising" since the place hasn't been crushed.
Either way I'll have to check it out.
Thanks for the link love, though quick correction: the excellent story was written by my game reviewer Onder Skall, not me. I just took some of the screenshots.