09/25/2004: "Dirge of Cerberus plot details"

Square-Enix put out a press release yesterday afternoon regarding their "polymorphic" project known as the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII. The most interesting part of the release is a paragraph containing info about Dirge of Cerberus' plot:

DIRGE of CERBERUS is the brand new game for the PlayStation 2 and is set three years after the original FINAL FANTASY VII continuing the award-winning story.

DIRGE of CERBERUS begins with the sudden appearance of a mysterious group raiding local towns. They are known as the Deep Ground Soldiers (DG Soldiers), a band of warriors driven to hide underground because of the disastrous Meteor. Our hero, Vincent Valentine, is somehow connected with these events, yet in what way remains unclear. And when the world is veiled in darkness, it is his revolver that will ring out the dirge ... But Vincent won't be alone -- he'll be joined by other characters from FINAL FANTASY VII.

So it seems that the game's antagonists are called the Deep Ground Soldiers, and not Dirge of Cerberus, as many assumed. Also, the note at the end about other characters seems promising-- besides Cait Sith, what other familiar faces will we see?

Source: Yahoo! Finance

Posted by Reeve at 10:19 AM EST