{"rewrite":{"id":"r_b7f47ecbbbf2ca581a1a0c92","clusterId":"c_d243389332d8479f601b1465","slug":"ff7-ever-crisis-releases-final-chapter-of-before-crisis","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"FF7 Ever Crisis Releases Final Chapter of Before Crisis","summary":"Square Enix released the final chapter of 'Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-' for 'Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis' on August 27. The game is scheduled to end service on October 7, leaving about one month to experience the 2004 feature phone RPG, which had no other way to be played since 2018.","whyItMatters":"The release completes the final compilation story in 'FF7 Ever Crisis' just weeks before the game shuts down, giving players a last window to see the full 'FF7' narrative.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe final chapter of \u0026#39;Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-\u0026#39; is now live in \u0026#39;Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis\u0026#39;. Square Enix released it on August 27, completing the last of the compilation stories in the mobile and PC game. \u0026#39;Ever Crisis\u0026#39; is set to end service on October 7, so players have about one month left to play through the 2004 feature phone RPG.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026#39;Before Crisis\u0026#39; originally ran on the \u0026#39;Final Fantasy Mobile\u0026#39; site and ended distribution in 2018, leaving no way to play it. In \u0026#39;Ever Crisis\u0026#39;, the story is told from the perspective of Afromyr, sister of Ilfina, and has no battles, so even new players can finish it quickly. The game\u0026#39;s third anniversary arrives in September, just before the shutdown.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The final chapter of Before Crisis is out in FF7 Ever Crisis, completing the compilation. Service ends October 7, so there's about a month left to play the 2004 feature phone RPG.","twitterPost":"Final chapter of Before Crisis is now in FF7 Ever Crisis. Service ends Oct 7, leaving about a month to play the 2004 feature phone RPG.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Square Enix released the final chapter of 'Before Crisis' in 'FF7 Ever Crisis', completing the compilation stories. The game ends service on October 7, so players have about a month left to experience the 2004 feature phone RPG.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260827-463619/\",\"title\":\"'FF7 Ever Crisis' Releases Final Chapter of 'Before Crisis'. Only About One Month Left to Experience the 20+ Year Old Feature Phone RPG and See All of 'FF7'\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4567,"outputTokens":549,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787968851,"createdAt":"2026-08-29T01:55:51.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-29T01:56:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-29T01:55:51.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_d243389332d8479f601b1465","canonicalTitle":"『FF7 エバークライシス』にて『ビフォア クライシス』最終章配信。20年以上前のガラケーRPGを追体験、『FF7』の全てを見られるのはあと1か月ほど","representativeArticleId":"a_44f2f71652f9e98a4c9c0d1a","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis\",\"Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII\"],\"studios\":[\"Square Enix\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-27T09:07:58.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-27T09:07:58.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-29T01:56:46.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260827-463619/","title":"『FF7 エバークライシス』にて『ビフォア クライシス』最終章配信。20年以上前のガラケーRPGを追体験、『FF7』の全てを見られるのはあと1か月ほど"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis","Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII"],"studios":["Square Enix"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}