The original Final Fantasy VII game was released by Square (now Square Enix) for the PlayStation console in Japan.
Final Fantasy VII was released in North America, marking its first availability outside Japan and gaining critical and commercial success.
Final Fantasy VII was released in Europe, further expanding its global audience.
Square Enix officially announced the development of Final Fantasy VII Remake.
Final Fantasy VII Remake was released for PlayStation 4, featuring partial retelling with expanded story and updated graphics.
The Planet's Lifestream is discovered as a source of life energy, leading to the establishment of Shinra Electric Power Company to harvest Mako energy.
Shinra is established and begins the industrial extraction of Mako energy from the Planet's Lifestream for commercial energy production.
Shinra grows to control Midgar and builds up the elite military force SOLDIER as well as the paramilitary organization Turks.
Cloud enlists in SOLDIER but does not achieve the status of 1st Class, leading to later identity struggles.
The eco-terrorist group AVALANCHE attacks the Mako Reactors to stop Shinra's exploitation of the Planet.
Shinra destroys the Sector 7 Plate crushing many lives in an attempt to suppress AVALANCHE and maintain control.
Shinra's secret project to study the alien Jenova and its cells begins, leading to genetic experiments including Sephiroth.
Sephiroth learns the Jenova Project and his origins, triggering his descent into madness and antagonism toward the Planet.
Sephiroth uses the Black Materia to summon Meteor, intending to cause a catastrophe and merge with the Planet.
Shinra and other parties seek the Promised Land, a land with abundant Mako energy, causing conflicts.
AVALANCHE infiltrates and battles Shinra headquarters; Shinra's CEO is killed and the organization destabilized.
The party pursues Sephiroth to the Northern Crater in an attempt to stop him from completing Meteor's summoning and destruction.
The party confronts and defeats Sephiroth to save the Planet from the meteor impact disaster.
The Planet's Lifestream and the summoned Holy magic combine to prevent Meteor from destroying the Planet, averting apocalypse.
