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Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII
Published by: Square Enix |
Crisis Core Review - Game Review (PSP)
By Ionascu Alex
Published: July 4, 2008
Print A "Final Fantasy" game can be summed up with the following words: long and touching storyline, memorable characters, huge number of secrets, great looking movies and very high replayability. Keeping this in mind, you might be thinking how could a Final Fantasy for the PSP keep these things, and, like all Final Fantasy games before it, bring something new to the table. Well, can it? Punk?!
Just like Final Fantasy VII caused a large increase in the number of Playstation 1 sales, I`m sure there are a lot of fans that would buy the PSP just to play this. Final Fantasy VII still remains the most loved Final Fantasy episode thus far so a prequel to this (yes, I mean Crisis Core) is definitely going to be a huge success and not having a PSP won`t be a problem for long. PC users have always been at a disadvantage so the fact that no PC version of the game was announced shouldn`t come as a great shock.
Anyway, after accepting the fact that you`re either going to have to buy a PSP to play this, or weep in your bed after it, let`s get on with the game. I think it`s safe to say that no other game in the series came close to the wonderful universe that was created in Final Fantasy VII and no other characters were as memorable as Cloud, Tifa, Aeris and Barret.
With two movies (Advent Children and Last Order) and two other games, namely Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII and Dirge of Cerberus Lost Episode: Final Fantasy VII, the story was almost gap free, but one more still remained: the Nibelheim incident and Cloud`s "mentor" Zack. Zack is the main character of Crisis Core and you might remember him from flashbacks in Final Fantasy VII or from The Last Order. While not given much importance before, I`m glad to see an entire episode was dedicated to him, since Zack is probably one of the best defined Final Fantasy main characters, and his story as he grows from a naïve 2-nd class Soldier, to a full fledged 1-st, will move anyone.
Don`t worry, I`m not going to spoil anything for you, because the story is definitely worth experiencing on your own, I`m just going to say that the game has one of the most dramatic and touching movies I have ever seen and the PSP truly surprised me with the sheer quality and clarity of the movies. I must say that Square-Enix has raised the bar once again with the quality of their movies, and the PSP, while small, certainly has the power to display everything smoothly. This is definitely one of those games that will cause other train passengers to watch over your shoulder while you summon Bahamut.
Memorable characters will make an appearance here, naturally, and it was really great being able to see the playground in the slums again, using this new engine. You`ll get to meet Cloud, as he`s a no-name 2-nd class Soldier who admires Zack, you`ll meet Tifa who`s just learning to fight and is inquiring about blond members of Soldier and you`ll see how Aeris got her ribbon 
. You`ll also meet new characters, that have never appeared in a Final Fantasy game before, such as Angeal and Genesis, as you play through their sad tale. Of course, I`m not even mentioning Sephiroth…
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