Thanks!

People constantly tell me that every story is different and to start with FF7 but idk.. I’m still hesitant =P

Can I just say Final Fantasy VII was my childhood game and favourite RPG of all time and you can ask Jon who will back me up on this. I worship the storyline and world of FF VII. I went into Crisis Core with an open mind and when I finished it I thought it was probably the best game on PSP, but that’s to me, a FF7 fan. Basically I thought, if you’re a fan of Final Fantasy VII, you’ll absolutely love it because only then could you appreciate all the little subtle things like the Nibelhelm incident and just the slums of Midgar being put onto the PSP screen. Final Fantasy VII for me would be on my top 3 favourite games of all time but for someone like you I hoped you would shower daises, rainbows and colourful phrases on how fantastic it is!

I too did a mini-review of Crisis Core and I actually picked up on the exact same things as you did, the linearity and the combat. However I picked up on these things as its small flaws whilst at the same time saying the story and how well it fit in as a prequel was dominant as to why in my opinion it’s a fantastic game.

Ah I dunno, I think you’re review is very fair and it gives a clear insight into Crisis Core to the public. As I type these final few sentences I realise the reason I’m commenting is because I hoped you, as a FF7 fan, would be more biased :). It’s true everything you said that’s bad about the game is bad but personally for me I’ve never had more satisfaction out of getting story from a prequel/sequel. That statement is very bold, I’m a huge metal gear fan and I’ve played through Metal Gear Solid 4 which wrapped up 20 years worth of story. All my final fantasy fanboy feelings are really coming out now huh?

Also for RiotMonster - I would recommend Final Fantasy X or XII to start off with if you haven’t played any. If you want to get a bit more hardcore I’d say try 7 and perhaps 8.

Finally, Suzie, nice use of pictures. Really brings out the detail put into characters of old i.e. Sephiroth and Cloud. Although I would have included one with Angeal, Genesis and Sephiroth epically fighting inside the Soldier Class B training chamber. You know the cutscene I’m talking about ;).

I do think they did a wonderful job with Sephiroth, Zack and Angeal. But it lacked… some magical FF7 essence.

Thing is when I read your review I got the feeling you didn’t really enjoy Crisis Core because you picked up on the linearity and the combat so I assumed those were the reasons you couldn’t enjoy it a lot. When you said that you didn’t think it was complex enough I completely agree and I’m glad you mentioned Scarlett because during my play through I actually searched the Shinra building in hope I could find and talk to her. And yeah Genesis is a bit of a douche, he looks JRPG enough but the whole poem reading before battles annoyed me.

On the other hand though I don’t think Crisis Core was ever meant to match FF7. As you said, the beautiful graphics and the nostalgia in cutscenes I think was all it was meant to achieve and that in a way is a huge success for FF7 lovers especially. It’s true it doesn’t have that magical feel to it that FF7 did but that’s probably why FF7 is unique. Let’s just be grateful Square Enix don’t throw another Dirge of Cerberus at us because that’s what I based this FF7 spin off on and I welcomed it with open arms.

Off topic but I’m glad Jon recommended this blog to me. Nice posts and very insightful because I truly wish sometimes the girls I knew could be decent competition for me on Call of Duty..*sigh*

As for you “Jon”: hurry up and complete it already so we can watch advent children!

Very much enjoying this blog.
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