27 hours after doing 70% of the side content, so you could probably cut that down to 12-14 hours of pure story. Which is by no means bitesized in this day and age...but still.
Then what do you consider bite sized? An hour!? That's 27 with 70% of about 300 missions. And I guarantee they did a ton of grinding. That and it's a PSP game so it was designed to be played in short sessions.
@Jeannie Love Something like West of Loathing or Shadows Over Loathing that's about 6-12 hours (story to 100% completion). Still an enjoyable RPG, but definitely more "bite-sized."
@@GayBearBro2 well, gods speed because that is way too short for me and idk where you can find anything so short outside of indies and genres I despise.
Very fair observation! It's only bite-sized compared to its brethren like Kingdom Hearts, and the game has a slightly reduced price point to try to match the smaller length.
@@ChromeColossus If anything that seems like an issue, I imagine the cost is more to reflect that they would be the HQ models and textures for the trilogy for the most part and saw this as a good asset recycle and using a modified version of the psp crisis core source so dev costs and time would be much lower than a new project. If it was because of length is makes little sense as it is only marginally shorter than most folks ffrp1 playthroughs and a quality 6 hour games is worth more than a bloated poor one. To tie price to length as a consumer feels like a self deprivation to me.
No connection to Remake? Hmmm. Considering how much Remake is tying in elements like Zach and (probably) more from this game, I'm not sure I'd quite say that. Maybe no direct connection, but knowledge of the characters and event sin CC will certainly make for a more enjoyable Rebirth, I'm willing to bet.
Part of me was hoping that the ending would be altered in a way that would tie in with Remake, leading up to Rebirth. But either way, I didn't have a PSP back then so I never got to play this game. The question now is.. do I fork over $50 to play it during my Christmas break from work or do I wait until it goes on sale in a few months? Because it's not like Rebirth is coming out anytime soon...
Can't believe they changed the voice actors. The old actors were perfect. But what upsets me the most is they didn't fully remake the game Should have just stuck with the FF7 remake gameplay and made the exploration and maps more open and interesting as they are not limited by psp power now Also glad they didn't fuck with the story. Thats all i gotta say.
Honestly, it's by far the worst 'kinda' mainline FF. A boring cluster truck in terms of story, combat and level design. I was very surprised by how bad it actually is and how much wasted potential it has. I have no nostalgia for it as I never played it on PSP but I played OG7 when it came out and also FF7R. If CC would have been my first FF I'd have never touched another again. XIII wasn't as bad as this for me. CC left me bored out of my mind.
the review is fine, tho i would suggest some better mike, with the tone of the voice there are some unpleasant spikes, nothing major, but it makes the listening less pleasant
Man, 27 hours is considered bite size. I had no interest in this game on its initial release, and I don't plan on getting the remastered version. However, I completely for remastered ports of older, console exclusive games. More of those, please (at least give us Infamous and Gravity Rush games on PC)
I really hope this runs good on the Switch. Of course it won't look as good as the PS4/PS5 versions but it should look amazing compared to the PSP original. And it's designed as a handheld game.
So, it's good for those who either haven't played the original, but want to, and those who want to replay the story. In my case i'm neither, and the combat in my eyes felt like absolute dogshit (at least if put up to modern game standards). I think i'm just gonna sit this one out, at least until i want a refresher of how the story went or something, but so far since the combat is shit, there's 0 reasons for me to play something for the story, while i already know how it'll end. Also, i thought the cutscenes looked lazy and funny... now i know why... good thing they aren't charging full price for this though. That'd 100% be a fucking scam.
I’m really glad they’ve made this new remaster it’s own thing and not an exact prequel to final fantasy 7 remake. It’s already kind of confusing on its own as it is.
please watch the spoilers or "spoiler hints" like "it's gonna be a tear jerker". It might not mean anything now, but when you're playing a game's ending, minutes before it happens your hint will make sense and distract from the surprise and the experience itself. Can't believe I have to mention this on this channel.
@@Cryten0 not everyone plays things in order. In the original it was vague too. I want to experience a story and climax moments in a vacuum. This maximizes the experience, surprise, and impact. Do you think i want to think about some video when playing an ending? Please explain to me, what is so important about mentioning that the story or ending is X or Y, that my vacuum experience has to be broken.
The reviewer says this dosnt link to the new remakes but that’s not exactly true as this sets up the backstory for the first FF7 and by the look of it the first FF7 happened in the past of the remake (time travel can get so confusing when you have to start talking about future events as happening in the past) so crisis core sets up both the original FF7 and FF7R.
Before watching: All I want to know is if this is still a prequel to FF7 or if they changed it to line up with FF7 Remake's version of events. Speaking as a complete newcomer to Final Fantasy, I got FF7 Remake because I thought a remake of FF7 would be a perfect first FF game for me, only to be disappointed when it turned out to actually be some weird alternate-timeline sequel thing that is impossible to follow without knowing FF7's plot. Combine that with Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity's false advertising a year later, and I'm just sick and tired of alternate-timeline games, so I just hope they didn't turn this into an alternate-timeline. After watching: Good; it sounds like they didn't change it.
I loved this game so much on PSP but I always hated how there was no replay option, like each story beat was a point of no return blocking you from returning to previous areas to explore
I wish Squeenix (and Fromsoft!) would get with the Steam program, and start discounting their games. 50-70 USD is just too much for this stuff, IMO. Elden Ring is what I really want to get a 50%+ off sale, though...
I'm glad they didn't change it to tie into FF7 Remake. I'm a complete newcomer to Final Fantasy and I really disliked the direction FF7Remake took as it meant that it wasn't a remake; it was some weird alternate-timeline sequel thing that I couldn't follow, as my only knowledge of the original FF7's plot is that Sephiroth is the villain, Cloud was never a SOLDIER, and Aerith dies; all things that I learned solely due to how famous FF7 is. Of course, it didn't help that just a year later, Nintendo advertised Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity as a prequel to Breath of the Wild only for that to also be an alternate-timeline, so I'm just sick and tired of alternate-timeline games.
I think it’s bold to say that it doesn’t connect to the remake Spoilers for 7 and 7R Cloud needs Zack’s death to become who he is in remake and we know that the Zack at the end of 7R is from a different world line I’m sure we’ll get more information next year when 7R2 is out
he never said that the games don't connect, he said it's great for those playing crisis after the main ff7 entry getting to now experience things from the enemies side/perspective of shinra soldiers (kind of like the empire in star wars or templars in ac) and that if your first experience is crisis, the fact that it's set up as the beginning/prologue of ff7 it still works, the devs themselves also said as much...that said yes if u do play ff7 after then u will go in knowing who some characters are, thus some moments not feeling as mysterious or surprising, but in a way crisis will then instead feel like the curiosity for u and u will still have some "aha" moments once u get to 7 albeit just in a different order...of course it will feel more impactful if play the main entry and then finding out more about some characters and their past in crisis...personally i always play based on release order, as it's more in line what the devs/creator intended and how things actually played out for the more authentic feel...reminds me of the discussion everyone had with the yakuza series, similarly yes yakuza 0 can still be played if it's your first time being it's the origin and all, but again then going in the rest of the yakuza games u lose some of that mystery behind the characters, but 0 in itself being your first time will be mysterious and fresh compared to those already having played yakuza 1 through 5 (at the time) ya know...oh well up to those late to the party to decide
I'm just happy they had balls to actually kill someone for a change, even if it was really a re-killling. They've lost those balls a long time ago. Now everyone is alive in Remake, including Zack...
I mean, you could say that since the FF7 remake starts the same as the original game, but this game existed long before the remake, therefore doesn't actually connect to the remake. Unless they changed story beats, I haven't actually played this remake, I played the shit out of Crisis Core when it came out on psp though.
@@myztklk3v remake doesn't change any significant parts of Cloud's backstory, he's still got Zack's memories in his head. The only issue is that remake shows Zack being alive but sort of teases it being an alternate reality anyway. The remake is weird.
@@xwize Hi, I'm the reviewer, using a very old RUclips account. Without getting into spoilers or breaking any embargoes, I can say the story was not changed for this remaster. It's still the original CC story. The game updates the look of Zack's Buster Sword to match FFVIIR, but it seems to just be a cosmetic decision.
A shame it doesn't take the same liberties that FF7 remake does by messing about with the already set lore, I may pick this up still later on if I get around to it since I never played the original crisis core.
Honestly, I find it a relief that this game wasn't altered to line up with FF7 remake. I'm sick and tired of alternate-timeline games that are falsely advertised as remakes (FF7 Remake) and prequels (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity), so I'm just glad this game isn't one.
@@theescapist I guess the ones you don't like get more publicity then, or something. Anyway, much prefer these to IGN's reviews. Some of them are completely backwards.
They give a lot of positive reviews. Amy is practically known for loving what she reviews, but even Yahtzee is known for liking games like Spiritfarer, Unpacking, and Persona 5. Also, Marty consistently talks about how much he loves different games.
Despite hearing that 27 hours is "bite-sized," I appreciate this review. Looks like a game to get a friend for Christmas.
27 hours after doing 70% of the side content, so you could probably cut that down to 12-14 hours of pure story. Which is by no means bitesized in this day and age...but still.
@@donbionicle yet when Callisto protocol is 12h long everyone starts whining 🤷♂️🤔
Then what do you consider bite sized? An hour!?
That's 27 with 70% of about 300 missions. And I guarantee they did a ton of grinding. That and it's a PSP game so it was designed to be played in short sessions.
@Jeannie Love Something like West of Loathing or Shadows Over Loathing that's about 6-12 hours (story to 100% completion). Still an enjoyable RPG, but definitely more "bite-sized."
@@GayBearBro2 well, gods speed because that is way too short for me and idk where you can find anything so short outside of indies and genres I despise.
27 hours is "a bite-sized game"? That's a pretty big bite!
Very fair observation! It's only bite-sized compared to its brethren like Kingdom Hearts, and the game has a slightly reduced price point to try to match the smaller length.
I think the comparison is to other JRPGs, which usually range from 40-80 hours.
@@ChromeColossus If anything that seems like an issue, I imagine the cost is more to reflect that they would be the HQ models and textures for the trilogy for the most part and saw this as a good asset recycle and using a modified version of the psp crisis core source so dev costs and time would be much lower than a new project.
If it was because of length is makes little sense as it is only marginally shorter than most folks ffrp1 playthroughs and a quality 6 hour games is worth more than a bloated poor one.
To tie price to length as a consumer feels like a self deprivation to me.
I heard that in the review and immediately came to the comments to see if anyone else did.
Compared to the 60-80 hour RPGs of yesteryear, 27 hours is bite-sized.
Good ol May-teria
Fr tho there’s no reason an English speaking person should think it’s pronounced like that 😂
I loved this game on the PSP! Very excited ro revisit it.
There is now Mayteria in this game? Is this a new gatcha mechanic?😁
No connection to Remake? Hmmm. Considering how much Remake is tying in elements like Zach and (probably) more from this game, I'm not sure I'd quite say that. Maybe no direct connection, but knowledge of the characters and event sin CC will certainly make for a more enjoyable Rebirth, I'm willing to bet.
Part of me was hoping that the ending would be altered in a way that would tie in with Remake, leading up to Rebirth. But either way, I didn't have a PSP back then so I never got to play this game. The question now is.. do I fork over $50 to play it during my Christmas break from work or do I wait until it goes on sale in a few months? Because it's not like Rebirth is coming out anytime soon...
Looks good. Will get it eventually.
Can't believe they changed the voice actors. The old actors were perfect.
But what upsets me the most is they didn't fully remake the game
Should have just stuck with the FF7 remake gameplay and made the exploration and maps more open and interesting as they are not limited by psp power now
Also glad they didn't fuck with the story.
Thats all i gotta say.
I don't think any JRPG will ever cast as big a shadow over the genre as FF7 did 😊
It's the greatest game of all time.
No my friend. No other JRPG has made as much money as FF7. The shadow is irrelevant to Square unless it's printing money.
@@mikecarter4697 not the best but certainly is out there.
I would argue many already have and had prior.
But FF7 certainly feels like aajor touch stone in jrpgs rise in ubiquity
Honestly, it's by far the worst 'kinda' mainline FF. A boring cluster truck in terms of story, combat and level design. I was very surprised by how bad it actually is and how much wasted potential it has. I have no nostalgia for it as I never played it on PSP but I played OG7 when it came out and also FF7R. If CC would have been my first FF I'd have never touched another again. XIII wasn't as bad as this for me. CC left me bored out of my mind.
This game was my bible long time ago. Zack Fair is a ROLE MODEL.
the review is fine, tho i would suggest some better mike, with the tone of the voice there are some unpleasant spikes, nothing major, but it makes the listening less pleasant
First video review from our Managing Editor! He'll get improved equipment for next one.
The important question is do we still bawl at the end
Having played the original, good to know I can skip the new version.
Still a pretty good game, though.
Crisis Core was the reason I had bought a PSP back then😁
I'm not going to buy the game again just for nicer graphics and neater music though.
The missions are the definition of monotony!
Love this game only reason why I got psp so I'm pumped for it great story too
Man, 27 hours is considered bite size.
I had no interest in this game on its initial release, and I don't plan on getting the remastered version. However, I completely for remastered ports of older, console exclusive games. More of those, please (at least give us Infamous and Gravity Rush games on PC)
Anyone else hate Zack? 🤚
Can you change the audio from EN to JPN?
Yes.
@@ChromeColossus Nice. Thx
I really hope this runs good on the Switch.
Of course it won't look as good as the PS4/PS5 versions but it should look amazing compared to the PSP original.
And it's designed as a handheld game.
So, it's good for those who either haven't played the original, but want to, and those who want to replay the story. In my case i'm neither, and the combat in my eyes felt like absolute dogshit (at least if put up to modern game standards). I think i'm just gonna sit this one out, at least until i want a refresher of how the story went or something, but so far since the combat is shit, there's 0 reasons for me to play something for the story, while i already know how it'll end. Also, i thought the cutscenes looked lazy and funny... now i know why... good thing they aren't charging full price for this though. That'd 100% be a fucking scam.
2:35 that face when you realize the map is almost a swastika
I’m really glad they’ve made this new remaster it’s own thing and not an exact prequel to final fantasy 7 remake. It’s already kind of confusing on its own as it is.
Don't get this on Nintendo Switch. I can make an educated guess that it will struggle with this game.
please watch the spoilers or "spoiler hints" like "it's gonna be a tear jerker". It might not mean anything now, but when you're playing a game's ending, minutes before it happens your hint will make sense and distract from the surprise and the experience itself. Can't believe I have to mention this on this channel.
Its no more a hint at the ending then the knowledge you acquire from playing ff7. You start the game knowing there is a bad end in store.
@@Cryten0 not everyone plays things in order. In the original it was vague too.
I want to experience a story and climax moments in a vacuum. This maximizes the experience, surprise, and impact. Do you think i want to think about some video when playing an ending?
Please explain to me, what is so important about mentioning that the story or ending is X or Y, that my vacuum experience has to be broken.
@@FrogFraction You do you. Just keep in mind that the game was designed with those expectations formed from FF7 original.
well i personally think this game is super mediocre
27 hrs will take me a month or more to beat, good
never thought it would be remade but here we are
The reviewer says this dosnt link to the new remakes but that’s not exactly true as this sets up the backstory for the first FF7 and by the look of it the first FF7 happened in the past of the remake (time travel can get so confusing when you have to start talking about future events as happening in the past) so crisis core sets up both the original FF7 and FF7R.
Before watching: All I want to know is if this is still a prequel to FF7 or if they changed it to line up with FF7 Remake's version of events. Speaking as a complete newcomer to Final Fantasy, I got FF7 Remake because I thought a remake of FF7 would be a perfect first FF game for me, only to be disappointed when it turned out to actually be some weird alternate-timeline sequel thing that is impossible to follow without knowing FF7's plot. Combine that with Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity's false advertising a year later, and I'm just sick and tired of alternate-timeline games, so I just hope they didn't turn this into an alternate-timeline.
After watching: Good; it sounds like they didn't change it.
I loved this game so much on PSP but I always hated how there was no replay option, like each story beat was a point of no return blocking you from returning to previous areas to explore
Someone said the game main story is 10 hours long. Thats too short for a 50$ game
Did anyone get to compare the PS5 version and the PS4 Pro version?
I preordered this for my gf for christmas, but this review makes me want to play it now
I wish Squeenix (and Fromsoft!) would get with the Steam program, and start discounting their games.
50-70 USD is just too much for this stuff, IMO.
Elden Ring is what I really want to get a 50%+ off sale, though...
Nintendo switch??! Hell yeah I'm down!!
Great review! I really love John's voice and cadence. A well-written and in-depth review, despite the time limit:)
Mayteria
For $50 huh, Square? Good God. 😅
By Square's standards, that's honestly kind of generous haha.
@@ChromeColossus I wonder if this game is longer than FF7R. 😅
GTFO. Go pay 70$ for a walk and talk simulator 2022 if you don’t like it
@@hotnessgaming1396 so aggro. 😅
Ah really expected this to be slightly different to tie into the remake!
I'm glad they didn't change it to tie into FF7 Remake. I'm a complete newcomer to Final Fantasy and I really disliked the direction FF7Remake took as it meant that it wasn't a remake; it was some weird alternate-timeline sequel thing that I couldn't follow, as my only knowledge of the original FF7's plot is that Sephiroth is the villain, Cloud was never a SOLDIER, and Aerith dies; all things that I learned solely due to how famous FF7 is.
Of course, it didn't help that just a year later, Nintendo advertised Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity as a prequel to Breath of the Wild only for that to also be an alternate-timeline, so I'm just sick and tired of alternate-timeline games.
I think it’s bold to say that it doesn’t connect to the remake
Spoilers for 7 and 7R
Cloud needs Zack’s death to become who he is in remake and we know that the Zack at the end of 7R is from a different world line
I’m sure we’ll get more information next year when 7R2 is out
he never said that the games don't connect, he said it's great for those playing crisis after the main ff7 entry getting to now experience things from the enemies side/perspective of shinra soldiers (kind of like the empire in star wars or templars in ac) and that if your first experience is crisis, the fact that it's set up as the beginning/prologue of ff7 it still works, the devs themselves also said as much...that said yes if u do play ff7 after then u will go in knowing who some characters are, thus some moments not feeling as mysterious or surprising, but in a way crisis will then instead feel like the curiosity for u and u will still have some "aha" moments once u get to 7 albeit just in a different order...of course it will feel more impactful if play the main entry and then finding out more about some characters and their past in crisis...personally i always play based on release order, as it's more in line what the devs/creator intended and how things actually played out for the more authentic feel...reminds me of the discussion everyone had with the yakuza series, similarly yes yakuza 0 can still be played if it's your first time being it's the origin and all, but again then going in the rest of the yakuza games u lose some of that mystery behind the characters, but 0 in itself being your first time will be mysterious and fresh compared to those already having played yakuza 1 through 5 (at the time) ya know...oh well up to those late to the party to decide
What I really need is a SWITCH review of this game. How does it improve its origins on a portable.
muh-teria or ma-teria? Always thought it was a "Schwa"
Can you turn off the visual for the slots? Looks annoying and takes a chunk of the screen!
Ah it still dos connect in that the og FF7 connects to FF7Rs story, and og CC ending is in FF7 as a Optinal flashback sean.
I'm just happy they had balls to actually kill someone for a change, even if it was really a re-killling. They've lost those balls a long time ago. Now everyone is alive in Remake, including Zack...
Didn't know this was coming out. So hypes
Need to know if there's any major difference between the switch version on the others
Unfortunately, Switch and Xbox review codes were withheld much longer than PS and PC codes, so yeah, we're all kind of wondering about that.
@@ChromeColossus ah really? Well that answers that question then
What do you mean it doesn't connect to the FF7 Remake? It absolutely does.
I mean, you could say that since the FF7 remake starts the same as the original game, but this game existed long before the remake, therefore doesn't actually connect to the remake. Unless they changed story beats, I haven't actually played this remake, I played the shit out of Crisis Core when it came out on psp though.
@@myztklk3v remake doesn't change any significant parts of Cloud's backstory, he's still got Zack's memories in his head. The only issue is that remake shows Zack being alive but sort of teases it being an alternate reality anyway. The remake is weird.
@@xwize Hi, I'm the reviewer, using a very old RUclips account. Without getting into spoilers or breaking any embargoes, I can say the story was not changed for this remaster. It's still the original CC story. The game updates the look of Zack's Buster Sword to match FFVIIR, but it seems to just be a cosmetic decision.
A shame it doesn't take the same liberties that FF7 remake does by messing about with the already set lore, I may pick this up still later on if I get around to it since I never played the original crisis core.
Honestly, I find it a relief that this game wasn't altered to line up with FF7 remake. I'm sick and tired of alternate-timeline games that are falsely advertised as remakes (FF7 Remake) and prequels (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity), so I'm just glad this game isn't one.
Since it's a prequel to original, I'll keep playing original I have on psp. Thankfully my psp still reads UMDs and works.
Wait. The Escapist... actually likes a game? Be still, my beating heart.
Last four 3 Minute Reviews have all been positive... we like lots of games.
@@theescapist I guess the ones you don't like get more publicity then, or something. Anyway, much prefer these to IGN's reviews. Some of them are completely backwards.
They give a lot of positive reviews. Amy is practically known for loving what she reviews, but even Yahtzee is known for liking games like Spiritfarer, Unpacking, and Persona 5. Also, Marty consistently talks about how much he loves different games.
@@GayBearBro2 👍
Mate-teria...????????
Mayteria
@Riverbank Christmas I'm surprised people can still mispronounce Materia.