Crisis Core Reunion REVIEW: A Worthy Part of Final Fantasy VII Remake?
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Crisis Core Reunion Final Fantasy 7 is an exceptional Remaster. While still holding to many of the flaws of the original PSP game and a questionable story, Square's manage to raise the bar of what it means to remaster a game.
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"You can now toggle running faster"
Hugging walls faster for the side missions
Lmfaoo, to avoid those random fights haha I instantly got what you meant bcuz I use to hug those walls so much just to finish those side quests quicker 🤣
I feel such a sense of proudness to know I wasn’t the only one who did that😂
I hope this is still possible... Imagine if it weren't 😱
@@luckymouse1988 it probably changed. I did not know about wall hugging being a thing. Damn, all that grinding!
@@ZacklFair its not changed, you can still do it
I like that you brought up the animation differences btwn dialogue scenes. A lot of ppl don't know why they look the way they do; literally using the psp skeleton rig beneath the new visuals.
But thats just a excuse.they should have updated the movement along with the rest of the game.i dnt care if its a psp game
@@holy9781 it's not about it being an excuse. It's about how much they can change within their budget. This is what they came up with, it is with it is. They would have to completely rig all the animations from the ground up if they did what you suggested which translates into time and money, something they probably didn't want to invest in.
@@holy9781 we are talking about a game they said they were never going to remake due to how much time effort and money would have to be put into it, while also fears of making any changes to a game most considered the best psp game and one of the best Ff7 titles something like this is better then the risk of remaking all the moment honestly
yh too much hyberbole about it being a remake when it isnt. Even square cant legally call it a remake, so use marketing speak like 'more than a remaster'
@@holy9781 you can't expect a full mocap for a forty dollar upres
I'm willing to give them a chance but I really miss Zack and Septhiroth's original VA's.
Agreed 🙏. Septhiroth I can at least get use to, but zack. I’m sorry, but Rick Gomez will always be zack in my eyes and you can’t really change That. I still wish we knew why they decided to change the English cast. I will I was pleasantly surprised by Angeal Dan geniuses new VAs
@@jakelawrence6618 It usually has to do with whatever new take on the character they want to represent. Those decisions usually are intentional unless Japan had nothing to do with it and localization made the change. Good luck figuring it out then because English localization is a mess.
Zach’s voice actor sounds like John Mulaney to me.
MOVE ON
Do yous think a possible re release of Advent Children will come out with the new voice actors from 7 Remake for continuity?
Zack's voice actor really grew on me towards the end. I don't even miss the OG voice actor. Sephiroth's va is also awesome too!
It was my favorite childhood game. For me, I miss Rick Gomez as Zack but seeing it back after such a long time brings back a lot, lot of good memories! I love Crisis Core with all my heart. Can't wait to get my hands on it again. ❤
Me before watching: oh this is gonna be good 😂
Edit Me after watching: That was one of the best reviews I've seen, and from a game you are not particularly fond of for the same reasons as me. You were very objective and didnt let your bias get in the way. Very eloquent. Bravo. You made me hyped to cringe again.
it's really hard to listen to the new voices if you played the original CC so many times.. those voices and dialogs kinda stuck on me so you're right, it's going to be a struggle to adjust to the new voices..
The DMW isn't fully random. Even with buffs and debunks, there's items to affect the probability of it. But it's no coincidence when you are at 1HP and suddenly you get a DMW reel that heals you.
It's not fully unique but it regardless introduces far more randomness to the game than RPGs normally do
Some people love the "gambling-like" aspect of it, though, and some people hate it, me being in the latter crowd (Though it didn't stop me from enjoying the game back in the day, and it's still one of the games I look back at fondly; However I may not see it that fondly this time around so I wish they had redone the combat without it)
@Ace Wing it's really good at making certain things feel random. But there is probability added to it. There are of course equipment to augment probability of certain things as well.
@@kevinvu5432 At this point we're getting to semantics
Randomness in video games almost always involves probability
Nothing is truly random in computers after all
You can Store your DMW Abilitys now as far as i heard.
@@AceWing905 RandomNumberGenerator says no.
I have a soft spot for crisis core's animations and expressions, so I'm really happy they kept them. Then there's an option to play in japanese, which is dream come true for me ever since first crisis core trailers hit youtube. :D
I kind of feel like Zack's VA attempted to established the passing of time and character development. When we first meet Zack, he's still young in ideals and hope. Later, he's more steadfast and hardened. I also chock it up to Square's time tables and maybe not giving the VA's all the time they could use to complete the scene. 7 remake needed to be good so they probably give the VA's a lot more room to breath. Crisis Core didn't need to be rebuilt and as such, they probably didn't give anyone in this production outside of combat and redesign much room to work.
I would agree. I love Zack's new voice actor. I think he did an awesome job.
I was waiting on your thoughts! I know it’s not popular to say but I actually really loved the combat from the original and I always thought that’s where they got their inspiration for the FF7 remake combat. You can really see some of it in that. I am pumped for the 13th!
Same
Glad to know they also gave you a copy of the game for review. They know who the kang is.
They putting respect on my name! 🫡
Don't you mean "King"?
@@cliffturbo2146 I meant "kang" iykyk
@@jonahsahn "The King of Kangs"!
The MV not only upscaled but the buster sword design in the MV also changed. In the MV you can see The Crisis Core's golden hilted buster sword design changed into the original version of FF7 buster Sword (which also used in the FF7remake).
A subtle point that I was wondering how they'd deal with that lol was always a weird inconsistency in the old timeline
@@WillTheGreatest Hm? weird inconsistency ? For me , not, Maybe just me but i don't feel it confusing. Perhaps because the way i see it. でも、心配はありません＾＾I am not worry. They have each of the timeline set unchanged , and i also read FFVII Novel books as well.
I genuinely don't see myself getting used to Zack's voice
7:34 "I tend to like shorter games"
Also NSP: "FF14 is the GOAT"
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The one and only review I will watch!Thank you so much for giving your honest thoughts and observations for Crisis Core Reunion NSP! I was expecting your review, although not this early!😁 Glad SE gave you an early copy of the game! I have already preordered mine months ago and can't wait to experience Crisis Core Reunion for the first time ever!🤩🤩🤩💕💕🙌🏽 Will always support the Night Sky Prince!🙌🏽💕
Now can they Reremaster FFX to look this good? I'm guessing not, since this relies heavily on VIIR's assets, but it would be so cool to replay FFX and even the PS2 era KH games with this visual quality.
That's something I'd love to happen!
omg that would be so awesome
No leave FF X alone
That would only happen if they decided to go ahead with FFX - 3 after the whole 7 Remake saga is entirely completed. They'd heavily remaster FFX & FFX - 2 to get people hyped for the new FFX - 3. Hopefully they'd keep the original voice actors though, I wana keep that cringe laugh from Tidus lol.
@@craigsampson3386 Hopefully if they ever make a X-3 they'll throw away that audio drama and that stupid novel where Tidus's head gets blow off by a blitzball bomb and start fresh. But honestly, I hope the VIIR team works on a brand new numbered title after they're done with the remake trilogy. They are the team that made FF7, 8 and 10, which are my favourites, and I'd really like to see what they can do with something brand new.
I am one of those who prefers the look of the origional. You could really see the colour in his mako infused eyes and Zack seemed to have bigger expressions. The bulk of the origional game came in small side missions because as a hand held game it was supposed to be played on the go, with small instances of gameplay at a time. A testament to the power of the system and a joy to play. The gameplay now is definitely improved since in the origional it was easy to run around the enemy and spam attack for 40 hours lop
Wow, it's pretty funny how Square stayed 100% faithful to the original Crisis Core storyline. Which I'm completely fine with. I'm glad they didn't add any new bullshit concepts to the story. BUT I am bothered that they didn't stay 100% faithful to the original FFVII storyline in FFVII Remake. Now before anyone attacks me, I'm not calling FFVII Remake a bad game. But I didn't like the added additions like the Whispers and Cloud & Sephiroth having their "final battle" in the first part and adding different time periods. AGAIN. NOT calling FFVII Remake a bad game, just didn't like few of the changes to the story. ANYWAY!!! Not to go off topic, but Crisis Core Reunion looks great! I love the original PSP game so much! It's one of my favorites!! Can't wait to play this next week!
I agree about FF7R; making additions or even alterations to the plot of a remake, I can definitely understand, but the whispers and alternate-timeline stuff meant that, despite the name, FF7R isn't actually a remake; it's an alternate-timeline sequel. It's certainly a very well made game, but we were told we were getting a remake, and that's not what we got.
They retconned a lot of stuff for CC that keeping FFVIIR faithful to the OG would be weird continuity-wise, specifically with Aerith and Zack. In the OG, Aerith is dismissive of Zack and basically calls him a playboy. The Steam version of FF7OG with an updated English translation doesn't even have her call him her boyfriend but just the first person she ever liked. She also doesn't even know he died despite her Cetra powers knowing that Elmyra's husband died (a man she never met) which calls into questions how much she even cared about Zack. This was obviously changed in CC with its ending and her and Zack's relationship was much more built up with it. I think people who started with CC would really question Aerith's character if she suddenly acted like her original self 'after' CC and randomly didn't care about Zack anymore. Zack's character in CC was also really changed from the OG because in the truck scene, in a more faithful translation to English from Japanese, Zack brags to Cloud about having multiple girls in Midgar where he could stay. That would be really jarring too for Zack fans if they were to suddenly see him in that light, especially after all of CC's buildup on his and Aerith's relationship to help the audience root for him as a hero.
I agree that I think that the reveals happen sooner in FFVIIR which reduces tension and the characters feel really overpowered in the game timeline very quickly on. In FF7R they're taking on Sephiroth in Midgar when you couldn't even beat the Midgar Zolom when you first got to the Chocobo Ranch in the OG without heavy grinding to boost player stats but then you see one impaled by Sephiroth once you cross the marsh. I loved how the OG made Sephiroth very mysterious and ominous and only subtly let on to Cloud's identity situation which are big changes in FF7R that I think reduce its story-telling caliber compared to the original.
Please don't lump Crisis Core Reunion in with FF7 remake. I'm really hoping for Crisis Core Reunion not to be ruined by Square.
Any commentary on the voice acting? Specifically for Zack Fair.
I'm looking forward to venturing through CC again and will go into the new VA for Zack with a Fair shot (pun intended haha). Impressed with Cloud's VA compared to the OG so far from the trailer!
The VAs are bad. I'll say that right away. Zack has an insufferable voice and Sephiroth lost that bit of intimidation that came with a deeper voice. As to the game, I'm confused by why this has to fit the remake when the remake is clearly a half-cooked idea that came after Crisis Core. So is the remake worthy to be a part of a slightly more coherent connection to Final Fantasy VII? It would be so bizarre to have this rewritten to fit in some way when it was already an additional story that was of interest to flesh out, I'm glad they didn't go to that extent and it's just a remaster. The fans will be happy it got a paint job.
I was worried about the voice changes, because Gomez was great at Zack. But I'm pleasantly surprised that the new voice is really good. He had a more youthful tone which is probably more fitting.
I'm loving the game. Even though it's the most depressing game story ive ever played
I do agree that combat feels loads better. My main gripes though is in a TON of cutscenes its like the new VAs forgot what a period is leading to a ton of sentences that sound run on and not natural at all. I don't think that's the fault of the VAs though, it's like they clipped the audio lines WAY to close together. Also, in several scenes, Sephiroths face looks...weird. like his bottom lip is huge and jutted his jaw forward to far leading to his face looking puffy rather than slender lol. I am enjoying the game alot but I do have alot of gripes about it. I wish I could have the combat and quality of life changes fe9m reunion, but with the original VAs and characters models.
This was a great review, especially for someone like me who never played the original and was curious without wanting spoilers. Also, your rating at the end is perhaps the best I've heard in the history of ever.
Original is much better in my opinion
Great review, really informative. You've covered all the points of Crisis core remaster, I wanted to hear about, without going into retelling the story and making an annoyingly long video. Thank you, keep it up!
I'd love to see them remaster Dissidia 012 like this. They have updated models from NT, so maybe they could reuse those assets for a remaster.
I would love that myself as I loved Dissidia 012 but NT was a major let down honestly, it could’ve been so much better
I'm just glad that the game's story hasn't been altered to line up with FF7 Remake. I was very disappointed when it became clear that FF7 Remake wasn't actually a remake of FF7, but some weird alternate-timeline sequel, mainly because I had never played the original FF7 and I thought a remake would make a perfect first FF7 game for me. I'm glad that this game is still a prequel to FF7.
I haven't played the original ff7 ether but i honestly wish more games would do remakes instead of remaster like ff7 feels familiar but also new at the same time. At least i believe it does
@@Ajeez1000 I prefer remakes over remasters as well. My problem with FF7 "Remake" is that it isn't actually a remake; it's some weird alternate-timeline sequel thing. Alternate-timeline games (which is exactly what FF7 Remake is despite its name) are not remakes.
@@Ajeez1000 I believe this "remake" of a game I never played feels like the original...
What the bullshit did I just read
@@matthewmuir8884 i guess it hasn't bothered me yet since we have no idea where they are going with this just yet I mean it could the best thing ever or complete dogshit
@@fillerbunnyninjashark271 let me add that I played a bit of the original only as far the remake went with them leaving midgar funny enough.
I hope they revamp, remake, Dirge of Cerberus.
I personally really liked that game
More than likely gonna wait til this drops below 30 bucks
You have to hear Zack’s modern nasally sonic the hedgehog voice for over ten hours?! Can’t do it.
"Later!"
I got so addicted to doing the side content, I unlocked the super boss and started doing max damage with most abilities before I got Zack's other weapon. Gravity/Graviga and Jump/High Jump is your friend for getting super ahead.
I like how all the side content is contained in one menu instead of having NPCs throughout a big world... although you DO have to talk to some npcs to unlock some missions.
I loved this game as a kid. Looking forward to picking this up when it hits the stores.
Good review. I'm sure the game plays really well but I'll probably give this one a miss.
I much prefer the Nibelheim segment as a story told than a story played. Then again Crisis Core did introduce a newer generation of players to the world of ff7, so I've got to credit the game for that at least.
But…you play the flashback in the OG game too so…wrong?
@@SnowCoveredKK In the original the Nibelheim incident serves purely as a plot point. You can't die during that segment.
Well, the censorship of Tifa was insulting and stupid, and I REALLY cannot stand Sephiroth and Zack's English VA's, though the new Genesis and Angeal voice actors are amazing, can't deny that.
Nah Tifa is fine and not insulting at all lol,Sephiroth VA is meh, Zack VA is sucks.
@@farerawei2469 the censorship was beyond unnecessary, ofc its insulting
@@AntiRiku Nah i'm perfectly fine that they decided to cover 15 years old girl cleavage, and this will not effect my experience playing this game at all.
@@farerawei2469 whats your thoughts on her being nerfed in ff7r then? curious if you're for censorship or if its just the age thing
@@AntiRiku what nerfed? she uses sport bra? she has leggings? no jiggle physic? Look man her boobs are still big, she still hot as usual. I'm sure there are bijilions of Tifa porn or hentai out there where she didn't get nerfed.
I can't wait to play this again, i still have my original PSP copy but my PSP has seen better days, this is gonna be a BLAST, i can't wait
I can't wait to play this. I'm super excited!! CC is one of my favorite FF games. Yes, it's extremely repetitive with the missions, but I don't care. This is JRPG at it's finest right here as far as the missions go. If it's not repetitive, it's not a jrpg. Lol. That being said, im so glad they made changes to the modulator as well as the menu battle. So annoying to hear, MODULATING PHASE every minute in battle. Yay to skipping the modulator cutscenes!! Lol. Santa's bringing this game to me under the tree this year! I know because...well, my fiancée has Santa's Instagram account, so they talk around this time of year, and...I'm already on Santa's naughty list for flipping him off last year when he cut me and my mom off in the parking lot to park his sleigh and reindeers in a handicapped spot. I got out and said,
hey Tubby! You can't park that thing here pal! This lot is for vehicles only!
Excuse me miss, but my sleigh IS a vehicle, also I am handicapped.
No it's not and no you're not! You're magic for Pete's sake Santa! You aren't handicapped! Stop scamming the system and park your sleigh in the correct area!
Coal! Coal for you my dear!
(Gives the finger)
Can you believe that guy mom? Aw crap...that was Santa wasn't it? 🤦♀️
Sorry, this bit went on longer than I wanted it to lol. Hope you all have a wonderful holiday!! Stay safe and healthy everyone!! And remember,
"Follow your dreams, and protect your honor!" 😏💜🤝
somehow i have a feeling that the zack who appeared in FF7R is not that very same zack that players are playing in Crisis core Reunion assuming crisis core reunion is officially canonically part of the FF7R series. it'll be interesting to see how this will play out in future ff7r titles going between cloud and his companions and that version of zack who is alive. squenix has done something like this before.(ff8 with squall and laguna).
So I unfortunately never got to play the original Crisis Core game, but as a fan of FF7 I wanted to watch all of the stuff on anything related. I loved the VA on the original game, but I am very happy to have finally get to experience the game now. It's an honor to actually experience Crisis Core since it was always in the back of mind to see the story of Zack.
Originally crisis core was a really unique addition to the Final Fantasy universe since it was a first person action game. Most of Final Fantasy to that point had been and active time battle system. Since SE now only makes first person action games this remake has lost most of its flavor. Now it is just another action game in a lone line of action games. Crisis Core had its issues on the PSP, but it was a really fun unique game. Now it just feels like another generic FF game. Some of my love for this game also had to do with it expanding and explaining the events in FF7, but now with that story being gutted and destroyed in FF7R, again this game looses it uniqueness. I am glad that many people will have a chance to play this game now that hadn't in the past since it required a PSP, or an emulator. People may call it "flawed" now, but back in the day we were just happy to get another game from SE to play.
It’s not gutted or destroyed so calm down
@@jeffreyali1456 When specifically did i say that it was "gutted or destroyed"? Can you read English? did you try to google translate and had a snafu? Are you a bot?
I'm gunning for Minerva on hard mode. I just passed level 90 with one more piece of Genji gear to get (the armour). Also need to spend some time on maxing out some materia stats (using 6 lucky stars then mog combo for mastery, then all the fusion items I've stocked up on). This has already clocked me in just under 60 hours 😅
If I had to sum up this game in a sentence It would be: An old game with a very expenisve new coat of paint.
I ultimately enjoyed the game overall. I'm happy to finally play the game and experience Zack's story (didn't own a psp in 2007 so I didn't have a chance initially). And the snappy responsive combat was fun and admittedly addictive.
The downsides for me are mainly all related to the fact that it is such a faithful remaster. (In other words, its such a good adaptation and that's the problem, lol) The dialogue and silly animations are probably the most notable things. Exploits from the old game still work in this one too [such as: keep running into walls to avoid random encounters during missions. This one in particular allowed me to finish tons of missions well before i should have been able to]. I unfortunately feel like I cheapened my experience by grinding the missions before story content, as I was completely over leveled for the bosses. It destoryed the narrative tension for me, but I guess that one is on me.
If you can look past some of that though, I think you still come a way with a pretty fun game. Just in time to get you set for the Rebirth hype train.
The price of freedom is steep - Zack
Honestly, this is about the only other FF7related game I’ll ever play.
I still have the Strategy guide for it. And it was definitely a game I spent a lot of time with, same for KH BBS. Sure both games get a lot of flack, but the stories they tell absolutely nailed what a Prequel should be.
just the fact i can finally play this masterpiece on a large screen with a controller is enough of a win for me, everything else is a bonus
I know they already said there was no connection to Rebirth but I really wish we got some answers to what is going on.
A little bummed they didn't incorporate a teaser cutscene or tie in to remake but I'm still looking forward to playing CC which I haven't beaten since it's original release.
Personally, I'm glad they didn't add anything to tie into remake, mainly because I didn't like the direction FF7 Remake went, and I'm honestly just sick and tired of alternate-timeline games.
I mean if they did I’m pretty sure there would be an embargo on talking about it until release day, I’m expecting a flood of videos on day one about “what this means for the remake”
I'll probably get this and play it again before Remake part 2, but I'll probably play with Japanese voices. Zack is my favorite character in all of Final Fantasy by a large margin and I just can't with the new voice. I know it's petty, and I have no hate for the new voice actor, but my nostalgia is too strong.
Kinda torn here on weather I'll get the switch or PS5 version. One of the things I liked about CC was playing it on the go. I believe the short side missions were designed with this in mind. It made for a great mobile gaming experience. Couple minutes of down time? Knock out a quest.
if you don't want 60fps gameplay then go for Switch
i enjoyed the original and i was very hyped for this mainly because of ff7 remake. After the ending of remake I was hoping they would change some things with this one. I figured they might have 2 endings the original and expanding on the remake
As someone who never played the OG, but saw enough about, I'm so impressed what SE achieved here. Already beaten it twice doing everything possible on hardmode with maxed out stats and the best gear possible. Loved every second of it, yeah sure the story is a bit wonky, but the endpart was so good and even though I knew the ending already, it still made me cry. Also my god the combat was so fun in this version and don't care what others say, the VA were great, ppl should complain about the dialoge direction and not about the VA's
Had it been a port... and kept the old NA cast I'd have been thrilled.
As it is, I've had to mute voice in order to get through it without cringing the entire time.
I don't really mind that they felt like they had to replace Zack, I just wish they replaced him with someone more fitting... I switched voices to Japanese right before finishing chapter 1.
I'm sorry I haven't watch RUclips in hot minute but I literally died when you said " I give it a Biscuit out of gravy" 😭😭😭
@8:52
"It is superior to the original in every possible way"
Except for the summon animations; they aren't nearly as intimidating as the originals in most cases.
All the expansions to ff7 were simply to make money and don't deserve to be intertwined with the games original story. Zack dies, aerith dies, they don't come back. The whole story is based on these deaths. Stop ruining someone else's masterpiece
Is a biscuit out of gravy a good thing? I typically order those things together. Or I go out of my way to put biscuits in gravy. Are you saying this a dry biscuit? How does that relate to jelly on a biscuit? Or honey on a biscuit?
Thanks for your review dude!! and can't wait to play it. Honestly I did played it on the PSP back in the days, but the controls was clunky for me but I did enjoyed it tho. I never beat it due to that, now I can't wait to play it again. I will be playing it on my PS4 Pro!!
As this doesn't have extra content besides voice acting, I wonder if I should get this. I played the original at least three times with 100%.
brilliantly balanced review, game looks good. i was not a fan of the original crisis core, as a standalone game it was good, but compared to ff7 og, it felt like a wonky fan fiction of zack.
all of a sudden, the guy cloud stole his stoic identity from is a goofy tidus type character......okay. let's not get into genesis and his existential teen poetry, or angeal's shallow one-liners about virtue. would have been great to see a compilation of the most cringe-worthy lines haha!
despite all the redundant characters, inconsistencies and dorky writing, the game weirdly has heart
I am in the same boat with Stephanie here. I didnt grow up with FF7, I grew up with Crisis Core and everything around that. The way that square casted the VAs was just not a bright choice. (and to clarify, I'm not hating the VAs themselves) Those voices were attached to more than just the game, it was attached to childhoods! Ive been watching friends play reunion cuz i just know i wouldnt be used to the new Voices. I am really wondering if someone is gonna mod in the old voices or something..(at least for the remasted content of the game)
Granted, I know its not that simple and there are some new voice lines here and there, but man I'm desperate at this point. it hurts to see how this turned out. The gameplay is solid in Reunion and I'm excited about that..but the childhood side is broken a little.
Great game. I have the PSP version and now the PS5 version. The graphics are updated and now it's fully voiced. Character graphics detail are not as good as FF7R but still pretty good. Very addictive game.
"PROVE YOUR HONOR TO ME!"
I've been cautiously optimistic for the remaster given CC holds heavy nostalgia as my first FF game and my strong connection to the old cast (specifically rick gomezs fantastic) performances so glad to hear where there are attentive improvements here
I really miss zack ......i want them to keep him alive in the remake 😔😔
With how yuffies dlc ended he might actually be alive.
I only want it to happen to piss off the people that wanted the 1to1 remake
Remaster doesn’t change the story so Zach still dies at the end
@@crestofhonor2349 you already saw the new/old ending and/or possible Secret ending, in which Zack might survive? As long as no Reviewer talks about the ending of the Story i will keep believing there is at least something for fans to Connect it to Remake/Rebirth.
@@pascaljsjs I saw that but Squeenix said Crisis core is staying the same, nothing is changed except for the new voiced lines
Dead on review!You broke it down atom by atom. Unfortunately,I will not be around for 16.I love 15 and feel they were going in the right direction with it.I agree with the ending but the gameplay was great as well as freedom was dead on and 16 is a step back in my opinion.Great review!!
I don't game very much anymore but I was really excited to see this especially since I was a big fan of the original. I can do without the slots but I know it's there to help regardless. Either way it's nice to see how they have upgraded Crisis Core.
🔴The most annoying thing for me in playing Crisis Core Reunion was when we get to see the Shinra Prisons / Detention cells near Hojo’s lab, where in the original FF7 the party is locked up when caught in the Shinra Building.
Seeing those cells where a massive nostalgic strike, it reinforces that it was such a massive L removing that integral scene in the Shrina Building in FF7 Remake: BUT given we now have the assets for the Shinra cells in 4K, do you think it is possible for a fan to merge those assets with FF7 Remake assets to re-create the Shinra Prison scene, waking up to horror and blood trail scenes in the same way THE KALM PROJECT did? It’s the only thing that saddens me about Remake, and I want to see that scene recreated by the fan base. If you have any contact with Kalm Project or other modders, would be great if you could suggest the re-creation of the Shinra Prison scenes in a fan made mod using the assets from Crisis Core Reunion 😊
I can’t wait to play this game, never owned a PSP and missed out in the original, that DMW gimmick never made sense to me from what I saw and I liked your explanation of it
So I haven't finished Final Fantasy 7 Remake and it is stuck in my back log hell. Since this game is a prequel would it be fine to play this first and than finish 7 remake afterwards? (For context when I stopped last year I had just jumped out of the train with Tifa and Barrett
Dang... I was really hoping for a biscuit IN gravy. Not out of it :/
Oh well.
Can't wait for the mods to make Zack... Cloud xD
Sounds like every other review that got an early copy not gonna lie. Reminds me of FFXV “an ff game for old players and new” key message that every early reviewer had to mention or get exiled.
Spoiler alert - polished remaster with no new content.
See you at Rebirth
As someone who haven´t played FF7R im really glad they didn´t fuck up too much with the original story and etc due to me loving CCFF7 a lot :)
this is my most replayed game now..
Reasons:
1 - only 10 chapters
2 - not boring
3 - good music
4 - good story
5 - you can start over with your current stats
6 - its final fantasy 7
What you've said in the beginning is the difference between a remaster and a remake.
Is Costly Punch still in the game and is it still just as broken?
I mean, remasters are exactly that, just a brushing up of the original. Adding major gameplay changes would be a remake.
Thank to Zack new voice, am not touching this. EVER!
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8:04 THANK YOU NOW I CAN BUY IT :D
Thats seriously great to hear it runs at 120fps on a good pc. i cant wait to play this again
2 reasons for the classic over it
first is the voice cause it "getting there" in the 2nd half still means the first is gonna suck
and second is everything voiced, just means more dialogue to wait for voiced to catch up to and skipping it just means a less clean presentation
basically it cleans up combat and looks to a point of on a console but voices were stronger in classic cause less of them so when they came in it mattered more, like seeing a more detailed cutscene at the end of a chapter made it more significant than seeing it all the time
I know CC is repetitive because of its structure, which is understandable given which hardware it was originally made for…
But weirdly enough I’ve absolutely never got bored or felt the negative effects of repetitivity, and yet I’m usually pretty sensitive to it. I don’t know why that is.
Preordered. Thanks, Loved FF7R a lot.
Ten hours? Oof, do not remember it being that short. But I also remember immediately trying Hard Mode and finishing it pretty quickly. Guess it adds up.
Thats without side quests tbf and updated faster skipping the battle movies
The original took me about 15 hours to beat, without doing side quests.
...How...Dare...You... take that biscuit out of the delicious gravy you monster!
Great coverage, really appreciate it. Looking forward to a square game that runs well on pc and doesn't just get released in a "technically functional state".
Sadly I will never play this game again. It had such a memorable ending that I have no desire to. It's one of those things that make you sad you can't forget it to play it again.
it looks stunning but that DMW would drive me nuts seeing it go off 24/7
CC is definitely not just a remaster. It is a remake. Entirely different gameplay engine, completely different menus, different DMV, updated cutscenes, updated controls.
There is literally nothing untouched that it would be qualified as only a remaster. Look at RE 1-4 or Shadow of the Colossus or many others.
This is entirely a remake bud.
I just skipping through the review until I found the part about the PC port haha. At this point I know what I'm getting, and I didn't want even the slightest of spoilers if possible, since I barely remember this game, having played it waaaaaaay back when it first released on PSP and never again. Anyways, thank you for talking about the PC performance, I refuse to buy a game on PC that doesn't run well on modern hardware, it's unacceptable. The PC options are pretty bare bones, but at least we now have an exclusive full screen option, I still can't believe Remake didn't have that, it's frustrating.
Hoping for a good Switch port.
Games designed to be played on the go belong on a handheld console.
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.
Saving this game for Christmas I love it and I can't wait to play it again also I can't wait for final fantasy 16 I pre-ordered the deluxe edition
I heard that there is a setting to store the DMW limits you earn. Shouldn't be a problem with that.
I didn't own a PSP so I never got a chance to play it when it first came out so I'm excited to try it now.
Good to know it’s good! I never played the original so I don’t have any nostalgia strings for whoever voiced Zack originally.
This was good, but I really liked Dirge of Cerberus on PS2 and hope they will also port it to PC one day.
A biscuit OUT of gravy sounds like a bad time, dunk that thing in there.
I would hate you for playing Crisis Core right now. But I'm pissed that I want it right now. I hate you freakin content creators. Totally divides us normal players for actually enjoying the game.
Well they also the one spoil u and can play early than everyone
Really unfair if u ask me...now a days content creators gets to play it early.....
I hope they remastered the battle music because that 💩 got annoying AF through all of the missions
Apart from the VA, what I really disliked was them censoring Jenova's head during Sephiroth's fight. Way to ruin one of the most iconic moments in the saga.
This game is what I wanted for a final fantasy VII remake but they decided to change it yes I understand it was way easier to do this on this game since it already looked good on psp but because of the psp game they had character designs to make a remake with