The ULTIMATE Recap of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (RECAPitation)

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Комментарии • 791

  • @lizardpeoplepoetry
    @lizardpeoplepoetry 7 лет назад +914

    cloud: i won't forget
    also cloud: * promptly forgets *

    • @697_
      @697_ 7 лет назад +31

      Sephiroth controlled his mind after that using the Jenova cells inside of Cloud. Play the game :)

    • @andydufrane6161
      @andydufrane6161 4 года назад +3

      Lmao good one

    • @sanasdate3421
      @sanasdate3421 4 года назад +54

      @@697_ It's. A. Joke.

    • @MANJYOMETHUNDER111
      @MANJYOMETHUNDER111 4 года назад +28

      I mean, is it really forgetting if he BECAME Zack?

    • @queerspirit2995
      @queerspirit2995 4 года назад +12

      Nah, he doesn't forget, he just remembers very horribly. Like, when Zack said "You are my living legacy." That was a flat out condemnation. lol

  • @DPSS927
    @DPSS927 4 года назад +176

    This was my first FF game. My mom bought it for me when I was a kid. Neither of us knew anything about the series, so she simply picked something she thought I would like and god damnit, she picked right! To this day, Zack still remains my favourite FF character and it's all because of this game. The guy just felt so relatable and his struggles so profound. He did everything right, was an amazing person from start to finish and yet shit STILL went completely sideways for him. The ending hit me especially hard, in good part because I didn't know he was meant to die so I was actually trying to win that fight. I kept thinking "How many more of these bastards are there?! I'm running out of health here!" By that point it wasn't just Zack struggling desperatly to stay alive and return to Aerith, I was right there struggling with him. Even when I inevitably died, I kept reloading my save thinking "It must be just a bad ending that played because I lost right?" But no, that was it. No matter what I did, Zack was always going to die. It was my first Tragic Video Game ending too, so I bawled like a little baby when I was done...
    Now I wouldn't call Crisis Core my favourite videogame of all time, it definetly has its flaws. But God be Damned if it isn't the most emotionally impactful game I've ever played!

    • @shinzoux5912
      @shinzoux5912 2 года назад +2

      Have you played Final Fantasy 7 remake? I had a similar experience to you, but with FF7

    • @FlameThe4
      @FlameThe4 Год назад

      Wow, very beautifully put, I’m just now getting into FF7 and he’s my fav character too. When you want to believe in the people you want to believe and fight for what you believe is right, you learn that reality is different and people have their own perspectives. But Zack holding his values strong. Honoring the ones that fell before him and keeping his promises. His and Angels will lives on.

    • @Ttyumbra
      @Ttyumbra 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@shinzoux5912yeah same with halo reach if you didn’t play it play it I’m telling you won’t be disappointed

  • @miguelitomarques8
    @miguelitomarques8 7 лет назад +386

    I love these tragic hero finales. Like Zack was counting on going back to Midgar to see Aerith again and explain to her all of what happened in the last four years. Just hoping to see her again. But dies just when Midgar is on the view.
    While is sad, is also true storytelling right there.

    • @Bjorick
      @Bjorick 5 лет назад +31

      can you image starting a story, already knowing how it ends as a writer, the ending is set in stone. It would be hard not to rush, not to put much effort into it, honestly.
      But I started the game knowing what happened to zack, planning not to get involved or care, but damn, he wan me over, and i even forgot what was coming until i knew i was getting to the end of the game, and i cried hard, lol

    • @ProdigaliNKGaming
      @ProdigaliNKGaming 4 года назад +8

      Seems like the ending was never set in stone. Remake just broke this. A sequel inclusive of Zack has to be in works.

    • @tkorde8988
      @tkorde8988 4 года назад +2

      @@ProdigaliNKGaming From what I gathered, that's a different timeline. So maybe if the next part is set in the alt timeline then that would become a reality.

    • @kdog__
      @kdog__ 4 года назад

      @@tkorde8988 I figured it was a different timeline and they were showing with the whispers gone that all timelines don't have a destiny and all characters can have new fates. I think it would be kinda weird to bring zack back after letting you pick Aerith for some of the romance options in the remake

    • @Rihcterwilker
      @Rihcterwilker 4 года назад

      @@kdog__ it's not really a different timeline, but a meta situation where square knows that there's 23 years of the original, and we, as the ghosts, know the story of the original and the existence of the compilation that came later, expanding the universe, so it is like they're going to decide what to do with this remake: give us the exact same story, as the fans want for nothing to change, or use the universe already stablished and give it a new direction. I saw a theory that said something like that and seemed to be on point on what's happening, but i honestly don't remember the final part of the theory exactly as it was written.

  • @MikeBNumba6
    @MikeBNumba6 8 лет назад +452

    The ending was vary sad, probably the most saddest ending that I can remember to any game. Aeris was sending him letters for 4 years with no response. Then the music playing while you're fighting the soldiers. Then all the memories being played during that time. Crazy ending. FFx had a sad ending too, but I think this one tops it.

    • @andrewrenshaw2741
      @andrewrenshaw2741 6 лет назад +37

      MikeBNumba6 Yes... it broke my heart. Thinking of Aerith writing those letters, wondering if her soldier would come home to her. Her adopted mom watching her seeing parallels to her story awaiting her loves return from the Wutai war.
      Zack and Aerith were truly meant to be. The glimmer in his eye that Aerith loved was just the legacy of her first love...

    • @velocious8002
      @velocious8002 6 лет назад +2

      If I remember correctly the thing is that officially Zack and Sephiroth were confirmed to be dead right? So why did she send him letters if it was confirmed to public that they're dead I mean c'mon. But again I might not remember this correctly.

    • @boxtupos7718
      @boxtupos7718 4 года назад +9

      @@velocious8002 Nibelheim was basically kept from everybody.
      Plus the top 2 most powerful SOLDIERS at the time dying at once is not a good image for Shinra.

    • @brookswilliams5239
      @brookswilliams5239 4 года назад +12

      @@velocious8002 also Aerith can sense when someone has actually died so she must've known that he was alive somewhere

    • @MarioCorleone
      @MarioCorleone 4 года назад

      Anime boi go ded so sad

  • @Tactavious
    @Tactavious 7 лет назад +267

    God, Zack is such an awesome character. Love that guy.

  • @sonicfan2486
    @sonicfan2486 9 лет назад +430

    The ending fucked me up even more because I played Crisis Core before FF VII... I knew Cloud had the Buster Sword, but I didn't realize how until it was too damn late... This is the only game that's actually caused real tears to shed from my eyes...

    • @aeris44
      @aeris44 8 лет назад +35

      +sonicfan2486 Oh wow that's an interesting perspective. Having played FF7 first, I did know what was going to happen but it was still heartbreaking playing that final battle. With the music playing and the countless soldiers, I remember the moment I gasped and was like, "Oh my god, I can't win this. I'm meant to die."

    • @Binks129
      @Binks129 8 лет назад +34

      +sonicfan2486 I also played Crisis Core first and cried like a fucking bitch when my main man Zack went out like that. When i saw all those soldiers my heart was like "no.... please... Not like this..."

    • @Reheapification
      @Reheapification 8 лет назад +15

      +aeris44 The piece was called Price of Freedom. It fits the moment really well.

    • @yamiryushi
      @yamiryushi 8 лет назад +15

      +sonicfan2486 Oh don't worry. Us older gamers that grew up with ff7 cried buckets too.

    • @cmanmaxwell
      @cmanmaxwell 7 лет назад +10

      Damn you're lucky. I was burdened with the confusion of FF7 before even thinking about what came before, and learning the past before playing CC when my adulthood brought to light the events of FF7 and what came before.
      Still confused really on who was actually in control, Sephiroth or Jenova. A piece of me wants to believe Sephiroth was a casualty of genetic testing that lead Jenova to control him, and a piece of me wants to believe he was a righteous defender of his own beliefs, much like his two best friends.

  • @96ace96
    @96ace96 9 лет назад +682

    Zack. The manliest man you will ever know.

    • @ashketchum1377
      @ashketchum1377 6 лет назад +18

      96ace96 and then gladiolus came

    • @Killer_Kris7
      @Killer_Kris7 5 лет назад +24

      @@ashketchum1377 no, Zack is more manly

    • @ashketchum1377
      @ashketchum1377 5 лет назад +4

      Cloud Strife sure man

    • @shu830
      @shu830 4 года назад +5

      He isn't even the manliest man in final fantasy

    • @PixelBraint
      @PixelBraint 4 года назад +3

      Barret has joined the game

  • @osamamansoor927
    @osamamansoor927 7 лет назад +102

    You forgot one of the most iconic lines that zack ever said at the time of his death.
    "Was I....able to become a hero?"

    • @jay9368
      @jay9368 5 лет назад +30

      Hey, would you say I became a hero?

    • @andreseh87
      @andreseh87 4 года назад +1

      That is so fucking cringe. Nobody talks like that.

    • @rahatduary3878
      @rahatduary3878 4 года назад +10

      @@andreseh87 Sounds cringe out of context but trust me once you play it through the end it makes sense cause he's actually asking you the player. Now is it still cringe? idk honestly I was crying too much to notice in my 2nd playthrough.

    • @zackwyvern2582
      @zackwyvern2582 4 года назад +9

      @@andreseh87 damn, Andres. did your dad beat you to the point your ass stuck itself upwards?

    • @undying1177
      @undying1177 4 года назад +1

      "You weren't just a hero....you were an inspiration"

  • @SatiZakito
    @SatiZakito 7 лет назад +281

    Zack's honor was by far greater than his love for Aerith.
    He could have ditched cloud anytime and run to her, but he did not... it just breaks me up everytime.

    • @enemystorm7013
      @enemystorm7013 5 лет назад +51

      Bros before hoes

    • @sbagas8369
      @sbagas8369 4 года назад +12

      @@enemystorm7013 Unfortunately, his bro, Cloud Strife, chose hoes before bros. JK, but it's still sad tho.

    • @danshia8564
      @danshia8564 4 года назад +45

      He probably thinks that ditching Cloud and saving himself, is like betraying not only Cloud or Aerith but also himself. He chose to die true to himself. He died still being the Zack who Aerith falls in love with. The Zack who helps those who are in need, the brave Zack, the hero Zack. And that is why Zack is one of the best if not the best FF character ever.

  • @cupafail
    @cupafail 4 года назад +121

    Just watched this so I could get some extra lore for Zack after playing FF7 Remake, and damn, even in these 11 minutes I felt sad when it got to the ending. Now I see why everyone loves Zack so much.

    • @pineappl3pizzzasoju
      @pineappl3pizzzasoju 4 года назад +9

      Zack the true Hero

    • @waverazor
      @waverazor 4 года назад +7

      he was a regular guy in a crazy world.

    • @justashumaiko5818
      @justashumaiko5818 4 года назад

      But still, purist of OG FF7 and Clerith fans hate him.

    • @RpgRiser1
      @RpgRiser1 4 года назад +5

      Honestly you should give the game a try if you have the chance, or at least watch a story playthrough on RUclips.

    • @Who_Does
      @Who_Does 3 года назад +2

      Zack was a better protagonist than Cloud IMO.

  • @ThujanK
    @ThujanK 4 года назад +65

    I'm currently playing FF7 remake right now and what got me into the series as a whole was Final fantasy crisis core which was my first PSP game. I wanted to remember the story since it is the prequel. I remember shedding a tear when zack died. It makes my appreciation for FF7 remake much more and sentimental after watching this video. Thanks for the great Recap!

    • @sivaTSM
      @sivaTSM 4 года назад +4

      Same exact thing here man, Crisis Core was one of my favorite games ever. Im trying to get the remake now.

    • @SoulPurposeGaming
      @SoulPurposeGaming 4 года назад +3

      Wait till you finish ff7 remake. You're going to love it.

    • @sivaTSM
      @sivaTSM 4 года назад +2

      @@SoulPurposeGaming Im so closeeeee, chapter 17

    • @RasenRendanX
      @RasenRendanX 4 года назад +2

      @@sivaTSM ah man i hope you say now spoilers. The future for FF7 Part 2 is gonna be crazy

    • @sivaTSM
      @sivaTSM 4 года назад

      RasenRendan yes it js

  • @WhiskeyTango76s
    @WhiskeyTango76s 7 лет назад +42

    Damn that is epic knowing that Zack's choices and sacrifice were not in vain and affects the world in a hugely positive way. Really, if he didn't persevere in saving Cloud things would've been totally different, which in turn paved the way for Cloud to find himself and fight Sephiroth... The best fucken antagonist of all time

  • @iampyre2016
    @iampyre2016 7 лет назад +1034

    GREATEST. PSP. GAME. EVER.

    • @jonathanf106
      @jonathanf106 5 лет назад +11

      Final Fantasy type 0 is way better

    • @AT-qu2bz
      @AT-qu2bz 5 лет назад +47

      @@jonathanf106 gtfo ratkid

    • @ConanYagami
      @ConanYagami 5 лет назад +17

      @@AT-qu2bz lmao typo 0 was bad

    • @Killer_Kris7
      @Killer_Kris7 5 лет назад +10

      @@jonathanf106 hell no fuck off

    • @FGC-Option
      @FGC-Option 5 лет назад +12

      This, Peace Walker and Tactics Ogre are the only reasons I ever purchased a PSP

  • @DutchDread
    @DutchDread 8 лет назад +81

    Saddest moment in video game history, many manly tears have been shed.

  • @brianrodriguez2721
    @brianrodriguez2721 9 лет назад +317

    THIS should have been a movie, not advent children... Zack's story is greater than we imagined in ff7, it's so humane that you can easily feel identified and be surprised even though you know what follows

    • @hedgehogsonic11
      @hedgehogsonic11 8 лет назад +50

      Then it should be even better as a game. We get to be in the shoes of this relatable character, not just watching it. We get to relive Zack's memories in the DMV. We get to see it break down during Zack's final fight, which we fight as well. This experience is so much better as something we can play, rather than watching it. It's so much more powerful to play the limping, wounded, weakened Zack than just watching him die.

    • @angelgirl976
      @angelgirl976 8 лет назад +1

      +Brian Rodriguez OH GOD THE FEELS WE WOULD EXPERIENCE!

    • @carlosthetruedragon
      @carlosthetruedragon 8 лет назад

      +Lauren Carroll what are you talking about?

    • @Knucklebreaking
      @Knucklebreaking 7 лет назад +1

      Why not both?

    • @dark3rthanshadows
      @dark3rthanshadows 6 лет назад +1

      but the movie has to sell to the larger aundiences thus Cloud is a better option

  • @AnthonyDunlap
    @AnthonyDunlap 9 лет назад +384

    i really wish they include this game remastered for the PS4 when the Final Fantasy VII Remake releases.

  • @dominiccenteno1233
    @dominiccenteno1233 4 года назад +100

    I don't think I can ever ship Cloud and Aerith again after learning Zack's story. Damn that's heartbreaking.

    • @RpgRiser1
      @RpgRiser1 4 года назад +17

      Yeah same, I played FF7 11 years ago and then Crisis Core a decade ago, I never again shipped Cloud and Aerith. Zack and Aerith are just so much better together.

    • @isaacgraff8288
      @isaacgraff8288 4 года назад +9

      Remembering the story of FF7, have not played the Remake, I really can't ship Cloud with anyone. He as a lot of growing up to do before hand.

  • @Kylesico912x
    @Kylesico912x 6 лет назад +51

    I want to know how a game manages to spoil its emotionally impactful ending years before being made but still manages to be so powerful.

  • @tomsoar102
    @tomsoar102 4 года назад +6

    I never played original ff7 BUT I have Crisis Core, ff7 Remake and Advent Children so I have most of the lore & piecing it all together is FASCINATING!😃

  • @jakobjansen9541
    @jakobjansen9541 4 года назад +64

    The cool thing is that after the game came out many people started calling Zack the better protagonist for ff7 and that is I think, the exactly what the developers wanted. Cloud isn't Zack but he tries his hardest to live up to the legacy that Zack left behind. And by the end of the game cloud succeds and even surpasses his mentor and friend.....and then clouds character development shits the bed in advent children.

    • @RpgRiser1
      @RpgRiser1 4 года назад +7

      I wouldn't say that he surpasses Zack, but he does live up to him by the end of FF7. Still would have loved another game with Zack as the protagonist, maybe they'll give us the choice in part 2 of the Remake. I like Cloud, but I enjoy Zack so much more tbh.

    • @fiction5559
      @fiction5559 2 года назад +6

      Actually, how Cloud is in AC makes perfect sense, its a perfect portrayal of someone with PTSD, and there's a lot he feels guilty for. The emo complaints, while I get them, they really miss the whole point of Cloud's journey, he is traumatized and alienating himself, wanting to die. The scene with Aerith before he first goes to fight the 3 remnants highlights this too. Once he has saved Tifa and Denzel where he couldn't save Aerith and Zack, he forgives himself and is back to normal.

    • @maxentirunos
      @maxentirunos 2 года назад +2

      @@fiction5559 This is something that grate on my nerves too. People completely forgot that we don't play Cloud for the majority of FF7, we play an amnesiac mismash of Cloud, Sephiroth and Zack, and that his real personality only come back after his psyche is restored, but it's like 48h in universe before the end of the game. We don't know how Cloud really is and his personality both in Crisis core and Advent children make sense.

  • @blunts1988
    @blunts1988 7 лет назад +3

    Crisis Core made me cry, not just because of the music, but because of its amazing story. Best prequel ever, period.
    The ending is still as heart-wrenching as the first time I saw it. No matter how many times I play it, I still end up crying at the end. Masterpiece.

  • @ShiroDawn
    @ShiroDawn 4 года назад +3

    the think i love about the prequel games is how they show the other side to Sephiroph.
    i know it was shown in the base game but i like how it is expanded upon in the game

  • @angelgirl976
    @angelgirl976 8 лет назад +66

    I would love for a console re release of this. So many feels.

    • @mikigirl18
      @mikigirl18 4 года назад +2

      If only, but I think because Genesis is modeled after Gackt, we might not ever see it.

    • @Kitsunary
      @Kitsunary 4 года назад

      I wonder if they could just change Genesis' face so they can remake this game. Gackt has a strict stance of not letting his likeness be reused to remake Crisis Core.

    • @RasenRendanX
      @RasenRendanX 4 года назад

      @@Kitsunary if they could they would have done it. Its not possible sadly.

    • @hipstersephiroth3722
      @hipstersephiroth3722 2 года назад

      We are getting one

    • @MrL1G3R
      @MrL1G3R 2 года назад

      It's called Reunion

  • @N0V4K5
    @N0V4K5 8 лет назад +174

    Who else cried?

  • @KreatorOfDeath1985
    @KreatorOfDeath1985 7 лет назад +22

    I believe this was the most sad Final Fantasy Game ever made. It had me near tears at the end, im not afraid to admit it.

  • @jbriones4144
    @jbriones4144 4 года назад +14

    My first Final Fantasy game. I didn't even know Zack would die. I suffered

  • @infin4t3_v01d
    @infin4t3_v01d 4 года назад +3

    made me cry when I was 13. Still makes me cry when I’m 26. Forever my favorite game that no one talks about. Thank you for this 26 minute trip down memory lane 🙌🏻

  • @mrdude88
    @mrdude88 7 лет назад +79

    The ending of this game, dammit! We all knew Zack was going to die but dammit!

  • @rayuthkmeanluy8605
    @rayuthkmeanluy8605 8 лет назад +49

    All I wanted to re-visit the ending of the game...I forgot that I cried at the ending of this game after I finish it. Now I cry again. FUCK

    • @deadparrotplays9542
      @deadparrotplays9542 8 лет назад +3

      I feel you, this is one of the saddest moments in gaming for me. So emotional when you actually experience it.

    • @InfiniteTril
      @InfiniteTril 8 лет назад +2

      +Deadparrot Plays Facts, this was actually my first Final Fantasy game and my favorite one to date, had no clue Zack would die, and damn did the water works fall

    • @rayuthkmeanluy8605
      @rayuthkmeanluy8605 8 лет назад

      FrOsTyBlUe102 wow reallly? mine too! Crisis core is also my first FF game

    • @InfiniteTril
      @InfiniteTril 8 лет назад

      +Crazed Foxx haha that's crazy bro, are you souped for 15? It looks pretty cool, but I'm afraid the main character is gonna. Be a little bitch, lol he's definitely no where near a Zack

    • @rayuthkmeanluy8605
      @rayuthkmeanluy8605 8 лет назад

      FrOsTyBlUe102 To be honest, I thought the main character was Zack... I was hyped for a while. :/ I wish Zack have a longer story though

  • @monkeydjimmy5169
    @monkeydjimmy5169 4 года назад +4

    The reason i love this channel so much is that its accurate about everything and even tells you in the end how much the have sold . This channel deserves more subs that's for sure

  • @warumonoLS
    @warumonoLS 9 лет назад +35

    Man, I loved this game.

  • @MarshallXeno
    @MarshallXeno 6 лет назад +5

    1. Zack is awesome
    2. Zack is awesome
    3. Zack is, I feel like there is a trend...
    Zack is my favorite character to this day

  • @scottn322
    @scottn322 7 лет назад +7

    Zack was an incredibly cool character. I always liked Cloud, but, at least since Crisis Core, I've found myself liking Zack way more. He had so much more personality, and really anything that I like about Cloud very clearly came from Zack. Crisis Core was a great little game.

  • @mikigirl18
    @mikigirl18 4 года назад +4

    This game is utterly AMAZING. Those that can't play it, really are missing a lot.

  • @papazerokool154
    @papazerokool154 8 лет назад +9

    dude I've have played all these games, and started watching this series from FF1, and god damn you're good at retelling these stories. Dam good job.

  • @mismismism
    @mismismism 6 лет назад +7

    I loved this game, the Price of Freedom still makes me tear up when I hear it. Zack was the true MVP.

  • @magusx1125
    @magusx1125 4 года назад +6

    The ending to this game still puts me in tears every time.

  • @RonnyRoice
    @RonnyRoice 4 года назад +3

    I'm here so I can refresh my memory on crisis core. I was so young when I played this game. They need to bring it back

  • @OniBlackMage
    @OniBlackMage  9 лет назад +14

    Haemon Sheppard Yes, my loose schedule will be 4:Interlude, 4:After Years, 7, 7:Dirge of Cerberus, 6, and Type-0. Thanks for watching!

    • @haemonsheppard3708
      @haemonsheppard3708 9 лет назад

      Awesome. Can't wait to watch them, thank you for the great videos you have done an amazing job on them.

    • @haemonsheppard3708
      @haemonsheppard3708 9 лет назад +2

      ***** Any chance you could do ff7 before crisis?

    • @Khearts530
      @Khearts530 9 лет назад

      ***** WOOOO! Awesome!

    • @haemonsheppard3708
      @haemonsheppard3708 8 лет назад

      Ehrgeiz wasn't a sequel but a spin off like Chocobo racing.
      This is the chronological order for ff7 I believe :-)
      Final Fantasy VII: Before Crisis
      Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core
      Final Fantasy VII: Last Order
      Final Fantasy VII
      Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
      Final Fantasy VII: On The Way To A Smile
      Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus

    • @haemonsheppard3708
      @haemonsheppard3708 8 лет назад

      Thx for reminding me about this game. :-D

  • @jadelovespinkxo
    @jadelovespinkxo 5 лет назад +2

    Rick Gomez really did a great performance as Zack

  • @Zero-xl2ef
    @Zero-xl2ef 7 лет назад +17

    I cried so bad in the end damn Zack

  • @lenoirtnb4077
    @lenoirtnb4077 7 лет назад +16

    man... the price of freedom..
    soon as it plays It says he hasn't talked to her in 4 years...
    I can't imagine.

  • @michaelhearn9844
    @michaelhearn9844 9 лет назад +366

    Final Fantasy: The Clone Wars.

  • @ShuusakuSama
    @ShuusakuSama 8 лет назад +50

    I wish the FFVII remake can include part of this in it

    • @Ub3rSk1llz
      @Ub3rSk1llz 6 лет назад +18

      ff7, crisis core, dirge of cerberus and advent children all in one game. a man can dream.

    • @kysierkevin
      @kysierkevin 5 лет назад +6

      dont forget the before crisis ff7 game which is canon and fleshes out turks secret jobs and the origin of avalanche

    • @murkiom
      @murkiom 4 года назад +7

      It is part of it alright lol

    • @Rihcterwilker
      @Rihcterwilker 4 года назад +1

      @@murkiom as cheesy as he is, i woudn't mind if genesis appeared, honestly. We got the original avalanche from before crisis and kunsel name drop already. Genesis doing a cameo would be ok, i guess.

    • @RDreamer
      @RDreamer 4 года назад +1

      careful what you wish for buddy

  • @branj18
    @branj18 4 года назад +7

    I had to come watch this after finishing FF7 Remake. I’m ready to see what direction it’s going to take based on what we’ve seen.

  • @neby_nebs
    @neby_nebs 8 лет назад +6

    I just find the effort needed to do all this (for both documentation and enjoyment) phenomenal. You deserve an award or something my guy

  • @mrdude88
    @mrdude88 3 года назад +2

    Those 88 letters better be hidden items in the second part of FFvII remake during Zach’s playthrough.

  • @zednotzee
    @zednotzee 6 лет назад +6

    criminally underappreciated

  • @psy9447
    @psy9447 4 года назад +1

    Crisis core taught me one thing with its story.... Zach is the standard of excellence of being a great man

  • @shivamchouhan5077
    @shivamchouhan5077 Год назад +2

    "You either die as a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become a villain"
    Zack could easily left cloud behind and reach midgar but he choses to protect his honor and eventually died as a hero

  • @8BitPreston
    @8BitPreston 5 лет назад +4

    bruh when sephiroth stabbed cloud i was crying while playing for the first time, same with the ending. I love the 7 series so much.

  • @AscendantStoic
    @AscendantStoic 4 года назад +6

    Hopefully they will incorporate parts of Zack's story into FF7 Remake later episodes ... it's a great chance to make FF7 Remake the complete retelling of FF7's overall story (which spans several games and movies now)

  • @TundraTress
    @TundraTress 9 лет назад +6

    Ah man this brings back all them feels. Might need to buy this game again and play it.

  • @XDrumble3
    @XDrumble3 7 лет назад +2

    "The story only gets larger from here so lets cut it down with a recapitation." Ahh! *LOVE IT* everytime you say that! Haha! Love your recapitations! 😀

  • @azazel7505
    @azazel7505 3 года назад +1

    God... my friend kept telling me about how cool zack was, today I learnt about his story, never thought I would cry over a character who I have never even played with...

  • @alabrecque3
    @alabrecque3 6 лет назад +3

    Great Re-cap, this is the best prequel I've ever played, i'm surprised it never was released on ps3 or ps4. Zack was in my opinion a better protagonist than Cloud. FFVII fans that played this game knew the unfortunate fate of Zack before even playing yet the ending was so sad and memorable and is a top 10 of best memorable games I have ever played.

  • @m0usju1c3
    @m0usju1c3 3 года назад +2

    Considering they made a DLC on Yuffie as part of FF7R, I would say it is highly likely they will do DLC based on Zack. It's a no brainier.

  • @4thworldwilderness390
    @4thworldwilderness390 6 лет назад +1

    Final fantasy 7, 8 and tactics are by far my favorite storylines of my adolescence growing up. The nostalgia is just tooooo good looking back. Now if only final fantasy 8 was given as much love as 7, then I could die happy. Why don't they have full anime series for each, I will never understand. That would be the greatest epic tale in anime EVER. Better than Berserk probly...

  • @MoffMan491
    @MoffMan491 7 лет назад

    I gotta say dude, this might be my top 4 video on RUclips. I didn't know much about Zach before this, only having played the original VII. I gained a whole new perspective and respect for Zach after watching this video. Thanks for making one of my favorite Final Fantasy games even better since I now know Zachs backstory other than the little tidbits from VII

  • @Uno_Hunter
    @Uno_Hunter 4 года назад +2

    Cloud - "I won't forget"
    Just a pancake Zack - "Ok I believe you"

  • @smokenzadopen666
    @smokenzadopen666 4 года назад +2

    I played crisis core many years ago but never original ff7. I just finished the remake and everything makes sense as to why cloud doesn’t really talk about his past and has flashbacks. I already knew Zack was the man but this helped me piece together that Cloud is a BETA jk I still love them all but Zack better show up in part 2 of the remake with all this destiny defying mumbo jumbo

  • @moniiiiiiiiii
    @moniiiiiiiiii 7 лет назад +2

    Zack asking what is Sephiroth = Sephiroth 45% TRIGGERED. Genesis explaining the Jenova Project = 100% TRIGGERED. Full blown psycho.

  • @esthiem4388
    @esthiem4388 5 лет назад +3

    I like how you included Zack's hair in the story

  • @bicnicky
    @bicnicky 8 лет назад +165

    I actually preferred Crisis Core to Final Fantasy VII, while the gameplay is too simple compared to VII, all the characters, especially Zack, are some of Square's best. It's a shame it was made for PSP and flew under the radar.

    • @TitanGT66
      @TitanGT66 8 лет назад +19

      +bicnicky Same here. Zack is my favorite FF character.

    • @Samanosuke187
      @Samanosuke187 8 лет назад +19

      Wouldn't say flew under the radar, sold over 6 million copies lol

    • @Knucklebreaking
      @Knucklebreaking 7 лет назад +5

      Samanosuke187 It would have sold more if it was on a console also

    • @davidhughes9299
      @davidhughes9299 7 лет назад +5

      bicnicky Why oh why didn't Square release this for their MAIN fanbase (by a country mile) the console gamers who helped them make their fortune and establish FF as the giant franchise it is today? It CONFOUNDS me! Grrr...

    • @radioloops
      @radioloops 7 лет назад +10

      The reason is obvious, to boost the sales of the PSP and they did a fantastic job with it.

  • @1WBo55
    @1WBo55 8 лет назад +6

    You are a Godsend.. Thanks for the multiple clarifications in the FF7 installments. You did a good job.

  • @justinthemotions2291
    @justinthemotions2291 4 года назад +3

    Had to watch this before the Remake... You did INCREDIBLE man!

  • @paperz6580
    @paperz6580 3 года назад +4

    U know why this game was great? Because we all know how the story gonna end but deep inside we hope it can end differently.

    • @OniBlackMage
      @OniBlackMage  3 года назад +2

      To me, it's like Romeo and Juliet ... you know they are going to die in the end but that's not the point. The journey along the way is great and the ending is STILL moving.

  • @shivamchouhan5077
    @shivamchouhan5077 Год назад +1

    When you first play this game, you already know both Zack and Aeris will die but still start the journey this is the what makes this game so beautiful yet depressing

  • @SamAdamsDesigns
    @SamAdamsDesigns 4 года назад +3

    So cloud was never actually a soldier first class.. now it makes sense why that one guy laughs at you when you tell him that in ff7 remake

  • @JohnnyWunderboy2
    @JohnnyWunderboy2 8 лет назад +6

    These FFVII recaps are incredibly well done
    Thank you!!

  • @CoolerGuy121
    @CoolerGuy121 4 года назад +31

    But wouldn't it be totally crazy if he like didn't die somehow? 🙃

    • @chayjay1956
      @chayjay1956 4 года назад +20

      You've played the remake, haven't you?

    • @RasenRendanX
      @RasenRendanX 4 года назад +1

      well we still dont fully know what the future holds.

  • @steezushd
    @steezushd 5 месяцев назад +2

    thanks for this, my friends were bullying me about the newest game coming out and i didn't know what a zack fair was.

  • @kanari840
    @kanari840 7 лет назад +5

    Im telling you Zack is the man!!! Im so proud of that guy and his girlfriend Aerith protecting and watching over Cloud as he goes full on emo and ignores Tifa's advances lmao

  • @zackfair5408
    @zackfair5408 8 лет назад +7

    Fucking Ending... Sometime I can't finish it, cause at the end, my eyes would full of tears..

  • @Rhyto
    @Rhyto 5 лет назад +1

    HOLY FUCK! I just realized now that since Zack and Cloud have perfected cells...it really does make sense as to how Zack lives on in Cloud because just as how Genesis was attempting to have Sephiroth Transfer Cells to stop his degradation so too can Zack "transfer" cells to other hosts which allows the theory of how Cloud was able to obtain his skills and memories melding into his own.
    Took me so long to figure that out even though I did play these games....

  • @Ferelmakina
    @Ferelmakina 7 лет назад +1

    This game is magic. And the love story between Zack and Aerith is great.

  • @kirara2516
    @kirara2516 8 лет назад +26

    They should have let Genesis kill Hojo. It would have been far better in the long run for everyone.

    • @kirara2516
      @kirara2516 7 лет назад +9

      ***** There was a part in the game where Genesis was either trying to kidnap Hojo or kill him and Zack (not knowing the guy's a wacko yet) steps in to protect him.

    • @kirara2516
      @kirara2516 7 лет назад

      ***** And Ardyn from FFXV.

    • @GameBang666
      @GameBang666 3 года назад

      @@kirara2516 bruh when Zack went to protect Hojo I was like "So you've chosen death"

  • @Gohka
    @Gohka 4 года назад +1

    Really hope one day Square decide to re-release this or do a HD remake and release it on consoles, maybe even PC. This game imo has one of the best stories going and the characters are so disgustingly well written. Other than FFIX no other FF comes close to the heights of this for me.

  • @krystalx324
    @krystalx324 8 лет назад +1

    thanks. never had a psp, these days you can't trust people online to sell one that isn't busted or with a battery cycle thats shot. plus no money for a PSP and suprisingly they never brought this to PSN, vita, ps3, ps4, or xbox one (considering type 0 made it to ps4/xb1) but anyway thanks a lot, I've wanted to experiance this game for almost 10 years being a diehard FF fan but never got to and I came to the conclusion I probably never will so this helps a lot. Also helped explain a lot of ff7 for me that I never understood to this day even after beating it a few times. Thanks. Next i'll watch your dirge of cerberus video since my ps2 gets the disc read error. (Although I did try it back when it worked and wasn't a fan, I would like to know what happens) Your recaps are excellent. way better than any plot summary, really helps paint the picture. keep it up

  • @fahriherlangga7607
    @fahriherlangga7607 4 года назад +10

    after 13 years we finally got an "actual sequel" from this game, this game is the only reason that i bought PSP at the time and it's WORTH !!

    • @Rihcterwilker
      @Rihcterwilker 4 года назад +2

      True. Playing the remake seems just like a straight sequel to crisis core, in style and mood.

    • @fahriherlangga7607
      @fahriherlangga7607 4 года назад +1

      @@Rihcterwilker IKR, when they announce it that is going to be action RPG like crisis core that is the happiest moment of my life

  • @3NC3PH4L0N
    @3NC3PH4L0N 6 лет назад +9

    Crisis Core is a great game but has so many story-flaws...
    1. The Jenova project was called "Project X" in FF7
    2. Jenova is not an ancient, its a creature from space that arrived with the first meteor wich created the north crater... (It was a misconception from Prof. Gast's research books. Furthermore Hojo gave Sephiroth the impression of being an ancient by telling him the name of his mother is Jenova. But Sephiroth's mother is Lucretia wich can be seen in the flashbacks of Vincent)
    3. Humans didnt hunt the ancient to extinction, they perished upon fighting Jenova (explained in Professor Gast's research video in a cottage at Icicle Inn).
    By the Way: The ancients defeating Jenova and getting nearly extinct would be an interesting thing to see wich could explain many things imo. I'd imagine the cetra extinct because they needed to get into the lifestream (returning to the planet=physical death) to defeat Jenova because Jenova resides in the lifestream and infected it after crashing with the meteor on the surface. The cetra cleansed the lifestream because the planet cannot exist without proper spiritual energy.
    And whats up with the black materia? Where does it come from? I assume the Cetra can not be the creators of the black materia since they tend to live in balance and harmony with the planet so why would they create the "Ultimate destructive Materia"? On the other hand: The black materia summoned "a calamity from the skies" as depicted in the ancient ruins. So the materia concept already existed. But then again: Why would the Cetra produce such a materia AND USE IT? And isnt a materia the "compressed knowledge of the ancients", so what need would they have to create materia when they already have the powers of the planet?
    I think that the people who where "tired of travelling" lost their ability to communticate with the planet and also lost the powers of the planet (i.e. casting lightning bolts ect.). So they invented the materia process to harness the powers of the planet! Upon developing more and more powerful materia they ended up creating the black materia wich could summon a meteor big enough to destroy the planet. Why would anyone develop such power? Because they where afraid of the cetra and felt inferior to them. But why would anyone use it? Still unclear to me... Enough of me ramblin bout FF7 its quite an essay xD

    • @davidthepilotdude5804
      @davidthepilotdude5804 6 лет назад +2

      mind, blown...

    • @akrington1
      @akrington1 5 лет назад

      actually It isn't story flaws as everything gets cleared up in FF7 it goes along with the story of what they believed at the time

  • @joshwhite83
    @joshwhite83 4 года назад +1

    3:52 look at that beautiful seam in the sky texture

  • @TaylorFalk21
    @TaylorFalk21 3 года назад +1

    That ending with zack and cloud gets me every fucking time.. just watching this video and I’m tearing up.. I love this game

  • @MystikAzn4vr
    @MystikAzn4vr 9 лет назад +27

    Thank you for saying 'Mid-gar' and not 'Mid-ger'

    • @kidecchi
      @kidecchi 8 лет назад +3

      +Viet Nguyen yes! fucking hate GER....ugh

    • @briansuano09
      @briansuano09 8 лет назад

      +kidecchi must be brazillian?

    • @kidecchi
      @kidecchi 8 лет назад

      +Brian Suano hahahah i see what you did there

  • @almostrandom7123
    @almostrandom7123 4 года назад

    This is a great summary of the game. I remember staying home from high school to play through this entire game, but it has been so long that many of the details have faded. After having beaten FFV7 Remake last week I thought I'd look up the Crisis Core story. Thanks!

  • @cgnefarious5785
    @cgnefarious5785 8 лет назад +1

    This is awesome and exactly what I was looking for. I couldn't really get into the Crisis Core gameplay but really wanted to know the story. Thank you.
    Now it's just the long wait for the remake.

  • @Andy-qr3hu
    @Andy-qr3hu 4 года назад +7

    This really needs a port

  • @TearDownGenesis
    @TearDownGenesis 4 года назад +1

    I mean based on this story Zach must be one of the most OP people in the world. He's the only Soldier Fist Class that wasn't heavily augmented.

  • @noahbuster4333
    @noahbuster4333 4 года назад +1

    The soundtrack is simply amazing! Thank you for this

  • @MichaelCutts7
    @MichaelCutts7 Год назад

    I put the game down for a month around the time jump and this helped me get up to speed. THANK YOU

  • @type2red
    @type2red 4 года назад +1

    One of the best games and storylines i have ever played, Zack is a beast bottom line.

  • @SalKhayer
    @SalKhayer 5 лет назад

    Cried when I played the game. 4 years after this video is released, and I've all but Cloud'ed the memories of this story from my mind, I'm in fucking tears again. Goddamit. Thanks for making these RECAPitations.

  • @Kevin51611
    @Kevin51611 2 года назад

    Man I loved this game! I replayed it countless times. I enjoyed it so much I remember sending Square-Enix an email asking when part 2 was coming out lol.

  • @zenu9277
    @zenu9277 4 года назад +1

    Came back to watch this before starting ff7 remark. This is gonna make it all the better.

  • @Lvlaple4Ever
    @Lvlaple4Ever 4 года назад +1

    Such a great story for a PSP game... That death flag with Aerith’s last latter though, hope Zack and Aerith can have a happy ending in FF7 Remake though :’(

  • @ravenpendragon6532
    @ravenpendragon6532 5 лет назад +3

    This is my first FF game that I finished, I only know Cloud because I've watched the FF7: AC in our local TV station so I got curious about Cloud and ended up playing FF7:CC. I'm telling you, I was 11y/o when I finished the game and I spent my night crying and crying and spending time to play the FF7, rewatching the movie, memorizing the LOVELESS poem, and making a theory how can Zack be alive. My disappointment in FF7 was there's a little mentioning of Zack's story and they made Aerith and Cloud more of a couple (which I dont like because I'm a fan of Tifa x Cloud), I wish they retcon/give Zack more recognition in the remake.

    • @Gohka
      @Gohka 4 года назад

      To be fair it becomes pretty clear after Cloud spends like an entire disc in some kind of asylum because he's losing his mind that he has for a very long time thought that he was Zack (just still knew his name was actually Cloud) I've always seen it as that being the reason they became so close, because in the back of Cloud's mind he must have remembered hearing about Aerith from Zack and she must have thought that Cloud almost seemed like a second Zack.

  • @BladesOfMunch
    @BladesOfMunch 9 лет назад +1

    I think you covered the story very well. Square Enix seems to be really good at emotionally striking down people. I secretly hope that this will happen in Kingdom Hearts too.

  • @jamesodeal6401
    @jamesodeal6401 6 лет назад +2

    This is one of the best final fantasy games of all time. The protagonist is the best too. This game touched my heart the way ff6 did, and the ending was hands down the saddest ending in video game history.
    Ps. Genesis could kick sephiroth's ass all across the floor.

  • @Caterfree10
    @Caterfree10 4 года назад +1

    Why does a summary of this game still have me crying by the end? 😭

  • @Broke_Guy_78
    @Broke_Guy_78 4 года назад +1

    This Final Fantasy was really good, I was disappointed it never got ported to the PS Vita not even as a download......