Intro

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII is an action role-playing game developed by Square Enix for the PlayStation Portable. The game is a prequel to Final Fantasy VII and is also the sixth installment in the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII.

Presentation

Where to start… we all know that all Final Fantasy games have spectacular graphics.. so the question is, how are the graphics on a handheld console? Well the cutscenes are absolutely stunning, no surprise there, you’ll be taken away everytime a cutscene appears.

As for the in-game graphics, their obviously a little knocked down from the movie cutscenes, but are just as amazing. They look smooth, crisp and suit the game just perfectly for a PSP.

Gameplay

Well to begin with the gameplay has changed from the usual Final Fantasy fighting gameplay. Instead of the, wait your turn to attack, then it’s your chance to attack style of gameplay that we all come to love. Which is a great change to the previous games. The controls are a bit technical at first, taking some time to get used to but once you get into it the game controls will just come naturally. The controls really give this game a real depth to the fighting style of this Final Fantasy game.

Verdict

Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core is a great game, with fantastic visuals and amazing cutscenes for a handheld console. The gameplay also is a great take on what a PSP can do. The different style of fighting hasn’t down-founded anything about this title.

Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core is a defiant for your collection and at such a great price you’ll be missing out on a classic game for your PSP.

After hearing “the Price of Freedom” a couple times I decided it was about time I finally gave the full soundtrack a listen through. Before hearing it my initial thoughts still echoed after listening to the soundtrack and reading the plot: are we really still doing this? At ground value, it’s about time they stopped “milking” the Final Fantasy VII cow to death… no really. Uematsu left square already because he didn’t like square’s new facilities, but I wouldn’t hold it against him if he resented the reskinning as much as any intelligent gamer (not that he has a choice since he doesn’t have rights to any FF music).

Now before I get any further I just want to state that I’ll get my ranting out first because I believe that although Crisis Core is one too many, fresh composer Takeharu Ishimoto deserves a fair chance to be considered despite square’s decisions.

Final Fantasy VII – Crisis Core

Since Crisis Core is an installment of FFVII, there are at least 5 remixes of songs from the game, and most of them are pretty tasteless. One BIG problem I have with the entire soundtrack is that it is flavorless on many of the songs. One of the qualities that I’ve noticed becoming bigger and bigger is the use of guitar. You can hear it prominently in Advent Children and Uematsu’s formation of The Black Mages, but it runs into dangerous territory, particularly on this album. Too many times a track comes on that is just a plain heavy guitar/metal song that has no theme, or a really basic one, and if any other instrument besides drums could penetrate the distortion I can’t say I hear it much. A good example is: “Controlling the Iron Beast”

This song has a boring repetitive intro and even the transition gets dull. I like the addition of the guitar over the top at 1:10, but it quickly disappears.

Now there are situations where the distorted guitar is put to good use with drums and backing guitar etc, and that is on “Wandering on a Sunny Afternoon”.

This song has a catchy melody that is not buried under too much noise and it breathes too. I mark it as one of the better original melodies on the album.

It seems that the most catchy original melodies are usually placed under the title “Theme of CRISIS CORE —”. One track like “Wandering on a Sunny Afternoon” is “Theme of CRISIS CORE “Under the Apple Tree”"

This song has the light blend of guitar and drums, but it throws in a second guitar with a more indie pop tones and some strong synth for good measure. This song has happy pop melody to it, but at the back of it is the feeling of gravity and fate that seems to hang heavy with the game’s storyline. I would easily place it as one of the best off the soundtrack.

Another “Theme from CRISIS CORE–” That I found to be exceptional was “Theme from CRISIS CORE “Truth Behind the Project”.

This song has an intense mash up of violin and piano. It makes a very tense and drama filled background and it doesn’t sound like a rehashing of any previous tracks. On the same lines, but much shorter is the track, “Theme from CRISIS CORE “To a New Post”"

Well I lied earlier, there is one arrangement of FFVII music that I find to be excellent. It is “A Flower Blooming in the Slums(from FVII “Aerith’s Theme”)”
The track doesn’t do much to the original except adding guitar and reducing the piano lines so that they both make a nice light atmosphere.

Another original standout track that uses Piano and Violins is “Melody of Resolution” The beginning of the track is scattered and has a dark feel to it, but as the song progress it becomes more anthemic and strengthening.

Another instrument introduction into the FF series that I like is Drums. They have been present in past games of course (ie. Gau’s theme in FF VI) but they haven’t been in the forefront of the music very often. Crisis core features a large amount of drum tracks, and “Night of Seclusion” is easily one of the best.

One of the tracks “A Moment of Courtesy” which seems like a throwaway track is actually a short, fantastic arrangement of “The Price of Freedom” with only strings and counterpoint.

And, of course, since I’ve already mentioned a few times I’ll put up “The Price of Freedom”.

This track is easily one of the top tracks from the album. It has an awesome melody made from two guitars (later 3) and it features great drums and transitions from acoustic to electric guitar. Oh, and of course strings!

Finally, the ending theme must come.  There is a small transitional track that closes the soundtrack, but it’s definitely not the staff roll so I won’t mention it any further. The real closer to this game is called “Fulfilled Desire” and it is an arrangement of Final Fantasy VII music by Kazuhiko Toyama.

This track is simply great. It features many songs from FFVII blended together and reorchestrated. I can honestly say that this track is what I expected Crisis Core to be more like. Still, I don’t think less of this soundtrack because it gave Ishimoto a chance to show the world what he can do, and he also introduced new music into the FF series – which is something it definately needs – and I’d say he did it with aplomb.

~Dan

Gracias a Negi aquí os traemos un nuevo juego que esta vez toca el turno al Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core, para la consola portatil de Sony.

Género: RPG 

Idioma: Español

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Tamaño del CSO: 1.11 Gb

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Subido: Chema

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Imagenes:

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I decided to write this post after my sister played the ending over and over again for about 3 times, showing the CGI cut scene which Zack dies. Then I thought, must all the good bishies with a heart of gold die so early yet so heroically? I swear, after Cloud screamed and the song began, Zack turned around and ‘captured’ my heart. It leaped! I couldn’t believe that it was possible to fall for a computer-generated character so easily!

Never mind, I shall now show you the ending of the game, after you fight the final battle as Zack. This video also includes an extra spoiler on the remake of the original Playstation game, Final Fantasy VII. Details about this being a true remake is not known, but fans are keeping their hopes high with the awesome cut scene graphics!

Then there’s the ending song, Why by Ayaka. The 2nd video enclosed includes the song in the background and english tanslated lyrics, so don’t hesitate to click on it and know the meaning of the japanese song. After I watched it, I kept thinking that this song was as if Zack or Aerith is singing to Cloud. The meanings all fit, especially those who know the full storyline of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (movie) will understand what I mean. So touching, it jerked a tear from me, which is very rare to happen indeed.

For those seeking the song, below is the song download and player on aimini. It’s faster than imeem and with the same clarity, plus endless replay. Enjoy!

http://www.aimini.net/view/?fid=BrEETwRewEOqlGcNyccK

Zack didn’t have to die. *weeps for him*

I GOT A PSP!!!

So yesterday, I was looking in Wal-Mart, looking at a PSP through the glass panels when my mom walked up. I told her that I was thinking about buying a PSP. I was nothing short of amazed when she asked me if that was what I wanted for my birthday. I thought I was getting a wall scroll and a T-Shirt. I’m still getting the shirt. And I’m buying the wall scroll. Needless to say, I was nothing short of completely and utterly dumbfounded.

Before I go on, you need to understand – I already have a huge array of electronics at my disposal. I have a Nintendo DS Lite, an 80GB iPod, a PlayStation3, a Nintendo Wii [and a GameCube], several computers, a Super Nintendo Entertainment System [SNES], and a huge TV to put it all on. So I could easily and truthfully say I’m technologically dependant enough already, ne?

Yay! *adds to plethora of electronic hardware*

I also got Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core. So far, I’m saying that the game is interesting. At times, the game is laughably easy, and the bad guys are anything but convincing – Genesis’ character model is none other than Camui Gackt. In the Japanese version, he also does the voiceover. [Does it say something that I'm willing to buy the Japanese version just to hear the voice coupled with Genesis?] He’s done a lot of work with Final Fantasy in the past, though, so I’m not terribly surprised. But I am happy.

Anyway, the storyline so far is pretty cliche as far as Final Fantasy goes: Good guy has mentor/enemy, mentor/enemy leaves, good guy goes after mentor/enemy, life goes on. I am, however, pleased to announce that the game is insanely fun to play. *nods* I haven’t really set the PSP down unless I’ve had to [for a church function last night, I put it down for about three, four hours. And then I played it until 4 in the morning. Life is good.].

Well.

That’s about it.

Any suggestions for games I should buy next? I’m thinking about buying ‘Need for Speed: Carbon – Rule the Streets’, or ‘Midnight Club DUB Edition’.

-RYK

Date: [Wednesday] July 30, 2008
Location: Living Room
Music: Season’s Call [HYDE]
Mood: Pleased

Asi figura una cita por Zack Fair el personaje principal de Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core, la Precuela del Final Fantasy VII, hoy les hablo un poquito de ella, puesto que la he terminado hoy, y me ha tocado mucho el final, la verdad es muy sentimental y pues una verdadera obra maestra de Square Enix.

Siendo fiel a  Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core nos relata los hechos que ocurrieron justamente antes de Final Fantasy VII  (Cronologicamente hablando…), desvelando asi de la mano de Zack Fair el pasado de todos los personajes y los origenes de los hechos de FF VII

los personajes se los introdusco:

Zack Fair: Es el protagonista principal del juego. Llegó a Midgar desde su tierra natal Gongaga con la intención de entrar en SOLDADO, donde consiguió ser SOLDADO de Primera Clase. Es el mejor amigo de Cloud Strife, el protagonista de Final Fantasy VII. Mantiene una relación amorosa con Aerith Gainsborough. Es el discípulo de Angeal Hewley. Es ascendido a Soldado de primera clase, y tras vencer a Angeal en combate, se queda con su espada, que más adelante heredará Cloud Strife.

Cloud Strife: Es el mejor amigo de Zack. Llegó a Midgar desde su tierra natal Nibelheim con la intención de entrar en SOLDADO y llegar a ser SOLDADO de Primera Clase ya que admiraba a Sephiroth, pero debido a sus pocas aptitudes tuvo que conformarse con ser un simple Soldado Raso. Tras el incidente en el reactor del Monte Nibel, Cloud es expuesto a una reacción con Mako-energía, y pierde todos sus recuerdos. Por eso en Final Fantasy VII cree que es Zack, y conserva los recuerdos de éste.

Sephiroth: SOLDADO de Primera Clase. Es conocido como el soldado legendario y considerado como el guerrero más fuerte por sus inigualables habilidades en combate. Forma parte del Proyecto “Jénova“. Es descendiente directo de los Ancestros, y tras los incidentes en el Mako-Reactor del monte Nibel, se aisla y empieza a luchar contra Shin-Ra, para devolver a Jénova el mundo que le pertenece.

Angeal Hewley: Natal de Banola. Mentor de Zack, y dueño original del arma Buster Sword o Espada Mortal que luego portara Zack y que posteriormente pasaría a ser de Cloud. Soldado de primera clase, forma parte del proyecto G, es el soldado perfecto, y tiene una ala blanca. Deserta de Soldado tras enterarse de que es un monstruo.

Génesis Rhapsodos: Natal de Banola. Soldado de primera clase.Amigo íntimo de Sephiroth y Angeal, y jefe final de Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII. Forma parte del Proyecto G (Gillian). Durante todo el juego, lucharemos contra el y contra sus clones. Deserta de Soldado tras darse cuenta de que es un monstruo. Tiene un ala negra. Tiene una obsesión con la obra de teatro LOVELESS, ya que siempre recita sus pasajes.

Tseng: Jefe de los Turcos. Conoce a Zack en la misión a Banola, y desde entonces se convierte en amigo de Zack. Viste con el traje de Turco impecable, tiene un lunar en la frente y lleva una coleta. Siempre está vigilando a Aerith Gainsborough. Usa una pistola como arma.

Cissnei: Miembro de los Turcos. Tiene el pelo castaño. Es amable y siente profundos sentimientos hacia Zack. No aparece en Final Fantasy VII y en Crisis Core no muere, así que podríamos deducir que es un personaje creado a última hora.

Rude: Miembro de los Turcos. Es calvo, siempre usa gafas de sol. No es muy hablador. Amigo íntimo de Reno. Usa de arma los puños.

Reno: Miembro de los turcos. Pelirrojo y con el pelo suelto. Usa como arma el bastón oficial de castigo de Shin-Ra. Siempre va desdeñado y con el traje mal puesto. Amigo íntimo de Rude. Vacilante y cizañero.

Aerith Gainsborough: Joven guapa y amable. Vendedora de flores y descendiente de los Ancianos, por eso es perseguida por los turcos. Mantiene una relación amorosa con Zack Fair.

Professor Hollander: Ex científico de Shin-ra. Culpable de los clones de Angeal y Genesis. También es un monstruo, ya que fue expuesto a Mako-energía.

Tifa Lockheart: Natal de Nibelheim. Joven con un buen cuerpo y vestida como vaquera, amiga de la infancia de Cloud Strife. Hace de guía en la misión de Zack y Sephiroth en el Mako-Reactor del Monte Níbel.

Aqui les dejo el intro del juego:

como siempre fascinante trabajo de Square Enix de igual forma, este juego tambien posee un tema de la artista japonesa Ayaka titulado Why aqui el video:

con el ending del juego mas esta canción se la comieron!

lyrics por aqui

Hitomi no oku ga boyake te mie nai
kokoro no soko no kimochi wa aru no ?

sekai no subete wo te ni shi ta toshite mo
sore ga anata no shiawase na no ?

Why kodoku na sora wo miageru no ?
Why waratte mise te yo

kotoba ni suru no ga heta na
anata no seikaku wakaru kara

tooi mukashi ni nani ga atta no ?
shisen wo sorasu anata no hitomi ni

hitori de samishii yoru ni dakishime rareru
sonna atataka sa shitteru ?

Why doushite katachi ni kodawaru no ?
Why kokoro wo hirai te
ookina nimotsu wo seotta
anata wo ukeire rareru chikara
aru wa shinji te mi te ?
Ohh..Yeaahh

jiyuu na hito wa bukiyou de ?
jiyuu na hito wa fuan de ?

Why kodoku na sora wo miageru no ?
Why waratte mise te yo
kotoba ni suru no ga heta na
anata no seikaku wakaru kara
shinji te mi te

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Aqui les dejo unas capturas:

Realmente una entrega muy recomendada, un excelente titulo de PSP con graficas muy generosa para ser una consola portatil (aunque uno de los mejores titulos con graficas excelente no es el mejor) espero que lo prueben y les  guste tanto como me ha gustado a mi !

PD: Zhengirl se parece a Tifa xD!

…. am Ende des Tunnels?

Fragen mich doch tatsächlich Leute, ob ich das durchhalte mit der McD-Diaet… he, die erste Woche hab ich hinter mir und mittlerweile bin ich fast per Du mit den Angestellten aus dem McD in der Giessener Innenstadt…

Nur haben die da auch keinen M mehr, musste ich am Sonntag traurig feststellen… den wollte ich eigentlich noch unterbringen… tja, gabs durch ein Frühstück gg 10h und dann ein “üppiges” Mittagsmahl… am ganzen Tag rund 1650 Kalorien auf die Rippen gepumpt… da war dann auch ausreichend Kraft vorhanden, um beim sonntäglichen Zocken PAOK zu verlassen, um den SSC Neapel zum Ruhm zu führen… Zico hatte übrigens Samstag und Sonntag versucht, auch bei der McD-Diaet mitzumachen… Ergebnis: “Das ist zu wenig, ich brauch mehr am Tag…”

Am Montag dann wiedermal die kurze Schmach durch Belustigungen in der Mittagsrunde, wobei ich nach wie vor auf mein Durchhatungsvermögen poche… und mit knappen 1100kcal über den Tag komme… und satt bin… das war keiner der Herren dort

Nach Feierabend gabs nicht viel, abgesehen eines Schreibens, in dem erklärt wurde, dass wohl unser Vermieter pleite ist… da er nur ein paar Meter entfernt wohnt, aber heute sein Restaurant Ruhetag hat, wollte ich ihn mal heute noch in Ruhe lassen und mich dann am Dienstag bei ihm melden… weswegen ich mich meiner neuen Liebe hingegeben habe… Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core… wundere mich eigentlich über mich selbst, dass ich das tolle Spiel für die PSP hier nicht schon früher genannt habe… ist halt was für Fans, da es die Vorgeschichte zu FF VII erzählt, und wer aus dem Genre kommt, weiss, dass FF VII ein Spiel ohne Gleichen war… Denke, werde, wenn ich das durch habe, danach den verstaubten Klassiker von 1997 wieder auspacken und gleich weiter Lebenszeit darin investieren… ja, ich geben zu, ohne Final Fantasy hätte ich wahrscheinlich keine Playstation…

Dienstag dann der Clou: McD hat nen neuen Burger, und wer hat ihn probiert? Ehrensache… ab heute wurde ich dann auch tatsächlich schon fast gedutzt bzw. in einer lockeren Athmosphäre bedient inkl. einem “Na wie gehts” und “Lass es Dir schmecken” von der Bedienung… ich muss nicht erwähnen, dass die Freundlichkeit sonst dort nicht gross geschrieben ist…

Nach einer Woche fällt mir dann übrigens auf, dass ich meinen jüngsten Onkel hier noch gar nicht gesehen habe… Da ich generell kaum Kontakt zu meiner Familie, wundert das hier kaum, aber als Randnotiz kann man sagen, dass er in sehr jungen Jahren bei McD als “Salatwäscher” angefangen hat, und nun, naja, zu den leuten gehört, die mit dem Schlüssel hantieren und managen…

Abends dann mal wieder etwas Kultur… mit Que-Linda ungefähr 3 Stunden einen Film in der Videothek gesucht… nicht, dass wir nach einem bestimmten gesucht hätten, aber irgendwie hat keiner zugesagt… und am Ende wurde es “Zodiac”… 2 1/2 Stunden Krimi über einen durchgeknallten Massenmörder aus den USA, beruhend auf einer wahren geschichte… Prädikat sehenswert… ist nicht so brutal, wie es am Anfang klingt und hat eine recht passable Besetzung…

Meinen Vermieter will ich nicht vergessen… der alte Italiener entschuldigte sich für das Schreiben bzgl. der Mietpfändung und verwies auf eine neue Arbeitskollegin in der Sparkasse (ja, sowas passiert nur aufm Dorf) und wolle das klären… 24h später wars dann auch geklärt und schade, mein Traum ging nicht in Erfüllung… billig ein Haus zu kaufen

Mittwoch… Tag 1 in der 2ten Woche der Mc-Diaet… ich fühle mich immernoch pudelwohl… heute mit ganzen 1500kcal unterwegs… Abends dann gemütlich bei Zico am zocken und später werden dann noch Que-Linda und Kaet im Keller besucht…

Aussichten:
Zielgerade in der McD-Diaet. Langsam sollte ich mir Gedanken über die finalen Mahlzeiten machen, wer weiss, wann ich danach wieder zum McD gehen werde, denn auch das nächste Projekt ist in Planung…
Am Wochenende zudem Doppel-Pack DJ Andie Ess im Keller… habe ja schon fast Entzugserscheinungen… naja, nicht wirklich, aber wat mutt, dat mutt, gelle?

When you think of casual games, the first thing that comes to your mind is not Final Fantasy. In fact, usually you’re nowhere near the RPG genre when you’re thinking about casual play. You might consider a shooter or a puzzle game long before you even consider the remote possibility of a casual RPG, and then when you actually stop to contemplate it for a moment, you stop, laugh, and say “Nah, that won’t happen.”

But how little informed we all are!

As a matter of fact, there’s been a few attempts at casual role-playing games in the past. One of the most noteworthy is a PC game by WildTangent (makers of Lumines and Runescape) called Fate. They declare it an “Enthusiast”game (same category as Runescape, an MMO) on their website, but in truth it’s much more a casual game in spirit than a hardcore one. You can play Fate for ten minutes or ten hours, and the result is pretty much still the same experience. And it’s just as addictive as Peggle, so you might end up working it for hours on end and somehow get no sense of accomplishment but all the sense of enjoyment.

There’s been other experiments in the casual/hardcore mix market for RPGs recently in even AAA titles–at least, what I perceive to be triple A. Not only triple A, but the very game we’d never expect to be a casual game. Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core (which I have to say I enjoy immensely) is very much a traditional RPG in the sense that it has a long, spanning story mode that has cutscenes and choices and menus and running around collecting lumber to build flower wagons. But Square Enix and the Kingdom Hearts team therein that was responsible for this amalgam of a game decided to put casual elements into gameplay and allow short, playable bursts of fun for two to five minutes at a time like any good portable game should, and I applaud any PSP title for achieving this standard instead of being a ported PS2 title. This effect is achieved through Missions, a mysterious menu option never before seen in any Final Fantasy game.

It works beautifully–you choose a mission from the Missions menu, complete it, and usually you’ll get another mission to do until you run out of them and need to seek out more through the regular story mode. Missions consist of running around a map and seeking a particular enemy while fighting baddies of differing skill levels (depending on the mission) and picking up treasure chests along the way. You can only access Missions while at a save point, making the transition between missions and saving seamless, quick and effective. It takes about two minutes to run one, and they’re addictive, despite their repetitiveness. There’s just something about Crisis Core’s seamless battlesystem that makes those two minutes gloriously fun. It might be the fact that in running them, you level up and acquire enhanced items and materia that beef your character and you can use through regular story mode, making yourself vastly more powerful and advantaged. Even so, the game is still challenging, and you have Hard Mode to run through after you complete it once.

Using these kinds of elements in gameplay, Square Enix has toed in on a very different market in a very different way. Remaking Final Fantasy IV for the DS is lovely, I’ll admit, but the truth is that Final Fantasy was never meant to be a portable game. It’s always been a sit-your-ass-down-and-play-that-thing-for-hours game. Seeing a Final Fantasy that has mixes of both gameplay styles makes me content, especially since I’ve noticed from watching the industry that developers think hardcore games are waning. Both elements in a big title like Final Fantasy show that there’s rooms for both styles in the industry, and there’s no reason developers should stop trusting that the epics will sell to the mainstream audience.

In that light, give both games a try. Fate is a fairly low-hardware-specs game and Crisis Core needs only a PSP to work. They’re good fun and I’ve enjoyed both in their own right. When casual games are disguised as RPGs, some interesting things are probably on the horizon. What will Final Fantasy XIII bring? We can only guess.

Vet inte om det här är gamla nyheter för er fans av Final Fantasy serierna, men jag fick nyligen reda på att Crisis Core nu finns ute i en amerikans utgåva till psp och dessutom med bonus material som inte finns med i den Japanska versionen! Det här var verkligen en trevlig nyhet men samtidigt har man i baktanke att det här spelet förmodligen kommer att ta upp mycket av ens dyrbara fritid. För som med alla bra RPG spel så är det svårt att undvika total isolation och 110% inlevelse i spelet vilket oftast resulterar i att man låser in sig i lägenheten och spenderar allt för många timmar till att följa utvekligen av karaktärerna och historien i spelet. Antar att det är det som skilljer RPG spel från mängden av andra spelgenrer?

Återkommer med recension av spelet så fort jag avklarat det. Men kan redan nu säga att det är hur coolt som helst och man får den där härliga nostalgiska känslan av att spela Final Fantasy VII, även om den här versionen så klart är uppdaterad med en massa special effekter och betydligt bättre grafik. Själva stridssystemet är väldigt underhållande, men som sagt jag återkommer med mer information framöver när jag spelat lite mer

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Così dopo un’ intarminabile attesa, la SQUARE ENIX ha finalmente partorito la versione americana dell’ attesissimo sequel della saga più famosa dei Final Fantasy. In realtà non è il seguito del gioco che nel lontanto 1998 si presentò in tutto il mondo, bensì è una rivisitazione degli eventi successi 5 anni prima a quelli trattati in Final Fantasy VII. Il protagonista in questione è Zack Fair: soldato di seconda classe di una corporazione militare chiamata Soldier. Le avventure non mancheranno, i colpi di scena neppure. La grafica amplificata dalla qualità della PlayStationPortable è a dir poco stupefacente. E come è solito delle saghe di Final Fantasy la storia è veramente appassionante. Per concludere: questo gioco si avvia ad essere il candidato migliore per reggere la competizione con l’altro grandissimo mostro sacro per PSP : God Of War:Chains Of Olympus.
E voi che ne pensate? Preferite Zack o Kratos?

Eh ben on peut dire que ma PSP est gâtée en ce mois de mars ! Après avoir accueillie le très court mais très bon God of War en début de mois, voilà qu’aujourd’hui c’est au tour de Final Fantasy Crisis Core !

Bon je viens d’avoir le jeu en version US donc c’est plus une preview qu’un test ! Je pense refaire une vidéo lundi soir si j’ai bien avancé ^^

This friday we’ll be able to play again Final Fantasy 7, in another way yes but for me it’s ok.

I never loved my psp like this hahahah