Alright, I know some of you may be thinking that Square-Enix overdid themselves with all of these Final Fantasy VII spinoffs. I'll be on the wagon with you and say that some games just didn't appeal to me, it was an uneccessary expansion of the story. Crisis Core however, is a game that would make me buy a PSP, hoping that I have enough money for one at the time of release.
That's right ravenous Final Fantasy fans, Crisis Core was finally announced to travel stateside come March 25th. So what makes this game stand out from all of the other spinoffs? Well for starters, it is a prequel to the original story of Final Fantasy VII. We follow the story of a SOLDIER named Zach who was in the same "company" as Cloud.
We are introduced to new characters, and characters that we have seen in the original game. Another reason why this game sticks out from the rest is because it is on the Sony PSP, and boy does it take advantage of the hardware.
This game's visuals look absolutely stunning for a PSP game, to the point of taking back any negative comments I might have previously made about the systems graphic processor. The unique battle system introduced in the game is a nice refresher to the regular RPG style gameplay, and the animations along with the in-game cutscenes are truly spectacular.
[via gamesradar.com]
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The video is a FF12 trailer, btw.
THANK GOD!! i h ave been waiting for this damn thing FOREVER. is this one coming out with the custom white psp as well? i was waitijng to buy a new one because of that.
Man, this news is pretty exciting. My only letdown is that it won't appear for the PS2 or PS3. I've never gotten into playing RPGs on the small screen. But it looks like I'm going to have to get used to it when Crisis Core comes out.
Ahh, finally something I'm genuinely EXCITED about buying for my PSP.
Good catch. Proper video is now in place.
Ok, now that i have seen the video, the pants have in fact been creamed.
I've wanted this game since they announced it. Now all Squeenix needs to do is port/remake FF7 for the PSP so I can actually play it again :P
Not really and FF fan but this looks impressive for a hand held title.