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 It only took 2 years... March 26, 2008
H. Crosland (Maryland)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Well I just got it last night and I have to say, if you are a FFVII fan, then this is a no brainer. if not, you may not want to grab this too quickly. I played for about 2 hrs last night and so far it's not bad but you still kind of feel that it's still not the FFVII that you have been waiting for on the PSP. BUT....it's still worlds away much better than the last offering. So far playing, there are a lot of very well rendered CG cutscenes from the beginnign an excellent tutorial telling you how everything works, and a nice intro to the characters and an early appearance by Sephiroth!! (Not a spoiler because it's not what you think!)
So far, the story is pretty good (due to the cutscences). My only gripe is, for an action RPG, there is a lot of extra button pushing you have to do to play...X controls your attacks but instead of having another button to use your magic attacks, you have to use the bumpers to slide to the appropiate spell you want to use and...hit X... ...and that can be very critical when fighting a boss! Nothing worse than thinking one thing and your fingers hit another at a critical moment. I think that Square should have considered putting a Spells button elsewhere.
The DVM is actually kind of fun but I wish there was a bit more control over that.
But still, if you loved FFVII this is the game you wanted...I give it a 4 out of 5.
 Crisis Core is the Best Game Yet for PSP March 29, 2008
Brice
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, in my opinion, is the best PSP game yet. The characters, AMAZING graphics, materia, story, world, music, everything about it is amazing. If you have a PSP, you would be missing out on a lot of fun if you don't get this game!
The best the psp has to offer March 31, 2008
Carlos A. Garcia Uribe
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is by far the best psp game. While there are other great games (disgaea, silent hill, jeanne darc, etc) no other game offers this kind of production value.. I mean, the cgi is advent-children quality. Anybody THINKING about buying the game, dont think about it one more second and order it. Best 40 bucks Ive spent in a very long time.
Dont listen to anyone saying that it isnt challenging, put the game on hard and you will have a hard time (at least on some battles, not in every single one)
Just barely short of perfect April 1, 2008
C. R. Swanson (Phoenix)
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
Ah, the Final Fantasy series. Who can forget fine games like Final Fantasy VI, Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy XII?
Of course no one can forget Final Fantasy VII. This is largely because Square-Enix won't let us forget it. We have games like "Before Crisis" and Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus, and of course the incredibly well-done movie Final Fantasy VII - Advent Children (Limited Edition Collector's Set) (go find my review of it and vote it helpful! Please? I'll be your friend! ^_^ ). Now into this fray of Final Fantasy fantasticness, we have "Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII".
Now, I never played "Before Crisis" (though neither did anyone else), and I haven't played "Dirge of Cerberus" either, so I can't compare this to those.
What I can do is say that this is one hellishly good game! The graphics are amazing. The music reminds one of the music from the original game without directly copying it (except for in a few places). The plot, at least so far, is compelling and interesting. Further the game really opens up the world we were introduced to way back in 1997.
The game isn't perfect. I still haven't found away to remove the annoying subtitles, and I do have to join in the complaints about how all you really have to do to win is press "X" a lot. Plus having the DMW screen pop up every few moments gets old. I'm also really sick of "Active Combat mode activated" message you get when you go into, well, active combat mode.
That said, this is, without a doubt, one of the finest games on the PSP, joined in competition only by God of War Chains of Olympus (which I also enjoyed). It's probably one of the best RPGs I've ever played.
Overall, if you like good action, great graphics, nice music and a plot you can chew your way through, then buy this game! If you don't like those things, well, heck, why would you buy ANY Final Fantasy game? :)
Best PSP Game Yet! April 3, 2008
L. Stefaniak
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I might be slightly biased since I am obsessed with everything Final Fantasy, but this game absolutely floored me. I bought a PSP purely for this game, and I was not disappointed in the least. The graphics are better than FFXII, and considering they're on a small screen, they are extremely amazing. Typically, Square Enix games have at least one voice actor that you wish you could kill 10 minutes into the game, but every voice in this one was flawless. Zack's voice was emotional and excited, carrying across the message that he is at a stage in his life where everything is relatively carefree. Once the plot develops and Zack matures, his voice takes on a more serious tone, but you can still hear the original Zack through it. Steve Burton returns as Cloud's voice actor, and he too is completely flawless. New voices such as Genesis and Angeal are added, but their voices seem to fit with their looks (if that makes any sense lol).
The gameplay is comparable to Kingdom Hearts. You have your dodge, guard, and of course, the X that you keep mashing to kill your enemies. You can't jump, but it doesn't take away from the gameplay. I especially like the DMW (or reel system) that gets you extreme attacks that make the difference between beating the game and getting beaten up.
A touch that really struck me? The music. If you have ever played the original FFVII for the PS, you will remember groundbreaking whimsical music. They have restored the exact same music, and it is striking. The old cartoonish tones of the original music would not have fit with this new game, so it's a good thing that they remade the music.
I beat this game in 15 hours, but I only did 10% of the missions. They get a little redundant after a while, so taking on over 300 of them did not appeal to me personally. This game wasn't so difficult that I had to read cheats to beat it, but it wasn't as easy as hack, slash, and move on. There is a little more strategy to it than that.
I can't remember the last time I payed full price for a game, but I did for this one, and I have no regrets whatsoever about spending $40 for this moving, beautiful game. If you played the original game, you should at least look into renting this one. For me, the replay value is extremely high, so buying it seems to be the better option in my opinion. This is undoubtedly one of the top games that I have ever played, and I can only hope that other people are as enthused about it as I am so that Sqaure will make more amazing games like this!
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