PSP Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core

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Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII

Described as an action RPG, this game becomes the fourth entry in the "Compilation of Final Fantasy VII" project which includes Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII for mobile, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children for DVD and Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus for PS2. Production is being overseen by Yoshinori Kitase, the director of the original Final Fantasy VII, with Hajime Tahata serving as director. Tahata and Kitase served similar roles on the development of Before Crisis. Character designs for the game are being handled by Square Enix superstar Tetsuya Nomura.

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E3 06: Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Preshow Report
Square Enix showed off a new trailer for the Final Fantasy VII spin-off for the PSP at its pre-E3 press conference. Read our report for information about Soldier, Shinra, Zack, Sephiroth, and more.
By Greg Mueller, GameSpot
Posted May 8, 2006 7:46 pm PT

LOS ANGELES--Square Enix showed off what it called a "Compilation of Final Fantasy VII," which is a collection of products set in the Final Fantasy VII universe. One of the titles shown was Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, a spin-off for the PlayStation Portable that focuses on the role Soldier and Sephiroth played in Project Genesis--specifically the character of Zack. Square Enix showed a lengthy trailer for the game, and we're bringing you the details.

Crisis Core is a prequel to Final Fantasy VII that tells the story of Zack, a young recruit working for Soldier, the elite private military of the Shinra Corporation. Zack is eager to prove himself and achieve first rank in the organization. However, an older character who seems to be somewhat of a mentor to Zack tries to temper the young fighter's eagerness.

The trailer showed lots of heated discussions between Zack and this other character, and eventually Sephiroth came into the picture. Sephiroth is a legendary soldier, and Zack vows to be even stronger. Eventually Zack and Sephiroth meet and Project Genesis is mentioned, and it seems to be a point of contention within the organization.

Very little actual gameplay was shown in the trailer, but from what we did see, it seems that the game is very action-oriented. The combat sequences are fast, and we saw several moments where Zack jumped from one enemy to another, slashing with his sword as well as using a gun.

There was no sign of Cloud in the game, but Sephiroth made several appearances. Most notable was the sequence that closed the trailer, which showed Zack and Sephiroth battling with swords. The two clashed blades and Zack vowed to defeat Sephiroth, but of course Sephiroth would have none of that, and he effortlessly flung the young soldier aside.

Crisis Core is still currently in development, but both the rendered cinematics and the in-game footage look sharp. The world is dark and sterile, much like the headquarters of the Shinra corporation in Midgar in the original Final Fantasy VII. We'll bring you more details as soon as they become available, but for now, be sure to take a look at our gamespace for some brand-new screenshots of the game.
-GameSpot

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E3 2005 Eyes-On: Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
We get of taste of Square Enix's first PSP offering.
by Jason Allen

May 16, 2005 - Although Square wasn't ready to show any gameplay footage of their eagerly-anticipated PSP game, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, they did give us a hint of what to expect as part of its E3 conference on Monday morning. The game belongs to what Square Enix is referring to as The Compilation of Final Fantasy VII. This includes Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII for mobile, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children for DVD and Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus for PS2. With what looked to be the same animation style used in the Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII promotions, the guest of Square's E3 2005 press conference were give a rough idea of what approach is being taken to this PSP adventure.

Judging by shear screen time, the key character for Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII seems to be Zack, Cloud's buddy from his days with SOLDIER. In fact, the story seems to take place during that particular time period, pitting both Cloud and Zack against fledgling evil maniac Sephiroth. Tons of sword fighting ensues of course, with Cloud getting smacked around a bit by his old superior. But Zack is no slouch, and he takes on hordes of baddies despite overwhelming odds.

The animation style used in the trailer was the stark animated style used in the Before Crisis trailers. It is unknown how much the final PSP game would be influenced by this stylistic concept -- Before Crisis used a lot of cartoon visuals in its promotions, but the actual game graphics were semi-realistic like other FF titles.

There was no gameplay to see of what the game might look like, but based on the animation, it looks like this will act as a prequel to Final Fantasy VII just like Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII.

Stay tuned for details. There likely won't be more to learn from the E3 show floor on Crisis Core: FFVII, but there's tons more to find out about other PSP and Square games in the meantime.

Gordonator SG

Sephiroth. cool. Laughing

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that means that this ff7 is the prequel right?since it focuse on zack.

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yes is the prequel