Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII GameSpot Review

[AltiarMasterAssassin]

i am stuck on the mission where the kid took my wallet on the psp please help me

[Andre345t]

I really like the dmw because without it, I wouldn't be able to use rush assult and octoslash. That would make me sad :(. Plus it made me really happy when I get healing wave just before I die. I'm invincible so I get to kick their ass without pulling any punches (in this case,pulling slashes).

[abc4781]

This game dlgot me into final fantasy an final fantasy got me into rpg's so I owe it all to crisis core

[humbuzztube]

You do earn experience points to level up, you just don't see them. In this game, exp effects the chances of you leveling up. The more exp you have compared to your current level, the more likely you are to level up.

[gremlahk]

just ordered this off amazon....CANT WAIT FOR IT TO GET HERE! :D

[nickhaze1]

My friend traded this game with my FIFA 07 3 years ago. completely worth it! :D

[msgothicgal12]

"If you own a psp, you need to play Crisis Core" ~ Words of Wisdom

[MvSly14]

This is by far my favorite ff game so far.

[MvSly14]

I hope they make a ff7 game,zack being the main character, for the ps3.

[dracomalfo203]

god fucking damn it i just want a classic rpg like pokemon, somethong simple but for psp

[ouryaj]

Best PSP game EVER!!!! And I'm a God of War fan.

[ZACKFAIR1205]

This is an amazing review of an amazing game. Kevin VanOrd and Gamespot always make these great reviews.

[DavetzWin]

I was thinking about getting this game, but... what the fuck? who thought making an RPG based around luck a good idea? what were they thinking? fuck I'm hating this game already, combat seems stupid as hell, I might as well as flip coins.

[gadgaurd]

Im finding it hard to drag myself through the missions without the buster sword,but I heard there is some missible stuff.

[raiden4life]

this game is so awesome! the story is epic and engaging! the battles are fun! great characters and yeah it had me hooked! and thats the first time in years ive ever been hooked into a game like i was with Crisis Core and its much better then the Dirge Of Cerberus garbage!

[zackDcute]

yume o dakishimero

embrace Your Dreams..

[fsmetal]

final fantasy vii is INCREDIBLY overrated. Crisis Core is a much better game

[simodudeftw]

whats better this or kingdom hearts birth by sleep

[TheSkull860]

@simodudeftw both are incredible games but id say kingdom hearts bbs ps i hav both

[wallofjustin]

gamespot should totally make a youtube acc :/

[LokizarroX]

@wallofjustin They do, their account name IS Gamespot lol

[Xemnas01]

@wallofjustin GameSpot does have a Youtube account now. I initially uploaded this years ago because GameSpot didn't have one.

[MotherPunker970]

@wallofjustin gamespot has 2 yt acc's oldgamingstuff is for older games,and gamespot is for new games

[88skullkid]

FINAL FANTASY 7 PS3 NOW!!!!!!!!!

[JAJAKIM95]

would i need to play FFVII in order to understand this one?

[KingOfHalla]

@JAJAKIM95 It's a prequel so.... no.

[fsmetal]

@artificialflavaftb2 ffvi

[fsmetal]

first thing's first. final fantasy vii is NOT one of the best rpgs ever made. it isn't even one of the best final fantasy games ever made. that being said, this is a better game than the original with a better lead character

[rocksock00444]

my only problem with this game is the leveling up since i prefer experience bars not random leveling

[KingOfHalla]

@rocksock00444 It's not random, you have gain EXP you just don't see it.

[Semidioz]

Sadest game ever...

[ArtificialFlavaFTB2]

Never played a FF game before, What should I start with>

[st4rk1ll3r666]

@ArtificialFlavaFTB2 Probably Final Fantasy 10.

[KingOfHalla]

@st4rk1ll3r666 No. :|

[st4rk1ll3r666]

@KingOfHalla :o why?

[KingOfHalla]

@ArtificialFlavaFTB2

any from 3 - 9

XII isn't as bad as everyone makes it out to be.

Neither is XIII.

[Lightbrazer]

I've never heard of final fantasy (before this game), but I still think crisis core is amazing

[Jiyaijo]

This game is my all time favourite for the PSP because it was this game that I bought together with my PSP 2,5 years ago. Amazing game! 

[ShiroKreuz]

The story of Crisis Core is amazing and i honestly think its the only really good thing about this game.

I think the fighting is just too basic and boring, The soundtrack has some mindblowing tracks but if i would compare the OVERALL amount of awesome tracks i would say ff7,8 or 9 beats it. Summons dissapointed me, The amount of actually cool places to explore in this game were quite few just look back at ff9 and the amount of different and interesting dungeons there was.

[ragnarok160]

the ending made me sry

[ragnarok160]

this games story and gameplay are liner but extreamly great

[bertrob3]

way better than ign's review

[Se7enBeatleofDoom]

Much much much much much much much much super super super super better then the IGN review!!!

[MegaHairi]

i have this game a years ago and still did not finish it yet..

[TheBlackFireX]

0:32 omg... CLOUD ACTUALLY SMILED!!!

[robp586]

who thinks that the next game square enix should make is a remake of ff7 for ps3

[XiaoyuXLeifang]

@robp586 YES! and we want to play as tifa again!

[ARX78]

@robp586 And after millions of yen spent and hours of work by some very talented people, fanboys will say the original was better. Such a rewarding reasult.

[mooganify]

@robp586 I agree. However, I read somewhere if they were to do that it would take longer then making FFXIII twice.

[ScootSkate13]

the only thing tht gets annoyin in this game is activating combat mode

[darkwhitty]

@ScootSkate13 I wanted to kill that woman

[ChaosN]

the combats are quite boring. poison the enemy and run away :(

[login4donald]

@LastTransAm2002 The gameplay is repeative is the only problem I see and there are no suprises with its "Activating Combat Mode!!" and etc. >.>

[Hockeyfight769]

At 2:25 what happened to the DMW? thats never happened to me before

[JPGamebuster]

@Hockeyfight769 sometimes the DMW changes so you can use the summons powers

[login4donald]

@Hockeyfight769 Summoning. It's random. The DMW is the only reason this game has a Luck Stat.

[soulsilver257]

do you have to know the full final fantsy story line to understand this game ??? plz reply

[JPGamebuster]

@soulsilver257 no because its a prequel

[WookhieManJoe]

@soulsilver257 nope but its fulll of cameos making any FF7 veteran gigidiy

[114000638]

@soulsilver257 no but I would definitely play the original before this one

[dude179]

@soulsilver257 No. FF7 Crisis Core was my first FF game and it was AMAZING. I highly suggest you get the game!

Through, reading these comments make me curious about the original FF7.

[joshp011]

@dude179:

It probably would have been a better idea to start the series with the original FF7 [or basically any of the older FF games really] over this one, even though it's a prequel it's usually better to have started off with original. But, this game seems better than most of the stuff Square Enix has been bringing out lately anyway, at least in my opinion.

So yeah, if you liked this game or even just the story or whatever, you'll probably really enjoy FF7, probably even more than this one.

[login4donald]

@soulsilver257 No you don't, it explains most of long the way.

[COZweAREbroken]

NO, Levelling up is NOT random. and yes, you DO earn experience points, it just doesn't show up in-game. And when you've reached the required XP, the DMW chance for a 777 LevelUp sequence will DRAMATICALLY increase, thus you get a level up.

So there's no reason whining about random Level Ups. :D

[login4donald]

@COZweAREbroken Yea! Finally someone who figures out! :3 But when you reach the experience points needed you don't exactly get it 100% but there's a high chance.

[COZweAREbroken]

@login4donald yup. i'm just tired of hearing the same shitty review saying random random random. sad thing is some people actually believe it.

[vVSkyZaVv]

the ending for this game was far better than the ending for FF7 itself........................­......................Final fantasy 8 ending is the best xD but this is by far the saddest with FFX

[edbff]

i like story and cutsenes but gameplay is way to slow paced

[Kazumaster]

@LastTransAm2002 I'm deeply hurt :(

[Kazumaster]

@LastTransAm2002 I strongly disagree with you. I'm a massive fan of the original, and I also loved this game.

[sgtSoupy]

@LastTransAm2002

Well, at least it's your opinion really.

[terrorama08]

@LastTransAm2002 i think you were just expecting another ff7

[tippytop7]

Does anyone realize that if you switch around the letters in Xemnas, it comes out as "mansex"? Lol.

[Hayaishin]

xxplay can eat a dick

[Doyledeth]

This guy is the best video game reviewer in the world! :)

[coolerdude42]

add-on note: If you have not played the original ff7.....dont play crisis core. The game will be wasted on you.

[wkzyhaloheaven]

@coolerdude42 Ive watched the advent children on blu ray isnt that the movie version to the ff7 game if it is does that mean Crisis Core will make sense, cus I donno what you mean by it being wasted on you.

[Grithoof]

@wkzyhaloheaven lol Advent Children happens approximately 2 years after the events of ff7...soooo it more of a movie sequel and most definitely not the story of ff7

[wkzyhaloheaven]

@Grithoof AAahhh SHit, so I gotta play the whole damn game?! I hope they make a remake of it on PS3, cus i reckon it would be more epic.

[Grithoof]

@wkzyhaloheaven Although I just play my original copy because I don't have a ps3, if you have a ps3 or a psp you can download ff7 from the PSN network for I think $20.

[Grithoof]

@wkzyhaloheaven Also, even though the graphics will seem dated, the storytelling is really good. I'm pretty sure, even though crisis core is a prequel, playing it would ruin a lot of the storyline im guessing. So the order to play/watch ff7 if you want it to make sense -> crisis core -> advent children -> Dirge of Cerberus(not important at all)

[Knight8907]

@coolerdude42 i didnt play the original ff7 but when i beat crisis core i knew the whole story.

ps this game has amazing story

[joshp011]

@Knight8907:

Actually, you'll probably have to play the original FF7 to understand the whole story, since this is obviously a prequel.

I know you think you know it all after playing this, but believe me, unless you've played the original for yourself, you really don't. :P

And don't say anything about seeing Advent Children, that game is set 2 years after the original FF7, and had almost nothing to do with it in terms of story, it doesn't explain anything really.

I'd play the original too. ;)

[XxEpicDudexX]

yawn boring as fuck get a life you fucking nerds

[jaluttrell]

BEST RPG OF ALL TIME!!!

[38GencFenerli]

@jaluttrell You obviously have never played any RPG except this. Crisis Core has got one of the best storylines, but is definitely not the best RPG. You need to play FFVI, FFVII, FFIX, FFX. After you played these, you'll understand you were wrong.

[jaluttrell]

@38GencFenerli nope your wrong fucker, Ive played final fantasy ,7,9,10, 10-2, and dirge of cerberus

[jaluttrell]

@38GencFenerli also, bitch, Ive played chain of memories

[38GencFenerli]

@jaluttrell also, whore, you missed out on 4, 6 and 10-2 sucks ass.

[jaluttrell]

@38GencFenerli also, gayass go suck sum dick

[38GencFenerli]

@jaluttrell Nope, you can do it you faggot.

[angsusi]

True Crisis Core's story is the best, a story of friendship, love & betrayal. Love this game!

[17mrbrightside]

can you visit towns in this game???

[ejswe]

it looks pretty boring.

[Malco119]

ptsh this guy doesnt know what hes talking about. you do have some control over the DMW

[ZACKFAIR1205]

This was a very good review. I perfectly agree with all his points, as well as the overal 9/10 score. No, the game is not perfect, nor is it as good as FF7, but its still a very good game

[AngelbladeI]

screw you haters. this was a great game and final fantasy isn't terrible. fyi, it's one of the best game series of all time!

[nbts5n2]

to me this is final fanasy 7 and ff7 on ps1 is ff7 part 2

[goldensun208]

I automatically dont like this guy for saying FFVII was one of the best RPGs ever.

It may have been my gateway RPG and it was good but no where near one of the best

[thesupergamer85]

i played a ff before for ps1 in had more than one disk can some one tell which one it is because idk what one it is also in a way if this helps it reminded me a little of zelda

[finalfantasygirl0987]

ff crisis core is awesome i played it like 20 times and never got bored!

[TheCommentGuy8]

...I actually thought this was a remake of the original Final fantasy 7 for PS1

[RoadFox72]

I might get this game for my first psp game, but ive never played final fantasy before, i only know some story, so is it a good idea,

[zombieslayer890]

@RoadFox72 yh it is this wuz the 1st ff I played 2 (plyed more now)

[NettoSaito]

every final fantasy game is a game on its own. it's pretty much just a rpg released under the name. they all normally share some of the same features though. i haven't got this game yet but... crisis core is true number 1 in the FF7 line.

[MisterX867]

If I like kingdom hearts will I like this?

[nbts5n2]

@MisterX867 mostly i had the same question in my mind this is the first final fantasy game i ever played and i love it i thhink you dont love it you will atleast like it so the answer is yes

[nbts5n2]

x-play only gave it a 2 out of five

[technoat0m]

Because x-play has always hated JRPG's and has always been notorious for giving them bad review scores for no good reasons at all. I lost respect for them many years ago.

[nbts5n2]

i dont under stand the battle system is it the same as other final fantasy's

[technoat0m]

The battle system in every FF game is different in some way. Some may look the same but there are many differences.

[BladesOfMunch]

Game could have been a bit more developed (especially in terms of character and environment), with a more variant soundtrack. The few high quality cutscenes are great though, and the plot is decent enough to pull through the gameplay.

[tOmMyG1725]

I wish Crisis Core would get the fuck on the PS Store so I can play it on my Go instead of lugging around this heavy ass 1000.

[nbts5n2]

well sell your heavy ass 1000 and get a 2000 or a 3000

[tOmMyG1725]

but the 1000 gets free games on it

[technoat0m]

You shouldn't have bought a PSPGo. They failed hard and nobody wants them. You would have been better off trading in your 1000 to get a 3000 model.

[tOmMyG1725]

STFU, there's nothing at all wrong with the go. As I said the only game missing is Crisis Core, which I've played before and beaten so I don't care. I like my Go, its smaller, actually portable as it fits in the pocket, and its just a nicer design.

But in the EU yes I could understand it, theres no games on the EU store so it sucks for them.

[technoat0m]

lmao whatever you want to think. But the PSPGo was a commercial failure and I wouldn't doubt it's taken off the market within a year from now. NOBODY wants one and the few that do are like you.

[tOmMyG1725]

What does "like me" mean? Most people I know don't want the Go because they already have a PSP or else they would.

[zombieslayer890]

naaaaaaaaaaa wouldent say its worth it I had a choice GO or slim so I got slim at least I can play my games from disc psn store rips u of

[goldensun208]

that, or keep the 1000 and install CFW to really unlock your PSP

[Kratos300123GoW]

I'm buying a PSP for this and MGS Peace walker

[jaluttrell]

@Kratos300123GoW get GOW: CHains of Olympus!!!!! also get GTA LCS

[countercole123]

@Kratos300123GoW worth it, i just got both games but ffvii is very addictive

[KERRRISSS]

@Kratos300123GoW lol i just did that a couple days ago... >_>

[brianrawks123]

@Kratos300123GoW get ff dissidia too :P

[1heartless1]

I'm afraid to buy this knowing what actually will happened in the end :(

[Vegitossjssj4]

@1heartless1 this game is the best game I played ever on all the gaming consoles including PS3 it deserve 10/10 not 9 even if you know the end don't let that stop you from buying this game I bought my psp for this game and it deserve it

[dori34543]

Don't worry, they manged making the ending be really depressing anyway. I knew that he dies at the end years ago, yet I still almost cried at the end!

[coolerdude42]

@dori34543 haha, yea....i saw the ending a year ago on youtube, but when i finally got to the end 2 months ago, i became all emotional for Zack.....which i never do for any other game character.

[TwilightChaser37]

It's really frustratin though how you level up cuz I've played through Crisis Core 10 total times and i'm only lvl97...

ughhh lmao xP

[jasonnham]

i got to level 99 on my second playthrough :o

[Shawnbob21]

so what you're saying is they look just like you really are.

[deathnote123llednar]

i have crisis core and i beat it 3 times so im like lvl 48

meaning i can kill alot of things in like 1-3 hits LOL XD

[DeathSparx]

i beat it twice and im lvl 83....but i did 98% of the missions the 2nd run

[FireBlazer42]

if only they could have a game with dissidia's awesome gameplay and crisis core storyline..that would be real fun!

[veilsideFD3S]

dissidia was awesome

[1heartless1]

@veilsideFD3S Dissidia has probably become my most favorite PSP game

[DKassaian1219]

dude ff7 is one of the best rpg's of all time. then they make this game and you bash at it, and it's about a little thing! no one gives a crap about what u say

[MarthMainer]

I'm planning to buy a game for the PSP.Should I get this game(crisis core) or Dissidia? Kind of a hard decision,anyone wants to give me their thoughts?

[Solidiquis]

Crisis Core, if you've played Final FAntasy 7, if not, get Dissidia.

Crisis Core is great if you've played the original Final FAntasy 7

[Dexter158]

no way,crisis core is freakin awsome even if you haven't played the original.Dissidia has a great gameplay and all but the story sucks

[Solidiquis]

THe story was fuckin awesome!

That's why if you've played the original, you'll cherish it more.

ur crazy

[Emericaskaterx]

he was talking about dissidias story...

and i agree dissidias story sucks but the gameplay is fucking awesome.

Crisis core story is kick ass but the gameplay isn't as good as dissidia

[nbts5n2]

do you have to be a ff fanitac to understand the story

[Adventchild8]

@nbts5n2

sort of but its still lots of  fun.

[Generalcashmycheque]

They're both fucking great

[gerardnr07]

Get Both that's what I am going to do

ROFLAWLOLMFAO

[trwrhys]

i think if you prefer turn based rpg go for crisis core, and if you like the action twist dissidia.

I bought both

[DeathSparx]

same but i honestly like crisis core better because of the storyline

[DeathSparx]

i own both and i would say crisis core if your more into story, dissidia if your more into fighting

[1heartless1]

If you don't care about storyline, go for dissidia, cause honestly they have one of the best gameplay out there.

[AnimatedSyeko]

I know!! CIRCLE CIRCLE CIRCLE SQUARE. RINSE REPEAT. HURRAH

[nbts5n2]

well if you fon't really understand final fantasy story then just gey disidia

[Anonybon]

DMW sucked ass...

[Inuboy1000]

Im getting a PSP, should I get this game or not.

[robhatescomments]

yes u should and then ff dissdia both cool games

[MasterBelmont]

I'm trying to save up my money to get a PSP and this'll totally be the first game I get. I'm glad that horrible reviewer got replaced by this epic guy for this review.

[202vetteguy]

the game was ok at best... kinda cut holes into the original and that i didnt like.. kinda quit playing after the scene where genesis tells sephiroth about jenova... ended up finishing months later but i was disappointed in it : /

[Emericaskaterx]

well not really if you think about it.

Cloud thought he was zack when sephiroth went crazy (before he went to the shinra manor) Cloud got the story wrong.

Since your playing as the person that was actually there is not weird to see genesis show up .

Cloud did copy Zacks memmories but if you played the original ff7 you know that he dos'nt take all of zacks memmories.

[azn80149]

Now this review is accurate, xplay only gave it a 2/5....

[darkedgekilla]

16hours on normal 20ish on hard. and if it's on hard+ and you wanna do all the side missions it's closer to 40hours not including beating the game the first time.

[Champ1993]

best game on PSP

[Chayraz2]

could not have said it better myself.

[Kycer26]

i finished this game in 1 day......

it's the best rpg game on a handheld console known as the PSP....

[china1man]

#2 is dissidia :D lol

[robhatescomments]

no first is dissdia and second is crises core

gameplay not story

[sk8erwill93]

Well, I'd say the ACTUAL FFVII is, but if you dont include the ps classics for psp in that list, CC is #!

[YourDudeRobert]

i just wish dissidia included classic characters like angeal and zack :)

[Vlodrak]

I wanna play this with dissidia combat mode

[Solitaryhowl]

Beloved characters: Cloud, Aerith, Tifa and Sephiroth?? What about Zack??? xD

[chibmaniac2]

well don't you only see zack for the first time in this game so you don't really know him

[1CJdagreat]

I got a PSP today just fer this game and FF Dissidia.... Unfortunatley the Basterds wouldn't sell Dissidia until the 4th September......BASTERDS!

[chibmaniac2]

lol same i only found out about this game on monday and since then i just can't wait til friday, im thinkin of just gettin all final fantasy stuff or psps, dissidia, crisis core and advent children. But why ddid it have to come out at the end of summer, now i have to play the shit out of it over the weekend before skl :(

[chirodiii]

very true before i finished the game i did find myself crying once or twice

[chocograph]

This game has nailed nostalgia to the bone. If you've never played FF7 do yourself a favor and play this to get a taste what all the fans experienced years ago. Look at this as a "rocked" version of FF7.

[jimking17]

im thinking of buying this game but the whole slot thing looks kinda dumb is it??