Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 1125 Ratings

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  1. RandomHero215
    Dec 28, 2022
    0
    1/10

    Game is fun until Zack starts talking.

    THE PRICE OF RICK GOMEZ IS STEEP.
  2. asdfgrand
    Dec 16, 2022
    0
    Another nostalgia bait from Square Enix, with somewhat better graphics and atmosphere-breaking remixed soundtracks, not to mention the worst re-recording ever, especially on Zack the new va totally deprived the charm of character
    They seriously need to stop milking FF7 besides there are much more possibilities in enhancing other numbering ones
  3. Ekko
    Dec 14, 2022
    0
    It's (unfortunately only) passable. Serviceable. It does look good, and it does have some of those magical surprises that made FF7(R) great. As others said: The dialogue writing is showing its age, but is still acceptable. The story itself isn't too shabby, so if you're just looking for more of that FF7-realm magic, you might get what you look for. The battle system works good enough,It's (unfortunately only) passable. Serviceable. It does look good, and it does have some of those magical surprises that made FF7(R) great. As others said: The dialogue writing is showing its age, but is still acceptable. The story itself isn't too shabby, so if you're just looking for more of that FF7-realm magic, you might get what you look for. The battle system works good enough, though a little more tactical engagement would have been nice. Materia Fusion is pretty cool. All in all, it's a good, solid 7, BUT: The price point is -for what it actually is, a good looking remaster- a little too steep. If this was a $39,99 title, it'd be a 7.5.… Expand
  4. Strifefair600
    Jan 15, 2023
    6
    While this is a good game I just think that it’s not as good as FFVII Remake I think it uses the same engine as the remake but the story is also a bit boring but not only that Rick Gomez doesn’t even voice Zack Fair not to much of a big deal but as a person who played the psp version it feels weird but overall it’s a not bad game you should play it if you want to know the Final Fantasy VIIWhile this is a good game I just think that it’s not as good as FFVII Remake I think it uses the same engine as the remake but the story is also a bit boring but not only that Rick Gomez doesn’t even voice Zack Fair not to much of a big deal but as a person who played the psp version it feels weird but overall it’s a not bad game you should play it if you want to know the Final Fantasy VII story… Expand
  5. DreamCore90
    Dec 18, 2022
    4
    I don't understand how this game can have such high rating. It's by far one of the worst FF games I've played.

    1. The gameplay is extremely dated. Unless you played the original and want to play this for nostalgia, stay away. 2. The missions is a joke. Most bland and repetitive thing I've seen in a game. 3. The writing is laughably bad. 4. Story is mainly a back-story of Zack,    I don't understand how this game can have such high rating. It's by far one of the worst FF games I've played.

    1. The gameplay is extremely dated. Unless you played the original and want to play this for nostalgia, stay away.

    2. The missions is a joke. Most bland and repetitive thing I've seen in a game.

    3. The writing is laughably bad.

    4. Story is mainly a back-story of Zack, Angeal and Genesis and is mostly forgetable. It would be more suited for a DLC than an entire game.

    5. The game can easily be completed in 10 hours making it basically the shortest FF game out there.

    This game is definitely not worth $60. If you played the original you might find some nostalgia here, but otherwise do yourself a favour and spend your money on something else.    … Expand
  6. churros
    Feb 4, 2023
    7
    Pros:
    + engaging combat
    + simple materia and equipment system
    + good graphics
    + great presentation

    Cons:
    - repetitive side quests
    - nonsensical story
    - no chapter select
    - bland level design
  7. Hirosheep
    Dec 29, 2022
    5
    Activating combat mode
    Conflict resolved
    Cutscene

    Over and over and over again, graphics are worse than remake the game constantly interrupts the flow of your gameplay with cutscenes. Mission areas are empty lifeless. The game feels as if it is a phone game.
  8. theEnemy
    Dec 26, 2022
    2
    While the story and gameplay are enjoyable, the missions jump from easy difficulty to a scheme that completely foregoes skill, level, equipment, and reaction time in favor of intense repetition until pure luck prevails. Rinse and repeat said missions for 50% of endgame content. Would not recommend this game if you expect more than 10 hours of good content for your $50.
  9. MintMinstrel
    Dec 27, 2022
    4
    SE need a change. I haved played final fantasy for a long time. And now is the time they need to change. As always, I will expect the next title.
  10. J-O-DoubleZ
    Feb 5, 2023
    7
    Coming from a person who did not play the original game, this game is at the high end of the OK spectrum. it is good but nothing special. it is way inferior to FFVII remake. I don't see why Zack is a beloved character as he is way to corny. the game is too easy even on higher difficulties. actually, the difficulties of the missions from 9 stars and above only comes from the fact that theComing from a person who did not play the original game, this game is at the high end of the OK spectrum. it is good but nothing special. it is way inferior to FFVII remake. I don't see why Zack is a beloved character as he is way to corny. the game is too easy even on higher difficulties. actually, the difficulties of the missions from 9 stars and above only comes from the fact that the enemy will often one-shot you with a death spell or attack. you can trivialize all fights once you acquire Jump or High Jump Materia. the story was a bit rushed as I could not engage emotionally with any character. the trophies challenges are so lame and boring.… Expand
  11. Gosticouilles
    Dec 24, 2022
    7
    A must play for Final Fantasy 7 die hard fans, a hard pass for the others. Great story, explains lots of things about the main game but adds a lot of stuff that don't really make sense. Great music (like always), great gameplay that gets really addictive. However, even remastered the game shows its age and has a ridiculous launching price (IMO, should've been free with FF7 remake part 1A must play for Final Fantasy 7 die hard fans, a hard pass for the others. Great story, explains lots of things about the main game but adds a lot of stuff that don't really make sense. Great music (like always), great gameplay that gets really addictive. However, even remastered the game shows its age and has a ridiculous launching price (IMO, should've been free with FF7 remake part 1 Deluxe or a 10$ DLC).

    For Completionists: Lots of grind, lots of missables and lots of rng stuff. Overall a very easy but tedious platinum to get. If you don't like wasting your time, I'd suggest to pass on this one.    … Expand
  12. Pepemarques01
    Jan 27, 2023
    6
    Esperaba algo más de este juego. Es un juego interesante, pero no me convencieron. Mucho a mejorar, sin embargo, el combate sigue siendo interesante y hay variedad. Juego jugable pero sin ser nada extraordinario.
  13. Reed618
    Dec 22, 2022
    7
    It was quite fun in a braindead sort of run around killing enemies while listening to podcasts sort of way and there were some boss battles which kept me on my toes and were quite fun. There were however some boss battles.. particularly the second last one.. which just drag on wayyy too long. So for the gameplay it was solid but not amazing.

    The part where it fell down for me was the    It was quite fun in a braindead sort of run around killing enemies while listening to podcasts sort of way and there were some boss battles which kept me on my toes and were quite fun. There were however some boss battles.. particularly the second last one.. which just drag on wayyy too long. So for the gameplay it was solid but not amazing.

    The part where it fell down for me was the story. It's great when it's something from FF7 but that makes up about 5% of the story. Mostly it centers around new characters and some of the dialogue... oh boy... it's bad.. it's real bad. The story just kind of sucks.

    If you haven't played FF7 i'd stay well clear because this is not a good way to experience Cloud's backstory. Wait for remake part 2 or play the original ff7!    … Expand
  14. RowanBlack
    Dec 25, 2022
    6
    played the original and if you are a final fantasy fan this might be worth playing. As a full price game it's a bit much to ask. $20 seems about right. The improvements are nice and the 15 hours worth of story are decent. The side missions will keep you going for much longer.
  15. Zaren511
    Dec 14, 2022
    10
    One of the best remasters I've played, clearly the other people that reviewed this is not educated that this game is a PSP remaster
  16. Mahmoudragheb
    Dec 14, 2022
    8
    A beautiful remaster with a fair price and ofcourse amazing story..
    I love it
  17. Beast2
    Dec 14, 2022
    10
    I love the game don't get why ppl hate it combat fun story take me back wen I was kid love zack
  18. Clev222
    Dec 14, 2022
    10
    Well made remaster, as expected angry Callisto Protocol fanboys and possibly some bitter Elden Ring fanboys are downvoting this great game, so just ignore them. Hype for FF7Part2!
  19. Looser
    Dec 14, 2022
    5
    It looks good but it's still a portable game. The story it tells is meh, it didn't feel like it was necessary to add anything to Final Fantasy 7 and didn't add enough to make it worthwhile to play. If you need something to scratch that nostalgia itch, give it a shot. Otherwise, it can fairly safely be missed by all but the biggest fans of the original FF7.
  20. madclown
    Dec 14, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a remastered version of the one released on the PSP, with HD quality and a beautiful screen, but the character motions are still the same, so you can't deny that it looks old-fashioned. The difficulty level is low and the required actions are simple, so the game develops quickly. Personally, I enjoy it so much that once I start playing, I tend to play for a long time. I get heartburn from playing AAA games all the time, so I need to rest my stomach with a slow food game once in a while.… Expand
  21. IxAMxNIGHTMARE
    Dec 14, 2022
    6
    All the hype & glory that you were waiting for... is available in another game. I had already saw about 80% of the game before release. So as it officially released, I had no desire to play it because the only strategy you need as far as fighting is to rapidly press square. No incentive to use magic or fight defensively. Certainly not a remake. Not sure if remaster is what it should beAll the hype & glory that you were waiting for... is available in another game. I had already saw about 80% of the game before release. So as it officially released, I had no desire to play it because the only strategy you need as far as fighting is to rapidly press square. No incentive to use magic or fight defensively. Certainly not a remake. Not sure if remaster is what it should be called either. Feels like a port.… Expand
  22. Ttfs
    Dec 16, 2022
    10
    Just a beautiful game all around, story is great like how I remembered it its good
  23. Mjoseph
    Dec 16, 2022
    10
    One of the best remasters ever produced, this is a remake. Each boss, each opponent, each level, and each character have a brand-new model. The resolution, performance, and MAYBE some textures are typically the only things updated in many remasters. But you could just as well call this one a remake.
  24. Minervaaa
    Dec 17, 2022
    10
    Just beat the whole game, its still as sad as the og or sadder because the graphics are more better now.
  25. Bamdadan
    Dec 14, 2022
    2
    Outdated level design even for 2008, the year when the original Crisis Core was released. Missed opportunity to fix some of the mediocre fan fiction-quality writing, dialogue, inconsistencies and retcons this game had while trying to adapt sequences from the OG FF7. Lazy CGI cinematics that were just AI upscaled instead of adapting costumes from the new FF7Remake timeline where this gameOutdated level design even for 2008, the year when the original Crisis Core was released. Missed opportunity to fix some of the mediocre fan fiction-quality writing, dialogue, inconsistencies and retcons this game had while trying to adapt sequences from the OG FF7. Lazy CGI cinematics that were just AI upscaled instead of adapting costumes from the new FF7Remake timeline where this game is a prequel to. Vast majority of the characters that appeared in the OG FF7 feel like a parody of themselves and the characters that appear for the first time in this game are utter trash (specially the game's main villain, Genesis) outside of just one. So half a point for every good character in this game: Zack, Cloud, Sephiroth and Cissnei.… Expand
  26. Snitter
    Dec 14, 2022
    10
    This was one of my favorite games. An absolute treat getting to play it again. I love the updated battle system as well as the new graphics.
  27. DSouls_guy
    Dec 15, 2022
    9
    So much fun and tons of stuff to do for a game that was a psp tiltle! The updated graphics and updated combat and quality of life changes are great! If you love ff7 and want to learn more about Zack and Cloud pick this jewel up and enjoy.
  28. LouisJ
    Dec 19, 2022
    10
    Because I missed out on Crisis Core for the PSP, I am so thankful that Square brought this game to the PS5! Crisis Core is an amazing prequel to Final Fantasy 7, my favorite video game of all time. Crisis Core focuses on Zack and has a beautiful and tragic story. I loved being able to see everything from Zack’s perspective especially when interacting with Cloud Aerith and Sephiroh. MyBecause I missed out on Crisis Core for the PSP, I am so thankful that Square brought this game to the PS5! Crisis Core is an amazing prequel to Final Fantasy 7, my favorite video game of all time. Crisis Core focuses on Zack and has a beautiful and tragic story. I loved being able to see everything from Zack’s perspective especially when interacting with Cloud Aerith and Sephiroh. My favorite chapter was definitely the one where you go to Nibelhiem because of how important those events were to Cloud, Tifa and Sephiroth. I liked how much Crisis Core Reunion looked and played like FF7 Remake. Reunion definitely felt more like a remake than a remaster.… Expand
  29. Corey_03
    Dec 16, 2022
    10
    Juegazo con una historia hermosa que conecta con el juego original, entre medio de un remake y un remastered, no lo penséis y..
    Embrace your dreams.
  30. Badgerryan27
    Dec 16, 2022
    8
    Really enjoyed it! Faithfully recreation and I had a great time with it. They did revamp the combat and made it a little more like FF7 remake which I am happy they did. It’s a good thing they released this too right off of FF7 remake if you haven’t played it now you see the big impact of who Zack is and the significance he has to the story of FF7 as a whole. Even though they revamped someReally enjoyed it! Faithfully recreation and I had a great time with it. They did revamp the combat and made it a little more like FF7 remake which I am happy they did. It’s a good thing they released this too right off of FF7 remake if you haven’t played it now you see the big impact of who Zack is and the significance he has to the story of FF7 as a whole. Even though they revamped some stuff I don’t know why they didn’t do it on some of the cutscenes which is a little odd. But non the less I am pleased and excited to see what they do with Remake part 2 especially on now part one ended with Zack now in the picture of a potential new timeline. Good stuff!… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 81 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 63 out of 81
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 81
  3. Negative: 1 out of 81
  1. PLAY
    Feb 11, 2023
    70
    A neat remaster that sometimes clashes with its PSP origins. More often than not, it comes out on top, but it feels like it could have broken more limits. [Issue#23, p.74]
  2. IGN Japan
    Jan 27, 2023
    80
    As a prequel to one of gaming’s most beloved classics, Crisis Core did a great job of enriching the original game’s world as an action RPG on the PSP. This remaster not only enhances the visuals but also improves on many of the original’s shortcomings. While there still are some inconveniences, altogether Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion is an exhilarating experience from start to finish.
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  3. Games.cz
    Jan 19, 2023
    60
    A beautiful looking remaster which doesn’t manage to significantly upgrade its source material in aspects other than graphics. Only faithful Final Fantasy VII fans who didn’t get to play it on the PSP will leave truly satisfied.
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