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The Official NeoGaf Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Thread
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I agree as well... those are the parts that remind me of XII.Kodiak said:
Im not a huge fan of the DMW... a little to random for my tastes.
you mean the silver best buy cover...? I actually think that cover looked worse.JonAmikar said:Arg I was forced to get the Black/White Cover.
Did I miss out by not getting this one?
polyh3dron
Banned
It's tough for me to bring myself to pay $40 for a psp game, but is this game actually worth it?
So I've been doing some missions instead of the story, and I got
, but when I went back to do the
I'm about 4.5 hours in, but I still have no idea how that roulette thing works. Sometimes it says my materia levels up, other times Zack levels up. Sometimes I get still pictures and a special attack, other times I get a video of something I didn't see in the story yet and then my HP is like 1.8x the max. What the hell?
some materia from completing a tree of mako recovery missions
SOLDIER v. security guys missions, I got assraped by that last machine you fight with the big force field and the 100-somethingsomething cannon
I'm about 4.5 hours in, but I still have no idea how that roulette thing works. Sometimes it says my materia levels up, other times Zack levels up. Sometimes I get still pictures and a special attack, other times I get a video of something I didn't see in the story yet and then my HP is like 1.8x the max. What the hell?
Monocle
Member
Picked this up yesterday. I was kind of hesitant about it considering what I've seen of Dirge of Cerberus, but positive feedback from someone I trust convinced me.
I'm about a half hour in--just finished the introduction and first tutorial mission, read all the emails and checked out the menus--and I'm loving it so far. The presentation is far better than I expected, with the nostalgic setting infused with a slick Advent Children-esque aesthetic. Great music. GREAT voice acting (which came as a surprise). And of course the CG cinematics are always a treat. The battle system clicked right away. I was dubious about it after watching some gameplay footage on YouTube a few days ago. Turns out it's really engaging and intuitive when I'm the one doing the controlling. The DMW system is...different. I haven't seen much of it so far since I've only been in something like three battles,
.
Watching Zack's well-proportioned model run about in the FFVII world reminds me of controlling Cloud's superdeformed one in the original game, and reinforces my desire for a modern remake of the latter. I'm sure it would send certain purists into a frothing rage, but just imagine the glorious nerd euphoria of having the classic we all remember revived with the polish made possible by current technology.
I think I'll get back to the game now.
so it's not a total disaster.
I'm about a half hour in--just finished the introduction and first tutorial mission, read all the emails and checked out the menus--and I'm loving it so far. The presentation is far better than I expected, with the nostalgic setting infused with a slick Advent Children-esque aesthetic. Great music. GREAT voice acting (which came as a surprise). And of course the CG cinematics are always a treat. The battle system clicked right away. I was dubious about it after watching some gameplay footage on YouTube a few days ago. Turns out it's really engaging and intuitive when I'm the one doing the controlling. The DMW system is...different. I haven't seen much of it so far since I've only been in something like three battles,
but I got three Angeal panels during the Behemoth (?) fight and saw a kickass limit break
Watching Zack's well-proportioned model run about in the FFVII world reminds me of controlling Cloud's superdeformed one in the original game, and reinforces my desire for a modern remake of the latter. I'm sure it would send certain purists into a frothing rage, but just imagine the glorious nerd euphoria of having the classic we all remember revived with the polish made possible by current technology.
I think I'll get back to the game now.
I haven't even leveled up yet, and I'm hungry to acquire more materia after the ones I used in the intro got "confiscated" (curse those thrifty Shinra bastards). It looks like I get to start off with Cure at least,
ichigo kurosaki
Member
zoukka said:
The cheapest one I saw is cduniverse.com, 27 shipped. If you find it cheaper somewhere please PM me
JumpJeff84
Member
Played this for about 3 hours last night...really impressed so far.
I don't know what it is, but I still don't quite undertand the whole SP system...I mean, you gain SP for fighting, and then it costs SP every time you do your little slot machine thing. What am I missing? Is SP kida like Experience Points with just another layer added?
I don't know what it is, but I still don't quite undertand the whole SP system...I mean, you gain SP for fighting, and then it costs SP every time you do your little slot machine thing. What am I missing? Is SP kida like Experience Points with just another layer added?
ichigo kurosaki
Member
Whoompthereitis said:
Me neither. Also, I've played like 3 hours into the game and the only shop I can access is the ShinRa shop... Can't I upgrade my weapons so I get more materia slots? I've got lots of materia but I can't equip it cause I just have like 4 slots :/
Kestastrophe
Member
Has anyone completed the "7 wonders" sidequest in Nibelheim? I need some help.
I've been playing this sucker for the past two days, otherwise I'd have posted sooner. I'm really hooked on the combat since it's pretty interesting being active but requiring you to really gauge the phasing-action. Recently I am just being stupid and trying to amass a hoard of Materias to experiment and fuse with. It's becoming fun to see what i get, despite my results bottoming out. I need some more rare ones to start with as a foundation. Anyone have some good suggestions?
But story-wise I just got done with
Regardless, I'm hooked on side missions in between the main story arcs and I find the split engaging enough to keep playing. I will likely finish this sucker. What's the hour count for some of you that have finished it? I'm just looking for a rough estimate.
But story-wise I just got done with
the initial Aerith bit. I'm sorry but the writing is horrid. The game is gorgeous but the exposition is like the lowest common denominator anime-fan shit. No offense to anyone who's enjoying it, but almost every over-done story chunk really pulls me away from the gameplay, which has been surprising to me. What I mean is that I expected to be satisfied in the opposite direction, as in presentation and exposition first then gameplay second.
As an aside, I find myself torn on Zack. Sometimes I think he's a really cool character with identifiable personality, other times he's written as a twat. I'm hoping he develops more past his cookie-cutter brattitude as the game progresses, but thus far in my quest his personality is that of a high school retard from some disney channel sitcom. I do however love his little one-liners when you're in battle and the DMW cues up a support character. his "I'm trying!!!" when he calls Tseng up had me smiling. Likewise for his appeals to Angeal. And Cissnei's support is the shit. Zack's in-place jog and the starries swirling had me cracking up. Not to mention that the exchanges with her in Sector 8 seemed like the least-forced dialogue in the game.
As an aside, I find myself torn on Zack. Sometimes I think he's a really cool character with identifiable personality, other times he's written as a twat. I'm hoping he develops more past his cookie-cutter brattitude as the game progresses, but thus far in my quest his personality is that of a high school retard from some disney channel sitcom. I do however love his little one-liners when you're in battle and the DMW cues up a support character. his "I'm trying!!!" when he calls Tseng up had me smiling. Likewise for his appeals to Angeal. And Cissnei's support is the shit. Zack's in-place jog and the starries swirling had me cracking up. Not to mention that the exchanges with her in Sector 8 seemed like the least-forced dialogue in the game.
Regardless, I'm hooked on side missions in between the main story arcs and I find the split engaging enough to keep playing. I will likely finish this sucker. What's the hour count for some of you that have finished it? I'm just looking for a rough estimate.
About 4 hours in, my initial thoughts:
1) Visually fantastic, the first 'summon' battle early in the game is incredible
2) Sound effects / music are amazing, I love the battle music in particular, very catchy
3) Dialogue is embarrassing; I can't believe in 2008 a company
as rich as Square can't get better English voice-acting quality
4) Combat system is more enjoyable than I thought it would be
5) The approach to and accessibility of the side missions is very well designed, it shows a thoughtful approach to making a portable game. It's a very easy-to-digest way of delving into the depth of an RPG, but still having the ability to churn through the main story
1) Visually fantastic, the first 'summon' battle early in the game is incredible
2) Sound effects / music are amazing, I love the battle music in particular, very catchy
3) Dialogue is embarrassing; I can't believe in 2008 a company
as rich as Square can't get better English voice-acting quality
4) Combat system is more enjoyable than I thought it would be
5) The approach to and accessibility of the side missions is very well designed, it shows a thoughtful approach to making a portable game. It's a very easy-to-digest way of delving into the depth of an RPG, but still having the ability to churn through the main story
^I actually think the voice acting is good by jRPG standards. Better than any jRPG I've played in recent memory save Final Fantasy XII.
Also, damn this game looks good. Easily above God of War in my books, since it doesn't have such frequent framerate drops.
However, I am confused by the whole "slots" thing and leveling method. Maybe I should read the manual.
Also, damn this game looks good. Easily above God of War in my books, since it doesn't have such frequent framerate drops.
However, I am confused by the whole "slots" thing and leveling method. Maybe I should read the manual.
Ninja99 said:
No not the part I quoted but I didn't want quote and have it twice..lol
You tagged the exact sentences I was talking about. Basically anything story related or pieces of that game that someone would want to look forward to and not know beforehand or that isn't common knowledge.
whiterabbit
Member
ichigo kurosaki said:
You'll get more materia slots very soon as you progress in the story. As for shops though, I'm pretty far and I still only have two shops, and the market doesn't even show up on my shop list...
gray_fox224
Junior Member
God, these missions are so addicting.
UncleScr00ge
Member
Can't stop playing missions. Everything I beat one, I get "New Missions Available." Very addicting.
Whoa now, that's a bit extreme. This does look good, but it's also displaying a LOT less than God of War. The environments in CC are much smaller and less detailed. God of War features quite possibly the most complex scenery in any PSP game to date and manages to keep the action just as intense as the PS2 games. Crisis Core simply isn't doing as much.
TheJollyCorner
Member
For those that have beat it:
I just got to
. How much more do I have left?
I just got to
Junon
Comment about a fairly well known character in this game, spoilering just because I'm being cautious.
SP is also used for crafting materia. So far I don't see how I could ever run out of SP i have so much of the stuff.
Also so far normal is soooooo damn easy. I'm only on chapter 4 but I have like 3400 HP, and just plow through stuff by wearing 3 power wrists. I regret not picking hard.
I was surprised that they used "Aerith", instead of calling her "Aeris". When did they correct this and switch over?
I tear up whenever I hear her theme.
SP is also used for crafting materia. So far I don't see how I could ever run out of SP i have so much of the stuff.
Also so far normal is soooooo damn easy. I'm only on chapter 4 but I have like 3400 HP, and just plow through stuff by wearing 3 power wrists. I regret not picking hard.
PIMPBYBLUD
Member
dark10x said:
QFT. While the game looks and sounds amazing nothing beats GOW:CoO visually yet.
btutterrow
Member
Just picked this up at Gamestop at lunch since I had a $25 gift card. They offered me a UMD case if I reserved any game, but since there is nothing coming out (and I hate going into Gamestop when I can avoid it) I said 'no.'
Just a heads up in case someone really wants the case but didn't reserve.
Just a heads up in case someone really wants the case but didn't reserve.
Peronthious
Member
TheJollyCorner said:For those that have beat it:
I just got to. How much more do I have left?Junon
You're about a third of the way in, from what I remember.
dark10x said:
I still think it looks/feels better. The super steady framerate and responsive controls really set this one ahead of GoW for me. I find the textures look nicer too. The HUD looks great as well.
edit: let's just say that while I think GoW looked amazing, it felt unpolished. This game, on the other hand, feels like the most polished PSP game I've played since Disgaea.
Peronthious
Member
Lonestar said:
The voice acting itself is excellent, but towards the end it's obvious that some of the animations are recycled. It's the writing that is truly horrid. Pure Final Fantasy through and through, and that's the sad part.
Haha, Zack fanclub spoiler:
On my second playthrough I joined the Zack fanclub. Right after the Nibelheim I got a message from his fanclub about his death and the following info: "Our thanks go to all 51,836 members out there. May Zack always live within our hearts." I think that's why I love these mail messages. They give some insight on the story, but besides that, they liven up the atmosphere.
Peronthious
Member
Y2Kev said:
Good point. A lot of the stuff said by Genesis, especially the LOVELESS quotes, seem like they'd be hard to translate, and I feel the translators did a decent job in that regard. It's more the over prelevance of the quotes and how much the add to what's already a fairly melodramatic game that bugs me, though I guess it could be considerably different in the original Japanese.
Peronthious
Member
Spiegel said:
I kept hearing that "It's Guy Love" song from the musical episode of Scrubs playing during that whole cutscene
Aruarian Reflection
Chauffeur de la gdlk
Alaluef said:
You might even say it was a splash.
Drip dripdrip drip
Splash
Drip drip
btutterrow
Member
Alaluef said:
I don't think you will regret it, even for just those 3 games, let alone all the cheap gems, downloadable content, remote play and unknown cool stuff coming out.
There's some other stuff like LocoRoco, Lumines (I love the cellphone version), and other games I see in ads and places, also including what's to come as you mentioned, but yeah, those three are the ones interesting me the most at the moment, I simply can't resist any longer.btutterrow said:
I have a friend that has a PSP for quite a long time now, he played a great part on convincing me.Ricker said:You wont regret it,the PSP is awesome,the damn thing even has Skype now
You're right. :lolSnowWolf said:
The funny thing is that I bought a PS2 years ago mainly to play Final Fantasy X and Kingdom Hearts. I guess in the end it all comes down to the fact that I'm a SE fanboy at heart.