-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
The Official NeoGaf Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Thread
- Thread starter CAVE343
- Start date
HomerSimpson-Man
Member
Got the game today with a friend, we both thought we would wait a bit because we were lacking a certain something right now, but then saw the $10 gift card incentive at Circuit City and well it's that crazy fanboy in me that couldn't resist the the feeling of...OMG FFVII ALL OVER MY FACE AND IN MY MOUTH!!
And now....if only I just had a PSP, again.
ccgenerals
Member
Yay, finally beat crisis core. There should be a CG gallery and an option to skip scenes/ videos (makes me want to not play it through a 2nd time to 100% everything).
Just beat it.. I seriously bawled like a little baby... holy shit.
Here's my thoughts on the game while my eyes are still red
Other than that great game for any FF7 fan.
Here's my thoughts on the game while my eyes are still red
Pros
-Zack was awesome. I was really surprised they were able to get me to become attached to him in such a short game. I suppose this is a little because of the preexisting story, and the fact they made him really likable. He reminds me a lot of Tidus in that upbeat way.
-I like how Cloud was portrayed. It really gave you a look at his true character before he got seriously mind fucked. Makes me like Cloud a lot more than previously (though I've always liked him)
-History on where the Buster sword came from was a nice touch. Makes me feel bad that I'd be wielding a bat full of nails instead of it in FF7.
-I liked the DMW. I didn't care that it was "random", it gave off a nice flair to the game. The ending sequence with it was the trigger for the tears.
Cons
-Loveless. Holy shit what tripe. Everytime Genesis quoted from it I just groaned. +1 to Hojo.
-I don't understand Angeals motives. They seemed to come outta left field and seemed forced.
-Combat was way too easy, though I suppose I could fix that going up two notches if I played again. Even so the combat started to get too repetitive toward the end, so I doubt i"ll ever play it again.
-Sometimes the small connections to FF7 seemed forced. Such as Zach naming Tifa's bar.... seemed like they were just trying to be funny but it came off as stupid to me. Or finding Vincent in his coffin.
-Other than Cure and maybe Barrier magic was useless to me. Hell most of the materia was useless to me.
Final Thoughs
-Lucky Stars Materia is overpowered haha.
Also... who were the guys who picked up Genesis. They called him brother... Only thing I could think of was the 3 little shits from Advent Children
-Zack was awesome. I was really surprised they were able to get me to become attached to him in such a short game. I suppose this is a little because of the preexisting story, and the fact they made him really likable. He reminds me a lot of Tidus in that upbeat way.
-I like how Cloud was portrayed. It really gave you a look at his true character before he got seriously mind fucked. Makes me like Cloud a lot more than previously (though I've always liked him)
-History on where the Buster sword came from was a nice touch. Makes me feel bad that I'd be wielding a bat full of nails instead of it in FF7.
-I liked the DMW. I didn't care that it was "random", it gave off a nice flair to the game. The ending sequence with it was the trigger for the tears.
Cons
-Loveless. Holy shit what tripe. Everytime Genesis quoted from it I just groaned. +1 to Hojo.
-I don't understand Angeals motives. They seemed to come outta left field and seemed forced.
-Combat was way too easy, though I suppose I could fix that going up two notches if I played again. Even so the combat started to get too repetitive toward the end, so I doubt i"ll ever play it again.
-Sometimes the small connections to FF7 seemed forced. Such as Zach naming Tifa's bar.... seemed like they were just trying to be funny but it came off as stupid to me. Or finding Vincent in his coffin.
-Other than Cure and maybe Barrier magic was useless to me. Hell most of the materia was useless to me.
Final Thoughs
-Lucky Stars Materia is overpowered haha.
Also... who were the guys who picked up Genesis. They called him brother... Only thing I could think of was the 3 little shits from Advent Children
Other than that great game for any FF7 fan.
SpokkX said:
Well Zack's memories through out the game triggered the DMW. At the end he's remembering his life and friends... which triggers the DMW and shows the people he's remembering. The last person being Aerith...
For the love of god, can someone please make a .gif based on the 'Lucky Star' DMZ, specifically the opening where Zack is running in place while the stars are floating around him?
Seriously; either I have completely lost it, or this is one of the best games I have played in a long, long time. I can barely put my PSP down. Unfortunately, I also have a massive paper due on Tuesday, and am forcing myself to only play a few hours a day. This game is fucking fantastic!
Seriously; either I have completely lost it, or this is one of the best games I have played in a long, long time. I can barely put my PSP down. Unfortunately, I also have a massive paper due on Tuesday, and am forcing myself to only play a few hours a day. This game is fucking fantastic!
I decided to rewatch Advent Children. The dialogue between Zack and Aerith at the end makes more sense. Grown fond of Zack's VA too heh.
What they say
What they say
*Aerith puts her hand on Cloud's head*
Cloud: Mother?
Aerith: Again? Why is everyone calling me their mother lately?
Zack: I guess they must be fond of you.
Aerith: This one is a little too big to adopt.
Zack: Tough luck friend, sounds like you don't have a place here.
Cloud: Mother?
Aerith: Again? Why is everyone calling me their mother lately?
Zack: I guess they must be fond of you.
Aerith: This one is a little too big to adopt.
Zack: Tough luck friend, sounds like you don't have a place here.
solid2snake
Banned
Vitamin Zack :lol
Panda said:Normal is extremely easy... at least, the main storyline missions are. I found that the sidemissions are extremely hard (but doable). Might be due to the abundance of instant death attacks... I haven't found an accessory to counter that yet, if it even exists and I've already been potion binging at the Shinra building.
If you have any death-type materia (death, hell, etc) and status ward materia equipped, it will protect you from all instant death attacks.
jiggle said:
I think they're making a reference to
the cellphone game. "Cissnei" was one of the nameless Turks you could play as.
I have a question about combining Materia.
I am 10 hours in, and still only have the 2 Materia slots. Is it beneficial to combine Materia multiple times, or is that not efficient? In other words, if I combine thunder with a blade attack and create Thunder Blade, do I get any benefit by combining the Thunder Blade Materia with Fira, for example? I get the feeling that when I combine Materia, and then again try to combine the new Materia with an unrelated piece of Materia, nothing 'new' or beneficial happens. I don't want to waste any Materia, so I thought I should ask. Thanks.
On a side note, my wife was watching me play last night and after meeting Aerith I tried to explain to my wife who Aerith was, why she was important, etc. It quickly became embarrassing, and immediately I was transported back to the magical time of 1997, when my sisters would make fun of my friends and I for spending hour after hour playing FF7, talking about Tifa and Aerith as only 16 year old kids could. Ahh the memories...
I am 10 hours in, and still only have the 2 Materia slots. Is it beneficial to combine Materia multiple times, or is that not efficient? In other words, if I combine thunder with a blade attack and create Thunder Blade, do I get any benefit by combining the Thunder Blade Materia with Fira, for example? I get the feeling that when I combine Materia, and then again try to combine the new Materia with an unrelated piece of Materia, nothing 'new' or beneficial happens. I don't want to waste any Materia, so I thought I should ask. Thanks.
On a side note, my wife was watching me play last night and after meeting Aerith I tried to explain to my wife who Aerith was, why she was important, etc. It quickly became embarrassing, and immediately I was transported back to the magical time of 1997, when my sisters would make fun of my friends and I for spending hour after hour playing FF7, talking about Tifa and Aerith as only 16 year old kids could. Ahh the memories...
Got my copy yesterday. Making a little post here and getting my ass out before I click some of those spoilers.
Anyways. I'm about 5 hours into the game, and that's only 3 sessions with maybe an hour of pause in between. The only other recent game series I gave this much constant playtime is Phoenix Wright. So yeah, this game is FUCKING AWESOME! The fan service is not normal, I had an orgasm the whole time when I reached
Anyways. I'm about 5 hours into the game, and that's only 3 sessions with maybe an hour of pause in between. The only other recent game series I gave this much constant playtime is Phoenix Wright. So yeah, this game is FUCKING AWESOME! The fan service is not normal, I had an orgasm the whole time when I reached
the slums. Just one question. Is the town where you save Tifa in FFVII in there? The one where you do the whole dress thing I mean, didn't seem to find that when I first reached the slums. That's probably my favorite place.
Jugendstil
Member
Wow, this game has really exceeded my expectations. I'm not a big fan of FF7's world or characters, but this game is making me appreciate it more. It's just so polished, and it's quite addictive. Reading about the DMW, I thought it sounded like a horrible idea but I actually kind of like it. Good stuff!
Monocle
Member
I'm just over seven hours in, but I've only made it to the beginning of Chapter 4 because I currently find myself hopelessly addicted to the side missions. These things are great. I expect they'll give this game tremendous replay value. At the very least they make one of my favorite RPG activities, item farming, as convenient and efficient as I could hope for. I'm loving the battle system, including DMW.
So far my experience has been anything but average. As of now Crisis Core is my favorite PSP game, bar none. After all the missions I've completed my progress is at just 9%, so I think I can assume I still have a lot to look forward to before I even begin to contemplate a new game+ run.
I now have quite a nice little collection of materia, but I'm getting anxious to unlock more materia slots, accessory slots and the materia fusion system. I think I'd better focus on progressing through the main story for a little while.
So far my experience has been anything but average. As of now Crisis Core is my favorite PSP game, bar none. After all the missions I've completed my progress is at just 9%, so I think I can assume I still have a lot to look forward to before I even begin to contemplate a new game+ run.
GoldandBlue
Member
Dirge of Cerberus spoiler about who they were and how it ended:Ferrio said:
They were Weiss and Nero, two antagonist from DoC. The secret ending for DoC show Genesis picking up Weiss after having been defeated and flying away calling him brother.
Yes I sadly, played and completed DoC BUT I got it when it was 10 bucks so... I didn't totally waste my money.
Callibretto
Member
just want to ask how long the game is without sidequest. I've been playing only for 8 hours with 13% side mission completed but I'm already in beginning of chapter 6, and I glance on gamefaqs there's only 11 chapters total.
I hope the chapters get longer later in the game, don't really want the game to end so soon. I like it a lot
I hope the chapters get longer later in the game, don't really want the game to end so soon. I like it a lot
atomiswave
Member
So...I picked up the game 2 days ago, but can't play it because my PSP is 2 hours away in my apartment next to my college. (visiting my parents/spring breaking). I am not going to lie, for once I want to go back to college and start the quarter :| just so I can start this game. But anyways, looking through some of the spoilers and i am even more stoked to play it, i guess thats just the way my mind works. Anyways, being able to go through more FFVII goodness will be an experience. Cloud is such a baller:
Jirotrom said:
Exactly the same as me..... I looked it up and found that we have level 8 bosses to face now. I'm thinking about stopping my mission and getting back into the main game.
Quick question.... Is there any events that can only happen at certain times in the game? Anything I can miss if I want to go back and get everything? Seriously, I hate missing events.
Monocle
Member
Regarding Chapter 4,
...
first cutscene in Mako Reactor 5
HOT DAMN IF THAT WASN'T THE COOLEST CUTSCENE EVER! The Sephiroth vs. Genesis vs. Angeal fight most definitely rivals anything in Advent Children. There I was minding my own business when suddenly I'm drowning in an ocean of awesome. Just...wow. Unless I'm mistaken, there's no theater mode, right? That's a crime.
BuckRobotron
Member
Played some this afternoon, and then some more. Now at 20% side-missions, Ch. 5 I think in story. Level ups just kept banging out at a sometimes oddly generous pace. Now at Level 30.
Despite the obvious loss-of-control issues, DMW is fun in practice because of the element of surprise. Keeps me looking forward to hitting a Bahamut summon rather than tiring of it by repetition. OTOH, I've gotten Tonberry so often he's getting annoying. It seems he usually gets dialed up when an enemy has 7 out of 15,000 hp left and I'm about to put on the finishing hit. Just stay home, bud.
And it only just dawned on me that I have actually shown enthusiasm for this kind of random attack reel in the past, being one of the few who always likes to use the Evoker class in FFIII. Of course, using Evokers was entirely my choice (one that few follow), unlike CC's DMW system.
Anyway, overall a great gaming value, and looking forward to seeing how things go from here. Been avoiding spoilers as much as possible obviously.
Despite the obvious loss-of-control issues, DMW is fun in practice because of the element of surprise. Keeps me looking forward to hitting a Bahamut summon rather than tiring of it by repetition. OTOH, I've gotten Tonberry so often he's getting annoying. It seems he usually gets dialed up when an enemy has 7 out of 15,000 hp left and I'm about to put on the finishing hit. Just stay home, bud.
And it only just dawned on me that I have actually shown enthusiasm for this kind of random attack reel in the past, being one of the few who always likes to use the Evoker class in FFIII. Of course, using Evokers was entirely my choice (one that few follow), unlike CC's DMW system.
Anyway, overall a great gaming value, and looking forward to seeing how things go from here. Been avoiding spoilers as much as possible obviously.
Peronthious
Member
Unison said:
That's how you do it; it and the cure materia will heal you. Honestly though, unless you're playing on hard you shouldn't have to heal all that often early in the game. Nothing hurts you that badly, and even when your health starts to go down, the limit breaks pop it right back up.
MarzipaNMOS
Member
The only gripe I have with this game are the non-skippable cut scenes. I'm playing on hard, and as if death because of the 'slow' input wasn't enough, I have to sit through another 5 minutes of mandatory story sequences I've already watched before I can get back to where I was?
Other than that, the game is top-notch. The HUD seems pretty cluttered at times, but I don't really notice it any more.
Other than that, the game is top-notch. The HUD seems pretty cluttered at times, but I don't really notice it any more.
whiterabbit
Member
I'm playing through FF7 now (for the first time, just got to the world map today and I'm on a boat)...It's actually even better than I expected and it was neat to see Nimelheim from the original game, although I'm wondering 'what about Zack?'. Anyway reading this thread makes me nostalgic for Crisis Core (can you even be nostalgic for something two nights ago?)... It was like a dream.
so.. does this game get any better? played about an hour now and gameplay wise it seems pretty mediocre. the fights are basically just press x, since you don't even really need to move him (he runs to them to attack ? wtf?)
however, the production is fantastic , the cutscenes are sweet, and I am excited about learning more. Just not really digging the gameplay yet. has potential I guess and I really want to get into the game.
however, the production is fantastic , the cutscenes are sweet, and I am excited about learning more. Just not really digging the gameplay yet. has potential I guess and I really want to get into the game.
whiterabbit
Member
Himuro said:
Sweet thanx...almost didn't notice the link, color is indiscernable on my monitor. I as gonna make a LTTP thread cuz I'm freakin late.
kiruyama said:The only gripe I have with this game are the non-skippable cut scenes. I'm playing on hard, and as if death because of the 'slow' input wasn't enough, I have to sit through another 5 minutes of mandatory story sequences I've already watched before I can get back to where I was?
Other than that, the game is top-notch. The HUD seems pretty cluttered at times, but I don't really notice it any more.
Well according to that other guy in the thread: Non skipabble cut scenes are awesome!
whiterabbit
Member
Spruchy said:
They'll make him play harder so he doesn't have to sit through em each time he dies.
Systems_id
Banned
Going to the Sector 5 slums really brought back the memories of FF7. It's amazing how much atmosphere Midgar had and still has. I need to track down another copy one of these days.
gray_fox224
Junior Member
Teknoman said:
There are still times you may die on Normal. Just be sure to level up with missions; for some, it could be easy just to forget the missions and go straight onto the main quest.
Dead Prince
Banned
Oh yes. My friend is playing on Normal mode and he's been dying againstgray_fox224 said:
Angeal