I remember getting a PSP just for this game alone and it was completely worth it, it's the only game that's ever made me cry at the ending without fail no matter how many times I've played it 😆
One of my favorites as well along with Dissidia 012 [Duodecim] and KH Birth By Sleep. Man, I wished Crisis Core would receive a proper remaster rather than the upcoming 'Ever Crisis' mobile game, but at least Before Crisis is finally being localized worldwide of sorts.
@@MikeAruba69 I've been hoping for a remaster or even just to get to play it on console for years. But in all honesty...I don't see Square doing it, especially with the ff7 remake going on, but never give up hope 👍
FF7 probably would have been able to have a greater effect if it had better graphics like today. I know I wept for about 15 minutes been Aeris died. I paused the fight against Jenova in order to calm down.
The Loveless fact is absolutely nuts. I've 100%'d CC more times than I care to admit and I've never even noticed that Apocalypse has words in the rune.
Crisis Core is potentially the most influential piece of media to ever affect the course of my life, and there are STILL a few facts I never knew before this, so good job!
Back when this game came out I too started quoting "Loveless" like Genesis. A one time bully of mine knew where it was from and we bounded over a shared love of FF games.
I can't believe out of all the FF game's that's been remade and remastered so far, Crisis Core hasn't been touched ONCE! ONCE! And it's a prequel to arguably one of the best RPGs of all time! And no remastered!? JESUS! As much as I am happy FFVIII FINALLY got the remastered treatment, THANK FREAKING LORD! It's time for Crisis Core to get it's chance now! I love this game SO MUCH!
In a way, I'm happy they've waited this long. Technology has only gotten better, so if they ever do remake it, it's going to look amazing and will have more time before it begins to look dated. However, they're doing a compilation game for Before Crisis, Crisis Core and Final Fantasy 7 for mobile and they may write it off as that being the "remake". I hope not, but also as as they've retconned the ending of Crisis Core for FF7R, it might not make sense to remake CC when its plot has been so heavily changed.
Umm... no, Final Fantasy VII Remake is a Reimagining and it made fun of Zack's story and importance. After playing FFVIIR, I don't want them touching Crisis Core, to be honest.
I'm curious to know the reactions to the Crisis Core Remaster now that it has come to pass. Especially since it's just a straight-up remaster and not a remake.
Lol! "How could I forget when you've drilled it into my head?" he said, tapping his skull. The combat voice is why he really wemt mad and burned Nibelheim.
Zack's characterization was done really well given that we already knew what was going to happen. But honestly, the weakest part was Genesis and pushing Loveless as a core subplot. Though there is a theory that Loveless will be as involved in the Remake so I hope they do a better job this time around.
I personally think Genesis and his obsession with Loveless is Nomura saying to the fans, "See this? This is you." What with all of our theorizing and endless rereading/rewatching/replaying the games to try to eke out some hidden meanings.
Got a psp just for this game. After playing every FF mainline game and their corresponding prequel/sequels, I still think Crisis Core is my favorite FF
I remember noticing the changes to the Minerva statue back when I first played the game as I’d gotten a Japanese copy for my birthday and later an English one when it was released. Also the Emerald Weapon gave me a borderline jump scare when I first saw it as I’d just fought it recently at the time when I was a kid.
Have u played FF7R intergrade yet? There is something that I want to discuss with someone. Do u notice a flipping big ass robot in Shinra Tower. Might be designed by Scarlet (unfinished yet)
Jumped straight into this!!!! Another great video guys!!! I only knew about the emerald weapon Easter egg so yet again learnt a lot of new stuff!!! I loved crisis core I remember getting my haircut like Genesis when I was a teen! I know right! But yeah I loved the lore building that crisis core brought to ffVII its not my favourite game in the series but it still takes me back to a time as a teen playing my PSP without a care in the world!!!
A random fact about me and this game. Since its release, I went through a total of 5 copies of this game. 1st: Suffered scratches 2nd: I played to failure 3rd: I left on a plane and only realized after I was already out of the airport(it was in my PSP too...) 4th: Was a Russian copy a friend sent me. I left it with my sister. 5th: My current JPN copy I got while staying at Roppongi in Tokyo a few summers back. I can't stress enough how much I love this game and wasn't the biggest fan of how they went back to it in the Remake. I wish this game had a remaster but iirc, due to Gackt's involvement, that's probably not going to be possible...
The section where you talked about uniforms settled an argument (in my favour) I was having with my brother about what 2nd class SOLDIERs wear so thank you for that.
I just love the fact that Zack is alive in the remake when he tried to visit Aerith in the church again only to find her gone. There's a good chance he'll be playable in part 2.
Japanese people: Black hair doesn't look heroic, so Cloud ought to be blonde. Also Japanese people: if your hair is blonde we'll assume you're a delinquent, stay away from my store you Gaijin!!
Probably one of the few games where a “supporting” character is more loved than the protagonist of the main series. Zack is very loved especially in Japan.
Crisis Core is the reason I wanted a PSP. I remember seeing the game bundled with the PSP around June or so. I convinced my mum to buy it for my birthday, and she did... but my birthday wasn't until September, so she stored it away in her wardrobe until my birthday. That's fair though, it was very expensive and she bought it on a whim.
I totally missed Emerald Weapon, very cool find, I also either missed or forgot about the line about always wearing pink and how that line connected to her wearing pink instead of white. Ugh my feels. :(
This was one of my favorite games as a kid I first saw Zack in Kingdom Hearts BBS and wanted to learn more about him after buying the game it soon became the best game i ever played and the 2nd most played behind FF Dissidia Duodecim i had like a few thousand hours in that playing litterally every day from middle school up to the day i graduated high school
How convenient! Just last night my friends and I were laughing about how bad at making games Tabata was which ended with us remembering that he did finish Crisis Core and we all love that game.
Lol. Do you remember that one side quest where Don Corneo's niece is trying to look for him and she said she even wanted to marry him? That was so bizarre... 😳
I never knew they put so much detail in crisis core because of how everything is connected to the characters like the promises between aerith and zack. I never managed to play this game so some parts was a surprise to me haha keep up making this kinds of videos guys :)
Crisis Core had a lot of problems with it's new characters and plot but it was really sweet to see what Sephiroth was like before he went insane and Zack ended up becoming my favorite FF protagonist.
Crisis core got me into Final Fantasy, I remember picking it up in the pre-owned section at my local game store for $30, thought why not fell in love with the series, after playing 7 proper as an adult with actual understanding of genetics, you realise how important Hojo is. He states Jenovas cell's are used to help create the soldier first class fighters, so few of them actually survive it, I think it was taken from the trial of grasses from the Witcher Books which came out way before the games, I think they liked the concept and went with it. In the final act of crisis core it emphasizes Cloud having open wounds, Jenova, Sephiroth and Zacks blood all entered him. This fractured his mind, then there is an entire sub plot of restoring Cloud's mind in 7 proper. Cloud was never a clone like the largely accepted theory say's. Cloud went through the most brutal soldier creation they could think of. However because the theory is widely accepted with little proof thanks to something Sephiroth says, I think the remakes are making the Clone theory canon. He only has a connection because he has Sephiroths blood running through his viens, he even has Zacks who constantly gives him advice. Jenovas just increase his physical strength. What I think happened they never intended for people to think Cloud was a clone, Dolly the sheep just made international news when 7 was released. So people in the schoolyard had cloning on their minds, Sephiroth states him and Cloud are the same, people just ran with it. Hojo even states Cloud shouldn't exist, he tells you how it works, people ignored it, crisis core even shows it, people still stuck with the clone theory. Schoolyard discussion that everyone ran with, like Mew under the truck.
Aerith's pink dress really hits me deep now that i realized the meaning. I really hope in the remake she would fulfill the promise and meet Zack (no matter which timeline(?) He came from) Instead of letting the fate be set in stone and follow the original
I wish Square Enix would put out a HD remaster of this on the Switch. This and Dissidia 012. Honestly the Switch just feels like the perfect place for HD remasters of PSP games. They'd have to do some work to them, but not the same amount of work that would be expected for a PS5/Xbox Series release.
This was actually the first final fantasy game I’d ever played. I got really attached to Zack so the end hit really hard. It was also one of the first games I had played where a major character died too
Glad to see Loveless being expanded. Makes me wonder about it possibly being a subtle nod to the Opera scene in FF6 as well as just being a reference in general to Shakespeare I believe.
One part I always find interesting in Crisis Core, is how much Kunsel seems to know even though he’s just a SOLDIER 2nd class. He knows more than most other characters other than the Turks, and even pieced Zack being the escaped sample before Cissnei. I hope we get to find out how he knows so much since he was name dropped in the Remake. Also glad he was a good friend of Zack instead of someone going after him. If Kunsel was an enemy, he would be dangerous with how much he knows.
One complaint I have about Crisis Core. The One Winged Angel moniker was supposed to be for Sephiroth, which made him unique. When Angeal got one, I was still like "alright, I guess that's fine", then it was Genesis, and the final freakin' straw was when Hollander got that stupid batwing on his shoulder. It was like "come on guys, this is getting ridiculous."
Always felt that the reason why Zack wears Blue instead of the Purple 2nd Class was an internal ranking in the 2nd Class Soldiers. With Purple being Soldiers who were not due for a promotion and the Blue being those that were being considered. As to bring them forward and make it known to the Soldier that they are going to be important figures in the future if they were to be truely promoted. Thus why they were to wear a different colour and allowed to go about without their helms and such. 1st Class Soldiers were the Faces of Soldier, thus the 2nd Class Potentials were to get used to the fact that the populous were to know who they are at a glance and see them as more than just a Soldier...
As much as I love Crisis Core, the levelling system and the DMW in general always frustrated me. It was literally a slot machine and the only way to level was to beat enemies to get XP, and then get 777 in the DMW to use the XP to gain a level. I ended up playing through the entire game three times and while I had a buttload of XP, I had only gotten to level 56 because it was just so rare to actually get 777 for the level up. Hopefully, if they ever decide to revisit Crisis Core in either a remake or a remaster, they fix this issue.
@@adelseis Looking back at a walkthrough, I may have been mistaken. I could have sworn there was a yellow XP bar when you went into the DMW, but I guess I was wrong.
Maaaan, we really need Before Crisis, Crisis Core and Dirge of Cerberus remastered. Would make so much sense considering that FFVII Remake takes place after all those games. I wonder why Square doesn´t do it.
I think it’s more copyright issues with the end theme tbh. Genesis has been seen in other games occasionally such as FFRK (including his CG art on banners and other places), so I don’t think it’s Gackt or his likeness preventing it from being remade. Also, the end theme version of Why is not available on the albums as they are on Spotify and other places, so that might be what’s actually complicating things imo.
I loved the atmosphere of Dirge, but damn it needs a full overhaul beacase that gameplay is terrible... Having a cool looking double jump is great, but if you can't jump over ankle high objects it's a bit of a design flaw. Though at least they improved it slightly from the Japanese version, that's just beyond horrible to play.
Uhm... Have you not heard about the Ever Crisis? They announced it in February? They will make episodic mobile games from Before Crisis, Crisis Core, Oiginal FF7, Advent Children and Dirge of Cerberus. With chibi character and probably no voice acting.... ua-cam.com/video/TNGkkVqpUes/v-deo.html
I love this game got a psp just for it. Oh it was wonderful i was soooo happy. I really wish this and dirge came in a two pack for playstatiom id love to replay dirge :(
I almost hope the remake has all the Weapons as mandatory boss battles. Though would they be able to make the Emerald Weapon music as lit as The Black Wolf Stalks Again?
I bought the PSP for this game and Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. Never bought any other games for the consol at the time. Never regretted buying the consol solely for those 2 games....
As great as this was, this just makes me wish this channel would do deep dives in to the entire Xeno series. There's an absolute metric f*ck ton of "reading between the lines" type info on that series.
You've probably already seen it, but try Resonant Arc/ Dark Pixel's 20+ hour long deep dive on Xenogears. I think it's still ongoing and they're talking about everything.
@@12ealDealOfficial I've actually been playing along with their podcast. It's a great series they have going, especially their proficiency in Japanese that adds more to why a lot of the dialogue is the way it is. On the subject of Dark Sector, it's been very confusing to ke why they don't cover Xenosaga and/or Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
little known fact, the loveless poster in the original ff7 is an homage to the band my bloody valentines album loveless. It even says my bloody valentine on the loveless billboard in the opening cinematic
Did you know? Zacks death was retconned just to subvert your expectations and all you had to do is kill some ghosts, killing all stakes in the process now that people can just randomly come back to life.
I just want to say even if it's 9 days I freaking knew that the apocalypse move of Zack that there was something written in it but I really don't know what was written in there but I never knew that it would be connected to the final chapter of the loveless act. By the thank you for making this video because it really brings back my memories of playing this game
Regarding the uniform, Cloud's outfit in the original game and Zack's 2nd Class uniform in CC are purple, not "deep blue." Idk why that interview says his outfit is blue, either it's a mistranslation or a quirk of how Japan perceives colors (like how green is considered a shade of blue there)
Can you do Lore video's about the locations in Final Fantasy, Esthar is my favourite final fantasy city and i think Esthar could have a standalone open world style game like Cyberpunk but actually good and with FF battles and Hitman espionage.. I think Esthar had quite alot of lore but its been so long since i played FFVIII. There's so many locations it would make a great series imo :)
It's a CRIME that this game hasn't been remastered. I can't even play my copy anymore because my PSP is shot :( Would love to be able to just play all my PSP games for that matter, on my PS5 - but especially this. Not happy at all that Ever Crisis is going to be a Gacha.
You could try running it on a PC with PPSSPP. Doesn't require very high end hardware, personally looking forward to running PSP games on the Steam Deck when it's out.
Glad to have soft modded my Vita so I could play a number of PSP exclusives again on it (using Adrenaline). The graphics are slightly worse off because the Vita has a bigger screen/different resolution, but not enough that it ruins the experience.
The vita resolution is literally double that of the psp so it should be an easy resize. Are there any sort of settings to adjust graphical fidelity in adrenaline ?
@@geoffreychauvin1474 well, I can disable bilinear filtering and achieve a less blurry result that is sharper, but just a little more pixelated. The blur effect from bilinear filtering seems to round things out (not as pixelated). I can choose from different resolutions or use a custom resolution (which I do, since the other options won't fill out the entire screen; I drag it to fill the whole screen). Other games look better depending on the style of graphics. I can choose no adjustment or original resolution on PS1 games, but not on PSP games. Only issue there is you're playing on a square in the center of your screen that's comparatively small. Overall, no real complaint. Vita graphics are in no way a deal breaker on the games I've played on it.
I would love to see an Emet Selch video some day His character truly helped flush out FFXIV n raise the MMO to a greater height Cannot wait for Endwalker!
hm... I was half-expecting with the topic about names to bring up that Zack's Japanese name being originally "Zax"... I was hoping for an explanation unless that was covered in another video, but I'm just gonna assume localizers presumed the Japanese team intended it to be "Zack" but misspelled it somehow, or perhaps it was done on purpose being afraid it'd sound too identical to the enemy robot names in Gundam called the "Zaku"
could have added the voice actor for genesis is a big reason they wont be able to remake the game due to his prior contract. also i think minerva was misspelled
Nope. Not the reason. The character model was Gackt. Nomura fell in love with Gackt and started stalking him. Gackt got a restraining order that included no remake of the game. While Ever Crisis is going to have a remake of Crisis Core, the character model will be changed. It had nothing to do with the voice actor.
Honestly I hated the loveless thing in CC. As soon as Genisis started talking abt it I wanted to skip scene. It felt like it took away more than it added. But that’s just me
I remember getting a PSP just for this game alone and it was completely worth it, it's the only game that's ever made me cry at the ending without fail no matter how many times I've played it 😆
Big same. The music is so good aswell.
Kind of same I bought a second (maybe third,forth, twentieth judge by price and condition.) and almost playin others game rather than this game.
Couldnt agree more
One of my favorites as well along with Dissidia 012 [Duodecim] and KH Birth By Sleep.
Man, I wished Crisis Core would receive a proper remaster rather than the upcoming 'Ever Crisis' mobile game, but at least Before Crisis is finally being localized worldwide of sorts.
@@MikeAruba69 I've been hoping for a remaster or even just to get to play it on console for years. But in all honesty...I don't see Square doing it, especially with the ff7 remake going on, but never give up hope 👍
Crisis Core and Zack really give me a huge impression. Even more than FF7.
And Zack been my favorite character in entire FF series since then.
Can't wait to play him in the remake
FF7 probably would have been able to have a greater effect if it had better graphics like today.
I know I wept for about 15 minutes been Aeris died. I paused the fight against Jenova in order to calm down.
The Loveless fact is absolutely nuts. I've 100%'d CC more times than I care to admit and I've never even noticed that Apocalypse has words in the rune.
Yeah absolutely mind blowing FF is the best
Crisis Core is potentially the most influential piece of media to ever affect the course of my life, and there are STILL a few facts I never knew before this, so good job!
Did it get you into squats?
Yea me too
Never heard of it
@@Slimenator You’re literally watching a video about it. How could you have never heard of it
@@bungiecoocoo Yes, actually
Back when this game came out I too started quoting "Loveless" like Genesis. A one time bully of mine knew where it was from and we bounded over a shared love of FF games.
Aww :)
You: "Loveless, act 1."
bully: "hm, you've remembered."
You: "How can I not? When you've beaten it into my head."
@@xS1D3SW1P3x you made me choke on my water
@@xS1D3SW1P3x lmao 🤣nice reference
Idk man
That sounds gay to me
I remember the feels after discovering why Aerith wears pink... man, story of Zack and Aerith is more tragic than Romeo and Juliet
Even though I cleared Crisis Core and FF7, I am today years old to know that Emerald weapon makes an appearance in the Crisis Core.
I can't believe out of all the FF game's that's been remade and remastered so far, Crisis Core hasn't been touched ONCE! ONCE! And it's a prequel to arguably one of the best RPGs of all time! And no remastered!? JESUS! As much as I am happy FFVIII FINALLY got the remastered treatment, THANK FREAKING LORD! It's time for Crisis Core to get it's chance now! I love this game SO MUCH!
In a way, I'm happy they've waited this long. Technology has only gotten better, so if they ever do remake it, it's going to look amazing and will have more time before it begins to look dated. However, they're doing a compilation game for Before Crisis, Crisis Core and Final Fantasy 7 for mobile and they may write it off as that being the "remake". I hope not, but also as as they've retconned the ending of Crisis Core for FF7R, it might not make sense to remake CC when its plot has been so heavily changed.
Umm... no, Final Fantasy VII Remake is a Reimagining and it made fun of Zack's story and importance.
After playing FFVIIR, I don't want them touching Crisis Core, to be honest.
I actually don’t want this to get remastered or remade. I want this to stay on the PSP and be exclusive to the PSP even though the PSP is dead.
I'm curious to know the reactions to the Crisis Core Remaster now that it has come to pass. Especially since it's just a straight-up remaster and not a remake.
More Zack Fair, Genesis Rhapsodos and Crisis Core stuff? Yes please!
Genesis needs more love along with Angeal
Especially Angeal, the original owner of Cloud’s Buster Sword.
Zack is clearly my favorite character in final fantasy as a whole. Im excited to see what the ff7 remake has in store for all the characters.
It was probably Sephiroths plan all along to put 'Activating Combat Mode' in there, to drive us all insane!
Lol! "How could I forget when you've drilled it into my head?" he said, tapping his skull.
The combat voice is why he really wemt mad and burned Nibelheim.
@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley That and mommy issues lol
Conflict resolved
Zack's characterization was done really well given that we already knew what was going to happen. But honestly, the weakest part was Genesis and pushing Loveless as a core subplot. Though there is a theory that Loveless will be as involved in the Remake so I hope they do a better job this time around.
Genesis is the worst part of the entire compilation, bar none.
I personally think Genesis and his obsession with Loveless is Nomura saying to the fans, "See this? This is you."
What with all of our theorizing and endless rereading/rewatching/replaying the games to try to eke out some hidden meanings.
Got a psp just for this game. After playing every FF mainline game and their corresponding prequel/sequels, I still think Crisis Core is my favorite FF
I always have a glimpse of hope that this masterpiece of a game will get remade or remastered.
Same.
Final fantasy 7: Ever Crisis
Your wish is granted. Less than a month to go.
I remember noticing the changes to the Minerva statue back when I first played the game as I’d gotten a Japanese copy for my birthday and later an English one when it was released. Also the Emerald Weapon gave me a borderline jump scare when I first saw it as I’d just fought it recently at the time when I was a kid.
Have u played FF7R intergrade yet? There is something that I want to discuss with someone. Do u notice a flipping big ass robot in Shinra Tower. Might be designed by Scarlet (unfinished yet)
I knew the Emerald Weapon but not the rest, Zack’s outfit is probably the most interesting to me
I really hope the FF7 remake gets a bonus Crisis Core part after the whole thing is done. The engine already kinda plays like crisis core lol
I'm begging for this! Or at least they could give us a DLC where we get to play as Zack 😭
Jumped straight into this!!!! Another great video guys!!! I only knew about the emerald weapon Easter egg so yet again learnt a lot of new stuff!!! I loved crisis core I remember getting my haircut like Genesis when I was a teen! I know right! But yeah I loved the lore building that crisis core brought to ffVII its not my favourite game in the series but it still takes me back to a time as a teen playing my PSP without a care in the world!!!
A random fact about me and this game. Since its release, I went through a total of 5 copies of this game.
1st: Suffered scratches
2nd: I played to failure
3rd: I left on a plane and only realized after I was already out of the airport(it was in my PSP too...)
4th: Was a Russian copy a friend sent me. I left it with my sister.
5th: My current JPN copy I got while staying at Roppongi in Tokyo a few summers back.
I can't stress enough how much I love this game and wasn't the biggest fan of how they went back to it in the Remake. I wish this game had a remaster but iirc, due to Gackt's involvement, that's probably not going to be possible...
The compilation taught me more about the world of FF7 than I really wanted to know. Crisis Core was cool when I first played it though.
I don't consider hardly any of it canon but got some good music out of it!
@@grahamwade5932 it's all canon now lol
The section where you talked about uniforms settled an argument (in my favour) I was having with my brother about what 2nd class SOLDIERs wear so thank you for that.
I just love the fact that Zack is alive in the remake when he tried to visit Aerith in the church again only to find her gone. There's a good chance he'll be playable in part 2.
Japanese people: Black hair doesn't look heroic, so Cloud ought to be blonde.
Also Japanese people: if your hair is blonde we'll assume you're a delinquent, stay away from my store you Gaijin!!
*Heroic* gaijin
heres the thing, they know the difference between real life and fiction. unlike some people in twitter
Genesis rhapsodus is clearly a reference to the two leading bands of the 80s. Genesis and Queen.
Probably one of the few games where a “supporting” character is more loved than the protagonist of the main series. Zack is very loved especially in Japan.
Crisis Core is the reason I wanted a PSP. I remember seeing the game bundled with the PSP around June or so. I convinced my mum to buy it for my birthday, and she did... but my birthday wasn't until September, so she stored it away in her wardrobe until my birthday. That's fair though, it was very expensive and she bought it on a whim.
I totally missed Emerald Weapon, very cool find, I also either missed or forgot about the line about always wearing pink and how that line connected to her wearing pink instead of white. Ugh my feels. :(
Here's a fun fact.im still replaying the game after countless play throughs and never gets old
This was one of my favorite games as a kid I first saw Zack in Kingdom Hearts BBS and wanted to learn more about him after buying the game it soon became the best game i ever played and the 2nd most played behind FF Dissidia Duodecim i had like a few thousand hours in that playing litterally every day from middle school up to the day i graduated high school
How convenient! Just last night my friends and I were laughing about how bad at making games Tabata was which ended with us remembering that he did finish Crisis Core and we all love that game.
No matter how many Plotholes and bad writing Crisis Core may have, Zack alone carries this game to be one of the greatest i've ever played.
Lol. Do you remember that one side quest where Don Corneo's niece is trying to look for him and she said she even wanted to marry him? That was so bizarre... 😳
@@MikeAruba69 WHAT LOL???
"No matter how many Plotholes and bad writing Crisis Core may have"
Really! Can you name a few of them?
No
There's no bad writing
*Proof me wrong*
Activating Comment Mode!
This game was fun and I love how it expanded the lore; one of the few PSP games I still have
I loved Crisis Core when I played it. I even did everything I could to 100% the game, yet I had no clue about most of these. What a great video!
I never knew they put so much detail in crisis core because of how everything is connected to the characters like the promises between aerith and zack. I never managed to play this game so some parts was a surprise to me haha keep up making this kinds of videos guys :)
I love that detail between Zack and Aerith wearing pink
Crisis Core had a lot of problems with it's new characters and plot but it was really sweet to see what Sephiroth was like before he went insane and Zack ended up becoming my favorite FF protagonist.
"Crisis Core had a lot of problems with it's new characters and plot"
Really! Can you name a few of them?
Awesome to see Crisis Core get some love. 🥰 Now I want to play it again.
Crisis core got me into Final Fantasy, I remember picking it up in the pre-owned section at my local game store for $30, thought why not fell in love with the series, after playing 7 proper as an adult with actual understanding of genetics, you realise how important Hojo is.
He states Jenovas cell's are used to help create the soldier first class fighters, so few of them actually survive it, I think it was taken from the trial of grasses from the Witcher Books which came out way before the games, I think they liked the concept and went with it.
In the final act of crisis core it emphasizes Cloud having open wounds, Jenova, Sephiroth and Zacks blood all entered him.
This fractured his mind, then there is an entire sub plot of restoring Cloud's mind in 7 proper.
Cloud was never a clone like the largely accepted theory say's.
Cloud went through the most brutal soldier creation they could think of.
However because the theory is widely accepted with little proof thanks to something Sephiroth says, I think the remakes are making the Clone theory canon.
He only has a connection because he has Sephiroths blood running through his viens, he even has Zacks who constantly gives him advice.
Jenovas just increase his physical strength.
What I think happened they never intended for people to think Cloud was a clone, Dolly the sheep just made international news when 7 was released.
So people in the schoolyard had cloning on their minds, Sephiroth states him and Cloud are the same, people just ran with it.
Hojo even states Cloud shouldn't exist, he tells you how it works, people ignored it, crisis core even shows it, people still stuck with the clone theory.
Schoolyard discussion that everyone ran with, like Mew under the truck.
Aerith's pink dress really hits me deep now that i realized the meaning. I really hope in the remake she would fulfill the promise and meet Zack (no matter which timeline(?) He came from) Instead of letting the fate be set in stone and follow the original
I wish Square Enix would put out a HD remaster of this on the Switch. This and Dissidia 012. Honestly the Switch just feels like the perfect place for HD remasters of PSP games. They'd have to do some work to them, but not the same amount of work that would be expected for a PS5/Xbox Series release.
I’ve had the same thought with regards to Duodecim
My hero has returned to life🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
I remember the first time i play CC on my psp, the story is so good and the ending make me😭😭
This was actually the first final fantasy game I’d ever played. I got really attached to Zack so the end hit really hard. It was also one of the first games I had played where a major character died too
Yup me too
This is awesome! I just finished replaying this again after 10 years, and the Emerald Weapon fact just blew my mind!
Glad to see Loveless being expanded. Makes me wonder about it possibly being a subtle nod to the Opera scene in FF6 as well as just being a reference in general to Shakespeare I believe.
One part I always find interesting in Crisis Core, is how much Kunsel seems to know even though he’s just a SOLDIER 2nd class. He knows more than most other characters other than the Turks, and even pieced Zack being the escaped sample before Cissnei. I hope we get to find out how he knows so much since he was name dropped in the Remake.
Also glad he was a good friend of Zack instead of someone going after him. If Kunsel was an enemy, he would be dangerous with how much he knows.
I love TPR. So glad to see you get to use their music :)
One complaint I have about Crisis Core. The One Winged Angel moniker was supposed to be for Sephiroth, which made him unique. When Angeal got one, I was still like "alright, I guess that's fine", then it was Genesis, and the final freakin' straw was when Hollander got that stupid batwing on his shoulder. It was like "come on guys, this is getting ridiculous."
Get ready for this video to get a whole lot more traction in the coming months.
Always felt that the reason why Zack wears Blue instead of the Purple 2nd Class was an internal ranking in the 2nd Class Soldiers. With Purple being Soldiers who were not due for a promotion and the Blue being those that were being considered. As to bring them forward and make it known to the Soldier that they are going to be important figures in the future if they were to be truely promoted. Thus why they were to wear a different colour and allowed to go about without their helms and such.
1st Class Soldiers were the Faces of Soldier, thus the 2nd Class Potentials were to get used to the fact that the populous were to know who they are at a glance and see them as more than just a Soldier...
That last one blew my mind.
Like there are forums out there debating loveless and I've never seen that fact mentioned
As much as I love Crisis Core, the levelling system and the DMW in general always frustrated me. It was literally a slot machine and the only way to level was to beat enemies to get XP, and then get 777 in the DMW to use the XP to gain a level. I ended up playing through the entire game three times and while I had a buttload of XP, I had only gotten to level 56 because it was just so rare to actually get 777 for the level up. Hopefully, if they ever decide to revisit Crisis Core in either a remake or a remaster, they fix this issue.
I can remember that I read somewhere it before. The game has a hidden XP, and when you hit the needed XP to level up, the DMW will roll to 777.
@@adelseis XP wasn't hidden, there was a bar.
@@AzureKyle where is it located? It has been too long since I played the game.
@@adelseis Looking back at a walkthrough, I may have been mistaken. I could have sworn there was a yellow XP bar when you went into the DMW, but I guess I was wrong.
@@AzureKyle it might have been the AP or SP bar. I also can’t remember what bar it was.
I love this game so much. it shows that sephiroth has a tragic story but also that he was a loyal friend
Maaaan, we really need Before Crisis, Crisis Core and Dirge of Cerberus remastered.
Would make so much sense considering that FFVII Remake takes place after all those games.
I wonder why Square doesn´t do it.
I've heard there's been some legal issues involving the j-pop star (Gackt) they used for the voice and likeness of Genesis.
I think it’s more copyright issues with the end theme tbh. Genesis has been seen in other games occasionally such as FFRK (including his CG art on banners and other places), so I don’t think it’s Gackt or his likeness preventing it from being remade. Also, the end theme version of Why is not available on the albums as they are on Spotify and other places, so that might be what’s actually complicating things imo.
Seeing Dirge of Cerberus done well would make my life complete
I loved the atmosphere of Dirge, but damn it needs a full overhaul beacase that gameplay is terrible... Having a cool looking double jump is great, but if you can't jump over ankle high objects it's a bit of a design flaw.
Though at least they improved it slightly from the Japanese version, that's just beyond horrible to play.
Uhm... Have you not heard about the Ever Crisis? They announced it in February? They will make episodic mobile games from Before Crisis, Crisis Core, Oiginal FF7, Advent Children and Dirge of Cerberus. With chibi character and probably no voice acting....
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I bought a PSP and only played 1 game which is Crisis Core. Worth it.
Crisis Core was one of the first three PSP games I got.
I love this game got a psp just for it. Oh it was wonderful i was soooo happy. I really wish this and dirge came in a two pack for playstatiom id love to replay dirge :(
I almost hope the remake has all the Weapons as mandatory boss battles.
Though would they be able to make the Emerald Weapon music as lit as The Black Wolf Stalks Again?
If it is mandatory they wouldn't be all so hard as they could be.
I bought the PSP for this game and Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. Never bought any other games for the consol at the time. Never regretted buying the consol solely for those 2 games....
The costume colors thing was fascinating! Thank you for another great video!
appreciate the effort that goes into these, really keeps my favorite franchise alive and relevant in todays world.
As great as this was, this just makes me wish this channel would do deep dives in to the entire Xeno series.
There's an absolute metric f*ck ton of "reading between the lines" type info on that series.
You've probably already seen it, but try Resonant Arc/ Dark Pixel's 20+ hour long deep dive on Xenogears. I think it's still ongoing and they're talking about everything.
@@12ealDealOfficial I've actually been playing along with their podcast. It's a great series they have going, especially their proficiency in Japanese that adds more to why a lot of the dialogue is the way it is.
On the subject of Dark Sector, it's been very confusing to ke why they don't cover Xenosaga and/or Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
Zach Fair is my favorite character in the whole series
the last one really caught me by surprise, wow!
little known fact, the loveless poster in the original ff7 is an homage to the band my bloody valentines album loveless. It even says my bloody valentine on the loveless billboard in the opening cinematic
I wish G and A got more screentime. I wouldn't not watch an expanded episodic series about their adventures. Seph gets enough tho
That loveless fact
I’m still hopeful that ff7r will have this as a dlc remade
Then,jack confirm come back alive!
I really loved playing crisis core and am verry happy about this vdeo.
I've played every FF title ever released, in the United States that is. I feel like I've missed out on so much extra content!
Did you know? Zacks death was retconned just to subvert your expectations and all you had to do is kill some ghosts, killing all stakes in the process now that people can just randomly come back to life.
Great video, well researched and accurate!
FF CC is my first FF game that I played and because of this I got hooked to other series too! Zack for lifestream!
I know that FF7:Crisis core was the first game to make me Cry...
Stoked I saw this video I loved this game a ton. I consider Crisis Core and Og FF7 to be the actual cannon FF7 story.
I just want to say even if it's 9 days I freaking knew that the apocalypse move of Zack that there was something written in it but I really don't know what was written in there but I never knew that it would be connected to the final chapter of the loveless act. By the thank you for making this video because it really brings back my memories of playing this game
Regarding the uniform, Cloud's outfit in the original game and Zack's 2nd Class uniform in CC are purple, not "deep blue." Idk why that interview says his outfit is blue, either it's a mistranslation or a quirk of how Japan perceives colors (like how green is considered a shade of blue there)
We knew Zack was going to die... but we forgot that he did during the game and fought so hard trying to keep him alive.
We did? Zack didn't die. He's the "This guy are sick" person. Very much alive.
having played Crisis Core before FF7, it was..interesting.
I really want a remaster on modern consoles, there's no way I could ever get hold of a PSP and the game.
U can download the rom
@@forgottenmoon985 it's not the same, and also my computer sucks at emulation, it struggles with 2D GBA games.
I just finished this game a couple weeks ago! worth getting a psp
Can you do Lore video's about the locations in Final Fantasy, Esthar is my favourite final fantasy city and i think Esthar could have a standalone open world style game like Cyberpunk but actually good and with FF battles and Hitman espionage..
I think Esthar had quite alot of lore but its been so long since i played FFVIII.
There's so many locations it would make a great series imo :)
You have a typo on your point 3 transition card. "Minera statue"....
Zack fair is the best final fantasy character ever.
No joke my first FF game. Weird place to start but it hooked me all the same
Another fact about Crisis Core:
Its still not on PS4/5 😭
It's a CRIME that this game hasn't been remastered. I can't even play my copy anymore because my PSP is shot :(
Would love to be able to just play all my PSP games for that matter, on my PS5 - but especially this.
Not happy at all that Ever Crisis is going to be a Gacha.
You could try running it on a PC with PPSSPP. Doesn't require very high end hardware, personally looking forward to running PSP games on the Steam Deck when it's out.
okay seriously, this game is way ahead of its time. we all deserve a remake
Glad to have soft modded my Vita so I could play a number of PSP exclusives again on it (using Adrenaline). The graphics are slightly worse off because the Vita has a bigger screen/different resolution, but not enough that it ruins the experience.
The vita resolution is literally double that of the psp so it should be an easy resize. Are there any sort of settings to adjust graphical fidelity in adrenaline ?
@@geoffreychauvin1474 well, I can disable bilinear filtering and achieve a less blurry result that is sharper, but just a little more pixelated. The blur effect from bilinear filtering seems to round things out (not as pixelated). I can choose from different resolutions or use a custom resolution (which I do, since the other options won't fill out the entire screen; I drag it to fill the whole screen). Other games look better depending on the style of graphics.
I can choose no adjustment or original resolution on PS1 games, but not on PSP games. Only issue there is you're playing on a square in the center of your screen that's comparatively small.
Overall, no real complaint. Vita graphics are in no way a deal breaker on the games I've played on it.
I use an emulator on my phone and a rom to play it. I need to dig out my old psp, see if it works, and order crisis core if I can.
I would love to see an Emet Selch video some day
His character truly helped flush out FFXIV n raise the MMO to a greater height
Cannot wait for Endwalker!
I got a copy from eBay earlier this year. It's as good as I remember from the first time I played it.
hm... I was half-expecting with the topic about names to bring up that Zack's Japanese name being originally "Zax"... I was hoping for an explanation unless that was covered in another video, but I'm just gonna assume localizers presumed the Japanese team intended it to be "Zack" but misspelled it somehow, or perhaps it was done on purpose being afraid it'd sound too identical to the enemy robot names in Gundam called the "Zaku"
I love playing it, I do every other month, and last month I first finished it 100%
me reading the title : i highly doubt there's any I don't know about cc but i love cc so let's watch anyway
Beat it 4 times and every time i cry
could have added the voice actor for genesis is a big reason they wont be able to remake the game due to his prior contract. also i think minerva was misspelled
Nope. Not the reason. The character model was Gackt. Nomura fell in love with Gackt and started stalking him. Gackt got a restraining order that included no remake of the game. While Ever Crisis is going to have a remake of Crisis Core, the character model will be changed. It had nothing to do with the voice actor.
@@Heymrk i knew there was some connection there lol
Honestly I hated the loveless thing in CC. As soon as Genisis started talking abt it I wanted to skip scene. It felt like it took away more than it added. But that’s just me
It's not just you believe mii
Love your videos, but there's a typo in the header of the section about Minerva. You have "Minera" on there.
I feel like you guys did this one already but what do I know.
Wish this could get a remake