The ULTIMATE Recap of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (RECAPitation)
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cloud: i won't forget
also cloud: * promptly forgets *
Sephiroth controlled his mind after that using the Jenova cells inside of Cloud. Play the game :)
Lmao good one
@@697_ It's. A. Joke.
I mean, is it really forgetting if he BECAME Zack?
Nah, he doesn't forget, he just remembers very horribly. Like, when Zack said "You are my living legacy." That was a flat out condemnation. lol
This was my first FF game. My mom bought it for me when I was a kid. Neither of us knew anything about the series, so she simply picked something she thought I would like and god damnit, she picked right! To this day, Zack still remains my favourite FF character and it's all because of this game. The guy just felt so relatable and his struggles so profound. He did everything right, was an amazing person from start to finish and yet shit STILL went completely sideways for him. The ending hit me especially hard, in good part because I didn't know he was meant to die so I was actually trying to win that fight. I kept thinking "How many more of these bastards are there?! I'm running out of health here!" By that point it wasn't just Zack struggling desperatly to stay alive and return to Aerith, I was right there struggling with him. Even when I inevitably died, I kept reloading my save thinking "It must be just a bad ending that played because I lost right?" But no, that was it. No matter what I did, Zack was always going to die. It was my first Tragic Video Game ending too, so I bawled like a little baby when I was done...
Now I wouldn't call Crisis Core my favourite videogame of all time, it definetly has its flaws. But God be Damned if it isn't the most emotionally impactful game I've ever played!
Have you played Final Fantasy 7 remake? I had a similar experience to you, but with FF7
Wow, very beautifully put, I’m just now getting into FF7 and he’s my fav character too. When you want to believe in the people you want to believe and fight for what you believe is right, you learn that reality is different and people have their own perspectives. But Zack holding his values strong. Honoring the ones that fell before him and keeping his promises. His and Angels will lives on.
@@shinzoux5912yeah same with halo reach if you didn’t play it play it I’m telling you won’t be disappointed
I love these tragic hero finales. Like Zack was counting on going back to Midgar to see Aerith again and explain to her all of what happened in the last four years. Just hoping to see her again. But dies just when Midgar is on the view.
While is sad, is also true storytelling right there.
can you image starting a story, already knowing how it ends as a writer, the ending is set in stone. It would be hard not to rush, not to put much effort into it, honestly.
But I started the game knowing what happened to zack, planning not to get involved or care, but damn, he wan me over, and i even forgot what was coming until i knew i was getting to the end of the game, and i cried hard, lol
Seems like the ending was never set in stone. Remake just broke this. A sequel inclusive of Zack has to be in works.
@@ProdigalInk From what I gathered, that's a different timeline. So maybe if the next part is set in the alt timeline then that would become a reality.
@@tkorde8988 I figured it was a different timeline and they were showing with the whispers gone that all timelines don't have a destiny and all characters can have new fates. I think it would be kinda weird to bring zack back after letting you pick Aerith for some of the romance options in the remake
@@kdog__ it's not really a different timeline, but a meta situation where square knows that there's 23 years of the original, and we, as the ghosts, know the story of the original and the existence of the compilation that came later, expanding the universe, so it is like they're going to decide what to do with this remake: give us the exact same story, as the fans want for nothing to change, or use the universe already stablished and give it a new direction. I saw a theory that said something like that and seemed to be on point on what's happening, but i honestly don't remember the final part of the theory exactly as it was written.
The ending was vary sad, probably the most saddest ending that I can remember to any game. Aeris was sending him letters for 4 years with no response. Then the music playing while you're fighting the soldiers. Then all the memories being played during that time. Crazy ending. FFx had a sad ending too, but I think this one tops it.
MikeBNumba6 Yes... it broke my heart. Thinking of Aerith writing those letters, wondering if her soldier would come home to her. Her adopted mom watching her seeing parallels to her story awaiting her loves return from the Wutai war.
Zack and Aerith were truly meant to be. The glimmer in his eye that Aerith loved was just the legacy of her first love...
If I remember correctly the thing is that officially Zack and Sephiroth were confirmed to be dead right? So why did she send him letters if it was confirmed to public that they're dead I mean c'mon. But again I might not remember this correctly.
@@velocious8002 Nibelheim was basically kept from everybody.
Plus the top 2 most powerful SOLDIERS at the time dying at once is not a good image for Shinra.
@@velocious8002 also Aerith can sense when someone has actually died so she must've known that he was alive somewhere
Anime boi go ded so sad
The ending fucked me up even more because I played Crisis Core before FF VII... I knew Cloud had the Buster Sword, but I didn't realize how until it was too damn late... This is the only game that's actually caused real tears to shed from my eyes...
+sonicfan2486 Oh wow that's an interesting perspective. Having played FF7 first, I did know what was going to happen but it was still heartbreaking playing that final battle. With the music playing and the countless soldiers, I remember the moment I gasped and was like, "Oh my god, I can't win this. I'm meant to die."
+sonicfan2486 I also played Crisis Core first and cried like a fucking bitch when my main man Zack went out like that. When i saw all those soldiers my heart was like "no.... please... Not like this..."
+aeris44 The piece was called Price of Freedom. It fits the moment really well.
+sonicfan2486 Oh don't worry. Us older gamers that grew up with ff7 cried buckets too.
Damn you're lucky. I was burdened with the confusion of FF7 before even thinking about what came before, and learning the past before playing CC when my adulthood brought to light the events of FF7 and what came before.
Still confused really on who was actually in control, Sephiroth or Jenova. A piece of me wants to believe Sephiroth was a casualty of genetic testing that lead Jenova to control him, and a piece of me wants to believe he was a righteous defender of his own beliefs, much like his two best friends.
Zack. The manliest man you will ever know.
96ace96 and then gladiolus came
@@ashketchum1377 no, Zack is more manly
Cloud Strife sure man
He isn't even the manliest man in final fantasy
Barret has joined the game
God, Zack is such an awesome character. Love that guy.
Zack's honor was by far greater than his love for Aerith.
He could have ditched cloud anytime and run to her, but he did not... it just breaks me up everytime.
Bros before hoes
@@enemystorm7013 Unfortunately, his bro, Cloud Strife, chose hoes before bros. JK, but it's still sad tho.
He probably thinks that ditching Cloud and saving himself, is like betraying not only Cloud or Aerith but also himself. He chose to die true to himself. He died still being the Zack who Aerith falls in love with. The Zack who helps those who are in need, the brave Zack, the hero Zack. And that is why Zack is one of the best if not the best FF character ever.
You forgot one of the most iconic lines that zack ever said at the time of his death.
"Was I....able to become a hero?"
Hey, would you say I became a hero?
That is so fucking cringe. Nobody talks like that.
@@andreseh87 Sounds cringe out of context but trust me once you play it through the end it makes sense cause he's actually asking you the player. Now is it still cringe? idk honestly I was crying too much to notice in my 2nd playthrough.
@@andreseh87 damn, Andres. did your dad beat you to the point your ass stuck itself upwards?
"You weren't just a hero....you were an inspiration"
I'm currently playing FF7 remake right now and what got me into the series as a whole was Final fantasy crisis core which was my first PSP game. I wanted to remember the story since it is the prequel. I remember shedding a tear when zack died. It makes my appreciation for FF7 remake much more and sentimental after watching this video. Thanks for the great Recap!
Same exact thing here man, Crisis Core was one of my favorite games ever. Im trying to get the remake now.
Wait till you finish ff7 remake. You're going to love it.
@@SoulPurposeGaming Im so closeeeee, chapter 17
@@sivaTSM ah man i hope you say now spoilers. The future for FF7 Part 2 is gonna be crazy
RasenRendan yes it js
Just watched this so I could get some extra lore for Zack after playing FF7 Remake, and damn, even in these 11 minutes I felt sad when it got to the ending. Now I see why everyone loves Zack so much.
Zack the true Hero
he was a regular guy in a crazy world.
But still, purist of OG FF7 and Clerith fans hate him.
Honestly you should give the game a try if you have the chance, or at least watch a story playthrough on UA-cam.
Zack was a better protagonist than Cloud IMO.
THIS should have been a movie, not advent children... Zack's story is greater than we imagined in ff7, it's so humane that you can easily feel identified and be surprised even though you know what follows
Then it should be even better as a game. We get to be in the shoes of this relatable character, not just watching it. We get to relive Zack's memories in the DMV. We get to see it break down during Zack's final fight, which we fight as well. This experience is so much better as something we can play, rather than watching it. It's so much more powerful to play the limping, wounded, weakened Zack than just watching him die.
+Brian Rodriguez OH GOD THE FEELS WE WOULD EXPERIENCE!
+Lauren Carroll what are you talking about?
Why not both?
but the movie has to sell to the larger aundiences thus Cloud is a better option
Damn that is epic knowing that Zack's choices and sacrifice were not in vain and affects the world in a hugely positive way. Really, if he didn't persevere in saving Cloud things would've been totally different, which in turn paved the way for Cloud to find himself and fight Sephiroth... The best fucken antagonist of all time
GREATEST. PSP. GAME. EVER.
Final Fantasy type 0 is way better
@@jonathanf106 gtfo ratkid
@@AT-qu2bz lmao typo 0 was bad
@@jonathanf106 hell no fuck off
This, Peace Walker and Tactics Ogre are the only reasons I ever purchased a PSP
Saddest moment in video game history, many manly tears have been shed.
I don't think I can ever ship Cloud and Aerith again after learning Zack's story. Damn that's heartbreaking.
Yeah same, I played FF7 11 years ago and then Crisis Core a decade ago, I never again shipped Cloud and Aerith. Zack and Aerith are just so much better together.
Remembering the story of FF7, have not played the Remake, I really can't ship Cloud with anyone. He as a lot of growing up to do before hand.
i really wish they include this game remastered for the PS4 when the Final Fantasy VII Remake releases.
Agree
Anthony Dunlap Wait for their 30th anniversary.
BIGG BOSS GAMING FUKEN AGREE MEN
start a petition at change.org
ADofCLE I wanna play as Zack
Crisis Core made me cry, not just because of the music, but because of its amazing story. Best prequel ever, period.
The ending is still as heart-wrenching as the first time I saw it. No matter how many times I play it, I still end up crying at the end. Masterpiece.
I want to know how a game manages to spoil its emotionally impactful ending years before being made but still manages to be so powerful.
I never played original ff7 BUT I have Crisis Core, ff7 Remake and Advent Children so I have most of the lore & piecing it all together is FASCINATING!😃
The reason i love this channel so much is that its accurate about everything and even tells you in the end how much the have sold . This channel deserves more subs that's for sure
the think i love about the prequel games is how they show the other side to Sephiroph.
i know it was shown in the base game but i like how it is expanded upon in the game
made me cry when I was 13. Still makes me cry when I’m 26. Forever my favorite game that no one talks about. Thank you for this 26 minute trip down memory lane 🙌🏻
The cool thing is that after the game came out many people started calling Zack the better protagonist for ff7 and that is I think, the exactly what the developers wanted. Cloud isn't Zack but he tries his hardest to live up to the legacy that Zack left behind. And by the end of the game cloud succeds and even surpasses his mentor and friend.....and then clouds character development shits the bed in advent children.
I wouldn't say that he surpasses Zack, but he does live up to him by the end of FF7. Still would have loved another game with Zack as the protagonist, maybe they'll give us the choice in part 2 of the Remake. I like Cloud, but I enjoy Zack so much more tbh.
Actually, how Cloud is in AC makes perfect sense, its a perfect portrayal of someone with PTSD, and there's a lot he feels guilty for. The emo complaints, while I get them, they really miss the whole point of Cloud's journey, he is traumatized and alienating himself, wanting to die. The scene with Aerith before he first goes to fight the 3 remnants highlights this too. Once he has saved Tifa and Denzel where he couldn't save Aerith and Zack, he forgives himself and is back to normal.
@@fiction5559 This is something that grate on my nerves too. People completely forgot that we don't play Cloud for the majority of FF7, we play an amnesiac mismash of Cloud, Sephiroth and Zack, and that his real personality only come back after his psyche is restored, but it's like 48h in universe before the end of the game. We don't know how Cloud really is and his personality both in Crisis core and Advent children make sense.
Who else cried?
Me. I still play this for its story
Saddest ending in video game history?
im not crying its just raining
It's been ages since I last played that game. When I rewatched, it rained again :
Me
I would love for a console re release of this. So many feels.
If only, but I think because Genesis is modeled after Gackt, we might not ever see it.
I wonder if they could just change Genesis' face so they can remake this game. Gackt has a strict stance of not letting his likeness be reused to remake Crisis Core.
@@Kitsunary if they could they would have done it. Its not possible sadly.
We are getting one
It's called Reunion
thanks for this, my friends were bullying me about the newest game coming out and i didn't know what a zack fair was.
dude I've have played all these games, and started watching this series from FF1, and god damn you're good at retelling these stories. Dam good job.
My first Final Fantasy game. I didn't even know Zack would die. I suffered
I'm here so I can refresh my memory on crisis core. I was so young when I played this game. They need to bring it back
I believe this was the most sad Final Fantasy Game ever made. It had me near tears at the end, im not afraid to admit it.
The ending to this game still puts me in tears every time.
Zack was an incredibly cool character. I always liked Cloud, but, at least since Crisis Core, I've found myself liking Zack way more. He had so much more personality, and really anything that I like about Cloud very clearly came from Zack. Crisis Core was a great little game.
The ending of this game, dammit! We all knew Zack was going to die but dammit!
I loved this game, the Price of Freedom still makes me tear up when I hear it. Zack was the true MVP.
All I wanted to re-visit the ending of the game...I forgot that I cried at the ending of this game after I finish it. Now I cry again. FUCK
I feel you, this is one of the saddest moments in gaming for me. So emotional when you actually experience it.
+Deadparrot Plays Facts, this was actually my first Final Fantasy game and my favorite one to date, had no clue Zack would die, and damn did the water works fall
FrOsTyBlUe102 wow reallly? mine too! Crisis core is also my first FF game
+Crazed Foxx haha that's crazy bro, are you souped for 15? It looks pretty cool, but I'm afraid the main character is gonna. Be a little bitch, lol he's definitely no where near a Zack
FrOsTyBlUe102 To be honest, I thought the main character was Zack... I was hyped for a while. :/ I wish Zack have a longer story though
This game is utterly AMAZING. Those that can't play it, really are missing a lot.
I just find the effort needed to do all this (for both documentation and enjoyment) phenomenal. You deserve an award or something my guy
Haemon Sheppard Yes, my loose schedule will be 4:Interlude, 4:After Years, 7, 7:Dirge of Cerberus, 6, and Type-0. Thanks for watching!
Awesome. Can't wait to watch them, thank you for the great videos you have done an amazing job on them.
***** Any chance you could do ff7 before crisis?
***** WOOOO! Awesome!
Ehrgeiz wasn't a sequel but a spin off like Chocobo racing.
This is the chronological order for ff7 I believe :-)
Final Fantasy VII: Before Crisis
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core
Final Fantasy VII: Last Order
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Final Fantasy VII: On The Way To A Smile
Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus
Thx for reminding me about this game. :-D
Man, I loved this game.
Final Fantasy: The Clone Wars.
Michael Hearn *S T O P*
true.
exactly
Yes
Haha both stories actually relate in some ways
played this game on the PSP loved every bit of the game wish i still had the PSP so i could play it again
"The story only gets larger from here so lets cut it down with a recapitation." Ahh! *LOVE IT* everytime you say that! Haha! Love your recapitations! 😀
1. Zack is awesome
2. Zack is awesome
3. Zack is, I feel like there is a trend...
Zack is my favorite character to this day
criminally underappreciated
Ah man this brings back all them feels. Might need to buy this game again and play it.
God... my friend kept telling me about how cool zack was, today I learnt about his story, never thought I would cry over a character who I have never even played with...
I gotta say dude, this might be my top 4 video on UA-cam. I didn't know much about Zach before this, only having played the original VII. I gained a whole new perspective and respect for Zach after watching this video. Thanks for making one of my favorite Final Fantasy games even better since I now know Zachs backstory other than the little tidbits from VII
Moff_Man491 Zack*
Great Re-cap, this is the best prequel I've ever played, i'm surprised it never was released on ps3 or ps4. Zack was in my opinion a better protagonist than Cloud. FFVII fans that played this game knew the unfortunate fate of Zack before even playing yet the ending was so sad and memorable and is a top 10 of best memorable games I have ever played.
"You either die as a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become a villain"
Zack could easily left cloud behind and reach midgar but he choses to protect his honor and eventually died as a hero
I cried so bad in the end damn Zack
Had to watch this before the Remake... You did INCREDIBLE man!
That song took me back…
I had to come watch this after finishing FF7 Remake. I’m ready to see what direction it’s going to take based on what we’ve seen.
Crisis core taught me one thing with its story.... Zach is the standard of excellence of being a great man
Final fantasy 7, 8 and tactics are by far my favorite storylines of my adolescence growing up. The nostalgia is just tooooo good looking back. Now if only final fantasy 8 was given as much love as 7, then I could die happy. Why don't they have full anime series for each, I will never understand. That would be the greatest epic tale in anime EVER. Better than Berserk probly...
Rick Gomez really did a great performance as Zack
Random but oh well
bruh when sephiroth stabbed cloud i was crying while playing for the first time, same with the ending. I love the 7 series so much.
I like how you included Zack's hair in the story
You are a Godsend.. Thanks for the multiple clarifications in the FF7 installments. You did a good job.
man... the price of freedom..
soon as it plays It says he hasn't talked to her in 4 years...
I can't imagine.
I wish the FFVII remake can include part of this in it
ff7, crisis core, dirge of cerberus and advent children all in one game. a man can dream.
dont forget the before crisis ff7 game which is canon and fleshes out turks secret jobs and the origin of avalanche
It is part of it alright lol
@@murkiom as cheesy as he is, i woudn't mind if genesis appeared, honestly. We got the original avalanche from before crisis and kunsel name drop already. Genesis doing a cameo would be ok, i guess.
careful what you wish for buddy
These FFVII recaps are incredibly well done
Thank you!!
Hopefully they will incorporate parts of Zack's story into FF7 Remake later episodes ... it's a great chance to make FF7 Remake the complete retelling of FF7's overall story (which spans several games and movies now)
That ending with zack and cloud gets me every fucking time.. just watching this video and I’m tearing up.. I love this game
3:52 look at that beautiful seam in the sky texture
thanks. never had a psp, these days you can't trust people online to sell one that isn't busted or with a battery cycle thats shot. plus no money for a PSP and suprisingly they never brought this to PSN, vita, ps3, ps4, or xbox one (considering type 0 made it to ps4/xb1) but anyway thanks a lot, I've wanted to experiance this game for almost 10 years being a diehard FF fan but never got to and I came to the conclusion I probably never will so this helps a lot. Also helped explain a lot of ff7 for me that I never understood to this day even after beating it a few times. Thanks. Next i'll watch your dirge of cerberus video since my ps2 gets the disc read error. (Although I did try it back when it worked and wasn't a fan, I would like to know what happens) Your recaps are excellent. way better than any plot summary, really helps paint the picture. keep it up
This is a great summary of the game. I remember staying home from high school to play through this entire game, but it has been so long that many of the details have faded. After having beaten FFV7 Remake last week I thought I'd look up the Crisis Core story. Thanks!
This is awesome and exactly what I was looking for. I couldn't really get into the Crisis Core gameplay but really wanted to know the story. Thank you.
Now it's just the long wait for the remake.
Those 88 letters better be hidden items in the second part of FFvII remake during Zach’s playthrough.
The soundtrack is simply amazing! Thank you for this
Cloud - "I won't forget"
Just a pancake Zack - "Ok I believe you"
Cried when I played the game. 4 years after this video is released, and I've all but Cloud'ed the memories of this story from my mind, I'm in fucking tears again. Goddamit. Thanks for making these RECAPitations.
Zack asking what is Sephiroth = Sephiroth 45% TRIGGERED. Genesis explaining the Jenova Project = 100% TRIGGERED. Full blown psycho.
Man I loved this game! I replayed it countless times. I enjoyed it so much I remember sending Square-Enix an email asking when part 2 was coming out lol.
I actually preferred Crisis Core to Final Fantasy VII, while the gameplay is too simple compared to VII, all the characters, especially Zack, are some of Square's best. It's a shame it was made for PSP and flew under the radar.
+bicnicky Same here. Zack is my favorite FF character.
Wouldn't say flew under the radar, sold over 6 million copies lol
Samanosuke187 It would have sold more if it was on a console also
bicnicky Why oh why didn't Square release this for their MAIN fanbase (by a country mile) the console gamers who helped them make their fortune and establish FF as the giant franchise it is today? It CONFOUNDS me! Grrr...
The reason is obvious, to boost the sales of the PSP and they did a fantastic job with it.
I put the game down for a month around the time jump and this helped me get up to speed. THANK YOU
This game is magic. And the love story between Zack and Aerith is great.
Fucking Ending... Sometime I can't finish it, cause at the end, my eyes would full of tears..
One of the best games and storylines i have ever played, Zack is a beast bottom line.
I think you covered the story very well. Square Enix seems to be really good at emotionally striking down people. I secretly hope that this will happen in Kingdom Hearts too.
Thank you for all the Recaps on the FFVII compilation! They're great. Hope you haven't give up doing a Before Crisis one.
Not at all, I'm still planning on putting it out this year; please look forward to it.
Im telling you Zack is the man!!! Im so proud of that guy and his girlfriend Aerith protecting and watching over Cloud as he goes full on emo and ignores Tifa's advances lmao
What make me enjoy playing crisis core is because they have those sick rock metal songs. Also I remembered when zack died that hurt me so much like I have lost a buddy
When you first play this game, you already know both Zack and Aeris will die but still start the journey this is the what makes this game so beautiful yet depressing
Came back to watch this before starting ff7 remark. This is gonna make it all the better.
HOLY FUCK! I just realized now that since Zack and Cloud have perfected cells...it really does make sense as to how Zack lives on in Cloud because just as how Genesis was attempting to have Sephiroth Transfer Cells to stop his degradation so too can Zack "transfer" cells to other hosts which allows the theory of how Cloud was able to obtain his skills and memories melding into his own.
Took me so long to figure that out even though I did play these games....
Really hope one day Square decide to re-release this or do a HD remake and release it on consoles, maybe even PC. This game imo has one of the best stories going and the characters are so disgustingly well written. Other than FFIX no other FF comes close to the heights of this for me.
So cloud was never actually a soldier first class.. now it makes sense why that one guy laughs at you when you tell him that in ff7 remake
Why does a summary of this game still have me crying by the end? 😭
I almost teared up, well done
Perfect summary. Thank you!
Considering they made a DLC on Yuffie as part of FF7R, I would say it is highly likely they will do DLC based on Zack. It's a no brainier.
This filled alot of gaps for me, thanks
after 13 years we finally got an "actual sequel" from this game, this game is the only reason that i bought PSP at the time and it's WORTH !!
True. Playing the remake seems just like a straight sequel to crisis core, in style and mood.
@@Rihcterwilker IKR, when they announce it that is going to be action RPG like crisis core that is the happiest moment of my life
One of my favorite games ever. I played and finished the original Japanese version and the US localization
that ending always brings tear to my eye was such a great game sadly over looked by many ff fans
Very good video! Thank you for making this ^_^ it was nice to revisit this amazing story to prep me for the remake
Can't wait to see Zack return in this new timeline.
watching this in November 2021 and man I was almost crying with Zack's final words, his story is so fucking emotional man and his death was so well done