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FFVII: Crisis Core Announced

Posted by Zonk on from the so-much-ffvii dept.

Daemon writes "Square Enix officially announced the fourth installment of Final Fantasy VII based media. The film Advent Children, the games Before Crisis, Dirge of Cerberus and now Crisis Core. This new RPG will for the Sony PSP and has been scheduled for release in 2006."

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  1. No Info? by astrokid · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The site is very slim on any kind of information. Are all the games related in anyway? I know they are all an offshoot of Final Fantasy VII, but in what way? Oh well, hopefully a more meaty article will come along.


    Not sure if the naming of all the titles have any hidden meaning or significance either: Advent Children, Before Crisis, Crisis Core, and Dirge of Cerberus

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  2. Big News by dancingmad · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I'm a Nintendo fanboy (though I have a PS2, Dreamcast, and a lot of other machines), but if this is a decent game, it could really be the PSP's killer app, the same way the original Final Fantasy 7 was for the PS1 (I actually bought a PS1 back in the day just to play FF7).

    FF7 is still probably the best loved game in the series in Japan and even if the PSP doesn't do well here, if it sells big in Japan the PSP can continue to hang on long enough for one or two killer (machine selling) titles to come through the pipe.

    Between the rumored price point and launch titles, the PSP looks like it can rival the DS. It's defintley trying to steal some of the thunder from the recent DS announcements. I'm not convinced that the PSP is worth my cash, but it certainly looks better than it did a few weeks ago, after the DS pricing and battery life and tons of screen shots came out.

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  3. The 2nd Part by Neon+Spiral+Injector · · Score: 2, Interesting

    It is the second product in this line-up that bugs me. I wonder if we'll ever get to play Before Crisis in the US? And what phones/networks will be supported.

    Before when the FF games were not related one could easily skip a game and not feel like he was missing part of the bigger picture. But now with these related releases it feels like I'm being given a puzzle with a missing piece that I have no way of retrieving.

    Anyway this game will probably be the reason I buy a PSP (I sure hope it can run on AC power).

  4. Re:I missed something by th1ckasabr1ck · · Score: 3, Informative
    They are making four things:

    • Advent Children - A movie which takes place a few years after the end of FF7. link
    • Before Crisis - A cell phone game starring the Turks. link
    • Dirge of Cerberus. A Devil May Cry (apparently) style PS2 game following Vincent. link
    • Crisis Core. New RPG for the PSP. Basically nothing is known at this point.
  5. Parent Post is EVIL by RomSteady · · Score: 2, Informative

    The parent post is using Penny Arcade's redirector to ship people off into the evil netherworld of the Internet.

    Parent poster is a bad puppy, and should be ravaged by a rabid wolverine.

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  6. Action-RPG by aussie_a · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This is NOT an RPG, it is an [url=http://www.gamespot.com/psp/rpg/crisiscorefin alfantasyvii/news_6111574.html]action RPG[/url]. The difference between this is the difference between Zelda and Final Fantasy. Not necessarily a bad thing, but some people (e.g. me) prefer RPGs because we're no good at action games.

  7. New FFVII Slogan by Bega · · Score: 2, Funny

    FFVII: "Gotta Catch 'Em All!"

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