Set your expectations accordingly: Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion is much more of a straight remake than Final Fantasy VII Remake.
Final Fantasy VII Remake plays like a perfect album. Each chapter is its own catchy song complete with memorable hooks that I can still recall with clarity two years later — moments like the musical Honeybee Inn sequence, my encounter with Hell House, or the climactic final battle with destiny. But every good record has its B-side: the sometimes less polished song that didn’t make the cut, for better or worse.
Like Final Fantasy VII Remake, Crisis Core is an action RPG featuring real-time battles. Zack takes center stage here and his fighting style isn’t too far off from Cloud’s. I could press the square button to perform a slash with his oversized sword and perform his version of limit breaks when building up enough power. The main difference is that Zack’s toolset is a little more reliant on spells, as he can open a quick menu to perform attacks like Blizzaga on the fly.
It’s visually not at the level of Remake either, though that was telegraphed by the fact that it’s launching on Nintendo Switch. It reminds me of Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, which gave a Game Boy Advance game a 3D face-lift by subbing in some existing assets. This feels a bit like a budget release designed for players who never got to play the original, but want an easy way to catch up before Zack enters stage left in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.
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