Posts with tag crisis core
Posted Jul 17th 2007 1:30PM by Jem Alexander
Filed under: News, Final Fantasy
Excited for
Crisis Core? And the PSP Slim? Then prepare yourself to be double mega super excited (that's almost a
Street Fighter title). Square Enix, king of the
limited edition handheld hardware, is releasing a
very limited edition PSP Slim for its release of
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core. The console will be bundled with the game as well as a Buster Sword wrist strap, to make you look extra geeky. The PSP itself will be silver in colour and will feature the
Final Fantasy VII 10th anniversary logo as well as some artwork of Zack, Sephiroth and Cloud, presumably drawn by Nomura.
The special edition PSP Lite will be limited to only 77,777 pieces, with each one bearing its serial number on its back. The other interesting thing is that it releases on September the 13th, a week before the PSP Lite itself launches in Nihonland. We expect it to sell out on day one, though we hope it'll still be available when we touch down for the Tokyo Game Show. We would pay ridiculous amounts of money for one of these. Honestly. Ridiculous amounts.
Posted Jun 21st 2007 5:30PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Final Fantasy
Every day that passes inches us closer to the inevitable release of
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core. Like a hungry vulture, we've been searching for the tiniest new bit of info on the game ... and today, we're finally treated to
new scans, courtesy of Jeux-France.
These new images don't tell us anything significantly new except that the game still looks awesome. The graphics engine of this game may make your system catch on fire.
Oh,
Crisis Core, we want to buy you
so hard.
Posted Jun 14th 2007 8:30AM by Jem Alexander
Filed under: Final Fantasy
JeuxFrance have
some scans of the latest issue of Shonen Jump, which show a page of info about
Crisis Core. As well as a clarification of the Japanese release date, September 13th, there are a couple of interesting images. They show characters which we, previously, hadn't expected to be in the game at all. Namely, the Turk Shizune from
Before Crisis and our favourite Wutai Flea, Yuffie.
Despite being shy and facing away from us, the character in the picture is obviously Yuffie. If you're still not convinced, then the accompanying writing definitely includes her name. It's official, she's in the game. As for Shizune, we're intrigued to find out why she's such a prominent figure in the
FFVII prequels, but never shows up in
Final Fantasy VII itself. Presumably we'll find out when we finally get to play
Crisis Core.
[UPDATE] Shizune information corrected. She first appeared in
Final Fantasy VII: Before Crisis, not in
Advent Children. Sorry for the error.
Posted Jun 1st 2007 10:00PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Downloads, Final Fantasy
Oh, another online magazine? Haven't we had enough? Maybe. But, you should still pay attention to this one. Sony has launched a new PlayStation magazine, and it's pretty good. The first issue features some crisp direct-feed images of the upcoming PSP
Final Fantasy games, including
Dissidia and
Crisis Core. It's not anything we haven't seen before, but it's nice to see these pictures with newfound clarity.
While our inability to decipher Japanese certainly hampers some of the experience, the pretty pictures are more than worth the (nonexistent) entrance fee. Besides, magazines are always about the pictures, right?
Download the issue
here.
Posted May 28th 2007 2:15PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Interviews, Final Fantasy
According to a
new interview with the
Crisis Core team, the PSP-exclusive prequel to
Final Fantasy VII can feature up to 100 hours of gameplay. Tabata, one of the game's producers, admits that the title is about 90% complete, with compressing everything to fit on UMD one of the few remaining tasks for the development team. The game's main story will most likely take players about 30 hours, but "getting all of the materia in the missions and going out into Midgar for Sub-Events" can boost play time to the triple digits.
Crisis Core is certainly not the last project in the Compilation of
Final Fantasy VII. The project's end will be determined by the likes of Nomura and Kitase. Fans of the series can expect a "wonderful" special edition, with details to follow soon.
For the rest of the interview, visit
NeoGAF, where it's translated into English.
[Via
Exophase. Translation via
NeoGAF. Thanks,
Joel!]
Posted May 22nd 2007 12:10AM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Final Fantasy
Have you heard of "
Final Fantasy"? It's supposedly a big deal. In fact, it's such a big deal that two all-new
Final Fantasy games are coming to the PSP handheld.
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core and
Final Fantasy Dissidia are amongst the best-looking titles on the system, showcasing the technical prowess of one of the most beloved game publishers.
Check out new pictures from Famitsu:
Read -
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core
Read -
Final Fantasy Dissidia
[Thanks, Joe!]
Posted May 14th 2007 5:00PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Final Fantasy
It's not surprising that Square Enix plans on releasing a limited edition collection of goodies to accompany
Crisis Core's Japanese release. The "
Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary Pack" will be released on September 13th. The bundle will include
Crisis Core's single, "Why" performed by Jpop star
Ayaka.
The Anniversary Pack will also include the new Shinra Potion, an energy drink in the same vein as the popular
Final Fantasy Potion from
FFXII's launch.
While these two are certainly nifty, we're surprised that a special
Crisis Core-branded PSP hasn't been unveiled yet. If
Monster Hunter and
Tales of the World can get one, then so should
Final Fantasy VII. We're sure a new color bundled with
Crisis Core will effectively destroy the Japanese economy. In fact, if Sony doesn't plan on making one, we will ... and reap the profits.
[Via
The Magic Box]
Posted May 12th 2007 10:00PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Final Fantasy
For most of us, we're stuck simply looking at
pictures and
videos of
Crisis Core, dreaming of how it plays. However, those lucky enough to be in attendance at the Square Enix party in Japan have had the chance to play the game ... and it's good. Let's here a few excerpts from the critics:
IGN can't help but gush at the graphics: "This is the watershed game that genuinely demonstrates just how powerful the PSP is."
1UP seems to love the new real-time battle system: "Combat looks to ultimately be
Crisis Core's defining element ... Battles erupt frequently while players are running around the environments, but simple controls make these melees fast and enjoyable. Zack even auto-targets and runs up to his nearest foe, meaning that you can quickly dispatch weaker enemies with little effort."
Finally,
Games Radar seems to love the story and how it really does expand greatly upon the original
Final Fantasy VII: "We're very impressed with just how good it looks and how well it plays - and we're really excited to dive into a story that seems to have much, much more to do with the core story of
FFVII than any of the other spinoffs."
With such glowing praise, the wait for
Crisis Core has become physically painful. Who's going to join us in importing the game when it comes out this
September?
Posted May 12th 2007 1:00AM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: News, Final Fantasy
Square Enix news continues to trickle in, as the Square Enix Party finally begins. Two new tidbits from
NeoGAF involve the two exclusive
Final Fantasy games for our platform:
Dissidia and
Crisis Core. It appears that
Dissidia will also feature Sephiroth, much to the joy of fangirls everywhere.
The perpetually developed
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core also has a concrete release date: September 13th in Japan. PSP fans already have a lot to be excited about -- let's hope that Square continues to announce even more for our favorite handheld.
[Via
The Platformers; Thanks, Eric!]
Posted May 10th 2007 1:30PM by Jem Alexander
Filed under: News, Final Fantasy
New scans from Japanese magazine 'Dengeki PSP' offer some fresh insight into
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core. While we've
seen the first scan before, the other two appear to be new and include details on story and characters. While the meaning of the words alludes us, we can still take great pleasure in staring at the pretty pictures. Speaking of which, the caption for the image above mentions
Visual Kei singer
Gackt, who did two great songs for
Dirge of Cerberus. Will he be doing some more music for
Crisis Core? We hope so.
Perhaps the most exciting parts of these scans are the fully CG images of Genesis, who we saw a sneak peek of in the secret ending to
Dirge of Cerberus. The game is still looking beautiful and we at PSP Fanboy cannot wait to finally get our hands on it.
Check out the scans yourself over at GameSwank.
[UPDATE] A Japanese friend of mine (thanks Zak!) tells me that the caption in the above image says that Genesis will be modelled on, and voiced by, Gackt. Doesn't surprise me. I thought I saw a
passing resemblence when I first saw the picture. Hopefully Gackt will be doing some music for the game, as well as starring in it.
[Thanks Joe]
Posted Apr 13th 2007 4:30PM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: News, Final Fantasy
Could it be true? Could
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core actually be coming out? After years of development, this hotly anticipated prequel is ready to strike Japan on August 2nd--at least, according to
GameFront. Their source? Apparently, the most recent issue of Jump reveals the startlingly early release. However, as no scan was provided, we have our doubts.
If this release date holds true, EGM's Rumor Mill recent story about a year-long
Crisis Core delay would be debunked. Certainly, with pre-orders already reaching overwhelming limits, an earlier release would be wise. We're keeping our fingers crossed. Until we find out more, join us in drooling at these new direct-feed screenshots at
Ultimagame.com.
[Via
IGN &
NeoGAF]
Posted Apr 4th 2007 10:00AM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: News, Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy fans are getting a lot of love on their PSPs. Square has a handful of new images from their upcoming
Crisis Core and
Final Fantasy Anniversary projects. This is just the beginning of Square's support on the system, with a surprise announcement supposedly coming on May 12th. Hopefully, all will be well, but according to
The Magic Box, there is an unconfirmed rumor that most of Square's handheld lineup has been delayed to 2008, including
Final Fantasy Tactics and
Crisis Core.
Continue reading More pictures from Crisis Core and FF Anniversary
Posted Apr 2nd 2007 9:35AM by Andrew Yoon
Filed under: Final Fantasy, Video
The
official Japanese website for
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core has been updated. On the site, you'll be able to gawk at some more CG movies, character designs, and gain a few tidbits about the game. There's even a PSP formatted wallpaper that you can download
here. If that isn't enough, YouTube user Kadaaju has translated the most recent
Crisis Core trailer so that us English-speaking fans can understand what to expect from this PSP-exclusive prequel to one of the most popular RPGs ever made. Check it out, after the cut.
[Via
IGN]
Continue reading Crisis Core website updates; subtitled trailer available
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