Received my copy of Crisis Core : Final Fantasy VII in the post today, been playing it none stop. Its a great addition to the Final Fantasy VII universe with plenty of references to the previous game/movie Advent Children. I’d wholeheartedly recommend it to fans of the game. Oh and in case your wondering it was only released in Europe on Monday 16th June.
The Story, from the Crisis Core website
Seven years prior to the events of Final Fantasy VII
The Shinra Company is rapidly increasing its influence through its monopoly on mako energy and military might. With the burgeoning cirt of Midgar as its base and symbol of prosperity, Shinra is on the verge of estabilishing absolute dominance over the world.
SOLDIER is a group of skilled combat operatives within Shinra. The elite within the group – those strong enough to be deemed SOLDIER 1st Class – are respected and idolised by the citizenry.
Zack is a young SOLDIER 2nd Class who aspires to become a 1st. He spends his days carrying out assignments under the guidance of his 1st Class mentor, Angeal.
During an operation in Wutai, a large number of SOLDIER members, led by 1st Class operative Genesis, go missing. The severity of the situation promts Shinra executives to deploy even more SOLDIER operatives in hopes of bringing an end to the war with Wutai-and conducting the investigation into the mass desertion. The ones assigned to the mission are Zack. Angeal, and the 1st Class hero who is known the world over as Sephiroth…
The image pictured at the top of this screen is a the per-order special edition. Whilst fans of the series would relish the opportunity for the ‘art-book’ included, its not necessary for those on the fence about buying it. (Thats a polite way of saying the special edition is a bit lackluster)
Crisis Core by Square Enix
I really loved watching this anime on TV and now I cant wait to try this game out.