The popular PSPFinal Fantasytitle is releasing next week asCrisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunion, and a clip comparing the original graphics to the enhanced ones has already gone viral. Square Enix is set to releaseCrisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunionon December 13 across multiple platforms, givingNintendo and Xboxfans a glimpse at what some PlayStation players have already experienced years ago.Twitter user FantasyAnime recently shared a clip ofCrisis Core: Final Fantasy 7from the PSP alongsideCrisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunionto highlight the changes that have been made to the game. Because many advancements have been made in the gaming industry sinceCrisis Corewas first released in September 2007, fans of the original may be astonished to see just how many adjustments have been made to the spin-off title. While theCrisis Corecombat played a part in inspiring theFinal Fantasy 7 Remakebattles, the visuals of theCrisis Coreremake similarly reflect the last remastered game from the studio.RELATED:Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunion PS4 and PS5 File Size RevealedFantasyAnime’sCrisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunionvideo spotlights cinematic and gameplay moments with a directcomparison from the original PSP portabove. The clip first shows Zack Fair communicating with his SOLDIER superiors prior to launching an attack on a squad of enemies in a battle system that swaps the PSP limit-break UI for a cleaner design in the remaster. Beyond clear polish to the remaining UI, the battle system is mechanically very similar to the initial version of the game, including in the battle against Behemoth which is featured in the brief video from FantasyAnime.
The slot-like limit-break system that was hidden for Zack’s fight against miner characters is restored for the battle against Behemoth which is also a difficult boss inFinal Fantasy 7 Remake. Although the combat text that flashes across the screen when a battle is initiated inCrisis Coreis much less intrusive in the upcoming remake, some of the damage numbers seem less legible than with the original based on FantasyAnime’s clip. Because it’s coming tomodern platforms like the Xbox Series X/Sand PS5,Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunionfans will also have significantly more screen space to work with than PSP owners did in 2007 which may contribute to the minimalist UI.
While someCrisis Corefans expressed their enthusiasm for the slight changes being made to the formula withCrisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunion, one suggested that they wanted a similar treatment ofFinal Fantasy 7rather than the adjustments that were made with that remake. As many PlayStation and Xbox fans stated their interest in seeing the game on their modern consoles, one prospectiveCrisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunionplayer implied that it may not look as smooth on Nintendo Switch due to frame rate limitations.
Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunionreleases for Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on December 13.
