Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Remaster could almost pass as a remake
In the course of the anniversary stream for Final Fantasy 7’s 25th birthday, those responsible for Square announced a remastered version of the PSP classic Crisis Core. In a video you can now see what changes, especially graphically, in the new edition.
While most of Square Enix’s Final Fantasy parts have so far only received remastered versions so that they run properly on current platforms (higher resolutions here, 60 frames per second there, plus maybe new options or a New Game+), got the Playstation original from Final Fantasy 7 with an extensive Remake in 2020 (under review) given a radical modernization. Although, if we are precise, only a third of this has been carried out so far. Part 2, Rebirth, is scheduled for release in winter 2023.
Almost a remake for Crisis Core
Parallel to Rebirth, the people responsible for Square also had one on the anniversary stream for Final Fantasy 7’s 25th birthday Remastered version titled Reunion for Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 announced. This new edition is scheduled to be released this coming winter for Playstation, Xbox, PC and Switch.
A video on the ElAnalistaDeBits YouTube channel now clearly shows that the Square developers have put a lot of effort into revising the PSP classic from 2007 and 2008 respectively. This could almost pass as a remake. But see for yourself:
On the one hand, because you can’t see the PSP roots of the game graphically anymore. The new character models, which have been revised from the ground up, hardly have to hide behind those from Final Fantasy 7 (Remake) (the example of Aeris is particularly clear) and things such as light, textures, resolution, geometry, interface and effects have also been heavily revised . All of this applies not only to the in-game engine scenes, but also to CGI sequences.
On the other hand, there are also playful improvements, for example that the camera perspective now captures the battle much better or you can rotate the camera more freely. In addition, there should be full dubbing (in English and Japanese) and newly arranged music. All that combined is a remarkable amount of effort for a simple remaster. Perfect for anyone who didn’t own a PSP back then and wants to catch up on the prequel to Final Fantasy 7 from winter 2022 (like the author of these lines).
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