Oh, sweet sweet Final Fantasy VII. Most American's introduction to the famed FF series started in the late '90s with this landmark entry into the PSOne RPG library, and several years later, Crisis Core--a prequel that introduces protagonist Cloud and ubiquitous villain Sephiroth--arrives on the Playstation Portable.
Sadly, the PSP game falls far short of the grandeur of its namesake. There exists only one kind of gameplay in this game: button-mashing. Mash to interact with hollow NPCs, mash to perform attacks and magic, mash from beginning to end. The gameplay is monotonous and dull, hampered by unskippable summon and roulette wheel-style animations, and serves only to undermine the rather fantastic story (which culminates with a beautiful, tragic end-note).
If you absolutely MUST find out what events preceded FFVII, buy this one used and run through the brief core gameplay in a weekend. Be forewarned, however: It won't be pleasant.Buy Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII!
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