The popular PSP Final Fantasy title is releasing next week as Crisis 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 release Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunion on December 13 across multiple platforms, giving Nintendo and Xbox fans a glimpse at what some PlayStation players have already experienced years ago.Twitter user FantasyAnime recently shared a clip of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 from the PSP alongside Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunion to highlight the changes that have been made to the game. Because many advancements have been made in the gaming industry since Crisis Core was 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 the Crisis Core combat played a part in inspiring the Final Fantasy 7 Remake battles, the visuals of the Crisis Core remake similarly reflect the last remastered game from the studio.FantasyAnime's Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunion video spotlights cinematic and gameplay moments with a direct comparison from the original PSP port above. 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 in Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Although the combat text that flashes across the screen when a battle is initiated in Crisis Core is 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 to modern platforms like the Xbox Series X/S and PS5, Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunion fans will also have significantly more screen space to work with than PSP owners did in 2007 which may contribute to the minimalist UI.
While some Crisis Core fans expressed their enthusiasm for the slight changes being made to the formula with Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunion, one suggested that they wanted a similar treatment of Final Fantasy 7 rather 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 prospective Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunion player implied that it may not look as smooth on Nintendo Switch due to frame rate limitations.
Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunion releases for Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on December 13.