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Crisis Core Review

Jan 17, 2010 18:33

Okay, I often tend to be ~2 years behind on video games. My excuse is that I am too thrifty to shell out full price for most games, so I tend to wait until the price goes down or I happen to find it at a used games store, because I don't like spending more than $20-25 on a game.

In Crisis Core's case, I have to admit that although I knew I wanted ( Read more... )

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zoi_no_miko January 18 2010, 00:08:50 UTC

I completely agree with you on both AC and Crisis Core. I'd probably re-play Crisis Core, actually, because it was really damn fun.

LOL, Gackt. XD

pyrefly January 19 2010, 14:42:16 UTC

Crisis Core was fun! Although when I finished I didn't get the urge to immediately play it again, as I was a bit tired, especially from mashing the X button so much. 8) (My thumb is probably grateful.)

zoi_no_miko January 19 2010, 14:54:32 UTC

... I totally remember the X mashing now. LOL

ex_sui January 18 2010, 02:29:43 UTC

I didn't like AC much either. It was kind of like Avatar in that there were pretty graphics but little substance. Except Avatar had even less substance; at least AC had a plot.

But yay for Crisis Core! I've wanted to play it too, but am still working on even older games.

pyrefly January 19 2010, 14:40:58 UTC

I would argue the opposite. Avatar has a story and a message, even if the story and message weren't particularly original and ones we've seen many times before (eg. Pocahontas, Fern Gully). For AC, I wasn't even sure what the point of the story was at times, and what kind of message I was supposed to be taking away from it, because it seems like they just got so caught up in their epic battle scenes.

Crisis Core was great! I wish more people I knew have played it, but it seems I am one of the few with a PSP.

ex_sui January 19 2010, 20:27:00 UTC

I agree that Avatar has a plot, but it was so shallow. I felt it was incredibly overrated. I personally really respect the world that was portrayed in the movie, but the film lacked any subtlety. "The Skypeople killed their mother, and.." I'm personally all for sustainability-- In fact, I could be called an ecofreak; I intern for environmental organizations on campus and steer all my actions based on their environmental impact. But I still didn't like how Avatar executed its message.
I wasn't very dazzled by the visuals either.

That's probably why I won't end up playing it... I'd only get a PSP just for that game, and I wouldn't feel like it'd be worth it.

belina January 18 2010, 08:11:45 UTC

Squenix somehow got lost in the 'graphics are more important than plot' thinking. And it's getting worse. :-/

I sometimes wonder if releasing AC was such a good thing for FF7. Of course, all the rabbid longterm fans and especially the new fangirls brought in a lot of money for SE because the wanted/had to see this. But what good did it FF7 ( ... )

pyrefly January 19 2010, 14:38:08 UTC

I think it was the same character? Genesis? I haven't played DoC but I recall reading something like he made a small appearance in that too.

For a while I thought Squenix was sacrificing plot for graphics, but FFXII kind of reassured me that they do still know how to create complex and interesting stories. As did Crisis Core -- I mean, we already sort of know the story, but they still found a way to make it immersive and compelling. Rest assured, I don't think Squenix has lost their touch entirely.

That said, this move into "compilations" where they are producing multiple spin-offs for their more popular games rather than leaving them as one-shots does worry me a little. I do hope that with FFXIII they remember to focus on quality over quantity...