![]() ![]() When she's not doing that, you might find her running a tabletop RPG or two, perhaps even voluntarily.When it comes to Sephiroth, many fans of the original FF7 weren't exactly expecting Sephiroth to be a reoccurring character throughout Remake. This crash course in NPC lifestyles uniquely qualifies her to pick apart only the juiciest video games for your reading pleasure.Ĭat cut her teeth on MMOs in the heyday of World of Warcraft before giving in to her love of JRPGs and becoming embedded in Final Fantasy XIV. ![]() She's also been an art gallery curator, an ice cream maker, and a cocktail mixologist. She has three degrees and has studied and worked at Cambridge University, University College London, and Queen Mary University of London. An inveterate RPG maven and strategy game enjoyer, Cat is known for her love of rich narratives both story-driven and emergent.īefore migrating to the green pastures of games journalism, Cat worked as a political advisor and academic. As seen on, , and, Cat is here to bring you coverage from all corners of the video game world. Hailing from the crooked spires of London, Cat is an experienced writer and journalist. Infinite in mysteryĬat Bussell is a Staff Writer at TechRadar Gaming. While Caleb Pierce brings an air of playfulness to Zack, I can’t help but miss Rick Gomez's more earnest approach to the role in the original. From what I’ve played so far, the new cast does an excellent job – and Square has brought Briana White, who played magic-wielding, flower-peddling Aerith in the Final Fantasy 7 remake, to reprise that role in this remaster. One area that had me worry for the Crisis Core remaster, is the recasting of some of the original voice actors. it’s jarring to see PS5-era characters move about with jerky PS2 era movements when you’re looking at something stage-managed and choreographed. While I could overlook it in the combat, the original animations show their age in the cutscenes –. However, there are limitations in this restoration. The character models themselves wouldn't look out of place in Final Fantasy 7: Remake. Finally, you can see the pores on thirst-trap Sephiroth's skin. From Zack’s mentor, Angeal, to the enigmatic and brooding Shinra Soldier Genesis, the cast of Crisis Core’s melodrama look glorious in their latest incarnation. Square Enix preserves the art style of the original while making the cinematics themselves look better than they ever could have done at the time. Far from LovelessĪs with combat, Crisis Core's cutscenes have been lavishly recreated in Reunion. Overall, as in The Last Of Us Part 1, Square Enix achieves the truest and noblest goal of a remaster: making things look how they do in your glossed and varnished memory, not how they actually were. ![]() It’s a reminder this is a remaster, which speaks to how well Crisis Core holds up after 15 years. Fortunately, it never gets in the way of the game. Though some have clearly been tidied up, you will occasionally see the jerkiness of movements originally crafted in 2007. However, Reunion is not flawless, the age of the systems behind the game do show when it comes to its animations. The luscious particle effects would be at home in a modern Final Fantasy. Zack's adroit dodges and strikes have all the bombast and vivacity you could want from a modern JRPG. That doesn’t mean Square has stuck within the lines, everything about Crisis Core’s battles is louder, more luxurious, and less restrained. These fundamentals remain just as strong in 2022 as they were when the original was released on PSP. You move Zack about the fight in real-time, frantically dodging and striking between enemies, weaving together iconic spells and abilities from a scrolling items and abilities menu reminiscent of Monster Hunter Rise. Square has stuck to the central mechanics of the original. ![]()
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