One of the best games available for PSP

 myself have not played any Final Fantasy game since VII first debuted nearly 10 years ago. What I remember of that game was that it was one of the most in depth games pertaining to the story and overall it was the best RPG I had played. It was one of the most memorable experiences I had ever had of playing any game.

Just recently, Crisis Core was released on North American soil. I had no idea what to expect, but my friend recommended picking up the game a few weeks before its release. I picked it up the day it came out and I literally haven't stopped playing it. I've had to recharge my PSP about three or four times already! But seriously, this game is totally distracting me from my Xbox 360, because I can't turn off my PSP.

First off, the graphics are gorgeous considering it's on PSP. The cutscenes and summons are unbelievably detailed, as expected from final fantasy games. The voice acting is pretty good, though the dialogue can be over-the-top cheesy at some points. Materia Fusion is pretty useful because there's lots of combinations as long as you have plenty of spare materia. The story alone is just amazing, almost possessing the magical traits of the original FFVII.

However, there are some things that bother me while playing this game as well. The side missions start out as fun, but because of their repetition of almost same scenarios they start to feel like doing a chore more than enjoying the game. Also the battle system is somewhat hard to handle, you'll be constantly pressing the X button, and the triangle button for defending against attacks sees little use because frankly it's pointless to defend when you're surrounded by enemies. You'll only really use the triangle button during battles with only one monster or a boss. It can be quite annoying using the DMW spinning reel because it's completely random, making it sometime take forever to level up you or your materia. It may sound like I'm bashing the game around too much, but the game is just so fun and the story is so good these things seem very minor.

Bottom line, the game is not perfect, but it does come close. Take it from me, I'm no Final Fantasy fanboy, I don't even play RPGs that much, but when a good RPG comes around, I don't let it pass me by. Pick this game up once you get the chance, you're missing out on one of the best games to come out on the PSP.

Source / Author / Credit: Anonymous