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Finally, after month after month of salivating on screenshots, small bits of video, hopes and fantasies about whether or not Crisis Core will be what I want it to be, the time is nearly here. It seems that the details have finally been confirmed for a live launch event, which will take place at the Playstation Store in San Francisco at the Meteron from 6-9 pm on March 25th.
 
The first 200 people are guaranteed a copy of the game and the first 100 will get a free shirt. There will also be a raffle for limited FF merch and a signed lithograph. The best (and nerdiest) part to me, though, is that if you attend they can make you a Shinra ID card with your name and photo on it. I'm sorry, but I really want one of those. Why? Just...so I can....look at it alone and be happy I have it, I guess. Wow. That sounded pathetic.
 
Oh yeah, the video above is called "episode three" and is apparently new too, although I haven't seen a shred of new video for this game for months so I don't know if I would even recognize new footage. I don't care. I didn't even watch the whole thing. I want my Shinra card.  
 
[Via Forever Fantasy - Thanks Ram!]
 
 

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hood_954's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 04:14
hood_954
SHINRA CARD?!?! DO FUCKING WANT
linuxguy's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 04:35
linuxguy
psp has a very good march
Chocobo Knight's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 05:55
Chocobo Knight
Putting Honorary Turk on your resume might raise a few eyebrows. ;)
Nessie's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 06:08
Nessie
oh wow, Shinra card?! that is win.
Blommen's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 06:44
Blommen
meh tired of FFVII, move on
Altair78's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 07:13
Altair78
I would so go JUST for the card alone... if I wasn't living in Washington State. You'll get on for me, right Collette? I'll paste my own picture on there later.
sbshootme's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 07:31
sbshootme
...

a card.
o kaay.

anyways the boss theme remix in that video was awesome and makes me wish i had a psp. i hope FFIV is coming out soon so i can satisfy my Final Fantasy needs. hmm i think I will start playing FFIII right now.
NightDehumidifier's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 07:36
NightDehumidifier
Makes sense, a city known for gays and a game known for gays. One and one make two.
EternalDeathSlayer's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 07:40
EternalDeathSlayer
Too bad the combat in the game looks like tripe, and according to pretty much every review I've read, the combat is even more basic than Kingdom Hearts.

All you do is press X, magic is barely necessary.

Oh, and you can only level up if you get lucky with the right slots. Yep, it's a slot game like in Vegas that determines your strength.

I'll still get it though, cause I love FF7.
frozenbabylon's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 08:06
frozenbabylon
Oh, and you can only level up if you get lucky with the right slots. Yep, it's a slot game like in Vegas that determines your strength.

While they say that, It's not really the case. The levels come at a fairly regular clip. I'm already up to level 20 and I've only played for 6 hours now. Granted I've also been playing every side mission that comes my way... It's still not as random as one might thinks.

There ARE things that level randomly though. Your materia seem to level kinda randomly. But this is rarely a problem.
frozenbabylon's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 08:08
frozenbabylon
Oh and EDS, This coming from a God of War fan:

All you do is press X, magic is barely necessary.

Is fairly laughable, Just saying.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 08:29
Holyetheline
Wish I could be there.
deiga-the-semivaliant's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 09:28
deiga-the-semivaliant
I've always had an issue with playing as a character that you knew was going to eventually bite the dust.

While the game looks interesting, I think I'll wait on the reviews first before I decide on whether or not to pick this up.

Typo alert! It's 'Metreon', not 'Meteron'. :)
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 10:04
king3vbo
If I had a PSP, I would buy it.
EternalDeathSlayer's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 10:27
EternalDeathSlayer
frozenbabylon: I'm sorry, but what the fuck does that even mean? In God of War, you do not just "press X" like FF Crisis Core or Kingdom Hearts.

Square is weak attack, triangle is strong. both can be modified by holding different combos of the shoulder buttons and of course, by stringing together huge combos.

God of War has a far deeper combat system than any Kingdom Hearts game, that's for sure.
frozenbabylon's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 11:13
frozenbabylon
2 buttons instead of 1, Right. Gotcha.

Considering I've killed basically everything in the first two levels of Chains of Olympus with just the weak attack button, I'm not sure how having 2 buttons really matter. But hey. 2 buttons is some deep ass combat.
frozenbabylon's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 11:15
frozenbabylon
Also, Heretic.

Not finishing FFVII isn't a big deal, Since this game takes place before it.
Tactix's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 11:39
Tactix
I dont have a PSP, but I may have to go to the event just for that Shinra card..:D
EternalDeathSlayer's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 11:44
EternalDeathSlayer
@ Frozenbabylon: Dude, you're actually pissing me off with your ignorance. Try playing on the hardest difficulty, you'll be forced to use every move and ability Kratos has.

Now, I'm not going to have an internet fight, but trust me: God of War has depth, something Crisis Core supposedly lacks.

Hey, I'll be picking up Crisis Core myself, I just know the combat will dissapoint me. It doesn't bother me; I'm just there for the story.
brainderailment's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 12:34
brainderailment
@frozenbabylon: I haven't played the full COO, but last I checked it's a portable game. You won't get far without rolling or blocking. Play the console God Of War games. Fuck off troll.
Qraze's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 13:09
Qraze
yeah i'm getting both gowPSP and crisis core in june. i couldn't care less about combat ,ff12 did it so well i don't believe theres anything that will do better. so i make lemonade out of...(insert joke)...ha ha ha #1_in_the_hood_G!!
Atlas's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 13:19
Atlas
I beat the beginning of Crisis Core. Started playing it few days ago. Combat is ok. I am only past the beginning part where you are in a training simulator or something so I can't really say much.
Disdain's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 13:35
Disdain
Wow, some touchy people here.

Apparently the later Crisis Core side missions are filled with baddies that can one-shot you, so "You won't get far without rolling or blocking." Does this mean I get to call someone a troll?
Rainbowblack's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 14:57
Rainbowblack
This event launched two days ago

on my NOT PSP
frozenbabylon's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 16:02
frozenbabylon
@Disdain:

Can we do it together? It's fun when you get mobs of people saying shit like `fuck off` and `you're a troll`

@EDS:

I can't play on the hardest fucking difficulty. Since it's locked and I have to go through Hard first. And Hard was basically a cakewalk after playing DMC4. So much so that I've lost interest. So what else you got? Cause that's not really cutting it.

You have to pick and choose what you do in Crisis Core. It's not a straight combo system like in GoW and DMC. You don't have the luxury of having everything mapped out for you. You have to cycle through what you have, quickly, to get by.

I've been playing it for 10 hours now, Which is a damn sight more then I've ever been able to stomach one GoW game.

@BrainDerailment:

I have. Have you ever played Rygar? Yeah. It's pretty close to the same game.
mistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 16:30
mistic
DO WANT!!!
monsterwitglass's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 18:01
monsterwitglass
God.. Why do i have to live in Dallas...

Sucks to be me.
riomccarthy's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 19:12
riomccarthy
Omg.. I'd even freaking cosplay if I could go to this, but they aren't having anything like this where I live. SO I just took two days off from work to play it instead :D
Shin Ra's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/21/2008 22:37
Shin Ra
403 miles away about 6hr drive for me i dont know if ill go. . .. i r' rdy have it reserve ergh i dont know!!
Eschatos's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/23/2008 13:00
Eschatos
I need a PSP already.
HarassmentPanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/23/2008 22:16
HarassmentPanda
Anyone want to scan one of those Shinra IDs so we can shoop them for days?
RoMeRtHeGaMe's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/24/2008 13:25
RoMeRtHeGaMe
SHINRA ID CARD FTW! I would drive up there just for that, if I didn't have to work... :(
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