What is it about Final Fantasy VII? We all try to be cool. "Overrated," we scoff amongst our enclave of pals as we mock Cloud on forums and draw comical mutilation fanart of Aeris (SPOILER: SHE DIES). And yet, I defy you to watch this trailer and not become inexplicably excited. Not to feel the tightening of the pants, if you will.

It's a montage of cutscenes from the upcoming Crisis Core for PSP, releasing September 13th in Japan, with release dates anticipated sometime thereafter for just about everywhere else. There's also a little gameplay footage in there, which looks rather nice. As the game is a prequel to FFVII starring Zack and based on the events in Nibelheim prior to the canon with which we're already acquainted,  you'll see many familiar characters here -- Cloud, Aeris, Sephiroth and the Turks, to name a few, along with some new guys; a veritable buffet of very pretty, intense-looking men.

The game is stirringly taglined, "Men who shed tears for their own fate, and for their friends." Maybe you, too, will shed manly tears as you watch this; maybe you won't. Go ahead and try to resist the wave of chills and stirring nostalgia, especially at the trailer's end. Just don't pretend you're not buying a PSP for this game. 

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Riser Glen

Looks like another soap opera. I'm afraid I'll pass on this one.

galagabug

HTML!

The Incredible Edible Egg

I never played ff7 so I have no attachment to it or the series, but my pants still tighten. Maybe I shouldn't post this. Oh well...

masterledz

What's with the Sephiroth Slot Reels in the actual gameplay footage?

TONX

Awesome trailer. The PSP has got to be really sweating to be producing graphics like this.

topgeargorilla

Who are the dudes with the wings?

Pedro Blandino

*FAP**FAP**FAP**FAP**FAP**FAP**FAP**FAP**FAP* I don't know what I'm fapping too >_<

Coonskin05

@topgear-I guess if Sephiroth can become a One Winged Angel, there were others that could too.


This made me tight in the pants, not gonna lie. And also, watching this made me want a updated/true sequel/prequel to Crono Trigger so much more. If they can pull this off, they could pull that off.

Sphinx 13

I can't get into term based crap, unrealistic.

And all FF guys look like chicks

DeusPayne

Mmm... finally a reason to buy a PSP, and just in time to push the PSP 'lite' sales. I know I'll be buying one and playing this on my TV. Why not?

RivaOni

As Riser Glen said, it looked like an overblown soap opera. Also, even though it was in Japanese, the voice acting was incredibly wooden!

BFeld13

Cutscenes are lookin' good. Gameplay = ?

Fading Star

This looks very interesting. I would like to see how it turns out. Final Fantasy 7 wasn't that bad.

Deus

I played through Final Fantasy VII- twice, and I am honestly not that interested. Don't get me wrong, I love FF VII, it's my favourite Playstation game and my favourite Final Fantasy. I just got kind of bored with Final Fantasy and all Sqaure Enix games after FFIX. Still, they ought to stay true to the format of the game. It looks like they're modeling the battle system after FF XII, which I didn't like. This game looks too different from the original to elicit any nostalgic feelings from me. I hope they keep the Turks theme music though. That was awesome.

Imtheguywiththegun

i came the artic

Doomtrain

Eh.

Hmmm.

Well.....yeah.

Do want. There I said it. DO WANT.

iPoodz

@TONX, I agree, its gonna be hard for the PSP to handle this, which may mean that they may not add WiFi Multiplayer because Sony (unlike the PSP hacking community) have not figured out how to have 333 Mhz + WiFi yet...

Shawn Kelfonne

I bought my PSP for Dracula X Chronicles....

...will probably still buy this so it stops being a paperweight for a while.

Snaileb

MEH.

Lord_Satorious

It's... so... ANGSTY! Just change the name of all the characters to some derivative of Angsty Angstier Von Angst, seriously.

Samit Sarkar

I’m not buying a PSP for this game.

Ah crap, I can’t even legitimately say that...I mean, yeah, I don’t play RPGs, but the main reasons are that (A) I don’t have the money or time to spread them out over more than one video game unit (PS3), and (B) I never was a fan of handheld gaming in general.

Also, you didn’t mention that the whole thing was in freakin’ Japanese, and with no subtitles!

bluemeep

When do they all start making out?

nademagnet

This just makes me want to watch a FF themed CGI film, not play a game.

Fading Star

When Zack bends over to pick up his sword...

DrXym

What is this obsession with cutscenes? Every moderately capable console is capable of showing a cutscene. Now what does the actual game look like?

SPIDER PIG

Damn you! I had absolutely no reason to even consider buying a PSP until this dammed post.
Damn you..

well square actually. Damn you square..
and damn you Leigh.

Now I have to ask, is there one of those fancy a$$ bundle packs with a bright pink PSP cause if it is my credit card number is
xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-8008

grumble...grumble..Stupid posts about stupid FF games making me spend stupid money...grumble....

Colette Bennett

omgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomg

SPIDER PIG

OFFICALLY HATE YOU.
I must have missed your ealier post about it raping your wallet.

Play Asia wants 400 bucks.
thats the cheapest
AHHH

joeisremy

it looks way too much like kingdom hearts for me. Besides it's at least a year away from the states. I was excited for the vincent game too and then I played it and got extremely angry.

SPIDER PIG

But look besides making your wallet lighter by 400 bucks you get this cute little neclace, perfect for never wearing.

Morrius

I weep for the franchise rape.

SPIDER PIG

So angry, i am shutting down the internets and will be back tomorrow
AHHH

..must find 400 dollars...

linuxguy

I beleive that there was some gameplay there and that a lot of the scenes were realtime(the ones with the muddy textures )

RaspberryJowls

As long as they don't make one for the PS3, I won't have to take out a loan.

demon_beast82

I guess now I can't make fun of my brother for having a psp with no good games to play anymore.

Mauer

I'd rather play Smart Bomb.

masterledz

@ Mauer

lol @ Smart Bomb. Possibly the biggest time waster on the PSP (pretty bad regarding how many of "time-wasters" there are

GagaMan

"I am my own monster!"
*cuts wrist*


"...and that's why it's the best game ever!"

Rainbowblack

oh god i shivered at that ending.

as long as there is no update i will pay monies for this. im not giving up my firmware for it when i can download it

DarkTravesty

yawn

mandlebaum123

Never got into the FF series. My brother in law just gave me FFIII to play on the ds, and Im bored one hour into it. After earthbound, I haven't had the patience to play turn based RPGs, or practically any RPGs for that matter.

Sharpless

Is this one of them femmy games? This is one of them femmy games, ain't it? I don't want to play no femmy games. When's Duke Nukem coming out? Where's Chobot? Is there an Olivia Munn game coming out?

*scratches balls*

*belches*

*grows body hair*

SourGr8pes

Was that a shameless plug at the end for those icky Final Fantasy potions they've been pawning off onto the general public?

Never had one myself, but all the accounts I've read, they taste like things that aren't usually edible, like chalk or leather. I'm also sure they don't restore lost HP either.

Snaileb

Relevant? I think so.

Maurice Tan

Emoplz!

kadosho

I think i just cried manly tears, on the inside. (sniff)

Arugala9

Eh, not that interested. Maybe If I had a Psp.

Darkknight37

Damn, so much Haterade getting passed around. If I had a PSP, I'd need a new chair right now, but I love the FF7 universe so much, I'm down with almost everything associated with it unless it sucks ass.

Garbz

This looks so damn good.

I still wish it was turnbased RPG but whatever, i'll deal with the combat system they give me.

Chibi_Zero

This game is looking nice. I also like the song played in the trailer.