First Impression: Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII

I haven't written a first impression post for a game in ages, mostly because I hadn't actually come across a game I enjoyed enough to warrant it. There have been a few games that have held my attention, but nothing I wanted to write about or praise or anything like that. And yes, while I am still hanging onto this little "break" in getting new games, there was simply no way in hell I'd miss a Final Fantasy game, much less one that deals with FF7.

Sounds a little bias doesn't it? But truthfully, I am not just saying these things just because I am a long time fan of the Final Fantasy series. If there is one opinion I'll share about this particular series and that is this: For every bad RPG I've come across, it takes but 1 Final Fantasy to make the world feel alright again. I admire the series because it doesn't fail, not when it comes down to the actual numerical series.

So today breaks my long omission of such posts as this, because frankly I am enjoying Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII. I am enjoying it more then just about any game I've gotten my hands on during the past year, if not longer. Believe this or not, but this is the first time I've actually made good use of my PSP since buying it late last year.

One thing I realized about this game almost straight away was how you could try to play this like a hack-n-slash. But as I quickly came to learn, doing so will earn you a fast and furious beat down. It is a nice change of pace to actually have to dodge and block, rather then just having it there for looks.

The leveling is something else, with it basically being all random or so it appears at least. It surely takes away the "easy way" of just leveling grinding, that's for sure.

The story missions aren't incredibly difficult (yet) and they are relatively quick to play through thus far. The same can be said about the side missions also, which I can safely confirm, can be addictive and fast.

As for negative things to share, well... with only 2 hours of game play in, I can say that I haven't come across anything to bitch about. Yet. That isn't to say that I will be out to hunt something down either. As I mentioned earlier, I am fully enjoying it and to add to that, I am intending on capitalizing on my recent uncovering of FF7 in my kitchen as soon as Crisis Core ends.

Anyway, sorry, my mind is occupied at the moment and I am about to get back to playing. So if my words are choppy, at least you'll know why. Sleep, what? Where?