Crisis Core then, the final product in the ‘Compilation of Final Fantasy VII’ arrives on PSP with a strange kind of expectation upon its shoulders. For publisher Square Enix its job is to re-awaken disillusioned fans to this world, to exploit nostalgia, to fill out the back-story to the original game, attract newcomers and gloss over the mediocrity of its most recent follow-ups. For the fans who still play videogames and who still care enough to follow these things, it’s probably the company’s last chance to prove there’s still value in elaborating the story and developing the mechanics.
