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317 | a trio of final fantasy games
Monday, 29 September 2025 09:48 pmA trio of brief gaming updates! All FF7-related, in reverse chronological order.
► Many Square Enix games were on sale on Steam recently, including Crisis Core Reunion being reduced by 60%. I admit I was tempted by it*, but when I looked at “can my pc run this”, it looked like the answer was no, and I don’t quite feel ready to pick up a Steam Deck yet (though I do want one), so I thought that was that.
But then… on a whim, I wondered if it was also on sale on the Switch's eshop, and as it turned out: yes, at a similar price. The good deal + my recent swell of FF7 feelings + my love of handheld gaming mobbed me, and I crumbled. So… there’s a decent chance I might be playing Crisis Core twice in one year, as soon as I finish my current game. Which is wild to contemplate… but I admit I am curious to do a personal compare and contrast of the two versions, which obviously works better if the PSP version is still existing in my recent memory, so that’s a positive.
* (I was also tempted by the Steam sale on the FFX remaster—FFX was my first "proper" Final Fantasy game back in the day, and I’ve been wanting to replay it for a while, but looking at the sales history, I’m feeling confident that it’ll go on sale again before I get around to finding the time to pick it up, so I decided to leave it.)
► I have officially given up on trying to play Ever Crisis. Honestly, it’s probably a good thing, in that the last thing I need in my life is another gacha game…. the only reason why I was trying to play this game in the first place was because First Soldier. I am so, so intrigued by First Soldier. But all my attempts at trying to play this game were cursed. ( beneath the cut )
► As for what my actual current game is, it’s a replay of the original Final Fantasy VII! Unsurprisingly, I’m sure. Currently, I’m at the Northern Crater. This isn’t going to be an in-depth post of my thoughts—though I do hope to make one at some point; unlike the first time I played this game, I’ve been making sure to take plenty of notes of my impressions with that aim in mind. But what I will say for now is that I’m having a great time! ( more beneath the cut )
► Many Square Enix games were on sale on Steam recently, including Crisis Core Reunion being reduced by 60%. I admit I was tempted by it*, but when I looked at “can my pc run this”, it looked like the answer was no, and I don’t quite feel ready to pick up a Steam Deck yet (though I do want one), so I thought that was that.
But then… on a whim, I wondered if it was also on sale on the Switch's eshop, and as it turned out: yes, at a similar price. The good deal + my recent swell of FF7 feelings + my love of handheld gaming mobbed me, and I crumbled. So… there’s a decent chance I might be playing Crisis Core twice in one year, as soon as I finish my current game. Which is wild to contemplate… but I admit I am curious to do a personal compare and contrast of the two versions, which obviously works better if the PSP version is still existing in my recent memory, so that’s a positive.
* (I was also tempted by the Steam sale on the FFX remaster—FFX was my first "proper" Final Fantasy game back in the day, and I’ve been wanting to replay it for a while, but looking at the sales history, I’m feeling confident that it’ll go on sale again before I get around to finding the time to pick it up, so I decided to leave it.)
► I have officially given up on trying to play Ever Crisis. Honestly, it’s probably a good thing, in that the last thing I need in my life is another gacha game…. the only reason why I was trying to play this game in the first place was because First Soldier. I am so, so intrigued by First Soldier. But all my attempts at trying to play this game were cursed. ( beneath the cut )
► As for what my actual current game is, it’s a replay of the original Final Fantasy VII! Unsurprisingly, I’m sure. Currently, I’m at the Northern Crater. This isn’t going to be an in-depth post of my thoughts—though I do hope to make one at some point; unlike the first time I played this game, I’ve been making sure to take plenty of notes of my impressions with that aim in mind. But what I will say for now is that I’m having a great time! ( more beneath the cut )