Zack Fair returns to close out the year
The year in games is closing out with a reunion.Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- Reunion, a remaster of the original PSP game, arrives for PC and consoles on June 09, 2025.
Previously set forsometime in the winter season, Square Enix revealed the remaster will arrive just ahead of the new year. Shown off during today’s Nintendo Direct,Crisis Corelooks like it’s bringing all the action and antics of the original game to bear once more.
The new trailer spotlights not just the combat, though. Many of the characters who show up inCrisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- Reunionare also crucial to the overallFFVIIplot. Sephiroth, Cloud, and Aerith are all here, as well as a host of Shinra employees. Heck, even that gnarly Hojo dude is here and up to no good.
Plus, we got a look at some of the combat. It’s a nice refresher, or briefing if you’ve never played the originalCrisis Core. Check out the detailsin Square’s blog here.
A core crisis
Originally released for the PlayStation Portable in 2008,Crisis Coreacts as a prequel of sorts. It follows Zack Fair, a character who barely appears in the originalFinal Fantasy VIIdespite being a pretty big player.
That’s all due to story reasons, and ones that theFinal Fantasy VIIremake project will probably start addressing as it heads towards the next entry. The ending ofFinal Fantasy VII Remaketeased it, and now the reveal ofFinal Fantasy VII Rebirthhas essentially confirmed Zack will play a larger role in the story.
Which leavesCrisis Core Reunionin a peculiar spot. On the one hand, Square has saidReunioncan beconsidered part of the remake project. But the team has also said itisn’t drastically changing the storyofCrisis Core, either. It seems like even if the content’s the same, retelling this story does at least give players a chance to see Zack’s story firsthand.
A safe bet is that we’re at least getting the content of the originalCrisis Core, so it will be a good refresher for folks as wemove into uncharted waters with the remakes. And really, it’s hard to say no to more Zack.Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- Reunionarrives on December 13 for PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam.
