For the spoiler-averse, I’ll say this.

For everyone else out there, though, let’s get into it.

Or rather, is there even anything to getinto?

Zack looks sheepish as he holds his hands together, prayer-like, in Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - Reunion

No noodly ending rewrites, nothing.

It’s possible, of course, that this is intentional.

The end result, however, is ultimately the same.

Cover image for YouTube video

Credit where credit is due, at least.

It’s not even for the usual colour palette swap reasons either.

In truth, you don’t really have to engage with these side missions to complete Crisis Core.

Genesis holds out a purple apple in Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - Reunion

Does run beautifully on Steam Deck, though, I’ll give it that.

Sephiroth looks at Genesis in an underground lab in Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - Reunion

Angeal stands dramatically against an industrial landscape, a single wing extended, in Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII  - Reunion

An enemy that looks like it’s stepped straight out of Kingdom Hearts in Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - Reunion.

Zack jumps in the air alongside a chocobo, preparing to stamp down on the ground in Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - Reunion.

Zack fights Wutai baddies in an orchard in Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - Reunion.

Zack fights a large metal scorpion in an industrial setting in Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - Reunion.

Zack fights robots on a highway in Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - Reunion.