Do you recommend Crisis Core to those who only have played Final Fantasy VII Remake and not the original game on PS1? Do you think they can enjoy the story as well as those who finished the original game because these know the ins and outs of Cloud and Zack's relationship?
Yoshinori Kitase, Executive Producer :
I understand perfectly what you mean because the complete story hasn't been revealed and CC broaches some events that have not been shown yet in Remake's main story. But in truth, I think that it adds to the enjoyment, because those who don't know the original story can project themselves in the future and ask themselves questions, have this feeling of expectation, wondering how it's going to be dealt in Remake, what is the true bond between those characters and how the story is going to be affected by the changes in Rebirth which release is planned for winter 2023, etc. I think that all of this is part of the experience and that it doesn't affect too much the gaming enjoyment.
Furthermore, CC is an autonomous story that tells the relationship of Zack and his fights with Angeal, Genesis and Sephiroth*. The title has its own story, so you don't need to know how it's linked to FFVII to appreciate this part. Furthermore, it is evident that the relation between CC and the story of FFVII, to know what comes into play and how it's going to hange the relation with the Remake series is going to interest people, so I think it's something that players can wait for with impatience and specualte, and they're going to have fun with it.