In lesser hands the nostalgia unleashed by Crisis Core would be nothing more than another case of Remembering Things: The Game. But Crisis Core doesn’t wallow in the past. The story of Zack Fair and Crisis Core’s many other new characters bring with them fresh perspectives, sometimes clarifying old and muddily written plot threads, sometimes adding further intrigue to events that seemed clear-cut and fully explained the first time around.
Zack’s an easy character to like. He begins with an excitable attitude, although this ignorant positivity subtly matures over the course of the game. His zest for life not diminished but reframed as a personal defiance of his increasingly harsh reality. The re-recorded and vastly expanded voice acting is emotive for serious lines about personal legacies and one-off jokes, with ’s voice actors returning where appropriate.
