It may be a mere handheld game, but
Crisis Core serves as a vital part of the
Final Fantasy VII universe. It doesn't just simply expand upon the story, but actually fixes an error made in a different part of the "Compilation of
Final Fantasy VII."
Hideki Imaizumi, producer of
Crisis Core, talked about the "Last Order" anime OVA (pictured) with
IGN. Released as a bonus with
Advent Children in Japan, the animated short also focused on Zack and the role he played in Nibelheim. "When we made that feature, we changed the presentation of that event from the original
Final Fantasy VII. And the fan response was - well, there was considerable negative feedback in regard to changing a part of the story that they considered integral to the whole lore."
Thankfully,
Crisis Core was able to set things straight, restoring the canon that so many
Final Fantasy VII devotees pore over. "So we listened to that and learned from that. And in fact the Nibelheim incident is presented again in
Crisis Core, and we were careful not to make the same decisions that we did in Last Order."
