With Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion just around the corner, questions have started to be asked about whether Square Enix will be taking a similar approach to both Dirge of Cerberus and Before Crisis.
Thus far, numerous individuals have been coy about what they plan to do with Dirge of Cerberus, but Tetsuya Nomura was a bit more defined when speaking about Before Crisis, a mobile-exclusive game that was only ever released in Japan.
When speaking with Korean publication Ruliweb, Nomura said there are no current plans to work on modernising Before Crisis; a lack of overseas demand highlighted as the primary reason.
It’s disappointing to hear, and it sounds like a bit of a chicken and egg situation. There’s of course, limited demand, as it was Japanese-exclusive and released during a time when information was more sparse online. Even now, there are many people who aren’t aware the game exists, but that does not mean they wouldn’t be interested in experiencing it for themselves, especially as the game helped to provide additional narrative context around numerous characters and locations.
The good news, is that in spite of there being no plans, Square Enix has said they will be including Before Crisis with Ever Crisis. But as of right now, it’s unclear when Ever Crisis will be brough to market.
