
It features the story of Zack Fair, a hugely important character in the Final Fantasy 7 timeline, and serves as yet another prequel to the main game. One of the most notable games that's exclusive to Sony's PlayStation Portable handheld, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 is arguably the most important Final Fantasy 7 spin-off game to date. However, it seems as though Square Enix will be repurposing its story content for the Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis game that is aiming to release on mobile devices in 2022. Unfortunately, Final Fantasy 7: Before Crisis was shut down in 2018, so it's not even accessible in Japan anymore. It featured action-RPG gameplay instead of the traditional turn-based gameplay from the base Final Fantasy 7 game and also featured multiplayer, so its willingness to take risks with the established formula was also commendable. Quality mobile games were hard to come by in 2004, but Final Fantasy 7: Before Crisis can be considered one of the better mobile games of the era. While the Turks are some of the antagonists in Final Fantasy 7, they are actually presented as the protagonists of this game, with players taking on the role of the Turks as they work for Shinra and fight against the AVALANCHE eco-terrorist group.Įven though Final Fantasy 7: Before Crisis was never released outside of Japan, it has gotten attention in western markets, and has earned quite a bit of praise for its story and gameplay. Its main purpose is to provide more content about the Turks, the villainous group that works for Shinra in the main Final Fantasy 7 game and serve as some of the main boss fights in the early parts of both FF's Final Fantasy 7 Remake.

Only ever released in Japan, Final Fantasy 7: Before Crisis is a mobile game and prequel to the main Final Fantasy 7 storyline.
