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Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis is Shutting Down in October

Jul 102026

Ahh, Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis… remember when I thought it was a gacha I might actually play?

Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis came out in 2023 and was meant to cover the entire Final Fantasy VII Compilation.

At the time, I stopped because I wanted to play Crisis Core before experiencing the abridged version in Ever Crisis, but also because its gacha format just turned me away.

(Since I never mentioned it again, you probably already guessed that I never went back to it after playing Crisis Core.)

Well, Square Enix has now announced that Ever Crisis will be shut down on October 6. Shutting down after three years is nowhere near as bad as some, but it’s one of the many reasons why I don’t like that type of game.

Not only that, but it seems they never even got around to all the promised Compilation stories, so Before Crisis will be handled in three chapters across the next three months.

It seems like a lot of players are displeased with Ever Crisis in general, though. The biggest impression I got while reading reactions to the shutdown is that it never quite delivered on what it promised, a playable collection of the entire Compilation. Maybe it’s a good thing I never got into it after all.

What do you think about the end-of-service announcement for Ever Crisis?

Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis Is Coming to PC

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Sep 272023

The recently-released Final Fantasy VII mobile game Ever Crisis is also coming to PC, as recently announced by Square Enix.

The PC version has no set release date yet, but it’s in development.

Now, you might have noticed that even though we’re coming up on three weeks since Ever Crisis launched, I haven’t said anything about it. That’s partly because Ever Crisis forces you to alternate between the available stories. I played through the start of the Final Fantasy VII story, but the next chapter is locked until I play through the start of Crisis Core.

Since it’s just the start for now, I might do it, but I’d rather play the Crisis Core remaster before experiencing its story in abridged mobile game format.

That is my strongest impression of Ever Crisis right now. It gives you shortened versions of Final Fantasy VII scenes to play through, so it’s a fun refresher but not the best way to experience the story. I do find its version of the ATB combat system pretty fun, though.

The gacha hasn’t been too intrusive in the little bit I’ve played, but it certainly does like showing me ads to let me know I could be spending money right now.

Even more than not wanting to start Crisis Core yet, I’ve just found myself not feeling any pressing need to play Ever Crisis. All the gacha game trappings just drain my motivation away and make me want to play a regular JRPG instead, despite liking the combat. I do want to experience the original stories, though, so maybe I’ll get back to it.

Anyway, are you playing or planning to play Ever Crisis? Are you more interested in it knowing it’ll get a PC release?

Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis Stories Will Be Updated Monthly

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Sep 062023

Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis will be out tomorrow, September 7.

Despite my general dislike of mobile games, this is one I’m intrigued by enough to give it a chance. As a mobile game intended to cover the entirety of the Final Fantasy VII Compilation, it seems like an interesting project.

New information has come out about Ever Crisis in a Famitsu interview, with the major details translated by Audrey on Twitter. According to the interview, the game will launch tomorrow with the Final Fantasy VII, Crisis Core, and First Soldier stories.

Each will be the start of that story arc, and the Final Fantasy VII story will have content up through the end of the Midgar section at launch. These three stories will be updated with a new chapter each month. The updates are also intended to complement Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (which is another reason to think we could get a Rebirth release date soon).

I assume once one or all of the three story arcs is concluded, another one will begin.

I had kind of hoped the entire full story would be available from the start. I guess that’s not the best model for these free-to-play mobile games, though, so I should have known better. The gacha aspect of Ever Crisis has me nervous, but I want to at least give it a try.

(The last time I tried a mobile gacha game, it was Tears of Themis, and my motivation drained away the moment I saw all the typical gacha game screens, so let’s hope that doesn’t happen here.)

Are you planning to try Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis?

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