How many people own this game? I'm curious

I've owned it since earlier this week and I'm already up to level 25 now, completed 22% of the side missions and currently lurking through the slums with Aerith. Some kid who lost his wallet apparently had more money than me *cough* I don't think so, then he claims he thought I was a rich guy but I wasn't - I had 45,000 gil! No way did that kid have more than me! :P

Still trying to complete the plethora of side-missions, ticked off the 1st list of missions from Yuffie but its never ending. Everytime I complete one, another appears. I've got Curaga already but it chews up my MP with only 3 -4doses, maybe I should equip it later when I have more MP? Or I could equip an item that boosts it by 40%.

I've got a few summons now, Tonberry, Chocobo, Cactuar, Cait Sith, Bahamut & Ifrit. Finding Cait Sith though was a bit of a fluke, I hate those massive open plain fields!

I like Aerith in this game, she seems to have a bit more dialogue and its nice to see how she becomes the person you saw in the original. Thankfully her english voice wasn't butchered but its not perfect (its the way she says things). Wish there was optional jap to toggle from, Sephiroth doesn't seem like the dark character he is

I managed to place a seperate save file for that reactor FMV with the 3 characters clashing together, awesomeness! Curious as to why Square didn't make an option to buy the FMVs or have an FMV gallery as you progress like Valkyrie Profile, seems like a stupid idea to me

Anyway that's my progress for now

Do i need to play Final Fantasy VII first? Would it ruin the game/story if i didn't?

No, its a prequel :)

I'll get this eventually, but at the moment pretty much every genre of game i could possibly want to play is waiting for me on my shelf. I don't wanna add to that list just yet >_>

What about me and my 7 PSP games?! Luckily I've kept my focus on this one and I'll hope to see it from start to finish without swapping UMDs. Patapon is a fair way down the 'to do' list, same with Jeanne D'Arc

Is there word that this being ported to DS? Can DS handle a game like Crisis Core? :unsure:

Nope, way too many FMVs, then there's the whole widescreen aspect. I highly doubt it'd appear, it just wouldn't work. They'd have to take out the voices too and really, the entire game would have to be remade so no :P