How much time passes between the end of Crisis Core and the beginning of Final Fantasy VII?
Aside from the “to be continued” post-credits scene, the time between Zack’s death at the end of Crisis Core and the beginning of Final Fantasy VII is a little over 2 months. According to the Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary Ultimania, Zack is killed at the “End of September,” and Final Fantasy VII begins on December 9th. Source: A translation of the Ultimania’s timeline can be found here: http://ultimania.ff7compilation.net/timeline.php Also, that Ultimania translation site is full of useful general knowledge about the Compilation. — Dark Cloud 237 just used his FS to OHKO the TC.