Before there was one PlayStation 4 remake That blew the doors of his own canon, Final Fantasy VII lived on through various spin-offs that expanded the world of the classic role-playing game. One of them was Advent children, the 2005 CG film that followed the events of the original game. If you have never seen it or have seen it forever Since you did, you’re in luck – it’ll be returning to theaters for a limited time next year.
Start of the week, Square Enix revealed that it would be displayed Advent children in Japanese cinemas from January 19, 2024 to February 1. This will be the 2021 remaster (aka the Complete version that runs in 4K), and it will be the first time that this particular version has been released in theaters. Social media users have noticed that the film will be released in the US a few weeks later 21st of February, although at the time of writing it’s not clear how long it will run here in the US. In view of the publication of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth The following week, on February 29th, one has to assume that it won’t take as long.
This past September, Rebirth Creative director Tetsuya Nomura – who also directed the remake and Advent– said the remake trilogy will eventually follow on from this film. While the games won’t lead to that Advent children In particular, he pointed out that elements from the film will eventually become part of the remake canon, as with the original game. In this regard, he vaguely told fans that they “don’t have to worry about it.” Either way, the film returning to theaters ahead of the game’s release suggests we’ll be getting some of that Advent children crumbs at some point during the adventure. Although I know Nomura, that may be too generous a term for everything he came up with.
Completed Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children will hit Japanese theaters on January 19, 2024 and is expected to come to the US on February 21 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will be released on February 29th for the PlayStation 5.
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