The world erupted in unified cheers of joy across the
world last night when Square Enix took the stage at E3. After years of
waiting and years of teasing little by little at other E3s, it was time,
finally time (pun fully intended). Final Fantasy VII Remake was unveiled
once again with a slew of new amazing cutscenes and gameplay sequences…AND AN
ACTUAL RELEASE DATE!!! That’s right folks. Cloud, Tifa, Aeris,
Barret and Sephiroth return to consoles on March 3, 2020 (27 years after the
original Final Fantasy dropped on the first Playstation). Since today is
my 200th Top 5 Wednesday, I did have something else in mind to
commemorate this milestone. However, the more I watch this trailer, the
more I want to talk about it. And besides, this is a big deal for the
Anime community so I have no problem giving Final Fantasy some time to shine
and share this big day for my blog. So here it is ladies and gents, Top 5
Wednesday #200-my Top 5 Reactions to the Final Fantasy VII Remake E3 2019
Trailer.
#5-Still Going Episodic I See
It was a longshot to think we’d get otherwise this point
but I guess its happening whether we like it or not. Judging from actual
reports and what footage we’ve seen in all of the trailers, Final Fantasy VII
Remake is going to be released in an episodic manner (kind of like what Square
has been doing for the rebooted Hitman series). So what does this
mean? It means that when the game launches in March 2020, we’re probably
only going to get the Midgar heavy opening act, maybe even as far as the escape
from the city and the introduction of Red XIII. Am I ok with this?
Ehhh…nooooo? But at the same time, it’s better to be getting this game at some
point rather than waiting another decade to actually play it. We’re also
still not sure as to the release schedule of other parts or if it will need to
be paid for. The game is launching with a $60 price tag so maybe the
additional episodes will be free? Who knows, who knows.
#4-I Wanna Play Final Fantasy XV Again
Much like how Resident Evil 2’s return this year was
updated with a gaming engine akin to Resident Evil 4, Final Fantasy VII Remake
looks to be drawing gameplay inspiration from the most recent entry in the
franchise, Final Fantasy XV. We’ve got more free roaming options, a bike
chase featuring Cloud and Avalanche member Jesse, and what looks like button
mashing combat akin to Noctis and the crew of the Regalia. We’ve still
got months to go until Remake arrives but that just makes me want to load up
FFXV again and do some free roaming with Noctis and the boys. Not much to
do at this point besides travel the country side, do some camping, eat good
food and hunt monsters…aka the best parts of Final Fantasy XV.
#3-15 years Ago…
A year before the launch of the Playstation 3 back in
2006, a tech demo appeared to show off the infamous opening sequence of Final
Fantasy VII. Featuring appearances by Aeris and Cloud, this was just
meant to be a simple demonstration of what the next gen Playstation console was
capable of, graphics wise at least. And yet, as soon as this dropped, the
rumor mill began to spin as to whether or not we might get a remastered version
of Final Fantasy VII. Sure the true word came in 2005 that the project
was real and forthcoming. But for me, the possibility of getting a chance
to play a graphically juiced up version of one of the most celebrated Final
Fantasy titles has been a pipe dream 15 years in the wait, for the record
that’s long than the wait for Final Fantasy XV by about 5 years.
#2-That Beautiful Opening
Speaking of demos featuring the intro, The Final Fantasy
VII Remake E3 trailer opened with an infamous shot from the original intro: a
slow pull back from a kneeling Aeris to show off the teched out city of
Midgard. These first few seconds alone made Final Fantasy VII feel larger
than ever. Compare the opening paused shot of Midgard from the PS1 days
to what we’re getting next year, its no wonder its taken nearly a decade and
change to get this delivered to us. Accompanied by some classic Final
Fantasy tunes (might have to do a Top 5 on that later this year), this isn’t
just an above average update, this is a love letter to the game that put Final
Fantasy on the map for a great many Otaku and it’s gonna get the care it
deserves getting to us by March 3, 2020.
#1-Tifa, Tifa, Tifa
One of the hardest hitting and sexiest women in all of
Final Fantasy returned with a vengeance in the new trailer. I thought that Tifa’s look in Advent Children
was the pinnacle of her skill and beauty, boy was I wrong. Rocking an updated look of her classic
threads (complete with Rin Tohsaka esque thigh highs) and bringing the pain
like never before, Tifa’s reveal during the E3 2019 Trailer arguably stole the
show, met with cheers so loud you could barely hear any of her dialogue during
the presentation. And that shot of her
and Cloud back to back, ready to kick some ass…dammit Square Enix SHUT UP AND
TAKE MY MONEY!!!
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