The voice of Patrick Stewart, the British actor best known as Star Trek's Captain Jean-Luc Picard, will be used as part of the marketing campaign to promote Final Fantasy XII's PAL territories launch. The role-playing game, the latest in the popular Final Fantasy series, will launch in Europe and Australia on February 23, with the ad campaigns beginning on February 19. As part of the marketing push, there will also be a midnight launch event in HMV on London's Oxford Street. The executive producer and director of the game, Akitoshi Kawazu and Hiroshi Minagawa, respectively, will both be present at the event to sign games and answer questions. There will also be free goodies for people wearing the best Final Fantasy costumes, and the first 100 people to buy the game will receive limited edition Moogles and soundtracks.
Patrick Stewart voicing FFXII ads
<i>Star Trek</i> veteran to provide the voice-over for the British and Australian ad campaigns.
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I like this game for which it wraps me
i love this game it is totally sweeet. you guys are going to love it
And I add. He kick so much but....GOOOOOOO CAPTAIN!
I liked FFXII, but it lacked something compared to the previous installments. I can't really figure it out.
topman_2005 McnabbsPHIeagle "There will also be free goodies for people wearing the best Final Fantasy costumes, and the first 100 people to buy the game will receive limited edition Moogles and soundtracks" Say What? Square Enix ain't gots no love for the west side(North America)? They's straight trippin dogs. Man they better give us KHIIFinalMix or ill boycott them mfers. You spoilt **** **** we've had to wait since the 31st of october, so, gtfo dick, we deserve it for always havin to **** wait. **** off and die. whoa whoa whoa there, i was takin a shot at square enix not you or europe or australia, man i didn't know fish and chips up someone's ass would give em pms, i know it sucks you had to wait, but its no excuse to get angry, my comment wasn't intended to offend you guys enjoy your goodies and remember my beef is with square enix , not you.... and BTW it scares me to someone use dick and f off together, checkyourself before you wreckyourself
Captain Picard voicing FFXII's advertisements? AHHAHA! I can no longer take the game seriously. Make it so!
Well at least it's not Morgan Freeman narrated something... again... Lol.
make it so
well... thats great
I hope you guys enjoy it. I know I am. Currently around level 24.
topman_2005 u need to relax but i agree with u
McnabbsPHIeagle "There will also be free goodies for people wearing the best Final Fantasy costumes, and the first 100 people to buy the game will receive limited edition Moogles and soundtracks" Say What? Square Enix ain't gots no love for the west side(North America)? They's straight trippin dogs. Man they better give us KHIIFinalMix or ill boycott them mfers. You spoilt **** **** we've had to wait since the 31st of october, so, gtfo dick, we deserve it for always havin to **** wait. **** off and die.
sweet & ps3 coming to australia soon 33day to go :):):):):):):)
5 days left, can't wait, p*ssin' myself with excitement.
Patrick Stewart! Really? wow
"There will also be free goodies for people wearing the best Final Fantasy costumes, and the first 100 people to buy the game will receive limited edition Moogles and soundtracks" Say What? Square Enix ain't gots no love for the west side(North America)? They's straight trippin dogs. Man they better give us KHIIFinalMix or ill boycott them mfers
His voice sounded more kick ass in Oblivion as a character.
I think his voice should suit the kind of adventurous and deep storyline that final fantasy represents.
yeah..... I'm a big star terk dork.... but I just don't see anything exciting about Patrick Stewart voicing a FF ad, their all hype "it was 4 years in the making, billions of dollors spent, and it couldn't fit in a single motion picture, Final Fantasy 7." That's how all the FF ads have been. If he was like replacing some of those voice actors whom mispronounce the word "Marquis." Then I'd say that would be for the better.
Jean Luc-Picard and FFXII... what a combination!
How about the USA! Grrrr......Me want Limited Edition Too!
Gangsta!
ooooeoooo
Having lived on the road where Patrick Stewart was born for ten years (yes, seriously), I actually have links to this. I still live in his hometown and support the same football team as him as well.
make it so
to boldly go where players have gone before, 11 times before this game...
I don't really like Star Trek, but it sounds interesting how Patrick is gonna be voicing FFXII ads. And because of my pre-order, I wonder if i'll be one of the first 100?
Good for him?
Get ready you guys... it's probably the best final fantasy yet
only one more week till the EU release.. I CANT WAIT!!!
fi...nal...fan...ta...sy...now...pleaa..seee...dy..ing...foor...it ~eek~ NOW I WANT TO PLAY IT NOW AAHH too long since FFX... sigh
Can't wait to see the ads in Australia!
Oh man, I would so love to get down to London for this!
as good as ever.
OMG legend, shame it wasnt Shatner tho
Ptrick Stewart is awesome. A great actor, great voice in video games, helms Star Trek better than any other... and he supposedly loves Beavis and Butt-Head. Awesome!
moogles are awesome! :D
Kirkless born man. Patrick Stewart is the best! Please do another series of Eleventh Hour!
I'm pretty sure that I can safely say that Patrick Stewart is probably every geek's wet dream... at the very least, meeting the guy would be a check on my life-time-to-do list.
Patrick Stewart is such a pimp!
I knew I should have moved there years ago....sometimes it really sucks being American (I want a moogle, too...)
Well I guess thats a plus for bing in britain...
Would not mind a signed copy of the game....uni is nearby so can just pop over...
i really have had enough of all those american accent in games so things like ff12 and to a less then satisfying dragon quest 8 (though this had the typical pub english). Were a welcome. hmmm. maybe this'll educate people some 'real' english...and, and when square-enix re-release it as an international version to the japanese lot with subtitles, of course. It may even...lets just say the implications could be far reaching. I recall my english teacher on one occasion telling me that there is and should only be one english and that is the real/british english. All others are inaccurate and false in one way or another...that was some 30 years ago. These days we're all used to reading all those other versions due to the internet of course.............i'll leave it at that. I repeat, FF12 is fantastic in the voice acting etc. one might actually pick up a thing or two - possibly.
This game is $108 NZ
I WANT A MOOGLE!!!!:(
Nerds everywhere just rejoiced. Honestly, this may be the most nerdy combination ever. Picard associating himself with Final Fantasy.
more buzz going for Ps2 games than the ps3 launch... strange
cool moogles and sound tracks....cool!
Ha, I'm already playing the PAL version. Got my hands on the promo version. Works with Swap Magic 3.6 as well!