Final Fantasy Movie

Sorry if you thought this was news, I don't have any new info on a movie. I was just wondering if anyone would want to see another Final Fantasy movie and connected to which series? Also, would you like it to be CGI again or would you want the movie industry to attempt a live-action interpretation?

I wouldn't mind seeing another Final Fantasy movie myself. Maybe one set to X or XIII or even another VII although all the additions to VII kind of diluted it though I like Advent Children. As far as which format, I think it might be better if they stick to CGI rather than attempting live action. Also, it would be better it they didn't try an original concept again like the spirits within but I thought it was okay. So which series would you like to see a movie companion? 

Live-action really wouldn't be bad, though through the selection of awful actors that don't even look like the characters and completely screwing up the story, I'd go with just another CG movie.

I would say FFVI (like I always do) but there isn't much of anything they can do with that since the story was pretty much wrapped up at the end of the game.

FFVII would be alright, but man, that would just make the game lose what little sanctity and nostalgia it has left. 

FFIX maybe....like a prequel of sorts.

Or FFIV. I don't know, either one of those, I guess.

CGI definitely. Attempting to give a series that is known to be animated a live action counterpart has always been one of my biggest pet peeves. I do not want to see an actor pretend to be an animated character after playing through a game.

I may be alone on this, but I wouldn't mind if they made the general storyline of one of the Final Fantasy's into a movie. It doesn't introduce very much new content, but it does allow them to be faithful to the plot, rather than introducing a sequel or a prequel that the vast majority of the fans dislike. Being a movie, though, it would have problems with the pacing if they made it only one or two hours. But I think it would be capable of being done well, and would be a nice addition to the games. siberian142

I agree with your thoughts on making one of the games into a movie itself rather than a prequel or sequel but movie makers wouldn't go for it. Any video game based movie that has every been made is either one of those two things or it goes so far off the plot of the games like the Resident Evil movies did (even though I still like them :D ), however, when the studio makes graphic novel movies it seems they are better recieved when they follow the story of the graphic novel. Now why can't they realize that that is what they need to do with video game movies as well.   

Something tells me Square doesn't really see FFVI as a precious little jewel. Afterall, it got one of the lowest ratings out of any FF game by Famitsu (37/40. While that is a fantastic rating, they tend to give most Final Fantasies 38 or higher)

If the game doesn't do well in Japan, Square doesn't care for how well it does elsewhere. This is why I think Square doesn't make more merchandise or more games out of it. Not because of it's appeal, but because of how poorly it's done. Square thinks in terms of money. They don't want to make this and that for a game if it's not even going to sell. FFVI wasn't very well-received in Japan (in terms of FF) and it's definitely not all that popular in the states.

Something tells me Square doesn't really see FFVI as a precious little jewel. Afterall, it got one of the lowest ratings out of any FF game by Famitsu (37/40. While that is a fantastic rating, they tend to give most Final Fantasies 38 or higher)

If the game doesn't do well in Japan, Square doesn't care for how well it does elsewhere. This is why I think Square doesn't make more merchandise or more games out of it. Not because of it's appeal, but because of how poorly it's done. Square thinks in terms of money. They don't want to make this and that for a game if it's not even going to sell. FFVI wasn't very well-received in Japan (in terms of FF) and it's definitely not all that popular in the states.

magitekk

I'm sorry... "not all that popular?" FFVI is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest SNES games ever made. To this day a used copy commands a hefty price (I have one:)). People could not shut-up about it when it was first released back in '94 and it remains the preferred Final Fantasy title for many if not most of the people I speak to about the series. I understand you are in your late teens, so you aren't aware of how big this games was back then. You and most of the people you associate with probably played this for the first time on PS1 or GBA, when it was a re-release and other games like VII, VIII, Tactics and IX had taken center stage, but believe me, for anyone old enough to have played this title when it was new, it will forever remain one the greatest video-game experiences of their lives.

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Something tells me Square doesn't really see FFVI as a precious little jewel. Afterall, it got one of the lowest ratings out of any FF game by Famitsu (37/40. While that is a fantastic rating, they tend to give most Final Fantasies 38 or higher)

If the game doesn't do well in Japan, Square doesn't care for how well it does elsewhere. This is why I think Square doesn't make more merchandise or more games out of it. Not because of it's appeal, but because of how poorly it's done. Square thinks in terms of money. They don't want to make this and that for a game if it's not even going to sell. FFVI wasn't very well-received in Japan (in terms of FF) and it's definitely not all that popular in the states.

cjimrun

I'm sorry... "not all that popular?" FFVI is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest SNES games ever made. To this day a used copy commands a hefty price (I have one:)). People could not shut-up about it when it was first released back in '94 and it remains the preferred Final Fantasy title for many if not most of the people I speak to about the series. I understand you are in your late teens, so you aren't aware of how big this games was back then. You and most of the people you associate with probably played this for the first time on PS1 or GBA, when it was a re-release and other games like VII, VIII, Tactics and IX had taken center stage, but believe me, for anyone old enough to have played this title when it was new, it will forever remain one the greatest video-game experiences of their lives.

I understand that it is very popular amongst older players and has gotten a bunch of good reception here in the states from those that have actually played it, but I stand by what I said: it doesn't have the same acclaim in Japan that it does here.

Wasn't VI slated as III in the US? Surely it must be that popular seeing as there was such a big gap in between the release for I and IV than VI. I need to get my hands on those portable ports! DreadDLordD

The first game you could get at a reasonable price for either PS or PSP, or if you live in Europe it should already be on the PSN. For FFIV you could get the GBA or DS versions in which case I'd say either get the DS version or just get the Complete FFIV Collection coming out for the PSP next month. For FFVI the GBA version tends to be kinda pricey since they didn't make alot of them so I'd say either get it for the PS or wait till another port of it is released. I personally got V and VI off amazon for the PS for $18 in the anathalogy pack. 

[QUOTE="siberian142"]CGI definitely. Attempting to give a series that is known to be animated a live action counterpart has always been one of my biggest pet peeves. I do not want to see an actor pretend to be an animated character after playing through a game.

I may be alone on this, but I wouldn't mind if they made the general storyline of one of the Final Fantasy's into a movie. It doesn't introduce very much new content, but it does allow them to be faithful to the plot, rather than introducing a sequel or a prequel that the vast majority of the fans dislike. Being a movie, though, it would have problems with the pacing if they made it only one or two hours. But I think it would be capable of being done well, and would be a nice addition to the games. Lightning__Evil

I agree with your thoughts on making one of the games into a movie itself rather than a prequel or sequel but movie makers wouldn't go for it. Any video game based movie that has every been made is either one of those two things or it goes so far off the plot of the games like the Resident Evil movies did (even though I still like them :D ), however, when the studio makes graphic novel movies it seems they are better received when they follow the story of the graphic novel. Now why can't they realize that that is what they need to do with video game movies as well.   

Which version did you get?Fantasy_Gamer

I've always had the GBA version, but I've sort of compared and contrasted the SNES and the GBA versions in terms of dialog and stuff, so yeah.

no one would want to see another movie more than me

I want to see final versus Xiii movie

could you imagine Noctis in a movie?

how great woul that be?

I watched Vii movie and that movie about phantoms and spirit and I'm waiting for them to decide to make another movie

I think Squall's the coolest looking character Tetsuya Nomura ever designed.cjimrun

So being generic is cool, I see.

[QUOTE="cjimrun"]I think Squall's the coolest looking character Tetsuya Nomura ever designed.magitekk

So being generic is cool, I see.

Whatever you think of his style, I'm just talking about how he looks.  And he looks cool.8)

Lightning and Yuna. Those awesome side skirts, mini cape, boots, flowing fashion, just sleek and styalized. I love it and wish thats how all girls would dress :PLightning__Evil

Lightning's obviously awesome looking too.  The militant angle could easily have ended-up butch, but they managed to keep her very feminine at the same time.  Did anyone else notice that if you move her very slowly in FFXIII, she walks like a runway model?

[QUOTE="Lightning__Evil"]Lightning and Yuna. Those awesome side skirts, mini cape, boots, flowing fashion, just sleek and styalized. I love it and wish thats how all girls would dress :Pcjimrun

Lightning's obviously awesome looking too.  The militant angle could easily have ended-up butch, but they managed to keep her very feminine at the same time.  Did anyone else notice that if you move her very slowly in FFXIII, she walks like a runway model?

Shes struting her stuff!! ;)

Then she'll put her hand on her hip and shoot you one of her cool eyed stares 

Not trying to insult anyone but it seems like I keep finding like hard core noctics fans and I just don't understand. Its a character that we've seen in videos for a game that still has no release date and he's never been in a game before. Why are there so many hardcore fans for a character thats never been played. I'm just kinda confused.Lightning__Evil

you maybe right about that. but even if the game is not released. watching him in videos is enough to know how great noctis-movie would be. I already liked his charater and look. and the story doesn't seem bad, too.

and if you asked me I prefer watching the movie before playing the game (only to not kill the joy)

The funny thing is, Final Fantasy has some of my favorite action scenes in cinama. Not just talking about Advent Children, but the opening in Dissidia, the training room scene in Crisis Core: amazing. I've never seen a movie with fight scenes as cool as these. And the animation is incredible.

Yes, I would love for square to make some more Final Fantasy movies. Or any CGI action movies in a similer style. If they are going to make a movie based on a specific game, I think they should make a movie about Final Fantasy X, a prequal. About Jecht, Auron, and Braska's journy. That could be cool.

I agree with your idea for them to do a prequel to X focused on those 3 but it also gives me concerns. 

It wouldn't really feel like a new story since we know the basic premise of that story and we already know how it ends which doesn't seem to be a very good ending for a movie unless we are going for a more bleak ending. Not to mention then I would want to see X as a movie to follow it up. Idk just thinking :D

We already know the bleak ending, you say?

Didn't stop 'em from making Crisis Core. Or Dissidia 012.

We already know the bleak ending, you say?

Didn't stop 'em from making Crisis Core. Or Dissidia 012.

Yonathin3155

Crisis Core seems like an interesting story that helps to set up Cloud for his role in VII. Basically the driving force between these two games seemed to be fan service but they are still good games and I wouldn't say they have bleak endings. If they did a prequel for X what would happen? Braska dies, Jecht becomes the monster Sin, and Auron becomes a ghost or something with the duty of babysitting Tidus. It seems kinda bleak and wouldn't really help to establish anything in X as it is there simply for backstory and we already know as much as we need to about that I think. I really would like them to do more with X because I really like that world and a lot of the characters. 

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We already know the bleak ending, you say?

Didn't stop 'em from making Crisis Core. Or Dissidia 012.

Lightning__Evil

Crisis Core seems like an interesting story that helps to set up Cloud for his role in VII. Basically the driving force between these two games seemed to be fan service but they are still good games and I wouldn't say they have bleak endings. If they did a prequel for X what would happen? Braska dies, Jecht becomes the monster Sin, and Auron becomes a ghost or something with the duty of babysitting Tidus. It seems kinda bleak and wouldn't really help to establish anything in X as it is there simply for backstory and we already know as much as we need to about that I think. I really would like them to do more with X because I really like that world and a lot of the characters.

I've discussed making this a game with people before as well actually, but then we thought a lot would have to be added just to make it an interesting plot, and the game doesn't really give many hints of anything to really expand on. For a movie, they'd have to add a bit but not as much. It might not be a super interesting story with plenty of twists, but more a simple action movie, like Advent Children, but I think that would be cool to see.