I was curious about the Advent Children film, but I have never played Final Fantasy VII. I understand that there must be lots of references to the game, but should I have played the game in order to understand the film?
So the film doens't really rely on itself? As far as "anything FF" goes, I always thought most FF games -- if not all -- had very little or nothing to do with each other.
Well, It takes place after FF7... I didn't get that much of it due to the fact that I didn't play FF7... Consider there is cloud... and Sephiroth... and.... ...
So if the game is accessible, I would advise playing it first.
I havnt played any final fantasy games and watched advent children and i didnt have a clue what was going on so its probably a good idea to play FFVII first.
I havnt played any final fantasy games and watched advent children and i didnt have a clue what was going on so its probably a good idea to play FFVII first.rassclart
In no uncertain terms, YES. AC was made for FF7 fans. If you haven't played the game, it still works as a cool action film with slick animation, but frankly, you should still play FF7, given that it is an absolutely classic game with a brilliant story and immersive gameplay. One of my favourites of all time. Dunno how well it works on PC as I never played that version, but still, get that game.
By the time you have finished FF7 after around 30 hours or so you will be extremely attahced to the characters which helps the movie no end. Without the game during a few scenes a lot of the impact would be lost.
I was curious about the Advent Children film, but I have never played Final Fantasy VII. I understand that there must be lots of references to the game, but should I have played the game in order to understand the film?Inglorion
It's hard, though, to play through a game with 3d graphics like that. Somehow I don't mind playing old-school 2d FF games now, but looking at that sucky 3d graphics from the PS1 ... ugh.
[QUOTE="zh666"]on the bonus stuff you can watch a "movie" of all the important plot points from the game to catch up if you haven't played itInglorion
Sounds good. Cool avatar, btw. Is FFVII good on the PC -- if I play with an Xbox 360 controller?
The demo shouldn't be too hard to find, but I don't reccomend it. The FMV's in the PC version are grainy and the sound just sounds...weird. It looks nicer though, that is for sure.
It's a terrible movie either way. The only people who like it are the people who are total fanboys of the game. I'd go as far as to say it's one of the worst I've seen.
There's actually a little recap about FF7 on the disc for those who haven't played that game itself. It's not a great recap, but it does let you in on what happens.
I take it you havent seen many video game movies then? Tekken anime? Battle arena toshinden anime? Advent children is one of the best, and not many would say otherwise. A lot of people just dont understand it and will use the "anyone who likes it must be a fanboy" line of reasoning.
Advent Children is a great piece of fan service. But like all fanservice, if you're not a fan already, you won't think it's that great. ln other words yes, you'll enjoy the movie a lot more.
You should, it would make understanding the movie easier. But you may not be watching the movie for several weeks... or months if you decide to play FFVII all the way through.
So the film doens't really rely on itself? As far as "anything FF" goes, I always thought most FF games -- if not all -- had very little or nothing to do with each other.Inglorion
I thought that too
aren't the games all in different galaxies or something?
[QUOTE="rassclart"]I havnt played any final fantasy games and watched advent children and i didnt have a clue what was going on so its probably a good idea to play FFVII first.Inglorion
I'd rather avoid both, then. :-)
Mmmm.... as a living breathing human being I'm gonna have to advise you do quite the oppositte.
[QUOTE="Inglorion"]So the film doens't really rely on itself? As far as "anything FF" goes, I always thought most FF games -- if not all -- had very little or nothing to do with each other.playstation_wii
I thought that too
aren't the games all in different galaxies or something?
All the games have nothing to do with each other. other than final fantasy x and x-2.
[QUOTE="Inglorion"]So the film doens't really rely on itself? As far as "anything FF" goes, I always thought most FF games -- if not all -- had very little or nothing to do with each other.playstation_wii
I thought that too
aren't the games all in different galaxies or something?
Most of the games have little to do with eachother as far as storyline goes (disregarding FFX-2 with FFX of course). Advent Children is largely dependant on FFVII. That doesn't necessarily mean that a person won't understand most of the movie, but having knowledge of the backgrounds of the characters and such will definitely help.
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