Advent Children set for holiday release in the US
by Ross Miller 
{ Aug 24th 2005 at 6:00PM }
Sorry, Final Fantasy VII fanatics, if you live in the United States you are going to have to wait at least two months after the Japanese get their hands on the FFVII: Advent Children movie. While the land that Sony calls home is getting the movie on September 13th, those who live in North America will not receive their necessary fill of Cloud Strife until sometime during the "holiday season," meaning after Thanksgiving and before Christmas, most likely. It will be released on UMD and a 2-disc DVD edition – sorry, if you want the super-duper-deluxe-sell-your-grandmother-for-one $300 edition, you'll have to import it.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
sieth @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
Ha good thing I will be in japan next month :-p
Naru @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
"...getting the game..."
MOVIE!
Christopher7xii @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Ryuukuro @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
I wish it were a theatrical release but DVD is okay. It would just be so much more fun to watch it on a big screen. That's the best way to watch movies.
Ross Miller @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
*sheepish look* its fixed
Eran Hawke @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
While no doubt this sounds neat, it isn't worth it to BUY it. And who would buy the UMD version instead of thhe DVD?
Come on, why not give us some GAMES to play instead of more fan-fiction-like drivel to watch.
MikeSkiX @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
^%!$#^!%$#@^%#~!@
Christopher7xii @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
"While no doubt this sounds neat, it isn't worth it to BUY it."
-So, you're saying movies aren't worth purchasing? This is an 73 minute film you know.
"And who would buy the UMD version instead of thhe DVD?"
-Well, me for one. Not everyone prefers watching DVDs on their composite cables hooked up to their "awesome" 24 inch, 6 year old TV. The picture, and portability of my PSP makes it way more enjoyable to watch. Bigger screens are just for bigger audiences, like a theatre. I plan on watching this by myself, not with an audience.
"Come on, why not give us some GAMES to play"
-From my understanding, Sony gives us plenty of games... But this isn't their doing. I really wish everyone would clear that ignorance from their head that SONY makes the games. They make the hardware, Square Enix makes this.
"instead of more fan-fiction-like drivel to watch."
-Fan fiction like? What the hell? Since when is the company that created something, continuing the story considered "Fan-fiction like"? It's called a sequel or prequel. And so help me god, if I could see you I'd slap you for calling this drivel. Fine, it's not for you, but there are literally millions of people that have been anticipating this release madly. Calling it drivel because you like beer, guns, and porn just shows you can't have a subjective view of anything.
God, you're a complete fucking idiot, you know that, right?
Christopher7xii @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
This post (and now comments) make me angry. You really should remove this article, Ross Miller. Blood boils when I hear my baby is so far away, and idiots whining about not having enough games to play.
Senor @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
Woah Christopher.
Take the cactus dildo out of your ass and the sand out of your vagina, then make a post.
metal_gear_jello @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
Damn it. I've waited so long for this only to wait for a "holiday season" release. Oh well, I'll get teh DVD as I own no PSP.
Bo Bo the Clown @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
lol, christopher is such a whiny little bitch.
Hig @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
Anyone else think that a UMD+DVD set would be worth it? I'd buy it.
Christopher7xii @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
Whiny little bitch, sure, whatever. It's upsetting news. If your hometown football team was dispersed, I'm sure you'd be upset. This is pretty much the equivalent of the Superbowl being cancelled for me when your favorite team makes it there. A high quality gaming movie by Square focused on FF7, being pushed. It sucks for me. Sorry you have trouble comprehending such a common notion.
andrew @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
Senor - nice one.
But returning to the post. Really, i don't understand the whole UMD movies thing at all. It's nice that the PS plays them, but what's the point of buying a movie you can't play or watch anywhere else when you can buy one on a DVD and then rip it to your memory stick?
PSP really needs more games instead of this movie travesty.
tellute @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
M'eh.
Looks like fancy fan-fic to me.
No doubt Christopher is holding out for aCloud/Sephiroth slash fic movie.
Christopher7xii @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
"fancy fan-fic"
Again... How is a continuation of a story by the creators a fan-fic? That's like calling Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi fan-fics. Even if you hate episodes 1-3, they're a prettied up continuation of the story. They're official, hence in no way, shape, or form a fan fic. It's unbelievable how there are so many idiots on here that are incapable of processing the meaning of a word.
Slash flic movie? Don't know what you mean by that. I'm looking forward to more of the world and what happened to the characters of my favorite RPGs. Is there really something that wrong with it?
"PSP really needs more games instead of this movie travesty."
-You do realize this isn't JUST for PSP, right? This is a film made for all formats, that is in no way shape or form taking resources that are dedicated to games. That's like blaming March of the Penguins for keeping games being made for the PSP.
"Really, i don't understand the whole UMD movies thing at all. It's nice that the PS plays them, but what's the point of buying a movie you can't play or watch anywhere else when you can buy one on a DVD and then rip it to your memory stick?"
-It's about the quality. If I'm never gonna watch it on a TV, why bother buying the DVD just to rip it to a memory stick? Because it's the popular format...? Why do you buy DVDs as opposed to VHS? Most do because it looks a hell of a lot better. Hell, if we're gonna put it on a mem stick, why bother buying it? Just download it from a torrent and convert it to MPEG4. Some people just PREFER UMD, it's not that crazy a notion. Some people rather watch a really sharp picture on their PSP than a DVD that's rooted to their living room. Portability and picture are big considerations.
Don't get the "can't play or watch anywhere else" thing, since it's portable.
Young Rok @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
Does anyone know if the Japanese DVD version will have English subtitle?
locknroll @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
Christopher7xii, maybe you should get a portable DVD player.
The key words are portable, and DVD player which is not rooted to your living room.
UMD's are great - for your PSP, but not for your DVD player, not for your portable DVD player, not for your portable media player.
UMD - For PSP Only
Eran Hawke @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
"Hell, if we're gonna put it on a mem stick, why bother buying it? Just download it from a torrent and convert it to MPEG4."
This is the best idea in the whole thread. It will be available 10 min after the DVD launch. Download it, watch it and get on with you life by waiting for more PSP games.
The reason it is fan-fiction-like is because it is a movie about characters that nobody gives a rats ass about unless you played the over-rated 'game' that ENDED years ago. Sure it is 'official' but a blatantly obvious cash-in on people's nostalgia. It drags these characters out again from their mothballs the same way fan-fiction stories do.
Yeah, the original game was neat but not earth-shattering, It hasn't held up well to other classic games due to clunky controls, cruddy graphics, loading times and pacing issues. Others will argue, but that's what makes them FANS and targets to this kind of cash-in. The direct-to-dvd should tell you something. Would you call Return of Jaffar (the spin-off, direct-to-video from Disney's Alladin) a feature film? Yeah, that's what this movie is, a 'Return of Jaffar'.
This isn't like Star Wars, a series the entire world knew about. This is a spin off of a GAME, forgotten by the entire world, save a few dorks like us.
Dan @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
"Again... How is a continuation of a story by the creators a fan-fic? That's like calling Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi fan-fics. Even if you hate episodes 1-3, they're a prettied up continuation of the story. They're official, hence in no way, shape, or form a fan fic. It's unbelievable how there are so many idiots on here that are incapable of processing the meaning of a word.
Slash flic movie? Don't know what you mean by that. I'm looking forward to more of the world and what happened to the characters of my favorite RPGs. Is there really something that wrong with it?"
Nobody capable of giving a 200-word dissertation on the meaning of fan-fiction can claim to be ignorant of slash-fic. It's just not remotely plausible. Denial much, dude?
" like calling Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi fan-fics. Even if you hate episodes 1-3, they're a prettied up continuation of the story. They're official, hence in no way, shape, or form a fan fic."
Mainly true in that episodes 1-3 were a hojillion times worse than any fan fiction anybody ever came up with.
"And so help me god, if I could see you I'd slap you for calling this drivel."
I'm going to call this god-awful fan-fic-fest drivel just so I can know that Christopher is sitting in front of his computer shaking with rage that he can't slap me through the internet.
Ah, delicious spite.
White Rose Duelist @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
Everyone remembers "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within", right?
White Rose Duelist @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
$250 = PSP
$250 = 7" portable DVD player + Nintendo DS
Hm... A screen that is 2.5 times the size. It plays my existing movies, and I only have to buy one copy rather than two if I want to use new movies both at home or on the road.
AND... I get access to a larger, better-quality assortment of games, each of which costs less.
Tough call there.
RageOverdose @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
"Everyone remembers "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within", right?"
Yes, it was a movie made by a guy who isn't at Square Enix anymore. It also had nothing to do with Final Fantasy, which is the main reason it sucked.
"The reason it is fan-fiction-like is because it is a movie about characters that nobody gives a rats ass about unless you played the over-rated 'game' that ENDED years ago. Sure it is 'official' but a blatantly obvious cash-in on people's nostalgia. It drags these characters out again from their mothballs the same way fan-fiction stories do."
Yeah, no one gives a rats ass? That is millions of people you are talking too. Overrated? Well, I don't think it is the greatest RPG ever, but it sure as hell is argueably one of the best Final Fantasy games ever made. Not groundbreaking? It was one of the first 3D rpgs. It set a bar for many RPGs ahead of it. It was accesable, had a good story, and simple yet deep combat and character customization. Hell, it was still selling games even after the PS2 was released. You really didn't know what you were talking about.
Christopher7xii @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
I liked Spirits Within. If it wasn't called Final Fantasy i think it would of done better.
"Christopher7xii, maybe you should get a portable DVD player."
-Why? That costs more money. I got the PSP because it plays games, and if I can watch movies on top of that, I'm all for it. I'm not about to drop another $100 just so I can watch DVDs elsewhere, with something that doesn't fit in my pocket.
"The reason it is fan-fiction-like is because it is a movie about characters that nobody gives a rats ass about unless you played the over-rated 'game' that ENDED years ago."
-Such a rediculous statement. The game is hardly over-rated. I really doubt you finished the first disc of the game ever. As for ending, again, I doubt you finished the first disc. If you beat the game you'd realize the way it "ended" was VERY open ended and open to interpretation of what would happen next. The only thing that was concluded with FF7 was the planet was saved from Sephiroth/Shinra. Not exactly a "and there was peace forever".
"This isn't like Star Wars, a series the entire world knew about. This is a spin off of a GAME, forgotten by the entire world, save a few dorks like us."
-Also, I know when FFX was released, the FF series sold 45mil copies to date. I can't imagine how much that's grown since then, and that doesn't include rentals... But yes, it's somehow a niche title. That's so absurd. If I say "Final Fantasy" in public, I can guarantee any youth will know what I'm talking about. If no one cared about the characters, how come Kingdom Hearts exists? They brought back the characters from FF7 for that game. Hell, they brought back Riddick from Pitch Black, something that actually was standing at a less than cult-classic, I don't see how this is anmy worse off.
And no, Dan, I'm not shaking my fist violently at the screen. I just realize that I hate people like you. If you're dumb enough to say Star Wars Ep3 was as horrible as you imply, there's seriously no reason to waste time with you.
Christopher7xii @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
"Hm... A screen that is 2.5 times the size. It plays my existing movies, and I only have to buy one copy rather than two if I want to use new movies both at home or on the road."
- I have no problem watching my PSP at home. It's not like "Bigger is better, i must use a 54 inch plasma LCD screen that I DONT own to watch it". I have a standard issue TV and prefer things on my PSP. How am I supposed to fit a portable DVD player in my pocket anyways? Not really convienent to carry one of those around unless you have a bag or briefcase of some sort. The PSP I just carry with my everywhere, when life slows down, I pop on a game or movie.
"AND... I get access to a larger, better-quality assortment of games, each of which costs less."
- Yeah, that's what they call an opinion. I don't like the DS's offerings at all. They're fun to fuck with for like, an hour. Then they just start to be boring and I notice myself looking for something else to do. As I never liked the first Advance Wars, I'll live without the DS version. I already played mario kart 3 times before, and honsetly the GC version was starting to get stale. Save for the multiplayer(which I know nobody with a DS), the game was very played out. Animal Crossing is probably going to be the first thing with any fun factor to it. I just dislike the notion that because you touch a screen, it must be more fun. That's rediculous to me. I much rather have Lumines, Wipeout, Namco Museum, or Dynasty Warriors while on a road trip than any DS game to date. I'm sure that'll change once they stop putting out shit for it, but that'll be awhile. They seem to aim specifically for the younger audience.
RageOverdose @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
White Rose/Chris
Why? Why did you two have to say those things. Don't turn this into a DSvsPSP arguement and just end that right now. This is about Advent Children, not which is better, Meteos or Lumines? We don't want fanboys and heated arguements over things that don't involve the topic.
Christopher7xii @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
Yeah, I know this. Some reason everyone keeps attacking the PSP in this thread, regardless of the fact that it's a MOVIE being released, not a game or something SOLELY on UMD even.
I was just clarifying why the notion of buying a DVDmini and DS really didn't appeal to me. DVD player too big, DS not fun enough. PSP is a gaming machine with the ability to play feature films. It's easier to carry than either of those alone, and the notion of carrying both with me at all times was just silly. If I wanna watch a movie on my PSP, I don't really see why others have to be a dick about it. Some prefer the PSP, some prefer UMDs. I just find it convienent, and completely off topic to suggest I buy a DVDmini and DS instead of my PSP, considering I already made the purchase already.
Eran Hawke @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
"considering I already made the purchase already."
No wonder you are being so overly defensive.
"I know when FFX was released, the FF series sold 45mil copies to date."
First of all, I was referring to the game in which these characters appeared, not the Final Fantasy name, which has very little bearing on these characters.
So, without the data in front of me, this means that of everything labeled "Final Fantasy" there have been 45 million copies sold. Divide that by the number of Final Fantasy games (at least 10 + many spin-offs, side adventures like those on the GameBoy and re-releases) and your numbers now mean absolutely nothing.
I've got a PSP. I've got DVDs. I am waiting for some decent PSP content. This ain't it.
Anyone who pays money for a UMD movie is downright stupid and/or desperate to justify the money they spent on the languishing PSP.
http://www.gametab.com/news/352023/
Eran Hawke @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
Oh, and to those who want to argue the point of the MOVIE itself being released, check my earlier post.
"Would you call Return of Jaffar (the spin-off, direct-to-video from Disney's Alladin) a feature film? Yeah, that's what this movie is, a 'Return of Jaffar'."
Christopher7xii @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
Actually, no, I'm not trying to justify the money I spent on my PSP. I watch anime series after anime series on my PSP, so even if I was the type to try and defend my purchases(i really don't give a shit, i've more than enough times announced my sorry ass mistake of buying a DS), I would have plenty of reason to actually justify the $250. An anime series costs roughly $180-210 to pick up the entire 6-7 disc set (about $30 a disc). So having watched about 17 series, not to mention stuff not even released in the US yet, I've easily made my money back instead of buying the DVDs I used to do.
As for the 45mil copies sold BEFORE FFX, that is ONE through NINE, Tactics, and I think 3 GBA games. FF7 and FF8 were the top selling FF's at the time. I also know when the PC version of FF7 was released, the PS1 version already sold 5 mil copies. So it only went up from there. I mean, it has to mean something when it's one of the twelve PS1 games that stores still carry and sell on a regular basis.
So no, 5million+ is not a "small audience". I also know people that never even played FF7 that are excited to see it just because it looks sweet. Just because you're not one of them, doesn't mean you speak for the majority of consumers.
Christopher7xii @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
Yeah, it wasn't that clever Eran. That's why we ignore it. ALADDIN: Return of JAFAR was a low budget flick. Still a feature film. Not a high budget blockbuster, but still a feature film. This is a very high investment item for Square Enix, and is getting a theatrical release.
Also explain to me if FF7 is so low key(the most popular mainstream FF), that the FF series of concerts are ALL sold out, and the most anticipated song of the night is always One-Winged Angel and Aerith's Theme? Your logic is completely flawed by facts.
Eran Hawke @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
"Also explain to me if FF7 is so low key(the most popular mainstream FF), that the FF series of concerts are ALL sold out"
How much seating does a concert hall hold? You dont need to be a scientist to realize this argument is as weak as soggy spaghetti.
5 million copies of Final Fantasy IV is not a whole lot in the real world. I bet you would find more people excited about a direct-to-video Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie sequel than will be interested in this.
While to you, this movie may be big news, in the real world, it is most definitely a niche product. Im happy you are so excited. Really, I am!
As for other people not having heard of these characters being excited because it looks sweet, well I hope they arent as disappointed with it as most were with the Spirits Within. I remember being totally stoked about that movie because it looks sweet only to be hit with a MAJOR letdown in the theater.
Eran Hawke @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
This isn't like Star Wars, a series the entire world knew about. This is a spin off of a GAME, forgotten by the entire world, save a few dorks like us.
http://www.gametab.com/news/352023/
RageOverdose @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
This is a spinoff of ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR games. Oh, and Chris said it sold 5 million before the PC release, and that was WAY before FFX. Last I checked, it had sold over 10 million copies, and that was a few years ago. And concert halls seat tens of thousands of people if not in the hundred thousands. And there have been many different concerts JUST in the states, each one had sold out. Why are you denying all of this?
And that link you posted has very little to do with Advent Children. That is just saying how the UMDs suck. The release is going to be a DVD/UMD release, so expect many DVD sales.
OtakuCODE @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
18 posts until there was a good one. If anyone knows, and can make themselves heard through this maelstrom of irritated numbnuts, please let us know if the Japanese DVD release will feature English subtitles. That way I'll know if the wait will be 1 day or 10 after the Japanese release before I can watch it.
Stop living life by a corporations regioned release schedule. Import, import, import. We're supposed to live in a global marketplace, but the global companies try to keep it regional. Screw them.
Oh, and if anyone from Sony of Squeenix is reading this - the fact that a bunch of people are going to be downloading this movie in America before you release it here should look to you like a big flashing neon sign saying "WE FUCKED UP". When the consumer wants your product, and someone else can get it to them faster, cheaper, and in a more convenient manner than you can... you fucked up.
ryan @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
the thing is www.adventchildren.net is still saying sept 13th for the US
And there is no mention of it on square-enixs advent children site..
so it leads to proove that this is just a rumor and is not necessarily true
Christopher7xii @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
Then again, take note how there's no english cast released yet, but Japanese cast has all been confirmed and published. That's one of the biggest things I've noticed.
"5 million copies of Final Fantasy IV is not a whole lot in the real world."
Um, huh? why are we talking aboug FF4 all of a sudden? I was talking about FF7. As for 5 million copies, that is plenty enough. Greatest selling game of all time for the longest time was SMB3, with 13million copies. If what the other dude said was true about 10mil copies sold over a year ago, we're looking at nearly the player base of Super Mario Bros. 3. Next thing you're gonna say is that nobody ever played SMB3... Again, that doesn't include the ammount of people that have played a friend's copy, or rented it and went through it. I know three people that don't play video games that much(maybe like once a season, so 4 times a year), and definitely don't play RPGs that have played through FF7. They love the characters and the world. I don't know why you're arguing numbers here. Over 10mil sold. Do you not realize that if a tenth of the people that bought FF7 picked up advent children, it'd be a damn fine release for them?
As for concert halls, I know my showing held 20,000 people. Times that by 10 or so showings, you're looking at almost a quarter of a million people that went to the nerdiest of things to support their favorite game series.
The it looks sweet thing... Think what
PiratePete @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
Hey I really like FF:TSW. Sure the ending hit ya like a brick to the cerebellum but that's how many anime's end. I think it's kina a tradition.
Now. In order for me to even think about buying this UMD movie it has to really good. I'll download and watch a ripped subbed copy first. Man, when are they going to stop treating the western market like second class citizens. There is no reason at all that they can't have a simultaneous release for us here in the west too.
AND for anyone complaining about how dumb it is to buy movie UMD's. It's time to stop sponging off of your parents and find yourself a real job. No one should be made to feel stupid for buying a UMD movie. If they love the flic that much and gots the cash go for it. Only kids and those still living off of there parents income are going to whine over the cost of a couple UMD movies. If that's the case, the PSP is surely not made for you.
Christopher7xii @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
/nod to the pirate. FF:TSW had a horribly depressing ending, was a good flick aside from that. Also in complete agreeance over the UMD issue. Why does it matter so much if I wanna buy a UMD movie over the DVD? Or the price for that matter? I have the money to burn, it's not like I'm losing out in some way. I'll buy UMDs the same way I buy DVDs, very carefully. The only DVDs I really buy are anime series, and a few films that I know nobody else will buy (Baseketball, Office Space, Evil Dead), and classics (Star Wars). God, I would totally buy Star Wars if they released it on UMD. I find myself buying the UMDs of movies I already own on DVD... but eh, when there's nothing good out there, might as well stick with what's good.
Joel @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
Yawn.
Final Fantasy has done nothing exciting for soooo long now. It is interesting for the really loyal fans perhaps, but for the casual RPG fan? Not much new there...
imark @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
wow another DELAY. why is this news anyway? it would make more sense to report that something came out on time for once that ISNT a horrible EA movie-based game.
Seriously for those so hard up for Advent Children. Do a Google Image Search for it. Collect all the pictures out there & make yourself a slideshow. play the FF7 soundtrack while viewing. NOW YOU HAVE THE ENTIRE MOVIE. christ is there anything in this movie they havent shown other than the package & price tag?!
Kamalot @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
Christopher7xii
You are the perfect customer.
"I find myself buying the UMDs of movies I already own on DVD"
LOL! This is the funniest thing I have heard all day. Thanks for making me laugh. Throughout this whole thread, youve been a hoot.
PiratePete, just because people don't want to throw their money does not mean they are poor. In fact, the people who make wise decisions instead of 'burning; their money are the ones who usually end up having more money.
You see how it works? Don't throw your money away on redundant versions of a film and you have more money to spend on other goodies or, *gasp* invest!
It's not poor or childish, it is SMART!
PiratePete @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
Is the entire world inhabited by Kamalot clones??
No, and that's why your statement only makes sense to yourself and those that agree with you.
Here's the lesson for today. It's called "Opportunity Cost" a basic principal of Economics. And that cost is different for EVERYONE as it's based many times on the individual. What you might think of as a waste to purchase for yourself is just what another would spend their hard earned dollars for.
If it makes Christopher7xii happy to be able to watch his fav movies on his PSP in UMD format then I say go for it. It's worth to him what ever he decides to pay for it.
One has to enjoy the money that they make other then investing it all.
Now Kamalot, I'm gonna go out here on a limb and guess that you at one time or another spent some of your (Or someone elses) cash on some type of videogame system in the past. Now you do realize that there's a whole lot of people out there and even some here that would think you were throwing away your money, burning it, or low and behold, should have invested it yourself.
Your comment of "...people who make wise decisions instead of 'burning; their money are the ones who usually end up having more money"
My question to you is, More money for what?? At one point those individuals are going to purchase something else other then a "need" which when purchased will still leave them with in the position that they could of just invested it instead. But yet they were able to get something that gives them pleasure. Just like spending $20 on a UMD movie to someone that thinks it's worth it.
If spending 20 on a UMD or investing it is gonna cause such a dilemma, then I think investing is the least of the problems.
(Sorry for the long rant:)
Dromidas @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
Man, most of the posts here take me to the verge of tears. Though I realize that the people I would label as idiots are just those who are not Final Fantasy fans. FF has a following, just like star trek, and star wars, we have been waiting for this movie since the first whispers of it's creation long ago, couple years at least.
Ziggy @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
oh well. at least it gives me some time to replay the game oh, and people, please don't put rude comments. it can upset others very deeply. just be glad that it'll come out in the US
JuStSoYoUkNoW @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
Q: What do arguing on the internet and winning a gold medal in the special olympics have in common?
A: At the end of the day you are still retarded.
So congrats to all of you, your belittling of one another has done nothing.
Xero @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
Oh my god I just about died when I found out we would have to wait for Advent Children!! Ah! There should have never put out the damn release date to be the 14th if they were gonna make us wait another damn year! Ah...I just want to cry.
legend @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
I think that it is crap that we have to wait TWO MONTHS for advent children to come out. I would love to go to Japan right now and get it.
Alex @ Dec 18th 2005 10:08PM
Jeez guys, relax. I know that some of you do not like the release of this movie at all. But FFVII is a classic and for many gamers, it has left an amazing feeling for those who have journeyed through all the side quests and finished it to the end. So in regards to their experience, we should respect their anticipation for the movie and don't call them stupid or idiots for waiting.
If you really hate Final Fantasy games and therefore all of their sequels, then... just DON'T buy it or watch it. It doesn't harm your PSP experience any particular way nor is it a detriment to the gaming industry.
This movie might be a big hit or it could sink like a rock. But until we all see the movie itself, none of us has the right to impose invalid judgement on Advent Children.