Honestly, I’ve never played a Final Fantasy game. Ever. I admit that I’ve been mildly intrigued from time to time regarding the hype that seems to follow this series, but I’m mainly a PC gamer. I’ve actually never owned a console on which to play these games (except for my NES, but I never played the first one). Not to mention the fact that I’m not huge on turn based games. I tend to get bored rather quickly by having to take a break between each attack to figure out what to do next. Maybe too many years of Counter-Strike has turned me into an action junky.
Despite having never played the games, I do own Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within though. The first time I watched this movie I was blown away at what Square/Enix was able to accomplish. The CG was amazing and the story was easily able to stand on its own for those unfamiliar with the games. To be honest, I don’t know if this movie even really ties in with the games, but as an Anime fan, I found it quite enjoyable.
Which brings us to the point of this post… This weekend I finaly rented Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. Frankly, the only reason I rented it was because of the sheer lack of anything interesting at Hollywood Video on Friday night. Plus the fact that my wife wasn’t with me to pick something. Her general distaste towards movies of the anime/kung-fu/CG/sci-fi/fantasy/gaming persuasions usually wins out, but without her there to dissuade me, I got it. After watching it I have only two words… HOLY WOW!!!
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