Final Fantasy 7 Remakelaunches in just less than two months. Square Enix is preparing for the JRPG by releasing a large variety of multimedia, including screenshots and trailers. Just recently Square Enix revealed the modern looks forFinal Fantasy 7’s remade Carbuncle and Chocobo summons. Today, Square Enix has gone one step further by releasingFinal Fantasy 7 Remake’s opening introductory cinematic movie.
The opening movie is as awesome asFinal Fantasy 7fans would expect from Square Enix in 2020, just asFinal Fantasyfans were in awe of the cinematics in 1997. The trailer is an impressive 5 minutes and 21 seconds long and makes the most of the full time. Not only does the cinematic do an incredible job of introducingFinal Fantasy 7 Remake’s setting, Midgar, but also its key protagonists,Aerith and Cloud. Even more importantly, it establishes the game’s early conflict involving the Shinra corporation stealing from the Lifestream of Gaia to power Midgar.
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First the trailertours Midgar, revealing a large populace in abject poverty but otherwise doing their best to get by. The children then see one of Midgar’s reactors glowing green, its earthly power source heavily insinuated. Then there’s Aerith, basking in Gaia’s Lifestream from a leaky pipe. This is a recreated scene from the classicFinal Fantasy 7and shows Aerith’s deeper connection to the planet. Though Aerith having beautiful flowers to sell portrays that message rather well, too.
As exciting as it is to seeFinal Fantasy 7 Remakerecapture the themes of the original of the game so well, there’s one other thing from the trailer that’s even more exciting. The trailer features a unique version of theiconicFinal Fantasy 7song “One Winged Angel.” It’s much more somber and slow than the full version, butFinal Fantasy 7fans will immediately recognize it as the first hint towards the coming of Sephiroth.
Even for a 5-minute trailer,Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s opening cinematic flies by. It’s full of awesome visuals, direct references to the originalFinal Fantasy 7’s cinematics, and story-building. It’s both pure fanservice and also a great introduction toFinal Fantasy 7 Remake. In fact, players will probably jump straight into gameplay after viewing this cinematic. It definitely instills a feeling of wanting to playFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeas soon as possible.
Final Fantasy 7 Remakereleases April 10 on PS4.
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