[General Discussion] FFVII Compilation Thread

Whoa, GFF is back.

Well, everyone's heard the news and cast. Gotta say that I'm really looking forward to hearing how George Newburn will present Sephiroth. Perhaps Superman with a more devious voice? He played the ultimate good guy in JL, and now he's going to be the ultimate bad guy in AC, this should be very interesting.

Flynn as Reno? I'll probably be constantly reminded of Raiden everytime Reno speaks now.

Surprised that Freeman wasn't given the role of Vincent, but nevertheless I think Blum will do an excellent job. As for Billingslea as Barret, sounds like a good match to me, at least from what I heard in Ace Combat 5 (he played Captain Snow).

As for the delay, I've heard rumors that the reason behind it had something to do with Suvari's contract in having to play Aerith in both KH2 and AC.

All in all, definitely an impressive cast list for the movie. I think the dub might actually turn out pretty well, assuming we get some quality performances from Cooke and Suvari.

Originally Posted by Simo

I'm hoping Hantei comes back soon. I'm hoping he picked up the rest of the AC merchendise like the Sierra.

Ahh, unfortunately I never did pick up those 3. I did find them, but I thought that they weren't worth the price so I didn't bother purchasing any of them. If I remembered correctly, the prices were from $35-45, and their scale for them ended up being a lot smaller than I was expecting. I think Bahamut ended up being just a little shorter than Sephiroth (height wise). Anyway, I'll stop by the shop again tomorrow to get better measurements (maybe even purchase one, if the price got lowered).

Also, a while ago I found another custom Cloud figure up for auction at yahoo japan. The auction is closed now, but if I remembered correctly I think the price was 50000 yen. It's a pretty sweet custom job, it came with Cloud's 6 swords (not as nice as the other custom job), Cloud's sword holster pack, shades, and an open frame piece (with slots for the swords) for Fenrir. Here are some sweet images.












Also, referencing to Simo's post, I gotta say the FFX play art figures are looking sweet (as well as the FFVIII figures). Just look at Auron! It looks like you'll be able to adjust his left sleeve to flip between slinged arm (resting) and sleevless arm (battle). Hopefully, there'll be enough flexibility in his figure to allow him to hold the blade in both hands (so we can pull off some sweet poses). A lot better than those 1/6 statues from a few years ago.



http://www.figures.com/databases/act...ticle=133&nl=1

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Originally Posted by SOLDIER

Do you know any sites that might sell just the custom swords? If I could pick them up for only $10 or so, I definetley would buy them as additions for Cloud (if I ever buy him).

Haven't seen any, but it'd be cool if some of their sculptors could mass produce their work. Ahhh, I really hope Kotobukiya will consider doing an extra pieces back, where it'll come with the 6 swords plus the neat sword holster pack.

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Originally Posted by Simo

I hope so too. If they had done that with the Fenrir boxset then I would of dropped the $60+ no problem.

I just hope, and probably will, they'll produce some FFXII products. I'd love for a Play Arts of Judge Master Gabranth.

I dunno, I kinda having doubts on a FFXII Play Arts line, as so far all the FF Play Arts figures have been from games where Tetsuya Nomura had been the character designer.

Oh and to follow up on I said about the other AC figures (Shadow Creeper, Bahamut Sin, Sierra) I'd say the packaging dimensions were about 11"x10"x10", so you can probably get an idea as how big these figs are. Not sure was the exact scale is for Sierra or Bahamut (he was about as tall as Sephiroth) is, but I'd say the Shadow Creeper's are on the one as the cast (Tifa, Cloud, etc.). With Sierra costing about $50, Bahamut Sin $40, and I think Shadow Creeper was $35. The quality is pretty good, the paint job on Bahamut and Shadow Creeper were really well done. Bahamut looked to be pretty well articulated and Sierra looks like any other model airship with rotatable propellers. Though, those prices are way too high for me, so I doubt think I'll be getting these any time soon (I mean the cast figures were cheaper than these, and you get more out of them).

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Originally Posted by SOLDIER

They have Play Arts for Dragon Quest VIII.

I'd love for some KHII Play Arts figures myself.

I know, but I was refering in terms of Final Fantasy Play Arts.

Originally Posted by Simo

Well Koto have a wide array of FF products including some FFVI & IX items. I can't see them passing up an ideal opportunity for FFXII merchendise though.

Ahh, but they're not Play Arts figures. But yea, I guess they wouldn't pass up on the opportunity to capitalize on all forms of merchandising for FFXII.

Originally Posted by Simo

$50 for Sierra? Where's that listed because 2 online retailers carry it for $26-27 which is why I thought you might of picked one up.

Oh this was at my local comic shop, not sure why they raised and ranged the price like that. Meh, anyway I'm not as crazy for those ones as the actual characters. But if I do see in that range, then I'll definitely pick up a Sierra, if not a Bahamut. Who knows, maybe these will be cheaper at the next local anime conventtion.

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Originally Posted by PuPu

Where in Canada do you reside exactly? I could direct you somewhere, where they wouldn't rip you off

Calgary, Alberta. I'm a regular at Phoenix Comics. Pretty good shop, as I always seem to able to find what I want there.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Ah, no worries. I'm not hell-bent on getting them, as my real interest is with the character figures. Boosting for that Kadaj! Hopefully Kotobukiya has made the commitment to go through with it.

BTW, there's a counter on AC's official english page (which means they're commited to the release date). Looks like the site's set up went through a slight change, though information wise it appears to be same (except the news page). They really should update it through.

http://na.square-enix.com/dvd/ff7ac/

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Originally Posted by hikarub

Hantei, forgive me if I'm wrong, but weren't you the one who posted pics of the Cloud & Fenrir you bought and took out of the box? (Before the crash, I mean.) I just went and bought the set as well!

You mentioned that it was a bit difficult to remove Cloud's hand due to the close proximity of the elbow joint. I found this to not be a problem as the hand came off quite smoothly. However, putting Cloud's sword hand in it's stead was fucking HARD!!! o_O....Then it took me ages to put the sword in his hand after that. Just the way it was molded seemed to be a problem. I literally had to pry the fingers open with a screw driver before I could slip the sword handle in..... >_< . But after that it was great - the hand just held the sword in a good grip.....way cool!!

Putting him on the bike was....difficult too. I still can't get him to sit on the bike properly (his butt won't touch the seat) and I can't get his left hand to grip the steering handle. And is it just me or is the elevation of the front fork a little too high?



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Yea I made that post. Haha, I'd say the overall removal of the right hand was difficult. I still can't seem to switch out his sword hand, and I dare not try, at least not until the individually packaged Cloud is release. I had trouble with the sword at first, but once I found the trick behind it was simple.

Sitting him in the bike can be a pain in the ass, specifically with his feet. It's difficult to get them to touch the pedals, but once you do it'll get easier. Cause then all you have to do is just push on him till his ass sits on the seat and his legs are grasping/wrapped-around the bike. Getting his hands to grip the handle can be done, it just takes a little juggling. Try rotating the grip handle, that might help you get the left hand to grip it.

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by Simo

Disc 1

• Feature Film
• Reminiscence of Final Fantasy VII Feature

Disc 2

• Deleted Scenes
• The Distance: Making Of Advent Children Featurette
• Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Venice Film Festival Footage
• Final Fantasy VII Videogame Trailers [Dirge of Cerberus etc]
• Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Trailers

Meh, they really could have done more with the bonus section. They could have added something like a feature with the english VA cast or localization. They really should give some sort of compensation for the 7 month wait.

Oh well, at least that dumb looking red bar is gone now.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

I thought there was a commentary track as well, damn it. Is the Japanese voice track even in it?

Man, I can't believe we got shafted with the commentary. I was hoping they'd at least provide subtitles for the Japanese one. Well, seeing as there isn't, does anyone have a script/translation of the Japanese commentary? Cause I'd love to know what Nomura and co are saying.

The bonus pre-order disc sounds interesting though. The "1.5 hours of bonus footage" is intriguing me, though this really should be been included as apart of the movie. Hopefully this won't be a USA only thing.

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How about Steve Burton? I'm going to assume he's doing a top notch job, considering no negatives have been mention on his behalf.


Regarding the AC figures, for those who passed up on the Cloud+Fenrir set, the individual Cloud figure is now available. He's exactly the same as the one packaged in the Cloud+Fenrir set. No AC figure collection is complete without a Cloud! (Bought another one for collection purposes).




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Aw man, you gotta tell me how Newbern is (won't be picking up KH2 for a while). I'm dying to hear how he'll present Sephiroth. I'm predicting a much more devious Superman voice.

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Originally Posted by hikarub

Hantei, does that Cloud figure include a scabbard for the sword or are you just propping it up against the figure stand?

Haha, I used a twist tie. It does give that illusion doesn't it? Heh.

Originally Posted by hikarub

I STILL want the 6 piece sword though!! Wonder if that will ever make it out for retail?

Ahh, one can only dream.

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According to Amazon.com the Japanese dub will be included, along with numerous different subtitles. Also, apparently the film will be featured in 2 different formats: Japanese dub with english subtitles, and english dub. Perhaps this means the english dub will have resynced mouth movements?

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Actors: Steve Burton, Rachael Leigh Cook, Steve Staley (II), Shotaro Morikubo, Toru Ôkawa
Directors: Tetsuya Nomura, Takeshi Nozue
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
PLEASE NOTE: Some Region 1 DVDs may contain Regional Coding Enhancement (RCE). Some, but not all, of our international customers have had problems playing these enhanced discs on what are called "region-free" DVD players. For more information on RCE, click here.
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Studio: Sony Pictures
DVD Release Date: April 25, 2006
Run Time: 101 minutes
DVD Features:
Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Korean, Chinese, Thai
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Japanese (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Disc One
Feature film in two formats: original Japanese language with English subtitles; and dubbed in English
Featurette in English "Reminiscence of "Final Fantasy VII" featurette (story digest of original game)
Disc Two
Sneak peak of upcoming "Final Fantasy VII" games
The Distance: Making-of Featurette
Trailers

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...v=glance&n=130

I was speaking idiomatically.

Bah, that's just bull shit. Seems like such a waste of great performances, when hearing that the dub was stellar. No doubt, it'll seem some what awkward now (like any other dubbed movie/game). So, basically, it means it took them 8 months just to dub the damn thing.

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Originally Posted by SOLDIER

A few more details from the LA screening (I think I'll refrain from investigating further to avoid spoilers).

Cait Sith has a Scottish accent. I actually support this, as it beats the alternative (a generic cartoonish voice), as well as beating the accent he developed later in the game (country, much more than Cid). Also, if I recall, the spirit of Caith Sith comes from Scottish origin. So it works.

I'm hearing Red will have a British accent too (they must have read all the Sean Connery requests). Not sure if I approve of this, but he only gets one line.

Scottish Cait Sith, eh? I didn't expect that, I was actually expecting a cartoony voice. Can't wait to see how it works out. Red XIII with a British accent, hmm, I guess it'll work (he seems to have that kind of elegance I guess). Oh and he actually has, like, 3 lines I think (definitely more than 1).

I actually wasn't really expecting characters to accents, but I guess a little diversity is refreshing.

Ahh, can't wait to hear Newbern's Sephiroth performance in AC now. Hopefully a bootleg will pop up in a few days. I'm sure someone managed to sneak in some recording device.

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by SOLDIER

That first image would've been absolute perfection if a certain person's bustline wasn't horribly exaggerated...again.

I think I know that artist. Pretty sure he does hentai as well.

Hahaha, I was going to note that as well. They really put the emphasis on Tifa's boobies.

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Originally Posted by SOLDIER

Even if that wasn't the case, I still want to talk about what everyone would like to see in an FFVII remake. Should I make a seperate thread to talk about this, or keep any remake discussions in this thread (which techincally is getting off-topic)?

Haha, I'll just say that if you don't start it someone eventually will, especially now that you gave up the idea.

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Originally Posted by Kairi Li

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmgYgE_4qXc

English clip from Sony Site.

Ohh, sounding pretty good. Too bad they couldn't have chosen a scene with more voice acting. I like em though. I thought Fred Tatasciore did a great job with Loz's grunts, they sound identical to the Kenji Nomura's performance. Steve Staley's perfomance might take a little while to get used to, but nevertheless I liked it. Steve Burton, just as I expected.

Also, the "black sheep" bit was how they translated it in the official trailers as well. So we can get an idea as to what the dialogue will be from watching the english trailers.

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I think it was the later. Makes more sense, considering that the fans would have gone ape shit on SE/Sony if they didn't include the Japanese dub track on the DVD.

Oh and I was Blockbuster earlier tonight and saw the AC trailer being shown on the TVs there. So it looks like promotions are starting.

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Originally Posted by a_nal

That would be the Reminiscence of FFVII extra found in Disc 1. It's also the one extra I am very much looking forward to. I would love to hear the characters' input on certain key moments from the game, plus I read that it helps flesh out characters like Cloud more, especially his feelings toward Tifa.

The Reminiscence of FFVII is included, unfortunately no commentary. As for subtitles, for some reason we get Korean, Chinese, and Thai subs...

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DVD Features:
Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Korean, Chinese, Thai
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Japanese (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Disc One
Feature film in two formats: original Japanese language with English subtitles; and dubbed in English
Featurette in English "Reminiscence of "Final Fantasy VII" featurette (story digest of original game)
Disc Two
Sneak peak of upcoming "Final Fantasy VII" games
The Distance: Making-of Featurette
Trailers

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...v=glance&n=130

As for the phone calls/intermissions during the feature, they're just little calls between Cloud and some of the gang, as they're planning a meeting. They don't actually comment on the events that are being summarized. As for the summary itself, kinda just shows the key points in the story (even including the optional characters Vincent and Yuffie).

Anyway, maybe that bonus disc from pre-ordering will include some of the stuff mentioned during the commentary. Though, if anyone has a translated script of the commentary from the japanese DVD, then please pass it over! As I'd love to know what Nomura and staff were talking about.

Oh and here's a torrent to the FFVII Ultimania Omega, someone scanned it!
http://www.tokyotosho.com/details.php?id=16313

Also, here's the FFVIII Ultimania Guide too.
http://www.tokyotosho.com/details.php?id=16312

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I'm actually liking the voices so far, no complaints from me. Though that one clip with Tifa, Cook didn't do a very good read with the lines. Overall though, really liked Beau Billingslea's performance as Barret (thought it suited him), Blum as Vincent sounding good, and Greg Ellis did a great job with Cait Sith. But I agree that the lip syncing definitely seems a little off. They really should have taken the time to reanimate the mouths, as the awkwardness with some of the lines would have been avoided.

Oh and Kadaj actually used "remanents."

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by AC1

The deleted scenes and the making of feature intrigues me...

Haha, actually the deleted scenes were really nothing special. The making featurette was pretty good though, wasn't as indepth as it could have been though.

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Diamond Comics to release the FF7AC polystone statues to NA, due to ship in October 2006. Apparently Sephiroth measures in at 14" tall and Cloud at 10". Each will be sold seperately, at a hefty price of $200 a piece. Unfortunately, I think I'll be passing on this set (just too expensive).

Source: http://previews.diamondcomics.com/de...s=132&ai=28149

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by SOLDIER

Anyway, it seems Best Buy and Circuit City are receiving the movie this Tuesday, a day before Gamestop. I'm considering purchasing the movie in one of those stores while cancelling my reservation at Gamestop. Not only would I get the movie earlier, but at least ten dollars cheaper too. The problem is I wouldn't be getting the exclusive third disc Gamestop offers.

So my question is if that bonus disc is even worth it. If all it contains is short interviews with the main actors, not saying anything we haven't already heard from the LA screening or anywhere else, then it certainly isn't worth the extra day and cash.

Piff, just pull the old buy and return move on them. It's not like they're gonna ask you to return the pre-order bonus.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Just got my copy! But, bah! Stupid EB didn't get any pre-order bonuses. Well, for those who got it (the bonus disc for pre-ordering), what exactly was the supposed 1.5 hours of bonus footage?

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