Wednesday, 07 April 2021 14:32

Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children Getting 4K Ultra HD Remaster

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The Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children movie is receiving a 4K Ultra HD re-release and will even include the director's cut featuring new footage.

Back in 2005, Square Enix released a movie sequel to its hit RPG Final Fantasy 7, titled Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children. While it garnered a mixed reception at the time and even some die-hard fans will admit it's not without some glaring issues, it was praised for boasting groundbreaking visuals for the era and it has quite a substantial legacy, even influencing Sephiroth's reveal for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

For all its foibles, it remains an iconic piece of Final Fantasy 7's history, which is likely why Square Enix is releasing a remastered version of Advent Children in 4K Ultra HD. Announced earlier today, it's technically a re-release of Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children Complete, which itself was a Blu-Ray re-release director's cut from 2009 that included new and expanded scenes. Square Enix states that this release will not only have 26 minutes of extra footage but also over 1000 revised scenes, and fans will be able to check it out starting June 8.

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It will come with two discs. The first one, the 4K Ultra HD disc, includes the movie remastered in 4K and all-new English and Japanese Dolby Atmos audio tracks, plus English and Japanese 5.1 audio. The second one, a Blu-Ray disc, also contains the movie, just in HD, as well as a bunch of special features. Namely, trailers, a Legacy of Final Fantasy 7 featurette, a Reminiscence of Final Fantasy 7 Original Story Digest, a Reminiscence of Final Fantasy 7 Compilation Story Digest (which sound like story recaps of the original game and other entries in the series like prequel game Crisis Core), and On the Way to a Smile – Episode: Denzel, a short OVA about one of the new characters introduced in the movie.

For those unfamiliar with Advent Children's plot, it takes place two years after the original game and sees main hero Cloud having to foil a new plot concocted by a trio of villains that hold some connection to his arch-enemy Sephiroth. What's more, several people, including Cloud, have developed a mysterious illness called Geostigma and there is no known cure.

This isn't the only way Square Enix is bringing the movie back, though. Aside from the remake seeming to incorporate some aspects from the movie, its mobile title, Ever Crisis, is being advertised as an adaptation of the entire Final Fantasy 7 storyline, which will include Advent Children. How it will cover the events of the movie is unknown at this point and fans likely won't find out for a while, as it's not due to release until 2022 and will start off with a re-telling of the original game.

Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children Complete 4K remaster launches June 8.

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