#Sq. Enix formally registers January 31 as ‘Closing Fantasy VII Day’ – Destructoid
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Sq. Enix formally registers January 31 as ‘Closing Fantasy VII Day’ – Destructoid
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Sq. Enix has registered with the Japanese Anniversary Affiliation to request January 31 is formally acknowledged as “Closing Fantasy VII Day“.
January 31, 1997 is, after all, the fateful date that noticed the legendary and genre-defining RPG hit Japanese retail shops. FFVII would synergize a mix of dramatic storytelling, beloved characters, a then-unheard-of world scale, and the massively standard Sony PlayStation console to highlight a title that will, finally, lead a worldwide renaissance for your entire RPG style — one which has solely grown in reputation within the ensuing a long time.
We’re delighted to announce “Closing Fantasy VII Day” has been formally registered in Japan, to commemorate the anniversary of the launch of the unique recreation.
To have a good time, right here’s a particular message from Yoshinori Kitase, producer of the Closing Fantasy VII remake undertaking. pic.twitter.com/GBphY8AYR4
— FINAL FANTASY VII (@finalfantasyvii) January 31, 2023
“The day that Closing Fantasy VII got here out, was not only a vital day for the Closing Fantasy collection, but in addition marked when so many huge issues began shifting for these of us who labored on the sport,” wrote FFVII director Yoshinori Kitase in an anniversary message. “I keep in mind being overwhelmed on the breakneck pace with which online game expertise was evolving, but in addition dreaming huge issues for the long run. With the institution of this official anniversary day, I’ll now at all times keep in mind these items, and maintain them dearly in my coronary heart.”
Closing Fantasy VII’s legacy lives on within the many re-releases and spin-offs which have hit the market up to now 26 years, to not point out a plethora of merchandise, together with mannequin kits, plush toys, figures, statues, and clothes. The world of FFVII has been repeatedly visited in titles akin to PS2 launch Dirge of Cerberus, the beloved PSP spin-off, Disaster Core, and, extra not too long ago, the extremely acclaimed Closing Fantasy VII Remake, which sees the long-lasting journey and its memorable solid of characters return in a captivating, eyebrow-raising retelling of its (literal) revolutionary narrative.
