Advent Children Complete trailer is completely gorgeous

by Jem Alexander { Jan 29th 2009 at 8:00PM }

Like many of Square Enix' offerings, Advent Children Complete has been a long time coming. We first heard about it at Tokyo Game Show in 2007, where we found out that Complete would be more than just a quick re-render of the original in HD. 25 minutes of extra footage are included and the movie has been dirtied up a bit as clothes and vehicles get muddied and worn throughout the film.

Now we look forward to its Japanese release on April 16 -- a year and a half after it was first announced. If you're finding it difficult to wait until then, there's a trailer above that you really must check out. It looks glorious -- as ever -- and we're very much looking forward to seeing it in all its 1080p splendor. The bundled Final Fantasy XIII demo had nothing to do with our decision to import the Japanese version. Honest ...

Tags: advent-children, advent-children-complete, final-fantasy, final-fantasy-vii, final-fantasy-xiii, square-enix

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Gil @ Jan 29th 2009 8:11PM

It's just SO Pretty!!! ^_^

Fiddlesworth @ Jan 29th 2009 8:17PM

Got my import preordered too. :D

McWilly @ Jan 29th 2009 8:19PM

Whatever, the movie sucks ass. I'm only importing it for the demo.

McWilly @ Jan 29th 2009 8:20PM

Whatever, the movie sucks balls. I'm only importing it for the demo.

-.- @ Jan 29th 2009 8:29PM

*Pre-Orders import*

*Heads to rewatch FF advent children*

josh1122 @ Jan 29th 2009 8:34PM

This Saturday is the 12 anniversary of Final Fantasy 7 and Square-Enix is releasing a trailer of Final Fantasy 7 to honor it.

''January 31, 2009 is the twelfth anniversary of Final Fantasy VII in Japan. In celebration, Square Enix will be releasing a trailer related to the twelfth anniversary of Final Fantasy VII. Exactly what that trailer is we're not sure of. However, take a look at the words on the page "We all hope to meet FFVII again!!"'

http://scrawlfx.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/final-fantasy-7-v-jump-scan.jpg

from SCRAWLFX.com

doubt its a remake but it should be awesome to view none the less

Hashbrown Hunter @ Jan 30th 2009 6:50AM

Probably an announcement that FFVII will added to the Store.

Gaucho @ Jan 30th 2009 9:28AM

Agree with Hashbrown Hunter.

Sean @ Jan 30th 2009 11:30PM

HAHA.

Nice try buddy. Improve your photoshop skills and try again..

josh1122 @ Jan 31st 2009 12:19AM

lol sean your such a dumbass, i didnt think anyone was capable of being that dumb. I got it from SCRAWLFX news website,same reliable sources as PS3 fanboy,Xbox fanboy websites.

so HAHHA back at you for your idiocy :)

francisco @ Jan 29th 2009 8:36PM

are those new scenes? i don't remember seing those

francisco @ Jan 29th 2009 8:38PM

oh i guess they are i didn't read the article lol

Kane @ Jan 29th 2009 8:43PM

anyone know if i import it will advent children work on a PAL ps3

Sylar @ Jan 29th 2009 10:14PM

That's in Region 2. Japan (& NA) is in region 1, so it wouldn't work if it's region locked. (Which most movies are I think)

slycooper_rocker [psn:slycooper_rocker] @ Jan 29th 2009 11:25PM

ps3 is region free with blu-rays (not dvd) so go ahead...

Joe @ Jan 30th 2009 2:36AM

Most Blu-Rays are region-free, but not all are. You might wanna check first.

stargateheaven @ Jan 30th 2009 7:25AM

BLU RAY MOVIESARE REGION LOCKED. Just the blu ray games aren't.

The region for Europe and Japan for DVDs are the same.
However, blu ray is different.. So it won't work. :(

dronesensor @ Jan 29th 2009 9:16PM

too bad the movie itself is complete trash, and boring to boot.

Hife @ Jan 29th 2009 9:17PM

I hate myself for it, but I'm going to have to buy this movie again.
...What to do with my soon to be worthless DVD copy?

Chris Are @ Jan 29th 2009 10:06PM

AMAZON! :-)

Corpsegoddess @ Jan 29th 2009 9:34PM

Does anyone have any information on whether or not there will be English subtitles for this release? I've read that both Japanese and English audio will be available for the movie, but I want to be able to watch the movie in Japanese with English subs. If it doesn't, I'll just wait for the North American release, I guess.

Any word on a release date for that, also?

J @ Jan 29th 2009 10:12PM

I was worried about the same thing, but I remembered that I have the original movie, and already know the story. I'll be getting this just for the eye candy, and the demo.

Does anyone know if the blu ray movie is region locked or if North America shares the same region as Japan?

J @ Jan 29th 2009 10:31PM

Play-asia listed "english" and "japanese" next to language. YAY.

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-a7-49-en-15-advent+children+complete-70-384b.html

But looks like the demo is only in japanese, as expected. I'm sure someone will post translations online by the time it's out.

I am a machineee @ Jan 30th 2009 1:29AM

J,

I don't know if it's region-locked, but I do know that Japanese Blu-Ray will work in NA consoles. Whether it's because it's region-free or that there is no lock, I dunno. But it works.

Rollo Tomasi @ Jan 29th 2009 9:40PM

this plus the FFXIII demo will move PS3 hardware in Japan.

jojo29 @ Jan 29th 2009 9:43PM

Where would i import this from? Any recommended sites?

L-GT @ Jan 29th 2009 10:20PM

www.play-asia.com seems to be a pretty popular place for importing games and such.

TJF588 @ Jan 29th 2009 10:21PM

"Wow" and "eff yes" come to mind. Seeing KYLe forming (along with a bit of a Den of Woe feel, pop-under ads be damned (twice, in fact)), more action (really? they turned their bikes into a two-man gunning vehicle?!), and even a scene from "Denzel" for THE NOVEL (CAPS for accuracy, not emphasis, though all of this is emphasis-worthy).

A definite buy. Here's hoping Sony puts PS2-compatibility back in by its release, 'cause this would srsly crave me sum Blu-ray playin' (though there IS that Blu-ray/VCR combo player...).

wocyob @ Jan 29th 2009 10:23PM

omfg ... i know im a dork but this is my fav movie of all time.... and just seeing that made me grin so much

i cant wait till it comes state side... or import if it get english subs

i could really care less about the demo but thats always a nice plus... just want to get my hand on this epic movie!!!

J @ Jan 29th 2009 10:33PM

According to play-asia, it includes English. Don't know if that just means for subs, but that's good enough for me.

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-a7-49-en-15-advent+children+complete-70-384b.html

TJF588 @ Jan 29th 2009 10:47PM

*cue more imminent BAWing about English voiceovers*
Importing is why Englishers can't have nice things.

The_Punisher @ Jan 29th 2009 11:06PM

What if i haven't played FFVII and have no idea on what's going on? =/

Draco @ Jan 29th 2009 11:17PM

If its anything like the original DVD version it will have a like 2 hour long (I may be exaggerating I'm not sure) recap of FFVII in all its PS1 graphical glory. it was actually just as enjoyable watching the movie length recap (in Japanese) as the actual movie.

futurebiblehero @ Jan 30th 2009 2:05PM

If there's no re-cap, I'd avoid it and get around to playing FF7 first. Watching Advent Children with no knowledge of the happenings of FF7 would be somewhat comparable to flipping on a television and deciding to get into Lost from the current episode. It doesn't exactly make a lot of concessions for newcomers. It's 100% pure fanservice.

ryuk @ Jan 29th 2009 11:37PM

thos trailer makes me sad i don't have an HDTV :(

Saffie @ Jan 29th 2009 11:45PM

Wow! Look at all those deleted scenes. I will get the Japanese import, because I also wanted to play Final Fantasy XIII, even if it's just a demo.

I am a machineee @ Jan 30th 2009 1:28AM

Not deleted, they added all these scenes from scratch :D

drdre74 @ Jan 29th 2009 11:49PM

WTF! US$ 69.90 for a movie? Are they crazy?

Joe @ Jan 30th 2009 2:39AM

I thought the same thing. I was thinking on importing it, but now, screw it. There is now way in hell I'm paying almost £50 for a movie and a demo.

That is ridiculous.

Kaneka @ Jan 30th 2009 5:06AM

Movies and CDs are -expensive- in Japan. When I went on vacation in Tokyo, I thought I found paradise in Shibuya - until I saw the prices. I made do with 3 cds, and that set me back near 80$.

drdre74 @ Jan 30th 2009 8:55AM

Man the movie looks great even in the trailer at HD but damn i just can't see myself breaking off that much. Maybe one day someone will sell it on ebay for cheaper or something. I was really looking forward to buying it to.

Katattack @ Jan 30th 2009 4:39PM

I now have that song "If I had a million dollars" stuck in my head. The trailer looks amazing and I would import it in a heartbeat if it weren't for the money. Hopefully Square will re-release the blu-ray in America later for less money (probably without Complete set though). After it's released in Japan, I'll youtube the demo so I can at least check out more of the gameplay/set up.