{"id":25097,"date":"2023-12-26T17:05:11","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T08:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=25097"},"modified":"2023-12-26T17:05:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T08:05:12","slug":"20231226-25097","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231226-25097\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Christmas Roulette terrifies fans with too much Sephiroth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In Japan, Christmas is considered a romantic time for couples. But if you didn\u2019t have a date this year, then fear not! The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FFVIIR_CLOUD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official X account<\/a> of the Final Fantasy VII Remake Project got into the romantic Christmas spirit by posting a fun Christmas roulette that promises to match you up with your \u201cdestined partner.\u201d This has attracted a lot of attention because it is surprisingly easy to end up with Sephiroth.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231226-25097-001-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25104\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><font size=\"2\">I wonder if this means that you will now be able to go on a date with Sephiroth at the Golden Saucer? (Image from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth)&nbsp;<\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The second part in a planned trilogy to remake the 1997 classic, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is scheduled to be released on February 29 2024. Anticipation and speculation have remained high about this reworking of the beloved PlayStation 1 original. Like the first part of the remake, the original\u2019s turn-based battles have been switched to an action-based combat system, and everyone\u2019s favorite characters are being brought to life in full 3D using the latest technology.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Christmas matchmaking game posted on the official X account on December 25 is in the form of a gif video. The video flicks through various characters from FF7, revealing who your fated partner was when you tapped the screen or took a screenshot. Users were either delighted or confused when the game showed a high tendency to pair them off with bad boy Sephiroth.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Is this rigged? Looks like I&#39;m getting Sephiroth in a  despair tree. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MXJzyaVcZS\">pic.twitter.com\/MXJzyaVcZS<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ChronoDrifter (@TampaBayGamer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TampaBayGamer\/status\/1739177576227066110?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 25, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some players reported that they got Sephiroth however many times they played or that they got him 12 times in a row. Other users pointed out that there were 4 different images of Sephiroth in the roulette, so he has a higher chance of being your date for the evening.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This cannot be a coincidence, four times in a row I got Sephi. He must be my soulmate. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aIxOZQ3tYF\">pic.twitter.com\/aIxOZQ3tYF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \ud835\udd10\ud835\udd1e\ud835\udd2f\ud835\udd24\ud835\udd2c\ud835\udd31 (@MargotXCloud) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MargotXCloud\/status\/1739391418169184375?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 25, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We tested out the Christmas Roulette for ourselves. Out of 29 attempts to get a Christmas date, 17 of our results were the One-Winged Angel himself. In other words, Sephiroth accounted for more than half of the results and in a couple of places he appeared to us four times in a row! So, with 58% probability of him turning up, it&#8217;s no wonder that so many people reported getting the FF7 antagonist. (Our results were: Cloud\/ Sephiroth\/ Dio\/ Sephiroth\/ Zack\/ Sephiroth\/ Sephiroth\/ Aerith\/ Andrea\/ Yuffie\/ Sephiroth\/ Sephiroth\/ Sephiroth\/ Red XIII\/ Sephiroth\/ Sephiroth\/ Sephiroth\/ Cid\/ Cait Sith\/ Sephiroth\/ Sephiroth\/ Sephiroth\/ Yuffie\/ Tifa\/ Aerith\/ Sephiroth\/ Sephiroth\/ Tifa\/ Sephiroth\/ Vincent.)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231226-25097-002.jpeg\" alt=\"Sephiroth Final Fantasy VII 7 Rebirth\" class=\"wp-image-25102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231226-25097-002.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231226-25097-002-380x214.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231226-25097-002-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231226-25097-002-600x338.jpeg 600w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><font size=\"2\">Final Fantasy VII Rebirth<\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On a related note, it has been announced that the upcoming Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will feature a system that allows you to strengthen ties with your allies in the game, which may result in a date if you raise your likeability. How similar this will be to the Golden Saucer date scene in the original Final Fantasy VII is not yet known. The original let you enjoy a Ferris wheel date with either Aerith, Tifa, Yuffie or Barrett, but it seems unlikely that Rebirth will add Sephiroth to this list!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Incidentally, a younger version of Sephiroth appears as a playable character in Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis. The mobile game also featured several Christmas weapons and outfits for its characters this holiday season.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth is scheduled to be released on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-us\/category\/d0ba1f3d-057a-4348-9747-da69477f35d0\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PS5<\/a> on February 29 2024. Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis is free-to-play on <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/final-fantasy-vii-ever-crisis\/id1536905430\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iOS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.square_enix.android_googleplay.ff7ecjp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Android<\/a> and PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2484110\/FINAL_FANTASY_VII_EVER_CRISIS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><em>Written by. Verity Townsend based on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20231226-277357\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>\u00a0(original article\u2019s publication date: 2023-12-26 11:13<\/em> <em>JST)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sephiroth turned out to be most fans&#8217; soulmate according to the Christmas roulette on Final Fantasy VII Remake Project&#8217;s Official X account.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":25103,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[61,3],"tags":[36,17],"class_list":["post-25097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-final-fantasy","category-news","tag-final-fantasy","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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