{"id":35420,"date":"2024-08-14T17:17:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T08:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=35420"},"modified":"2024-08-23T12:45:45","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T03:45:45","slug":"final-fantasy-pixel-remaster-takes-over-tokyo-shinjuku-station-ahead-of-new-physical-edition-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/final-fantasy-pixel-remaster-takes-over-tokyo-shinjuku-station-ahead-of-new-physical-edition-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster takes over Tokyo&#8217;s Shinjuku Station ahead of new physical edition release\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Residents and tourists in Japan who are fans of classic Final Fantasy games have yet another reason to visit Tokyo, as Square Enix is showing a limited-time movie along the south exit ticket gates of JR Shinjuku station and in the station\u2019s East-West passage (source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.famitsu.com\/article\/202408\/14055\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Famitsu<\/a>). The movie, which showcases graphics, music, and art from Final Fantasy I-VI on massive screens, runs from August 14-18, 2024, and captures the charm of Final Fantasy before Cloud, Squall, and the rest of the 3D cast cemented it as a triple-A franchise.\u00a0<\/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=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\uff3c\u65b0\u5bbf\u99c5\u306b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FF%E3%83%94%E3%82%AF%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FF\u30d4\u30af\u30bb\u30eb\u30ea\u30de\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc<\/a> \u304c\u767b\u5834\u2728\uff0f<br>JR\u65b0\u5bbf\u99c5 \u5357\u6539\u672d\u5185\uff06\u6771\u897f\u81ea\u7531\u901a\u8def\u306e\u5927\u578b\u30d3\u30b8\u30e7\u30f3\u3067\u300eFFI\u300f\uff5e\u300eFFVI\u300f\u306e\u9b45\u529b\u304c\u8a70\u307e\u3063\u305f\u30b9\u30da\u30b7\u30e3\u30eb\u30e0\u30fc\u30d3\u30fc\u3092\u653e\u6620\u4e2d\u30af\u30dd\u2763\ufe0f\u30d0\u30c8\u30eb\u3084\u540d\u30b7\u30fc\u30f3\u3092\u5927\u753b\u9762\u3067\u898b\u3089\u308c\u3061\u3083\u3046\u30af\u30dd\uff5e\ud83e\udd73<br>\u671f\u9593\uff1a2024\/8\/12\uff08\u6708\uff09\uff5e8\/18\uff08\u65e5\uff09<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FF%E3%83%94%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%9E%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%BF%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FF\u30d4\u30af\u30ea\u30de\u65b0\u5bbf\u30b8\u30e3\u30c3\u30af<\/a>\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IJd5fgmr4v\">pic.twitter.com\/IJd5fgmr4v<\/a><\/p>&mdash; FINAL FANTASY\u516c\u5f0f (@FinalFantasyJP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FinalFantasyJP\/status\/1823192785111130370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot of the footage used in the movie comes from <strong>Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster<\/strong> \u2013 a remastered collection that features redrawn 2D-pixel graphics, <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/final-fantasy-composer-nobuo-uematsu-recent-game-music-boring-why\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">newly arranged music overseen by original composer Nobuo Uematsu<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/final-fantasy\/final-fantasy-artist-yoshitaka-amano-kickstarter-first-european-exhibition-reaches-target-in-just-3-hours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yoshitaka Amano\u2019s distinct character artwork<\/a>, and much more. A new physical anniversary edition of the collection, aptly dubbed <a href=\"https:\/\/na.store.square-enix-games.com\/final-fantasy-i-vi-collection-anniversary-edition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Final Fantasy I-VI Collection\u202fAnniversary Edition<\/a> is slated for worldwide release on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch on October 8, 2024. As that is still a few months away, fans who are in Tokyo this week can bask in Final Fantasy nostalgia by watching the Shinjuku movie instead.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster got a physical release on console last year, however copies quickly sold out. This led to it becoming something of a collectors\u2019 item, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/FinalFantasy\/comments\/16o6l4p\/physical_price_for_ps4_pixel_remaster_is_insane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">price of second-hand copies soaring<\/a>. It seems likely that the Final Fantasy I-VI Collection Anniversary Edition will also be sought after by fans.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/na.store.square-enix-games.com\/final-fantasy-i-vi-collection-anniversary-edition\">Final Fantasy I-VI Collection Anniversary Edition <\/a>will be released on October 8 for Nintendo Switch and PS4.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video display celebrates Final Fantasy series&#8217; classic 2D era ahead of Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster&#8217;s new physical release coming in October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":35433,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[61,3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-35420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-final-fantasy","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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