January 31 has been formally declared as Last Fantasy 7 Day by the Japan Anniversary Organisation (JAO), marking the twenty fifth anniversary of the sport’s PS1 launch in Japan. The designation highlights the affect the title has had on the Japanese video games business and the general medium of video video games.
Last Fantasy 7 Day celebrates the affect of the sport worldwide
We’re delighted to announce “Last Fantasy VII Day” has been formally registered in Japan, to commemorate the anniversary of the launch of the unique recreation.
To have fun, right here’s a particular message from Yoshinori Kitase, producer of the Last Fantasy VII remake challenge. pic.twitter.com/GBphY8AYR4
— FINAL FANTASY VII (@finalfantasyvii) January 31, 2023
Sq. Enix marked the event with an announcement from Yoshinori Kitase, who labored on the unique FF7 and is now the producer of FF7 Remake. In it, Kitase reminisced concerning the recreation’s creation and the way it marked the start of many issues for him and his staff:
The thirty first of January 1997, the day that Last Fantasy VII got here out, was not only a important day for the Last Fantasy collection, but additionally marked when so many huge issues began shifting for these of us who labored on the sport.
I bear in mind being overwhelmed on the breakneck velocity with which online game expertise was evolving, but additionally dreaming huge issues for the long run.
With the institution of this official anniversary day, I’ll now at all times bear in mind these items, and maintain them dearly in my coronary heart.
With the official designation of this anniversary, FF7’s significance and affect on the world will probably be remembered for years to return. And with the discharge of the FF7 Remake trilogy, the story of this basic recreation is being carried ahead to a brand new technology of gamers. The second entry, Last Fantasy 7 Rebirth, releases this Winter, and work has already begun on the third and remaining recreation within the collection.
