20th April 2010, 1:02 PM
(This post was last modified: 20th April 2010, 1:52 PM by Dark Jaguar.)
I never saw any commercials for Chrono Trigger back in the day. I also never saw the one listed above for FF6 (or 3 then, whatever).
I have to say, that was a TERRIBLE commercial for an epic tale of love and loss. Seriously, a moogle (like anyone would know what one is) hiring monsters? Again, I never saw it so I don't think it aired very much, but still, when you compare it to the commercial for FF7, is it any wonder the latter sold so much more? Had they took some actors and made them act out some of the Opera scene with lyrics with some intersperced live action scenes of Terra asking what love is, heh, well you can bet a lot more people would be wondering what is this amazing game. I bought it because I saw those amazing Amano character drawings and a story synopsis in Nintendo Power and I just HAD to have it. Plus I had just beaten Secret of Mana, and I loved that.
The Ocarina of Time commercial was well made. Aside from the cheesy joke and the "thou" type language (I guess the Deku Tree is asking you these questions?) it was well done. I remember another commercial that showed images from the beta version of the game, like the old "angel looking" fairy models they were originally considering using. I remember seeing those, getting the game, and then being... surprised to say the least, when I actually saw the design for the great fairies they used. In my mind I think they look like that because it was an older time and they have an appearence that makes them look more like a part of nature. I also suppose fairy forms are just some sort of fasion trend.
I have to say, that was a TERRIBLE commercial for an epic tale of love and loss. Seriously, a moogle (like anyone would know what one is) hiring monsters? Again, I never saw it so I don't think it aired very much, but still, when you compare it to the commercial for FF7, is it any wonder the latter sold so much more? Had they took some actors and made them act out some of the Opera scene with lyrics with some intersperced live action scenes of Terra asking what love is, heh, well you can bet a lot more people would be wondering what is this amazing game. I bought it because I saw those amazing Amano character drawings and a story synopsis in Nintendo Power and I just HAD to have it. Plus I had just beaten Secret of Mana, and I loved that.
The Ocarina of Time commercial was well made. Aside from the cheesy joke and the "thou" type language (I guess the Deku Tree is asking you these questions?) it was well done. I remember another commercial that showed images from the beta version of the game, like the old "angel looking" fairy models they were originally considering using. I remember seeing those, getting the game, and then being... surprised to say the least, when I actually saw the design for the great fairies they used. In my mind I think they look like that because it was an older time and they have an appearence that makes them look more like a part of nature. I also suppose fairy forms are just some sort of fasion trend.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)