Easy on the eyes but not so easy on the innate baloney-sensor in every human being’s brain. That’s where pretty much all of the previous Final Fantasy movies have failed, though they were indeed pretty to look at. Could you imagine if it wasn’t? No, the big catch has got to come in the storytelling department. All I have to say is: “Hasn’t anyone in Kingsglaive actually played a Final Fantasy game? I mean, they have TV’s and cellphones and an Audi, but no video games? They should know that an empire always means bad business.” Kingsglaive is, of course, visually spectacular. It’s too late by the time Nyx discovers what is really going on. But as the signing ceremony of the surrender nears and the emperor of Niflheim himself arrives in Insomnia, the princess is abducted and the Kingsglaive are deployed under the command of Nyx in the absence of their unit captain. The threat of the surrender throws the city and even the Kingsglaive into chaos since many feel that the king is abandoning the families of the common folk beyond the walls of Insomnia. One, that Lucis surrender all of its lands beyond Insomnia, and that the king’s son Noctis wed Lunafreya, princess of Tenebrae (Lena Headey). The war between Lucis and Niflheim may end on two conditions. As he knows there is no other option, Regis acquiesces the imperial chancellor Ardyn Izunia’s offer of a peace treaty. Unfortunately, the magical wall is tied to the powers of King Regis, who is aging and becoming weak. Kingsglaive soldier Nyx Ulric (Aaron Paul) disobeys the order to retreat so that he can rescue his fallen ally, fellow Kingsglaive Libtertus Ostium (Liam Mulvey).īack in Lucis, the only defense against the imperial advance is a magical wall surrounding the capital city of Insomnia. However, the battle turns disastrous when the empire unleashes a gigantic daemon that the forces of Lucis cannot hope to repel. Some time later, the Lucian royal guard known as the Kingsglaive engage the army of Niflheim in a border war to prevent the empire from invading their kingdom. The Queen is killed by the imperial general Glauca, a hideously armored warrior, and the King flees. King Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII (Sean Bean) is taking his family (including a young Noctis, the protagonist of FFXV) to a sort of retreat in Tenebrae when the empire of Niflheim attacks. Kingsglaive opens with the history of the royal family of Lucis. So the big questions are: What is Kingsglaive about? How does it set up FFXV? Is it a good movie? Does it get one excited for the game release? Let me take your questions in that order, over the course of this review. I don’t think I need to apologize to the non-existent Spirits Within community. So when I had the opportunity tonight to take a peep at Kingsglaive, a science fantasy feature length CG film tie-in to the XV narrative, I had hoped that my worries would be abated and that maybe we’d be getting the world’s first “good” Final Fantasy movie. “I know what you think of war, tell me what you think of this peace?”Ĭan’t anything reassure me that Final Fantasy XVwill be good?Īfter all these years, after all the development changes, the articles, interviews and first impressions, and a Rage Mage worthy Platinum Demo, I am still not sold on Square Enix’s slick new entry in one of my favorite franchises.
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