April this year can be said to be a "refreshing" month. A week ago we just ushered in "Resident Evil 3: Remake", and on April 10, "Final Fantasy 7: Remake" was officially unlocked. These two bowls of aged "cold rice" from more than 20 years ago have been presented to players around the world again in a new posture. However, this time, the process of "Resident Evil 3: Remake" only 5 hours and obvious traces of work have made many players feel that they are not as fragrant as they are; in comparison, the heavyweight "Final Fantasy 7: Remake" makes all players shout "very fragrant" at the same time!
"Final Fantasy 7" is undoubtedly the most popular work in the series, and this depends largely on the two extremely outstanding heroines "Iris" and " Tifa " in the game. For more than 20 years, players have never stopped fighting against "Iris" and "Tifa". With the release of "Final Fantasy 7: Remake", Japanese media Famitsu also interviewed " Claude " and popular Japanese voice actor "Sakurai Takahiro", which mentioned many anecdotes between him and "Claude", including his favorite character in "Final Fantasy 7" is "Tifa".
Because the original version of "Final Fantasy 7" that was launched on the PS platform in 1997 did not have a voice, Takahiro Sakurai dubbed Claude for the first time in the first generation " Kingdom Hearts " released in 2002. Before that, he also dubbed the protagonist of "Body Guard" released in 2000. This is also a game led by the director of " Tetsuya Nomura ", "Final Fantasy 7: Remake". Therefore, Takahiro Sakurai, who was associated with Square Enix, was naturally chosen to become Claude's voice actor. In the interview with
Takahiro Sakurai also talked about his overall feelings about "Final Fantasy 7: Remake". Overall, the rich content of the game left a deep impression on him, especially the cool battle was shocking. Since the dubbing work of the game began in the early stages of development, it also means that Takahiro Sakurai did not see much game content during his participation in the dubbing work. He simply interpreted various emotions of the characters through the script, but just text scripts, Takahiro Sakurai said that he could also fully feel how different and amazing the story of "Final Fantasy 7: Remake".
The most interesting part of the interview is still the question about the favorite character of "Sakurai Takahiro" in "Final Fantasy 7":
l Famitong: In the remake, players can only control Claude on the map to explore, but in battle, they can switch from different teammates. Which character are you best at using? I think it must be Cloud, right?
l Sakurai Takahiro: is not...I am good at Tifa (laugh), I like Tifa the most.
l Fami pass: is between iris and Tifa, which one do you like the most?
l Sakurai Takahiro: is definitely Tifa (laugh)! I have always loved Tifa the most since the original Final Fantasy 7 game, and I will never admit "Maya Sakamoto (Iris' voice actor)" (laugh). In the remake Ritifa looks more like a strong woman, while Iris exudes unprecedented strong femininity and softness, so there is a sharp contrast between the two.
The last interesting thing worth mentioning is that it is well known that in "Final Fantasy 7", Iris' first love boyfriend is Zacks , and Zack's voice actor Suzumura Kenichi and Iris voice actor Maaya Sakamoto are also real couples. The combination of the two also greatly compensated for the regret of Zacks and Iris's eternal separation in "Final Fantasy 7: The Core Crisis".
On the other hand, Kenichi Suzumura and Takahiro Sakurai are both good friends of the R-16 team, and then joined Intention, the voice actor firm founded by Kenichi Suzumura, so Kenichi Suzumura became Sakurai Takahiro's boss; in the game, Zack was originally Claude's eldest brother, and to some extent, the relationship between the two is very similar to the two in "Final Fantasy 7", which may be a big reason why Takahiro Sakurai likes Tifa.
