This 12 months’s Royal Edinburgh Army Tattoo, the musical and navy efficiency happening in Scotland, featured Last Fantasy 7’s anti-military opening mission theme.
As reported by Eurogamer, the efficiency featured the ironic rendition of composer Nobuo Uematsu’s Opening – Bombing Mission, which is performed within the unique Last Fantasy 7 as the sport’s protagonists arrive to explode an vitality reactor.
The music is clearly anti-military, given the sport is about combating in opposition to the evil megacorporation Shinra and its navy group Soldier. The clip was shared on Reddit by Roshi20, and whereas many within the feedback expressed their pleasure at listening to the enduring tune, the irony wasn’t misplaced both.
“Army marching band taking part in a music known as Bombing Run from a sport the place terrorists bomb a navy set up. Ironic,” mentioned one consumer. “Nonetheless, that is cool.” One other added: “Thematically this is unnecessary, and but who cares. Epic.”
Last Fantasy 7’s protagonist Cloud really takes half in a navy parade later within the sport, a piece that ought to seem within the subsequent a part of the Remake trilogy.
Half two, formally known as Rebirth, is because of launch in early 2024 and followers are already noticing references to the unique sport in its advertising. A prolonged trailer from Summer time Recreation Fest gave followers their first correct take a look at the sport in a 12 months and got here on the finish of per week’s value of typically insightful however extra typically weird Q&A posts from Sq. Enix.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll discuss The Witcher all day.