The man with the best voice evereverever, Patrick Stewart, is recording a voiceover for the Australian and UK Final Fantasy XII TV ad campaigns. Clearly, I need a link to the YouTube of this once it airs. Why? Because anything is cooler if you add Patrick Stewart's voice to it, that's why! I mean seriously, it's like, Patrick Stewart and James Earl Jones when it comes to Most Awesome Voiceovers. Anyone I'm forgetting?
Keep reading for the full release, if you like, but it's pretty much just blah blah blah, Final Fantasy is awesome, yadda yadda.
Patrick Stewart Records Voiceover for UK and Australian Final Fantasy XII TV Campaign
Square Enix
Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces that legendary actor Patrick Stewart will provide the voiceover for the
UK and Australian TV commercials for the forthcoming epic FINAL
FANTASY® XII.
The latest title in one of Square Enix’s most beloved franchises will be released across all PAL territories exclusively on the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system on 23rd
February, with TV commercials set to begin airing from 19th
February.
David Dyett, European Marketing Director of Square Enix Ltd.
comments, “When we first saw the incredible visuals for FINAL
FANTASY XII, we knew we wanted an incredible voice that would match them. As our first and only choice, we’re thrilled that
Patrick Stewart has provided the voiceover for the FINAL FANTASY
XII television campaign in the UK and Australia.”
Since its debut in 1987, the FINAL FANTASY series has sold over
70 million units worldwide. With its cutting-edge visuals, unique worlds and intricate narrative, FINAL FANTASY has defined the role-playing genre and continues to be adored by fans around the globe.
About FINAL FANTASY XII
-The Story-
Enter an age where magic is commonplace and airships fill the skies, crowding out the heavens. A young orphan named Vaan dreams of escaping his life on the streets of
Rabanastre and piloting an airship of his own. Against the backdrop of the war engulfing the kingdom of Dalmasca, Vaan meets
Princess Ashe, the sole surviving heir to the Dalmascan throne, long thought dead. Together, they will embark on an incredible journey through Ivalice. The choices they make will determine the very fate of the world.
CHALLENGE AN EMPIRE
LIBERATE A NATION
CHANGE THE WORLD
