Brave Father Online: Our Story of Final Fantasy XIV
Production. Original story author Maidy stated that they were happy to help create a movie version of their story as there were still issues to explore not covered by the television series. Differences from the television version of the story, "", include the addition of a fourth sibling to the family. Another change was to have other characters play "Final Fantasy XIV" not just father and son. Square Enix also gave the filmmakers their own game server to control the time of day and weather in order to film exactly the kinds  of shots they wished. With the production crew filming on a private server, crew members created characters and appeared in the background to make the world feel like the regular game. Since the television series was released, many features were added to make characters more expressive including group poses and facial expressions. Game footage was recorded at 120 frames per second to allow for the seamless use of slow motion effects. Changes were also made to a key story moment where the son is turned around by his father in game, changing the televisions wholly in-game perspective to one  showing the father and son playing the game and deciding what to do. Release and Reception. It was released in Japan by Gaga on June 21, 2019. It was released on Netflix Japan on July 21, 2020. "Famitsu" recommended the film, saying that viewers familiar with the television version of the story or fans of massively multiplayer online role-playing games will particularly love the story. The film ranked first in Japanese survey app Pia for audience satisfaction for the weekend it released. The "South China Morning Post" gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars, saying the project was  like a “glorified commercial” as well as a touching melodrama. A special screening was done of the movie in Japan after Maidy, the stories original author, died from cancer.