Quote Originally Posted by Chezen View Post
That right there is exactly the problem. Advent Children took them 5 years to make, and it wasn't even a game. Top notch CGI is not made overnight, and takes a lot of space. Add that to world design, character design, battle design, etc.

I would imagine they are working on solutions for faster output though. It's their bread and butter afterall.
CGI movies are harder to make than games. How long did it take them to make FFXIII? The game took about 24 hours to beat, FFVII took about 40-50.