Matthew Mercer has confirmed he's the voice actor behind Vincent Valentine in Square Enix's forthcoming Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Has a Playable Sephiroth | Push Square
28.09.2023 - 00:06 / pushsquare.com
After the love-it-or-loathe-it ending of Final Fantasy VII Remake subverted fan expectations for what Square Enix could be planning as it brings Cloud Strife and pals back into the modern era, it was anyone's guess what the publisher might have to show during a recent preview event. Case in point: Sephiroth will team up with Cloud in flashback scenes — as he did in the original game — but the mic drop reveal is he's now playable. During combat, you can make the villain your main and perform all the sort of death-dealing attacks you'd expect from the famous antagonist. It was the highlight of an hour-long demo revealing Final Fantasy VII Rebirth expands its world just as much as it retains the linear corridors of the narrative's first instalment.
The PS5 demo we played was comprised of two different scenarios: one half toured Mt. Nibel as Cloud and Sephiroth investigate a failing Mako Reactor while the other opened up wider exploration around the plains of Junon. Combined, they represent how Square Enix continues its storytelling focus in the Final Fantasy VII universe as well as expanding what's possible when taking a detour from the main path.
Cloud and Sephiroth's journey through Mt. Nibel plays exactly like a scenario from Final Fantasy VII Remake: you follow extremely linear paths to the objective marker, claiming items and objects along the way and completing one-time minigames to progress. One we encountered involved moving about a machine to suck up all the Mako gas in the area. The minigame almost felt like a comedic moment within the restricted confines of the demo (as we don't know what other events came before it), with our mind casting back to the crane puzzles that litter the Collapsed Expressway in the first PS5, PS4 game.
With Tifa — decked out in a fancy cowboy hat — guiding Cloud and Sephiroth up Mt. Nibel, there was little in the way of new thrills. There was only one linear route up and through the mountain, including a few shimmying sections and the odd corridor. Thankfully, the combat system revealed something new to shout about.
Everything you remember from Final Fantasy VII Remake's encounters — from the abilities and the Limit Breaks to the basic slashes and swipes — return in the PS5 follow-up, but now they're complemented by a new set of moves named Synergy Skills. These are new, flashy abilities that allow two party members to team up and perform a powerful attack together. Charged by activating your base powers like elemental spells and Cloud's Triple Slash and Braver, you utilise them fairly often during fights. In terms of power and usage, they sit a step below a Limit Break, allowing you to pump out damage at a pretty rapid rate.
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gematsu.com
15.10.2023 / 20:57
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth at NYCC 2023 – Vincent Valentine voice actor announced as Matt Mercer, director Naoki Hamaguchi Q&A
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gamingbolt.com
15.10.2023 / 15:23
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gamingbolt.com
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gameranx.com
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pushsquare.com
28.09.2023 / 00:06
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gamingbolt.com
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gematsu.com
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gematsu.com
23.09.2023 / 06:59
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