On prime of bringing again your entire core playable solid of Remaining Fantasy 7 Remake, its upcoming sequel, Remaining Fantasy 7 Rebirth, can be set so as to add new playable celebration members within the type of Pink XIII (who appeared as an AI-controlled companion in the direction of the top of the earlier sport) and Cait Sith- although not all main new characters which might be being launched are going to hitch the principle celebration in fight.
Beforehand, it was confirmed that although each Vincent Valentine and Cid could be showing within the sport, they wouldn’t be totally playable celebration members, following which most assumed that they would seem as AI-controlled companions as Pink XIII did in 2020’s Remake. Nevertheless, chatting with IGN, director Naoki Hamaguchi has clarified that although Vincent and Cid will accompany the celebration on their journey after crossing paths with them, they gained’t be concerned in fight in any respect.
“Each Cid and Vincent are accompanying the celebration on their journey and so they do assist out, however they aren’t really that includes in battle as visitor characters,” Hamaguchi stated. “In order that they’re probably not going to be concerned in your struggle.”
“They’re going to seem in varied elements of the story and situations the place they play a job or they’ll make it easier to out or help you indirectly, however they’re not really combating as visitor characters in that sense,” he added.
Nonetheless, Hamaguchi says Remaining Fantasy 7 Rebirth will nonetheless “go deeper” into their particular person tales, primarily by way of the technique of devoted aspect quests targeted on them. “We do go deeper into their characters, not by way of the medium of the battle system, however by way of aspect quests the place they’re going to be the principle focus and also you’ll study much more about these characters,” he stated.
So is it secure to imagine that Vincent and Cid will seem as playable characters within the third and closing instalment of Sq. Enix’s Remaining Fantasy 7 Remake collection? That actually appears to be the case.
“If we used up the entire playable characters within the second half, then we’d lose out on numerous new surprises and new experiences for the participant within the third sport,” Hamaguchi stated.
Remaining Fantasy 7 Rebirth is launching for PS5 on February 29. A demo is obtainable now, permitting gamers to play by way of the sport’s first chapter, whereas an replace on February 21 may even add new content material to the demo.
