Summary
Vincent Valentine will finally return inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth, but not as a fully playable party member. The vampire-like mutant and former Turk was introduced as an optional teammate in the originalFinal Fantasy 7, where players had to unlock him by completing a difficult padlock minigame and defeating a bonus boss named Lost Number. Although it was possible to play through the entire game without so much as meeting him, Vincent is one ofFinal Fantasy 7’s most popular characters, so much so that he received a starring role in the 2006 PlayStation 2 spin-offFinal Fantasy 7: Dirge of Cerberus.
SinceFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeleft off with Cloud Strife and his friends escaping Midgar in search of the dreaded Sephiroth, many fans suspected that its second chapter would take players to the doomed village of Nibelheim and the Shinra Manor where Vincent Valentine is sealed away. Sure enough, the most recentFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthtrailerfeatured Vincent emerging from his coffin-like prison, and it is believed thatCritical Rolegamemaster and noted voice actor Matthew Mercer will lend his gravelly tone to the brooding warrior with tragic ties to Shinra’s darkest conspiracies.
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While fans are excited to see Vincent Valentine wield his trademark pistol again inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth, there is a catch - Vincent won’t be playable.Rebirthdirector Naoki Hamaguchi confirmed this in a recent interview with IGN, stating that Vincent will be controlled purely through AI likeRed XIII was inFinal Fantasy 7 Remake. “In terms of whether or not Vincent will be a playable character, he will be more of an accompanying character to the party in terms ofRebirth,” Hamaguchi said when asked what role the dark vampiric warrior will play in Square Enix’s upcoming sequel.
Vincent Valentine won’t be the only AI-controlled teammate inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth, as creative director Tetsuya Nomura revealed that Cid Highwind will be featured in this same manner.Final Fantasy 7 Remakehad Red XIII as a computer-controlled ally that the player couldn’t command directly due to him being introduced late in that game’s story. WithFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthreportedly containing over 100 hours of content, Vincent or Cid could either appear toward the end or appear in small bursts after they are introduced.
This development might come as a disappointment to fans hoping thatVincent Valentine would be fully playable inFF7 Rebirthfollowing his absence inRemake, but the fact remains that Vincent will only assist the player through automatic AI commands rather than be a fully-fledged party member. On the bright side, Red XIII is expected to be fully playable inRebirth, so chances are that fans will be able to control Vincent directly in the thirdFinal Fantasy 7 Remakegame.
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