In an interview with GameSpark, Tetsuya Nomura expanded upon what Yuffie and Vincent’s roles will be in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. In the 1997 original, the two were completely optional party members.
You can complete the game without them and never know they were obtainable. However, the team is changing that with Rebirth to incorporate the two into the main story fully.
Vincent and Yuffie Will Be Blended Into the Story of Rebirth; Not Optional Party Members
This will be a great addition to Rebirth. With the Remake Project, the team is hoping to expand upon each character and build them like never before, thanks to voice acting and expressions. Nomura mentions that he wants the relationships with these characters to be deepened. This will be done through interactions with the other party members and the potential expansion of both Yuffie and Vincent’s pasts in Rebirth. We already saw some of this in play with Episode INTERmission, a DLC expansion where Yuffie starred as the main character.
In an interview with Denfaminico, Director Naoki Hamaguchi stated that they moved to a fixed place for the Yuffie encounter. The team hopes you will get a deeper sense of relationship with her character as she now enters at a fixed point.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is the sequel to the critically acclaimed Final Fantasy VII Remake. It is the second entry in the Remake Project, a collection of three games recreating and reimagining the story and world of Final Fantasy VII. The first game was initially announced at E3 2015 at the Sony Interactive Entertainment’s PlayStation show. Final Fantasy VII Remake then launched worldwide exclusively for PlayStation 4 on April 10, 2020. Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, an expanded and enhanced version of the PS4 title, was announced for PlayStation 5 in the following year.
Then, news of the second title was revealed at the Final Fantasy VII 25th Anniversary Stream in June 2022. News went silent until this Summer, when a new trailer showcasing the world and gameplay was released at Summer Game Fest. A tremendous amount of information has been confirmed, including confirmation of non-playable Vincent & Cid, a “new episode with Zack,” the file size of the game, and more.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is set to launch exclusively for PlayStation 5 on February 29, 2024. The title will be exclusive to the platform until May 29, 2024. A Standard Edition, Deluxe Edition, and Collector’s Edition are available to pre-order now.
