Summary
- Vincent Valentine could be a strong candidate for a remastered game due to his intricate backstory and involvement in key events.
- "Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy 7" is a deserving game for a remaster, offering players a third-person shooter RPG experience.
- Square Enix has the opportunity to explore and revisit more facets of the "Final Fantasy 7" saga for new and existing fans.
With the greater story of Final Fantasy 7 taking place in various media forms, some characters have backstories worth telling as a full-fledged game. Although the entire Final Fantasy 7 anthology had some titles incorporated into the Final Fantasy 7 Remake saga, there are still some stories left that Square Enix could remaster for a new audience to experience.
Though Final Fantasy 7 was first released in 1997, that did not stop it from getting follow-ups in the ensuing years. Both the feature film Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children, and the Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Intermission DLC gave fans a glimpse into the fallout of significant events such as the fall of Midgar's Sector 7 plate and the aftermath of Meteor. With Final Fantasy 7 Remake also introducing the concept of alternate timelines into the mix, the door has opened for more facets of the saga to be told. Although established characters like Sephiroth have had their stories fleshed out over games like Ever Crisis and Crisis Core Reunion, another cast member with a tragically similar story is due for some solo time in the spotlight.
Vincent Valentine's Story Could Make Worthy Remaster Candidates
Although he joins the party in the latter half of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Vincent Valentine will play a role in the third chapter of the Remake trilogy. Cloud and Avalanche eventually learn via Cait Sith's explanation that Vincent is a former member of the Turks, Shinra's elite intelligence division. One of Vincent's past assignments tasked him with helping Professor Gast and his assistant, Lucrecia Crescent, with the Jenova research project.
Vincent was horrified by the company's use of human test subjects being injected with Jenova cells, including Lucrecia. Although Vincent openly confronted Shinra's top scientist, Professor Hojo, he was made into an experiment himself. Hojo's experiments granted Vincent superhuman abilities and control over a monstrous entity known as Chaos, which would come into play in the ensuing years.
Vincent subsequently sealed himself in a coffin as a self-inflicted punishment for his failures and was mostly undisturbed for decades. Aside from Zack Fair's abrupt discovery of the aforementioned coffin in Crisis Core Reunion, Vincent would not appear again until the events of Before Crisis, a lost mobile entry. As one of a handful of Final Fantasy 7 games that have yet to be remade for modern platforms, Before Crisis gave players the chance to join the Turks as a new agent. One of the game's missions saw the Turks bring Vincent back into the fold for a mission. While Vincent's past with the Turks is complicated, another entry brought the red-cloaked gunman into the spotlight.
Although Dirge of Cerberus was a third-person shooter RPG that gave players full control of Vincent and his Galian Beast form, it was also a divisive entry for Final Fantasy fans at the time.
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy 7 Is Due For a Remaster
Set one year after Advent Children, Dirge of Cerberus is the latest chronological entry in the series and remains exclusive to the PS2. After the remnants of Sephiroth were vanquished by Cloud and the main party, Vincent found himself facing off with Deepground, a secret Shinra military group led by supersoldiers known as the Tsviets. Although the Tsviets shared a connection to the legendary SOLDIER, and Crisis Core antagonist, Genesis Rhapsodos, they sought to recruit Vincent into their ranks due to the power of Chaos that still resided in him. Although Dirge of Cerberus was a third-person shooter RPG that gave players full control of Vincent and his Galian Beast form, it was also a divisive entry for Final Fantasy fans at the time.
Reminiscent of titles like Devil May Cry and God of War, Dirge of Cerberus also had a L ost Episode that was exclusive to mobile platforms, similar to Before Crisis. Even if Final Fantasy 7 Remake's third part uses different spin-off plots, a remastered collection of Before Crisis, Dirge of Cerberus, and Dirge of Cerberus: Lost Episode would give newer Final Fantasy 7 fans a proper taste of Vincent's dark past.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 92 /100 Critics Rec: 97%
- Released
- February 29, 2024
- ESRB
- T For Teen Due To Blood, Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Square Enix
- Publisher(s)
- Square Enix
WHERE TO PLAY
Discover a vibrant and vast world in this standalone entry in the Final Fantasy VII remake project. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is the second entry in the Final Fantasy VII remake project, which retells the story of the genre-redefining RPG across three distinct games. Iconic heroes Cloud, Barret, Tifa, Aerith and Red XIII have escaped from the dystopian city Midgar and are now in pursuit of Sephiroth, the vengeful swordsman from Cloud’s past who was thought to be dead. This new adventure can be enjoyed by all players, even those who have yet to play Final Fantasy VII Remake or the PlayStation original. Expect a new standard of cinematic storytelling, fast-paced combat and rich exploration across a vast world.
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- Franchise
- Final Fantasy
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PC
- Genre(s)
- RPG
- How Long To Beat
- 40 Hours
- PS Plus Availability
- N/A
