Final Fantasy 7 bad boy Sephiroth will be fully playable in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.
A new release date trailer for the game was shown at last night’s PlayStation State of Play, which included a shot of Cloud and Sephiroth together in battle. In a follow-up interview on the PlayStation Blog, creative director Tetsuya Nomura confirmed Sephiroth will be playable.
“If you played the original Final Fantasy 7, I’m sure you can guess which scene I’m talking about,” he said. “You will be able to control Sephiroth in the same scene in this title as you did in the original.”
That scene is the Nibelheim flashback, in which Sephiroth joins as an AI-controlled temporary party member. This time he’s playable.
Between the trailer and the PlayStation Blog interview, a tonne of new details about Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth have now emerged. Let’s look at some details!
Familiar faces
Fans have been eagerly anticipating the reveal of the remaining party members and in this new trailer we finally get a first look at Cait Sith in battle. It looks like he will have two forms, both the black cat and giant moogle, with moves including Kitty Wallop, Lucky Roll, and Let’s Ride – the latter presumably combining both forms. We also got a glimpse at Vincent, who I hope won’t be optional this time.