Today at New York Comic Con, it was revealed that voice actor Matt Mercer, maybe finest generally known as the Dungeon Master of common actual-play webseries Critical Role, will probably be starring as gunslinger Vincent Valentine in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the second chapter in Square Enix’s ongoing remake of the basic ‘90s Japanese position taking part in recreation.
Previous trailers for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth have confirmed off quite a lot of completely different locales, in addition to characters not featured within the first chapter, 2020’s Final Fantasy VII Remake, together with Vincent Valentine. Much of the sport stays shrouded in thriller, nevertheless, because the remake mission isn’t only a devoted retelling of the unique story, however sees its narrative branching off in some daring new instructions. Today at NYCC, a panel that includes voice actors from the extremely anticipated sequel revealed a bit extra about what to anticipate.
While Matt Mercer did voice just a few characters within the first entry of the remake mission, they have been principally minor NPCs with names like “Wall Market Thug.” During the October 14 panel, Mercer revealed that he auditioned for Valentine in Rebirth, saying that he “put all of his power” into the audition. Then, he didn’t hear again for 9 months. And when he lastly did get a callback, it solely mentioned that he’d as soon as once more play anonymous NPCs.
In what he described as a prank performed on him by the oldsters producing the sport, Mercer mentioned he was introduced into the sales space to file strains for a random NPC when the display screen containing the script began glitching out earlier than fading to black and presenting him with one other character: that of Vincent Valentine. Quite a method to discover out you’ve acquired the job.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth releases on February 29, 2024 for PlayStation 5.
