Ever since the PS5 launched, fans have wondered when Square Enix would bringFinal Fantasy 7 Remaketo Sony’s latest home console. After revealing PlayStation 5 exclusives likeForspokenandFinal Fantasy 16, Square Enix announced in February thatFinal Fantasy 7 Remakewill make its way to PS5 this June under the new titleFinal Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade. The upcoming PS5 port will also include a new story expansion focused on returning character Yuffie Kisaragi, which can be purchased separately on June 10 for $19.99.
Yuffie Kisaragi was first featured in the original 1997 PlayStation RPG as an optional party member. The character has since gone down as a fan favorite, featuring in almost all of the subsequentFinal Fantasy 7spin-offs including its 2005animated feature filmFinal Fantasy 7: Advent ChildrenandFinal Fantasy/Disney crossover seriesKingdom Hearts. In these titles, Yuffie has been voiced in English by Christy Carlson Romano (Kim Possible) and in later titles by Mae Whitman (Avatar: The Last Airbender).
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Today, Square Enix has announced that Yuffie will be voiced by Suzie Yeung (Sword Art Online,Wonder Egg Priority) in the upcoming story expansion, which is now titledFF7R Episode INTERmission. Yeung will be joined by Aleks Le (Demon Slayer) who is voicing new character Sonon Kusakabe.Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy 7’s Weiss will also make an appearance in the expansion where he will be voiced byDragon Ball Supervoice actor Daman Mills. Other actors that will star in the expansion include Ashley Boettcher (Kingdom Hearts 3) Griffin Puatu (Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales) and Daniel Amerman (League of Legends).
Square Enix has alsodetailed Yuffie’s playstyle for the upcoming expansion, revealing that players will be able to steal materia from enemies much like how the character did in the 1997 original. Yuffie wields an “Elemental Ninjutsu” ability, which allows the character to change her elemental affinity to fire, ice, wind, and electricity in the midst of battle. She is also capable of engaging in both short and long-range combat. Another of Yuffie’s abilities is called “Banishment,” which deals more damage depending on how much of the player’s ATB bar has been used before it. It can also be used in tandem with the Elemental Ninjutsu ability.
One final thing Square Enix revealed is thatowners ofFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeon PlayStation 4(not including those who received the game through PlayStation Plus last month) will be able to upgrade to the PlayStation 5 version of the game for free when it launches on June 10, though theINTERmissionDLC will need to be purchased separately for $19.99.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergradeis coming to PS5 on June 10.
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