Naoki Hamaguchi, the director on Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 3, has told German publication Ntower that he’s eager for players to try out Cid and Vincent in the game, noting they have very appealing combat capabilities.
Both characters were seen in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, although they weren’t playable characters, instead serving as part of the story. In fact, Cloud and team had to battle against Vincent’s beast form in the basement of the Shinra Mansion, while Cid served as a pilot to help your team reach far off regions.
Yuffie was designed as a standalone protagonist for the DLC, so she has an excellent balance of long-range and close-range attacks, as well as physical and magical abilities. As a result, she’s turned out to be a very versatile character. I always include her in my party during battles myself…but in the final game, both Vincent and Cid have been designed with incredibly appealing combat capabilities. They’re characters I can’t wait for everyone to actually try out.
Speaking during an interview with Nintendo Life recently, Hamaguchi-san revealed that he’s completed 40 full playthroughs of the game, and told Comic Book that development of the project is “proceeding on time and on schedule.” Unlike the first two entries in the FFVII Remake project, the final chapter is being developed as a multiformat project; however, Hamaguchi has assured fans the overall quality of the game won’t be compromised.
[Source – Ntower via WCCFTech, GamingBolt]