Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade

The adventure’s expanded for PS5 with a Yuffie-centred chapter.

“EQUIPPED WITH A GIANT THROWING STAR, YUFFIE’S A UNIQUE FIGHTER.”

FORMAT PS5 / ETA 10 JUN / PUB SQUARE ENIX / DEV SQUARE ENIX / PLAYERS 1

TOne of two completely missable characters in the original PS1 classic

(the other being Vincent Valentine), a far more important character this time around. Due to her optional status in the original JRPG, she’s absent from pivotal lategame scenes. Over the last few decades she has remained a fan favourite despite this, but the way she was sidelined was always odd as she’s an important strand within the narrative thread of the homeland, Wutai, and overdue the chance to lead her own adventure.

An elite ninja operative, she’s equally skilled at both long- and close-range combat. Equipped with a giant throwing to say the least. Materia can switch up long-range ninjutsu attacks with extra punch. That’s not all, though, as her Banishment ability does damage based on how much ATB was used before throwing it out, making it the perfect followup attack. She’s hardly one to Windstorm ability can pick up distant enemies, dumping them at her feet for

Voice actress Suzie Yeung will play language dub. You may recognise her voice from various characters in the upcoming Colombian action RPG Cris Tales but she’s better known for her anime roles. She’s made appearances in both Attack On Titan and Sword Art Online, but her most prominent recent role is as Koito Nagase in Wonder Egg Priority.

WUTAI CLAN

behind enemy lines, though fortunately not alone. She works most closely with new character Sonon Kusakabe, and they’re quite the double act. Having studied under of respect, and as he participated in the Wutai war and references an unseen sister in recent trailers, you can bet he’s got quite the axe to grind with Shinra. Sonon will be a guest party member synchronised attacks with the chapter’s voiced by Aleks Le, who has previously

had starring roles in Switch games Astral Chain and Monster Hunter Rise.

Collaborating with Avalanche HQ, the pair are assisted by a slew of Remake recruits, who you can get to know on the opposite page. As well as them, the Intergrade rerelease will reintroduce at least one familiar face from the wider Compilation of Final Fantasy VII – Weiss The Immaculate. This impressively boasts a blade almost as long as the spikes of his ’do, and fans will best know him as one of the Big Bads from PS2 third-person shooter Dirge Of Cerberus. A member of the elite SOLDIER group known as the Tsviets, he’s an extremely powerful adversary. Originally intended to be a secret boss in the PS4 version of the game, the full scope of his role in Remake remains to be seen.

PICTURE THIS

Anyone who purchased the PS4 version of Remake will be able to upgrade to Intergrade for free – though if you picked up Remake through PS Plus, you’ll have to buy the PS5 rerelease at full price. At £69.99 for just the standard episode, Intermission, will be a freebie for everyone buying Intergrade on PS5 but those upgrading for free will have to buy the DLC for about 20 quid.

Intergrade introduces more than just visually impressive Remake will get a graphical update for PS5. In addition to certain infamously lower-resolution skybox textures have been improved. Loading times have been greatly reduced and new optimisation modes give you the choice between prioritising the display of graphics at 4K resolution or running at a smooth 60fps. another addition, but the headline act is the photo mode. This is a gorgeous game on PS4, and the lack of an ability to snap critical moments with the characters was something we felt keenly. In June snaps of best boy Reno. We’ve already poured hours into this reimagined classic but Intergrade has convinced us we’ll be happy to do it again.

IMPRESSIONS

We’re looking forward to reacquainting ourselves with the premier Materia hunter in her very own DLC. After a photo mode rerun, we can’t wait to sink our teeth into a hard mode go-around on PS5.

“YUFFIE’S WINDSTORM ABILITY SCOOPS UP DISTANT ENEMIES FOR CLOSE-QUARTERS FISTICUFFS.”

The action-focussed combat system enjoys new wrinkles thanks to the abilities of Materia hunter Yuffie.

1 Yuffie’s oversized weapon packs a punch but you’ll get the most out of her moveset if you switch up her elemental affinities with Materia.

2 Weiss The Immaculate makes an appearance in Intergrade, but from the looks of Intermission, he’s far from the last Tsviet we’ll see.

3 Yuffie is skilled at both long- and close-range combat.

Alongside Nayo, Zhijie, and Polk, long-haired Billy Bob will also lend Yuffie a helping hand in Midgar.