Right now at New York Comedian Con, it was revealed that voice actor Matt Mercer, maybe greatest often known as the Dungeon Grasp of standard actual-play webseries Essential Position, will probably be starring as gunslinger Vincent Valentine in Closing Fantasy VII Rebirth, the second chapter in Sq. Enix’s ongoing remake of the basic ‘90s Japanese function enjoying recreation.
Earlier trailers for Closing Fantasy VII Rebirth have confirmed off a wide range of totally different locales, in addition to characters not featured within the first chapter, 2020’s Closing Fantasy VII Remake, together with Vincent Valentine. A lot of the sport stays shrouded in thriller, nonetheless, 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. Right now at NYCC, a panel that includes voice actors from the extremely anticipated sequel revealed a bit extra about what to anticipate.
Whereas Matt Mercer did voice just a few characters within the first entry of the remake mission, they had been largely minor NPCs with names like “Wall Market Thug.” Through the October 14 panel, Mercer revealed that he auditioned for Valentine in Rebirth, saying that he “put all of his vitality” into the audition. Then, he didn’t hear again for 9 months. And when he lastly did get a callback, it solely stated 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 stated he was introduced into the sales space to file traces for a random NPC when the display containing the script began glitching out earlier than fading to black and presenting him with one other character: that of Vincent Valentine. Fairly a method to discover out you’ve acquired the job.
Closing Fantasy VII Rebirth releases on February 29, 2024 for PlayStation 5.