Summary
With just a few months to go until the release ofFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Square Enix released a story recap video for players to watch and get caught up. Narrated by Max Mittelman, Red XIII’s voice actor, the newFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthvideo condensed the main story ofFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeinto a digestible format.
Mittelman reprises his role as Red XIII inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth, having voiced the character during the climax ofFinal Fantasy 7 Remake. While Red XIII is portrayed as wiser beyond his years, the character’s voiced lines inFinal Fantasy 7: Advent Childrenwere severely restricted. Though Liam O’Brien was the first English voice actor for Red XIII, Mittelman added a low and quiet growl to his voice to fit the situation inFF7 Remake. AsRed XIII is expected to have a much larger roleinFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth, especially as the party reaches Cosmo Canyon and points beyond, it remains to be seen how Mittelman’s performance will resonate with players.
As the launch ofFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthdraws nearer, Square Enix released a five-minute YouTube video that consolidated the story ofFinal Fantasy 7 Remake, with Mittelman telling the tale from Red XIII’s point of view. While the story of the Intermission DLC was not included in Mittelman’s narration, the video touched upon all the important main story details fromFinal Fantasy 7 Remake. In addition, the video will be included inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthin some capacity, though it remains to be seen how it will be accessed in the game. Known for his previous work on characters such asRyuji Sakamoto inPersona 5 Royal, Mittelman goes for a sobering and slow tone in the narration video. The video starts with Red XIII recounting Avalanche’s successful bombing of the Sector 1 Mako Reactor in Midgar, and Cloud’s encounters with Aerith and Tifa.
Following the fall of Sector 7, Red XIII goes on to briefly explain the Arbiters of Fate, known as the Whispers, and how Sephiroth seems to be tied to them. While the story ofFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthis not set in stone,the timeline was made all the more confusingfollowing some recent news from Square Enix.
Betweenthe recent ESRB rating ofFF7 Rebirthand this latest story recap video, Square Enix’s promotion of the PS5 exclusive title is ramping up. Only time will tell how things will play out once the game is released.
