You Have To Play INTERmission Before FF7 Rebirth

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The PS5 and PC release ofhad DLC content that can't be played on PS4, but it's actually a surprisingly necessary add-on, as it includes important story information that's relevant to . The DLC stars the impetuous ninja Yuffie Kisaragi, following her on a covert mission to infiltrate Midgar during the events of. Yuffie is the only playable character in her DLC, though there is a guest party member called Sonon, who fights alongside her throughout her story.

Fans of the original are likely to be familiar with Yuffie, although it's possible to miss recruiting her entirely in the classic game. Although she isn't as central to the story as any of the required party members, she does have a memorable presence, albeit a somewhat divisive one. In both and, Yuffie's number one concern is acquiring materia, and she's perfectly willing to break some rules to do so. makes some alterations to her character, however, giving her new motivations that might make it easier to empathize with her aims.

is set across two chapters, with the first involving Yuffie contacting the main Avalanche branch and using their contacts to sneak into the Shinra Headquarters, in search of a secret «ultimate Materia» that the Shinra scientists are working on. The second chapter of the DLC involves the break-in, with Yuffie and Sonon running into members of Deepground from in a climactic encounter. Yuffie's story ends with her witnessing the destruction of the Sector 7 Plate, followed by her leaving Midgar on the back of a Chocobo.

Although much of 's plot isn't essential to the story of as a whole, one basic reason why it's worth playing before lies in the additional context it provides for Yuffie as a character. It's best to go into the DLC without spoilers, but there's one key event that occurs in the story that definitely makes its mark on her. is also a good way to get familiar with Yuffie's combat mechanics before , as they're more complicated than any of the characters included in the base game.