Square Enix will soon be giving away all Final Fantasy 7 Remake DLC for free. This will happen on June 10, the day FF7 Remake Intergrade launches on PS5.
The original FF7 was released on the PlayStation in 1997, which put it well before the era of able content. Square Enix wasn't about to miss the boat with FF7 Remake, which had pre-order DLC, a special Digital Deluxe Edition, and food promotions that gave away codes in different regions. In North America, codes were given away with Butterfinger bars, and distributed in the UK with Batchelors pasta meals.
FF7 Remake Intergrade is due to be released on June 10 and all of the previous DLC is being released for free. According to FF7 Remake Item Pack is a free DLC set that will give players access to three summons and five accessories. It's unclear if this will only be available to people who own Intergrade or if it will be available in all regions, but a lot of players may have missed the content that was on offer the first time around.
FF7 Remake's Pre-Order Summons
The FF7 Remake Item Pack will add three summons to the game: the Chocobo Chick, Carbuncle, and Cactuar. Chocobo Chick was originally a pre-order bonus for FF7 Remake, while Carbuncle and Cactuar could be received from the Digital Deluxe Edition of the game. Chocobo Chick has the ability to cast a number of elemental spells, including Chocofire, Chocoblizzard, Chocothunder, and Chocogust, which gives players a lot of versatility during the early hours of the game. Chocobo Chick's ultimate attack is Chocoflare, which deals non-elemental damage and can stagger foes.
Cactuar only has two attacks. Its first is 1,000 Needles, which has a chance of inflicting the poison and slow status effects. The second attack is 10,000 Needles, which sprays needles all around the battlefield to deal a small amount of damage. Carbuncle is a summon that focuses on buffing the party, with extremely useful moves that come at the cost of two ATB bars. Ruby Light puts the Barrier buff on the party, halving physical damage; Nacre Light puts the Manaward buff on the party, halving magical damage; and Emerald Light casts Haste on the party. Carbuncle's ultimate attack is Diamond Dazzle, which heals the party and revives KO'd .
FF7 Remake's Five Accessories
The FF7 Remake Item Pack will also add five accessories to the game. These were given away as part of an FF7 Remake Butterfinger promotion and turned into free DLC, but they were only available in the US version of the game. The five accessories are the Midgar Bangle (+18 to Defense/Magic Defense), the Shinra Bangle (+20 to Defense/Magic Defense), the Corneo Armlet (+22 to Defense/Magic Defense), the Mako Crystal (reduces all elemental damage by 5%), and the Superstar Belt (survive one fatal blow and drop to 1 HP once per battle). None of these items are powerful enough to be game-breaking, but they do make the first few chapters easier.
Is FF7 Remake Intergrade Episode INTERmission's Yuffie Free?
The Yuffie-focused Episode INTERmission DLC is also coming alongside the release of FF7 Remake Intergrade for PS5. Those who purchase the PS5 version will receive the INTERmission DLC for free, but those who already own FF7 Remake on PS4 (and are receiving the free version of Intergrade on PS5) will still need to pay $19.99 for INTERmission. Those who own the PS+ version of FF7 Remake cannot upgrade it to Intergrade, and will instead need to buy the game outright.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade and FF7R Episode INTERmission will be available for PS5 on June 10, 2021.
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