Square Enix shared an official interview with Britt Baron, the voice actress behind Tifa Lockhart in FFVII Remake and Rebirth. As part of that, she shared her favorite moments playing the character in both games, though her thoughts on the one from Remakeis less vague than the Rebirth moment to avoid spoilers.
Editor’s Note: There will be no FFVII Remake or Rebirth spoilers below.
When it came to her favorite FFVII Remake memory of Tifa, Baron brought up a point involving Tifa’s kindness. She explained how at one point, even though they are enemies, the character goes out of her way to help someone from Shinra.
My favorite scene to play in Remake, might have been on the train when Tifa saves one of the Shinra employees.
It was such a high action paced, intense scene. We recorded it early on, and I think that it really illuminates who Tifa is as a human. It encapsulates who she is, so I really enjoyed that. And I think it was one of those pivotal scenes where I really got to solidify what voice I was using, who she was as a character and my portrayal.
As for the FFVII Rebirth moment, the thoughts from the voice actress for Tifa were more insightful from a technical standpoint. Baron explained how the nature of the job meant she was recording on JST, rather than PT, despite being in Los Angeles. She also explained how, due to the nature of voice acting, Cody Christian’s lines for Cloud may or may not be available for her to hear and play off of.
[Baron’s favorite scene in FFVII Rebirth] might have been with Tifa and Cloud. I think it’s pretty emotional. It was one of the earlier scenes that we recorded, and at that time we were recording Japanese hours, so it was really late night in Los Angeles which, when you get a little tired, feels even more intimate.
She’s trying to express her feelings for Cloud, She’s trying to figure out what’s going on with him and I think those kind of scenes are really fun for me because a lot of our recording is so disjointed and that was one of the instances in Rebirth where I got to record the scene start to finish, and Cody might have already recorded.
Sometimes they’ll play his lines for me, which is also really nice and helpful because I’m then playing off of him, which I think I did get to do in that scene.
We’ll learn more about FFVII Rebirth soon. The game will appear in its own State of Play showcase on February 6, 2024.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will come to the PS5 on February 29, 2024, with the exclusivity arrangement ending on May 29, 2024. FFVII Remake is available for the PS4, PS5, and PC, and FFVII Ever Crisis is available on the PC and mobile devices.
