Promotion and Reception
Vincent's popularity has seen merchandise related to Dirge of Cerberus, including the release of action figures.
His character has received primarily positive reviews by video games publications. On IGN's "Final Fantasy VII: Top 10 Characters" list, written by Dave Smith, Vincent was listed as an "Honorable Mention." He received praise for his "striking character design," as well as the fact that "FFVII's 3D engine made his shape-shifting Limit Breaks some surprisingly scary stuff." In GameSpot's article "The History of Final Fantasy", Vincent was comically referred to as the Final Fantasy VII character who female players found to be "the most alluring undead man they've ever met." He has been placed in the recurring character category of "The Kickass Quiet Guy" by 1UP.com and "The Brooding Pretty Boy" by GamesRadar.
GameSpot writer Greg Mueller regarded Vincent as one of "the more interesting characters from Final Fantasy VII," and liked how Dirge of Cerberus was focused on him and explained his origins more clearly. His character design and abilities have been praised by GameSpy's Justin Speer, who felt that with such traits he "capably steps into a leading role" of Dirge of Cerberus. IGN's Jeremy Dunham had a similar opinion, noting that Vincent "is exposed pretty convincingly here." On the other hand, Eurogamer's Rob Fahey criticized him as not being familiar enough to players, even to Final Fantasy VII players, to warrant his role as protagonist in Dirge of Cerberus. However, Fahey still recognized him as very popular character, commenting that he is one of the most common characters from Final Fantasy VII to be featured in fan-fictions and fanart. Although RPGamer's Michael "CactuarJoe" Beckett said that Vincent was one of the "less well-developed" characters from Final Fantasy VII, he found his development in Dirge of Cerberus to be satisfying. GamesRadar stated that Dirge of Cerberus focused on developing Vincent due to his lack of backstory in Final Fantasy VII, and regarded the mobile phone spin-off as "Vincent fanservice instead of FFVII canon."
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