On the other hand, "Eurogamer"'s Rob Fahey criticized Vincent as not being familiar enough to players, even to those who played the original "Final Fantasy VII", 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 fiction and fan art. 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. According to GamesRadar, "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." Steve Blum's performance as Vincent achieved positive response by fans and the media.