You’ll explore a huge amount of the game’s world beyond Midgar’s steel sky.

Everything in this game is Remake dialed up to 11.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth takes everything you’ve learned in Remake and cranks it up even higher.

The FF7 Rebirth Grasslands Region as seen from high above

Get ready for one of the most massive role-playing games that Square Enix has ever delivered.

It’s a behemoth of a game.

We recommend that youget started with Chadley’s questsimmediately.

Combat Tips cover image of Cloud Aerith and Tifa celebrating victory

Take some time to scope out theCombat Simulator, which will reward you for completing bouts.

Weapon Upgrades For The Win

Weapon upgradesworkdifferently than they did in Remake.

Look forWeapon Upgrades that suit your play style.

Chadley and the CHAD Module in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

There’s no right or wrong way to hook them up.

O Folio, Where Art Thou?

Replacing Remake’s Weapon Upgrade screen,Folios utilize your hard-earned SPas a form of level-up currency.

Ward Shift Mastery Weapon Upgrade in FF7 Rebirth

It is here thatRebirth’s many Synergy skillsare unlocked.

You’ll also earn plenty else, includingpermanent stat boostsandAP-based elemental attacks.

This is a huge deal, so confirm you snag them whenever you’re able to.

FF7 Rebirth screen for Tifa’s Folio featuring Leaping Strikes

In addition to traditionally-earned SP,there are books for each characterwhich confer further SP for Folios.

You’ll find them predominantly viaside quests.

Just once suffices permanently.

Velociwing enemy in the FF7 Rebirth Nibelheim area

If your memory is razor-sharp, you might never need this, but frankly, ours isn’t.

It can be hard to determinewhich Materia to use inyour limited slots per piece of equipment.

Keep an eye out forlinked Materia slots.

Fire and Ice Materia in Chadley’s creation screen in FF7 Rebirth

We’ve had a great time with Materia that lets party membersuse abilities and spells on their own.

Prioritize Those Protorelics

There’s along-running optional questlinein Rebirth involvingProtorelics.

You’ll first be tasked with findingat least five squadsthroughout Junon.

Chadley appearing on Cloud’s CHAD Module in FF7 REbirth

That said,you should search for all ten.

Doing so, and performing splendidly, nets youbig prizesafterward.

That said,you will restart right before the first portionevery time you retry it.

Cloud, Aerith, and Tifa dressed as Shinra soldiers in Upper Junon in FF7 REbirth

And unless you’reamazingat this, youwillneed to restart a few times.

But if you want to win,you’ll want to start playingbeforeyou board that boat.

Successful Summoning

Chadley lets youbattle and obtain summons in each regionvia the Combat Simulator.

Queen’s Blood match against Virgil in FF7 Rebirth

FindingSummon ShrinesthroughDivine Intelprovides you witheasier variants of the battle.

Not only can youswing by again at anytime to finish anything you missed, which is plenty helpful.

The treasures range from run-of-the-mill consumable items tounique key itemslike the PLAY ARTS figurines.

Titan’s difficulty rankings in the FF7 Rebirth combat simulator

Out of all of Rebirth’s side content, this one is the easiest to miss.

Tifa riding the in Costa del Sol in FF7 Rebirth

Cloud and Red XIII riding chocobos together in FF7 Rebirth Grasslands region

Red 13 attacking a Death Claw with Chilling Roar in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.

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