Next Brutal Challenge Guide: th-cam.com/video/0Iap3Jk6G0Y/w-d-xo.html I totally forgot where I obtained the third Magnify until you guys reminded me in the comments! Cloud does not need the Magnify so put whatever you want as a substitute! For anyone following the series, I made some changes to better handle this challenge! Aerith: Swapped out Auto-Cast for ATB Stagger Swapped out Fury Ring for Chocoking’s Cape Tifa: Swapped out Lightning for Fire and Ice on Magnify Swapped out Lightning for Ice on Magic Focus Swapped out Auto-Ability for ATB Boost Swapped out Auto-Ability for ATB Stagger Swapped out Full Throttle Wristguards for Fury Ring Changed Shortcuts to Blizzara and Blizzaga Magnified
I went into this fight unprepared and got to round 9 and earthbound just devastated with me because I didn't have the fire magic. So gonna cheese it now. Your guides are great! I don't subscribe but I am subscribed to yours and liking all the guide videos I am using! Thank you.
yeah, this strategy was a key. I struggled a lot on round 5. That damn monster mini-boss is so bulky. So maybe I did not have the most filled. but Quakega with Magnify and Arcane is truly powerful.
I basically did this by spamming Blizzaga with magnify, mp absorb, magic focus, and swiftcast. ATB stagger, ATB Boost, first strike. Really any atb boosting abilities you can fit plus genji gloves. Stick an arcane ward on the ground and can blow through most rounds. Round 6 is kinda tricky with the jellies, but having a characer with Esuna really helps.
All your strats are Great stuff my friend - it would be really amazing if you made a video going over how you approach building these incredible strategies for us dumb folk who like to try to find good ways to take on tougher battles but just suck at it, ha … like how did you even go about building such impeccable strategies? Teach us the ways, sensei! Pleaseeee 😊
I have a video on the channel going over the three builds I used to beat hard mode Music! I explain why I use those materias and how they work in conjunction with the characters! th-cam.com/video/Sowo43gb-Mc/w-d-xo.html
I just started doing all of the hard mode VR missions and MAN lol these guides are super helpful! I keep getting stuck on floor 5 with that dragon, I cannot for the life of me deal enough damage to him, and all of the other enemies just drain me 😫 but the times i have cleared it I make it to floor 10 pretty easily, that Tonberry is the death of me 😂 any tips on how to take those guys out quickly? My blizzaga doesnt stun him as much
Are all your materia maxed out Natural? Without a video, I can't tell what maybe going wrong. I've cleared this 30+ times now and this has worked wonders. Throughout those clears I made this guide so I can't think of anything to implement to make it easier.
@Naztalgic_Memories I'm just having a hard time with that tonberry, I also only had one magnify materia. I just got a second one which I'm gonna throw on Tifa and hopefully I should be able to clear it! That was the biggest issue I feel I had 😅I don't have every single materia from the video, I just had to throw what I had together lol
@@naturaldisaster6991 These Virtual Simulations are the hardest content the game has to offer. It's balanced around you having maxed out materia. Good luck Natural
I found Chrono Aegis to be really effective for Sandspitters. Just have everyone move to Aerith once it's up, then it becomes a frozen sitting duck regardless of who it targets :) I got sick of waiting for them to go after Cloud, so I gave this a try
Made it to round 9, thought I had it down now im dying in random rounds. These challenges are absurd and remind me also that when an enemy in a game does a status effect youre screwed but when you do it, it barely changes anything. Of course i learned this from Pokemon but applies pretty much universally. I liked the original, make some fights absurdly difficult but give us at least 2 ribbons. ...i know ill beat the challenge but some mechanics from enemies are cheap to the point where skill is largely irrelevent. Noticed hard mode combat made sense but this is overkill. I spent so much time on the insane ubiquitous minigames that im average at materia combos and combat lol.
They did tune up the difficulty from Remake quite a bit huh Super? I really hope they add accessibility options for minigames if they plan on making it a big part of the game because I sucked at them :D
Yeah. I like it the first 3 times but some things are just like, yeah, I get it, brutal = hard as hell but idk i like being able to use my preferred builds but now im copying other's due to still not having beaten this challenge in like a week. I believe im missing a couple of materia and didnt level many puples. Did most of the intel after completing main story so that's probably it I have one of each materia but for some that i need 3 of i only got 2 Basically the savage grandhorn round and final are too difficult. Hopefully whatever I am doing wrong I can fix I blame my work schedule for a lot of this by the way LOL because I don't have like a full day to completely get everything and make sure I'm ready and try a bunch of different stuff kind of sucks
@@supersaiyanzero386 I totally get where you're coming from Super! Having to work an eight+ hour shift to come home and try to relax is all we want when we game. It can be infuriating that you now have to invest x time to clear the content! That's why I make guides to save you time! I have a guide on the channel I used to level my materia within an hour: th-cam.com/video/kR2ZfHceYSE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=sAIJWGgNX4wfEROh Best of luck in clearing 🙏
Okay, so uhh… how exactly am I supposed to get three Magnify Materias… if one of them is locked behind a Simulation… that I need to beat this one to unlock?
During a failed attempt on this method, I tried using gamble as Cloud and he committed suicide. Aerith and Tifa were already unconscious so that was the end of that attempt 😅 Then I managed to beat this challenge on my next attempt without gamble. I appreciate your advice though, and thank you Naz!! XD
Didn't matter for this particular challenge, but do you think Tifa is a better mage/magic user than Yuffie, to be alongside Aerith? Even though Yuffie has a lower magic stat, her doppelganger ability helps a lot in terms of casting a free spell doesn't it?
You're right that Yuffie's Doppelganger allows her to get more cast for free. Yuffie has a much greater role to play if she was in that group as displayed in todays video!
@@Naztalgic_Memories Makes sense. Do you happen to know if unfettered fury scales off your magic stat for Tifa, as opposed to the strength stat? I'm trying to build a mage Tifa build like you in the video as well haha
I can confirm you dont need the magnify on cloud... Just did it. But i can also confirm a couple of the rounds are a bit difficult with the timing of getting off blizzaga, doing the ward, atb boost then quakeaga as if you are just a tad slow some enemies make it away from all the chaos and you will have to do things the hard way... Lol
@@PlaystationGamerZX Did you even read my reply? I said it's an UI bug they fixed. The video was made before the patch. If you look at the actual MP Pool I get back 30% MP, not 50%.
@Naztalgic_Memories yes I got my 2nd magnify from the side mission in cosmo, with the ap farm in white hair side mission I got it levelled up fast and finished scorned on my 1st attempt with your meteria set up... THANK YOU
Next Brutal Challenge Guide: th-cam.com/video/0Iap3Jk6G0Y/w-d-xo.html
I totally forgot where I obtained the third Magnify until you guys reminded me in the comments! Cloud does not need the Magnify so put whatever you want as a substitute!
For anyone following the series, I made some changes to better handle this challenge!
Aerith:
Swapped out Auto-Cast for ATB Stagger
Swapped out Fury Ring for Chocoking’s Cape
Tifa:
Swapped out Lightning for Fire and Ice on Magnify
Swapped out Lightning for Ice on Magic Focus
Swapped out Auto-Ability for ATB Boost
Swapped out Auto-Ability for ATB Stagger
Swapped out Full Throttle Wristguards for Fury Ring
Changed Shortcuts to Blizzara and Blizzaga Magnified
Was very skeptical while going thru the build but this actually worked. Great job and thanks so much!
What is there to be skeptical about?
Thanks for this guide. I struggled on this and beat it the first time with your setup
You're welcome Beats! Glad the guide helped out!
This worked on my first try and I was dreading it. Thanks!
That's awesome Jon! Thank you for watching and congratulations on your win 🎉
I went into this fight unprepared and got to round 9 and earthbound just devastated with me because I didn't have the fire magic. So gonna cheese it now. Your guides are great! I don't subscribe but I am subscribed to yours and liking all the guide videos I am using! Thank you.
Thank you for your support and I am glad you're enjoying the guides Senshi ❤
Def not cheese to use the most effective strats.
@@supersaiyanzero386 It's just optimal time save :D
yeah, this strategy was a key. I struggled a lot on round 5. That damn monster mini-boss is so bulky. So maybe I did not have the most filled.
but
Quakega with Magnify and Arcane is truly powerful.
Right Angry? It makes me feel like Xehanort from Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep lifting all those rocks!
I basically did this by spamming Blizzaga with magnify, mp absorb, magic focus, and swiftcast. ATB stagger, ATB Boost, first strike.
Really any atb boosting abilities you can fit plus genji gloves. Stick an arcane ward on the ground and can blow through most rounds.
Round 6 is kinda tricky with the jellies, but having a characer with Esuna really helps.
Thanks for sharing Robet!
thank you so much you saved me, I was struggling at round 9 with that annoying move that block you
You're welcome Mattia! That move was really annoying when doing this the first time!
Going to try this after work! 😭 this was definitely a challenge for me!!
Hopefully it gets you the clear John 🙏
@@Naztalgic_Memoriesthank you so much! It worked!!! ❤
@@John-eo6qm I'm glad to hear John 👍
Dang man, 3rd try (because of bad rng/timing) and done with this... Thanks a ton.
RNG sucks but at least you got the win Michael! Congratulations 🎉
All your strats are Great stuff my friend - it would be really amazing if you made a video going over how you approach building these incredible strategies for us dumb folk who like to try to find good ways to take on tougher battles but just suck at it, ha … like how did you even go about building such impeccable strategies? Teach us the ways, sensei! Pleaseeee 😊
I have a video on the channel going over the three builds I used to beat hard mode Music! I explain why I use those materias and how they work in conjunction with the characters!
th-cam.com/video/Sowo43gb-Mc/w-d-xo.html
I just started doing all of the hard mode VR missions and MAN lol these guides are super helpful! I keep getting stuck on floor 5 with that dragon, I cannot for the life of me deal enough damage to him, and all of the other enemies just drain me 😫 but the times i have cleared it I make it to floor 10 pretty easily, that Tonberry is the death of me 😂 any tips on how to take those guys out quickly? My blizzaga doesnt stun him as much
Are all your materia maxed out Natural?
Without a video, I can't tell what maybe going wrong. I've cleared this 30+ times now and this has worked wonders. Throughout those clears I made this guide so I can't think of anything to implement to make it easier.
@Naztalgic_Memories I'm just having a hard time with that tonberry, I also only had one magnify materia. I just got a second one which I'm gonna throw on Tifa and hopefully I should be able to clear it! That was the biggest issue I feel I had 😅I don't have every single materia from the video, I just had to throw what I had together lol
@@naturaldisaster6991 These Virtual Simulations are the hardest content the game has to offer. It's balanced around you having maxed out materia. Good luck Natural
@Naztalgic_Memories thank you sir! And thank you for these guides!
@@naturaldisaster6991 Thank you for using them ❤
I found Chrono Aegis to be really effective for Sandspitters. Just have everyone move to Aerith once it's up, then it becomes a frozen sitting duck regardless of who it targets :)
I got sick of waiting for them to go after Cloud, so I gave this a try
That's a great spot for Chrono Aegis Drums! Thank for you sharing such a wonderful tip!
Good stuff as usual Naz! 😊
Thank you Dark ❤
great set up, helped me alot!
I'm so glad you found it helpful :)
thank you so much I was losing my mind
Anytime Rali! Glad you found the video helpful 👍
Made it to round 9, thought I had it down now im dying in random rounds. These challenges are absurd and remind me also that when an enemy in a game does a status effect youre screwed but when you do it, it barely changes anything. Of course i learned this from Pokemon but applies pretty much universally.
I liked the original, make some fights absurdly difficult but give us at least 2 ribbons.
...i know ill beat the challenge but some mechanics from enemies are cheap to the point where skill is largely irrelevent. Noticed hard mode combat made sense but this is overkill. I spent so much time on the insane ubiquitous minigames that im average at materia combos and combat lol.
They did tune up the difficulty from Remake quite a bit huh Super? I really hope they add accessibility options for minigames if they plan on making it a big part of the game because I sucked at them :D
Definitely. Ps still on round 9. Got fire on everyone so hopefully one can live long enough thru earthbound@@Naztalgic_Memories
Yeah. I like it the first 3 times but some things are just like, yeah, I get it, brutal = hard as hell but idk i like being able to use my preferred builds but now im copying other's due to still not having beaten this challenge in like a week. I believe im missing a couple of materia and didnt level many puples. Did most of the intel after completing main story so that's probably it I have one of each materia but for some that i need 3 of i only got 2
Basically the savage grandhorn round and final are too difficult. Hopefully whatever I am doing wrong I can fix I blame my work schedule for a lot of this by the way LOL because I don't have like a full day to completely get everything and make sure I'm ready and try a bunch of different stuff kind of sucks
@@supersaiyanzero386 I totally get where you're coming from Super! Having to work an eight+ hour shift to come home and try to relax is all we want when we game. It can be infuriating that you now have to invest x time to clear the content! That's why I make guides to save you time!
I have a guide on the channel I used to level my materia within an hour: th-cam.com/video/kR2ZfHceYSE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=sAIJWGgNX4wfEROh
Best of luck in clearing 🙏
Okay, so uhh… how exactly am I supposed to get three Magnify Materias… if one of them is locked behind a Simulation… that I need to beat this one to unlock?
Read the pinned comment
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!
My pleasure Cross 👍
Just wait until you use gamble materia with this set up xD
ooo that is one materia I have not experimented with much Laitha!
During a failed attempt on this method, I tried using gamble as Cloud and he committed suicide. Aerith and Tifa were already unconscious so that was the end of that attempt 😅 Then I managed to beat this challenge on my next attempt without gamble. I appreciate your advice though, and thank you Naz!! XD
That 6th round is brutal…
I know Matt! Good luck getting past it
Didn't matter for this particular challenge, but do you think Tifa is a better mage/magic user than Yuffie, to be alongside Aerith? Even though Yuffie has a lower magic stat, her doppelganger ability helps a lot in terms of casting a free spell doesn't it?
You're right that Yuffie's Doppelganger allows her to get more cast for free. Yuffie has a much greater role to play if she was in that group as displayed in todays video!
@@Naztalgic_Memories Makes sense. Do you happen to know if unfettered fury scales off your magic stat for Tifa, as opposed to the strength stat? I'm trying to build a mage Tifa build like you in the video as well haha
It does R_C! Sorry for the late reply! I just saw this notification!
I don't need this guide but here to support you
I appreciate that Alice!
Thx man best build ever 😂
I'm glad you found the guide helpful Nuclear! Thank you for using it ❤
How did you get 3 magnify’s? I only have 2
Probably from one of these Brutal Challenges! Cloud's Magnify isn't needed so you'll be fine Binny!
I can confirm you dont need the magnify on cloud... Just did it. But i can also confirm a couple of the rounds are a bit difficult with the timing of getting off blizzaga, doing the ward, atb boost then quakeaga as if you are just a tad slow some enemies make it away from all the chaos and you will have to do things the hard way... Lol
Good to know Michael!
Thankz bro
My pleasure Romoe!
Does this still useful for Nerfed 30% gain only?
It's always been 30%. It was a UI bug they patched recently.
@Naztalgic_Memories
Then how come the video say 50% MP? Lol
@@PlaystationGamerZX Did you even read my reply? I said it's an UI bug they fixed. The video was made before the patch. If you look at the actual MP Pool I get back 30% MP, not 50%.
@@Naztalgic_Memories
Oh ok then ( I don't know what UI stand for lol sorry)
@@PlaystationGamerZX Oh okay. It's User Interface. It's everything you see on your screen.
How did you get a third magnify?
Cloud does not need the Magnify so put whatever you want as a substitute!
How did you get 3 magnify for this build?
The pinned comment answers that.
@@Naztalgic_Memories oh yeah sorry I read it after that. Thank you so much. You helped me a lot with your builds.
@@Notsureeh All good Nostsureeh. Glad the videos helped out 👍
earthbound is awful thank you
You're welcome Bcgrant!
But you can't get the third magnify until AFTER this challenge!!!
Yes and that's why my pinned comment covers that.
I only have 1 magnify lol
Chapter 12 should have the second one you're missing Arran!
@Naztalgic_Memories yes I got my 2nd magnify from the side mission in cosmo, with the ap farm in white hair side mission I got it levelled up fast and finished scorned on my 1st attempt with your meteria set up... THANK YOU
@@arrandolan6297 My pleasure Arrandolan ❤