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I loved it when you said there is no set build for hard mode, after 100 hours on this game, I realized there is no ultimate set, and the most efficient way to go through hardmode is experimenting at all times to find the best setups for areas, then the best setup for the boss of that area etc, all the while finding a combination of materia that helps you not waste MP... this game is about thinking, experimenting, and adapting to the different enemies!
You have to try Aerith with the Gotterdammerung necklace. Her Planet Protection limit break trivializes every fight in the game. It's so OP. If you have First Strike equipped and then a magnify- barrier combo, you can start the fight with Aerith's Planet Protection limit break and a manawall up. If you time the uses properly in each fight, your whole team will be immune to physical damage and magic damage will be halved for the whole fight.
Remember! In Hard mode you will HAVE to constantly change your builds up to fit enemy weaknesses. That is fine! This build overall is good but feel free to switch it up to suit your playstyle as well!
Have you tried prayer as a healing option instead of chakra? It's full party and does not scale to damage taken. It's 2 atb bars, sure, but it's also a group heal.
@@BltzZ No no, I mean as the main method of healing for all three party members. In fact, with a Cloud-Aerith-Barret party I beat the summon gauntlet with prayer as my only healing method.
This was one of the best video game guides I’ve ever seen. Extremely informative in every aspect I needed, but also properly stresses that many styles work not just yours. Loved
I would say instead of Chakra, use Pray instead as it heals all party members, to get multiple ones to equip to all your party members replay "Doneos secret stash" side quest to get more, you'll only need to replay it 3 times as Aerith is already equipped with one
The best thing about all these vids is that alot of these ideas are from the community this really is an awesome game where there is a million different ways to play and everyone bouncing ideas off each other making different builds is really refreshing. Thanks Blitz for for the work putting these guides together, you the man!
This. Reminds me of Crisis Core and Dissidia days in GameFaqs where the community was out there sharing and helping each other out to complete the respective challenges of each game.
Your FF7R guides have given me exponentially more pleasure out of this game. I got through half the game without appreciating how nuanced and complex the fighting system could be. Again. Thank you.
Happy to hear that! The OG means a lot to me and I'm happy to provide a solid experience for this one! I'm working on a interesting build hoping to upload later today!
Man, wish I had started this game months ago, just to get here when these vids dropped and help the YT algorithm; they've been super helpful, and you deserve a huge thanks for putting these together and really pushing how deep and complex the game can be. Also, watching you wreck stuff with Tifa is just mesmerizing lol. Subbed, and can't wait for part 2!
Hey man thank you so much! It makes me happy to hear these are helping out so many people still! I can't wait to make a modified version of this inna few weeks :D the infinite health build and the instant limit break build are my favorites
Dude, for whatever it’s worth, 4 years later this video really helped me out. Thank you!! My materia aren’t even fully maxed out and it’s wild how effective this set up is. I was stuck on the Joybot and Jenova Dream walker. I just beat them 🎉 both (diff set up for the Joy bot tho)
Hard mode in this game is amazing, in Normal mode you don't even change materia that often because just about anything works. I love the feeling of finding the build that takes down each boss. and using skills that I mostly ignored like chi trap on Tifa or Steelskin on Barret really show off how great the combat system works.
That's my favorite thing about difficulty increases in games. Gives you a different experience by requiring you to think about new builds and playstyles..nice! I have a cool tifa poison crit build I'm putting together a video on for either tomorrow or Tuesday
Best combo on mage: mp absorb + fire (or other) along with magnify + fire (same other). This way you can AOE and mp absorb from all enemies you hit!! Combine with arcane ward and it's super OP. unlimited mana
my go-to build for most normal encounters is enemy skill paired with HP absorb, Weapon: elemental paired with fire (if vs weak to fire) and hp absorb paired with the same elemental spell paired with the elemental materia. Equip The scarf + first strike materia to have 2 ATB right of the bat of a fight and cast the enemy skill siphon and watch your hp regen like crazy while dealing damage. All of this cost 0 mp. You can even go for the alguid aura (ice aura/damae not affected by elemental materia)
You and me a twins! That's hands down my personal build as well! I love to use it on melee Barret as he is a truck and an absolute beast as a blue mage!n
I’d only suggest that you don’t need both cure and chakra. Depending on how you can manage MP and progress through hard mode cure usually works out better as you can apply it to any character at the cost of 1 atb bar and even pair it with magnify instead of using chakra to heal all 3 for the cost of one bar. But it’s true, there isn’t one loadout you can use to rock the entire game as it is best to change it up accordingly. Fury rings can help make quick work of many enemies but you risk taking more damage as well so a lot depends on your play style as well.
Yup! Balancing your MP is the key to hard mode. Chakra alone is just fine but if needed the healing materia can help out a teammate with no ATB who is getting shredded by enemies haha
Agreed, I never use Chakra. I would just make sure that I'd heal with my non-combat healer outside of combat, or the person I wasn't using as a mage because their MP wasn't as precious, like Tifa, for example. Regen/Magnify helps a ton for harder boss fights, then just have your non-main healer top people off at the end of every fight. That being said, I cannot tell you how many times I'd heal everyone then ROUND A CORNER TO FIND A BENCH I FORGOT ABOUT and wasted that MP for nothing. Oh well, only three bosses that killed me were Eligor because of his bullshit Reflectga, Rufus, and Sephiroth. Hell, I died more to random encounters in Normal Mode when I was awful at the game, some of them can really sneak up on you if you aren't ready.
Love the vids man, keep it up! This damn game keeps pulling me back even after the platinum. There’s so many different ways to play it and no other game has been able to scratch that itch for me after completing it. If there’s someone out there like myself looking to replay the game in a more challenging way I recommend going through it on hard mode all the way with your starter weapons and not upgrading any slots that boost your attack/magic power and defense/magic defense. I’m also not equipping any armor/accessories that boost any of the aforementioned stats significantly , i.e geometric bracelets for extra materia slots.
Right I started all over in normal just for a challenge and can't wait till I maximize my materia for another hard mode run even though I've already got the platinum as well
This game has that effect on us for real! I hope the leveling up system is reworked tho in the future games. Enemies scaling to levels is just ehhh to me. Makes me feel like there is no point to leveling
My go to was: everyone - one MP and HP plus, steadfast block (except for Aerith) Cloud - Buster sword if Aerith is in the party, Mythril saber if she's not (he also got all of Aerith's blue materia), chain bangle, champion belt. First strike, elemental materia on weapon linked to an element, parry, pray, cure. Tifa - Feathered gloves, force bracelet, transference module. All of the atb increasing materia, parry, chakra, pray, elemental and one element materia Barret - Big bertha, force bracelet, enchanted ring. Haste, cure, revive, chakra, whatever else the situation called for. Aerith - Silver staff, force bracelet, circlet. Two of the same element, one linked to MP absorption materia and the other to magnify, one other element, 2 magic plus, first strike. I had to change these only on Hell house (aerith got all elements with magnify on lightning, Cloud had revive just in case) and chapter 17. Oh and for top secrets I had magnified haste on Barret and used thunder linked to both MP and HP absorption on Aerith.
Haha, on chapter 13 Hard mode. I've only ever had Chakra on Tifa. Time to equip on everyone!! This channel has helped so much with the difficult boss fights. Didn't run into to much trouble until about halfway through hard mode. Thanks BlitzZ, Subbed!
Welcome to the channel happy to hear this has been helping you out alot 😆. Be sure to checkout the infinite health, instant limit break and unlimited atb builds for crazy game breaking situations. Also for a fun spectacle checkout the top secrets boss guide
@@BltzZ thanks I'll check it out. Finished up the top secret boss fights, took two tries. Got stuck on Bahamut/Ifrit the first time. Second time I put elemental+ice on Cloud's armor and elemental+fire on Barret's. Helped a lot. And surprisingly breezed through the Pride & Joy fight even though I forgot to equip lightning lol. Just need to finish the game on Hard mode to 100% now. Your vids def helped me to develop my own strats though.
Yo that's legendary! Happy to hear that! I am finishing up my FF6 playthrough and uploading the highlights to the channel be sure to check them out when you get a chance!
This setup is really good! The only times I had to change to a different build in Hard Mode was with Hell House and Rufus, and I destroyed all the other bosses on my first or second try. I even beat the Harbinger and Sephiroth on my first try with it. One of my proudest platinums to date. Thank you for the quides that helped me along the way!
Great guide as usual! One thing I would add is to break open Shinra boxes to recover MP, save, reload, and break them open again until needed. In my entire hard mode playthrough I was never even close to running out of MP because of this (except, of course, in some of the boss battles, especially during the last two chapters). I suggest maxing out your materia and using the "Gotterdammerung" accessory (from beating Pride and Joy) for hard mode. It helps SO much, even with bosses! (along with Steadfast Block and First Strike). Most mob fights were over as soon as they started, and I rarely had to heal. For example, I remember that Swordipede mini-boss from Ch. 17 kicking my ass on normal mode. On hard mode with that accessory, Swordipede didn't even stand a chance! Cloud and Tifa pretty much finished it off with their two limit breaks!
@@BltzZ It really is! I love that you seem to read all the comments and respond to many of them. Keep up the good work, and I hope your channel here and/or on Twitch blossoms and soars! You definitely deserve it!
I’ve tried hard mode at least 10 times and a build similar to this, all characters maxed out at lvl 50 and all weapon proficiency - and yet I can never get past the Scorpion lol
My only advice before starting your hard mode: Beat Pride and Joy before starting your hard mode playthrough, and abuse your enimeis with Gotterdammerung and ascension limit break. Thanks for the video bro I really enjoy your contents keep it up 🙏🏼
Yup! That's exactly what I did haha I get lots of comments of people telling me you can't get Gotterdammerung until I beat hard mode and I just feel so bad for them....lol
I did this, fought the Scorpion Sentinel with it and felt so unfair. I did use Ascension to clear rooms on the way out of the reactor, that was fun but I never equipped it for the rest of the run after that. It's like using Knights of the Round, makes every fight way too damn easy. I just beat Emerald and Ruby Weapon in the original for my first time ever in my life because of Knights of the Round, Gotterdammerung is the same concept to me for this game. It's a whole lot of fun but it makes a lot of fights way too easy.
I wasn't sure enough of my ability after getting stomped my first attempt at sentinel scorpion in hard. So, I just went through each chapter and decided to wait until I reached chapter 17 before attempting to get it. Lol
Welcome to the channel man I appreciate you saying that and having you on board! We're going to be streaming more this week :) hoping to continue to bring you guys amazing videos for this awesome game
I finished the PS5 version yesterday😀So Good and i'm not ready for hard mode so tough 😥Need To Up max level a lot of materia Thanks for this guide and tips👍
Agreed to most assesments of mateia usage, except for the overall conclusion which is MP conservation. Truth be told you can go rather balanced on choice of materia, weapons and armour e.g using Buster Sword on Cloud since it brings overall stats to all attributes rather than using Mythril Sword for its sole purpose of MP conservation. However if you know the encounters, where benches are and enemy weak points, MP is really not a problem. Hence I prefer to select weapons, armour and materia which boost all fields as much as possible so you have a solid overall. And Hard mode after getting Gotterdammerung, mastered all materia and up`d all weapons becomes normal mode in the end. TLDR; MP is not a problem which this movie emphasizes. Select rather materia, weapons and armour which enhances your character overall.
I agree, I personally don't use this build for my playthrough I go for a more riskier approach. Check my new Barret infinite health build video for more insane builds. Also on hard mode you cannot use benches to restore MP, only HP. This video is for the overall safest build for hard mode that applies to most possible situations :)
Gods Dawn is a very literal translation. It's more like en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight_of_the_Gods. Which could losely be translated to something that kills gods.
Playing this game with my mate, if he dies in a battle, I get to do it, watching me absolutely DECIMATE everything in my way with Tifa must be disheartening to him XD
After platinum everything, beat everything and more. And i still feel like want to play More and story feel easy mode now, At this point, I honestly want Square Enix to make it "Very Hard" or "Hardest" difficult mode. Game and story is REALLY good and fun :)
Haha I got what I could to get the final core atleast but I truthfully wanted to leave them off so I can feel some sense of earning as I progress when I play hard mode on stream this week :)
Thanks. I needed this. I'm currently going through hard mode and literally having a 'hard' time even with all of my equipped materia mastered. lol. My individual builds are good (thanks to you, by the way) but when it's a team battle it should be a team build to lessen the difficulty. My only advice to other players is: Use the command menu more often, especially in boss fights. It helps you a lot on thinking about what to do next with less or pressure since battle time slows down when you do.
The main thing that clicked for me with the combat was simply switching characters when the one you're controlling gets targeted. I was having issues with Bahamut and watched a video. The dude did nothing special, but watching him fight that way completely changed how I approached the game and I got a lot better at it really quickly. If a character is busy, switch off, just make sure everyone is doing something.
@@BltzZ Honestly, that's the main reason I don't use Provoke anymore. I used it a bit when I first was playing through the game but found the way you are supposed to switch constantly really discourages this; same with Auto Cure. If Provoke could be cast, I would use it a whole lot more, but everyone probably would tbh. I've also found most fights tend to move a lot faster than your game plan allows, I can't tell you how many times I've brought Time just in case and never used it because I just never got a chance to or thought about it. Sometimes the battle just kinda happens the way it does and you play your way out of it. So that kind of makes Provoke a dead Materia to me, but I can understand why someone who wants to really get in there with Cloud and Tifa would want to use it.
Oh cool I'm on the right track thanks. I'm halfway through hard mode and I know it's going to get tough from here on out so I'm looking around to see if theres anything else I should consider. I got a few things from this video I should consider like chakra which I've never really thought to use.
Dude i dont played FF7 remake but i watched walkthrough of this game and i really appreciate your dedication of all this guide video to helping everyone thankyou for your service man
The materia I didn't change for everybody was 2x HP Up, 2x MP Up, Revive and Healing. I also chose weapons that had Reprieve and 20% cost reduction on Healing spells. Magnify Healing on Aerith HP Abaorb Enemy Skill on Tifa (thanks Blitzz) Elemental Enemy Weakness on Cloud and Barret weapons. Moved to the armor on some fights. Champion Belt for Tifa and Barret, Healing Carcanet for Aerith. Magnify Subversion vs f**** Tonberries.
Perfect dude that's exactly how you're supposed to play this! I just wish we can make preset classes to select instead of having to remap everything but that'll most likely be in remake 2 :). Great setup!
If Mythril had reprieve oh man it would be the goat hands down haha. They knew what they were doing building these weapons. Except silver staff lol that weapon is just too good!
Thanks again for another great video homie. I am currently on my second play through on hard mode and will be trying to defeat the (Top Secrets) in Shinra's battle sim. I will try these full party setups for sure. Keep on that grind bro, it's quality content :)
@@BltzZ Yes! I finally did it! I have beaten and completed all the battles/missions in Hojo's battle simulator! This is including the Monsters of legend and the Top Secrets and the Pride and Joy :) With just the Top Secrets and Pride and Joy it took me about 5:03 and a HELL of a lot of tries to figure out the timing of when to execute each strat you mentioned in your video but I finally did it. Can't thank you enough for the help homie. Oh yeah I know about skipping straight to chapter 17 to complete this side quest but I figured I could kill 2 birds with one stone. Now I can just focus on beating the game on hard mode. Appreciate the help again bro and keep on that content grind. Pog Champ!
Worth noting that sometimes it may actually be wise to start a Boss fight by using a Ga spell for that initial 20% boost when at Full MP. If you have MP Up &/or methods to regen MP then it's worth it! You can sometimes push a boss straight into Phase 2 with this! It's specially strong w Aerith when laying down an Arcane Ward first then unleashing the Ga spell with her. Put both Magic Up Materia on her too for good measure! Each cast should EASILY do 9999 damage. That's 20K worth of damage right off the bat!
Nice Vid man, thanks... Hard mode is exactly what it says... Hard but i love how cool you can end a battle if you time everything perfectly, I did the ghoul Boss last and the way i executed it was so satisfying, looking forward to part 2 more than intermission tbh though
Not sure this still works on retrograde as I still have not landed a ps5, but in base game hard mode one tactic that speeds you through most fights is if you have magnify on your elemental attack spell with mp adsorb on the same element, with a high magic character with magic up materias fires, and firas rarely cost on mp, fireagas cost something usually but not much, though I rarely use those anyways as the cast time is punishing. Sometimes you even regen mp with fire/fira. Most enemies just die instantly, tougher ones make take a couple. I suspect with synergy this will even be better. Outside some boss fights I just ran with that on cloud, and never got close to running low on MP. I'm too lazy to constantly switch things up because Aerith is now on the team. For boss fights I'd change it up a bit, MP adsorb shines when its hitting multiple targets not a singular boss and I may want to swing something into more defense etc.
So I tried this build over my original and while I don't have every materia you have or items and I'm missing barret's weapon. The Builder you have gave me a noticeable difference on the best time in the simulation battle. Have to say, I looked down on a few things. Including Mythril Saber and steadfast block materia. Thanks for this video.
very good but I have a doubt, these settings are for hard story mode, but in the case of vr missions are the settings the same or not? Since in VR missions you don't need to worry about the MP, would chakra and prayer be disposable?
Thank you! I am going to be streaming this week ff7 hard mode and then last of us 1 as well as OF FF7 =]. Here on youtube. Then in july I will be switching to twitch so no worries i will keep you updated! Welcome to the channel dude!!
I don't use offensive magic at all with Cloud other than elemental weapon.. For Hard Mode I simply have everyone a master heal & revive, 2x HP+ and ran wit it. Hardedge all day.
@@BltzZ If I wasn't materia grinding rn Id put a iron maiden on Cloud like I do Barrett and go HP+ x2, Refocus, First Strike, Heal & Revive. Gotterdammerung on of course.
You can click on the hard mode missions in VR chapter 17 after beating the game and select them for hard. Just like you can for easy or normal. You have to have all colliseum missions done too.
I dont have a few maxed materia that you showed but i outfitted them as closely As i can. And i tried hard mode again i ch1 using mage cloud and support tank barrett to test it. Gotta say im enjoying the black mage cloud as much as i do with melee cloud 😁😁😁gonna see how the others will do hehehe. Thanks for another awesome vid 👍👍👍stay safe
@@BltzZ had a hard time vs bahamut. The one in the portable version seems easy enough compared to the top secrets. And this was on hard mode, coz i was practising a bit. 😪😪
Just unlocked hard mode and was really surprised to see that I've already been using almost these exact setups. I have be opting for the fastest weapon for tifa over higher attack and using luck + steal materia in place of some other things. Was surprised not to see time + magnify though. I hastega my party at the start of every fight.
If I'm not mistaken, the MP regeneration upgrades in these weapons dictates how much MP is drawn from smashing boxes out in the world. So if you're hurting for MP during your play through, throw on their magic weapons, get that upgrade, and hunt around for boxes. Edit: Spelling
Hey BltzZ, Rohit here. Surprised? Hope so...hehehe!! Just changed my name so I could go back to streaming my content all over again. Awesome video as always. I love the overall explanation especially the Shoryuken reference with the whirling cut ability. But if you ask me, Dolphin Flurry has the advanced version of Shoryuken. Chakra and Pray Materias maxed out are a must along with Steadfast Block and ATB Stagger. Overall, I just love your vids. Keep up the great work and I look forward to your next video. Cheers!!!!
Awesome to hear from you again friend! Be sure to stay tuned I got my stream coming soon this week :) dolphin flurry is the most OP shoryuken. Kens has fire and Tifa has a freaking dolphin lol
Hey, I really like your videos, your guides are really awesome when it comes to going into hardmode the first time. When all weapons are maxed out hardmode isn´t a problem anymore, kinda disappointing actually. I am doing a bossrun without attack spells and support spells like time or barrier. I finished chapter 8 without any problems and I think it is because maxed out weapons are way to strong. Keep up the good work, love to see more.
@@BltzZ Absolutely not, I am way to old to have good reflexes, well I took some of your ideas on how to fight to heart, I guess that makes a difference too, I love the chi trap Tifa and use her a lot, Airbuster in chapter 7 had no chance as you can see in my vid: th-cam.com/video/EDLSjGGyhVU/w-d-xo.html
Not a problem! I have more cloud and Tifa builds coming soon too! I know you don't have the game yet but check this one out! This Barret build gives him almost infinite health! th-cam.com/video/qnm3kno-UpI/w-d-xo.html
Stagger + Stop is also a great option if the enemy can be stopped, which are a lot including bosses. Once the enemy has been stunned, immediately cast Stop and unleash all your most powerful attacks. I'd definitely consider having at least 1 team member the Time materia also because of Aerith, she's semi-annoying to get her ATB bars up because her regular attack animations are slow, so she can be Hasted right at the start of every major fight / boss. BTW, small issue is you mentioned putting First Strike on all the characters, you can only have 2 First Strikes, 2 Elemental and I think 2 Warding, so yeah 1 member will always start with no ATB. Easily fixed if Barret is in the team because of Overcharge.
When did I say to put first strike on everyone? Lol there is only 2 in the game. I mainly showcase it on whoever is applicable. If Barret or aerith is in the party it depends on who but I'd rather it on aerith since Barret can build ATB fast. Tifa I don't usually have first strike on because of how fast her ATB charge already is. Cloud is a must have and I base the other choices Barret and aerith depending on who is in the party since they rarely team up together in the story. Also I made a video weeks ago about stop materia and it's uses against stagger and pressured enemies. Be sure to check it out if you haven't th-cam.com/video/uZebgcG1xFQ/w-d-xo.html
I can't do this at all... I finished the game. But all the videos for these hard VR battles have character with two more weapon materia slots than I have. Does this mean I have to finish the game on hard before doing these VR battles? I only have three trophies left to get the plat: Malboro and Pride & Joy trophies plus finishing the game on Hard. This is frustrating.
No. This means you need to collect all the manuscripts to open the final cores. Collect them on hard mode first and you're good. You can chapter swap and jump towards the ones you need the manuscripts at
@BltzZ This build is epic! I've researched materia a ton and can never get a decent explanation on what they exactly do or how to properly use them. This build taught me tons. Keep em coming! Can I obtain 2 Force Bracelets? I only have 1 but I'll go get the 2nd in chapter 17 if I can
Just having Gotterdammerung makes hard mode so much easier :) I think I had full MP against most bosses except a few (those multi-boss chapters). All the weapons with bloodsucker (hardedge, metal knuckle, EKG cannon, mytril rod) also save so much MP against mobs, not so much on mini-bosses or bosses though, but those are kinda the best weapons for them anyways imo, except that EKG for Barret?
You can click on the hard mode challenges without being on hard mode! I got Gotterdammerung on normal without beating it on hard mode. Just make sure to have all of Aeriths colliseum matches done beforehand in chapter 9
Stephen Kintner Yes what BltzZ said. As long as you beat the game once on any mode, all Corneo colosseum challenges, all Chadley’s reports and all other combat simulator challenges are done, you can go beat top secret challenge for Gotterdammerung
I would say that atb ward is often considered Aerith's worst skill because people insist on using it offensively. As an utility buff is amazing however. It lasts basically forever and it can be the difference between being able to heal/revive someone on time or being wiped out before that last bit of atb filled up.
ATB was is a tricky one that takes ATB from aerith to give to teammates, if you build a lot of ATB with aerith and don't mind utilizing it to help out tifa etc then it's gold!
Like I said, it's less an offensive tool and more about versatility. Say you are fighting multiple flying enemies. Cloud and Tifa struggle to build atb against them whereas Aerith does not. Or if you are fighting an enemy that counters magic like Behemoth or loves to cast reflect and/or silence every ten seconds like Jenova. It's also more atb and mp efficient to give up one of Aerith's atb bars so that someone else can use chakra instead of her having to use 2 bars to use prayer or waste mp to heal. And lastly is useful if Aerith comes under pressure from an enemy and is forced to block as she can let an ally use the atb she is gaining to either heal her or aggro the enemy instead of risking being interrupted trying to escape. It's situational, but it doesn't take up materia or accesory slots and once casted it basically lasts forever even if Aerith dies.
Thanks for your vids man! I platted the game today (my 1st ever plat) and your videos definitely helped me in some of the tougher fights. Did the last round in the Shinra VR with Pride and Joy on the 1st try.
Dude that is amazing 1st try!!! Solid stuff. I'm going to begin getting my platinum sometime this week on TH-cam live so drop by if you see me live. Going to post the schedule sometime this week
Just getting caught up: what about a video on updates to the game you'd like to see? Would love new skins. It's a bit of a stretch for sure, but it'd be fun no doubt. Seen where someone had Tifa in her blue dress in the bar and garden scene (TifaSimp right here baby), and another with the "girls" in their normal gear for the audition. So Corneo was eyeing normal-ass looking Cloud.
Hey Bltzz, your guides are amazing! I'm about to start my HM playthrough. How do you recommend getting those LVL-6 Materia slots before really diving into HM?
If you've gotten all of the slots from normal from coliseum and the VR i recommend doing chapter 1 scorpion on hard to get Barret 10 sp, chapter 3 wrath hound quest for tifa 10 sp, reno fight in chapter 8 beginning for cloud 10sp and i forget aeriths. But do those and you will have the ability to get 6 materia slots ready! Then you can save and reload to new chapters etc and start from beginning of hard mode.
No problem dude! Be sure to checkout our fun builds such as the instant limit break build and the infinite health build. Another great one is the top secrets guide if you're up for the challenge :)
Why not pray instead of chakra? It doesn’t use mp either right? Also how do you have atb assist on both cloud and tifa? I only got one in both playtroughts
Thanks so much for the help with these videos. Since this game allows almost any build to be viable its interesting to see how others play *IE. I hardly use revivals favoring more choices to use and a bit more defense. If I die I still duke it out lmao. Yes, I know Im crazy lmao*
Great set of videos, I'm surprised at Metal knuckles over Feathered Gloves as every other vid I've seen suggest Feathered for the Massive Speed increase. I'll have to take a look at Metal again.
Both are really good! I love feathered gloves so much but metal knuckles will help fights end super quickly. With refocus you gain so much ATB surprisingly faster than normal so feathered gloves are not needed thanks to Gotterdammerung
Hey guys what an awesome day....Ty blitz for the video's...lol I'm excited cause I scored7 on my second round of darts It's funny I'm running around the house trying to explain in joy and nobody understood...
I barely maxed any materia out but my builds were basically revive and cure on all characters. Aeris as a mage and everyone else as an attacker. U can beat the whole game on hard without using black magic except for the house boss
I may have missed something, but how do you have 3 first strike materias? I only have 2 of them and wasnt aware you can have 3. For reference, the video shows cloud, aerith, and barret having first strike
Haha na there are only 2 first strike materias. I just alternated who I put them on..since barret and aerith both rarely play together in story you can opt between them two since their triangle attacks build atb very quickly
For normal encounters with multiple enemies just do this. Put All magic up on aerith and first strike. Then link an elemental Material like fire with amplifikation. Use the same elemental Materia with mp absorb on another linked slots. Aerith will end most of the Fights before they even begin and she gets all the mp back most of the time. The more enemies the better.
Yeah you can just rush through chapters if you have Things left to finish. For example repeating ch. 9 to Max clouds weapon points. Btw. This build works with cloud, too for the chapters in which u don't have aerith. Just go Full magic.
Hard mode is no freaking joke. The wrath hound in level killed me so many times until I spammed ice from both Tifa and cloud. And with roche , you better get good at counterstance. Leading up to roche is no joke, died so many times to the missles
You can't do it in chapters. You can use certain chars/builds for Bahamut for example if you just select a chapter with the 3 you want and go to Chadley then. I think for Chapter 17 Combat Simulator you can choose which 3 to bring
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How do you have two Chain bangle?
I don't, I alternate between barret and aerith on who wears it because they are only in the party together 1 time in the entire game
@@BltzZ Thank you
Is it just me or did you use 3 first strike materia? I thought I could only get 2. If my party is cloud Berret tifa.
Aerith’s best weapon - chair 🪑
Mr chair shall be immortalized
Agree
Chaerith*
@@kurchak leave
@@Huckmon365 lol why
I loved it when you said there is no set build for hard mode, after 100 hours on this game, I realized there is no ultimate set, and the most efficient way to go through hardmode is experimenting at all times to find the best setups for areas, then the best setup for the boss of that area etc, all the while finding a combination of materia that helps you not waste MP... this game is about thinking, experimenting, and adapting to the different enemies!
Exactly!!! Taking the time to figure out new builds for chapters is all part of the fun. Adapt constantly to ensure your playthrough is smooth!
I found a set up that's good for every area of the game the only thing u change sometimes is the type of magic materia
You have to try Aerith with the Gotterdammerung necklace. Her Planet Protection limit break trivializes every fight in the game. It's so OP. If you have First Strike equipped and then a magnify- barrier combo, you can start the fight with Aerith's Planet Protection limit break and a manawall up. If you time the uses properly in each fight, your whole team will be immune to physical damage and magic damage will be halved for the whole fight.
Yup that's my bread and butter when fighting sephiroth on hard. Makes him hit like a sponge lol!
Now if the gotterdammerung wasnt so fucking hard to get
I gotta try that out
I feel like that breaks the game. Way too OP
@@dc6012 as opposed to kotr + mime on 4 linked slots. Endgame ff games usually reward something to turn it into easy mode
Remember! In Hard mode you will HAVE to constantly change your builds up to fit enemy weaknesses. That is fine! This build overall is good but feel free to switch it up to suit your playstyle as well!
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Have you tried prayer as a healing option instead of chakra? It's full party and does not scale to damage taken. It's 2 atb bars, sure, but it's also a group heal.
Yeah, I talk about and use prayer in this video with Barret and aerith be sure to watch the whole thing
@@BltzZ yeah i was thinking the same thing as the previous commenter, but that was before i saw the whole video...
@@BltzZ No no, I mean as the main method of healing for all three party members. In fact, with a Cloud-Aerith-Barret party I beat the summon gauntlet with prayer as my only healing method.
This was one of the best video game guides I’ve ever seen. Extremely informative in every aspect I needed, but also properly stresses that many styles work not just yours. Loved
That actually really means a lot to me man thank you!
I would say instead of Chakra, use Pray instead as it heals all party members, to get multiple ones to equip to all your party members replay "Doneos secret stash" side quest to get more, you'll only need to replay it 3 times as Aerith is already equipped with one
The best thing about all these vids is that alot of these ideas are from the community this really is an awesome game where there is a million different ways to play and everyone bouncing ideas off each other making different builds is really refreshing. Thanks Blitz for for the work putting these guides together, you the man!
Thank you for continuing to enjoy these! I love this community and just want to keep providing the best content I can :)
This. Reminds me of Crisis Core and Dissidia days in GameFaqs where the community was out there sharing and helping each other out to complete the respective challenges of each game.
You should make a video on how to beat every boss in hard mode.
Yeah I was thinking about that too. I'm about to play Hard mode.
zZiL341yRj736 hard mode is no joke. You have to really prepare before you start it.
Yeah I'm getting to that for you guys :) I just wanna get some interesting build videos out first during the week
Yeah make sure your materia is leveled up and take your time in battles to analyze and see what enemies weaknesses are :)
Well hurry up BlitzZ! Every other FF7R strategy video is full of people who are afraid to talk in the video... They're all text only
At 3:40, you can take the 16 SP ATK +8 instead of the 18 SP cost one to get the 14 SP +5 ATK w/ high health too
Your FF7R guides have given me exponentially more pleasure out of this game. I got through half the game without appreciating how nuanced and complex the fighting system could be. Again. Thank you.
Happy to hear that! The OG means a lot to me and I'm happy to provide a solid experience for this one! I'm working on a interesting build hoping to upload later today!
Man, wish I had started this game months ago, just to get here when these vids dropped and help the YT algorithm; they've been super helpful, and you deserve a huge thanks for putting these together and really pushing how deep and complex the game can be. Also, watching you wreck stuff with Tifa is just mesmerizing lol. Subbed, and can't wait for part 2!
Hey man thank you so much! It makes me happy to hear these are helping out so many people still! I can't wait to make a modified version of this inna few weeks :D the infinite health build and the instant limit break build are my favorites
Dude, for whatever it’s worth, 4 years later this video really helped me out. Thank you!! My materia aren’t even fully maxed out and it’s wild how effective this set up is.
I was stuck on the Joybot and Jenova Dream walker. I just beat them 🎉 both (diff set up for the Joy bot tho)
Hard mode in this game is amazing, in Normal mode you don't even change materia that often because just about anything works. I love the feeling of finding the build that takes down each boss. and using skills that I mostly ignored like chi trap on Tifa or Steelskin on Barret really show off how great the combat system works.
That being said, I found most of my builds using Bio since a surprising amount of enemies don't have resistance to it
@@deadzed3310 including humans like rude and reno ... youre welcome xD
That's my favorite thing about difficulty increases in games. Gives you a different experience by requiring you to think about new builds and playstyles..nice! I have a cool tifa poison crit build I'm putting together a video on for either tomorrow or Tuesday
Best combo on mage: mp absorb + fire (or other) along with magnify + fire (same other). This way you can AOE and mp absorb from all enemies you hit!! Combine with arcane ward and it's super OP. unlimited mana
Unlimited powahhhh
@@BltzZ Do it!
10:48 I like how Cloud's HP dialed 911 when it went down to a critical amount xD
Cloud scream haaaaaaaalpppp. And barreto came to the rescue
my go-to build for most normal encounters is enemy skill paired with HP absorb, Weapon: elemental paired with fire (if vs weak to fire) and hp absorb paired with the same elemental spell paired with the elemental materia. Equip The scarf + first strike materia to have 2 ATB right of the bat of a fight and cast the enemy skill siphon and watch your hp regen like crazy while dealing damage. All of this cost 0 mp. You can even go for the alguid aura (ice aura/damae not affected by elemental materia)
You and me a twins! That's hands down my personal build as well! I love to use it on melee Barret as he is a truck and an absolute beast as a blue mage!n
What is your build for paranormal encounters then? XP
Fire fire fire lol and subversion to disable their magic Shields!
Your guides and "how to" videos are always super helpful, thanks man.
I'm happy to always bring these guides to you guys no matter how many weeks pass after ff7 remakes release. I love this!
I like just using the base weapons. I only use the other weapons to gain the skills then I go back to the starting weapon lol
Ngl, that malboro surprised the hell outta me the first time I did that challenge.
I’d only suggest that you don’t need both cure and chakra. Depending on how you can manage MP and progress through hard mode cure usually works out better as you can apply it to any character at the cost of 1 atb bar and even pair it with magnify instead of using chakra to heal all 3 for the cost of one bar. But it’s true, there isn’t one loadout you can use to rock the entire game as it is best to change it up accordingly. Fury rings can help make quick work of many enemies but you risk taking more damage as well so a lot depends on your play style as well.
Yup! Balancing your MP is the key to hard mode. Chakra alone is just fine but if needed the healing materia can help out a teammate with no ATB who is getting shredded by enemies haha
Chakra is useful in the sense of healing without using mp
Agreed, I never use Chakra. I would just make sure that I'd heal with my non-combat healer outside of combat, or the person I wasn't using as a mage because their MP wasn't as precious, like Tifa, for example. Regen/Magnify helps a ton for harder boss fights, then just have your non-main healer top people off at the end of every fight.
That being said, I cannot tell you how many times I'd heal everyone then ROUND A CORNER TO FIND A BENCH I FORGOT ABOUT and wasted that MP for nothing. Oh well, only three bosses that killed me were Eligor because of his bullshit Reflectga, Rufus, and Sephiroth. Hell, I died more to random encounters in Normal Mode when I was awful at the game, some of them can really sneak up on you if you aren't ready.
Love the vids man, keep it up! This damn game keeps pulling me back even after the platinum. There’s so many different ways to play it and no other game has been able to scratch that itch for me after completing it. If there’s someone out there like myself looking to replay the game in a more challenging way I recommend going through it on hard mode all the way with your starter weapons and not upgrading any slots that boost your attack/magic power and defense/magic defense. I’m also not equipping any armor/accessories that boost any of the aforementioned stats significantly , i.e geometric bracelets for extra materia slots.
That's awesome to hear! I'm going to be following your path too almost got my platinum but I will be streaming it to share with you guys haha
@@BltzZ How do you not have your platinum? You provide the god-tier information. Dang I'm actually surprised!
Right I started all over in normal just for a challenge and can't wait till I maximize my materia for another hard mode run even though I've already got the platinum as well
Oh lol thanks dude I was taking my time and just making guides I wanted to live stream the platinum which we did and it worked out :D
This game has that effect on us for real! I hope the leveling up system is reworked tho in the future games. Enemies scaling to levels is just ehhh to me. Makes me feel like there is no point to leveling
8:06
It's actually a Shinryuken, the "Ultimate" attack of Ken.
Add some fire and we're good 👌
Yes
My go to was:
everyone - one MP and HP plus, steadfast block (except for Aerith)
Cloud - Buster sword if Aerith is in the party, Mythril saber if she's not (he also got all of Aerith's blue materia), chain bangle, champion belt. First strike, elemental materia on weapon linked to an element, parry, pray, cure.
Tifa - Feathered gloves, force bracelet, transference module. All of the atb increasing materia, parry, chakra, pray, elemental and one element materia
Barret - Big bertha, force bracelet, enchanted ring. Haste, cure, revive, chakra, whatever else the situation called for.
Aerith - Silver staff, force bracelet, circlet. Two of the same element, one linked to MP absorption materia and the other to magnify, one other element, 2 magic plus, first strike.
I had to change these only on Hell house (aerith got all elements with magnify on lightning, Cloud had revive just in case) and chapter 17. Oh and for top secrets I had magnified haste on Barret and used thunder linked to both MP and HP absorption on Aerith.
Awesome build dude! Very similar to my personal build that I use outside of this video :)
Appreciate all the in-depth insight on the FF7 videos. Went through 8 chapters on Hard without Chakra, glad I watched the videos now
Aye thanks man I'm happy to hear this is still helping many out!
Haha, on chapter 13 Hard mode. I've only ever had Chakra on Tifa. Time to equip on everyone!! This channel has helped so much with the difficult boss fights. Didn't run into to much trouble until about halfway through hard mode. Thanks BlitzZ, Subbed!
Welcome to the channel happy to hear this has been helping you out alot 😆. Be sure to checkout the infinite health, instant limit break and unlimited atb builds for crazy game breaking situations. Also for a fun spectacle checkout the top secrets boss guide
@@BltzZ thanks I'll check it out. Finished up the top secret boss fights, took two tries. Got stuck on Bahamut/Ifrit the first time. Second time I put elemental+ice on Cloud's armor and elemental+fire on Barret's. Helped a lot. And surprisingly breezed through the Pride & Joy fight even though I forgot to equip lightning lol. Just need to finish the game on Hard mode to 100% now. Your vids def helped me to develop my own strats though.
Yo that's legendary! Happy to hear that! I am finishing up my FF6 playthrough and uploading the highlights to the channel be sure to check them out when you get a chance!
This setup is really good! The only times I had to change to a different build in Hard Mode was with Hell House and Rufus, and I destroyed all the other bosses on my first or second try. I even beat the Harbinger and Sephiroth on my first try with it. One of my proudest platinums to date. Thank you for the quides that helped me along the way!
Great guide as usual! One thing I would add is to break open Shinra boxes to recover MP, save, reload, and break them open again until needed. In my entire hard mode playthrough I was never even close to running out of MP because of this (except, of course, in some of the boss battles, especially during the last two chapters).
I suggest maxing out your materia and using the "Gotterdammerung" accessory (from beating Pride and Joy) for hard mode. It helps SO much, even with bosses! (along with Steadfast Block and First Strike). Most mob fights were over as soon as they started, and I rarely had to heal. For example, I remember that Swordipede mini-boss from Ch. 17 kicking my ass on normal mode. On hard mode with that accessory, Swordipede didn't even stand a chance! Cloud and Tifa pretty much finished it off with their two limit breaks!
Box reload mechanic is hilarious hehe
@@BltzZ It really is! I love that you seem to read all the comments and respond to many of them. Keep up the good work, and I hope your channel here and/or on Twitch blossoms and soars! You definitely deserve it!
I just finished my normal journey and about to start the hard mode, this come really handy! Thank you!
Just finished my hard run. Prepare to die....alot lol.
Happy to hear that bro! Enjoy it and take your time to find out the weaknesses of the enemies nearby!
Block block parry and magic haha those are the keys to most fights but everything you got to be super observant of :)
@@BltzZ, do you recommend to have level maxed out via chapter 16 normal mode before attempting?
I’ve tried hard mode at least 10 times and a build similar to this, all characters maxed out at lvl 50 and all weapon proficiency - and yet I can never get past the Scorpion lol
I'm gonna finish my guide series thanks to PC version being here
They need add a class option where we can just change up quickly compared to have to change materia per fight
For real, we better see that in part 2 cuz switching out materia for every encounter is annoying af
My only advice before starting your hard mode: Beat Pride and Joy before starting your hard mode playthrough, and abuse your enimeis with Gotterdammerung and ascension limit break.
Thanks for the video bro I really enjoy your contents keep it up 🙏🏼
Yup! That's exactly what I did haha I get lots of comments of people telling me you can't get Gotterdammerung until I beat hard mode and I just feel so bad for them....lol
I did this, fought the Scorpion Sentinel with it and felt so unfair. I did use Ascension to clear rooms on the way out of the reactor, that was fun but I never equipped it for the rest of the run after that. It's like using Knights of the Round, makes every fight way too damn easy. I just beat Emerald and Ruby Weapon in the original for my first time ever in my life because of Knights of the Round, Gotterdammerung is the same concept to me for this game. It's a whole lot of fun but it makes a lot of fights way too easy.
Nah using that would of ruined the the hardmode experience for me.
I wasn't sure enough of my ability after getting stomped my first attempt at sentinel scorpion in hard. So, I just went through each chapter and decided to wait until I reached chapter 17 before attempting to get it. Lol
So be sure to slap on refocus :)
How do you have 3 first strike materia?
You deserve all the new subs you've been getting lately and definitely earned mine.
Welcome to the channel man I appreciate you saying that and having you on board! We're going to be streaming more this week :) hoping to continue to bring you guys amazing videos for this awesome game
I finished the PS5 version yesterday😀So Good and i'm not ready for hard mode so tough 😥Need To Up max level a lot of materia Thanks for this guide and tips👍
Agreed to most assesments of mateia usage, except for the overall conclusion which is MP conservation. Truth be told you can go rather balanced on choice of materia, weapons and armour e.g using Buster Sword on Cloud since it brings overall stats to all attributes rather than using Mythril Sword for its sole purpose of MP conservation. However if you know the encounters, where benches are and enemy weak points, MP is really not a problem. Hence I prefer to select weapons, armour and materia which boost all fields as much as possible so you have a solid overall. And Hard mode after getting Gotterdammerung, mastered all materia and up`d all weapons becomes normal mode in the end.
TLDR; MP is not a problem which this movie emphasizes. Select rather materia, weapons and armour which enhances your character overall.
I agree, I personally don't use this build for my playthrough I go for a more riskier approach. Check my new Barret infinite health build video for more insane builds. Also on hard mode you cannot use benches to restore MP, only HP. This video is for the overall safest build for hard mode that applies to most possible situations :)
As a german I had to smile listening to you saying Götterdämmerung. This means Gods Dawn in english btw
Lol I started referring to it as ragnorak or twilight of the gods after this lol
Gods Dawn is a very literal translation. It's more like en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight_of_the_Gods.
Which could losely be translated to something that kills gods.
Playing this game with my mate, if he dies in a battle, I get to do it, watching me absolutely DECIMATE everything in my way with Tifa must be disheartening to him XD
Loool keep crushing the competition and your friends spirits!
After platinum everything, beat everything and more. And i still feel like want to play More and story feel easy mode now, At this point, I honestly want Square Enix to make it "Very Hard" or "Hardest" difficult mode. Game and story is REALLY good and fun :)
Dude, this guide is so awesome! The tips you gave for Cloud actually helped me abit. Thanks!
Always happy to help you out with every release :) enjoy!
I commend you for not having the weapons maxed but still putting together such effective builds and amazing guides. Lol gotta get those manuscripts
Haha I got what I could to get the final core atleast but I truthfully wanted to leave them off so I can feel some sense of earning as I progress when I play hard mode on stream this week :)
Thanks. I needed this. I'm currently going through hard mode and literally having a 'hard' time even with all of my equipped materia mastered. lol. My individual builds are good (thanks to you, by the way) but when it's a team battle it should be a team build to lessen the difficulty.
My only advice to other players is: Use the command menu more often, especially in boss fights. It helps you a lot on thinking about what to do next with less or pressure since battle time slows down when you do.
The main thing that clicked for me with the combat was simply switching characters when the one you're controlling gets targeted. I was having issues with Bahamut and watched a video. The dude did nothing special, but watching him fight that way completely changed how I approached the game and I got a lot better at it really quickly. If a character is busy, switch off, just make sure everyone is doing something.
Yeah that's aggro manipulation is a big game changer!
@@BltzZ Honestly, that's the main reason I don't use Provoke anymore. I used it a bit when I first was playing through the game but found the way you are supposed to switch constantly really discourages this; same with Auto Cure.
If Provoke could be cast, I would use it a whole lot more, but everyone probably would tbh. I've also found most fights tend to move a lot faster than your game plan allows, I can't tell you how many times I've brought Time just in case and never used it because I just never got a chance to or thought about it. Sometimes the battle just kinda happens the way it does and you play your way out of it. So that kind of makes Provoke a dead Materia to me, but I can understand why someone who wants to really get in there with Cloud and Tifa would want to use it.
Oh cool I'm on the right track thanks. I'm halfway through hard mode and I know it's going to get tough from here on out so I'm looking around to see if theres anything else I should consider. I got a few things from this video I should consider like chakra which I've never really thought to use.
Dude i dont played FF7 remake but i watched walkthrough of this game and i really appreciate your dedication of all this guide video to helping everyone thankyou for your service man
Hey man that's love and I appreciate that so much!
The materia I didn't change for everybody was 2x HP Up, 2x MP Up, Revive and Healing.
I also chose weapons that had Reprieve and 20% cost reduction on Healing spells.
Magnify Healing on Aerith
HP Abaorb Enemy Skill on Tifa (thanks Blitzz)
Elemental Enemy Weakness on Cloud and Barret weapons. Moved to the armor on some fights.
Champion Belt for Tifa and Barret, Healing Carcanet for Aerith.
Magnify Subversion vs f**** Tonberries.
Perfect dude that's exactly how you're supposed to play this! I just wish we can make preset classes to select instead of having to remap everything but that'll most likely be in remake 2 :). Great setup!
If only mythril has reprieve 😭 I use twin stinger, and also sometimes revival earrings if going against a boss on hard
If Mythril had reprieve oh man it would be the goat hands down haha. They knew what they were doing building these weapons. Except silver staff lol that weapon is just too good!
BltzZ I know right? I still love the Mythril Rod on aerith a bit more. I like to play with a lot of defense/hp though 😅
Thanks again for another great video homie. I am currently on my second play through on hard mode and will be trying to defeat the (Top Secrets) in Shinra's battle sim. I will try these full party setups for sure. Keep on that grind bro, it's quality content :)
Sure thing friend but be sure to knock out the top secrets via chapter select! You don't need to have beaten hard mode to do it :)
@@BltzZ Yes! I finally did it! I have beaten and completed all the battles/missions in Hojo's battle simulator! This is including the Monsters of legend and the Top Secrets and the Pride and Joy :) With just the Top Secrets and Pride and Joy it took me about 5:03 and a HELL of a lot of tries to figure out the timing of when to execute each strat you mentioned in your video but I finally did it. Can't thank you enough for the help homie.
Oh yeah I know about skipping straight to chapter 17 to complete this side quest but I figured I could kill 2 birds with one stone. Now I can just focus on beating the game on hard mode. Appreciate the help again bro and keep on that content grind. Pog Champ!
Worth noting that sometimes it may actually be wise to start a Boss fight by using a Ga spell for that initial 20% boost when at Full MP.
If you have MP Up &/or methods to regen MP then it's worth it! You can sometimes push a boss straight into Phase 2 with this!
It's specially strong w Aerith when laying down an Arcane Ward first then unleashing the Ga spell with her. Put both Magic Up Materia on her too for good measure! Each cast should EASILY do 9999 damage. That's 20K worth of damage right off the bat!
Nice Vid man, thanks... Hard mode is exactly what it says... Hard but i love how cool you can end a battle if you time everything perfectly, I did the ghoul Boss last and the way i executed it was so satisfying, looking forward to part 2 more than intermission tbh though
Not sure this still works on retrograde as I still have not landed a ps5, but in base game hard mode one tactic that speeds you through most fights is if you have magnify on your elemental attack spell with mp adsorb on the same element, with a high magic character with magic up materias fires, and firas rarely cost on mp, fireagas cost something usually but not much, though I rarely use those anyways as the cast time is punishing. Sometimes you even regen mp with fire/fira. Most enemies just die instantly, tougher ones make take a couple. I suspect with synergy this will even be better. Outside some boss fights I just ran with that on cloud, and never got close to running low on MP. I'm too lazy to constantly switch things up because Aerith is now on the team. For boss fights I'd change it up a bit, MP adsorb shines when its hitting multiple targets not a singular boss and I may want to swing something into more defense etc.
other weapons stats will add even not equipped? or only the equipped ones thanks.
So I tried this build over my original and while I don't have every materia you have or items and I'm missing barret's weapon. The Builder you have gave me a noticeable difference on the best time in the simulation battle. Have to say, I looked down on a few things. Including Mythril Saber and steadfast block materia. Thanks for this video.
THANK YOU, BLITZ!!! This is the video that I've been needing! 🤗🤗🤗
Also, if you find the time, I think a guide for the Shinra Combat Simulator battles would be INVALUABLE. 🔥🔥🔥
I can squeeze those in
@@BltzZ #YOUDABEST💯🔥🙏
very good but I have a doubt, these settings are for hard story mode, but in the case of vr missions are the settings the same or not? Since in VR missions you don't need to worry about the MP, would chakra and prayer be disposable?
....how did you get six materia slots on your mythril saber? Mine is maxed out and it only has five.
Once the TH-cam algorithm blesses you, you are going to blow up! Do you stream? What other games do you play?
Thank you! I am going to be streaming this week ff7 hard mode and then last of us 1 as well as OF FF7 =]. Here on youtube. Then in july I will be switching to twitch so no worries i will keep you updated! Welcome to the channel dude!!
I don't use offensive magic at all with Cloud other than elemental weapon.. For Hard Mode I simply have everyone a master heal & revive, 2x HP+ and ran wit it. Hardedge all day.
That's similar to what I run. I personally go physical cloud with hard edge 💪 risk it all!
@@BltzZ If I wasn't materia grinding rn Id put a iron maiden on Cloud like I do Barrett and go HP+ x2, Refocus, First Strike, Heal & Revive. Gotterdammerung on of course.
Great guide! This will be very helpful.
Enjoy! Crush hard mode with this!
How do you get the gotterdammerung before starting hard mode ?
You can click on the hard mode missions in VR chapter 17 after beating the game and select them for hard. Just like you can for easy or normal. You have to have all colliseum missions done too.
Barret with 9999hp and Chakra came in clutch with a couple VR fights.
I dont have a few maxed materia that you showed but i outfitted them as closely As i can. And i tried hard mode again i ch1 using mage cloud and support tank barrett to test it. Gotta say im enjoying the black mage cloud as much as i do with melee cloud 😁😁😁gonna see how the others will do hehehe. Thanks for another awesome vid 👍👍👍stay safe
Wait till you try out black mage cloud with aerith :) it's sooooo much fun! Happy to hear that these are helping you guys out tremendously
@@BltzZ had a hard time vs bahamut. The one in the portable version seems easy enough compared to the top secrets. And this was on hard mode, coz i was practising a bit. 😪😪
Just unlocked hard mode and was really surprised to see that I've already been using almost these exact setups. I have be opting for the fastest weapon for tifa over higher attack and using luck + steal materia in place of some other things. Was surprised not to see time + magnify though. I hastega my party at the start of every fight.
Build for hard mod. With magic. Are you sure that it works everywhere except chapter bosses?
How did you get multiple blue materia?
If I'm not mistaken, the MP regeneration upgrades in these weapons dictates how much MP is drawn from smashing boxes out in the world. So if you're hurting for MP during your play through, throw on their magic weapons, get that upgrade, and hunt around for boxes.
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Hey BltzZ, Rohit here. Surprised? Hope so...hehehe!! Just changed my name so I could go back to streaming my content all over again. Awesome video as always. I love the overall explanation especially the Shoryuken reference with the whirling cut ability. But if you ask me, Dolphin Flurry has the advanced version of Shoryuken. Chakra and Pray Materias maxed out are a must along with Steadfast Block and ATB Stagger. Overall, I just love your vids. Keep up the great work and I look forward to your next video. Cheers!!!!
Awesome to hear from you again friend! Be sure to stay tuned I got my stream coming soon this week :) dolphin flurry is the most OP shoryuken. Kens has fire and Tifa has a freaking dolphin lol
Another excellent vid. Thanks man!
Happy to hear that!!
Great great videos man! One suggestion make written guides to go along with these videos!
That's a good suggestion as well thank you! Live stream is starting just now tune in!
Nice video , I’ve spent like 15-20 mins in the menu thinking and experimenting with materia .
Haha same with me man I put atleast 100 hours staring at materia combos
BltzZ yeah haha, I meant to say I spend like 15-20 mins at a time doing materia. It probably adds up to hours overall .
Yup! I hope they add a materia class setup for the next game. This way we can make our presets for characters and switch to them easier
Hey, I really like your videos, your guides are really awesome when it comes to going into hardmode the first time. When all weapons are maxed out hardmode isn´t a problem anymore, kinda disappointing actually. I am doing a bossrun without attack spells and support spells like time or barrier. I finished chapter 8 without any problems and I think it is because maxed out weapons are way to strong. Keep up the good work, love to see more.
Hey thanks for the kind words :) you never know what if you're just that good 😁!
@@BltzZ Absolutely not, I am way to old to have good reflexes, well I took some of your ideas on how to fight to heart, I guess that makes a difference too, I love the chi trap Tifa and use her a lot, Airbuster in chapter 7 had no chance as you can see in my vid: th-cam.com/video/EDLSjGGyhVU/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for show me the best Cloud 's build. I don't have the game but I will buy them! Very thanks for you did this video
Not a problem! I have more cloud and Tifa builds coming soon too! I know you don't have the game yet but check this one out! This Barret build gives him almost infinite health! th-cam.com/video/qnm3kno-UpI/w-d-xo.html
@@BltzZ I already see this and that was incrible
It this still up to date in the steam Intergrade version?
Stagger + Stop is also a great option if the enemy can be stopped, which are a lot including bosses. Once the enemy has been stunned, immediately cast Stop and unleash all your most powerful attacks. I'd definitely consider having at least 1 team member the Time materia also because of Aerith, she's semi-annoying to get her ATB bars up because her regular attack animations are slow, so she can be Hasted right at the start of every major fight / boss.
BTW, small issue is you mentioned putting First Strike on all the characters, you can only have 2 First Strikes, 2 Elemental and I think 2 Warding, so yeah 1 member will always start with no ATB. Easily fixed if Barret is in the team because of Overcharge.
When did I say to put first strike on everyone? Lol there is only 2 in the game. I mainly showcase it on whoever is applicable. If Barret or aerith is in the party it depends on who but I'd rather it on aerith since Barret can build ATB fast. Tifa I don't usually have first strike on because of how fast her ATB charge already is. Cloud is a must have and I base the other choices Barret and aerith depending on who is in the party since they rarely team up together in the story. Also I made a video weeks ago about stop materia and it's uses against stagger and pressured enemies. Be sure to check it out if you haven't th-cam.com/video/uZebgcG1xFQ/w-d-xo.html
I can't do this at all...
I finished the game. But all the videos for these hard VR battles have character with two more weapon materia slots than I have. Does this mean I have to finish the game on hard before doing these VR battles?
I only have three trophies left to get the plat: Malboro and Pride & Joy trophies plus finishing the game on Hard.
This is frustrating.
No. This means you need to collect all the manuscripts to open the final cores. Collect them on hard mode first and you're good. You can chapter swap and jump towards the ones you need the manuscripts at
@BltzZ This build is epic! I've researched materia a ton and can never get a decent explanation on what they exactly do or how to properly use them. This build taught me tons. Keep em coming! Can I obtain 2 Force Bracelets? I only have 1 but I'll go get the 2nd in chapter 17 if I can
Yes you can get 2 force bracelets max I believe! 4 materia slots are so much more valuable than 50 defense imo!
I prefer the Buster Sword for Cloud, i find it balanced and it is good enough for me personally
It's the best weapon tbh. Only thing it's missing is reprieve and that's fine. If it had it it would be broken and no need to use anything else lol
@@BltzZ exactly what I was thinking lol
@@pheonixblaz3504 if I need raw damage and no MP for cloud I'm using hardedge but other than that it's buster sword and and mythril saber
I already finished hard mode but I just like to watch your videos:)
I'm happy to hear that! Stick around were going to live stream soon I wanna see you on our TH-cam live :)
Bro that Deadly Dodge + HP Absorb combo made rethink about life... I was like WTF
As always, good job on the video! Keep it up my friend!
That's an awesome combo! An even better one is in the Barret infinite health build! Be sure to check that one out if you haven't yet
Deadly dodge on aerith recharge her atb faster specially when you have multiple enemies or have enemy with multiple appendages.
Nice! That's a great tip
Just having Gotterdammerung makes hard mode so much easier :) I think I had full MP against most bosses except a few (those multi-boss chapters). All the weapons with bloodsucker (hardedge, metal knuckle, EKG cannon, mytril rod) also save so much MP against mobs, not so much on mini-bosses or bosses though, but those are kinda the best weapons for them anyways imo, except that EKG for Barret?
You can click on the hard mode challenges without being on hard mode! I got Gotterdammerung on normal without beating it on hard mode. Just make sure to have all of Aeriths colliseum matches done beforehand in chapter 9
Stephen Kintner Yes what BltzZ said. As long as you beat the game once on any mode, all Corneo colosseum challenges, all Chadley’s reports and all other combat simulator challenges are done, you can go beat top secret challenge for Gotterdammerung
I would say that atb ward is often considered Aerith's worst skill because people insist on using it offensively.
As an utility buff is amazing however. It lasts basically forever and it can be the difference between being able to heal/revive someone on time or being wiped out before that last bit of atb filled up.
ATB was is a tricky one that takes ATB from aerith to give to teammates, if you build a lot of ATB with aerith and don't mind utilizing it to help out tifa etc then it's gold!
Like I said, it's less an offensive tool and more about versatility.
Say you are fighting multiple flying enemies. Cloud and Tifa struggle to build atb against them whereas Aerith does not.
Or if you are fighting an enemy that counters magic like Behemoth or loves to cast reflect and/or silence every ten seconds like Jenova.
It's also more atb and mp efficient to give up one of Aerith's atb bars so that someone else can use chakra instead of her having to use 2 bars to use prayer or waste mp to heal.
And lastly is useful if Aerith comes under pressure from an enemy and is forced to block as she can let an ally use the atb she is gaining to either heal her or aggro the enemy instead of risking being interrupted trying to escape. It's situational, but it doesn't take up materia or accesory slots and once casted it basically lasts forever even if Aerith dies.
How do you get this screen 3:55?
Thanks for your vids man! I platted the game today (my 1st ever plat) and your videos definitely helped me in some of the tougher fights.
Did the last round in the Shinra VR with Pride and Joy on the 1st try.
Dude that is amazing 1st try!!! Solid stuff. I'm going to begin getting my platinum sometime this week on TH-cam live so drop by if you see me live. Going to post the schedule sometime this week
Just getting caught up: what about a video on updates to the game you'd like to see?
Would love new skins. It's a bit of a stretch for sure, but it'd be fun no doubt.
Seen where someone had Tifa in her blue dress in the bar and garden scene (TifaSimp right here baby), and another with the "girls" in their normal gear for the audition. So Corneo was eyeing normal-ass looking Cloud.
Haha I've seen those as well! I wanna make a video sometime this week talking about the future additions to the game and even remake 2 stuff as well
Great guide. Much appreciate
Hey Bltzz, your guides are amazing! I'm about to start my HM playthrough. How do you recommend getting those LVL-6 Materia slots before really diving into HM?
If you've gotten all of the slots from normal from coliseum and the VR i recommend doing chapter 1 scorpion on hard to get Barret 10 sp, chapter 3 wrath hound quest for tifa 10 sp, reno fight in chapter 8 beginning for cloud 10sp and i forget aeriths. But do those and you will have the ability to get 6 materia slots ready! Then you can save and reload to new chapters etc and start from beginning of hard mode.
@@BltzZ Awesome thank you very much! I'm going to try and get Gotterdummerang and cruise through HM, at least until ch. 17 haha!
No problem dude! Be sure to checkout our fun builds such as the instant limit break build and the infinite health build. Another great one is the top secrets guide if you're up for the challenge :)
Why not pray instead of chakra? It doesn’t use mp either right? Also how do you have atb assist on both cloud and tifa? I only got one in both playtroughts
Cost 2 atbs and it's better to heal with 1 then use the other atb for magic damage.
Thanks so much for the help with these videos. Since this game allows almost any build to be viable its interesting to see how others play *IE. I hardly use revivals favoring more choices to use and a bit more defense. If I die I still duke it out lmao. Yes, I know Im crazy lmao*
Not at all dude that build provide more fun and a funny playstyle haha you gotta feel alive playing these games
Great set of videos, I'm surprised at Metal knuckles over Feathered Gloves as every other vid I've seen suggest Feathered for the Massive Speed increase. I'll have to take a look at Metal again.
Both are really good! I love feathered gloves so much but metal knuckles will help fights end super quickly. With refocus you gain so much ATB surprisingly faster than normal so feathered gloves are not needed thanks to Gotterdammerung
I've had to watch this video several times and I'm only on Chapter 2, Level 43. Wish me luck 😅
Great content bro. Very professional. I’m glad I subscribed 😄
Happy to have you on the channel ✊🏾
@@BltzZ 🤜🏽🤛🏽
Yeeeeeees. Yes yes yes yes! Saving the best til last!? 🤣 Let me grab a beer and take this vid in. I have no doubt it will be great
I hope you enjoyed it and it makes your hard mode play through a bit easier!
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@@memecheese9853 nope. He is his own person that just enjoys my content a lot!
Yup 👍
Hey guys what an awesome day....Ty blitz for the video's...lol I'm excited cause I scored7 on my second round of darts It's funny I'm running around the house trying to explain in joy and nobody understood...
I barely maxed any materia out but my builds were basically revive and cure on all characters. Aeris as a mage and everyone else as an attacker. U can beat the whole game on hard without using black magic except for the house boss
Yes this is 100% true facts!
I may have missed something, but how do you have 3 first strike materias? I only have 2 of them and wasnt aware you can have 3. For reference, the video shows cloud, aerith, and barret having first strike
Haha na there are only 2 first strike materias. I just alternated who I put them on..since barret and aerith both rarely play together in story you can opt between them two since their triangle attacks build atb very quickly
This was a good guide I'll try to use some of this when I try hard mode
For normal encounters with multiple enemies just do this.
Put All magic up on aerith and first strike.
Then link an elemental Material like fire with amplifikation. Use the same elemental Materia with mp absorb on another linked slots.
Aerith will end most of the Fights before they even begin and she gets all the mp back most of the time.
The more enemies the better.
Yup! This is the exact same build I have for my MP absorb build video I made a few days ago
Yeah you can just rush through chapters if you have Things left to finish. For example repeating ch. 9 to Max clouds weapon points.
Btw. This build works with cloud, too for the chapters in which u don't have aerith. Just go Full magic.
Hard mode is no freaking joke. The wrath hound in level killed me so many times until I spammed ice from both Tifa and cloud. And with roche , you better get good at counterstance. Leading up to roche is no joke, died so many times to the missles
Be sure to checkout my recent infinite MP glitch for Hard mode so you can go on a rampage
You're popping off with all the subs 🔥
What's up bro! Yeah haha trying to keep the train going and make this a full time job :)
@@BltzZ Hope you can do it man, at this rate you should 😁
What are the best materia for iron blade?
How do you have 3 chakra materias
How do I change a character out for another like if I wanna replace aerith for barret or etc how do I do this?
You can't do it in chapters. You can use certain chars/builds for Bahamut for example if you just select a chapter with the 3 you want and go to Chadley then. I think for Chapter 17 Combat Simulator you can choose which 3 to bring