FFV Walkthrough Essay, Research Paper
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3 . D I S C O N E W A L K T H R O U G H
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(Note that the beginning of this game has been altered somewhat from the
FF7 demo disc packaged with Tobal No. 1 and other FF7 demos.)
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3 . 1 m a k o r o p o w e r p l a n t
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ITEMS IN THIS AREA: Potion x3, Phoenix Down, Restore materia,
Assault Gun.
At the start of the game, you’ll have 3 Potions, a Phoenix Down, and an
Ether. You can’t equip Materia until you reach Section 3.3, by the way.
Once you leave the train, check the body of the closest guard twice to
get two Potions. Then head north. You’ll be attacked by some guards.
Take them out with your sword (you may win a Potion for killing them)
and then move left to go outside. Now, talk to your teammates (Biggs,
Wedge, and Jessie), then name yourself and Barret. Make your way to the
northwestern door, and head up in the next room to enter the heart of
the power plant.
Talk to Barret, (who joins you) and then talk to each Avalanche member
to open the doors. After opening the second door, head right to enter
another chamber with a treasure chest (Phoenix Down). Then, go back
and enter the elevator (you’ll have to talk to Jessie first). Press the
arrow switch to activate it.
Work your way down the stairs and go through the door to the left. Then
follow Jessie down the ladder. When he stops, search the area in front
of him for a Potion (it’s hard to see because of the steam). Climb
down, cross the pipes, descend the nearby ladder, and take note of
the Save Point before heading down the walkway.
Pick up the Restore materia on the ground in the next area and set the
bomb. An alarm will sound and you’ll have to fight the boss, a huge
scorpion-like machine.
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BOSS TIPS: GUARD SCORPION LV: ?? HP: 800 MP: 0
Cloud’s Bolt magic works well, while Barret should be attacking. The
Search Scope won’t damage you, it just warns as to who the boss will
attack next. When you’ve done enough damage, the boss will start to
shake and Barret will warn Cloud. From this point onward, don’t attack
the boss and heal yourself or simply guard until the boss attacks you.
If you try to hurt it during this time, the boss responds with a damaging
laser ray shot from his tail. A few more hits after it stops shaking and
the boss dies. You’ll get an Assault Gun when you kill it.
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You now have ten minutes to escape from the power plant. You’ll need
to make your way back to the upside-down T-shaped entrance hall where
one of the Avalanche members is waiting. (If you’ve played the demo
disc, know that you don’t need to ’search’ for the other members; just
talk to Jessie to free him and then get out. Since Barret gets a new
gun after the battle, be sure to equip it. Also, talk to the other
members to open the two doors on your way back.
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3 . 2 m i d g a r c i t y
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ITEMS IN THIS AREA: Potion.
After the Avalanche members blow up the passage, head up the stairs.
You’ll meet Aeris here, but she won’t join you yet. In the next
screen, there’s a Potion to the southwest of the circular structure
(near the lampposts). Walk south when you’re done. In this next area,
you’ll meet up with guards and have the choice of running (bottom
choice) or fighting (top choice). After a few more encounters with the
Shinra guards, Cloud’ll jump onto the passing train and run into the
Avalanche gang. After talking to them, walk to the ‘front’ of the
screen and you’ll jump off into another area. Talk to the people here
and one of the members (Jessie) will show you a picture of the Makoro
plant on the train’s screen. Approach Barret and you’ll end up going
to the group’s base.
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3 . 3 a v a l a n c h e b a s e
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ITEMS IN THIS AREA: 1500 gil, All materia, Ether.
Head west and go upwards. Talk to the kid by the fence, then head west
again (there’s a Save Point nearby, too). Talk to the people here,
then check out the bar. At the top of the tallest building in the south-
east is a bedroom. The kid here will let you spend the night for 10 gil.
In the bar, you’ll meet Tifa, who is also a member of Avalanche, as well
as Marlene, who is supposedly Barret’s daughter. After naming Tifa,
Barret shows up when you try to leave and reveals the hidden base
underneath the bar. After talking to Barret, Tifa shows up. Leave the
base and you’ll have a short intermission with Tifa. When you meet
Barret afterwards, he’ll give you 1500 gil. If you go to the Beginner’s
Hall above the Weapon Shop outside, you can learn more about playing the
game. You’ll also find that there inside the huge cage. The man in
the right corner of this room has a Materia by his feet (All). Take it
and a chest will drop down that has an Ether inside of it. If you
haven’t already noticed, the two buildings that were locked the other
day are now open.
When you’re ready, go back to the train station to prepare for
Avalanche’s next mission. If you like, you can go to the far right to
enter a train yard, but there’s not much of interest there.
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3 . 4 m a k o r e a c t o r n u m b e r f i v e
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ITEMS IN THIS AREA: Ether x2, Potion, Tent, Titan Bangle.
Board the train. When the timer appears after you talk to Tifa, go
through each train car until Tifa jumps off one of the cars and you and
Barret follow her. You’ll end up in an underground railroad passageway.
If you go south (towards the ‘front’ of the screen), you’ll go through
the same screen 5 times before coming to two guards who you can fight.
When the battle’s over, choose the bottom option to keep fighting or the
top option to run away. You can fight the same battle over and over,
so when you get tired of fighting, just pick the top option. An OK place
to gain some experience, gil, and AP, if you think you’ll need it.
Anyway, it’s a lot faster to just head north to where the green barrier
is and go down the hatch to the west (examine it and choose the top
choice twice or the middle option once). Pick up the Ether in the
adjoining passage, climb down the two ladders, and talk to Wedge. Then
go up the ladder near him to reach a room where Jessie is waiting for
you. Take the Potion that’s next to him and climb down the ladder on the
far left end of the room to reach a chamber where you can find a Tent, a
Save Point, and Biggs.
Go up the ladder here to reach the No. 5 Reactor. The room you’re in
should be familiar. Slide down the pipe and then work your way back to
the heart of the plant. After Cloud fiddles with the machinery, go back
to the large room and climb up the stairs and into the elevator. It’ll
take you to a new floor. Grab the contents of the treasure chest outside
(Ether) and then head to the left where there are three control panels.
You’ll need to hit your panel as the same time Barret and Tifa hit
theirs (using the O button), so give it a shot. Instead of waiting for
them to raise their arms, you’ll have an easier time if you time it so
that you hit your panel _just_ before they do. You can’t use the panel
if you didn’t go back to the heart of the power plant. Afterwards, go
through the opened gate (there’s a Save Point here), and head north.
In the T-shaped room, you’ll be stopped by a group of guards, and then
meet President Shinra. After that, a helicopter and a hydrofoil-like
machine show up. The Shinra president leaves in the helicopter, but
the huge machine attacks you and your friends.
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BOSS TIPS: AIR BUSTER LV: 15 HP: 1200 MP: 0
Weak against Lightning
This machine turns to face (and attack) whomever hits it. So, if one of
your characters is low on life, have the person on the opposite side
attack to draw the boss’ attention away. Be especially careful of it’s
Big Bomber–it causes tons of damage (but also increases your Limit
meter quickly). Remember that even if it’s back is turned, it can use a
weak machine gun attack on you. Use potions and the Restore Materia to
keep up your HPs and use Bolt as well as your Limit Break attacks to take
this machine out. You’ll receive a Titan Bangle if you win the battle.
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3 . 5 m a k o r o c i t y s l u m s
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ITEMS IN THIS AREA: 5 gil, Potion, Phoenix Down, Cover materia, Ether.
After the battle, the boss will explode, sending Cloud off the walkway
in the ensuing blast. When you awake, you’ll find yourself in a church.
Aeris is here, and you can name her after talking to her several times.
Reno shows up afterwards with some guards. In the next room, Aeris
falls down while trying to escape with Cloud. Tell her to hold on.
You now have the option of fighting the guards using Aeris or trying to
bean the guards on the head with barrels on the upper floor (if you
miss, you’ll have to fight using Aeris anyway). Remember, she starts off
in the back row, so to increase damage, make her move up by choosing
‘Change’ at the start of each battle (do this by pressing left, then the
O button).
The correct order of barrels to drop is: the leftmost barrel (in the
back), the far right barrel (in the back), and the far right barrel
(in the front). Simply tell Aeris to hold on each time, examine each
barrel, and choose the top option to drop it. This way, Aeris won’t
have to fight anybody. When Aeris meets you at the top of the chapel,
she’ll hook up with Cloud.
In the upper area, climb up the second beam on the left and jump out of
the hole in the roof. After you and Aeris make it back to ground level,
head left to find a Save Point. To the northwest is a town. Be sure to
meet the man in the pipe near the entrance. In one of the houses, you
can also find 5 gil if you talk to the drunk man in bed, then examine
the drawers nearby. There are several stores here in the slums,
including one that sells Materia. To the far, far right is a path that
leads to Aeris’s house and a garden. You can spend the night here once
you’ve met Elmyra, Aeris’s mother. When you wake up, look between the
desk and the bed for a Potion and a Phoenix Down. Then, sneak downstairs
(or Aeris will make you go back to bed) and leave the house (you can do
this by not touching the walls and not running, either). In the lower
flower bed to the right, you can get a Protect materia and an Ether.
There’s another Save Point near Aeris’ house if you need to use it.
Leave the town and go left to the hole in the wall. Aeris will be here
waiting for you and will rejoin you. In the next location, work your
way upward (by going across the hole-filled metal length, then down the
iron beams and through the passage, then up the brown pipe and finally
down the stairs and heading to the left). After Aeris leaves you at the
playground, head east, then go north to arrive at the Wall Market.
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3 . 6 w a l l m a r k e t
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ITEMS IN THIS AREA: Ether, Phoenix Down, Hyper.
Aeris rejoins you (again) here. There’s a Save Point in the upper-right
part of the village. The building in the lower left is an inn, where you
can spend the night for 10 gil. To the right of it is the entrance to a
brothel. The building in the middle has nothing in it but a computer.
(If you touch it, a machine gun will fire at you and Cloud jumps away.
You can’t do anything here until later). Just above that building is an
item shop. North of the shop is a sushi bar. Finally, there is a
clothing store to the upper left and some sort of pottery store to the
upper right. A path by the clothing store leads to another part of town.
Here, there is a gym, a restaurant, and a weapon shop. In the northern
area lies a large building. If you go east from here, you’ll reach a
dead-end area.
Your objective in this part of the game is to sneak into the large
building where Tifa is being kept. To do this, Cloud will have to
dress up as a woman in order to get inside since men aren’t allowed
into the building. So, follow these steps to get the items you need
to ‘alter’ Cloud’s appearance. You may want to read this entire
section before starting so that you’ll know how your choices will
affect the game.
a) Go to the brothel and talk to the big guy with silver hair who’s
chatting with the bouncer at the door. Talk to him and pick the
first option to inquire about Tifa.
b) Go back to the building at the end of town (Corneo’s mansion) and
talk to the guy near the door. Aeris and Cloud will move away and
have a short conversation. She tells Cloud that he’ll have to
dress up if he wants to find out if Tifa’s okay.
c) Return to the first screen, go to the clothing store, and talk to
the store owner by standing near the bottom edge of the counter.
She’ll tell you that you can’t get a dress unless you do something
about her drunk father.
d) Go to the bar in the second screen and talk to the lone man by the
door. During the conversation, you’ll have to make two decisions.
So when you’re asked a question, pick either the first or second
choice. After you’re done talking to the man, return to the
clothing store.
e) At the store, you’ll see that the man from the inn is now behind
the counter. Talk to him and you’ll receive an item based upon
your decisions:
– If you answered: first choice, first or second choice, you’ll
get the Cotton Dress.
– If you answered: second choice, first choice, you’ll be given
the Satin Dress.
– If you answered: second choice, second choice again, he’ll give
you the Silk Dress.
f) Cloud will try on the dress, but won’t actually wear it. Leave
the clothing store and go to the second screen. Enter the gym
and converse with the woman (heh) by the fighting ring. When you
have the chance, pick the bottom option twice to start fighting,
although if you want to practice, you can choose the bottom
option, then the top one. Anyway, as soon as the message box
disappears, start pressing the S, X, and O buttons repeatedly in
that order. The object of the game is to go fast enough to make
Cloud do more squats than the African gymnast, but you don’t want
to press the buttons too fast or Cloud can’t keep up. It’s not
too hard to win since the other guy will often stop to scratch his
head, but you only have 30 seconds, so get in as many squats as you
can.
– If you are able to do more squats than the gymnast, you’ll be
given the Blonde Wig.
– If you and the gymnast have the same score, the lady will give
you the Dyed Wig.
– If the gymnast does better than you, then the lady will give
you the Wig.
At this point, you can just return to the clothing shop and enter the
stall; Cloud will dress up as a woman and you can return to Corneo’s
mansion to get inside. You can also choose to not change yet and
explore more of the Wall Market, picking up items that you can use to
make Cloud more ‘feminine’. If you’re finished, then skip down a ways
to find out what to do next. Otherwise, keep reading (these events
can be done in any order):
g) Go to the pottery shop. When you have to choose an answer, pick
the top one twice. (You can’t talk to him unless you chatted with