FFVII Remake Demo - Scorpion Sentinel (No Damage/Cloud Solo/Normal)

A few notes on the consistency of this challenge:
I'm not sure if running behind the rubble is a consistent way to dodge the missiles. This was the first time I actually thought to try that and then I just winged the rest of it from there. I originally had a far more complicated strategy where I ran to the other side of the arena that would spread the missiles out more, but it was still too inconsistent for a number of reasons.
I got two rather lucky crits, one with the first fire spell and then again with the braver that broke the first leg in the last phase. These did not impact the outcome of the fight, I built my strategy to not rely on critical hits for obvious reasons. The leg would have broken even without a crit and the fire spell only slightly speed up the second phase.
One small source of RNG (the only one if the rubble trick turns out to be consistent) is starting ATB. The first phase strat will fail if you get the absolute minimum amount of starting ATB possible, but ~90% of the time that wont happen.

[@kingdomtrigger1]

"What about the Planet, huh?" LMAO Cloud is straight savage in this game.

[@mega20able]

I feel like VIIRe is going to take us back to the era of strat discussions and videos about meta, which is something I definitely have missed since we ran out of XV juice. Btw I was one of your regular viewers and commenters back then, but lost my original YT account. I was mega20able just in case you remember lol. Your content made XV an even more fun and amazing game to play. I'm looking forward to go in this journey with you guys again for VIIRe

[@johnywartooth4048]

Hey you still at it.Im glad you didn't quit after ffxv after all

[@Draveance]

I Thought This Is Impossible Until I Saw This...Oh My God...Totally Amazing! Especially on That Part 2:24 Every Time Barret Enter the Scenes Event and Keep Faint Again and Again Was Hilarious Though + Cloud Savageness XDD

[@pedroxruz6032]

FFXV was a amazing ride that will never be forgotten, but now it's FFVII's turn to take the spotlight. The Demo was amazing and I'm excited to see what's in store with this channel when the game comes out.

[@Britmadny]

FF XV was a mediocre ride that will be forgotten

[@pedroxruz6032]

@@Britmadny Personally, games like FFXIII and KH3 are more deserving of the "mediocre" title. FFXV is great, especially now with all the stuff added with DLC and Updates.

[@bigsealmode]

Personally I love all three and that people really shouldn't voice their opinions as law, that goes for the both of you.

[@unknowingreaper6556]

Pedro Cruz-Vargas it took insane updates and dlc before it got to just ok. I purchased vanilla ff15 and it was trash sorry. Kh3 was far better being vanilla than 15.

[@pedroxruz6032]

@@unknowingreaper6556 Yeah. I agree, vanilla FFXV had a lot to be diseired. But I feels it's better in terms of story (it had a beginning, middle, and end) and plenty of post game content, which at least base FFXV had compared to KH3. And considering updates for both games are done, FFXV wins, by long shot.

[@Sdragoon1]

A beast! As always. I always learn a lot after watching you play.

[@ErosMorelli]

Dayum nice job dude! 👌😁

[@TheRealKingheart]

Very nice! I'm still hoping the rest of the bosses have relatively consistent strategies to either avoid or prevent the more problematic attacks. Can't say controlling Cloud doesn't have me missing Noctis a bit, though.

[@asetoniffxv22]

I'm hoping for that, but I don't expect that to be the case. The game doesn't seem to be designed around avoiding damage, given how block and parry are balanced. And yeah, Noctis makes me wish every game had Blink and warp strike :P

[@Summer_Tech-o6n]

2 day 8 hour my countdown left...can't wait to play whole day under Covid-19 lockdown...

[@GraveRave]

"Hey want me to leave you behind?" Cloud that's cold man... :)

[@pivos111]

LETS GO HE IS BACK FOR MOREEEE

[@MathBlaster69]

Are you going to be making FFVII Re content like your XV content? There isn’t a lot of quality analysis out there and I think you would be the best at it. That is if you like the game. Cheers !

[@asetoniffxv22]

So far I've really liked the game and I am planning on covering/analyzing it, but I can't really make any promises yet.

[@MathBlaster69]

Asetoni FFXV no sweat brother love your content ! Glad to hear you like the game

[@davidkolman]

nice done!!

[@shanebluesky7452]

Asetoni you should cover advance tutorials of upcoming all final fantasies and perhaps kingdom hearts as well. It was thanks to you we get to know ffxv combat system.

[@zhengyingli]

Mad lad be trash-talking Barret while dancing with the Scorpion Sentinel lol.

[@ItsZorroDood]

What about the planet, huh?

[@asetoniffxv22]

Wasn't much help anyway.

[@raikohzx4323]

Cloud just can't stop shit talking Barret.

[@PunkSora89]

So I'm not sure if you are going to read this but I'll ask anyway. Are you planning on doing content related to FFVII remake in a similar way as you did for FFXV?

[@asetoniffxv22]

I would love to, but it remains to be seen. So far I've been enjoying it a lot, so it just comes down to how much free time I have to make videos (and how long it takes to discover everything there is in this game)

[@lamellarm6546]

Haven’t played the demo, so I’m wondering, is there a reason why starting ATB is random? What’s the idea?

[@asetoniffxv22]

It's probably an attempt at imitating the original FFVII where starting ATB was also random. Games sometimes have arbitrary elements of randomness presumably so that every fight doesn't play out exactly the same.

[@wdlwilliams]

Hey Asetoni, it would be awesome if you could make a video comparing FFVII Remake and FFXV combat, and giving your opinion on what is better and whats is worse. I don't have a PS4 so it will take a while before I can play this game, there is no one better than you(IMO) to analyse and explain how this game combat system works.

[@asetoniffxv22]

I really don't want to take part in the FFXV vs. FFVIIR discussion for a few reasons... First of all, there's an incredible amount of toxicity surrounding that in the fanbase and I don't want to poke my head into that. Secondly, this is still just a demo and we don't really know enough to make an informed comparison. I don't want to be the first idiot to assume something wrong and have that be on the internet forever. For example, many of FFXV's problems came down to balancing, and those issues weren't apparent in any of the demos released for that game. Finally, despite my best efforts, while my regular viewers how much more there is to XV than it seems at first glance, the vast majority of people out there still think it's an automated combat system or some other crap. I'd rather not have to deal with those comments if I'm being honest... If I end up liking the FFVII Remake and have the time and energy, I will do similar analysis/breakdown content to it like I did for XV, but at least for now I don't want to do a "comparison video."

[@wdlwilliams]

​@@asetoniffxv22 Yeah, that make sense. I hope you like the game and keep making content about it.

[@MetalChocob0]

Bruh I'm having hella trouble dodging the missiles with the rubble... Teach me. T---T

[@andrewkkerr8435]

Very impressive first time I fought it cloud died I really enjoy the battle system

[@ZU37CURL]

It would be more impressive if one beat the whole demo without damage.

[@spacecat275]

How does the "pressured" state work consistently? Is there just a set amount of fixed damage you need to do so he can get pressured? Also is it best to save using the enemies weakness only when hes pressured or is there benefits for using the enemys weakness when he isnt pressured?

[@asetoniffxv22]

Against normal enemies and the Guard Scorpion's 1st phase that seems to be the case, though some attacks seem to build up pressure better than others, so it might not be strictly damage-based. However, the scorpion has unique mechanics or Pressured after the 1st phase is over. In the 2nd phase it gets Pressured whenever you break the Field Generator and stays Pressured for a while. In the 3rd phase it's Pressured for a very brief period of time after using Tail Laser and in the last phase, it gets Pressured when you manage to break one of its legs. As for weaknesses, they don't seem to have any unique mechanics with pressure. Weakness just seems to cause you to do more damage, so it's best to use them when the enemy is Staggered or just to deal damage to cause Pressured. When the enemy is Pressured, it's better to use attacks that build up stagger quickly, such as Focused Thrust or Focused Shot.

[@JugbandGates]

Either exploit weaknesses (bolt) or do a fixed amount of damage in a certain amount of time apparently. Sweeper gets pressured immediately after a single bolt, while the scorpion needs a couple of hits after it.

[@baphnie]

Anything is possible.

[@laz3920]

You cant save the planet if your dead barret!

[@Marcocelllo]

thoughts about this short gameplay/combat vs ffxv?

[@asetoniffxv22]

They are very very different games, XV is way more of an action game while FFVII Remake's combat seems to lean heavily on its RPG mechanics. There isn't really much else I can say without seeing the full game...

[@Marcocelllo]

@@asetoniffxv22 thanks for the reply!

[@danielnolan8848]

How do you do that gap closer in punisher mode?

[@jessiejmoore]

Press square.

[@asetoniffxv22]

It sounds weird, but it really is as simple as what J Read said. If the enemy is not right next to you, the first attack of the Punisher combo is replaced by that gap closing leap attack.

[@danielnolan8848]

@@asetoniffxv22 ok, so this is more like 15 than i thought

[@rtl6832]

Ho-ly crap!.. D:

[@IamMeIam]

good job on the button mashing, so difficult

[@ThorsShadow]

You must have missed the part where he constantly switched combat modes and did perfect dodge rolls to avoid damage on some very short dodge windows. I didn't even know you could dodge those machine guns (seeing as they looked like hitscan/instant hit attacks). The AoE electricity the Scorpion does around itself has a very short tell and dodge window. The Scorpion usually also shoots out rockets very frequently. He dealt the thing enough damage, that it got pressured in every phase, so it didn't shoot those rockets. He also used skills like thr Fire spell, that forward thrust etc. very quickly. Im sure you haven't played the demo yourself and didn't notice all these things. Pro tip: inform yourself before making bullshit statements on the internet. Also, this is the first part of the game. In other games you have one ability at that stage and have to otherwise rely on auto attacks. Here you get two abilities, a magic spell and the ability to switch attack modes (Punisher Mode vs Operator Mode). You just went full retard. Never go full retard.

[@IamMeIam]

@@ThorsShadow I was paying him a compliment asshole face, I'm thoroughly impressed with how fast he mashed those buttons, what a feat!

[@Harkz0r]

@@IamMeIam I know, right? It was so fast! Because the speed at which he pressed Square was definitely the determining factor behind him not taking a single point of damage, and not literally everything else that you blithely dismissed.

[@IamMeIam]

@@Harkz0r someone is sensitive that this game is a button masher now?

[@Harkz0r]

@@IamMeIam Not sensitive, just marveling at the ignorance of people who can't see beyond the surface.