Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

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Detailed description: 0:00 - Game Load 0:10 - Temple of the Ancients - Serenity Room The party resumes in the Serenity Room area on the Hall of Resurrection - Second Tier level of the temple. The main scenario "Hall of Resurrection" is in progress. Cloud equips Aerith's Ribbon and returns the Speed Demon Keychain to her. Before the party moves on, they explore the Shrine of Trials rooms surrounding the Serenity Room. This area reminds me of the big clock chamber in the original Final Fantasy VII's Temple of the Ancients. The door at one o'clock leads to a dead end. There is also a cave-in in the hallway at four o'clock. Disappointingly, the Shrine of Trials rooms to the east have nothing aside from some possible material collection spots. The party heads south to the Path of Recovery. 6:05 - Temple of the Ancients - Path of Recovery The party checks out the Path of Recovery. There is no going back. The party returns to the Serenity Room. 6:44 - Temple of the Ancients - Serenity Room The party continues checking out Shrine of Trials rooms. The corridor at seven o'clock leads to a cave-in. In the western Shrine of Trials at nine o'clock, the party finds an orb of AP Up Materia (9:45). And that seems to be it. Surely, the game designers could have been a little more generous with the treasures in this area. The door at eleven o'clock leads to a dead end like the one at one o'clock. The party takes the twelve o'clock path north to the Path of Penalty. 11:55 - Temple of the Ancients - Path of Penalty The party goes north and downstairs through the Path of Penalty. In the north, they take the door to the Corridor of Effigies. "Hall of Resurrection" complete. 12:42 - Temple of the Ancients - Corridor of Effigies As the party enters this hallway, the main scenario "Corridor of Effigies" begins. The party goes north through this corridor. Partway through, a cutscene takes place. 13:26 - Temple of the Ancients - Cloud's Trial It figures Cloud would have a trial. We start with a scene in Mako Reactor 1. Our friend with the long, gray hair is still playing mind-games with our merc. Cloud gains control after the scene (14:18). Cloud's scenario "The Trial of Cloud" begins. Cloud goes through the burning reactor chamber. Of course, if one will remember from Final Fantasy VII Remake, this damage was not all Avalanche's doing. A brief event takes place when Cloud notices a friend at the end of the corridor (15:07). Cloud approaches Biggs for a cutscene (15:15). More mind-games ensue. The scene shifts to the Sector 7 Pillar (15:48). After the event, Cloud progresses up the Pillar (15:57). Another scene takes place when he approaches Tifa and the fallen Jessie (16:17). Really, Sephy? Then I think it's time to cut the strings. 17:55 - Temple of the Ancients - Corridor of Effigies The scene continues in the Corridor of Effigies. "The Trial of Cloud" complete. The party regains control in the corridor after the events (18:41). The scenario "Corridor of Effigies" is still in progress. The party continues north through the long corridor. They take the northern door to the Spiral of Rebirth. "Corridor of Effigies" complete. 19:33 - Temple of the Ancients - Spiral of Rebirth The main scenario "The Materia Awaits" begins. The party arrives in the Spiral of Rebirth - Upper Layer. After saving, the party returns to the Corridor of Effigies. 20:19 - Temple of the Ancients - Corridor of Effigies The party double-checks the Corridor of Effigies for treasures. Afterwards, they backtrack north and return to the Spiral of Rebirth - Upper Layer. 21:17 - Temple of the Ancients - Spiral of Rebirth The party begins descending the spiral staircase in the Spiral of Rebirth - Upper Layer. After a while, they find the spiraling stairway blocked, but there is a path to the north. The party takes the door north to the Shrine of Inspiration. 22:04 - Temple of the Ancients - Shrine of Inspiration In the Shrine of Inspiration, the party encounters some fiends: a Panthera Protector and an Ancient Dragon. The Panthera Protector's ring of flame is pretty annoying. Aerith reaches Level 50 and earns 5 SP. After the battle, the party takes the northern door (24:45). They go downstairs. 24:55 - Temple of the Ancients - Shrine of Ambition The party reaches the Shrine of Ambition area on the Hall of Resurrection - First Tier level of the temple. In the main northwestern room of the Shrine of Ambition, a chest contains the Fuma Shuriken (25:12). Yuffie equips this new weapon, which provides the Purification ability. She equips the following weapon skills: ATB Charge Rate Up, Shuriken Mastery, and Attack Damage +5%. The party follows the northern corridor east. 26:43 - Temple of the Ancients - Shrine of Rebellion The party reaches the Shrine of Rebellion area on the Mural Chamber level. However, this appears to be the way to go forward, so the party backtracks to the Shrine of Ambition on the Hall of Resurrection - First Tier level for now. 26:50 - Temple of the Ancients - Shrine of Ambition The party backtracks west and takes the path south that they bypassed earlier. In the southeastern room, they battle a Floating Death. A chest in the southeastern room contains a Cetran Bracer (28:44). This bracer provides eight Materia slots. It provides slightly better defense but slightly worse magic defense than the Cetran Armlet. Aerith equips the Cetran Bracer. The party works their way back around and takes the eastern corridor down to the Shrine of Rebellion on the Mural Chamber level. 30:39 - Temple of the Ancients - Shrine of Rebellion The party saves before they enter the next large room. Looks like we've got a bigg'un. Before the party goes in, Aerith equips a maxed orb of Subversion Materia, which has the Dispel spell. In the large room, the party encounters a Moss-Grown Adamantoise. This massive enemy is weak to fire-elemental attacks. Exploiting its elemental weakness or hitting its blind spot with powerful offensive abilities while it is using Counter will pressure it. While it is pressured, it cannot unleash its long-range homing attacks. The Moss-Grown Adamantoise protects itself with numerous buffs. This is a pretty tough normal enemy. After defeating the Moss-Grown Adamantoise, the party continues west to the next hallway. A chest on the southwestern platform contains an X-Potion (37:29). The party continues west. 37:49 - Temple of the Ancients - Spiral of Rebirth The party reaches the Spiral of Rebirth - Lower Layer area. Before going down, they go up. The party reaches the Spiral of Rebirth - Middle Layer on the Hall of Resurrection - First Tier level (38:08). Near a cave-in, a chest contains an Elixir (38:22). The party backtracks down to the Spiral of Rebirth - Lower Layer area on the Mural Chamber level (38:50). They continue downstairs. They find a Moogle Medal in a crate at the bottom. After saving, the party takes the door leading north at the bottom. 39:58 - Temple of the Ancients - Corridor of Dusk The party enters the ominous-sounding Corridor of Dusk area. An event takes place as they reach the Mural Chamber (40:18). With Aerith's intervention, the murals provide a sort of holographic message from the Cetra. The party regains control after the scene (42:21). They start exploring and progressing through the corridor. As the party starts north, the Cetra speak to them (42:59). The sub-scenario "Before the Fall" begins (43:21). The Cetra's presentation continues as the party moves down the corridor. The party enters an event battle with a Floating Death and a Panthera Protector (44:30). Tifa masters the True Strike ability from her Járngreipr. The party defeats the enemies (46:48). "Before the Fall" complete. The party continues through the northern door. 47:27 - Temple of the Ancients - Corridor of Disaster The party reaches the Corridor of Disaster area. The sub-scenario "Arrival" begins. The Cetra's presentation continues as the party goes through the corridor. The true threat to the Planet is unveiled. After double-checking the corridor for treasure, the party takes the northwestern door to the next hallway. 51:04 - Temple of the Ancients - Corridor of Apocalypse In the first part of the Corridor of Apocalypse, the party battles a Panthera Protector and a Moss-Grown Adamantoise. Nasty combination. Get rid of the Panthera Protector ASAP. The party takes out this disastrous duo (56:10). "Arrival" complete. The party finds a rest area in the northwest of the eastern part of the corridor (56:42). At the Vending Machine, they buy 2 on-sale Giga-Potions for 300 gil apiece. They also buy an on-sale bottle of Ether and an on-sale plume of Phoenix Down for 100 gil apiece. They rest at the rest bench afterwards. The party saves. Next time, they will continue through the Mural Chamber on their quest for the Black Materia. Thanks for watching!

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