Walkthrough

Welcome to IGN's Final Fantasy 7 Remake for PS4 Walkthrough and guide. This FF7 Remake walkthrough will guide you through all 18 Chapters -- to hidden discoveries and materia, weapons, and accessory locations. There are also plenty of tips, enemy tactics, and detailed boss guides.

Getting Started

Starting a new Final Fantasy 7 Remake game will prompt you to choose a difficulty and style between Easy, Normal, and Classic Mode. You can change this at will, so don't worry about it too much. Start with these helpful guides:

• Should You Play Normal or Classic Mode?
• Tips - 18 Things FF7 Remake Doesn't Tell You
• Battle System Guide and Combat Tips
• Essential Side Quests You Shouldn't Skip

Chapter 1 - The Destruction of Mako Reactor 1

Cloud Strife, a mercenary, is hired by a group named Avalanche to help them blow up Mako Reactor 1. Their goal is to stop the Shinra Electric Power Company from destroying the planet.

• Chapter 1 - The Destruction of Mako Reactor 1 Walkthrough

Chapter 2 - Fateful Encounters

Avalanche flees through a passageway that leads to Sector 8. Shaken by the devastation wrought by the explosion, the group heads for the base in Sector 7

• Chapter 2 - Fateful Encounters Walkthrough

Chapter 2 Materia, Weapons, and accessories Checklist:

Chapter 3 - Home Sweet Slum

Their mission concluded, Cloud and the others disembark at the Sector 7 slums. Situated below the plate, no natural sunlight reaches the town, but despite its bleak appearance, this is where the members of Avalanche call home.

• Chapter 3 - Home Sweet Slum Walkthrough

Chapter 3 Materia, weapons, and accessories Checklist:

Note: There are more weapons, accessories, and Materia in the Sector 7 shops.

Chapter 4 - Mad Dash

Cloud agrees to help Jessie with a secret job topside in Sector 7.

• Chapter 4 - Mad Dash Walkthrough

Chapter 4 Materia, weapons, and accessories Checklist:

Chapter 5 - Dogged Pursuit

Cloud joins the mission to blow up Mako Reactor 5. The team boards the train for Sector 4, nervous about the mission to come.

• Chapter 5 - Dogged Pursuit Walkthrough

Chapter 5 Materia, Weapons, and accessories Checklist:

Chapter 6 - Light The Way

Barret, Cloud, and Tifa follow the secret passageway from the corkscreq tunnel until they reach the interior of the Sector 4 plate. Mako Reactor 5 is now closer than ever, but they still must make their way through the rusted maintenance area.

• Chapter 6 - Light The Way Walkthrough

Chapter 6 Materia, Weapons, and accessories Checklist:

Chapter 7 - A Trap Is Sprung

Despite unforeseen obstacles forcing many changes to the plan, the three have made it inside Mako Reactor 5. Determined to make the second bombing operation a success, the group heads for the reactor's core.

• Chapter 7 - A Trap Is Sprung Walkthrough

Chapter 7 Materia, Weapons, and accessories Checklist:

Chapter 8 - Budding Bodyguard

Cloud wakes up on a bed of yellow flowers. There, inside the church, he reunites with someone...

• Chapter 8 - Budding Bodyguard Walkthrough

Chapter 8 Materia, Weapons, and accessories Checklist:

Chapter 9 - The Town That Never Sleeps

Cloud must go to Wall Town for a rescue mission. Shenanigans ensue.

• Chapter 9 - The Town That Never Sleeps Walkthrough

Chapter 9 Materia, Weapons, and Side Quest Checklist:

Chapter 10 - Rough Waters

Falling through Corneo's trapdoor, Cloud and the others find themselves in the sewers below Sector 6. If the plan to bring down part of the plate is true, then the Sector 7 slums are in grave danger. Scared and shaken, the party sets out into the underground sewer system.

• Chapter 10 - Haunted Walkthrough

Chapter 10 Materia, Weapons, and Equipment Checklist:

Chapter 11 - Haunted

When the group finally crawls out of the sewer system, they find themselves amidst the train graveyard in Sector 7. Not knowing who or what to believe, and uneasy about the uncertain future, they hurry toward what they believe to be the exit.

• Chapter 11 - Haunted Walkthrough

Chapter 11 Materia, Weapons, and accessories Checklist:

Chapter 12 - Fight for Survival

Avalanche has walked into a trap and are surrounded by Shinra forces. Now they are locked in a desperate fight for survival. Cloud, Tifa, and Aerith head for the support pillar, determined to help their friends and stop Shinra.

• Chapter 12 - Fight for Survival Walkthrough

Chapter 12 Materia, Weapons, and accessories Checklist:

Chapter 13 - A Broken World

The Sector 7 section of the plate has collapsed, destroying that part of the undercity, and the screams of the victims can be heard amidst the rubble. For Barret and the others, the fight has been long, but they will continue to forge on.

• Chapter 13 - A Broken World Walkthrough

Chapter 13 Materia, Weapons, and accessories Checklist:

Chapter 14 - In Search of Hope

After rescuing Wedge, the group returns to Sector 5, but there is still no sign of Aerith. Enough friends have already been lost, and each of them resolves to fight for Aerith’s safe return.

• Chapter 14 - In Search of Hope Walkthrough

Chapter 14 Materia, Weapons, and Accessories Checklist:

Chapter 15 - The Day Midgar Stood Still

Cloud, Tifa, and Barret prepare to infiltrate the Shinra building. They proceed through a crumbling Sector 7, ready to settle the score with Shinra and save a beloved companion.

• Chapter 15 - The Day Midgar Stood Still Walkthrough

Chapter 15 Materia, Weapons, Armor, and Accessories Checklist:

Chapter 16 - The Belly of the Beast

Cloud, Tifa, and Barret stand before the Shinra building - the heart of Midgar. Somewhere in this towering structure, Aerith is being held captive. Refusing to balk, they cross behind enemy lines to save their friend.

• Chapter 16 - The Belly of the Beast Walkthrough

Chapter 16 Materia, Weapons, Armor, and Accessories Checklist:

Chapter 17 - Deliverance from Chaos

With Aerith free from captivity, they must now escape the Shinra Building. Cloud wakes up to find himself and the others taking refuge in the room where Aerith and her mother were once held. They discuss the past, present, and a destiny they are trying to change.

• Chapter 17 - Deliverance from Chaos Walkthrough

Chapter 17 Materia, Weapons, Armor, and Accessories Checklist:

Chapter 18 - Destiny’s Crossroads

The party escapes the Shinra Building and races down the highway. Behind them, countless Whispers have engulfed Midgar. The team cuts through the obstacles and charges down the roadway that leads to the unknown.

• Chapter 18 - Destiny’s Crossroads Walkthrough

Post Game Unlockables and New Game Plus

The Final Fantasy 7 post game unlockables include a Hard Mode and some other cool secrets covered here:

• Post Game Unlockables and New Game Plus