When players beat Final Fantasy 7 Remake, it doesn't have to be the end of the game for them. Beating Final Fantasy 7 Remake for the first time (no matter what difficulty level a person was playing on) unlocks Hard Mode. With this unlock, players can go back and play any chapter of the game in any order they choose, this time with new restrictions and enemy buffs to make the combat more challenging.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake was an astounding hit, selling over five million copies despite being a PS4 exclusive. As the name implies, it remade Final Fantasy 7, but only a portion of the first game. Instead, Final Fantasy 7 Remake extends the time a player spends in the city of Midgar to cover an entire 40-hour game. A sequel to Final Fantasy 7 Remake is in the works, but no tentative release date has currently been announced.
Hard Mode in Final Fantasy 7 Remake is essentially New Game+, with the caveat that a player cannot actually start a fresh game with Hard Mode turned on. Because of the increased difficulty of the monsters, Hard Mode can only be used by selecting chapter replays from a save file where the game has already been beaten; if players want to replay the entire game they can still do so by playing the chapters in order. Character levels continue to progress any time a player uses Hard Mode, with encounters granting double XP and triple AP, and boss fights rewarding manuscripts to increase Skill Points. But the boost comes at a cost: enemies in Hard Mode scale with a player's level and have new attacks, making them harder to beat. Additionally, it is not possible to use items in Hard Mode, and resting at benches only recovers HP, not MP.
For players looking for an extra challenge, Final Fantasy 7 Remake provides plenty of opportunity for them to test their mettle. Besides scaling normal encounters, there are two secret bosses that can be found in the Shinra Combat Simulator in Chapter 17: Malboro and the Pride and Joy Prototype. Beating the Pride and Joy Prototype grants a particularly impressive reward for those looking to max out their characters, an accessory called Gotterdammerung. With this accessory equipped, a character starts out with a full Limit Break bar at the beginning of a fight, an incredibly strong ability.
Hard Mode in Final Fantasy 7 Remake is an excellent chance for players to test their skills. With items rendered unusable, players have to conserve MP and rely on materia alone for healing in battle, forcing them to rethink their strategies. Beating Final Fantasy 7 Remake on Normal Mode (without excessive grinding) results in a player ending up with characters leveled into the mid-30s. With a level cap of 50, there's plenty of room for growth, giving players hours more to spend with the game before exhausting the benefits of Hard Mode.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake is currently available on PlayStation 4.
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September 04, 2020 at 05:30AM
