takes the "unknown adventure" teased at the very end of 2020's Final Fantasy 7 Remake to new heigh🤪ts. You'll explore a huge amount of the game's world beyond Midgar's steel sky. Everything in this game 🥃is Remake dialed up to 11.

Whether you've just finished a replay of the trilogy's first chapter or it's been a long time since you met Cloud and company beneath the steel sky, these tips should help you ahead on your way. Get ready for one of the most massive role-playing gameꦑs that Square Enix has ever delivered. It's a behemoth of a game.

Chat Up Chadley

We'll start with something you'll deal with from the moment you hit the Grasslands, the first of Final Fantasy 7's sprawling open regions. After a bit of a trek to the swamp, the game will point you toward Bill's Chocobo Ranch.

While you're there, Chadley, the cyborg kid from FF7 Remake, will hit up Cloud for another partnership. We recommend that you get started with Chadley's quests immediately. Take some time to scope out the Combat Simulator, which will reward you for completing bouts.

Chadley serves as FF7 Rebirth's primary source of open region quests,🎃 so the sooner y🌃ou get started with his tasks, the more fun you'll have while exploring Gaia.

Weapon Upgrades For The Win

Weapon upgrades work differently than they did in Remake. Whereas in Remake, players interact with something not unlike a miniature FFX Sphere Grid, each weapon gains stats and various other perks as it levels up, meaning you no longer need to pick and choose.

Here's the thing: it can be easy to miss the Weapon Upgrade slots when you're equipping Materia or peering at the weapons them🥃selves. Make sure you've seen what you can equip them with before you go bludgeoning baddies with it.

Look for Weapon Upgrades that suit your play style. There's no right or wrong way to hook them up.

O Folio, Where Art Thou?

Replacing Remake's Weapon Upgrade screen, Folios utilize your hard-earned SP as a form of level-up currency. It is here that Rebirth's many Synergy skills are unlocked. You'll also earn plenty else, including permanent stat boosts and AP-based elemental attacks.

These elemental attacks deal less damage than their Materia counterparts, but they allow characters access to weaker versions of every element.🐼 This is a huge deal, so make sure you snag them whenever you c☂an.

In addition to traditionally-earned SP, there are books for each character which confer further SP for Folios. You'll find them predominantly via side quests.

Don't Obsess Over Assess

Here's something you might not have remembered even in Final Fantasy 7 Remake. We reckon plenty of players will know this, but it bears repeating just in case. You don't need to cast Assess again e♈very time you need to see an enemy's information.

Just once suffices permanently. With the PlayStation 5 DualSense controller, simply tap the touchpad at any time during battles to see all the data you have 🤡already acquired. If your memory is razor-sharp, you m🍨ight never need this, but frankly, ours isn't.

Live In A Materia World

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has tons more Materia than its predecessor, and we'd be hard-pressed to name more than a handful that aren't worth using. It can be hard to determine which Materia to use in your limited slots per piece of equipment.

Keep an eye out for linked Materia slots. By equipping Materia that confers various bonuses such as elemental attacks and defense, higher-tier spells, and more, your party will be so much mightier. Linked slots are a little rarer than non-linked, but seize them for all they're worth.

We've had a great time with Materia that lets party members use abilities and spells on their own. If you've got nothing against constantly switching the character you're controlling, you won't get much use out of it, but it can be a real timesaver.

Prioritize Those Protorelics

There's a long-running optional questline in Rebirth involving Protorelics. You'll find one in each of the game's open regions, and if you're going to do only one piece of Chadley's Intel missions, make sure you don't skip these.

Not only do the Protorelic side quests provide riveting stories and some quirky gameplay, but they're tied together by something 𓄧the Final Fantasy franchise has celebrated for decades.

Go For The Gold In Junon

During Rebirth's lengthy fourth chapter, players will experience the game's modern spin on the classic FF7's Junon parade mini-game. As one would expect from the Remake trilogy's massive expansion efforts, the new version is far more in-depth.

You'll first be tasked with finding at least five squads throughout Junon. That said, you should search for all ten. Afterward, we recommend adjusting your squad lineup such that all three portions of the parade are at max (three-star) challenge.

Doing so, and performing splendidly, nets you big prizes afterward. That said, you will restart right before the first portion every time you retry it. And unless you're amazing at this, you will need to restart a few times.

First Blood Before The Big Event

Moving right along, the game's fifth chapter features a Queen's Blood tournament. Queen's Blood is the card game in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and you're introduced to it right near the start of Chapter 2. You don't have to win the tournament, which will be a relief if you're just not feeling Qꦗueen's Blood.

That said, you'll get the best rewards for doing so, and we happen to think the cutscenes involved are a real treat in their own regard. But if you want to win, you'll want to start playing before you board that boat.

In particular, the Midgardsormr card you'll get for beating every opponent prior to the event can seriously turn 🐽the tide.

Successful Summoning

Chadley lets you battle and obtain summons in each region via the Combat Simulator. But taking them on at maximum strength is generally a bad idea until a little later on. If you're around the game's recommended level, beating🔯 them is - while possible -﷽ quite difficult.

Finding Summon Shrines through Divine Intel provides you with easier variants of the battle. You'll still acquire the summon, anꦬd you can attempt to tackle the mythical beasts at their peak performance later on.

Each shrine you complete also grants your summons new powers, so it's a good idea to locat🌜e them even if you plan on going at things full force🐷.

Keep Tabs On Towns

There are several hub towns in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, each a reimagining of a location in the original. These include Kalm, Junon, Costa del Sol, and beyond. You'll find myriad side quests here, but you might want to check back later in the game.

Not only can you swing by again at anytime to finish anything you missed, which is plenty helpful. You will sometimes find fresh content as well, so if you're aiming to complete as much of the game as you can, pay repeat visits.

Scour The Surface

While you're adventuring, make sure you're riding your Chocobo at least once through every part of the map. You can still enjoy hoofing it often if you prefer, but at minimum, keep an eye out for little gatherings of rabbits.

These furry pals are always nearby when treasure can be located in the ground by way of your Chocobo's keen nose. The treasures range from run-of-the-mill consumable items to unique key items like the PLAY ARTS figurines.

Out of🅘 all of Rebirth's side content, this ♎one is the easiest to miss.