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Nothing is missable from Final Fantasy VII Remake, as you can replay any chapter in any difficulty after you beat the game. Chapter Selection and Hard difficulty will be unlocked right after the you finish the game.

This guide will go in-depth through all the decisions in the game, explaining the Affection and Dress Mechanics. It will also cover related achievements like The Johnny Experience and others. It will also warn you about Useful Steals and other simple things that you may miss on your playthrough. However, this guide will not cover an in-depth walkthrough and Enemy Intel.

Chapters 5 and 6 are not covered in this guide, as they are pretty straight forward with no decisions to be made.

Don't forget to get your INTERGRADE free items from the Gift Box on the main menu.

The game has hidden values for Aerith and Tifa that alter the Chapter 14 Resolutions Witnessed. Each character will get a different cutscene in this chapter, depending on how much points they have. Tifa will get +2 points for each Odd Job sidequest completed in Chapter 3. Aerith will get +2 points for each sidequest in Chapter 8. At the start of Chapter 10, the character that you talk to first will get +1 point. The character with the most points will be selected for the cutscene. If both Aerith and Tifa have less than 5 points, Barret will be chosen instead.

After you beat the game, you can see how many Chapter 14 Resolutions Witnessed you've got in Play Log on the main menu.

Acquiring all 9 dresses is needed for the Dressed to the Nines achievement. After you beat the game, you can see how many Dresses you've got for each character in Play Log on the main menu.

In Chapter 3, when Tifa asks Cloud what type of dress she should wear for their night out later, you'll have to choose between "Something refined", "Something... sporty?", or "Something exotic?".

To get the Sporty Dress or the Exotic Dress, you must complete all Odd Jobs sidequests in Chapter 3. If you want the Refined Dress, just select the option or only complete a single sidequest skipping all the remaining ones.

For Aerith, her dress is chosen only by how many Odd Jobs siquequests you've completed in Chapter 8.

To get the Sexy Dress, you must complete all 6 sidequests. To get the Ordinary Dress, you must complete 3 sidequests. To get the Cheap Dress, you need to complete fewer than 3 sidequests.

Cloud's dress is determined by what path you've chosen in Chapter 9, Madam M's or Chocobo Sam's and if you've completed their respective sidequests. The path is chosen by a hidden value based on what dialogue choices you had throughout the chapter. The character's path with the most points will be chosen.

To get the Gorgeous Dress, you must choose Madam M's path and complete all of her sidequests. To get the Ordinary Dress, you must choose Sam's path and complete all of his sidequests. To get the Poor Dress, just skip all of their sidequests in either path.

To get The Johnny Experience achievement, you need to complete all of Johnny's sidequests. It is only possible to get this achievement if you've chosen Chocobo Sam's path in your playthrough during Chapter 9, as one of the sidequests is only available in Sam's path.

• Chapter 9 - Vagabond Johnny
  
• Chapter 9 - The Party Never Stops
  
• Chapter 14 - Tomboy Bandit
  
• Chapter 14 - Johnny's Stolen Wallet

Keep in mind that you don't need to complete all of these quests in the same playthrough. If you got Madam M sidequests but completed all of the remaining Johnny's Quest List, you just need to complete The Party Never Stops on your next playthrough to unlock this achievement.

Set timer:
This option changes how many minutes you'll have to escape the reactor after beating the Scorpion Sentinel boss. Barret will give a comment depending on your choice.

• "Twenty minutes": Jessie will give you an Ether and 2x Hi-Potion at the start of Chapter 2.
  
• "Thirty minutes": You get nothing.

On Hard difficulty, only the "Twenty minutes" option will be available. You won't have any big challenges while escaping the reactor, so just choose "Twenty minutes" anyway.

Here. This is for you.
Cloud will get the flower regardless of your choice. This has no effect on any character's Affection.

In your case... It's on the house.
This will only show up if you've chosen "I'm good." in the previous dialogue. Either choice will have no effect.

Alone at Last
After completing all sidequests, go to the Discovery marker in Merle's apartment. If you want to get either the Sporty Dress or the Exotic Dress for Tifa, you need to complete all Odd Jobs sidequests in this chapter. If you don't complete all sidequests, this Discovery marker won't be available and Tifa will wear the Refined Dress.

I wonder what would suit me.
Here you can choose what dress Tifa will wear.

If you want to have Tifa's Chapter 14 Resolution Witnessed, make sure you complete at least 2 sidequests to get +4 points for her. Each sidequest completed will add +2 points, both Tifa and Aerith have the same amount of sidequests. If you want Aerith's Chapter 14 Resolution Witnessed instead, Aerith needs to have more points than Tifa. There will be a tiebreaker adding +1 point in Chapter 10 for Aerith or Tifa. If you want Barret's Chapter 14 Resolution Witnessed, make sure both girls have less than 5 points.

What'll it be?
Cloud will end up drinking regardless of your choice. This has no effect on any character's Affection.

To get the Biker Boy achievement you need to finish the Bike Mini-Game with at least 80% of your HP. On Easy difficulty, enemies will do less damage and you will be able to take them down faster. You can use HP Up Materia to increase your Max HP, you just need to allocate this materia before you enter Chapter 4, as the chapter starts with this mini-game and you can't access your inventory while you're at it.

If you get this achievement, Jessie will kiss Cloud on the cheek after you finish it.

Read the letter?
Reading the letter or putting it back has no effect on the game, you'll just learn a bit more about Jessie.

Will you come back tomorrow night?
This choice has no effect on the game, as the date never happens.

Before the amazing battle against the Airbuster you'll have 6 Sector 5 Reactor Keycards available to find in the control rooms, then you can choose what part to remove from the Airbuster. The first keycard will be spent with an M Unit, not optional. Just before the Boss Battle, you can go to the disposal room to collect the items.

• AI Programming Core: This will reduce how often Airbuster is going to use the Fingerbeam attack that stuns the characters. Can be sold for 500 Gil.
  
• Big Bomber: Reduce Airbuster's amount of damage and ammunition, it also uses its Big Bomber less often. Can be used to do 500 damage.
  
• M Unit: It has no effect on the Airbuster, but gives you items like Ether and Phoenix Down. Don't spend your keycards on these ones.

Aerith will ask you to gather some flowers to the Leaf House. Depending on which flowers you choose, the decoration outside of Leaf House will change. You will choose any flower you want 3 times.

• Chocobo: 2x Yellow Flower or one of each.
  
• Moogle: 2x White Flower.
  
• Cactuar: 3x Foxtail.

This will only change the decoration at Leaf House, it has no other effect on the game.

The dress Aerith is going to wear depends on how many Odd Jobs sidequests you complete with her. To get the Sexy Dress, you must complete all 6 sidequests. To get the Ordinary Dress, you must complete at least 3 sidequests. To get the Cheap Dress, you need to complete less than 3 sidequests.

If you want to have Aerith's Chapter 14 Resolution Witnessed, make sure you complete at least 2 sidequests to get +4 points for her. Each sidequest completed will add +2 points, both Tifa and Aerith have the same amount of sidequests. If you want Tifa's Chapter 14 Resolution Witnessed instead, Tifa needs to have more points than Aerith. There will be a tiebreaker adding +1 point in Chapter 10 for either Aerith or Tifa. If you want Barret's Chapter 14 Resolution Witnessed, make sure both girls have less than 5 points.

After completing all sidequests — if you did — go to the Discovery marker in Aerith's garden.

In Chapter 9, a series of choices are going to decide if you are going to do Odd Jobs sidequests for Madam M or Chocobo Sam. The path of sidequests you got and also if you've completed all of them are going to be the determining factor for what dress Cloud is going to wear. If you want to get The Johnny Experience achievement, you must take Chocobo Sam's sidequests. To get the Gorgeous Dress, you need to complete all sidequests for Madam M. If you want the Ordinary Dress, you need to complete all sidequests for Chocobo Sam. And finally, to get the Poor Dress for Cloud, don't complete any sidequests in either paths.

The girl we're looking for...
These options will affect what path you're going to do.

• "She's in great shape.": +1 point for Chocobo Sam.
  
• "She's a great fighter.": +1 point for Madam M.
  
• "She's great at handling the books.": 0 points.

Stay the night?
Right after entering Wall Market, the Inn is on the left side of the street.

• "...No, thanks.": +1 point for Chocobo Sam.
  
• "How much?": +1 point for Madam M.
  
• "Back off.": 0 points. Ignoring the Inn Keeper has the same result.

While going towards Don Corneo's mansion, Johnny will go running in the opposite direction. He will have a Discovery marker, follow him to the entrance of the Honeybee Inn and talk to him. Finishing this sidequest is a requirement for The Johnny Experience, you can answer whatever you like.

Agree with Johnny?

• "Yeah.: +1 point for Chocobo Sam.
  
• "No.": 0 points. Not going after Johnny has the same result.

These are the final choices to determine what your path is going to be.

Heads or tails?
The outcome of the story is going to be the same, regardless of what option you select.

• "Heads.": +1.5 points for Chocobo Sam.
  
• "Tails.": +1.5 points for Chocobo Sam.
  
• "No deal.": +0.5 points for Chocobo Sam.

Choose which course?
This is Madam M's Massage Course, note that you can still choose the cheapest course and get her path of sidequests if your previous decisions had maximized her points.

• "Luxury Course - 3,000 G": +2 points for Madam M.
  
• "Standard Course - 1,000 G": +1 point for Madam M.
  
• "Poor Man's Course - 100 G": 0 points.
  
• "Not today": You need to buy one of the Massage Courses to advance in the Main Story.

How is Aerith's outfit?
This is the last decision towards the sidequests of Madam M or Chocobo Sam.

• "It's alright.": +1 point for Chocobo Sam.
  
• "Looks comfortable.": 0 points.
  
• "It matter what I think?": +1 point for Madam M.

Taste mistery drink?
The mistery drink will be on the table next to Johnny in the opponent's waiting room of the Corneo Colosseum before your first match.

• "I'll taste it.": +1 point for Chocobo Sam.
  
• "I don't need that.": 0 points. Ignoring the mistery drink has the same result.

This is one of Chocobo Sam's sidequests and it is mandatory in order to get The Johnny Experience achievement.

While it may seem that this quest might give some good rewards depending on the level of your Materia, the best thing you may get is just some Moogle Medals, so don't bother with it.

This enemy will only appear in this chapter during Madam M's sidequest The Price of Thievery.
Location: Sector 6 Slums (Collapsed Expressway - Utility Tunnel)
Quest: The Price of Thievery (Sidequest)
Type: Normal Enemy
Steal: Champion Belt (12%)

The 26. Let the Battles Begin! -REMAKE- is the easist disc in the Music Collection to miss. All you need to do is to score all 10 points in the Dance Practice Tutorial, you can retry how many times you want.

To get the Dancing Queen achievement, you need to get a high score in the Dance Mini-Game with Andrea Rhodea. If you do that, he will give you Andrea's Earrings and this achievement will unlock. You don't need to get a perfect score, but you can't retry. If you fail, you'll need to load a save file. Try not to cry in this scene, as it may mess up your score.

What is that situation?
This is the only timed decision of the game. Referencing the original game, the answer Don Corneo is looking for is "When they think they've already won.", but all answers will give you the same outcome — even if you run out of time.

Right at the start of Chapter 10, the girl you talk to first is going to get the final +1 point towards Chapter 14 Resolution Witnessed. Each Odd Job sidequest completed with Aerith or Tifa gave them +2 points respectively. Just remember that if you want to get Barret, both girls need to have less than 5 points.

Location: Old Sector 7 Station - Switchyard (Freight Storage)
Quest: Back Amongst Friends (Clear the Way)
Type: Boss
Steal: Bladed Staff (25%)

Don't let it be for nothing.
This is the last selectable dialogue of the game. It has no effect whatsoever.

Location: Sector 7 Slums (Pillar)
Quest: Showdown
Type: Boss
Steal: Magician's Bracelet (10%)

Location: Sector 7 Slums (Pillar)
Quest: Showdown
Type: Boss
Steal: Heavy-Duty Bracer (10%)

Location: Collapsed Expressway - Lower Level (Bandit's Den)
Quest: Checking on Friends (Onward to Sector 7)
Type: Normal Enemy
Steal: Champion Belt (12%)

Location: Underground Test Site - B1 (Specimen Testing Area)
Quest: Finding Wedge
Type: Boss
Steal: Poison Materia (12%)

The Resolution towards the characters' Affection will finally play out at the very beginning of Chapter 14.

This is one of Johnny's sidequests that you need to complete in order to get The Johnny Experience achievement. You'll find him by the Sector 5 Undercity Station.

Location: Underground Test Site (Type-B Specimens - Isolation Zone)
Quest: Subterranean Menace
Type: Boss
Steal: Enchanted Ring (5%)

After completing the Tomboy Bandit sidequest, this Discovery marker will appear on Sector 5 Undercity Station. This is the last requirement for The Johnny Experience achievement. If you got Madam M's sidequests, you only need to complete Chocobo Sam's The Party Never Stops sidequest for it to pop up on your next playthrough.

Location: 120M Above Ground Level (Industrial Tank - 1F), 145M Above Ground Level (Industrial Tank Control Wing - 1F)
Quest: The Path to Greater Heights, Flight of the Valkyrie
Type: Normal Enemy
Steal: Heavy-Duty Bracer (5%)

Unlike the original game, there are no rewards or benefits in taking the stairs up in the Shinra Building. If you take the elevator, you will have 2 battles against a few Elite Security Officers, but they're a lot easier and faster than taking the stairway up 59 floors. If you take the stairs, there will be dialogues between the characters about the boredom of taking the stairway as you go up.

After talking to the Mayor, talk to Hart — the Mayor Domino's assistant — and pay him the 10,000 Gil he is asking. He will then give you the EKG Cannon for Barret.

Location: 65F - Hojo's Laboratory: Sublevel (Testing Facility)
Quest: Operation: Save Aerith
Type: Boss
Steal: Timeworn Talisman (12%)

Location: The Drum - Level 3 (1st Ward - Training Area), The Drum - Level 4 (2nd Ward - Robotics Testing)
Quest: Find the Others (Find Barret), Find the Others (2nd Ward)
Type: Normal Enemy
Steal: Iron Maiden (5%)

Location: Location: The Drum - Level 4 (Passage D)
Quest: Find the Others (Use the Central Terminal)
Type: Normal Enemy
Steal: Heavy-Duty Bracer (5%)

For the last battle, Cloud's party will be determined by the party's actions made during the fight against the Whisper Harbinger. Each action adds hidden points for each character. If Aerith and Tifa win, they'll appear in the order of their ranking. If Barret gets first of second place, he will be the third party member to join the Final Boss fight.

• Ability, Spell, or Item: 24
  
• Limit Break: 120
  
• Reducing a Whisper to 0 and staggering them: 120

• Ability, Spell, or Item: 20
  
• Limit Break: 100
  
• Reducing a Whisper to 0 and staggering them: 100
  
• Dealing the final blow to Whisper Bahamut or Whisper Harbinger: 250

• Ability, Spell, or Item: 44
  
• Limit Break: 220
  
• Reducing a Whisper to 0 and staggering them: 220
  
• Dealing the final blow to Whisper Bahamut or Whisper Harbinger: 550