o Upon arriving at the entrance of the Gold Saucer, talk to the ticker operator at the front of the entrance. He will explain to you that:
- 3000 gil will get you an admittion ticket for the entire stay.
- 30,000 gil will get you an unlimited gold pass that you can use to come back to the Gold Saucer any time forever.
[!] - You will be given choices:
Top Choice -> Pay 3000 gil.
Middle Choice -> Pay 30,000 gil.
Bottom Choice -> Do not pay.
(If you have the 30,000 gil to spare, it is up to you. Either way, you will have to get inside to proceed on.)
[Tip!] - The ticket operator will then explain that in Gold Saucer land, they have their own type of currency known as "GP". GPs are used for admission in the various rides, events, etc. You can obtain GPs at 2 specific locations in Gold Saucer:
o Wonder Square: An amusement arcadia center, where you can play various video/interactive games to obtain GPs.
o Chocobo Square: A Chocobo racing gambling outlet, where you can place bets on the races to gain GPs, depending on your luck in winning. You can also gain GPs here by entering your own Chocobo in the races as well, but this will come later in your quest...
[Tip!] - You will also notice that there is a save-point flag just by the entrance to the Gold Saucer. HOWEVER, in order to use that flag to access any of the save or menu commands, you need to shell out * 5 GP *!!. So, what this means is that you will first need to go inside, win those GPs, and come back out to save - (pretty devious, no?) (^o^)
[!] - Once you have the 5 GPs, you will be given a choice:
Top Choice -> Do not pay the 5 GPs.
Bottom Choice -> Might as well pay the 5 GPs...
o Upon entering the main "station", Aerith will be trying to cheer up Barrett from his current state of emotional anguish. (But only to succeed in irritating him even more...)
o Now, select a character to accompany you. Head into the Wonder Square - you will encounter Cait Sith! (The name screen will pop up - customize Cait Sith's name to your own preference, or leave as is.)
For a brief while, Cait Sith will be performing fortune telling - he will be trying to guess Sephiroth's current whereabouts... ...but is not convincing, as Cloud is not impressed by the awkward answers he gets back. Cait Sith will then join your party.
o Head towards the Battle Square area - you will discover several dead Shinra guards lying around.....could Sephiroth have done this?! As Cloud examines the bodies, you soon learn from the survivor that a "man with his left arm replaced with a gun" went on a berzerk rampage & had killed everyone......could it have been Barrett??!!
A sequence will take place - as Cloud is mistakenly accused for this very incident, Dio (head of operations at Gold Saucer) will sentence you to the depths of the Corel Prison as punishment.
o Upon arriving there, you will find Barrett there. Barrett will urge you not to follow him & leave him alone - he will tell you that there is something that only he must face alone & deal with...
o Explore around the prison camp - you will notice that there are many.......interesting people here that just enjoy following you around.
o Go to the house located right below the save-point flag. A sequence will follow - as everyone gathers back together, you will soon learn that the "man with his left arm replaced with a gun" who killed the Shinra guards was NOT Barrett. As the conversation follows, Barrett will explain what had happened after the tragic incident had occured 4 years ago at Corel...
(...Barrett & Dayin were the only ones not present at the time when the tragic incident had fallen upon Corel. By the time they had learned of this, some of the Shinra guards had surrounded them, firing at them on the spot. Within moments after, they had found themselves literally holding on to each other for their very lives, only to be separated by the bullet shots that had torn their arms apart - that was the last time Barrett had seen Dayin alive.....As a result, Barrett's right arm was surgically altered into the arsenal you have come to rely upon. It was then that he also learned that another man had undergone a similar surgery in having his left arm replaced with a gun......Dayin. And now, Barrett (in the present time) feels obligated to apologize to Dayin for what had happened...)
o As the character selection screen will shortly pop up, Barrett will now be in your battle party - choose another character or leave as is.
[!] o Go to the trailer mobile where the 2 guards are standing out in front. Talk to Koutsu (in the green suit) - he will ask you if you want to leave the Corel Prison:
Top Choice -> Tell Koutsu that you are not interested.
Bottom Choice -> Tell Koutsu that you want to leave the prison.
o Choose the bottom choice - he will tell you that the only way you can leave the Corel Prison is if you enter & win in a chocobo race.
o Leave the trailer mobile & head back out to the entrance of the Corel Prison camp, where you first entered from. You will notice that the inmate who was guarding the outer gate has been shot dead. Proceed through the gate.
(Note: Try not to wander off to far into the desert, or you will find yourself wandering aimlessly...)
o Upon reaching an automobile junk yard, you will encounter Dayin. A sequence will follow -- In a state of hopeless despair, Dayin speaks of the anguish he has endured for so long....the destruction of Corel...the death of Elenoa (his wife)....and most importantly, Marin.....his daughter...
(Yes, you learn that Dayin is Marin's true biological father - when Dayin had fallen during the incident 4 years ago, he was assumed to have perished, thus Barrett since then had taken care of Marin as his own...)
Upon learning of Marin being alive, Dayin replies to Barrett that now there is no other choice but to fight him to the finish -- he states that Elenoa (his wife) is probably in sorrow for being all alone in the afterlife and that he must soon take Marin to her... (meaning that he will even go to extent of killing his own daughter)
o Prepare to battle against Dayin with only Barrett. (Upon defeating him, Dayin will ask you to give his wife's pendant to Marin & take good care of her. After his final words, Dayin leaps to his bitter end...)
o Back at the trailer mobile, Koutsu, seeing the pendant that Dayin had so preciously kept with him, will allow you to enter the chocobo race - Cloud will be chosen to ride the chocobo. The young girl, Esto, will enter the scene - she will be your manager for the chocobo race.
[!] In the elevator, Esto will ask you if you need instructions in riding the chocobo in the race. You will be given a choice:
Top Choice -> Yes, ask for the instructions.
Bottom Choice -> No, you do not need any instructions.
[Tip!] - Here are controls to operate:
o Use the directional pad to maneuver/control the chocobo.
o Press [select] to switch between automatic & manual control, as you ride the chocobo.
o Press [square] button to Speedup.
o Press [X] button to Slowdown.
o Press [circle] button to whip the chocobo, which will give you a burst of speed temporarily. However, this will also decrease your chocobo's stamina level even more.
o Keep an eye on your stamina gauge - If your chocobo is continuously speeding up, its stamina will decrease rapidly. Once the stamina gauge has depleated, your chocobo will temporarily rest in order to regain its strength. So, be sure to slow down at certain points of the race to give your chocobo some energy to last.
o Pressing the [start] button will allow you to forfeit the current race & engage in another race immediately.
o Note that the default control setting is on AUTOMATIC. So, if you notice your chocobo is starting to depleat on its stamina level, switch to MANUAL controls & you can slow down to regain some strength.
[!] o Upon arriving back in Gold Saucer, talk to the other racers. The race will begin shortly. Head towards the exit of the room - Esto will enter the scene once more, asking you if you need to hear the instructions for the controls once more. You will be given choices:
Top Choice -> Ask Esto to explain the controls once more.
Bottom Choice -> Do not explain the instructions any more.
(Also, make sure not to forget to pick up the Ramuh Summoning Materia orb that is lying around in the room)
o Go & prepare yourself to race! (If you lose the first time, Esto will find you a faster chocobo to ride. Since I have never been able to win the 1st race, I am not sure if there is a bonus prize for winning the first time around though...)
o Upon winning the race, you will soon learn that your character party has been released from the Corel Prison, and Dio has even offered you a Buggie Mobile, which will allow you to travel through the desert & even over rivers! It also comes to your attention that Sephiroth has been seen heading across the river, towards the Gongaga Area...
o The character selection screen will pop up - go ahead & change your character preferences or leave as is.
o Your task here in Gold Saucer is done....for now. Riding the Buggie Mobile, cross the river & head towards the Gongaga Area.
o Upon arriving in the Gongaga Area, you will encounter the Taaks (remember them?). Prepare to battle against the Taaks.
o Follow the various paths/trails - one of the trails leads to a small rural village. Another will lead to a destroyed Makoro site, where a sequence will follow.
In the sequence at the destroyed makoro site, Scarlet (one of the head officials of Shinra corp) will enter the scene, only to pity the worthlessness of the mako materia energy of this site - she will even briefly speak of the "Large" & "Huge" Materia orbs that will power a weapon of unimaginable destructive potential...
o After the helicopter leaves the scene, be sure to pick up the "worthless" materia that Scarlet did not even bother to pick up. It is the "Titan" Summoning Materia orb, one of more graphically impressive summoning spells in the game (IMO of course).
o Leave the area - head to the small rural village, if you have not already done so. There, go to the little hut located on the lower right of the village - a little sequence will follow.
In the sequence, the old folks will speak of their child, Zacks, whom they have not seen or heard from since 10 years ago... Although Tifa will deny knowing a person by the name "Zacks", her physical response suspiciously may tell otherwise...
[!] o Leave the hut & talk to Tifa. In the course of the conversation, she will oddly complement Cloud for accomplishing his dreams of becoming a "Soldier"...
You can respond to Tifa:
Top Choice -> Tell her you were only lucky.
Bottom Choice -> Tell her it was only because you struggled hard to become a "Soldier"
(Tifa is seemingly holding something back....)
o Your task here is done - leave the Gongaga area. Head off to the Cosmo Cannon, Red XIII's home. It is located towards the mountainous cannon range, crossing the river from the Gongaga area. You will find that the path within the mountainous cannon range is rather twisty & curvy.
o Upon arriving in the town of Cosmo Canyon, you will first notice that Red XIII is recognized by the name, "Nanaki"...
[!] Anyhow, talk to the person standing in front of the entrance. He will ask you if you have ever heard of their town, Cosmo Canyon, before. You can respond:
Top Choice -> Yes, you are familiar with the town of Cosmo Canyon.
Bottom Choice -> No, you have not heard of this town before.
o Choose the bottom choice - The person at the entrance will know that you are lying if you choose the top choice. He will then let you in, at the request of Red XIII or Nanaki.
o Explore the town. Talk to Red XIII - he will briefly explain the significance of his town & how he is the last of his kind.
(You soon learn that his mother died shortly after his birth, and as far as Red XIII is concerned, his father had abandoned him at birth...and so he will tell you that his journey with you has come to an end, as he will need to stay & guard his home.)
o Follow Red XIII & the other characters inside. Rest & replenish your characters as needed. Proceed through & go to where Red XIII is. You will meet Boogen-Haagen, who is both grandfather & mentor to Red XIII (or Nanaki, as he referred to here).
A sequence will follow - Boogen-Haagen will shortly begin to explain the course of deterioration the planet is gradually undergoing, as Cloud listens to its wails of agony & pain... Boogen-Haagen will then urge Cloud to bring the other characters to him as well, as he has something interesting to reveal to you.
o Head down to the lower levels & gather your characters back into your venturing party. Upon doing so, head back up to Boogen-Haagen's quarters.
o Talk to Boogen-Haagen. A sequence will take place - it is revealed to Cloud the foundation & survival of the planets and the origin of its energy known as the "lifestream" - the very essence of their existance...their creation and destruction...
o Leave the room - head outside to the bonfire, where everyone in your character party will gather back together.
Talk to everyone. o Red XIII (Nanaki) begins to share his bitter remorse against his father, whom he believed for so long had disgracefully abandoned his mother & the people of Cosmo Canyon. Upon hearing of this, Boogen-Haagen tells Red XIII that there is something he wishes to show him....He will also tell Cloud to choose another character to accompany you as well, as the journey inside will not be a safe one....
[!] o After choosing your characters, proceed to follow Boogen-Haagen inside. Talk to him -- he will ask you if you are ready:
Top Choice -> Tell him you are prepared...
Bottom Choice -> Tell him to wait - you are not ready to go yet
o Head down to the very depths of the caves within. Battle your way through. Prepare to battle a subboss towards the end of the caves.
o Upon defeating the subboss, you will shortly discover what Boogen-Haagen was meaning to show Red XIII...
The "senshi" (warrior) who stood there to the bitter end, sacrificing his own life in guarding the entrance, fighting the "Gizoku" to protect his village & people of the Cosmo Canyon.... ...there, stood the "senshi" (warrior) known as Seto, the father of Red XIII (Nanaki)...
o Back at the bonfire, Cloud will decide it is time to depart. After choosing your character preferences, head towards the entrance of the Cosmo Canyon - Red XIII (Nanaki) will rejoin your character party. Your task here is done. Leave the Cosmo Canyon.
!]---[ Find & Recruit YUFFIE!!! ]
EDITOR'S NOTE: OK.....Although this is a completely optional event, I will now go into details on finding & recruiting Yuffie into your character party. For those of you who already know or already have found Yuffie, you can skip this little section.
o In finding Yuffie, cross the river where you came from before the Cosmo Canyon, and wander around aimlessly within the forest area, preferably nearby the river. It is also possible that you may encounter her in other forest areas throughout the lands as well...
[Tip!] - Encountering Yuffie is completely random - however note that if your character's "luck" stats are higher, you will have a higher chance of encountering her more frequently & quickly.
o Upon encountering her, prepare to battle against her. She should not pose as much of a threat to you - a few summoning spells should suffice.
o Upon defeating her, the scenery will change, as you will find her lying on the ground.
o--> NOTE: You will also notice a save-point flag nearby. Do NOT attempt to use it, as it is a trap/decoy that will allow Yuffie to escape!
[Tip!] - In getting Yuffie to successfully join your character party, you will have to answer a series of questions all correctly. Choose any wrong responses & she will run away! However, lucky for you, just follow the answers provided below, and you will have Yuffie in your char. party in no time! (^o^)
[!] - Q.#1 o Once talking to her, Yuffie will first urge you to fight her once more in a rematch.
Top Choice -> You will give her the rematch.
Bottom Choice -> Ignore her.
(Answer #1: Bottom Choice) [!] - Q.#2 o As Yuffie will pester you to give her that rematch, talk to her once more. She will boast that you are overwhelmed by her "superior strength". You can respond:
Top Choice -> "....um...well...Yes"
Bottom Choice -> Tell Yuffie she will lose no matter how many times she fights.
(Answer #2: Top Choice) [!] - Q.#3 o As she begins to boast even more about her "superior strength", she bids you farewell.....only to stop to tell you that she is REALLY about to leave now. Really. You can respond:
Top Choice -> Tell her to go about on her way.
Bottom Choice -> Tell her to wait for a while.
(Answer #3: Bottom Choice) [!] - Q.#4 o Yuffie will boastfully presume that you have been so impressed by the sheer magnitude of her strength that you desperately need her help in your quest.
Top Choice -> "....um...well...Yes"
Bottom Choice -> Tell her she is ridiculously mistaken.
(Answer #4: Top Choice) [!] - Q.#5 o As Yuffie ponders whether or not to join your party, she will eventually come to decide in joining you. You can respond:
Top Choice -> Ask for her name.
Bottom Choice -> Proceed to leave the area, without asking for her name.
(Answer #5: Bottom Choice) o And....so after correctly responding to Yuffie, the name screen will pop up shortly. Customize her name to your own preference or leave as is.
o You now officially have Yuffie in your character party!
(And now, back to the normal routine of game....)
o Proceed on past the Cosmo Canyons & the mountainous range, to the town across the river -- Cloud & Tifa's hometown...
o Upon arriving in Niburuhelm, there will be a brief conversational scene, as the characters stand there utterly confused & dismayed from what they are seeing -- the town of Niburuhelm, the houses and surroundings, all seemingly intact & unscathed.....when in fact Cloud clearly recalls of the destruction & devastation to which Sephiroth had bestowed upon this very town 5 years ago.....
o Explore & search the town - you will encounter several black-caped odd beings swivering aimlessly in the rooms throughout the houses. Talk to them - most of them will even give you a special item.
(They will be mumbling about a "reunion" and about Sephiroth calling them to return...)
[^o^] - If you go to the 2nd floor in Tifa's house, you will find a piano there - you will even be able to play it! (Choose the bottom choice for both questions)
o Use directional key pad to play the chords. o Use the four main buttons to play the first 4 keys. o While holding down either the L1 or R1 button, use the four main buttons to play the last 4 keys.
o Head towards the mansion, located towards the upper end of the town.
o Battle your way through - you will find a particular room with a safe. Search it - Cloud apparently will sense something....evil...
[OP!] - (NOTE: This is an optional event - it is NOT required to open the safe, in order to proceed on through the game. You can come back to this whenever you prefer to.)
[!] - If you choose to search the safe, you will be given a choice:
Top Choice -> Try to open the safe regardless.
Bottom Choice -> Do not try to open the sage.
[Tip!] - Once you choose to open the safe, you will have exactly 20 seconds to enter in a passcode....or else.
Here is the passcode: o Turn right to "36"
o Turn left to "10"
o Turn right to "59"
o Turn right to "97"
o--> NOTE: When turning the number dial of the safe, make sure NOT to exceed past the number you are trying to stop at, or the safe will not unlock. For example, if you are turning the number dial over to "36", you MUST not accidently go beyond that number to "37+", or the code will not work at all.
o--> NOTE: When proceeding to turn the number dial from "right 36" to "left 10" to "right 59" and to "right 97", note that you must NOT return back to the "0" point each time. Simply turn DIRECTLY to each number accordingly.
o Upon entering the correct passcode, as instructed above, prepare to battle against a surprise subboss!
o After defeating the subboss, pick up the key inside - you will need it to unlock a certain door.... (Make sure to pick up the "Odin" summoning materia as well, which is lying around nearby the safe.)
o Go to the hidden passage & head down to the depths of the stairs below...
EDITOR'S NOTE: OK.....Although this is a completely optional event, I will now go into details on finding & recruiting Vincent into your character party. For those of you who already know or plan on recruiting Vincent later on in the game, you can skip this little section.
o--> NOTE: In order to get to Vincent, you must have the key, which is obtained from the safe. If you have not already done so, you cannot unlock the door leading to Vincent.
o Vincent is in the room with the coffins, located just right before entering the library room. Search the center coffin - Vincent will awaken...
[!] o In the course of the conversation, Vincent will question Cloud of his knowledge pertaining to Sephiroth. You will be given a choice:
Top Choice -> Do not say anything.
Bottom Choice -> Explain to Vincent of your quest regarding with Sephiroth...
(Choose the bottom choice) After Cloud explains his situation with Sephiroth, Vincent will return to his coffin, stating that there lies a personal affliction he must first deal with...
[!] o Talk to him once more - you will be given a choice:
Top Choice -> Tell him, "Good night"
Bottom Choice -> Ask Vincent who he is & his situation.
(Choose the bottom choice) (The name screen will soon pop up - customize Vincent's name to your own preference or leave as is.)
Vincent was once a member of the Taaks, however with no affiliation with the Shinra Corp. You soon learn of a a woman by the name of Lukulecia, Gasto's assistant during the Jenova Project, who had given birth to Sephiroth... He then goes on to explain the unfortunate fate he had accidently bestowed upon Lukulecia, whom he had deeply fallen in love with...
o As Vincent has nothing more to tell you,leave the coffin room. Head back towards the entrance of the cave - Vincent will unexpectedly join you, for reaons in finding Hojou...
(And now, back to the normal routine of game....)
o Proceed on to the library room - you will encounter Sephiroth - It is here that you first hear Sephiroth mention the falling comet... He will tell you to follow him to the Niburuhelm Mountains.
(Make sure to pick up that materia orb that Sephiroth threw at you)
o Leave the mansion & proceed through the other exit, located near the mansion. Head towards the Niburuhelm Mountains.
o Battle your way through the mountainous range & paths.
o Upon crossing the bridge & entering the cavern, there will be a subboss awaiting your arrival towards the lower level of the cavern. Prepare to battle against the subboss.
NOTE: Make sure to use the ladders to climb down to the lower level of the cavern, or you will not be able to get back up to experiment with the various pipes. If you unknowingly already slid down the pipes & still want to get back up, you will have to take a longer route, through the left passage below.
[Tip!] - You will notice the various pipes interconnected throughout certain regions of the cavern. While most of them will lead you to the lower level of the cavern, there are some that will lead you to regions of the cavern w/special items to pick up...
o Upon defeating the subboss, head out the cavern to the outside. You must now go to the Rocket Town.
SONIC SOLDIER: Borgman Ryu (ryu@philonline.com.ph)--Got the walkthrough from someother page! Tell me who made this page and I will give credit for those who made it!!