Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDgypNs3MY2RN3M1OXssm_tY7GTM9hGIv

In this part, we begin the game as Zack Fair, a SOLDIER 2nd Class working for the Shinra Corporation under Angeal, a SOLDIER 1st Class. We begin in a training simulator to complete the Prologue. We then begin Chapter 1 by raiding Fort Tamblin in Wutai and perfectly capture the fort by defeating every group of enemies, thereby getting the highest praise from Director Lazard. Afterwards, Angeal goes missing and is assumed to be AWOL alongside Genesis, another former SOLDIER 1st Class.

Timestamps:

1. Come and Get It Achievement (Win our first battle) - 8:23
2. Prove Your Honor to Me Achievement (Perform our first Limit Break) - 12:20
3. Embrace Your Dreams Achievement (Complete the Prologue) - 15:32
4. Mission #1 of 300 (1-1-1 Shinra's Basic Training) - 25:30
5. DMW Image #1 of 18 (Angeal) - 37:09
6. Chapter 1 Chest #1 of 9 (Soma) - 41:26
7. Chapter 1 Chest #2 of 9 (Potion) - 45:49
8. Chapter 1 Chest #3 of 9 (Empty, Trap) - 46:04
9. Chapter 1 Chest #4 of 9 (Hi-Potion) - 47:28
10. Chapter 1 Chest #5 of 9 (Ether) - 48:37
11. DMW Angeal Memory #1 of 6 - 51:46
12. Chapter 1 Chest #6 of 9 (Ether) - 53:07
13. Chapter 1 Chest #7 of 9 (Hi-Potion) - 54:06
14. DMW Angeal Memory #2 of 6 - 54:29
15. Chapter 1 Chest #8 of 9 (Earrings) - 55:47
16. Chapter 1 Chest #9 of 9 (Soma) - 56:24
17. Hero of the Wutai War? Achievement (Receive the Highest Evaluation from Director Lazard after the assault on Fort Tamblin) - 1:06:23
18. DMW Image #2 of 18 (Sephiroth) - 1:06:39
19. DMW Image #3 of 18 (Tseng) - 1:14:45

Additional Info

- The DMW acts like a Slot Machine, constantly rolling during battles to get us various buffs, levels, limit breaks, and memories. There are 18 Images that can appear on the DMW, 7 of which are characters we'll meet through the game (such as Angeal, Sephiroth, and Tseng that we got in this video), and the remaining 11 are from Summons that we'll obtain from Missions (the sole missable exception is found during Chapter 8, so make sure to pay attention as to not miss it!). Images will allow us to perform a Limit Break based on that character, or Summon whichever Summon lines up.

- To complete DMW Progress at 100%, we'll need to see six different "memories" from each character that can appear on the DMW (with the exception of one character who only has two), and we'll need to summon every summon at least once each. This process is entirely random, and you may receive a memory I didn't before me, or I may get them before you. I'll show a method to farm these memories later in the game, so don't worry too much about it. Memories are basically short cutscenes that show Zack interacting with a specific character, and they only appear during battles.

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