GarlandTheGreat | FFVII - Action Button Only Challenge [No EXP] , Part 9: Bottomswell @GarlandTheGreat | Uploaded July 2023 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
While we did have a few trouble battles already, this is the first one I consider to be hard. My first few attempts didn't even get close. I'm not going to use Yuffie in this challenge since her level is so much higher than everybody else, so I only get two attackers here, and Barret's best long range weapon at this point is only the Assault Gun. At least I can give Elemental=Choco/Mog to Cloud for double damage, but it's still not great.
I start by unleashing some limit breaks. A few more attacks now will trigger the Waterpolo stage, and I want to have full health when that happens, so I wait until Aerith has a limit break. The first one must hit her, otherwise you lose an attacker. The next one must hit Barret and then you have to hope Cloud can finish the battle before he gets killed, which is not a guarantee. If only one of my attacks missed, I would have lost. I'd probably have a better chance of success if I brought Red instead of Aerith and made him the main attacker with Howling Moon. The extra damage would probably make up for that one Healing Wind.
Since battles are now getting tougher, I'm going back to one video every other day. This also gives me more time to work on my next project and enjoy the rest of summer.
Final Fantasy Challenge Discord: discord.gg/4gqshK6
While we did have a few trouble battles already, this is the first one I consider to be hard. My first few attempts didn't even get close. I'm not going to use Yuffie in this challenge since her level is so much higher than everybody else, so I only get two attackers here, and Barret's best long range weapon at this point is only the Assault Gun. At least I can give Elemental=Choco/Mog to Cloud for double damage, but it's still not great.
I start by unleashing some limit breaks. A few more attacks now will trigger the Waterpolo stage, and I want to have full health when that happens, so I wait until Aerith has a limit break. The first one must hit her, otherwise you lose an attacker. The next one must hit Barret and then you have to hope Cloud can finish the battle before he gets killed, which is not a guarantee. If only one of my attacks missed, I would have lost. I'd probably have a better chance of success if I brought Red instead of Aerith and made him the main attacker with Howling Moon. The extra damage would probably make up for that one Healing Wind.
Since battles are now getting tougher, I'm going back to one video every other day. This also gives me more time to work on my next project and enjoy the rest of summer.
Final Fantasy Challenge Discord: discord.gg/4gqshK6
![FFVII - Action Button Only Challenge [No EXP] , Part 9: Bottomswell](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-boafqOXfIQ/hqdefault.jpg "FFVII - Action Button Only Challenge [No EXP] , Part 9: Bottomswell
While we did have a few trouble battles already, this is the first one I consider to be hard. My first few attempts didnt even get close. Im not going to use Yuffie in this challenge since her level is so much higher than everybody else, so I only get two attackers here, and Barrets best long range weapon at this point is only the Assault Gun. At least I can give Elemental=Choco/Mog to Cloud for double damage, but its still not great.
I start by unleashing some limit breaks. A few more attacks now will trigger the Waterpolo stage, and I want to have full health when that happens, so I wait until Aerith has a limit break. The first one must hit her, otherwise you lose an attacker. The next one must hit Barret and then you have to hope Cloud can finish the battle before he gets killed, which is not a guarantee. If only one of my attacks missed, I would have lost. Id probably have a better chance of success if I brought Red instead of Aerith and made him the main attacker with Howling Moon. The extra damage would probably make up for that one Healing Wind.
Since battles are now getting tougher, Im going back to one video every other day. This also gives me more time to work on my next project and enjoy the rest of summer.
Final Fantasy Challenge Discord: https://discord.gg/4gqshK6")
![FFVII - Action Button Only Challenge [No EXP] , Part 37: Hojo](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-uHs-50WyXQ/hqdefault.jpg "FFVII - Action Button Only Challenge [No EXP] , Part 37: Hojo
This isnt very hard, but its a long and stressful battle. Especially the second form. Its also a very unique battle, as for the first time ever, Im using Barrets ultimate weapon in a challenge. Its power is based on how much AP the materia equipped in it has, so I just loaded it up with the most AP heavy stuff I had and it was enough to make him the most powerful physical attacker. Thats what I really love about this challenge. The most powerful character changes throughout the entire challenge and everybody gets to contribute.
The first battle is easy, but annoying. You will automatically target the minions and they may get revived immediately, meaning you have to hope for Vincent to take care of Hojo. This could be over in less than a minute with some luck, but also last several, like it did here. The longer it goes on, the worse it is for your MP. The second form is the most nerve wrecking. Cloud will cover every right arm attack, but every time you see it start attacking, you have to pray its not a critical hit. In the final form, Magic Counter will activate with every Combo hit, but this only works as long as you have MP. You could run out if you got attacked too many times in the first two forms. For some reason, Clouds Cover just stopped working at some point.
Btw, this battle was recorded in mid-July, but I have not yet done the final battles. After raiding the final dungeon I decided to take a little break since I had plenty of time, and Im still on that break. I guess I finally got a little burned out after doing three challenges in a row. Dont worry, though. I will finish it and keep up the schedule with one video every other day so that the challenges concludes on August 31st.
Final Fantasy Challenge Discord: https://discord.gg/4gqshK6")
![FFVII - Action Button Only Challenge [No EXP] , Part 31: Reno & Rude in the Gelnika](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/114wVgNuH18/hqdefault.jpg "FFVII - Action Button Only Challenge [No EXP] , Part 31: Reno & Rude in the Gelnika
This is a dangerous, but highly necessary battle. Not only do I need to steal their stash, but I also need the Hades Materia. Sneak Attack allows you to steal, but you obviously need some luck to get both items. The Sneak Glove almost guarantees the steal, though. Rudes attack is the most dangerous, but as always, he will stop attacking once he uses a magic spell. Poison isnt absolutely necessary, but it depends on how many Livewires you get. Its not a very luck reliant battle, but theres a lot of variables that could result in a game over.
Final Fantasy Challenge Discord: https://discord.gg/4gqshK6")
