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"Cloud, a mercenary, is hired by a group named Avalanche to help them blow up Mako Reactor 1. Their goal is to stop the Shinra Electric Power Company from destroying the planet".
Train Station
Walk forward and take down the 2 security guards in front of you using your standard "attack." Continue forward and head through the brick hallway on the left. A very brief cinematic plays where Jessie and Wedge run past you. Next you'll have to take down 2 more security guards standing in front of the turnstile.
You can defeat them using your standard Attack or using Abilities, Spells, or Items once your ATB bar has been filled. This bar refills over time and by doing standard Attacks.
Entering the Facility
Approach the turnstile to automatically jump over it. Take down the 3 security guards ahead (2 ran down the stairs, the 3rd sneaks up behind you on the right). Experiment with combos of attacking, executing commands, and blocking/dodging. Once they're dead, go up the stairs ahead. At the top of the stairs is a Chest! Open it to get 2 potions.
Head outside and turn right and smash the boxes to obtain a Mako Shard and restore your MP, then head left and smash the boxes next to the railing to obtain a potion.
Walk towards Wedge, Jessie, and Biggs, then, after the cutscene, turn right and approach Barret to enter another cutscene.
Infiltrating the Mako Reactor
Head down the stairs and deal with the Security Officers and guard dogs waiting for you. Use your Fire Spell against the Guard Dogs to Stagger them, stunning them and leaving them open to devastating follow-up attacks.
Move forward and enter the building. Wedge will direct you to the elevator on the right, but before you take it, destroy the Shinra boxes straight ahead to restore your MP with a Mako Shard.
Hop onto the elevator and hit the button to ascend to the upper level, then follow the path to the left. If you still need to restore your MP from the previous fights, destroy the Shinra boxes behind you, then approach the fence. A cutscene will trigger and you’ll be attacked by more guards and attack dogs, then head through the hole in the fence and continue along the path.
The area up ahead is canine free. Take down the remaining security guards.
Run ahead and you'll reach a large door. Interact with the lever/switch on the right to open it. Then keep following your crew.
Talk to Biggs, on the left, and he'll hack the door open. Four Security guards are waiting for you. Follow the tutorial and learn how to use your Unique Ability.
After you’ve dispatched the troops, talk to Jessie and she'll finish opening the doors. In the next room, smash the Shinra boxes on your left and open the chest to obtain a Phoenix Down, then press the elevator button on the right.
Utility Access
You can now switch between Barret and Cloud. You command both of them when it comes to using their abilities, magic, and items.
Barret specializes in ranged attacks *using a gun on his arm). His unique ability is Overcharge. It recharges over time but you can speed up that charge.
Once the battle is over, head for the stairs leading down towards Jessie.
Mako Storage
Follow Jessie through the flashing red lasers. Wait for them to go and then run when there's an opening. The first set has a straight forward pattern: On, Pause, Off, Pause.
Go down the stairs and get through the next few lasers. These are harder to avoid but still follow a pattern. The first set will pulse three times, followed by a pause you can run through.
The second set will pulse three times, then pause for a fraction of a second before the fourth pulse. Run through after the fourth pulse. The third set of lasers will pulse seven times before it’s safe to run through.
After clearing the lasers, slash the Shinra boxes, then open the chest next to the stairs to claim two potions, then head down the stairs to meet up with Jessie.
Head to the end of the path and take out the enemies, then destroy the Shinra boxes to obtain a Mako Shard and open the chest to get an Ether. Head back and take the ladder down to the lowest level.
When you make it to the reactor it's time to set the charge. You can set it for 20 minutes or 30 minutes. Which may leave you asking: "which timer should I select and how does it matter?
Boss: Scorpion Sentinel
The Scorpion Sentinel starts off protected by a Field Generator so start by destroying it using Cloud's Fire Spell (Commands > Cloud > Spell > Fire).
When the Sentinel's health is down 1/3rd it will jump onto the wall and attack from afar. Use Barret to do long-range damage with his gun. Watch out for the EM Field (electricity) it generates shortly after coming back.
Keep attacking to increase its pressure meter. Another barrier will form but take it out with Cloud's Fire Spell just like last time.
Once the Scorpion Sentinel is down to half health, the second phase will begin.
Watch out for the Tail Laser. Run for the debris. This will always appear for you to use as cover. Because you can't do much while hiding from the attack now's a good time to use Potions, Barret's Healing Spell, Other items, or to tap triangle while playing as Barret to make his Overcharge meter fill more quickly.
Watch out for its Electric Field (close-range damage) and red missiles (long-range damage).
At this point it will rotate between these attacks until its health is down to just a few HP. At this point it will start to auto-repair! Don't let it.
Stop it quickly by destroying its legs and then the machine entirely. Have Barret target one leg and Cloud another then strike the final blow.
Escape from the Reactor
Now that the Sentinel is dead, you will be able to escape, so backtrack through the area, up the stairs, fighting off enemies as you make your way. Soon a pipe will fall from the ceiling, breaking the walkway and knocking Cloud down until he’s hanging off the ledge by his hands.
Shimmy left and hop up onto the ledge, then free Jessie and continue, although the pair of you will be separated from Barret.
Follow Jessie down the ladder, then destroy the Shinra boxes. Cross the walkway and open the chest before the next ladder to snag two potions, then head up the ladder and hop to the walkway to meet back up with Barret.
Using both Cloud and Barret, take out the next set of enemies, then continue up the ramp. You can run past some enemies, but you’ll need to clear out the last set before the elevator to unlock the path forward. Hit the elevator button to initiate a cutscene and make your escape.
Finally, just keep running until you're out of there to complete Chapter 1.
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