Final Fantasy 7 (VII) Rebirth Trophy Guide & Roadmap

February 28, 2024 by PowerPyx 95 Comments

Final Fantasy 7 (VII) Rebirth Trophy Roadmap

Estimated trophy difficulty: 7.5/10
Approximate amount of time to platinum: 150-200 hours
Offline Trophies: 61 (1, 1, 5, 54)
Online Trophies: 0
Number of missable trophies: 0, nothing missable. Everything can be done via Chapter Select (unlocked after story). The full open world and all side activities (side quests, world intel, minigames) are still doable after the story by restarting Chapter 13 via Chapter Select.
Glitched trophies: 0
Does difficulty affect trophies?: Yes, must beat all chapters on highest difficulty “Hard” (unlocked after story)
Hardest Trophy: 7-Star Hotel – this requires almost 100% completion, the hardest part being the Brutal/Legendary Combat Simulations (harder than the hard difficulty playthrough)
Minimum Playthroughs: 2 (1 on Easy/Normal, 1 on Hard which is unlocked after the first playthrough)
PS4/PS5 Autopop & Save Transfer: No, there is no PS4 version, the game is PS5 Exclusive
PS4/PS5 Crossbuy: No, there is no PS4 version, the game is PS5 Exclusive
Free-Roam / Level Select after Story?: Yes, Chapter Select is unlocked after finishing the story on any difficulty. You can Chapter Select to Chapter 13, everything in the open world is still accessible at that point (all side quests, world intel, minigames). However, anything in linear story sections would require Chapter Replay.
Supports Manual Saves?: Yes, 10 Manual Save Slots (unlocked after Prologue) + 1 Autosave
Release Date: February 29, 2024

Introduction

Welcome to the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Trophy Guide! This is Part 2 of the Final Fantasy Remake. Rebirth has about 3 times more content than Remake Part 1. The story consists of 14 Chapters and takes place in bigger open world sections. For Platinum you need nearly 100% completion. The main things not needed are the Open World Caches, Chocobo Stops, Manuscripts, and you only need A-Rank on Piano Songs (not S-Rank). On all other minigames you’ll need the highscore. You will need all 169 World Intel to develop all Materia at Chadley, all 36 Side Quests, all Minigames for Johnny’s Treasure Trove Items, all Collectibles (trophy-relevant ones being 49 Weapons, 6 Piano Sheet Music), all Chadley Combat Simulator Challenges (including Brutal/Legendary). Getting all Queen’s Blood Cards (card minigame) isn’t mandatory for trophies but is helpful for the more challenging Queen’s Blood requirements. The overall main task is completing Johnny’s Treasure Trove which requires all aforementioned things. The main story is also longer than Remake, a completionist playthrough takes 100 hours+. The Brutal/Legendary VR Missions are harder than the VR Missions in Remake and there are more challenging minigames.

Step 1: Easy Difficulty 100% Playthrough – Side Quests, Collectibles, World Intel, Chapter-specific Trophies [100 Hours+]

Simply follow the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Collectible Locations Guide or alternatively the 100% Walkthrough. This is the most efficient and worry-free way to get all trophies in one playthrough. It includes completely everything for 100% completion, all collectibles, world intel, side quests, challenge unlocks, minigames, chapter-specific trophies, and all equipment/materia which will be helpful for the hard difficulty playthrough.

Everything in the open world is still accessible until Chapter 13 (all side quests, minigames, merchants, world intel). If you get stuck on a minigame you can skip it for now and come back to it in Chapter 13. For Platinum you will need the highscore in all minigames, except Piano Songs which only require A-Rank. Thanks to Chapter Select nothing is missable. If you forgot anything important you can grab it from the open world in Chapter 13 or on your hard playthrough.

It doesn’t matter what difficulty you pick for your first playthrough, you can play on the easiest setting. Hard difficulty isn’t available from the start, it’s unlocked after beating the story for the first time on any difficulty.

Time Savers:

If you are looking for any specific item, the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth 100% Wiki is your friend. It includes everything in the game needed to reach 100%.
Always assess all enemies and fight 1 of each enemy type. This is needed to unlock all Chadley VR Missions. You can buy Assess Materia from the vending machine in Chapter 2 Grasslands, at Bill’s Ranch. Put it in a quickslot and scan every new enemy you encounter. If you go through the entire game without assessing enemies it would be frustrating to unlock all challenges.
Put HP Up, MP Up, Prayer, Steadfast Block, Precision Defense, Healing, Magnify on all characters as soon as possible to level up those Materia. These are the best Materia for Hard difficulty so having them leveled will make it easier. When you fully leveled one Materia switch it out for another Materia.
Keep a save before Gilgamesh (Superboss) in Chapter 13 to practice him for Brutal/Legendary VR Missions. He’s available after finding all Protorelics. Without a save he can’t be practiced which would make Brutal/Legendary missions more frustrating. Everything else is replayable.

Step 2: Post-Story Cleanup, All Johnny Treasure Trove Items (100% Completion) [20-30 Hours]

After the story you unlock Chapter Select. Go back to Chapter 13, everything in the open world is still accessible from the start of Chapter 13. Any progress carries over between chapters. If you skipped anything from the Collectible Guide you can clean it up now. After the story you will unlock some new challenges at Musclehead Colosseum so you can finish your last minigame trophies.

The hidden 100% completion requirement is to find all of Johnny’s Treasure Trove Items for 7-Star Hotel. If you followed the Collectible Guide you will have minimal cleanup left.

Refer to Final Fantasy VII Rebirth All Johnny’s Inn Treasure Trove Item Locations.

Simply put: you will need to finish all World Intel (to develop all Materia at Chadley), all Side Quests, all Collectibles (except Open World Caches, Chocobo Stops), Highscore in all Minigames (except Piano Songs). Do everything until the last thing remaining is beating the Brutal/Legendary VR Missions.

Step 3: Brutal / Legendary VR Missions to get Gotterdammerung [10-20 Hours+, Highly Skill-Dependent]

The hardest requirement for Platinum is beating all of Chadley’s VR Missions on Brutal/Legendary. These are unlocked after defeating Gilgamesh in Chapter 13 and they are harder than anything in FF7 Remake and harder than the hard playthrough. You will need them for your last Treasure Trove Item and for Virtually Renowned (finished all Chadley VR Missions).

The challenge you should prioritize is “Brutal Challenge: Rulers of the Outer Worlds” because it unlocks Gotterdammerung, the best accessory in the game. Gotterdammerung automatically recharges your Limit Break. This will make the other VR Missions and the Hard playthrough easier. The downside is that this challenge is extremely difficult.

Refer to Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Brutal / Legendary VR Mission Guide.

If you find this too difficult you can play through story chapters on hard difficulty first. These unlock extra Manuscripts for SP to buy more weapon skills. It comes down to personal preference: if you want to make VR Missions easier do the hard playthrough first. If you want to make hard difficulty easier do the VR Missions first to unlock Gotterdammerung. Because the hard playthrough can be done via Chapter Select you can mix and match between VR Missions and playing a few more chapters on hard.

Step 4: Hard Difficulty Playthrough [20 Hours]

If you unlocked Gotterdammerung from the Brutal VR Mission then you’ll have an easier time on the hard playthrough. Hard can be rushed in 20 hours if you skip all cutscenes and side content. If you want to do the hard run before Brutal VR it will be more difficult but you’ll have an easier time with the VR Missions.

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