PlayStation Magazine - 05.2020

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bilities and magic are

tied to a character’s

equipment in Final

Fantasy VII Remake,

building on the system

introduced by the PS1 game. Not

only does that allow you to

customise party members’ roles, it

also lets you upgrade and improve

their skills. The more you use skills,

the more they level up.

All magic is obtained through this

system, and you can improve specific

Materia by using it and levelling it up.

That encompasses offensive magic like

Fire, healing magic like Cura and

Regen, which restore HP instantly and

over time respectively, and Assess,

which gives you more information on

enemies and can help you figure out

better strategies.

But don’t expect to see only Materia

based on the original game. New

Materia take advantage of the quicker

nature of Remake’s faster-paced

combat. Deadly Dodge is our favourite

so far; it allows party members to

Being a powerful magic

user, Aerith should be

positioned at the back of

your party in combat.

Unleash the full power of magic and abilities using these aetherial gobstoppers

MAGIC & SUMMONS

“NEW MATERIA

TA K E A DVA NTAGE

OF REMAKE’S

FASTER-PACED

COMBAT.”

counterattack when they dodge enemy

hits at the last minute. This type of

skill, when combined with shortcut

abilities, means combat feels fast and

frantic, almost like a character action

game with a tactical edge.

Different equipment has varying

numbers of Materia slots, and can be

upgraded to fit more in. If slots have

connections, the set Materia in those

slots can interact with each other –

for example, in the original game using

All Materia made magic affect an area

rather than a single target. This time

equipment can have abilities baked in,

such as the Buster Sword’s Focused

Thrust. Rather than just equipping the

biggest numbers, it’s worth putting

time into picking the right equipment

and Materia for the task ahead.