Chapter 2: Fateful Encounters Story Guide & Walkthrough

This is a guide and walkthrough to Chapter 2: Fateful Encounters, a story chapter in the game Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Read on to learn locations of items, rewards for completing this chapter, as well as useful tips and strategies for getting through this part of the story.

List of Main Scenario Objectives

Chapter 2: Fateful Encounters Walkthrough

Sector 8 Sewers

Sector 8 Business District

	Objectives
1	Go up the stairs, then down the next set up stairs after talking to Barret.
2	Receive the Healing Material from Jessie.
3	Finish the tutorial on how to set the Materia.
4	Continue down the path. Look up with the right control stick to see Jessie calling out to you. Climb up the stairs on the right to get to Jessie.
	You can open the chest here to get 3 grenades.
5	Continue down the path and a cutscene will occur.
6	Follow the road toward the station and a cutscene will occur.
7	Follow Sephiroth along the path until a cutscene begins.
9	After the cutscene ends, go down the alley out to the main road.
10	Head into the alley across the road, and up the fire escape staircase.
11	Climb up the ladder and onto the roof.
12	Head around the roof to the staircase on the opposite side.
	On the right side before the staircase, you can find a chest with 3 Potions.
13	Climb down the staircase and go down the ladder.

Loveless Street

	Objectives
1	Go along the road until the cutcsene with Aerith starts.
2	Depending on how you answer Aerith's questions, her affection may raise. You'll get a Yellow Flower regardless. How to Answer Aerith's Question
3	As soon as the cutscene ends, you will have to battle 5 Security Officers.
	Turn right down the alley ahead of you to find a chest with a Hi-Potion.
	If you go the other way at the fork in the road, you can find an HP Up Materia.
4	Continuing on the road, you will encounter two more Security Officers and a Grenadier. Fight them.
	You can pick up a Deadly Dodge Materia from the left side of the car on the right side of the road.
	Go left at the fork to encounter 2 Guard Dogs. Fight them. Down the road, the chest on your left has a Pair of Power Wristguards.
5	Go straight ahead toward the fountain. You'll start a battle with 2 Security Officers and a Guard Dog.
6	On the other side of the fountain, two Security Officers and two Grenadiers will be waiting.
7	A Shinra Helicopter will descend and drop two Shock Troopers. Switch to Punisher Mode and use your block to auto-counter their attacks.
8	Defeat two more Security Officers and two more Grenadiers.
9	Head to the rooftop. Climb the ladders and run while dodging bullets.
10	Walk across and go down the ladder on the opposite side.
	Open the chest on the left to get an Iron Bangle.
11	Go down the series of ladders to the ground.

Sector 8 Residental Area

On the Train

Maps and Obtainable Items

Maps

List of Maps
Enlarge Plate Partition - Interior	Enlarge Business District (1)
Enlarge Business District (2)	Enlarge Last Train Bound for Sector 7 Undercity

Obtainable Items

Tips and Strategies

Answering Aerith

On your first encounter with Aerith in this chapter, you will be given dialogue choices that will affect Aerith's affection toward Cloud.

Check the link below for the effects of each answer!

How to Answer Aerith's Question

Heal up before the Fountain

You'll face continuous battles when moving through the Sector 8 Business District, so by the time you arrive at the fountain, your health may already be drained. Be sure to heal up before going in, as you'll have to battle several tough enemies in a row, and might not have time to heal between them.

Boss Strategy Guide

The Huntsman

The Huntsman is stronger than a normal enemy, but he's not on the level of Scorpion Sentinel, and only has one phase to defeat. Keep a cool head and you can handle him.

How to Beat The Huntsman

Clear out the other mobs

Get rid of the Grenadiers, Officers and Troopers before zeroing in on The Huntsman to make the fight even easier.

Weak to Fire

The Huntsman looks like a unit who would be used to quell riots, but his weakness to Fire would make his job pretty hard! Hit him with Fire magic to deal large amounts of damage and stagger him at the same time.

Use Punisher Mode

As The Huntsman uses a shield, it's not very effective to ram at him and furiously attack. Instead, use Punisher Mode's auto-counter feature and hold the Block button, waiting for him to attack. When he does, Cloud will Auto-Counter and deal heavy damage.

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