There are 4 main characters in FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE:
- Cloud Strife is a berserker, the main character who is able to explore the environment. Changes stance to allow for powerful strikes at the expense of speed.
- Tifa Lockhart is the protagonist’s childhood friend. Owns a bar in Midgar – «Seventh Heaven». Belongs to the monk class, uses brass knuckles in hand-to-hand combat.
- Barrett Wallace is a tank with high durability and damage resistance. Capable of attacking from a distance using a hand cannon.
- Iris Gainsborough is a magician who attacks from a distance and belongs to the eco-terrorist group Avalanche.
The action takes place in Midgar. The virtual universe is huge and divided into zones with separate mechanics. In one location you need to solve puzzles by moving boxes using mechanical arms, in another you have to test your own sense of rhythm and reaction speed. The passage is carried out along straight corridors, where you need to make your way through crowds of enemies, moving along the intended trajectory. There are also open locations where you can take on side quests. The tasks consist of exterminating monsters in previously traversed territories, searching for missing cats, and collecting children for lessons.
Relationships between the characters are built during the course of the game, where they are able to interact with each other. All of them can block and dodge blows for their own protection. Performed attacks and identifying enemy vulnerabilities fill a special Stagger scale, which is spent on special moves, spells and items. The battles take place in real time, where tactics are combined with furious battles. Here you need to use the capabilities of the combat system: destroy individual opponents with certain characters, switching between them in the process.
Leveling up is based on a materia system, thanks to which you can experiment with your gaming style. The gamer places spells, creatures, passives and special moves in weapon slots. There are few slots themselves, so one hero is limited to individual abilities, for example, a healer. Upgrading weapons is linear and is done using skill points, which are used for passive bonuses – increasing parameters, creating a slot for matter.