Final Fantasy 7 Remake Hard Mode: 10 ESSENTIAL Secrets, Tips & Tricks

By Scott Tailford / April 27, 2020

9. Focused Thrust, Shot & Strike Combined Will Devastate Most Bosses

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Unless I'm missing something, the game never tells you that these three attacks are specifically designed to devastate stagger bars.

Coming from Cloud, Barret and Tifa respectively, weaken a boss or enemy enough so that you get the "punished" effect, then hop between each member, firing off these specific attacks one at a time.

I'm literally talking about going into Battle Settings, assigning "L1 + triangle" to be each character's Focused attack, then controlling each one long enough to input that three times in a row.

Cloud's Focused Strike builds stagger fastest, but Barret's "overcharged" triangle move is great too, and Tifa's True Strike is a solid followup to Focused Strike if you have multiple ability ATB materia equipped.