With a game as grandiose as the Final Fantasy VII Remake and a city as sprawling as Midgar, no player can be expected to find everything that the game has to offer during their first playthrough. Even with access to a map, there are tons of small, interesting areas hidden away and waiting to be discovered.

Final Fantasy VII Remake has a fairly linear progression, so some of these missable areas can only be accessed by using the Chapter Selection after completing the game. Here are ten awesome areas players might have missed during their Final Fantasy VII Remakejourney.

10 CHAPTER 2: Loveless Street

The time spent in Chapter 2 is actually one of the only points in the game where players can explore a residential area on the upper plate. Taking the time to explore as much as possible is actually very rewarding here, especially in Loveless Street.

This is the street where Aerith is first encountered, and players will be free to explore the area after the Shinra Troops show up. The alleyway that Aerith flees into leads to a dead-end, but there are a ton of posters, signs, and displays to see on the side of the theatre building. A little further down the street lies an optional area filled with more world-building content to look at.

9 CHAPTER 4: Basketball Court

After the intense motorcycle battle at the beginning of Chapter 4, Cloud, Biggs, Wedge, and Jessie can unwind in the nearby neighborhood. Before venturing over to Jessie’s parent’s house, a dimly-lit basketball court is accessible next to the gate.

It’s quite easy to miss, actually, as the entrance is to the immediate right when exiting the tunnel and is quite dark. Even though Cloud isn’t able to shoot some hoops with Wedge, he can still get in some soccer practice and kick around the basketballs. Fans can only hope for some flashy, over the top basketball DLC in classic Final Fantasy fashion.

8 CHAPTER 6: Fan Maintenance

While bracing against the intense winds of the gigantic fans during Chapter 6, Tifa and Barret are keen to point out the summoning Materia that’s just out of reach. This area is inaccessible until the very end of this section, and a lot of players might end up forgetting about it entirely or missing the lift to access it.

After players have successfully gained enough power to use the main lift, they’ll also be able to use the adjacent lift to reach the fan maintenance area. To reach the fans and grab the Chocobo and Moogle summon, players have to complete a rather tricky timed mini-boss fight.

7 CHAPTER 8: Church Backrooms

The Church is first visited during the beginning portion of Chapter 8, hosting a touching reunion, a boss fight, and an escape section. With everything going on in the church, it becomes increasingly easy to miss some of the goodies hidden within.

The back of the church has two hidden rooms to discover, each offering different treasures. There’s a small treasure chest found in one of the rooms, but the Chakra Materia found in the other is the real star of the show here, as it’s one of the most useful ones in the game for any character.

6 CHAPTER 8: Leaf House Classroom

The Leaf House is a substantial location to drive the narrative within Chapter 8, but going inside of the building is never actually required, as the NPCs tend to stand outside.

Venturing into the classroom shows four familiar drawings on the blackboard. It seems that the students were having an important lecture over Moogles, Chocobos, Cactuars, and Tonberries. Hopefully, the students were able to learn about the dangers of Tonberry combat.

5 CHAPTER 9: Wall Market Item Shop

Fans of the original Final Fantasy VII likely specifically sought out the item shop once they reached Wall Market, but newer players have a good chance of missing it entirely. It’s in a different spot within the Remake, but it still serves its odd, memorable purpose.

It may be labeled as an “item” shop, but the only thing inside is a computer terminal guarded by an overly aggressive ceiling machine gun. Cloud has excellent reflexes, luckily, so no game overs will occur here. The “shop” can be found to the immediate right of Wall Market’s main entrance.

4 S6-5: Road Pond

Leaving Wall Market through the secondary entrance leads to the Sector 6-5 Road. This road may not contain much besides a beautiful music track and scenery, but there’s a small area off to the side at around the mid-way point down the road.

This area has a small pond and a dark room containing a treasure chest with a Star Pendant, and it may seem like that’s all this area has to offer. But, Music Disc 07 (the Turk’s Theme) can be obtained from a woman gazing over the body of water.

3 CHAPTER 14: Wall Market Alleys

Reaching Wall Market for the first time is a real treat for any player, as the “town that never sleeps” features some of the most impressive graphics in the game during the moonlit Chapter 9. Exploring the nightlife of Wall Market is truly breathtaking, but some of the back alleys are only accessible when returning in Chapter 14.

Where some intimidating men blocked the path in the back alley behind the bank, they’re nowhere to be seen in Chapter 14, and the chest containing a Moogle Medal can be reached. To the side of the Honeybee Inn, Music Disc 30 (Stand Up), can be found.

2 CHAPTER 14: Corneo Mansion

Don Corneo’s mansion is heavily restricted while Cloud is attempting to be Midgar’s Next Top Model, as Corneo’s Lackeys ensure that his various rooms are protected. It’s required to return here in Chapter 14, where players are free to explore to their heart’s content.

A Fury Ring can be found behind some furniture in the main room and a small treasure chest can be found in one of the rooms upstairs. But, the best find in the mansion is in front of the door where Cloud, Tifa, and Aerith were held captive, where a chest containing an Otherworldly Crystal is found along with a man desperately calling for help on the other side of the door.

1 CHAPTER 15: Hidden Treasure

With the party’s newly acquired grappling guns, they’re able to traverse through the rubble of the fallen Sector 7 by targeting areas with dangling ropes. It takes a bit of trekking to reach the area with the hidden treasure, and it’s quite easy to miss if players aren’t actively looking for secrets.

After passing the vending machine playing Track 05 (Lurking in the Darkness), players can begin climbing the nearby building. After climbing a few flights of stairs, an area to grapple area will be hidden off to the side. Going down this short detour will be rewarded with a chest containing an Enchanted Ring.

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