thanks for the video, one echnic that work for me was, after the 500 circle before the final glide, i go back to the fans to get one last push and then i did the final glide, for me it was so much easier to get the 2 final circles at the end
another great video! I found your Crunches guide really helpful to. Tips I found from beating it after a few hours of struggle. namely how to dive. to regain altitude after a dive you need to be diving at full speed, you will know you've reached top speed by audio/visual cues, namely:- there will be air jets trailing from the bird's wings and you will also hear a gust of wind (that's your cue that you have reached top dive speed). You won't be able to do a sharp ascent unless you are diving at top speed it seems like it works on a momentum system. And as you say ascend to full height all of my failed attempts where when I tried to judge my ascent myself rather than just ascending as high as the bird would let me it seems to keep the bird on course using a sort of invisible boundary. Also I can't wait for part 3 of this remake series, I can only imagine what kind of minigame misery they have instore for us my money's on do a full cross fit circuit against Jules, as a frog, ridging a chocabo whilst also playing a piano, if you don't complete it in time Bahamut arrives and casts Gigaflare.
Thank you so much. I meant to mention the sound and I was just crunched on audio time even when slowing it down. I think the sound comes after something like a flat 3 seconds of a constant dive then makes you eligible for ascension. I'm really thankful that you're a repeat viewer it really means a lot to me. I'm about to do the return to the gold saucer and I'm making more of these
Oh, I forgot about the crunch mini game. I played it so many times, but eventually got lucky to get a flawless run. The last PITA game to 100 is the piano and I'm doing that in small chunks as well.
Quick tip for anyone watching today. I found that if hit the turbines before the last zig zag too high I would mis the updraft, I would have to drop in altitude before getting to it to make sure I hit them square and got to max altitude.. I was able to get through this mini game in about 25 minutes, about 15 attempts. Thanks for the tips, I definitely needed the right thumb stick info because I kept trying to use it for to adjust the camera.
It's that last dive-bomb that destroys the run. Most people don't know that you can literally circle around between fans before that for as long as you like before reaching that 300 dive-chain. The last one... you can't dive too deep into it because on the way back up, you will overshoot the 300 and if you try to correct, you're not high enough for that last double drop. I learned that you need to pull up just a bit earlier giving you enough air to tap the 300, pivot and drop into the last 2x500's - it's a pain in the ass but not so hard once you've done it... so you NEVER have to do it again!
If you stay in the center on the final ring you can get more height, even fly over the ring. If you clip the right side you hit an imaginary ceiling that reduces your total height. You can also double back on some sections and relaunch for one you missed. For the final dive, I grabbed the first 4 and then relaunched and lined up the final dive.
I need to check out this imaginary ceiling you speak of. I didn't notice anything like that during my runs but that sounds like something SE would sneak in
I struggled in parcour 3 with the hight so i never reached the second to last 500 ring. So at 10:23 I turned around flew back to the fans and got the hight back that I lost getting these two rings and the moment I did it I got max points. I like your explanations. Its like you teach me something and I can use your knowledge to create my own outcome.
Thank you for the kind words, I appreciate the support. I did add a short about that exact thing after the fact but I did not think of that when I did my initial win. Well done!!
Holy moly this was the hardest mini-game thus far. Just keep trying gamers, you'll get it... Thanks for the tips, it helped with the last bit of timing.
Thank you so much for this guide, and I really appreciate the detailed explanations. I was able to complete the last two rounds after an hour or so of practice, and had only played this minigame for the first time today! I did end up back tracking on the 3rd round to gain more altitude near the end. Looking forward to seeing more FF7 Rebirth content!
Thank you I love to hear this. Congrats on the win!! I got a lot more on the way, I'll probably still be uploading stuff into May because of my family and career commitments. I am the tortoise in this youtube race
Thank you for this guide. I felt like i was missing something, but nope! Just needs to be the most immaculate run ever. Im so glad thats over. I wish they made chocobo flying fun lol
Wow this was for the hardest minigame by far! Thanks for the guide it really helped One tip to add is I was struggling to even get high enough turning around - i went slight wider and past the fans then turned so i went up facing the right way so I got mass altitude then dive as the 300 is going off your screen, and then pull up a bit before the end of the climb, then its perfect - enough height to do a fancy drop into center to finish
@@Gatabud thank you Really love your approach to guides with showing your raw emotion and reaction to clearing the stage! And the tips of how to hold controller and talk through the steps is very useful Thanks again
Thank you for the support, I love to hear that. You can do anything in this game as long as you never ever give up and keep trying. I thought the piano was going to end me & and I wouldn't let it and just kept trying
The literal only way i got those last 2 rings on stage 3 was after getting the last 500 before the dive I actually turned around and used the fans to get back up in the air higher. This gave me enougb dive time that I got the last 2 rings no problem.
Correct, this makes it easier, I did a short a few days ago to supplement this video thanks to this comment section. Shame on me for not finding it myself
Finally, hit it after over 9 hours of game clock. I dont remember if you explained but make sure to nudge the top of the two 500 rings after the last zigzag on third course. It pushes them a little bit, but maintain good centering or you'll drop just outside the ring on either the top left or right or them.
@@Gatabud To be more accurate, you want to nudge the drone thing that is producing the ring and drop into the tip center of the ring. And ya, if your gaming notepad looks anything like mine, it's a miracle you can even put a instructional vid together LOL.
This video was great, but let me add on to it. For the last part go back to the wind mills after the two 500s. You can’t go back after that. Then you should have enough altitude.
Also, at that last drop after the zigzag of the third course, diving a bit lower than center and pulling back up will put you higher on the last 300. It basically puts you further along the course when you peak and youll easily get enough height to make the last rings. Once I noticed this, I got the 9600 on the next run and I was at least past the 75% mark on the last 300.
@@Gatabud Last pro-tip, don't toss your ps5 controller in celebration. I gave it kinda hard toss/slam onto the top of my dresser and broke the L2 shoulder button and cracked the bracket it connects to inside the controller. A replacement trigger assembly is 15 for both sides and needs to be soldered in. I'm waiting for it to arrive. Appreciate the tips man.
Appreciate the vid. I've only completed the first run, but I'm gonna only do one at a time so I don't get too worked up over it. Damn is it a bad game. It's so slow and hard to control. You can barely see some of the goals. I knew this part was gonna be a slog when it took me over 5 runs just to figure out how to control it. And it took 15 minutes just to do the easy course. I can't believe they let this game launch with such an unfun game. At least when it took me forever on a lot of the other games, I kept looking forward to retrying them like the space shooter and the box game in corel prison
This one is really hard as a beginner but once everything clicks after some practice it's really not bad at all. If I use the turnaround strategy in my pinned comment I can go back to level 3 and get another perfect score with only a few attempts. It becomes like riding a bike
I wanted to perfect the first course just to get Yuffie’s weapon. I could never go above 500 because I didn’t realize all you needed to do was glide all the way (I kept diving each time). Thank you thank you😢 Not even sure if I can platinum this one because of this minigame, but I’ll go worry about the other course after I beat hard mode
First time fimding this channel, and I must say I am impressed. Good presentation, good explanations, wonderful editing for showing details of the run, and the regular speed unedited run after with minimal commentary was icing on the cake. His encouragement scattered through the video together with his own testimony of how hard it can be was welcome. It was very nicely paired with the footage of his IRL reactions to his failures and eventual triumph. While going over the same info again was indeed a bit annoying, the explanation that accompanied it made it much more tolerable Cannot recommend this video enough and I look forward to seeing more of what he has done. If this video is representative of his usual quality, I may have found a new favorite guide maker. Please keep up the good work and I hope you get monetized soon.
Thank you for such a thoughtful response, it really means a lot to me. I do put a significant amount of effort into this and while I'm still in my RU-vid rookie year I do have decades of experience in gaming & software engineering. I'm really really grateful for those kind words, hope to see you again and never hesitate to reach out with questions
Aa far as the first two 500 moving markers i usually do it by by flying into the left one when its still on the left then i fly into the right one when its on the right i dont wait for them to come together i miss sometimes but i get it about 90 percent of the time of course your way is correct also gatabud i think your way is better
I know exactly what you are talking about. There's about 5 or so different balloon load outs and only one of them has all but one balloon on the right side of that initial part where you can get an easy 5 before turning and dealing with birds. That's the one where most wins came from
The one I found the easier way was that when you get that last 500 and then before you go to the 300 one and then glide down and then go up to the last 300 one there is one easier tip is that get to that 500 don’t go down the 300 turn around then go to that last glide part that give you boost to go up try that then turn around get that 300 glide down get all those points and then in end you see the good results that when you hit that last 300 you get so much higher and then bam you get those last 2 so easily
It took time, but I beat every mini game in Rebirth Cactuar Crush, Gears and Gambit, beat everything in 1-2 tries. Chocobo racing, beat everything within 3 tries (except the Bahamut course, that shit drove me nuts). Sit ups vs Jules, 30 mins This shit though, that last f’in course, 5 hours Wasted several evenings trying to clear that nonsense Hands down, the most time consuming and frustrating thing in this game
@@Gatabud it sounds counterintuitive, but if you set the piano speed to 2-3, it’s so much easier! There’s also a ps5 accessibility setting that allows you to zoom in, so I zoomed into the 2 wheels. With these 2 things set, the piano mini game is much more manageable!
If it wasnt for glide 3, tifas sit ups (took a good couple hours to beat Jules) and the stupid frog jump game (got a time of 1.10 about 600 times in a row 😂😂) i would have got the platinum in 150-160 hours.. all i have left now is glide 3 and im on 180 hours. So 20 hours for 3 minigames. #Update i just got the platinum in 180:40 :)))
What I noticed I just done in beginning the third if you can't get time right with top right follow that and turn right if it coming down or lift it coming there do opposite of do it to much just enough 😊
You're not an idiot, you can do this. There are several Minigames in this game that had me feeling like they were impossible at first but I practiced and figured em out. Let me know if you need any advice
for round 3 I think I found a better approach in that you can do a double pass, like collect all the loops before that final dive and then turn around and fly back to the propellers to get another full lift, this allows for a better approach for the final dive. I have vid if you like.
@@GatabudYou are very welcome and Thank You! That opening sequence in this video helped to save my sanity, was exactly what I needed to hear at the time.
Glide 3 is legit the final thing i need for the platinum. Wasnt hard mode that stumped me, wasnt bonds of friendship or rulers of the outer worlds, wasnt 3D sephiroth, tifas push ups... gilgamesh... no. a stupid target flying chicken mini game is whats preventing my platinum 😂
That intro montage is literally me yelling "nooooooo goddammit!" every time I only got one of the two 500s at the end lol but I finally beat it today I think just by pure luck at the end! I finally got enough height to let go of R2 and drop down into the final 2 500s, my thumbs were shaking and my controller was so sweaty lol. Different topic but do you have any tips on the jumpfrog minigame and Pirates Rampage Ghost Ship? I know those ones are more skill based and I should just practice more but it's still hard for me
Thank you. Yes I have videos on almost every mini game in the game. Pirate's rampage is in my Corel part 1 video, and then both jump frogs are 60 second guides in my shorts section on the channel. Good job getting this win!!
Congrats I am so happy to hear about your success I just casually redid it this weekend to complete the quest on hard mode to unlock ultimate party animal again and I wasn't even close to getting the top 500 ring, and I barely got the bottom. It's insane I actually won this without doing the turnaround strategy
Hardest mini game with only S-Rank Piano on the last two songs toppling this. Finally completed this challenge after hours upon hours of attempts. My only advice for those still trying is that if you’re having trouble with @Gatabud’s strat, you can also run the strat linked below to backtrack to certain updraft fans to give you an added boost for the final dive. Regardless of what strat you use, you have to be pixel perfect on this challenge to get the highest grade - much like the Jules crunch-off. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QmVxpG9_GRw.htmlsi=lcR1g0dZAOfCa5sE
You know gatabud there is a mistake a made many times almost towards the end of the course there is a way to get maximum altitude i mean serious altitude you get so high up in fact that you can miss the 300 and 500 and 300 right before you have ti make the perfect nise dive this makes it perfect to get the last vertical 500s but again your so up that you can miss the as permentioned markers so if you do this you still must decrease altitude and for sure you will miss this is a mistake dont do it players
My highest score was 8600 in this game for a while gatabud I was having a bit of trouble at the end but I won many times but I still enjoyed watching your video gatabud actually I found the piano games much harder than this what about you?
It hilarious how none of the none of the 3 directors or the producers can get it through their heads after 25 years they didn't work on non JRPG games developed by Square Enix for a reason. In an interview with Game Informer around 5 years ago Yoshinori Kitase was surprised how negative the reception to the minigames in FFX. I'll give props to the chocobo racing in the gold Saucer because Motomu Toriyama did direct Racing Lagoon.
I am having fun BUT I will say this... For better or worse the FFX mini games were gating ultimate weapons that were absolutely game changing and all of these mini games are relatively low stakes with only a platinum trophy on the line
@@Gatabud i pretty much speed ran the hard playthrough which saved a lot of time. And yeah if you are creating content i can imagine it taking a while longer. Plus i used guides like yours to help save time :) thanks a bunch!
Hi gatabud i pkayed and win exactly like you even the way we got the last two 500s is the same we didnt drop into them we just kind of glided into them so any tips i give out would be exactly like yours you see you and i are great ff7 players winning for us just comes .... naturally....
This may be a stupid question, but how do you ascend? I hold up on my Left joystick and my Chocobo just descends the entire time so my score is pretty awful (I’m Talking about the 2nd training course). Your video really helped me on the first one, thanks.
No such thing as a stupid question. When you hear a wind blowing noise press forward on the left stick and if you have descended enough without interrupting then you will ascend
i watch the video and it helpped one tip i found near end after get the first 500 back track and hit the fans to gain more hight back and that give you extra boost erned a sub from me
Thank you so much for the sub, I am very appreciative. I regret that I did not figure out this tip when I was making this video, I do have a short covering it that I released after the fact, I wish youtube would just let me insert a clip in the middle of an already posted video that would be so helpful
Lol, that just adds more tedium to the experience. I've got the controls and techniques pretty much mastered. I've beat everything besides the last leg of the last course, and like you, that's where I'm beating my head... I can hit all rings and make it to the goal, but drop only halfway between the last two pretty much 9 out of 10 times. It just takes so long to get to each run. Last night, I spent 3.5 hours on the last course only. Def enjoyed the vid.
Save states would kick the door down on this mini game, two legs on piano, crunch off, the pirate shooter, and idk if you saw my queens blood video but if I could save state that I would figure out every single detail about AI tendencies.
@@Gatabud I finally managed to beat it using your tips, thank you. Dear God. While I love the story and characters, I can't see myself replaying this 2nd part too much. With Remake I re-play that all the time. But these mini games are killing me. I still can't get Tifa's Dragon Claws from that box game. LMAO.
I have the box game covered on my Corel video. I'll release a separate desert rush video sometime soon with both versions. It's not too bad if you follow the right path
@@Gatabud To be honest, with this another video, which taught me to fly back to the fans after doing the first four rings at the end, I was able to do it.
@@Gatabudthanks, I need some tips on. how to dive bomb because everytime I dive, I will tends to skew to left or right, making it misses before the I ascend.
You can adjust slightly, but the key is lining up properly before entering the dive so minimal adjustment is needed. I talk in the video about seeing the numbers inside the circle, really focus on that
I don't want to get your chat demonitized, lol. I'll just say that if I met the guy who decided to put in a mini game that is this unfun and with such broken difficulty, I'd do what the guy from Casino Royale did to Daniel Craig at the end in the chair without the bottom. The only redeeming quality about this game is that it's the means to the platinum trophy. The feeling of constantly being "cheated" due to how precise you need to be is just enraging.
This one's tough for sure. That's hilarious. I don't know if someone can get a video demonetized for a comment but this video has made a whopping $4 since I crossed 1000 subs so even if you did I'd forgive you I'm playing the long game and doing this for the love of gaming
YOU KNOW WHAT! YOU KNOW WHAT!!!! I WAS VERY SKEPTICAL AT FIRST I SAW TWO OTHER GUIDES BOTH OF WHICH HAD YOU CIRCLE AROUND AT THE END-PHASE; THAT MADE THINGS NEEDLESSLY DIFFICULT I TRIED IT ONE TIME WITH YOUR METHOD (SIMPLY TO SAY IT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT CIRCLING AROUND) AND IT WORKED; ALSO TO EDGE (ALREADY TILT) TO TURN RIGHT BEFORE HITTING THE 2 LAST ONES GOOD STUFF AND FUQK YOU square enix
