-- Dirge Of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII --
-- FAQ/Walkthrough --
-- By Ken "Kouli/Ice" Zhao (kenzhao99@yahoo.com) --
-- Version 0.2 --
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This game is made and published by Square Enix. As for this FAQ/Walkthrough, it
is based on the JPN version of "Dirge Of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII" that is
released on January 26th, 2006. Also, this FAQ could contain spoilers.
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\February 1st~2nd, 2006/
- Version 0.1, beginning to write the walkthrough and done Chapter 2
\February 2nd~5th, 2006/
- Version 0.2, done the walkthrough
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Walkthrough(Easy Mode)---------------------------------------------------------
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# Of Memory Capsule: 3
Clear the hounds and you will be on top of the car. Clear more hounds.
First map, head to H12 for a Makou Point. Go to I15 for 2 more Makou Points.
Now for the 1st Memory Capsule, head to J12. Face NE and you should spot the
Memory Capsule easily. For the 2nd Memory Capsule, head to G12. Face up, look
under the car. So, crouch and you should see it. Lastly, the 3rd one. Head to
H15, face left, and look down at the waterfall.
Afterward, time to get a move on to the northern area. By F8, time or the first
boss fight.
Boss: Crimson Hound
Use the Machinegun Griffon here. Clear the other hounds if you wish. They can
drop you items. As for the Crimson Hound, attack it with the Griffon. If that
Crimson Hound isn't around, then it's likely that it's on top of some cliff.
After you kill it, pick up the Card Key. Use it to get pass the gate. Continue
on and another fight.
Boss: Air Hose Corps
At K4, there is a Makou Point. Use the Griffon here and a high SPD barrel.
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# Of Memory Capsule: 7
At G8, get the Handgun Bullets. Move on to F4. There is a Makou Point there.
Get near the WRO Member. Get the Card Key. Go back to G12.
Get pass the gate and go in the house. Get the Potion, Hydra and Snipe Scope.
Go up.
Second map, get the nearby Rifle Bullets, then pass another door. Continue on
to F11. Use the Hydra, a long RNG barrel and the Snipe Scope. Kill the Snipers
that are around.
Now, head to G14 for Machinegun Bullets. Nearby, there is a Makou Point. Head
to E11 and there should be a person running into the house. Go in. Get the 1000
Gil. Go up, clear more enemies and a Shop. Get the Potion & Machinegun Bullets.
Go back out of the house and you will see the person runs out, then the enemies
will be chase after.
Head to H12, kill the enemies and save the person. Get near the person for more
scene. Follow the kid. He will go open the near door. Go in and get the 1000
Gil. Continue to follow him and you will be outside.
Now, head to I8, face NE. You can see 2 boxes, above the left one, there is the
1st Memory Capsule. For the 2nd one, head to H8, face SW. You can spot it on
the structure. Continue on and go up a ladder. By F8, face NW or N. You can see
the 3rd one around F7. There is also a ladder at F7, which leads to the Materia
Floater.
Get in the door at the end. Kill the enemies and get the Card Key. Continue to
go down and get the Toy Gun. Exit out and now you can go through the gate at
about G6. Continue along the path.
(Keep the Toy Gun. You will be able to tune it after the first half of Chapter
8. There is nothing you can do with it til then, except gathering 250000 Gil
which is the total Gil you need to tune Toy Gun into Ultima Weapon.)
Next map, for the 4th Memory Capsule, it's by F3. Get around E3, face east and
look up. It's above some platform. Moving on and clear more enemies.
Take the ladder up at F5 or G4. It leads to a Makou Point and Rifle Bullets.
Go up at around H5, there is a box at H7 that contains 3000 Gil. You need to
use the Gallian Beast to jump up there. Go back down and around H6, you can get
Machinegun Bullets, and Hi Potion.
Head to I8, face east and you should spot the 5th Memory Capsule. At G8, there
is another Shop. Take the door near it. It leads to 1000 Gil and a Phoenix's
Tail.
Now, continue on through G9. Continue on and clear more enemies. Another Makou
Point on the way. At around I13, there is another Makou Point. As for the 6th
Memory Capsule, stand at the high level of H12, face SE. The Memory Capsule is
all the way to around J14. Anyway, moving on to J12. Pass the door for the boss
fight.
Boss: Heavy Mount Soldier
Starting up, clear out all the side enemies. If you are wondering about the 7th
Memory Capsule, it's high up at K13. Go up the stairs, get to around L14, face
NW and look up. Afterward, just stay up there and snipe the Heavy Mount Soldier
til he switches weapon to Machinegun.
Then, equip the Griffon and attack him til he changes to using his sword. Then
transform into Gallian Beast to finish this.
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# Of Memory Capsule: 4
First up, clear the enemies around. On the first floor, there is a Makou Point
and break the boxes for items.
Second floor, get the Machinegun and Rifle Bullets at E2. Head to K11 and one
enemy to drop the Rapid Fire. You can't get pass the gate, so continue on and
there is another enemy. He drops the Card Key you need and beyond that, there's
a Red Potion.
Third floor, at the lower right part of the map, you can enter for Hi Potion,
the Shop and Rifle Bullets. Now, go through at lower left and there is a Makou
Point on the way. At upper left, there is a Potion and another Makou Point.
Fourth floor, at the upper right, defeat the enemies to get the Card Key.
Fifth floor, head toward upper right and you will see some enemy goes down with
the lift. If you return to the fourth floor and take those enemies out, you can
get the Anti-Gravity Floater. Then take the lift back up to fifth floor. You
can now explore the eastern part.
Go through the door at F8. At E8, there is a Makou Point and Machinegun Bullets
for you to get. Then you go all the way. Afterward, back track to floor 5 to
spot that Azul. For the door at L9, you can go through it now. It leads to an
Ether and a Phoenix's Tail. Now, for the 1st Memory Capsule, it's at the I12,
high up there by the ceiling. You can head to G10, face SE & snipe from there.
Now, back down to floor 1 with the lift. You can enter the upper right room.
Continue on, clear more enemies. Get the Handgun Bullets and a Potion.
Last map, by around I5, defeat the enemies for the Card Key and Power Cross.
Also, face west from I5, there is the 2nd Memory Capsule in mid air. At J2, it
is another Makou Point. Continue on, clear more enemies and one will drop Card
Key. Next, more enemies and another Card Key. For the 3rd Memory Capsule, get
to K13, face S or SW, it is in mid air as well. At H12, there is a Makou Point
for you. As for the last Memory Capsule, at F14, face north and it is in the
mid air as well. Continue on and a Shop. Beyond that is the boss fight.
Boss: Styleless Shelke
Transform into Gallian Beast and close combat til you beat her.
After, back track and another fight.
Boss: Blue Azul
Use the barrels here to damage him. He's pretty slow and you can easily avoid
his missile attack by running around. If he tries to send out shockwave, then
you can just jump.
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# Of Memory Capsule: 8
At K4, which is where you start, face north & check the path that Vincent came
from. It's the 1st Memory Capsule. Crouch and shoot it. At I7, G7 and I8, there
are Potion, Phoenix's Tail and Handgun Bullets. Eventually, you will be at the
first gate. Use the ladder at E10. There is a Makou Point at H10. Then you can
drop down to get pass the first gate. Clear more enemies and get the Card Key.
Pass the second gate and continue along the path to the next map.
Second map, the box at E4 is another enemy. At F9, get the Rifle Bullets. Now,
for the 2nd Memory Capsule, it's by G10. Get to F11, face NE and shoot it. As
you can see, there is also a Makou Point here. If you go down to G15, there is
a Hi Potion. For the H9 area, get the 1000 Gil in mid air first by standing on
a box, then break the boxes for 900 Gil & Machinegun Bullets. Now, moving onto
to F5. You can get the Thunder Materia. Then you can go to L5, to the next map.
Third map, at D10, Rifle Bullets. At E13, there is a Potion. Continue on to E8
and kill that enemy for the Card Key. Well, open the gate that's near. Clear
more enemies for the Card Key. Pick up the Handgun Bullets at C8, look up from
where you are, you should spot another Memory Capsule. Go through another gate
at B8, to get the 2500 Gil.
Now, get to G8 which is a Makou Point. Continue on from H8, and head to J5 for
a switch. Hit the switch. From there, jump down to the lower part. Hit another
switch. For the 2 boxes here, it's got 500 Gil and a Potion.
Fourth map, don't bother with the lift at E4 yet. Head to I3 by crouching. You
can pick up 100 Gil, 400 Gil, Power Booster. At J4, face south, and you can see
another Memory Capsule. Now go take the lift. At the second floor, check F11
for a Shop and D3 is the Makou Point. Back to the lift & take it up to the 3rd
floor. Continue on for Machinegun and Handgun Bullets, as well as another Makou
Point. The door will shut and you just need to clear the enemies on both sides.
Fifth map, heh, playing as Cait Sith here. Go right to J11. Now, avoid enemies
and head toward that red circle on the map.
Sixth map, still with Cait Sith. Avoid the enemies and head to the red circle
at E4.
For the 7th map, back with Vincent. Go through the near door and 2 more doors.
You can only take one. After, the door at F6 is also unlocked. At K7, there is
a fallen bookshelf. Another Memory Capsule is under it. At K9, there are Rifle
and Handgun Bullets. Next, at I9, there is a Potion. At B7, there is an Omega
Report, at B9, there are a Potion and Handgun Bullets. At around C8, there is
another Memory Capsule. Get to C9, face north and look up to spot it. Lastly,
a Makou Point at E12. Now just head toward J14.
For the 8th map, near item box is a Phoenix's Tail. Moving on, at G15, there is
the Handgun Bullets. Continue on to K13. To take out the mines, you first need
to know where they are. They are at K11, I10, K9 and I8. Just get near them for
them to appear, move away & shoot, so that Vincent won't get blast away. After
you've done that, get the Card Key. Continue on. Go down for a Makou Point and
take the ladder up. Hit the switch, get on the platform and wait. Jump toward
the other side at the end. Continue on.
For the 9th map, continue on and go in the door at G9. There are a Shop and 1
more Makou Point. Beyond here takes you back to the 7th map, at the other side
of the previous locked metal door. There are a Potion, Handgun and Machingun
Bullets. You can also unlock the metal door. Anyway, back track to the 9th map
and move on toward E2.
For the 10th map, Rifle Bullets at J8. At L5, break the box for a Hi Potion.
There is another Memory Capsule here, by L4. Just look out of the right window
and look down. At D4, there is a Makou Point. At B7, another Omega Report. As
for D9, 1500 Gil. As for another Memory Capsule, it's by G10. Stand at around
G7, face south, look up the ceiling and shoot it.
Now go down stairs to the first floor. At D11, there is 800 Gil. At J10, there
is another Omega Report. At K8, there is Machinegun Bullets. Head toward I4.
Last map, there is a Potion at G13. Now just head toward F8. Time for another
boss fight.
Boss: Black Widow
Equip Materia Floater, Materia Booster and Thunder Materia. Watch out for the
bombs on the floor. Jump over them. Back at G12, there is a Makou Point now.
Now, just go back and try to locate it. There is also a Shop on the way. Once
you meet it with up, start with using Thunder. It has various attacks, but they
are pretty easily to avoid as long as you are moving or rolling around.
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