How do you change equipment during or before the sephiroth fight?

[Major Ahole]

I really need to know....

[Xelane]

You should reword your title because it contains spoilers.

If you hold Y/Triangle during the cutscene just before the fight (as Sephiroth is descending to face Cloud in the first part of the fight) it will open the menu for you.

[Mako]

I think its actually X/square. Its faded and barely visible during cutscene. And its not the only place where you can use it, Arsenal lets you do this too for example.

[Major Ahole]

Originally posted by Xelane:

You should reword your title because it contains spoilers.

If you hold Y/Triangle during the cutscene just before the fight (as Sephiroth is descending to face Cloud in the first part of the fight) it will open the menu for you.

You think people are going to be spoiled by the knowledge that you fight sephiroth in a FF7 title...?????

[Xelane]

Originally posted by Major ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥:

Originally posted by Xelane:

You should reword your title because it contains spoilers.

If you hold Y/Triangle during the cutscene just before the fight (as Sephiroth is descending to face Cloud in the first part of the fight) it will open the menu for you.

You think people are going to be spoiled by the knowledge that you fight sephiroth in a FF7 title...?????

In part 1? Yes.

[Mako]

But was it Sephiroth? For all I know real Sephiroth in chilling (literally in figuratively) inside nothern crater. This Sephiroth is probably whispers assuming his form (ofc this doesnt exclude the possibility of whispers being controlled by future version of actual Sephiroth). Does explain sudden change in agenda as well as other oddities (for example one of the whispers talking to Cloud in his sleep with Sephiroth voice). For real tho, they need to stop with "antagonist wants protagonist to become stronger" in every recent FF, its getting old.

[Weltall8000]

Could still be a trope, but making Cloud stronger might make sense here. He needs him for something. Like in OG, Sephiroth was goading Cloud to move forward... to bring him what he needed to execute his plan.

But, yeah, on Xbox controller at least, X in preboss cut scenes, often will allow the player to enter the menu immediately before the combat encounter.

[Xengre]

Originally posted by Mako:

But was it Sephiroth? For all I know real Sephiroth in chilling (literally in figuratively) inside nothern crater. This Sephiroth is probably whispers assuming his form (ofc this doesnt exclude the possibility of whispers being controlled by future version of actual Sephiroth). Does explain sudden change in agenda as well as other oddities (for example one of the whispers talking to Cloud in his sleep with Sephiroth voice). For real tho, they need to stop with "antagonist wants protagonist to become stronger" in every recent FF, its getting old.

Could even be a Jenova clone again. Wouldn't even surprise me. Considering Cloud fought him on par I suspect its not the real Sephiroth (unless there is some reason he intentionally went easy on Cloud but that currently makes no sense).

If you are having any issues btw OP I recommend:

Haste + Magnify (huge ATB boost and best combo for harder fights), using Braver instead of Infinity Edge for cloud (better DPS due to fast and not misssing, and raw dmg per ATB expenditure), and Counterstance/Punisher Mode are great for dealing with Sephiroth's damage. Since your controlled character is being primarily targeted someone ca put Wall on that character, too, in order to boost ability to survive dmg.

[Major Ahole]

Originally posted by Xelane:

Originally posted by Major ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥:

You think people are going to be spoiled by the knowledge that you fight sephiroth in a FF7 title...?????

In part 1? Yes.

Is it also a spoiler if I say I killed him with a herd of chocobos?

Would've been even more ironic if they added the after credits scene from ps5 with barrett and the chocobos