ROTDS beta testing

About to go through Hellfire Pass after getting Aurora back. Highlights so far:



1: Psycho City



The new lightning effect = awesome. As well as running into Big Daddies and Yetis.Speaking of which, I feel proud saying I tore the yeti apart. Some of the fights are tough-ish when you first arrive, but by the time you explore the city they aren't as tough.



2 Opera House:

Mario Paint! "ahem" Custom music used throughout this part is ear candy. Delicious delicious ear candy. Loved the choices given during Tifa's scenes, though I noticed when you pick the wrong choice after the first part of the scene the text pops up in a text box instead of being just text like when you pick wrong on the first section. Other then that very minor thing I enjoyed the heck out of this section.



3: Before Facility X



Now here's where I trailed off from the story for a bit, having a whole new chuck of landmass to explore and pillage. The PHS in the town Facility X is located in is a godsend, though I wish he was in more areas than just there, or if you could take the PHS from him and use it whenever haha.



After a bit of exploaration I come across a hidden chocobo stable south of Thistle. Using this chocobo, I managed to worm past the Guarded Base's spot on the world map, allowing me to go to Hellfire Pass before doing Facility X. Being that I'm not suposed to be here yet, the XP and Gil drops are GREAT. Found the Dream Stone for the first time . When you try to go to the Trans Dimensional Gate, the game will start the scene for when you are there with Aurora, even showing her speaking, and then hang from the lack of Aurora being in the party. Nothing else but that spot messes up anything from doing this trick I found, and walking into the base and speaking to the guard wil trigger a fight and pop your party back on the overworld as if you tried to sneak through and got caught.



If an event were added to stop your party from entering the room with the Trans Dimensional gate, Hellfire Pass would be a great spot for farming xp/gil for a fast gear up for Facility X.

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I sadly don't have enough time to report on the rest of my time so far, but what's here were the biggest things I've found so far. More to report later!