FF7 Rebirth Fixed Its Impossible Quest, But You Still Might Not Be Able To Beat It

has addressed a key bug that made completing a particular side quest impossible, but even with that out of the way, actually progressing past this particular bottleneck is far from simple. Although released in a generally polished state, some mostly minor problems have been addressed in several post-launch patches. The biggest bug was actually introduced in one of these updates rather than being present at the launch, forcing those with physical discs to reinstall and complete a quest on the 1.0 version to tick the box and leaving digital players up the creek.

The problem occurred in a particularly late-game side quest that unlocks after returning to the Gold Saucer, an event that occurs in Chapter 12. After completing both the story events there and the game's other side quests, a new challenge sponsored by the recurring character of the Shinra middle manager appears. While the issue was active, the game wouldn't register completion of one of the middle manager's objectives, ironically grinding to a halt in a side quest called «Can't Stop Won't Stop.»

It makes sense that 's final side quest would be its most challenging, but just how difficult it is can still come as a surprise. «Can't Stop Won't Stop» seems like a casual affair, tasking Cloud with out-competing the Shinra middle manager at 's Gold Saucer minigames to win the title of the Ultimate Party Animal. In challenges like G-Bike, where the bug occurred, Cloud simply has to clear slightly higher bars than the scores required for general mastery of the games. Without the bug, this part and most others are relatively easy to handle.

What isn't as simple is the combat challenge, which drags Cloud back to the Gold Saucer's Battle Square for a series of high-level fights. The Shinra Middle Manager's gauntlet consists of five battles that can be tackled by any choice of three party members, and it follows the general arena rules of excluding items from play. Each successive battle heals the party by 50% and