Final Fantasy VII Remake: The Story Up To The Destruction of Mako Reactor 1 — Spoiler-Free Recap

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Where you stand

Previously, on Final Fantasy VII Remake…

You're Cloud Strife, a mercenary who claims to be ex-SOLDIER, hired by an eco-terrorist group called Avalanche. Your job: help them cripple Shinra, the company draining the planet's life energy, or "Mako," to power the city of Midgar. Alongside Avalanche's tough leader Barret and his crew, you just set the charges and blew Mako Reactor 1 sky-high.

- WHERE: Mako Reactor 1, deep in industrial Midgar - QUEST: "The Destruction of Mako Reactor 1" — bombing Shinra's reactor with Avalanche

RIGHT NOW: Fight your way out of the burning reactor before Shinra corners you.

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