Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion

Alright, so you're looking to snag the Gravity Materia early in Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion? Smart move! It's a super useful one. Here’s the lowdown on how to grab it without too much fuss.

First things first, you'll need to have progressed the main story a bit. Make sure you've reached Chapter 2. Once you've spoken with Tseng to push the story forward, there's a bunch of optional stuff you can dive into. When you exit the Briefing Room, Kunsel will have a quick chat with you and then you'll find yourself outside the Shinra Building in Sector 8. While there's a lot to explore here, to get Gravity Materia, we actually need to head back inside the building.

So, head back into the Shinra Building. Go up to the second floor. You'll see a couple of doors, but you want to head for the SOLDIER Floor. Don't worry about the prompt telling you to go back to the Briefing Room – we're on a mission! Find the save point on this floor, and right near it, you'll spot a room labeled Materia Room. Go on in and chat with the Researcher who has an orange exclamation mark over his head. He'll hook you up with a new set of missions, and the very first one you'll get is Mission 8-2-1.

Your goal here is to complete this mission, which will then unlock the next one in the series. Keep grinding through these missions until you reach Mission 8-2-5. Now, this one's a four-star mission, so it might feel a bit tough this early in Chapter 2. But hey, there's a Fira Materia waiting for you in one of the chests, and the enemies you face at the end are actually weak to fire, so it's a good warm-up! Clearing Mission 8-2-5 is what finally gets you the ATK Mako Stone as a reward, and completing that chain of missions is how you'll eventually get the Gravity Materia.

Alright, so you're looking to get your hands on the Ultima Materia early in Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, huh? It's a pretty sweet spell, though honestly, compared to some of the other magic Materia, it's not quite as amazing as you might think. But hey, if you want it, I can show you how!

There are a few ways to snag Ultima. You can get it from specific chests in certain missions, steal it from a tough enemy called Tycoon, get it as a mission reward, or even craft it through Materia Fusion. The earliest you can technically grab it is in Chapter 3, by completing mission 8-4-1: Suspicious Mail 1 and the missions that follow it. Just a heads-up, some of these missions can be pretty challenging, so you might want to get comfortable with Materia Fusion (which you unlock in the same chapter) and maybe craft some Darkness and HP+ Materia. Also, grab some good accessories because some monsters at 7-Star or higher can one-shot you!

Where to Find Ultima Materia

Here's a quick rundown of where you can find Ultima:

• Chests: You can find Ultima Materia in chests within missions 2-5-2, 6-6-3, 6-6-5, 9-6-2, and 9-6-5.
• Steal: You can steal Ultima Materia from the enemy Tycoon in Mission 9-5-3.
• Reward: Mission 3-5-4 gives Ultima Materia as a reward.
• Materia Fusion: You can fuse Energy (M☆) with Libra, or use other DMW Materia like Rush Assault.

Why Ultima Isn't Always the Best Choice

Now, don't get me wrong, Ultima is a powerful spell, but it's not always the best bang for your MP. Compared to spells like Electrocute or Quake, Ultima is pretty slow to cast. This means enemies can easily interrupt you, which is super annoying. It costs a hefty 99 MP for 47 base Materia Power. For comparison, Electrocute costs 72 MP with 40 power, and Quake costs only 58 MP with 27 power. Both Electrocute and Quake are much faster to cast (especially Quake!) and use way less MP. If you really break down the MP cost versus damage over time, Ultima often falls behind. It's not that Ultima is weak, it's just that the other spells are arguably just too good for what they cost.