I just realised Cloud: Not bad, Mr. President, but you’ll never be a SOLDIER Rufus: Enough of this farce It kind of circles back to Rufus telling Cloud he read his file in Junon, telling him it was gripping and enlightening. He knows Cloud was never in SOLDIER
You are talking bs, don't make yourself smarter than you are. The only way to hit him is while he is reloading or use disorder before he uses an abbility or afterwards, otherwise he will block/dodge you and harm you.
Disorder is super good in general - they nerfed Focused Strike, but they kept Disorder and Mug as ATB refund options. If you successfully hit an enemy with it, you get a big chunk of ATB refunded and can keep using more commands. It was good in Remake, but in Remake you had to pair it with ATB Assist or Skill Master to get the most out of it, or Intergrade's version of Synergy. In this game you can do that + have the Plasma Discharge builds to spam it, although IIRC Yuffie Mug is superior. HP MP Swap is the other big boost here, since lower HP boosts how quickly you gain Limit Gauge, which is a big part of why you see so much Limit spam in this video. Damage + s + a decent amount of pressure all in one.That's why all the Plasma Discharge builds spam it in this game. But obviously low HP is insanely dangerous if you can't dodge or perfect guard all the enemies abilities consistently, and one slip up practically translates to death.
My fight took 10 full minutes because it consisted of me running around Rufus gathering ATB with the airwave ranged attacks so that I could use Focused Thrust every time he reloaded. Rinse and repeat. Took forever but I managed lmao.
Rufus, you've got a company or to run, the world is ending, and Sephiroth is still running around. Yet you're still making time to brawl in an amusement park with a twink because you're angry he beat you once?
Square Enix knew what they doing when they make that material, it like they watching ff7 remake video to study the player, Especially there alot no damage video on remake and that probably give Square Enix a idea to give HP-MP material for No damage material, I definitely will never use that material 😂 not my style, I more of a trophy hunter myself but good for no damage gamer like this guy playing on this video 😂
i think the key to this fight is knowing how much you can attack him after pressuring with a regular attack, pressuring with an ability makes staggering easier but there are plenty of times where its not easy/if you use a regular attack instead its hard to know when hes gonna blast at you again exactly, but it seems youve mastered it, well done awesome fight
For people who don't have the reaction to do this in a similiar way, here's a solid easy tactic for normal: - Skills / equip: limit charge on block / stagger, gi acc with limit on block, sword with limit charge bonus or sword with +50 defense - Materia: Steadfast block / hp / chakra / healing / itemizer - Phase 1: constantly block, dodge heavy attacks, wait for limit meter to fill and activate it as soon as he is near and stands still - Phase 2 exactly the same, keep Rufus locked on, ignore the dog, dodge heavy attacks, wait for limiter and activate it, keep HP >50% to survive the heavy combo attack It takes maybe 2 limits each phase to kill him. For fine tuning wear maybe the "limit level +1" accessoire instead for more limit dmg and wear the sword with +50 defense, accessoire with focus on defense. Barrier / Protect buff is also quite nice for survival but wasn't necessary.
@@TruStoogeDrew. "5% Limit charge on block/stagger" are both folio skills of Cloud. What do you mean with "how do you do any of that"? Just constantly block with R1 until limit meter is full and attack, dodge the heavy attacks (mostly by dodging away).
For everyone struggling with him: Triple Slash and Braver are your friends (and Focused Thrust especially on the dog). Braver instantly staggers him when you hit him during Reload and Triple Slash 1. separates him from the dog and 2. interrupts pretty much all of his attacks. Focused Thrust is useful for obvious reasons, but it also pressures the dog instantly.
This is so sick! My favorite boss fight of the whole game and you make it look even cooler. How did you get the elemental material on the sword to swap? The fire and ice combo material?
The dual element materia applies both elements at the same time, though the game will always choose the better of the 2 options if it has the chance (i.e. fire for fire weakness or ice for ice weakness)
@@ksay6950 I hate to say it but for me, not including post game stuff and VR, this was probably the hardest and most annoying fight in the game for me next to the Cait Sith solo boss fight. (Seriously F that.)
@@nicolasgregory7207 omfg I hated Cait Sith part! I was happy to see the goofy enemies like Dorky Face and Jersey (yeah i know they changed the names) but they Yin Yang fight was annoying. But yeah Rufus was like nonstop attacks. I will try this guide today.
@@ksay6950 There was one other fight (before post game) that I did that I was RAGING and it was an arena fight using Aerith...against two bombs.... it was MISERABLE.
@@oOJopapaOo his HP is so low that any attack would basically kill him on contact, being that close to death severely ramps up limit generation on all actions (in this case the perfect guards for the most part)
You press triangle during a punisher combo to launch forward. I got the limit break twice by using the HP to MP conversion materia. Cloud's limit break meter will go up faster if the incoming damage is lethal.
@@driedsquire it does work but do you have any idea why using HP to MP gives you more limit than usual? Is it because it's insanely lethal since you die in one hit?
Guarding already generates some limit gauge, perfect guards generate even more. But the real kicker is the hp/mp swap materia equipped. Being near death (even though his hp was full, any hit would've been defeat) ramps up limit generation. Combine the options and you a limit every few perfect guards essentially
Hp-mp swap materia make you gain limit gauge super fast when you block the damage. Once you use the limit break the second before you get attacked, all damage will be regarded as blocked. Thus the loop happens.
I LOVED how hard this fight was. It tested my patience, skill and knowledge. I was so amused that I went through the whole game and THIS was the fight that made me look at my abilities and go “Disorder is my best option here😂”
I haven’t had to fight the dog the last two times on hard. Doing enough damage on stagger then he brings the dog out , where I then do a level 3 limit with enhanced expeditionary medal and fights over
Huh? Why do you get so much limit 😂 Is it cause of the hp/mp swap or is this cause of difficulty? 4:43 you did a limit break and got full limit break cause of immunity frames but normally this shoudn't be that effective to fill a full bar. Not even close so i would guess the hp/mp materia plays a big part in that since the damage would normally kill you multiple times even if this was on easy. Great fight! Learned something new 🔥
He was my only wall in remake, he was my only wall in rebirth, I swear to god if he ends up being my wall again in the 3rd installment, I’m going to ball my eyes out
@@jayrome9804 he has the hp and mp swap materia on so any damage that would kill you gives you massive limit charge and since every hit would kill him but he's perfectly blocking it, it's giving him that limit
@@driedsquire I thought it would be cool if you can just Brave him after you get up in the air, but maybe the wind up animation is too slow to hit him? lol
Because he's countering Rufus's attacks. Notice he doesn't use ANY basic attacks unless Rufus is Staggered. Whenever Rufus is using an ability marked on the screen (Such as "Up in Smoke" or "Reload"), if you hit him during that time with an ability attack (Braver, Triple Slash, etc), you'll pressure him. If you just run at Rufus and slash at him, he'll counter you. You have to play the defensive game and wait for an opening.
No even if you pressure him, he'll counter a few hits in, check how he uses a move to go behind Rufus, and then ends the second combo early by dodging his counter.@@EmperorSteele
“You’re still a shinra employee…at least on paper.” Me: why yall no pay me then? Also anyone else just imagine this man tearing through w2s’ looking for clouds file?
@2:58 The commentary lol. “Rufus is forced to eat shit.”
Those two are way to fun to be villains lol
That's why Kotch and Scotch are the best commentators
I literally rolled LOL.
Fun fact: If you listen closely during the Elena and Rude fight you can hear Dio get a phone call from Rufus that he's on his way lol.
Cackled at that moment
I just realised
Cloud: Not bad, Mr. President, but you’ll never be a SOLDIER
Rufus: Enough of this farce
It kind of circles back to Rufus telling Cloud he read his file in Junon, telling him it was gripping and enlightening. He knows Cloud was never in SOLDIER
I had the same thought, I’m glad someone else picked up on it.
Imagine if Rufus said ''and neither will you''
He never made it into SOLDIER on paper, but he did undergo the Mako, and Jenova cell process. lol
Yup. By Hojo's approximation, Cloud is one of the most "successful" of his experiments.
Although in this game they had the option of letting him be if they wanted to and there's probably some universe where Cloud actually was.
There was pure hatred behind that Infinty's End finisher
Use Disorder everytime Rufus reloads. I was ready to give up on this bs fight til I figured that out and it made quick work of him
Putting infinity end as the last hit attack is just the cherry on top right there. What an amazing display of skills. Good job man.
This fight is pain in the ass
It took me 16x to beat him on Hard Mode. I was more interested in rushing to enjoy the story than caring about the fighting.
I just notice Tifa and Aerith in the background watching lmao
Behind a lightly ajar door 😂
This fight took me like 30min this guy makes it look like a joke
Right I was sweating when I finally won this. And this guy just does it with it no damage!!!
He’s in easy
I nearly cried in disbelief when I finally beat him after 10 tries and 30 mega potion
@@davadhI lost all my elixir and still don't think I can beat him again.
Agreed, hardest boss fight I've encountered so far by a country mile
Seeing how you use Disorder in this fight changed everything for me, i was struggling for a while but as soon as i started using that i beat him.
I have nothing to do with disorder all you got to do is attack after he does an attack to pressure him that’s all. Tells you that if you assess him
You are talking bs, don't make yourself smarter than you are. The only way to hit him is while he is reloading or use disorder before he uses an abbility or afterwards, otherwise he will block/dodge you and harm you.
Disorder is super good in general - they nerfed Focused Strike, but they kept Disorder and Mug as ATB refund options. If you successfully hit an enemy with it, you get a big chunk of ATB refunded and can keep using more commands. It was good in Remake, but in Remake you had to pair it with ATB Assist or Skill Master to get the most out of it, or Intergrade's version of Synergy. In this game you can do that + have the Plasma Discharge builds to spam it, although IIRC Yuffie Mug is superior.
HP MP Swap is the other big boost here, since lower HP boosts how quickly you gain Limit Gauge, which is a big part of why you see so much Limit spam in this video. Damage + s + a decent amount of pressure all in one.That's why all the Plasma Discharge builds spam it in this game. But obviously low HP is insanely dangerous if you can't dodge or perfect guard all the enemies abilities consistently, and one slip up practically translates to death.
@@toraquei don’t know why you are this angry though😂
@@AnimaLeptonI didn’t know that the limit break ability increases significantly by using HP MP Swap materia.
What in the “elden ring let me solo her”bullshit is this ?
Rufus is way too OP.
@@iangabriel3261good joke
OOOOOOOOOH
@@iangabriel3261that’s why you’re watching the video lol what
Imagine trump being this op. 😆
@@Jammineyeonline I don’t know if a reality tv star who uses spray can be op.
Its always fun to watching someone who know how to play the game
My fight took 10 full minutes because it consisted of me running around Rufus gathering ATB with the airwave ranged attacks so that I could use Focused Thrust every time he reloaded. Rinse and repeat. Took forever but I managed lmao.
Rufus, you've got a company or to run, the world is ending, and Sephiroth is still running around. Yet you're still making time to brawl in an amusement park with a twink because you're angry he beat you once?
Reminds me of my favorite comment on their fight in Remake
Cloud: ... is he hitting on me?
Rufus: I'm fucking hitting on him
@@TheCourier216where?
EDIT: NVM is like the top comment on one of the first videos on the first game, its fight database I believe?
Give the guy a break he was on house arrest at the Turks HQ for 4 whole year's. He was stir crazy and now wants to see some action
So Rufus is the Seto Kaiba of video game CEOs.
This brings me so much joy to see a person to actually play the game like you are suppose to.
Cause i suck and never be this good
You said it, the guy is very good. It isn't necessarily that you are supposed to play like this.
I had a very hard time with this fight. Summoned odin and he beat rufus and darkstar with zanketsuken for me.
Naw the game is just bullshit at this point
Wow! that Counter with Disorder after Rufus uses a Spiral was beautiful! awesome gameplay bro.
This fight is as movie-ish as it can get. So epic!
That Infinity's End was so satisfying.
They really went so over the top with the remake series and I love it!
YES! I knew HP-MP swap would be great for no damage runs. Downside never comes into play if you don't get hit lol. Well done
Square Enix knew what they doing when they make that material, it like they watching ff7 remake video to study the player, Especially there alot no damage video on remake and that probably give Square Enix a idea to give HP-MP material for No damage material, I definitely will never use that material 😂 not my style, I more of a trophy hunter myself but good for no damage gamer like this guy playing on this video 😂
i think the key to this fight is knowing how much you can attack him after pressuring with a regular attack, pressuring with an ability makes staggering easier but there are plenty of times where its not easy/if you use a regular attack instead its hard to know when hes gonna blast at you again exactly, but it seems youve mastered it, well done awesome fight
This man is like the John wick of FF7 😅 jeez no damage ?!
2:53
"Don't even need em."
~Cloud Strife
This fight was so frustrating to me so It feels sooo good to watch this LOL
Same 😂
The HP MP materia is so awesome in this game because blocking still treats it like you took full damage and just skyrockets your limit gauge.
For people who don't have the reaction to do this in a similiar way, here's a solid easy tactic for normal:
- Skills / equip: limit charge on block / stagger, gi acc with limit on block, sword with limit charge bonus or sword with +50 defense
- Materia: Steadfast block / hp / chakra / healing / itemizer
- Phase 1: constantly block, dodge heavy attacks, wait for limit meter to fill and activate it as soon as he is near and stands still
- Phase 2 exactly the same, keep Rufus locked on, ignore the dog, dodge heavy attacks, wait for limiter and activate it, keep HP >50% to survive the heavy combo attack
It takes maybe 2 limits each phase to kill him. For fine tuning wear maybe the "limit level +1" accessoire instead for more limit dmg and wear the sword with +50 defense, accessoire with focus on defense. Barrier / Protect buff is also quite nice for survival but wasn't necessary.
How do you do any of that lol. What’s limit charge on block
Better strategy gang, just switch it to easy mode for the battle lol worked like a charm
@@TruStoogeDrew. "5% Limit charge on block/stagger" are both folio skills of Cloud. What do you mean with "how do you do any of that"? Just constantly block with R1 until limit meter is full and attack, dodge the heavy attacks (mostly by dodging away).
@@zaris9598 ohhhh gotcha I got it now. Didn’t even think of that, thanks man
How on earth do you get a limit break instantly after a limit break. I'm missing something......🤔
For everyone struggling with him: Triple Slash and Braver are your friends (and Focused Thrust especially on the dog). Braver instantly staggers him when you hit him during Reload and Triple Slash 1. separates him from the dog and 2. interrupts pretty much all of his attacks. Focused Thrust is useful for obvious reasons, but it also pressures the dog instantly.
Does the stop>braver combo still instant stagger like in the first one?
a Braver and if he becomes vulnerable quickly, Only this man wanted to show that he knows how to do combos
So we can expect a 3rd Rufus fight now. In the return to Midgar maybe? Or possibly the Northern Crater in front of the weapons?
This is so sick! My favorite boss fight of the whole game and you make it look even cooler. How did you get the elemental material on the sword to swap? The fire and ice combo material?
The dual element materia applies both elements at the same time, though the game will always choose the better of the 2 options if it has the chance (i.e. fire for fire weakness or ice for ice weakness)
Omg I did not know that
Exceptional work. Bravo. 😮
This is probably my favorite fight in the game. Landing the Braver stagger is pure ecstacy.
Amazing!
I love this fight so much, the theme, the grudge match feel, Rufus is one of my favorite changes in the remake series.
Disorder is your primary engagement tool and I’ve never seen it used like a focused thrust with even faster startup.
Beautiful
Great job!
insanely good
I STRUGGLED on this fight and here you are making it look easy. Lmao
I gave up and I hate that fact that when I play again, I will have to fight the Turks again - BS
@@ksay6950 I hate to say it but for me, not including post game stuff and VR, this was probably the hardest and most annoying fight in the game for me next to the Cait Sith solo boss fight. (Seriously F that.)
@@nicolasgregory7207 omfg I hated Cait Sith part! I was happy to see the goofy enemies like Dorky Face and Jersey (yeah i know they changed the names) but they Yin Yang fight was annoying. But yeah Rufus was like nonstop attacks. I will try this guide today.
@@ksay6950 There was one other fight (before post game) that I did that I was RAGING and it was an arena fight using Aerith...against two bombs.... it was MISERABLE.
@@nicolasgregory7207 oh yeah same lol. Oh the Joker fight too
2:59 Barret must be laughing about it.
Bro must be cheering too about Cloud beating Rufus' ass in the sidelines like thats his br
@@sunwukong825 no doubt.
Soldier 1st Class performance. Job well done!
lovely work, hows you get 3 limit breaks in a row?!
I used the MP to HP materia, which got cloud's limit break up faster
@@driedsquirehow does hp>mp materia make limit go up that fast?
@@oOJopapaOo his HP is so low that any attack would basically kill him on contact, being that close to death severely ramps up limit generation on all actions (in this case the perfect guards for the most part)
*Hello there, Liked, keep it UP!* ⭐😃👍
Cloud: Got my number this time?
Rufus: Uhh.. Hold up, I'll ask HR.
How did you make disorder skill to launch forward? :O that's impressive. How did you also make your limit break use two times in a row :O
You press triangle during a punisher combo to launch forward. I got the limit break twice by using the HP to MP conversion materia. Cloud's limit break meter will go up faster if the incoming damage is lethal.
@@driedsquire I have executed it. Thank you for your help.
@@driedsquire it does work but do you have any idea why using HP to MP gives you more limit than usual? Is it because it's insanely lethal since you die in one hit?
@@KingdomKeyJTyes
Scotch and Kotch nailed their roles here. So hilarious!
Great job very impressive 👏
The way rufus uses his gun to move around has always been 🔥 to me!
How did he do limit break after limit break?
I thought Cloud was holding a gun in the thumbnail lol.
Same 😂
The commentary here is so OP
😂 😂 😂 😂 😂
How you fill the Limit Break so fast?
When your max hp is that low the game gives you a buff to how fast the limit gauge fills up.
Why you have always full limit ?
The Accessoires Götterdämmerung gibt’s your only one time Full limit please answer
Because his HP is so low using the HPMP materia. When it's low like that, the game gives a buff that fully fills your limit gauge multiple times.
Wow, respect man💪😎
3:51 - wouldn’t getting put down/euthanized be a better dog pun for the context of this fight?
Can you explain how the limit bar got increase after parry?
Guarding already generates some limit gauge, perfect guards generate even more. But the real kicker is the hp/mp swap materia equipped. Being near death (even though his hp was full, any hit would've been defeat) ramps up limit generation. Combine the options and you a limit every few perfect guards essentially
How did you get 2 limit break in a row? You did one but bar stayed full
Materia that boost limit if you block attacks, he blocked the attack right after the first limit and it refilled it
Hp-mp swap materia make you gain limit gauge super fast when you block the damage. Once you use the limit break the second before you get attacked, all damage will be regarded as blocked. Thus the loop happens.
How do you dash behind Rufus after punisher heavy attacks?
By pressing triangle during the combo
@@driedsquire oh thanks! Didnt know switching back to operator does that
Style points at the end!!
Pretty badass
I LOVED how hard this fight was. It tested my patience, skill and knowledge. I was so amused that I went through the whole game and THIS was the fight that made me look at my abilities and go “Disorder is my best option here😂”
BRUHHHH!! HOW ARE YOU SO GOOD?! IVE BEEN BEATING THIS RUFUS GUY THE WHOLE DAY I COULDNT BEAT HIM. 😭😭 I GAVE UP FOR TODAY.
I just summoned Odin when he brings up the dog forget this guy and his blocking lucky I don’t have counter stance yet
4:44 can block during limit break animation?
you're immune to damage while using limit break.
Excellent gameplay
Gros liké de posé
Bonne soirée
Thanks for this.
This fight was so frustrating and glorious at the same time. I think only the final fight tops it.
Rufus is not only Shinra President, but he can fight pretty Damn good.
Great Job! This is like a slap in the face on other players who keeps whining its not about skills.
No it's simply a badly designed fight
How did you get insta limit break at 4:34???
I used the HP to MP material, which fills the limit gauge faster.
@@driedsquire ah I see. Thank you.
I haven’t had to fight the dog the last two times on hard. Doing enough damage on stagger then he brings the dog out , where I then do a level 3 limit with enhanced expeditionary medal and fights over
Huh? Why do you get so much limit 😂 Is it cause of the hp/mp swap or is this cause of difficulty? 4:43 you did a limit break and got full limit break cause of immunity frames but normally this shoudn't be that effective to fill a full bar. Not even close so i would guess the hp/mp materia plays a big part in that since the damage would normally kill you multiple times even if this was on easy. Great fight! Learned something new 🔥
Thanks 😄 yeah the hp to mp helps fill the limit break by a lot
He has the health of Mario 64 (;
He was my only wall in remake, he was my only wall in rebirth, I swear to god if he ends up being my wall again in the 3rd installment, I’m going to ball my eyes out
Never knew how to use Disorder. Just seemed like another way to switch modes.
That was flashy bro
How did you get 100% limit from one block?
Enhanced draconic ring
@@johnjacobcruz6893 Is the amount of limit granted based on how much damage is prevented by the block?
@@jayrome9804 he has the hp and mp swap materia on so any damage that would kill you gives you massive limit charge and since every hit would kill him but he's perfectly blocking it, it's giving him that limit
Once the dog jumped in I gave up. I can barely keep up with Rufus how am I supposed to keep up with his dog too now :(
Cool fight, man.
But why don't you use Prime Mode to get stronger Punisher and berserk buff? It should help increasing your damage by a lot.
Thanks, I didn't use prime mode because it stops cloud from sliding behind rufus. Instead, it takes cloud to the air.
@@driedsquire I thought it would be cool if you can just Brave him after you get up in the air, but maybe the wind up animation is too slow to hit him? lol
That would be cool. I will try it.
Whats that attack you do after you dodge? ...
Pressing square after dodging will do that deadly dodge attack. It launches those beams
@@BarretTheImmaculate wasn't talking about that one, i think he does punisher then does disorder
Rufus is so OP in this fight. He full of Mako and Janova too? Otherwise no normal human should put up this much of a fight against Cloud
Nope. He's just that much of a badass. He is an expert in self defense..
Expensive weapon and training like Batman
He's just Him
❤
Yoooo, bro staggered him? I am baffled.
how the hell with only just 1 hit, he gets full limit break bar
This fight either ends very quickly or he whoops you for the next 15 minutes
Eres demasiado bueno.
I hate fighting Rufus but such a good relief feeling after finally defeating him
wish have a ps5 do this
Rufus made stronger in this game fr
How is he not countering your attacks?! Is this a glitch or something?!?!
Rufus is countering, but they know exactly when, and use skills to preemptively dodge.
Because he's countering Rufus's attacks. Notice he doesn't use ANY basic attacks unless Rufus is Staggered. Whenever Rufus is using an ability marked on the screen (Such as "Up in Smoke" or "Reload"), if you hit him during that time with an ability attack (Braver, Triple Slash, etc), you'll pressure him. If you just run at Rufus and slash at him, he'll counter you. You have to play the defensive game and wait for an opening.
No even if you pressure him, he'll counter a few hits in, check how he uses a move to go behind Rufus, and then ends the second combo early by dodging his counter.@@EmperorSteele
that's insane
that item's alright that takes away all your health so you can counter literally everything
Keep in mind this guy is doing it with the base buster sword
The base sword
You know for not being a SOLDIER Cloud sure does kick ass like he is.
How can I switch shit after I already started fight
Just die and try again in the from the rufus battle just press Square when it appear on yhe lower left side
At the cutscene before the fight hold Square
This made me realize I've been playing this game wrong. And also that I'm a scrub 💀
This would be like if John Rambo fought JFK at Disney World.
“You’re still a shinra employee…at least on paper.”
Me: why yall no pay me then?
Also anyone else just imagine this man tearing through w2s’ looking for clouds file?
You gonna explain how you beat him or?
This is a show off video. Best we can do is look and figure it out from the animations
A piece of advice - switch the game to easy mode just for this fight, and then you can set it back to normal afterwards.
He is so OP he fakes being in a wheelchair to hide from the SHM.
it looks fucking epic the colosseum in rebirth 😮