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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthhas made the growing bonds between its core cast of characters into something not only to be admired in its narrative, but to be fostered within its gameplay as well. Synergy skills are perhaps the most consistently present example of this, but Party Level stands at the forefront of it all.
There’s never been anything quite like Party Level in Final Fantasy before Rebirth. Like many things Square Enix brings to the table with this second chapter in its sweeping FF7 trilogy reimagining, it’s easy enough in theory, but complex in execution. Let’s take a look under the hood.
FF7 Rebirth Party Level, Explained
YourParty Levelis asingular universal statwhich encompasses allParty EXPaccrued up to a given point in the game. As its name suggests, you’re never going to be dealing with multiple instances of Party Level.
The direct application of Party Level is found onFolio boards. When you’re thumbing through skill cores, determining which one to unlock when next a party member has ample SP,you will always be limited to the current Party Level’s nodes.
You also need tounlock skill cores in a linear fashion,since they’re linked together. But even if you have managed to fill up every skill core up to, say, Party Level 3, the Party Level 4 skill nodes will beinaccessible until you reach Party Level 4!
How To Raise Your Party Level
So, we know what Party Level affects, but how do we gain it? Indeed,Party EXP is fairly easy to get, but Party Level rises quite slowly. Here’s where you’ll find these small batches of Party EXP, which will eventually combine to get you a level-up:
Side Quests
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is bursting at the seams with optional content, butside quests are designated specifically as such, via postings on town community boards and green map markers.
Becausethese often involve Cloud and another character, Party EXP is gained. It’s a good idea to engage with every side quest regardless, sincethere are many rewards, from tangible to purely story-related. But Party EXP is a big part of the equation!
Main Quests
Skippable stuff isn’t your only source of Party EXP.Main story quests also confer Party EXPupon completion. Thus,even if you’re only interested in completing the critical pathin Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, you will still gain a few Party Levels for your Folios.
World Intel
This has to be the mostregular source of Party EXP. World Intel ofseveral varieties provides Party EXP upon completion, although in some casesyou may need to redo a taskin order to gain the maximum amount.
For instance,if you defeat the enemy in Fiend Intel,but fail to complete every objective, you’ll be rewarded 5 Party EXP rather than 10 Party EXP. This can be fixed at any time -you’ll get the other 5 Party EXP when you succeed.
There may be other sources for grinding your Party Levels, so stay tuned, and we’ll update this posthaste!
