[GameSpot] - Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Should You Choose The Stairs Or The Elevator?

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Final Fantasy 7 Remake is full of small choices that can affect your overall experience in a bunch of subtle ways. Sometimes these choices add to a behind-the-scenes tally that changes which characters show up for specific story moments. Other times, the changes are more obvious, like when you choose between taking the elevator or the stairs in Shinra Tower in Chapter 16. Like the original FF7, your route gives you a slightly different experience.

Here's what you need to know about the choice between the elevator and the stairs in Shinra Tower, what you're missing depending on your choice, and how you can see both sides of the coin.

Should You Pick The Elevator Or The Stairs?

The choice between taking the elevator and the stairs echoes a similar one from the original Final Fantasy 7. In that game, taking the elevator was more convenient, but also forced you into additional battles with Shinra troops as you approached the top floors. The stairs were a safer alternative, but you had to run up all 60 flights; the upshot was, you got an elixir midway through.

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