Highlights

  • The latest update for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth fixed the wording on the retry screen for less confusion during boss fights.
  • Players mistakenly restarted entire boss battles due to the previous verbiage.
  • The change was not mentioned in the latest update's patch notes for unknown reasons.

The latest update for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth made an important change not mentioned in the patch notes by changing the wording of the retry screen. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth features all kinds of adrenaline-fueled, over-the-top battles. The action-packed encounters can be rather lengthy, especially when it comes to the game's multi-phase boss battles.

There are some Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth bosses that can take significant periods of time to take down, with players having to go through multiple phases to ultimately come out the victors. Some of the final bosses in the game are particularly long and challenging, so it's not uncommon for players to lose, especially in their initial attempts. Whenever Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth players die, they are given multiple options for retrying, including restarting the fight or going back before the fight to give them a chance to get more items or level up before making another attempt.

A close-up of Vincent Valentine in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.
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Unfortunately, the wording for this retry screen caused some problems, especially during Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's multi-phase boss battles. Prior to the latest Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth patch, options included "Retry from Before Current Battle" and "Retry from This Battle." Some players assumed that "Retry from This Battle" meant restarting the phase they were on, as opposed to the entire boss fight, but that's not the case. They needed to select "Retry from Before Current Battle," even though that wording suggests that they would have to start the entire fight over. The result was some FF7 Rebirth players had to redo long boss fights because they selected the wrong option.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Update Changes Retry Screen Wording

After downloading the latest Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth update, players will notice that the top option has been changed from "Retry from Before Current Battle" to "Retry from Current Phase." This change should go a long way in ensuring that Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth players don't accidentally put themselves back at the beginning of the game's egregiously long boss fights. Why this change wasn't mentioned in the patch notes is unknown, but the patch notes did clarify some other important changes that the latest update implemented.

Perhaps the biggest fix in the latest FF7 Rebirth update addressed an issue that was keeping players from unlocking the game's Platinum trophy. Prior to the update, one of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's side quests was bugged, preventing players from earning one of the game's trophies, but that issue has now been resolved.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Update Patch Notes

  • Fixed a bug in the sub-quest "Challenge from a Playboy" that occurs in Chapter 12, where the quest would not progress even if the G-Bike clear conditions were met.
  • To proceed with the quest, you will need to meet the G Bike clear conditions again after the update. Note that if you have already cleared the relevant quest, your progress will not be reset.
  • Fixed a bug that occurred when proceeding with specific steps in some investigation reports.
  • Fixed an issue where new courses would not be released in rare cases in "Battle Simulator".
  • Fixed a bug where the favorability rating would not increase even if you selected an option that would increase the favorability rating if certain conditions were met.
  • If there was an issue where the trophy "Sabotender Senbon Knocker" could not be obtained even if the conditions were met, it has been fixed so that it can be obtained.
  • Fixed some bugs when loading save data that occurred under certain conditions, as well as forced termination and inability to progress during play.
  • Fixed so that when repeatedly loading previous game save data, the state of the last game's save data that was loaded will be reflected.
  • Fixed some display bugs.