1.1 - Training

After the beautiful introduction FMV that is kept true to the original game, you'll get to see the (also stunning) in-game graphics. After another short scene you'll have to fight 16 Wutai Soldiers in Shinra disguise. They have 210 HP, and give 1 SP. Their attacks don't go over 5-ish damage, so don't worry and hack away. After beating them, another scene will show and the scene shifts over to a big, badass behemoth boss.. What an alliteration!

Strategy

Being the first boss of the game, he's really easy. You can attack it straight on with your sword, or you can choose to use magic by scrolling through your commands that are shown at the lower right of the screen. The first green materia is Firaga which does 3x105 damage or so. The second green materia is the Thundaga materia which does about 220 damage, and the last green materia is the Blizzaga materia which does the best damage of about 335 damage. The command materia allows use of Assault Twister, which is a different Physical attack than your regular swings.

To defeat Behemoth, simply try to get to it's back and swing 2 or 3 times. Move away or dodge it's Tail attacks and repeat. You can also attack it from front or from a distance with magic. Experiment a little, it's good fun. If you somehow run low on HP, you can always use a Potion (first item).

And that's the end of Chapter 1, folks.. Don't worry.. they're not all short! At the end of each chapter, you're given the option to save (first option), to load (second option), or to not save (last option). I suggest saving, as you have 100 slots! Plus, you can always copy some saves to your PC..infinite saving.

End of Chapter 1 Picture: Zack fighting Behemoth.