About the Books

[Outsider]

Yeah, I (SPOILER)love it too.

[Sabotender]

Oy, good point, I can't believe I forgot that.

On a side note, the books do do something. If you press the confirm button on the books 255 times each you will see a password in the description box of the items screen where it shows the descriptions for the books, "a book of tools..." or whatever. Write this password down and then go fire up FFVII. Get into battle with a character with a mastered "Revive" materia. Get into battle and kill and revive the enemies in it using Life2 (weaker enemies are easier to do this with), it doesn't matter which enemies or if it's the same one, for a combined total of 255 times (because of the large MP consumption needed, you'll need a lot of Elixirs or such, and the W-Item item duplication trick helps with this). After the battle you will find the Mythril Phoenix, which you take to the guy that collects Mythril. Give him the Mythirl Phoenix and he will ask you if you would like to use the Phoenix's power to see an old friend. Answer "Yes, I would like that" and he will ask you for the password. Enter it correctly and he will tell you that your friend is looking for you. Go to the forests by Junon where Yuffie first meets your party and you will meet Aeris in battle much the same way, except she rejoins you, similar to the way Gau does when he joins your party in FFVI.

IS THIS REALLY THE TRUE?! Thats NIIIIIIIICE!! But do ya know if that works in the german version too?? Aeris! We want you back!!

[nik0tine]

Wow! So cool! so there really is a way to revive aeris!?!? IM GONNA GO DO IT!! YEAH! COOL!!!!!!!

[Sabotender]

Could someone post that password??? Pleeeeeeease!
I tested it in the german version with the books but it doesnt worked...

[Braindead_Paul]

Could someone post that password??? Pleeeeeeease!
I tested it in the german version with the books but it doesnt worked...

It is different in the PAL Version. After you have read the Book of Secrets _exactly_ 255 times you have to win 256 battles with the Paladin Ring equipped on Cyan. Then you get the password as discribed by Flying Mullet.

[Flying Mullet]

Ahh, okay, I didn't know that. That's good to know. Thanks.

[Sabotender]

Ahh Ok but where can I get the Paladin Ring??


And WHY do they only have to change things in the Pal version of games?! They just could leave it like in the NTSC-Version...
I dont get it...Ok there are some good changes like the dark Aeons in FFX but some changes shouldn´t be done!

Edit by Kishi: I don't know why you think you should be allowed to double-post, but you're not.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

You also have to hold "Y" (for power) if you're playing PAL Version 1.0.1, but not if you're playing Version 1.0.2, in which case it'll freeze the game and probably mess up your saves.

[Braindead_Paul]

I thought you can run across small gaps by holding "Y" and jump higher...

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

That's only in NTSC Version 1.0.3.

[The Man]

I can't believe people are actually falling for this.

[Flying Mullet]

Ahh Ok but where can I get the Paladin Ring??

You get the Paladin Ring by fighting 255 battles with the Cursed Ring, and after the 255th battle it uncurses into the Paladin Ring. Much like the Cursed Shield to Paladin Shield.

[Sabotender]

Thx but erm...where can I get the cursed ring? And has someone tried this password trick before, so does it really work?This are over 500 battles I have to do and if it doesnt work then I would kill my pc.

[Flying Mullet]

I think that the Cursed Ring can be won at the Coliseum by betting the Cursed Shield and winning. But by betting the Cursed Shield you lose the chance to gain the Paladin Shield.

As to the Cursed Ring to Paladin Ring part, it all depends upon which version of the game you have. Some of the later versions have the Cursed Ring pulled from it, while even some of the others have the cursed ring but it can't be changed into the Paladin Ring. The only way to find out if by fighting the battles and seeing what happens. Some think that the different versions of the game have different outcomes for the Cursed Ring because Square was going to do some type of promo contest to get people to buy the game early on as there was a secret code that would unlock something in the next Final Fantasy, but no one knows.

[Dark Falken]

Hrmm, I tried this, but it didn't work. I never got a password from the item description and the 255th kill in FFVI doesn't yield a Mithril Phoenix???? Am I doing something wrong???