Final Fantasy II - Soul of Rebirth (GBA) Full Walkthrough (Dawn of Souls)

00:17 - 25:45 Journey from the depths of Unknown Cave to the town of Machanon. This part has all the dialogue and plot explained. There are only 2 plot related elements outside of this segment. It is also the most challenging part of the game. I tried to beat it as fast as I could.

32:49 - 3 hour long grind. No new locations, no new dialogue. I picked up some treasure chests I skipped during my original run.

3:36:11 - Chamber of the Seal. Minwu picks up Ultima tome after defeating a powerful guardian.

3:42:58 - Unknown Palace (Arubboth). No plot but plenty of battles. Most treasure chests trigger boss encounters.

5:09:36 - Final Boss Battle and Ending Cinematics.


Soul of Rebirth is a bonus chapter created for Dawn of Souls remake. This chapter is only available after completing the main Final Fantasy II game. You can watch my Final Fantasy II playthrough following the links below:

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Final Fantasy: Dawn of Souls is a remake of Final Fantasy I & II for Game Boy Advance. This remake is somewhat similar to Final Fantasy Origins released for the original Playstation a few years prior. This remake features improved graphics and revamped battle system which makes the game many times easier than the NES original.

Final Fantasy II remake features additional story-related expansion called Souls of Rebirth. This expansion puts you in control of your friends who perished during the main game. Now they must fight through the depths of the underworld and defeat the Emperor once and for all.

I actually enjoyed playing Souls of Rebirth. Its my favorite bonus dungeon out of all bonus dungeons put into various Final Fantasy remakes. Souls of Rebirth is not available in the original game or any remakes that came before Final Fantasy: Dawn of Souls.


Walkthrough Notes:

Your basic stats and equipment carry over from the main Final Fantasy II game (excluding Scott). I've deliberately given Blood Sword to Ricard, because Blood Sword is OP and they really need it.
Final Fantasy II has the most unique level up system in any Final Fantasy game. Instead of earning flat xp rate you level up every single stat separately.
You can target your own characters with attacks and spells. Its often the most efficient way to gain stats.
This walkthrough was recorded while playing the game in real life with the same conditions as on a real console. It was split in 3 parts. All grind and micromanagement is left as is.


Originally submitted to www.emu-land.net as VirtualBoyAdvance replay file. This is my original replay.