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Chapter 1

1. Information of Route B.
2. Prologue.
3. Use the Flight Suit.
4. Hack the Enemies.
5. Defeat the Engels Boss.
6. Rescue 9S.
7. Head to the Bunker.

After you watch the end credits, create a save file as the game offers that will confirm your successes, that is, one that has ending A on the list of unlocked endings because you can only enter Route B after finishing the 10 chapters of Route A. You will now need to complete 10 more Chapters, however you will play as 9S in Route B and the events in some chapters are different. To continue, click Continue from the main menu, then load the save file where you finished Route A. You will participate in entirely new events in some chapters, while other chapters will only see small modifications.

The fact that you must initially manage a machine makes the Route B campaign's opening extremely odd. Try to revive the other machine as part of your task. Head to the other side of the starting area. Pick up one of the buckets you can see there. By standing over the area where the liquid is flowing, you can fill the bucket. Take the longer path home since you might have to replenish the bucket if the robot you are controlling rolls over after running into a minor impediment on the ground. To finish this section, you must carry a full bucket to the opposite robot.

The first time you play as the character known as 9S. At first, you'll work alone, but in later chapters, he'll team up with 2B, and 2B will then take on the role of the AI-controlled companion. Follow the directions on the mini-map to get to the Flight Suit to continue. To start the flight segment, interact with it. You can shoot both conventional projectiles and rockets while wearing the Flight Suit, and you can even dodge in midair, just as on Route A.

The four defensive system locations marked by icons will soon be updated in your mission objective, and you can visit them in any order. You will encounter machines, miniguns mounted on walls, and enormous red energy streams as you approach the systems. You'll discover hacking for the first time, which is 9S' special talent. By holding the Triangle button, you can hack specified equipment and hostile machines. When trying to hack into gadgets that are related to the current mission objective, the hacking game is a little different. The screen will resemble an obstacle course during these, and you will need to move swiftly to remove the black blocks in order to clear a path to the sphere at the conclusion of the "race" path. The dark sphere must be destroyed before time runs out. Plan your path a little bit ahead of time because some branches lead to dead ends. With the other three defense systems, follow the same method. Hacking each of them is best dealt with once you have disposed of the neighboring machines. The defense systems must be destroyed to start a new routine flight. You can now use hacking in all engagements, however you can still use the regular Flight Suit weapons if you choose. Finally, you will approach the cut-scene depicting the interaction with 2B near the Buzzsaw robots she defeated. You will need to accomplish one more flight through the hostile tunnels after hearing the discussion.

You can use the Flight Suit gear to fight the goliath from Route A, but we advise hacking the boss first. Place yourself where the triangle icon will appear. Your successful completion of each mini-game will reduce the boss' hit points significantly.

After 9S suffers significant damage, a brand-new unique part will start. Once more, you'll be in "virtual reality." You can get the secret ending F if you give up trying to save 9S and wait until the stipulated amount of time has passed. Sadly, you will then need to read the prologue again. If you want to save 9S, keep getting closer to the white squares while holding down the Triangle button to restart more of the android's systems. It takes roughly 40 seconds to finish this section, thus you only have three minutes to accomplish it. In order to destroy oncoming machines in the second part of this section, you must operate the pod itself. There shouldn't be any significant issues with that. Just try not to miss too often so that too many machines don't have enough time to spawn. You may concentrate on hacking machines while still defending 9S. This is a fantastic idea, because you will only need to accomplish the easier variants of the hacking mini-game here. Until the cutscene that shows the charge exploding and destroying the goliaths plays, defend yourself.

Chapter 2

1. Visit City Ruins.
2. Head to the Resistance Camp.

This chapter opens with a flight sequence in which the player dons the Flight Suit, just like in Route A. When you get to the City Ruins, you can choose to concentrate on your main goals or on the special exploration opportunities that 9S has. Finding and unlocking locked chests is possible using the aforementioned methods. They were inaccessible to 2B, but 9S can access them because to his hacking skills. The landing spot is where you can find the first locked chest (shown on the picture above). It has a special Phoenix Sword weapon within. More information on how to use 9S' special skills may be found on the Hacking page.

Finding Anemone is your first task in the Resistance Camp, much like it was on Route A. After meeting her, you have to speak with a few particular resistance fighters and once more do the quick tasks they offer you. The machines involved in quests should have more experience than their Route A equivalents. However, 9S is more powerful than 2B, thus the overall fighting difficulty should stay the same. You can look within the Resistance Camp for previously inaccessible chests. The one in the image is concealed in the Access Point's left-hand corner. ye.commastmastmastmastmastmas, and Anemone will bring you into the desert similarly to Route A. Your trip there is covered in Chapter 3.

Chapter 3

1. Visit Desert Zone.
2. Head to the Desert Housing.
3. Take on Adam.

The route to the desert is still in the same location (once again, it requires talking to Jackass). There shouldn't be any surprises while traveling through the desert itself. Try to keep in mind that it is possible to hack hostile machines. This new skill is very helpful when fighting large groups of adversaries because blowing up a hacked computer might weaken the adversaries nearby. You can explore the optional underground caves region in the first desert area. There is a lockable gate that can be opened with a hacksaw there. The distinctive Cruel Blood Oath weapon is one of the artifacts found in the recently opened area behind the barrier. You can also use the scanner in the location shown on the image in the largest portion of the desert. There you will locate a buried treasure in the form of a sparkling object. It's a special Phoenix Lance item. Similar to Route A, you must take out the machine groups in the main desert region before following the escaping machine to the Desert Housing section.

You will first encounter Route B's distinctive feature, additional cutscenes, when you get near the submerged apartment complex. They provide you a fresh viewpoint on previously known events and more information about the game's primary characters. Route A and Adam are reached by passing via the Desert Housing.

Similar to Path A, you must first battle ordinary machines before Adam joins the fray. Keep in mind that properly hacked machinery can explode, hurting the enemies nearby. Along with regular attacks, you can attempt to hack Adam while you are dueling him. The simplest method is to lock the camera on him and then hold down the Triangle button. If you attempt to hack Adam, you need to be aware that the mini-games will be harder. When 9S is regained under control, HP is lost if a minigame is lost. However, the benefit outweighs the danger. The boss can be quickly weakened by a successful hack. It goes without saying that you shouldn't expect to defeat Adam in a single hack, but each time you do, you'll suffer significant damage. The next key objective, the amusement park, is also unchanged from Route A, as is the escape from the Desert Housing complex and the journey back to the Resistance Camp. Said objective is part of Chapter 4.

Chapter 4

1. Head to the Amuesment Park.
2. Take on the Goliath Boss. (Optional)
3. Take on Simone Boss.
4. Speak with Pascal.

You must once more trek via the sewers to get from the City Ruins to the Amusement Park even if the Amusement Park Access Point you obtained in Route A is still accessible. While completing the same mission goals as in Route A, you can anticipate extra cutscenes, similar to those in prior chapters. after defeating the area's primary boss and arriving at the entrance of the Amusement Park.

You can once more engage in the optional battle against the enormous tank as you advance through Route B's adaptation of this chapter. Fighting the boss is advised because doing so nets the player both loot and experience points. The tank may be hacked to deal damage significantly more quickly. Only when the enormous machine is not currently moving in your way may hacking be tried. ye.commastmastmastmastmastmastmastmas, and Additionally, the hacking mini-games played during the boss battle will be more difficult. You can rely on standard attacks, but if you exclusively use hacking, you can take down the tank.

While traveling down Route A, you were unaware of Simone, the opera singer. The boss fight's opening phase is identical to that of Route A. During this stage of the conflict, it is difficult to hack the boss. You must depend on 9S' routine attacks or support from recently revived fallen teammates. Even if 9S is a hacker, just like in Route A, you still need to protect yourself from malicious hacking. Recall that the boss is the source of the initial hack. After that, her controlled dead androids will also be able to hack into 9S. An odd text cut-scene will start when Simone stumbles. An odd text cut-scene will start when Simone stumbles. There aren't any interactive components at all.

The player has the chance to pick up a new melee weapon on Route B. After removing the boss you must leave the stage chamber and investigate the main building's side corridor depicted on Picture 1. You can follow it to an elevator. Enter it, descend to the bottom level, and pass through. There is a lockable chest that you may unlock in the room with the on TVs. A special Demon's Cry weapon is present in IT. This location is noteworthy because it has a number of side missions that become available later in the campaign. Similar to Route A, Chapter 4 ends with you running into Pascal in the heart of the amusement park and pursuing her to the Machine Village.

Chapter 5

1. Head to Machine Village.
2. Take on the Engels Boss.
3. Take on Adam.
4. Fast Travel.

Shortly like in the previous chapters, you may expect additional cut-scenes to play at specific moments in the game - the first such cut-scene will play just after you arrive in the Machine Village. The chapter itself follows the same format, thus after visiting the settlement of benevolent machines, you must assist when the machines invade the City Ruins.

Similar to Route A, two boss encounters are waiting for you in the City Ruins. The first is Engels the goliath, a gigantic machine that initially appeared in the campaign prologue. You can concentrate on regular assaults when facing the Goliath, but you can also hack the boss. It's interesting to note that the game frequently chooses the hacking mini-simpler game's variations, which you are more likely to win. This should serve as further motivation for you to employ this strategy and advance through the initial phase of the conflict with the goliath. Using the hacking option is still an option and encouraged throughout the second step, which involves the flight suit. Once again, completing the mini-games shouldn't give you any trouble.

Since you are in charge of 9S, you will battle Adam, while 2B will battle Eve. The good news is that Adam and Eve both experience the same assaults, so you shouldn't be concerned. The same boss powers might be anticipated. The viewpoint, which is from the side of the battle arena, is also unaltered. You can alter Adam in the game. The constrained combat area may make it rather difficult to begin hacking. Make sure to hack the boss when the battle begins. Try to start hacking in the subsequent round of combat while keeping as far away from Adam as you can so that he won't have time to effectively strike you.

You can reactivate the fast travel option after the chapter's conclusion, but you won't be able to choose the Access Points in the Forest Zone, Forest Castle, or Flooded City. These destinations must be unlocked in later chapters of Route B.

Chapter 6

1. Check out the new Side Quests in Route B.
2. Head to the Forest Zone.
3. Head to the Forest Castle.
4. Take on A2.

Seize the chance to go on side quests starting in Chapter 6. The Bunker is where you can start one of the first brand-new side missions that wasn't accessible throughout Route A. To obtain the goodies once more, you can replay a few of Route A's side tasks. Check out the chapter on side quests for further information.

You will need to accomplish the same quest goals to get to and explore the Forest Zone through Route A. However, you can anticipate brand-new cut-scenes that will show up at various points in the game and illustrate historical events like the moment the machine kingdom was created and its most significant occasions. 

When you walk through the library for the second time, stop, spin around, and look at the top platform indicated in the above screenshot. This will allow you to witness new cut-scenes and give you the opportunity to find some special treasure that was not accessible during Route A. You can get there by jumping twice. When you get to the library's top floor, you can look around for the locked chest that needs 9S to hack it. You can get the special weapon known as Beastcurse by picking the chest's lock.

The good news is that you can use 9S' hacking ability, but owing to the constrained combat area, you must engage the hacking option while A2 is placed distant from the controlled character. The battle against A2 is quite similar to the encounter during Route A. If not, the adversary might have enough time to strike you and prevent your attempt to start hacking. Reviving a different player from the battle zone might be beneficial to boost your chances of successfully hacking in so they can divert A2.

Chapter 7

1. Head to the Flooded City.
2. Take on Grun Boss.

Similar to Route A, you must first visit the Machine Village again before moving on to the Resistance Camp and eventually the Flooded City. The ability to fast travel to the neighborhood Access Point will become available in the game once you reach this place. One of the fresh cut-scenes will start playing along the route. You should take your time using the Flight Suit, just like Route A. To avoid having any side tasks from the notebook canceled when you start the largest battle of this chapter, try to finish them all first.

You must engage in air combat with a slightly more powerful Goliath Flyer machine against groups of normal machines in the opening engagements on the waterfront, which are identical to those on Route A. You'll have to engage Grun the colossus in combat once more. Sadly, you won't be allowed to employ hacking, so you'll have to conduct the battle in the "usual" manner by dodging the boss' energy streams, eliminating the small troops that keep popping up, and taking the necessary steps to destroy the yellow cores. Using the Flight Suit and destroying hostile flying objects, you must complete another flight sector. In the final stage of the battle, 9S will ride a big rocket that will start flying towards the colossus. You won't need to do anything in this section, just wait for the explosion.

Chapter 8

1. Get through 9S's Memories.

Due to the events that take place at the conclusion of Chapter 7, Chapter 8 of Route B is a whole new chapter. You must go into 9S' memory with the goal of returning to reality while 2B is occupied trying to get to the Copied City. Although 9S' memory bank initially appears to be a maze, there is only ever one path that leads to the next location, so you don't need to be concerned about getting lost there. Stop at the white squares while exploring the virtual reality and hold down the hack button. This will start text-based scenes. There's no specific way to engage with them. yastmastmastmasticlericardsti a Continue reading the walls of text until you start to encounter vision distortion, then keep reaching subsequent white squares. The following cutscenes will play, during which you will learn that you have reached the location where 2B participated in the Adam boss fight on Route A.

Chapter 9

1. Hack 9S.
2. Rescue 2B.
3. Break into the Factory System.

Similar to Chapter 8, Chapter 9 appears entirely different when played as 9S. Thankfully, this chapter has a lot more interactions and interesting moments than the last one, which was really brief and linear. Starting in the Bunker, you must Self-Hack 9S. Stop close to the following Memory Systems, which are to the left and right of the main path, and hold the hacking button down. Apply the Visual System in the following row in the same manner. When you arrive at the server, utilize the interaction button once more. Behind the servers, a path will become visible, and you must proceed along it. In the next location, you will discover more interactive servers, but this time, you will need to play some straightforward mini-games with obstacle courses where you must reach the black balls. A fresh record will be added to the Archives for every tested server. When a server denies access, be prepared for a harsher minigame. As usual, in order to reveal the black ball's cover and destroy it, you must first eliminate the black enemy objects.

The process of studying 9S's mind will soon come to a close, and you'll head back to his subterranean chamber. Use the elevator to travel to the Terminal, and pay attention to the operator. To assist 2B, who is fighting in the abandoned factory, you must interact with the interactive station. Reach the new white square and hold the hacking button once you've entered virtual reality. You will now operate a factory machine via remote control for the first time. The first chance to swap to a more potent machine will present itself shortly after you begin touring the factory with the robot, and you should take advantage of it. You have to successfully complete the hacking mini-game each time, stand in front of the device you wish to take control of, hold down the interaction button, and choose the Remote Control option from the list. You won't have to worry about getting lost because the factory's tour is linear. You can continue moving on without participating in any of the fights that occur along the road. Keep an eye out for the crushers along the road; the first ones may be trickier to dodge due to the steam. You can just go to the spot where a lot of machines are fighting each other and get there right away. Be cautious when jumping to the subsequent broken balcony pieces in the vicinity of the silo. Later, you'll get a few chances to pilot some new, unusual machines, including some that fly. Once more, be on the lookout for crushers. Till you get at the location in the preceding picture, keep moving left. Hacking can be used to open the elevator for 2B.

You will return to virtual reality after speaking with 2B. There are two primary activity categories accessible in this order. You must first travel to the following Gates and start fighting there, plainly destroying the black ball. To open a new gate for 2B after each victory, hold the Triangle while standing on the white square. You will participate in an attack on the plant mainframe right before the end. The missiles in the following level of the hacking mini-game will arrive in waves that resemble spinning turbines. To prevent connecting with any of the bullets and restarting the entire battle, try to stay between them. Of course, eliminating all of the black balls that are in the center of the battle area is the final objective. You will witness a scene depicting 2B's victory and the conclusion of this chapter if you succeed in the hacking mini-game.

Chapter 10

1. Return to the City Ruins and protect 2B.
2. Eve Boss fight First Phase.
3. Eve Boss Fight Final Phase.
4. Ending B.

Again, you'll start this chapter in the Bunker, then meet the Commander in the space station's main hallway and discover some crucial information regarding the moon base. The alarm will sound when you get back to 9S' cabin. Utilize the Flight Suit to go to the hangar. You will have to battle the Goliath Flyer mini-boss once more as you fly towards the landing place in the City Ruins. Utilizing hacking is an additional convenience that will hasten the end of this battle. In the ruins, you'll finally meet up with 2B. 

You have the option of hacking the machinery around the boss, while you can also concentrate on normal techniques of assaulting, in the first fight against Eve in Route B. The following actions in this chapter are also the same as in Route A; you must travel to the adjacent Pascal's village, get rid of the machines there, and then wait for information regarding Eve's whereabouts.

The opening phase of the combat with Eve is comparable to the battle in Route A because it takes place in the same area and the monster employs the same attacks. Eve hacking is a choice that should be made if you have enough time to successfully launch the attack without running the risk of the boss interrupting it. The hacking mini-game will be played in its most challenging iterations during which, among other additions, you will need to refrain from touching the orange bricks. Even though it will take more time, you can use regular fighting techniques to defeat Eve if you can't manage the mini-game. The Eve fight's second phase brings a crucial new component. As part of the plot, 9S decides to hack Eve, and when you press the hack button, you won't play the typical hacking mini-game; instead, you'll spend a significant amount of time in virtual reality. Your battle will begin when Eve's avatar appears. Try to move to the flanks frequently during this combat to avoid being hit by clusters of projectiles. At the same time, use every opportunity to hit Eve. You'll be able to move on after winning the initial conflict. Expect more clashes similar to this. These always take place in a small area and require you to strike Eve's avatar while dodging bullets. The next two areas have labyrinths that require you to clear the passage by destroying the black blocks. The good thing is that you may proceed at your own time and don't have to race through them in order to find the exit. You will reach the location of the house via a long vertical corridor. You will return to the traditional battle with Eve in the City Ruins after more cutscenes have finished playing in this area. Similar to Route A, you should concentrate on dodging groups of missiles fired by the monster during the third phase of your battle with Eve. Dashing and sprinting to the sides will be advantageous in this situation. Naturally, you must continue attacking Eve at the same time, and 9S will once more be able to employ the hacking option. The characters won't be able to dodge when Eve causes an explosion. To reduce Eve's (the boss') remaining health bar to zero, try to dodge the flying projectiles and keep attacking her from a distance.

The primary ending of Route B, which you just finished, will be shown in the game as ending B.

Chapter 11

1. General Information
2. Weaken the Enemy Systems.
3. Fights in the City.
4. Head to the Bunker.
5. Escape from the Bunker.
6. Get 2B to the Mall.
7. Get 9S to the Mall.
8. Choose your next playable character.

Only after finishing Route B's 10 chapters, or those in which you played as 9S and repeated the campaign's main half, can you access Route C and Route D. Create a save file with all of your progress after watching the closing credits, specifically one that has ending B on the list of achievements that have been unlocked. From the main menu, select Continue, and then select the save file with completed Route B. You can think of Routes C and D as the second half of the campaign because they contain whole fresh content. You will play them simultaneously, which means you will do actions that will eventually reveal the C and D endings. Fortunately, you don't need to take great care while making crucial decisions because the game's conclusion is only determined at that point. In addition, if you acquire Chapter Select, you can quickly view the chapter that you first missed. It is nevertheless worthwhile to frequently save so that you may quickly obtain different, shorter endings. Three playable characters which are 2B, 9S, and A2 must be switched amongst as you progress through this content. You can complete the chapters pertaining to 9S and A2 out of sequence, but you must ultimately go through the entirety of the main plot. The subsection title in our guide contains information about the playable characters for each chapter.

As 2B in battle gear, you begin at Bunker. To control the Flight Suit and begin flying, proceed to the hangar. The action will now shift to 9S, and you'll have to undermine the defenses of the opposition. You can investigate the six red circles that are connected to the mission objective in any order that they appear on the map. You need to get to the highest position at each site inside the red circle. For instance, this may be the topmost platform of the defeated Goliath, a building's roof, or a radio tower's upper balcony. You will find one machine in each of the marked sites. Just hack the machines instead of destroying them. Simpler hacking mini-games will typically appear. Fortunately, you can try again even if you lose the mini-game. Go to the red circle that will appear next to the bridge between the City Ruins and the Abandoned Factory when all the machines have been compromised. When you arrive, a cut-scene will appear. You will use the Flight Suit and take back control of 2B. Watch out for energy beam-shooting equipment in especially when fighting. Keep yourself between the beams and take out these adversary troops first.

You can visit the three marks on the map in any order. You will come across a sizable number of machines in each of the three places, and you can use any of 2B's primary attacks and Pod programs to take them out. You might be hearing rumors that additional YoRHa soldiers have perished in the interim. You don't need to worry about that because the mission won't be a failure. You'll get a message from the Operator after you've won every battle begging you to help the Omega Squad. You must visit the area of the city next to the factory bridge to complete this. Here, combat the machines until a cutscene appears. It will thereafter change to 9S. Jump off the bridge and resume your battle. The opponent will conceal itself with camouflage to avoid detection. At initially, you can still hack them, but after that, both hacking and evades are forbidden. Attack continuously until a new cutscene appears. Use hacking on the 2B who is kneeling after the bouts and finish a short hacking game. You will come under attack from YoRHa team members who have been afflicted with the virus. The local system will prevent you from attacking them directly, but you can hack them instead. To play the hacking mini-game, you must navigate a maze within a set amount of time. It will thereafter change to 9S. Jump off the bridge and resume your battle. The opponent will conceal itself with camouflage to avoid detection. At initially, you can still hack them, but after that, both hacking and evades are forbidden. Attack continuously until a new cutscene appears. Use hacking on the 2B who is kneeling after the bouts and finish a short hacking game. You will come under attack from YoRHa team members who have been afflicted with the virus. The local system will prevent you from attacking them directly, but you can hack them instead. To play the hacking mini-game, you must navigate a maze within a set amount of time.

You'll be playing 2B when you awaken in her bedroom. Speak with the Commander in the Command Center.

You will need to start leaving the Bunker after the nearby androids have been infected. Fight the infected YoRHa members first. Area assaults and robust Pod programs should function effectively in this situation. The station will enter an emergency when you have dealt with the enemies. re-enter the elevator. The left route will be blocked as you enter the station's main corridor, therefore you will need to take the right. Along the journey, prepare to battle other corrupted androids. The elevator that leads to the hangar is your aim. To start a brand-new, crucial cutscene, get close to the flight suits. The flight suit-clad androids that will appear on screen when you're in the air. They use constant fire rather than single, powerful shots, so you should fly around the entire scree to get away from them. It is already known how this sequence will end: 2B will sustain damage and make an emergency landing in the Flooded City.

We advise using the route around the City Ruins that is seen in the illustration. By doing so, you will avoid a sizable crater in the center of the ruins. You could get into a lot of difficulty there because your speed is limited, especially if you run into a Goliath who can severely obstruct 2B's progress. Even if you pick the alternative route, you won't need to be concerned about running out of time. In general, you should move without ascending or making further jumps along pretty stable ground. Aim for the drawbridge that spans the gap between the ruins and the shopping center. Image distortion will grow along the route, but keep going. 90 percent or more of the population should be infected after crossing the drawbridge. You'll see a cutscene depicting your meeting with A2 and first-person control of A2 when you get close to the entrance to the deserted mall. In order to advance, defeat the YoRHa team and then approach 2B with A2.

You can take control of 9S once you've seen the cutscenes. The same place in front of the mall is where you must go. Any route through the city is possible, and using any fighting machines along the way is optional.

You get to pick the following chapter after witnessing the brand-new significant sequences. You can either choose A2 or 9S to play as. It's crucial that this decision doesn't have unavoidable ramifications. To get to Chapter 17 for Routes C and D, you must ultimately complete all of A2's chapters and all of 9S's chapters. The decision being discussed simply pertains to choosing who you wish to play first.

Chapter 12

1. Take out the machines in the Desert Zone.
2. Take on the Boss Hegel.
3. Check the Sequence in A2's Memory.
4. Select the next chapter.

Listen to the talk with the Pod once A2 has awakened. Soon after taking control of A2, you will be given the first mission goal. Choose the Desert Center Access Point as your quick travel location to get to the machines, which are in the greatest area of the Desert Zone. You need to defeat a number of Goliaths. By default, aim to take down these robots one at a time. However, if you observe a swarm of approaching missiles, you should also flee from your current foe. You must defeat the Goliaths before the boss shows up.

The boss battle can be challenging and unpleasant because the boss's strikes can come swiftly and one after the other, making it impossible for you to respond with your own assaults. Always try to flee the area as soon as you are hit by an energy stream to avoid taking additional damage from subsequent hits. Hegel occasionally separates into solitary spheres that land in various locations on the beach. The spheres have the ability to fire powerful energy beams that can not only deal significant damage but also throw A2 off balance and leave her open to more strikes. To avoid the beams coming from the now under assault sphere and other ones nearby, try to jump to the sides a lot. Repeat all of the aforementioned steps up until the cutscene where the spheres surround A2 starts to play. The monster has a high level of resistance overall, thus it may take you many minutes to defeat him.

You'll step into a virtual world. Start exploring the following locations, where you must play the typical hacking mini-games. You must destroy the black objects to uncover the black balls and to gain entrance to the following area by doing so. The chapter will soon come to an end as you get at the location where the cutscene will play.

Like Chapter 11, make a choice if you want to support A2 or 9S. 

Chapter 13

1. Hackl the Tower.
2. Find a key in the Forest.
3. Select the next chapter.

After selecting the option to Support 9S in Chapter 11, you can first access Chapter 13. Alternately, you can play as 9S later after finishing the additional chapters focused on A2. Whatever option you select, you cannot skip the new 9S-focused stages. You'll begin in the Resistance Camp, where Dovola and Popola will welcome you. Outside of the rebel hideaway is where you may find the first mission goal. Above the City Ruins, the tower will materialize. Approach it and attempt to hack at its root. 3 little Sub-units will start to appear. Try hacking one of them to discover that you must locate the 3 keys needed for each unit. The Forest Zone is where you can find the first key.

You can use a variety of techniques, including fast travel, to get to the woodland. Head down the slope to the enormous building known as the Resource Recovery Unit. Locate the entrance at the Recovery Unit's base. The Meat Box inscription over the entrance will be read out by the pod before you can enter. Keep in mind to utilize the pod flashlight to brighten the tower's darker rooms as needed. Chests with loot may be found when investigating the mechanical framework, and many of them will hold expensive goods like premium chips. You'll find battles with machines on practically every floor of the Meat Box skyscraper. These battles aren't particularly fierce, though, and you can eliminate your foes even more quickly by hacking. Reviving dead gamers will turn them against your character, so avoid doing it. The elevator that leads to the next floor can be accessed after taking out each group of hostile machines. Unfortunately, you can't finish all the floors at once since you have to get out of the elevator and participate in the battle on each succeeding floor. It is worthwhile to use the option to lock your camera on the opponents during one of the dark battles so that your ranged strikes have no chance of missing. Additionally, you can keep using hacking to simplify things. Be prepared to battle a mini-goliath as well. You can hack it effectively to weaken it or launch a distant attack. With the yellow core, you must ascend to the top floor. The last opponent must be defeated before you approach it. You will see a cutscene and get the Forest Access Key. The cut-scene showing the defeated machine marks the conclusion of the chapter.

You will be able top make a choice again between monitoring A2 or 9S.

Chapter 14

1. Replace the Fuel Filter.
2. Tend to the Quests of the Villagers.
3. Tend to the Problems in Machine Village.
4. Take out the infected Machines.
5. Take on the Engels Boss.
6. Choose Pascal's fate.
7. Select the next Chapter.

The chapter opens in the same desert where A2 and the boss Hegel engaged in combat in Chapter 12. You will be informed that the fuel filter has to be replaced, and your new mission will be to locate someone who can assist. Resistance Camp is a place Pod recommends you visit, and you can get there quickly. The game status should be saved. Reach the marker at the camp's entrance and assist Pascal in eliminating the adversaries. Speak with Pascal after the fight. You'll be given the option to either leave Pascal alive or kill him in the game. Enter the rebel hideaway and have two conversations with Anemone. By the way, from here you can gain access to the suppliers. You can take advantage of the chance to begin fresh side missions in the Resistance Camp or just head over to Pascal's Village. You cannot fast travel in this game, so head towards the barricade outside the city's ruins. Pascal will teach you what component is required to make the filter. Pascal's location is in the Forest Zone, therefore you can use fact travel in this instance. When exploring the forest, keep an eye out for neighborhood machines, which, among other things, could try to startle you by leaping out of the bushes. Fortunately, they don't offer much of a threat, so you can keep going without having to engage them in battle. Look behind the glowing loot at the foot of the large tree when you get to the red circle. You must obtain Rigid Tree Bark and use it to Pascal. Fuel filter will be given to you.

A2 will offer to assist in eliminating the device abusing the village's youngsters as a token of appreciation for developing the gasoline filter. A brief quest called Vanquish the Bad Bot will be given to you. It was covered in Chapter Side Missions on the page Machine Village. With Storage Element I Play With Us! side missions, you can keep assisting the machines. You must agree to deliver the book from Anemone to the Outdoor Machine when you meet with them in the village. To obtain Book: Pensees and Gold Ore, visit the Resistance Camp and speak with Anemone. There is a very brief Pascal-related cutscene. You will hear a radio message after taking back control of A2 that will inform you that the machine village is under danger. Use this chance to save your game progress. Respond to the call, then move approach the barrier blocking access to the Machine Village. When you arrive, you'll see that the machines are fighting, and Pascal is available for conversation. The machines have turned on the peaceful villagers, and Pascal will give you permission to assault them. There are mechanical worms flying around the settlement in addition to the ground-fighting devices, which can be attacked in any method. In order to properly attack the flying adversary, it is best to lock the camera and the sight on the yellow center of the target. Check all of the village's levels using ladders as certain machines are on the lower level. After the battle, you can learn about the retreat of the remaining machines to the shuttered plant by listening to Pascal's message. To go to the abandoned factory, use fast travel. Make your way to the entryway to meet Pascal after saving your game status.

In the factory room, new infected machines will start to arrive. Attack them right away. Outside the plant, more hostile machines will start to materialize. It would be a good idea to turn on the Berserk mode or use the area programs of the pod in order to deal with a lot of rather weak opponents. The Goliath Tank will eventually join the conflict. You should aim to destroy the tank's mounted weapons in order to prevent it from firing at you, just like in other tank encounters from earlier chapters. Berserk mode is another option, once more. After the battle, a cutscene showing the giant goliaths arriving will start, and you'll be given control of one of them. 

The enormous Goliath will be in your control as Pascal, and you can look for opportunities to destroy the incoming enemy flying planes by using furious strikes and upper-limb swings. You'll soon witness a scene in which the adversary Goliath Engels makes an appearance. In order to stop the boss from utilizing the same strike from the beginning of the boss fight, try attacking first. Once you see that Engels was able to land the assault, you can also block opponent punches. Continue to undermine Engels so that they lose pieces of their massive armor and eventually succumb.

Pascal will continue to be under your control when you get back to the workplace. Go back to the production room to find a horrifying realization. Play as A2 once more and speak to Pascal. You'll be asked by Pascal to remove his memories. Choose the bottom-level dialog option (Right... Do it). It's a wiser decision. because if you select this alternative, Pascal will let you buy a special Machine Heads weapon in Chapter 15. In a straightforward variation of the mini-hacking game, destroying black balls is the process for erasing the machine's memory.

When playing as 9S, if you haven't yet completed the new levels, the game will once more show the selection window; make sure to select the 9S option to join them. If not, the campaign will instantly go on to the next phase.

Chapter 15

1. Acquire the key from the Flooded City.
2. Defeat the Virtual Reality mini-boss.
3. Heal in the Resistance Camp.

The woodland is where the chapter will start. In Chapter 13, 9S looked into the first design of the Recovery Unit at this point. You will investigate the second item from this group in the aforementioned chapter, but first you must travel to Flooded City. With the aid of a swift journey, you can reach there with ease. On the shore is a new resource recovery unit called Soul Box. Use the doorway at the base of it. You can do a lot of hacking at Soul Box. Once you get to the closed box, the first hacking mini-game will begin. Note that there is no time limit on the mini-game. From a distance, try to destroy any hostile objects. Keep in mind that some shooting objects can only be damaged from behind during the mini-final game's stage. Try to quickly circle them before they decide to turn around. Destroy the purple missile-firing objects as well, especially since destroying these missiles will not stop them. Use the elevator to ascend to higher floors, just like in the tower from Chapter 13. Only one story up is reachable in each scenario. There are numerous boxes in Soul Box that provide extremely valuable goodies. Among other things, high-quality 6 chips to assist you in completing the campaign. Faith's special weapon is also among the crates. It goes without saying that you will have to play a harder version of the hacking mini-game for each locked box you manage to open. Remember that you don't need to hurry, just as previously. Destroy the orange bullets while avoiding the purple ones. Additionally, avoid the orange blocks because they hurt everything that touches them. You can keep rising if you successfully hack closed boxes, and you'll also be able to collect useful items and open up new archives. You must get to the top floor of Soul Box. A yellow core can be seen there. None of the adversaries are directly guarding this item. After employing core hacking, you'll enter virtual reality and, rather than commanding an arrow-shaped item, take charge of a 9S that is "virtual" and has all the abilities of the real world. Go directly to the "old friend's" meeting location at first.

Rely on hacking to reduce the enemy's health during this combat. Unfortunately, the hacking-related minigames won't be simple, but you can try again if you fail. Also, keep in mind to avoid any potential player corpses because they will not only not aid in your triumph but will also turn against 9S. You can obtain the Ocean Access Key by eliminating the mini-boss.

The POD will notify you of the damage you sustained and the loss of some of 9S's powers when you get back to Flooded City. So you must go back to Resistance Camp. You can use fast travel at the access point in Flooded City, eliminating the need to travel via tunnels. Devol and Popol will treat 9S in the Resistance Camp. You'll have access to all skills once more, and you may start working on getting the third and final key.

Chapter 16

1. Obtain Keys in the Amusement Park.
2. Take on operator 210 Boss.
3. Take on Boss Auguste.

After finishing chapters 13 (9s) and 14, you will begin this chapter (A2). Initially, you will assume control of 9S. You need to investigate the third and final Recovery Unit object. After the start of the struggle in Resistance Camp you must head to Amusement Park. Using quick travel will, of course, allow you to cut your journey short. The location of the Resource Recovery Unit called God Box is where you previously visited the Amusement Park's main building in earlier chapters. Take the exit at the base of it. Action shifts to A2 once 9S joins the Recovery Unit. There are no special tasks required of this character. You must go to the amusement park's Resource Recovery Unit. Explore the tower once you have control of 9S once more. It will suddenly get dark and you'll be attacked by machines in the first room. You can utilize POD's flashlight, but it is simpler to turn the camera away from adversaries so that you can attack them more successfully. Hacking is also available in this skirmish and in subsequent ones, although it is not worthwhile to waste time using it to defeat simple foes. Go to the elevator after the altercation. Another conflict will start on the new level. To properly strike flying foes, keep in mind to focus the camera on their yellow cores. Regular machines perched atop the boxes can be attacked from a distance or up close and personal by leaping toward them. More battles await you on the following floor, and once more you can select between ranged and melee combat. To prevent larger opponents from firing a lot of missiles, focus your attacks on them. Run across the bare ground. Once you exit the elevator, you will arrive at Operator 21O, where you will discover that it is infested with a virus and that you must battle the boss.

The boss will fire numerous missiles while surrounding himself with shifting rings. Fortunately, you can shoot down the missiles, albeit they may cause you to lose focus on your primary objectives. Lock the camera on the yellow ring cores and start shooting at them right away if the difficulty level permits it. Increase precision by using the Laser program and other tools. The fascinating thing is that you can attempt to hack the cores. However, if there are too many missiles heading your way, this could be problematic. Both techniques have the potential to reduce the boss's defense. Red lasers will be fired by the rings. You have to jump over them at the appropriate time to prevent getting wounded. Continue firing the yellow cores at the rings as much as you can. After the rings are destroyed, the duel will move on to its second phase. Operator 21O can be taken out directly in this phase of the fight using both melee and ranged assaults. Because the boss will target direct attacks with melee weapons, ranged attacks are more secure. Boss hacking is also permitted, although naturally, you'll have to play the more challenging hacking mini-game variations. Continue attacking and hacking to gradually deprive the Operator 21O of more energy points until the boss is defeated. The action shifts to Area 2, where you must combat with Auguste, the second boss.

You will take part in this battle as A2. The Boss utilizes variously useful balls. Auguste primarily use the balls as upper limbs; the boss can revolve around its own axis, attempt to crush A2, or use the limbs to strike A2. The balls could separate from Auguste's body and endanger A2. Bosses can levitate or bounce off the arena, depending on the type of assault they use. Then, you can try to go as far away from the boss as you can or try to run between the balls while searching for opportunities to make efficient melee strikes. It is recommended to use area attacks to simultaneously try to kill them and weaken the monster because small machines can enter the battle. You will soon recover control of 9S and be in the center of the amusement park if you continue fighting until the boss loses all life and a cutscene starts. Wait until you receive the third and final Park Access Key after paying attention to POD's advice. You can now go to chapter 17, which is the last one.

Chapter 17

1. Find out how to open the Tower.
2. Explore the Tower.
3. Battle the 2B copies.
4. Explore the tower more.
5. Ko-Shi Boss fight with A2.
6. Ro-Shi boss fight with 9S.
7. Battle both Ko-Shi and Ro-Shi.

You can go back to the Tower in the City Ruins once you have located three keys in Chapters 13, 15, and 16. The Sub-units surrounding the Tower must be opened with the keys. You'll have to break into the sub-unit each time you utilize a key. You must navigate a maze in the hacking mini-game to get to a black orb or numerous black orbs. Due to the adversaries, the mini-game depicted in the image above may be challenging. Try to avoid destroying the black blocks that serve as a barrier between you and the opposing units as you move through the course. By doing this, you can avoid having to restart the mini-game due to their attacks. You should save your game before moving on to the Tower itself after you've managed to split it into three Sub-units. Your initial effort to hack the Tower will be unsuccessful. The procedure is quite slow, and you'll start to experience machine attacks that prevent you from hacking. Focus on combating the machines rather than attempting to hack the Tower. The adversaries you kill will be replaced by new ones, so you won't be able to eliminate them all. You need to be patient till Devola and Popola's twins show up. While you hack the Tower, they will help you. You must stand in front of the tower and hack it in order for the story to continue. On the battlefield, new machines keep popping up, but since they'll be occupied fighting Devola and Popola, they shouldn't trouble you. It goes without saying that you must first complete a hacking mini-game before the tower will open. Utilize the fact that the mini-game, strangely, has no time restriction. Move slowly upwards and use care when taking out foes. Always stand between an orb's shots or in front of an orange projectile that can be shot down when fighting an orb. The orbs will be shielded by force fields in the final location. Nothing needs to be done by you. Watch for a cutscene featuring the twins and 9S. The goal of the game is to deepen your understanding of Devola and Popola's backstories by presenting you with Data Records about them. There are just text-based options in this scene, and they don't significantly alter the situation.

The Tower has a straight passage within. Expect to come across sick YoRHa units, which can be killed in open combat, but it's safer to hack them or engage them at a distance. Look around for treasure along the path, such as shining objects and chests (some of them need to be hacked open). You can get a ton of priceless loot and fresh entries for the Archives in this manner. There are hostile 2B models in one of the rooms that you must defeat. It is advisable to use your pod's offensive programs at a distance during this conflict. If you try to engage them in melee combat, the enemy can very easily encircle you. You would have to deftly dodge their strikes because 2B Copies are persistent in battle. There are hostile 2B models in one of the rooms that you must defeat. It is advisable to use your pod's offensive programs at a distance during this conflict. If you try to engage them in melee combat, the enemy can very easily encircle you. You would have to deftly dodge their strikes because 2B Copies are persistent in battle.

You'll handle A2 after dealing with 2B duplicates and seeing a cutscene. She must get to the Tower as well, although she needn't necessary face off against any foes. You'll run into Devola at the entrance to the Tower, where you can converse to her one last time. The Tower's inside has the same hallways as 9S, but you can also find new stuff there. You will arrive at the library. You must look around on both floors of this building. You can approach "glowing" bookcases, explore first-floor chambers, and gather common stuff. A hacking skill for A2 can be unlocked by looking at the first bookcase. New hacking mini-games will start to appear now. As usual, they might entail discovering black orbs, or they might entail damaging tall objects. Once you've finished each mini-game in the Library, you'll receive a new Archives entry as your reward. On the bottom floor, there will be one final bookcase. Get close to it to start a cutscene. Holding the Triangle button will launch the mini-game, where you'll learn about the necessity of autohealing in order to stop the virus. Your control will once more switch to 9S. You must destroy the black objects in the mini-game that are situated on either side of the main road. To avoid getting hit, always remember to fire down orange projectiles. Once you've healed yourself, gather the loot nearby and move on. Two holograms will appear, and then shortly after, machines will begin to assault. Prioritize fighting the adversaries who can shoot a lot of shots at once. You shouldn't have too much issue winning this battle if you rely on routine attacks and hacking. You will receive a YoRHa Disposal Archives entry with an interesting entry as payment for winning the battle. You will come across some YoRHa units wearing flight suits as you continue on. Hacking is strongly advised in this encounter to take out those incredibly resilient foes. Run sideways and dodge a lot because attackers have access to strong red energy beams. You can also hurt enemy nearby by detonating hacked units. Approach one of the Flight Suits and board it when all enemies have been vanquished.

Your control will now alternate between 9S and A2 at random intervals. Separate boss battles are required for each of the protagonists. A2 fights Ko-Shi while 9S fights Ro-Shi. The following lists the strategies for 9S and A2. You'll probably switch characters frequently during the boss battles. Every time, you have to keep going up against the boss of the controlled protagonist. You may expect 9S and A2 to vanquish their adversaries at roughly the same moment because the confrontations are somewhat choreographed and dramatic. But this is not the end of the story. After they unite, you'll have to defeat the bosses once again.

The tactics for 9S and A2 are listed here. During the boss fights, you'll probably switch characters frequently. You have to keep fighting the controlled protagonist's boss each time. The battles are quite spectacular and scripted, so you might expect 9S and A2 to defeat their enemies at around the same time. But the narrative is not over yet. You'll have to defeat the bosses again after they come together. The game alternately switches your control between A2 and 9S during this battle. Use the special talents of the protagonist who is currently playable since you can't change this. Thanks to A2's Berserk Mode, the bosses can be hacked as 9S and damaged more quickly. Although they aren't particularly difficult in their combined form, you should be cautious when they electrify because it makes them temporarily stronger. In addition, they have the ability to rotate while electrified. Keeping your distance and employing ranged strikes is your best course of action in this scenario. Focus on evading to minimize damage if you are unable to escape in time. You will have to decide how to go after dealing with Ko-Shi and Ro-Shi in order to determine how the game will end.

Chapter 18

1. Ally with A2.
2. Take on 9S.

You must select A2 for the campaign's last playthrough if you want to see this ending. This is the second choice, and you must also affirm your decision. By siding with A2, 9S will take over as the game's final boss. You have two options for attacking 9S: up close or from a distance. Be ready to duck regularly because the boss uses ranged strikes. While controlling A2, you might try to engage the berserk mode, albeit it might be challenging because the 9S is a quick foe and typically stays away from close quarters. A dome that can slow down and restrict motions can be made by 9S. Try to avoid the area where it will appear by moving. Focus on leaving the dome as soon as you can if it's too late for that. Additionally, 9S might try to hack A2. To avoid getting hurt, you must successfully complete the mini-hacking game each time. You should aim to jump over the shock wave that is produced by one of the 9S strikes' more uncommon attacks. You must finish another cyberspace scene after 9S loses his entire health bar. Fighting is not a part of it. The sole route that may be taken must simply be followed, with several stairways placed along the way. The "exit" from the above image leads to a longer stairway. The C ending and final credits will be visible in the game.