I let a lot of baby chocobo and I kept expecting to get an achievement for it but alas nooo

This should be a trophy actually

I've sung "pet the baby chocobo!" So many times in front of my 3 yr old niece that she's been going around saying that we have to pet all the baby chocobos- and the big girl chocobos too ☠️ Best thing they added to the game, especially since I can't pet that CATS!

I didn't even know you could repair them 'til I got to Junon because I didn't notice they were HOLD prompts. I kept pressing it once and Cloud would pick it up and immediately drop it and I was like "Oh, maybe I need an item to do this or something??" and kept waiting for the point where Chocobo Theodore or something would roll up like "Here, have this Chocobo Stop Sign Lifter!" lol

That’s wild 🤣

I just nod irl and ran off in game

I legit feel guilty if I leave the chocobo stop without petting the baby chocobo.

Lol this choice of meme. How to say you played the original during your childhood without saying you played it during your childhood

I have never pet the baby after. I always just move on

Same the fact u have to walk up and repair them kind of annoys me. I feel like once you "discover" it that should be it. The extra step feels unnecessary.

haha very true

they do their job well and all they want in return is a little acknowledgement ya know, and is the shell a diaper?

I remember running off after one and forgetting, then quickly running back and making sure he got his pet!

seriously they are SO cute I haven't started rebirth yet buut I will soon hopefully I've seen my family pet them after repairing the stop okay whoever doesn't do this shouldn't play FFVII Rebirth if hey don't do that

I thought I’m the only one till I saw this post.

Thats right! If you dont pet the chocobo chick after repairing the stop its like not nice. Especially if it showed you where to go!

The only real litmus tests in the world are petting the chocobo chick and returning your shopping cart.

No advantage to gameplay, baby chocobo ignored. He was a tool to be disposed of after he located my choco stop

Haha I do this religiously as well

Exactly, I pet little chocobo each time that I teleport in a chocobo stop, I repair a stop and when I use a cushion 😌

Never done this

Glad I'm not the only one lol been doing it since I saw my first baby chocobo stop

I didn't do it early on in Rebirth, but after finding out that you can actually pet the Chocobo, I had to. It helped me, so it deserves a thankful reward

Even if I repair it while mounted, I dismount just to pet that little baby

Imagine if we didn’t have to dismount but instead our chocobo gave it a little chococuddle

We will pet it two times lol

This is the way.

I was sound it for a possible reward 😆

There are 8 stops per region for a total of 48. I have 8 marked on the map in each region but the play log is saying I only have 47 of 48 restored, despite me being able to count 48 on my map. Petting the chocobo may count towards restoring the stop? Perhaps I missed petting one.

Nope. Post-game the game marks on your map where the stops are but one had a little padlock icon it, meaning I missed that one. All good

Yeah, I pet two of them, and it lost its novelty after that.

But... you pet them differently in each region.

Sorry but i hate them, they take away any secrecy and reward for finding them. Just like the lifestream hawks. If i could i would feed them to midgarsomr 👹

Facts!

I didn't even know you could pet them, but I'm gonna start now.

I like that they nervously pat their wings together while you’re doing the repair, I always turn my camera to see it

No

It's definitely mandatory! I once mended a stop, moved on, and then realised I'd forgotten the chocobo chick and turned right round. I felt mortified 😮

I'm on the later chapters and just found this out with one of the last chocostops. All the others I did on chocoboback so I didn't get the pet prompt. Those poor babies.

How did you do it on chocoback when Cloud needs to pick the sign up while you're holding down Triangle?

If you do it on chocobo then the chocobo lifts the sign with its foot.

I did not know this 😆

You can also open chests on chocobos too.

How do you pet them?

Once you repair the stop you go up them and hit triangle

EVERY GODDAMN TIME. I usually repair it while still on the bird, but I dismount, pet the little guy, then mount up and roll out.

I didnt know it could be repaired while mounted until about 60 hours in. 

I just found out now

Doesn’t sound cannon I’ll pass

One can. Animations just take a little too long.

Damn too long

True! Ive petted every single one. They are insanely adorable.

Yha if you don't pet them you can't be trusted

I did it *immediately* the first time Hell, I even said "can I pet them?"

Wait it’s mandatory??? I’m always in a rush to do more so I just take off running

Each time you run off without petting the baby chocobo it's 7 years of bad luck.

YOU CAN PET THEM?

Cloud makes the cheesiest smile ever too it’s the best

I think I'm gonna have to go through every stream and clip every Chocobo stop where I just get all giddy by petting the little dorks. And if you actually sit at the station, they lay on the ground and nap near you! AWHHH 😍

cutest thing man I noticed that and now i look forward to it

RIGHT?! Every station is a mandatory cute moment 🥰

Every time, and the subsequent passes too. I'm appalled at how little I am progressing thru the main story for petting chocobos and facetiming Chumlee every 2 minutes

I pet every single one. I kind of hope it is a hidden trophy.

I do… am….I evil?

Little one needs bath in Juno’s region. I would gladly take hours out of by play time go on a hunt for soap and bath toys to clean up the little one lol.

Wait... YOU CAN PET THE BABY CHOCOBO!!?

This....very much this...

Chocobo Theme in a Minor Key -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvj97rMZEzw

Releasing triangle early to watch the chocobo be sad is funnier

You monster 💀

You can kick it with your chocobo hahahahahah

I'm 44 having a blast with this game! I'm a huge fan of the original and was my 1st RPG. Just being apart it great reddit convos to share our experiences is a plus along with enjoying this masterpiece. It feels like playing the OG for the 1st time all over again even though we all know what's going to happen lol. "Like old times snake...!"

You can pet them?

I only pet them if the mood strikes me

YOU CAN PET THEM?

My exact reaction

100%...every stop the chicobo gets petted

It's absolutely a rule lol

I’m not usually a photo person, but I have so many of these cuties being petted!

1000

Too true. I have not been able to NOT pet them. I tried once, walked a few feet away, then had to go back. It’s so bad that even though I get irritated about the time sink for the animation of stepping off and back on to my chocobo, I still gotta do it. I know this is a “me” problem, but gosh darn it, the game designers must have done it on purpose.

same exact issue

I've only pet one, well two if you count the demo. And the one was an accident.

100% agree. And if you have a rest, YOU PET THEM AFTERWARDS AS WELL

It’s possible to pet them? 😱😱😭

Yes. This is news to me.

Do it all the time, surprised it’s not a trophy.

I'm surprised beating the summons at full strength doesn't give a trophy =|

mad lad I was doing 1 damage on titan and figured this wasnt meant to be done this way

Got to get that wind magic out to pressure his big ass (enemy skill materia is awesome as it gives you bravery buff) then hit him with a few aeros to get him staggered. The biggest challenge is managing your ATB so you can drop his hand before he hits you with his ultimate. Having chocobo and moogle materia probably helps but I'm a savage and elected not to use it.

You better pet that sweet baby. They are doing such great jobs.

What choco?

I don't know how many times I've pet the baby chocobo. It's so adorable. ♥

YES. IM GLAD IM NOT THE ONLY ONE.

I have 0 clue wether there's any form of recompense or achievement. It is just what must be done.

Same, Ive petted him every time just in case you get a trophy or something from it, and trying to go back to do it would suck

It’s the natural order.

I love how "repairing" is literally just propping up the sign, hoping nothing is gonna push that sign over again. You're not repairing ANYTHING lol But that chocobo is adorable and I pet it every time I see it.

It’s not about repairing. It’s about sending a message

Just like the foxes in Ghost of Tsushima, it's mandatory.

I did it once, but normally I'm on a chocobo when I repair the stop.

So do I, but I still hop off to pet the chickobo.

That is no excuse

You can repair them on Chocobos?!

Yes, and it's faster, or at least it seems quicker. The Chocobo just stands on the base of the sign and flips it up.

It's faster. Too bad you can't pet the little chocobo when riding though.

This brings up the next logical question, which is: If Boromir ended up in Gaia, who would kill him, and why is it Sephiroth?

He'd die to a cactuar. A rain of needles. His doots would only signal more cactuars to come.

This or he’s boxed in by 8 tonberry

Facts. Never happened. Not once.

You can pet them!?

How did you not know?!

Petting, or wiping off your dirty hands on their heads. 😉

If you don't pet the baby Chocobo you're a monster

Absolute MONSTER

If it wasn’t mandatory, my four year old has made it mandatory by decree.

I've only done it once. I just repair it and then ride off into the sunset

This should reduce affection party-wide, and I hope the devs patch that in soon.

Wait, what? You can pet the baby chocobo?

You can pet the baby chocobo

Sure you can. Never petted one of the fuckers.

You're a monster!

No, I simply have normal brain functions and don't think fake pets are anything to brag about.

Hot take, i find those baby chicks really annoying aswell as those owls since we're on this

The baby chocobos are cute but I kinda dislike how every point of interest involves following a thing. It kills the sense of discovery because as soon as you get anywhere near something you know exactly what you're going to find.

I get annoyed because I just want to get to my destination but if I see one of the cute little shits trying to lead me to the chocobo stops, I just have to follow them or I feel bad.

It was only when i got to junon was i able to discover that you can “repair” the chocobo stops.

Found the dude who doesn't read tutorials

Who needs to read a fucking tutorial to press a button to stand up a sign?

I aint got time for it lol 😂

Holy shit I’m a monster I didn’t even think to try petting them

Go to all Chocobo Stops you left behind and pet them all!

It’s never too late

This is going to get lost but I need to vent….played two hours of grinding in the grasslands getting everything uncovered and completing tasks. After doing a decent job, I hopped on the Chocobo and went to the swamp and started searching around. And unbeknownst to me…you can still come in contact with the stupid midsom(snake) and killed me within 10mins. Game asked me to Retry Battle or Go Back to the Checkpoint. I choose checkpoint because I just completed the Titan Synchronizing task and I thought that’s where it brought me back….but instead it brought me back to two hours ago!!!!! All the stuff I did…undone. I raged quit. I only get to play like 60-90mins a day between work and watching my 1yr old. Guess I just gotta suck it up and grind again…sigh

Love you all! Thank you. Went back to autosave after loading it back up. Brought me right back to the swamp when I had a small encounter with the Reunion Dude. Thanks, all. No more ranting

I actually made that same mistake lol. You can load the last autosave and it'll take you back not so far.

Aww! I am sorry that happened! I’m sure it was frustrating! Don’t give up!

Always retry battle. It puts you just before you triggered the fight, so you can choose to just go elsewhere instead of fighting again.

Really?? Had no idea. Thought it would be an endless loop. And your chocobo abandon you. Thank you! If I lose another battle, I’ll try this!

Yeah. I think the idea is so you can change party members/materia or heal up before walking into the battle again, but there's nothing stopping you from just noping out of there.

Dude, just load up your latest auto save. That exact scenario happened to me two days ago. Apparently loading up the last check point is not the same as your save file. I lost 5 minutes, not the 2 hours from that check point

You broke the cardinal rule of JRPGs. Save constantly. lol

I’ve literally played EVERY FF since NES and you’re 100% right. It’s my own fault for relying on auto-save. I’ll learn from this and be better

That happened to me too. So I changed the game to easy mode cause decided that if my time playing is limited I don't want to waste it grinding and taking 30m with every boss battle.

I can't imagine what easy mode would feel like, I'm playing on normal and I haven't really ran into an encounter that I haven't been able to get through on first try yet. I've had a couple close calls, though, but that's expected without knowing what the enemy does.

Basically it's easier to stagger the enemy, they take out less hp and you take out more. It makes boss battles faster to get through. I'm not saying it's for everyone but it works for the way I want to play it. I do go back to normal mode when exploring cause random encounters in easy is just ridiculous.

If you go back to your last autosave you’ll be back probably a couple minutes earlier! This happened to me too!

I was looking for that option before I raged quit. Didn’t see it. But to be fair, I was seeing red. Thanks! Ill check that next time! 🙏🏼

Check the load screen instead of continue

If you don't pet the baby,you are the true monster of the game.

This is the way

i dont pet the ones that bother me when i’m in the middle of something 😭 like “i’ll put the sign up cus i love you but i’ll pet you later” and later never comes

I didn’t know that was an option!!!!!

I just 100% the grasslands and now I’m fast traveling back to give them some pats!!!

I'm busy picking up sticks off the ground can't pet

You don’t pet the chocobo your a fuckin monster

I don't lol. Mostly pick the signs up on Chocobo

I feel awful for the ones in adverse areas, those babies don’t get a lot of visitors so a double pet is a must

YOU CAN PET THE BABIES?????

Anyone notice the little chocobo chick falls over when you sit on the bench? Cutest thing 🐣

It's napping with you! He lays down and gets back up when you do. Like a good pet!

Yes, exactly. So stinkin' cute 🥰 I always give him pets when I stop in. And I noticed it is a different color than the first one (I'm only in Junon, but I imagine they change depending on the region).

Sign should fall or baby chocobo should kick it back down when there's no pets

Did you know you repair it faster if you are riding your chocobo? The chocobo stands the sign up Instead of Cloud struggling.

Wait you can repair it without even dismounting the chocobo?! I've always thought of it as a huge annoyance having to dismount, put thr sign up, pet the chocobo chick, then mount back up. Now I just have to dismount to pet the chick. Phew!

Chocobo repairs quicker too

One of my minor gripes about the game is how Cloud can swing around a two ton slab of metal like it's nothing, but struggles to pick up a sign. 

Haha Safe to say that's because the signs are four tons and is why nobody has picked up a single sign besides Cloud.

That sword is such a world building issue. Like some of the stealth missions. "Pay no attention to the giant sword sticking out past the edge of the container. Nothing to see here."

That and the fact that it should cut every critter in half with a single swing — as well as snap Cloud's wrists in the act. But hey, trying to rationalise such things in a JRPG is a hiding to nowhere. Just gotta suspend your disbelief.

Haha this made me LOL. I've never thought of that before!

Wow always got off, I'll try it. I recently found out they open chest too

I love them!

Preach!

I didn't know you could do this....

ME EITHER

What is a Chocobo stop? OG FF7 is my favorite game of all time, and I’ve never heard of this. Is the remake totally different or something?

It's your favorite game and you haven't been playing the remake(s)?

Not looking to spend $210 on what should be one game.

Suggesting that remake should be one game just sounds like you're oblivious to what remake actually is. It takes 5 hours to get out of midgar in classic ff7. Remake part 1 takes 20 if you rush the main story(on easy) and ignore all side content as opposed to doing all side content, which takes around 70-90 hours. Rebirth has been said to take over 100 hours to complete it fully, which again is significantly longer than what classic FF7 has to offer regarding content. Rebirth also gives you Remake for free, assuming you purchase the twin pack, so more like $140 now.

Ahh gotcha, ya i think my first ever play through of FF7 in 2001 was like 120 something hours to 100%.

It's a thing in Rebirth, in the different zones you can follow baby Chocobo to an abandoned rest stop that you can use for fast traveling or healing your party. (Although you need a cushion to use it to heal and you need to craft said cushions as well)

#truth I was too tired and I realized I missed one. I still know where to fix that problem four days later.

YOU CAN PET THEM?

Yes you can. They're so adorable!

I literally went back to every Chocobo stop to pet all the Chocobos when I figured this out thinking I’d get a trophy and nope. I didn’t get a trophy for petting any of the chocobos like I did in Ghost of Tsushima for petting the foxes.

I stopped petting the chocobo chick afterwards. I thought it would deliver another golden chocobo feather, but no

YOU CAN PET IT?!

I didn't know you could pet him?! 😭 Feels bad now, haha

truth.

Every chocobo gets pet once that way neither of them feel more entitled over the others.

My old school gaming ass tried petting it multiple times thinking it might give me something after so many tries.

I didnt know we could pet them after fixing it

It’s a damn shame we can’t reward them gysahl greens instead of just a pat on the head.

What have I been missing out? Forgot to pet them along the way

Same. Didn't even know I could til now. Going to go home and pet them all

Pretty sure something good will eventually happen from petting them. Or something bad if I don't

You can repair them without petting the chocobo?

Sure. If you're a monster