Once you’ve assembled all your troops, it’s time to set the marching order for the parade. Press L2 to begin arranging. Different gatherings will influence the difficulty of the upcoming parade sequence in three performances. The higher the difficulty, the better the reward – and the higher the level of your relationship with Tifa and Aerith.
Choosing security guards from the entire lineup will give you the easiest parade sequences for all three performances. Difficulty levels change in real time as you customize the soldiers. So you can choose something more balanced. However, the most challenging and rewarding lineup consists of two grenadiers, two riot soldiers and a flame soldier.
The parade sequence isn’t easy, especially considering all the running around you have to do to rally your troops. While you may miss the chance to improve Her relationship with Tifa and Aerith If you don’t do well the first time, you can always return to the parade sequence by selecting Chapter 4 from the chapter selector after completing the game.