Final Fantasy VII

Final Fantasy VII was a seminal release in Square Enix's Final Fantasy series, widely regarded as one of the most successful gaming franchises in history. Released in 1997, FFVII was a gamble for the company. Prior to VII all the Final Fantasy games had been on Nintendo consoles but VII was released for the Sony PlayStation. FFVII took the series in a new direction, which it has pursued ever since. This landmark release paid off, it is thought by some to be the most popular and well-liked game in the Final Fantasy series, possibly the best RPG ever made or even the best game ever made.

Final Fantasy VII was released under the same name in Japan, the US and Europe &mdash; correcting inconsistencies in numbering between the regions. With each new release, Squaresoft (now Square Enix) added new features. The latest release in Europe (PAL) contained bonus material not seen before, namely the two WEAPONs; Ruby and Emerald.

Characters

 * Overview of the playable characters
 * Limit Breaks
 * Training

Story synopsis and timeline

 * Events prior to the game
 * Events during the game
 * Events following the game

Basics

 * Controls
 * Status Effects

Walkthrough

 * General combat strategies
 * List of things that are easy to miss
 * Preface to the walkthrough and conventions used

Disc 1

 * 1) Assault on Mako Reactor no. 1
 * 2) Sector 7 Slums and Assault on Mako Reactor no. 5
 * 3) Meeting Aerith, Wall Market, Don Corneo
 * 4) Sewers, the Train Graveyard, and the fall of Sector 7
 * 5) Back to Aerith's House and the Road to Shin-Ra HQ
 * 6) Infiltrating Shin-Ra HQ
 * 7) Five years ago, and a Parade for Rufus
 * 8) In Shin-Ra Uniform
 * 9) Costa del Sol, Corel, and the first visit to Gold Saucer
 * 10) Desert Prison, Chocobo race, and a visit to Gongaga
 * 11) Cosmo Canyon and Red XIII's family matters
 * 12) Nibelheim, Rocket Town and Tiny Bronco
 * 13) Gold Saucer Dream Date
 * 14) Temple of the Ancients
 * 15) Sleeping Forest and the Forgotten Capital

Disc 2

 * 1) Into the cold
 * 2) A tricky situation in Junon base
 * 3) A journey through cloudless skies
 * 4) Huge Materia below and above
 * 5) Weapon Raid at Midgar and Requiem for Shin-Ra

Disc 3

 * 1) Descent into the Northern Crater
 * 2) Finale

Sidequests

 * Optional characters &mdash; Yuffie and Vincent
 * Wutai sidequests
 * Things to Collect &mdash; Materia caves, Turtle's Paradise posters, etc
 * Great Glacier
 * Ancient Forest
 * Weapons &mdash; those terrifying big optional bosses: Ultimate Weapon, Ruby Weapon and Emerald Weapon.

Minigames

 * General information and minor minigames
 * Motorcycle chase
 * Fort Condor
 * Snowboarding
 * Submarine hunt
 * Gold Saucer
 * Tifa's piano

Appendices

 * Materia
 * Summon Materia (Red)
 * Magic Materia (Green)
 * Support Materia (Blue)
 * Command Materia (Yellow)
 * Independent Materia (Purple)
 * Enemy Skills
 * Equipment
 * Weapons
 * Armour
 * Chocobos
 * Trivia – interesting and unusual details, either present in the game as such or discovered by other means
 * Glitches and errors – for glitches and bugs in the game, as well as flaws in story and translations, and other story-related nitpicking.

End matter

 * Literature and sources