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 — 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.

Table of Contents

Characters

• Overview of the playable characters Template:P
• Limit Breaks Template:P
• Training Template:P

Story synopsis and timeline

• Events prior to the game
• Events during the game
• Events following the game

Basics

• Controls Template:P
• Status Effects Template:P

Walkthrough

• General combat strategies Template:P
• List of things that are easy to miss Template:P
• Preface to the walkthrough and conventions used

Disc 1

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

Disc 2

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

Disc 3

1. Descent into the Northern Crater Template:P
2. Finale Template:P

Sidequests

• Optional characters Template:P — Yuffie and Vincent
• Wutai sidequests Template:P
• Things to Collect Template:P — Materia caves, Turtle's Paradise posters, etc
  • Great Glacier
  • Ancient Forest Template:P
• The Weapons (Enemies) Template:P — those terrifying big optional bosses: Ultimate Weapon, Ruby Weapon and Emerald Weapon.

Minigames

• General information and minor minigames
• Motorcycle chase Template:P
• Fort Condor Template:P
• Snowboarding
• Submarine hunt
• Gold Saucer Template:P
• Tifa's piano Template:P

Appendices

• Materia
  • Summon Materia (Red) Template:P
  • Magic Materia (Green) Template:P
  • Support Materia (Blue) Template:P
  • Command Materia (Yellow) Template:P
  • Independent Materia (Purple) Template:P
• Enemy Skills Template:P
• Equipment
  • Weapons Template:P
  • Armour Template:P
• Chocobos Template:P
• Trivia Template:P – interesting and unusual details, either present in the game as such or discovered by other means
• Glitches and errors Template:P – 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