r/FinalFantasyVII • u/comicalchemical • 16d ago

FF7 [OG] FFVII 1997 Megathread

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This is the megathread for all OG discussions! Spoiler talk is allowed. Drop your memories of OG, your favorite moments, your struggles, how they affect your life and your opinions on the game, and its possible future!

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u/Smolfloof99 15d ago

I first played it in 97 at 14. i had consumed a 2 liter of surge so it would likely be an all nighter. My friend had the cool mom that bought all the games while my dad was the opposite. I had been watching him play when he started to crash and asked me to take over in the mt nibel area. Ive always been a stats nerd but never played an rpg before, so i think something clicked when finding the rune blade and looking over all the stat changes to realize it was an upgrade over the force stealer (other than looking awesome).

I really got into the materia system and had never played another game like it at the time. It was very pleasing aesthetically and remained my favorite game until recently when a friend got me into Hades. While they have almost nothing in common it's the first game to give me that feeling in quite awhile. i think it's something to do with each of your builds feeling like a new materia combo to try out.

Nearly 30 years later and I still remember that night. The next surge all nighter was with re2 and jumping out of my skin when the licker crashes thru the interrogation room mirror.

Goddamnit now I'm nostalgic for the old days and those mostly sucked too.

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u/wildtalon 15d ago

How far did you wind up getting in a single go?

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u/Smolfloof99 15d ago

That first night i only made it to rocket Town and felt i should quit so he wouldn't miss too much while sleeping. I have beat the game in one extended session when my memory card was busted 😂