Final Fantasy 7 Is Easy Or Hard?

[manorick]

well, the game is not difficult like that, just and a little long, more for me I'm almost zeroing the game and i have not seen any difficulty in the game, and just stay connected in things.

[Hina]

Depending on if I'm not paying attention to what's going on in the game or what I'm doing, it can be a little hard, but I think it's mostly easy overall.

[manorick]

yes this right the game in general and very easy and only picks up the schemes, like me, has a pdf file explaining everything from the game, weapons, materials, weaknesses of the boss and etc. when I saw this I'm zeroing in without problems.

[Hina]

Originally posted by Rickelson:

yes this right the game in general and very easy and only picks up the schemes, like me, has a pdf file explaining everything from the game, weapons, materials, weaknesses of the boss and etc. when I saw this I'm zeroing in without problems.

Honestly the only thing that has ever given me trouble was fighting that one boss guarding the safe/vault that Vincent is locked behind. But other than that this game is definitely easy for me.

[manorick]

Originally posted by Hina:

Originally posted by Rickelson:

yes this right the game in general and very easy and only picks up the schemes, like me, has a pdf file explaining everything from the game, weapons, materials, weaknesses of the boss and etc. when I saw this I'm zeroing in without problems.

Honestly the only thing that has ever given me trouble was fighting that one boss guarding the safe/vault that Vincent is locked behind. But other than that this game is definitely easy for me.

I understand, the hardest part at the time when I did not read the file "pdf" of the final fantasy, it was in the mansion la that has to discover the password of the safe :I

[ehs03y3ol]

FF VII is balanced to easy but mechanics has a learning curve.

[Tr0w]

The problem with the game is that it wants you to level materia up but your character level goes up super fast from even slight farming. So basically it's super easy to end up so mnay levels above anything else not far into disc 1 that you spend the rest of the game breezing until the weapons, but if you've found utterly broken materia like contain or knights of the round, etc, then you'll breeze those as well. Then again it's JRPG combat so we should probably be thanking them for getting us through it's tedium quicker.

What the game is hard on is your time. You can't take on the final three bosses once the story dries up, once you get to that point you will have days of grinding materia, sources, and levels to do as you will need everyone at max level with max stats and mastered materia. It's appalling game design and takes it from being an alright game to being a single player korean mmo.

[SinonSnipe]

Difficult game. Impossible to get pass the first battle.

[Kisamefishman]

I never found the game hard just only hard to 100% complete the game and get all the material I first play this on the first PS with 3 disc and I think gamefaqs was the only good option at the time for guides unless you go to the store and get game guide.

[Daenoxiis]

It depends on the person. It's not a hard game, but if it's your first Final Fantasy game, then yeah, it can be challenging at certain points on your first playthrough, even if you are using a guide. The Tempe of the Ancients confused the crap out of me as a kid, because there is a path that is passable that simply doesn't look passable at first glance. The Great Glacier is equally as confusing to navigate, if not more so. And the Ancient Forest is something that you pretty much need a guide for. However, once you get a couple playthroughs under your belt, the game is a downhill jam with no difficulty whatsoever. The only genuinely challenging boss fight in the main story arch I can think of is the wall demon in the Temple of the Ancients at the end of the temple. And again, not particularly difficult if you're over-leveled or at the very least just a seasoned player. MOST of the bosses can be stomped on in the game simply just by level maxing and mastering your materia.

[Doom58]

braindead, play with new threat or hardtype

[Nadrie]

The game is not hard once you understand the materia system.

[Xengre]

Originally posted by Tr0w:

The problem with the game is that it wants you to level materia up but your character level goes up super fast from even slight farming. So basically it's super easy to end up so mnay levels above anything else not far into disc 1 that you spend the rest of the game breezing until the weapons, but if you've found utterly broken materia like contain or knights of the round, etc, then you'll breeze those as well. Then again it's JRPG combat so we should probably be thanking them for getting us through it's tedium quicker.

What the game is hard on is your time. You can't take on the final three bosses once the story dries up, once you get to that point you will have days of grinding materia, sources, and levels to do as you will need everyone at max level with max stats and mastered materia. It's appalling game design and takes it from being an alright game to being a single player korean mmo.

You can max all materia in just over 30 minutes if you know where to grind and the right setup to get the master all materia related achievement. Magic Pot enemy in final dungeon with double (mostly this) and certain triple (not as good as you think if comparing number of slots, but there are a few weapons with high number of triple slots), w-item (best, but can use steal if need be for elixers). There is a spot for maxing all limit breaks really easily, too, near Fort Condor on world map so you can do it at nearly the start of the game, aside from the 4th level item you need which you can learn immediately upon getting. Weapons can be beaten at low level like level 20-30 pretty easily if you are experienced enough.

It isn't so bad if you know how to do it optimally, but if you don't it can definitely drag on. I imagine it was more of an issue for when the game first came out for those who didn't get lucky enough to figure out tricks or hear from friends before cheat/guide websites and the internet info was readily available.

[Arioch]

a more honest answer is that yeah, parts of it can be hard and frustrating, but for the most part it's pretty easy once you understand what's going on. there's some bosses that can be frustrating. if you have a guide or already know everything, then of course it'll be easier

[Wolfherz]

The game is fairly easy to be honest. No FF is really hard. Some of the fights in VII can be scary if you don't know how to defend against or take advantage of weaknesses. The final boss has much more or less hp depending on a few factors. Such as whether you use the ultimate summon in the 2nd to last boss fight, as well as your level. The difficulty of the super boss fights can also be negated through various strategies as well. Some strats require cheese, others not.

[Jeff]

So I did a playthrough recently and thought about the question.

I'd say it's well balanced for a single player RPG. The game only provides a challenge if all 3 are true:

1- you have never played the game before, or it has been so long that you forget everything

2- you don't look anything up

3- you don't ever stop to gain extra levels. Fully exploring an area is fine but no running in circles or repeating areas just to get stronger.

If you do anything extra to gain more power or knowledge, the game becomes easy.

So if you want a challenge you can have a challenge, or you can make it easier on yourself. Up to the player.