Is this the easy or hard FF7?

[✚ Mariel ✚]

I heard the western release was made easier back when it was released for the PS1. Is that true? Is this the easy version, or did they restore it to the JP edition difficulty?

[HandmadeMonster]

It's pretty easy. So long as you don't flee from battles on a regular basis, you should be able to complete the game with little difficulty.

[✚ Mariel ✚]

Yeah I beat it ages ago. I'd like to play the proper version someday though XD

[LilG]

This is the western version of 7, you'd have to purchase the Japanese version elsewhere if you want the original harder version. I believe it had a higher encounter rate,stronger enemies & some puzzles like the clock puzzle in the temple of the ancients was more complicated.

[solidap]

Medium I guess
It's not trivial. You'll need to have up to date equipment and materia to beat a lot of the bosses. Some bosses can be pretty tough if its your first time. Post game bosses and Golden Saucer arena are quite difficult

I think overall it's more difficult than FF9, about the same as FF10. I don't remember if FF8 was similar. Not much about FF8 is worth remembering

[✚ Mariel ✚]

I played the PAL version on the ps1 over 10 years ago and pretty much facerolled it even though it was my first RPG. I only ran into a few barriers and thats only because I had been running from battles for a while so I just grinded a bit and continued at those times. I just finished FF4 and it's miles ahead of what the PAL FF7 was in terms of difficulty, I actually had to use buffs and debuffs rather than just attacking and healing

Is the American version of FF7 harder than the PAL version of FF7?

[Numzy]

i could be mistaken, but i believe your thinking of FF IV, the japanese version was much harder, and the american version was press x simulator, either way FF is a relatively easy RPG compared to some others, if your looking for a real challenge i can give u some honorable mentions, of rpgs ive played that were brutal and had no room for error

[✚ Mariel ✚]

hmm, I'd like a challenge but it's hard to get the right kind of challenge. Fire Emblem hard mode is about feeding kills to specific classes, planning out relationships and resetting the mission everytime RNG screws you and I dont find that fun. Many other "hard" RPGs were just about grinding. I'd like one that makes me think tactically and doesnt rely heavily on grinding or RNG

[✚ Mariel ✚]

Although I did just do the FF4 steam version on normal and that was a good difficulty. Grinding makes less of a difference than usual, and the boss fights usually had puzzle elements and requried some tactical play and proper use of buffs/debuffs/cleanses

[zbrut1987]

Tbh all FF are easy "IF" you know how to play em seriously.Pretty much each FF you can breake in Disc 1 just not FF1,2,3 all others yeah [; but id think PS1 versions was better then steam tho but thats my opinion tho.But i always says cool is try original versions and decide by yourself which version is more easy/hard tho.[;

[Numzy]

just researched the japanese ff7, it does have a higher encounter rate, a different safer sepiroth fight, making him slightly harder, but there are no weapon fights. So in a way its harder, but higher enounter rate just means youll get OP faster, but with no weapon fights, the japanaese game would be so much easier

[slider86]

I found it too hard and frustrating but then I'm one of the few people who finds Comix Zone easy as pie.

[dancingstar93]

Originally posted by Kiri:

Although I did just do the FF4 steam version on normal and that was a good difficulty. Grinding makes less of a difference than usual, and the boss fights usually had puzzle elements and requried some tactical play and proper use of buffs/debuffs/cleanses

Steam FF4 is the iOS port of the DS remake. Per FF wiki, the DS remake is generally reckoned as harder than the original Super Famicom version, whereas SNES FF2 was easier than the original. Choice of difficulty modes was added with the mobile version, my personal speculation is "hard mode" on mobile / PC is pitched about the same as the original difficulty on DS.

[raystevens73]

Originally posted by Kiri:

hmm, I'd like a challenge but it's hard to get the right kind of challenge. Fire Emblem hard mode is about feeding kills to specific classes, planning out relationships and resetting the mission everytime RNG screws you and I dont find that fun. Many other "hard" RPGs were just about grinding. I'd like one that makes me think tactically and doesnt rely heavily on grinding or RNG

Decided to try this game out tonight to make sure it ran fine and found this post. Your games are not listed as public in your profile so I don't know if you have this one.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/367500/?snr=1_5_9__205
This is pretty average RPG for the main story but the Dark Arisen DLC made this my favorite. I have played all FF but the MMO's and I always see the famous "It's like Dark Souls" qoute on this game but DDDA is unlike any other i've played and to put that perspective I started gaming in the 80's

[Bad_Conduct]

Originally posted by Kiri:

I heard the western release was made easier back when it was released for the PS1. Is that true? Is this the easy version, or did they restore it to the JP edition difficulty?

Every Final Fantasy is hard until you finish it the first time.

Or these days, every Final Fantasy is hard until you Google it.

Like any JRPG, it really depends more on how much time you put into it. The Western one is actually more difficult because they included the additional super bosses. I don't think it had any significant gameplay changes outside of that.

[Numzy]

Originally posted by pferreira86:

I found it too hard and frustrating but then I'm one of the few people who finds Comix Zone easy as pie.

so your more of an action/beat em up type gamer, which is good, turn based rpgs are a different mind set, all it requires is some practice. just keep at it and youll get it :)