perfect game?

[Stonehaven]

I have read some guides/walkthroughs that talk about a perfect game and collecting 99 of a bunch of items, hwats the pourpose of getting 99 of all these items?

[Killbunny]

To have a perfect save file, it's a challenge, that is all. It has nothing to do with anything else. There are a lot of challenges that people set themselves to make this game harder during the play throughs of the game, as they have completed the game so many times.

[Stonehaven]

also im just curious if anyone reading this has got a perfect game (all missable items and enemyskill) by memory? this would be close to impossible for me lol, as much as i love the game and story i always overlook something when i play through the game lol

[Shiny]

I'm going for a perfect game right now. I am using gamefaqs and youtube videos as references. It's my first time going for it but I've beaten the game so many times I figured it would be fun to mix it up. There are different variations of a "perfect" game. I'm going for one where I at least have one of every item, don't miss any items in the game, all possible key items and the best ones, max lvl/stats, all materia/mastered, etc. There's one where you go for 99 of all items/max for those you can only obtain a certain amount of. I find that would be way too time consuming for me lol.

[M3gadeuce]

Honestly, "perfect game" is subjective depending on the person. Some people get freaked out if they end up missing a potion from an NPC, or missed a treasure from a dungeon that you can get in a item or weapon shop. I guess for some, they want to get everything to have a challenge, but for me, what counts in a perfect game is only getting anything that is unique and missable. Like for instance, getting bahamut, neo bahamut, w-item, ziedrich by stealing from all the rude battles, etc. Any item that is unique and missable is what I would count in a perfect game. Not normal items that you miss from tedious stuff like doing the condor battles.

[shoveyourcopperslums]

I am running through the game again and I have left a save back in the trainyard for the 99 of everything perfect game. It is extremely tedious though. Particularly getting 99 varygrisk claws is insane. A 4.9% chance or so at level 11 and decreasing with each level. For now I just want one of each item at least and Master Materia and such. Absolute Steve's guide on gamefaqs http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps/197341-final-fantasy-vii/faqs/45703 is my favorite guide for either a perfect game or casual play through.

[Stonehaven]

Yeah, to me a perfect game is absolutely everything and the w-item trick and repeating boss battles trick are fair game. I might have to start a new gamesometime soon and go for it.

That walkthrough is the best one i ever used. I believe its the one I used to use a long time ago, but i lost the link and i have been trying to find it again the last few months reciently. thanks for the link

[shoveyourcopperslums]

No problem at it. It definitely has it all and I've used it many play throughs. I had ambitions of trying to do a perfect game without using the w-item trick and the like but all that stealing is truly painstaking.