Author Topic: How fast did you beat FFVII? (Read 44062 times)

blue_heart86 · « **on:** 2004-12-07 22:17:53 »

I did'nt go so faST, TOOK ME 12 HOURS TO BEAT THE GAME. I like to fool around sometimes, you know, talking to people and such. Well like to hear your best time. Catcha later

Radiosity · « **Reply #1 on:** 2004-12-07 22:26:39 »

12 hours? It takes nearly two hours just to get out of Midgar (without stopping to level up and so on). So - other than cheating - how did you manage the entire game in 12 hours?

I think my best time is about 60 hours, and that was the first time I ever played, so I missed a lot of stuff. Now, if I play, it generally goes well past the 100 hour stage where the timer no longer counts

Bunnie-Maru · « **Reply #2 on:** 2004-12-07 22:48:06 »

I must say also, it took me around 35-40-45 hours (This is off the top of my head, of course) just to beat the game (And when I say beat, I mean defeat the last couple of bosses [Bizzaro Sephiroth, One Winged Angel Sephiroth, and Jenova]). It also took me around 60-80 hours (That encompasses the previous 35-45 hours) to fully complete the game (All the Battle Square stuff, all the limit breaks, summons, chocobo breeding, sidequests, level 99 for all characters, all the weapons...you name it, I did it within a 60-80 hour time period).

qwerty · « **Reply #3 on:** 2004-12-08 01:54:20 »

I would say about 40-50 hours if you just zoom through it.

Bunnie-Maru · « **Reply #4 on:** 2004-12-08 02:13:52 »

Im glad Im not the only one who seems to be coming up with these hours. I also would like to know exactly how you managed to zip through the game to the one-winged sephiroth fight (Im assuming you didnt actually complete every aspect of the game, did you not?) blue_heart.

hartellage · « **Reply #5 on:** 2004-12-08 06:05:27 »

When I made a speed run through the game, it was after
playing it about 20 times completely through. Also
playing parts of the game who knows how many times.

And even then, the fastest I've EVER beaten it was 21:38. That
was without stopping to do anything and running from
battles I felt werent useful. So I really have trouble
seeing 12 hours. Took me that long to get to the Guaes cliff I believe.

I would like to see some saved games throughout the way
of this game to add up how long it took for certain events.
(Also, I've never gotten out of midger in less than 2 and a half)
And I concider myself pretty quick at getting that part done.

Ged · « **Reply #6 on:** 2004-12-08 06:54:48 »

I also had 12 hours.. For one particular reason - software mode, or either a glitch causes the time to be counted half. 2 seconds is one second for the game. So the real playtime is at least 24 hours. I think someone posted it somewhere else..

Radiosity · « **Reply #7 on:** 2004-12-08 09:41:07 »

Ged - Probably me

Running in software mode causes the timer (but not the game) to run at half speed. Yeah, that being the case, 24 hours does sound reasonable and I think I could pretty easily go through the game with that sort of time.

James Pond · « **Reply #8 on:** 2004-12-08 19:18:51 »

My first playthrough, liek bunnie was at around 43 hours.

Then I played through again and did EVERYTHING and I got to about 80 hours.

qwerty · « **Reply #9 on:** 2004-12-09 01:08:01 »

How can you do everything possible AND get under 90 hours?

Bunnie-Maru · « **Reply #10 on:** 2004-12-09 03:29:44 »

Not that hard.

Ultima Weapon is not insanely hard, its just a matter of following him until he gets to the canyon. He's really a 50-60 level mob if I remember. The weapons are simple. Once you go through the tedious task of Emerald (with a level 99 party I did it with, never came in risk of dying), Ruby is really a piece of cake with the new All-Summon plus your original KOTRT, and mime materia. The quests dont take long at all, such as the breeding (though it is a thing of luck to get the golden one really, even with the right nut), chocobo races are pretty much simple with a golden chocobo (though all the races can be completed without one), and everything else is usually a "fetch me this, that, and this thing's cousin, and I'll give you a prize" quest.

Not impossible at all. Just a matter of luck/strategy/knowing where to get certain items.

Even so, 24 hours seems freakishly fast for a complete run through of the game (my question still goes unanswered if this was a simple beating of the final boss, or a complete rundown of every single thing).

Nanaki · « **Reply #11 on:** 2004-12-09 12:53:18 »

I think time is irelevent... if i can remember correctly the game was suposed to take about 100-50 hours to get to the middle continent

but then again i have a memory like a sive/colinder^_^'

the time recall thing i presume is to help you locate the correct save file and time the game EG when you only wanna spend an hour on the game

i could (and probably will )be wrong

Nanaki^_^

ps lost old memory card ... all my old save files gone *sniff*

mirex · « **Reply #12 on:** 2004-12-09 18:09:11 »

took me 100+ hours, around 150 hours. I was playing it for 1st time so it took some time to figure things out ...

Bunnie-Maru · « **Reply #13 on:** 2004-12-09 19:11:10 »

Thats probally why then. I knew what had to be done, and I had assistance and strategies also. I knew whatg to look for and where to go and what to do.

Darkness · « **Reply #14 on:** 2004-12-09 21:16:12 »

i beat it in 24 hours.

vegeta2005 · « **Reply #15 on:** 2004-12-13 18:08:02 »

I beat it in about 48 hours.

fabriknos · « **Reply #16 on:** 2004-12-14 19:21:50 »

i can't remember how long it took to beat it the first time, as my memory from my college days is a bit hazy :erm: however i recently beat it again without doing the majority of the side quests (ancient forest, weapons, chocobos, master materias, limit breaks etc.) and i'd have to say it was around 19 hours. if you don't do the mindless levelling up of your characters and just follow the storyline it actually goes by pretty quickly. i can't think of one boss integral to the storyline that required me to run around and level up before beating it. if you go with the flow, the game is designed to allow you to beat it with minimal effort. the second time through i had really hoped to be challenged more, but that wasn't the case. now, i am using my save game after i have completed all the storyline up to chasing Sephiroth in the North Cave, so my new challenges are the weapons

Caddberry · « **Reply #17 on:** 2004-12-15 00:04:00 »

I beat it in probably 40 some hours.. Not solid play though I would leave the game running and go eat dinner.. Then come back to it.. Speeding through the game wasn't my goal.. I wanted to enjoy it.. But then again I also liked the story so i was kinda "rushing" to finish it for that reason..

fabriknos · « **Reply #18 on:** 2004-12-15 04:56:38 »

yeah with most Final Fantasy games i have to make that decision - do i want to get immersed in the story and follow it through like i would a normal game, or do i try to amass every item and ability and get mega-stats and go all out... usually if the RPG is good enough i'll play twice, or even three times, with the following runs focusing on all the secret items and sidequests etc. with today's RPGs especially, considering how exponentially larger they are than their predecessors, you really need to choose your time wisely. that's why i'll always love the classics like Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, FF3, Zelda series, even old Phantasy Star, cause there's only so much extra you can do in addition to the main quest. FF7 and FFX in particular really have that ability to sidetrack you for days

James Pond · « **Reply #19 on:** 2004-12-15 12:32:03 »

qwerty it involves ALOT of using the Pheonix linked with final attack materia mastered on everybody....

fabriknos · « **Reply #20 on:** 2004-12-15 21:13:48 »

yep, that's the best combo for the Weapons also. i actually like to equip it on two characters just in case Emerald's lasers sap all the MP away on one character. you really can't die with that combo.

[MAG]Cloud · « **Reply #21 on:** 2004-12-16 01:14:19 »

Ya i also went through the game in about 50 hours or so but i like to take my time in games cause im not in a rush i just like to get into the story and level my guys up

Skillster/RedSarg99 · « **Reply #22 on:** 2004-12-16 12:14:32 »

I remember doing it in 11 hours.
Cant remember for the life of me how as it was years ago
BTW hello again

Srethron Askvelhtnod · « **Reply #23 on:** 2004-12-22 07:22:55 »

First time for me was about 50 hours (game time.) At FFWA there was (is?) a mod named Martin who could beat the PSX version in (I think) 8-11 hours. He had screenshots that were reasonably good proof (gone now), although I suppose a GameShark might let you edit the game time, so who knows.
For me, on all versions of Windows later than 95, the clock in FF7PC has run abnormally slow (even slower than what Ged describes.) At the rate I'm going, I think I could give Martin a run for his money, but it wouldn't be legit since it's just some weird bug.

delta · « **Reply #24 on:** 2004-12-22 07:39:25 »

Me for FF7, 60+ hours. Actually blue_heart86's 20-hour finishing time isn't that all unimaginable, as once me and my friends had a challenge to see who could finish FF8 the quickest. My record's 15 hours and something minutes. Naturally, I won.

My usual finishing time though is far far greater, if I remember correctly, the time counter for my game actually changed colour to red and was no longer incrementing as I've reached the trackable limit (which I believe was 99:59... not sure on this though, have to check).

Well since I made it through FF8 in such short a time I'm guessing it's also possible in FF7. Mind you I did nothing that was unecessary. Always using roads, renting cars, no side-quests, and loading if anyone dies. It was fun though. Maybe I should try it too for FF7.

Author Topic: How fast did you beat FFVII? (Read 44062 times)

blue_heart86

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[MAG]Cloud