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What is FINAL FANTASY VII?
Primarily covers the standard Japanese PlayStation release of January 31, 1997: progression from Midgar to the Northern Crater, recruiting characters, raising materia and time-limited pickups. International additions are distinguished.
Scope: Main scope: original standard Japanese PS version (January 31, 1997); International additions noted separately / Content checked: October 2, 2026
Standard version, International and remakes
| Version | Release/scope | How this guide handles it |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Japanese PS version | January 31, 1997 | Main scope. No Diamond battle, Ruby or Emerald. |
| PS International | October 2, 1997 | Additional battles, Sensui and Kalm exchanges are noted separately. |
| Later ports | Controls and features vary by platform | Covers progression shared with the original. The complete current update history has not been checked. |
| Remake／Rebirth | Separate games | Excluded from these seven pages' controls and equipment tables. |
- Clock controls, Limit-learning counts, Chocobockle and other elements differ by edition. Do not apply added-version values directly to the standard Japanese PS version.
Three separate saves to keep first
- Before entering the Temple of the Ancients, check Aerith's learned Limits and equipment and save in a separate slot.
- Save before each Huge Materia operation. The story continues after failure, but pickups and rewards differ.
- Save before returning to Midgar and before the Northern Crater's final battles. Distinguish branches with pickups from the route descending onward.
Coverage
| Category | Scope included here |
|---|---|
| Progression | 29 sections from the opening to the ending: required actions and major side trips. |
| Characters | Specific instructions for nine regular characters and two optional recruits. |
| Materia | 82 standard-PS materia names and one added Sensui name. One AP discrepancy remains withheld. |
| Equipment | Weapons for regular characters: 126 standard names plus one addition; 32 armor names. |
| Limits and Enemy Skills | 54 matched names from 55 main Limits. MP costs and major learning examples for 24 Enemy Skills. |
| Not covered | Every chest coordinate, every enemy, every shop, every stealable item or every event affection value. |
- Equipment-table counts are counts of item names. They do not mean every acquisition method is covered.
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