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Unlockables

  1. 2012 Re-Release Achievements

    In August of 2012, Square Enix re-released Final Fantasy VII for the PC. Among a number of minor bug fixes, also included was an achievement system. By meeting a number of arbitrary conditions, as below, you will have achieved the achievement. These are exclusive to the PC re-release of 2012.
    How to UnlockUnlockable
    Win a battle, your first one.Won 1st Battle
    Use Cloud's Braver Limit Break.Braver
    Use Barret's Big Shot Limit Break.Big Shot
    Use Tifa's Beat Rush Limit Break.Beat Rush
    Use Aeris's Healing Wind Limit Break.Healing Wind
    Use Red XIII's Sled Fang Limit BreakSled Fang
    Use Yuffie's Greased Lightning Limit Break.Greased Lightning
    Use Cait Sith's Dice Limit Break.Dice
    Use Vincent's Galian Beast Limit Break.Galian Beast
    Use Cid's Boost Jump Limit Break.Boost Jump
    Recruit Vincent into your party.Vincent
    Recruit Yuffie into your party.Yuffie
    Complete the first part of the game.End of Part I
    Complete the second part of the game.End of Part II
    Defeat the final boss, and thusly the game as a whole.End of Game
    Obtain the Summon Materia "Bahamut ZERO".Bahamut ZERO
    Obtain the Summon Materia "Knights of the Round".Knights of the Round
    Obtain Cloud's ultimate Limit Break, Omnislash.Omnislash
    Obtain Barret's ultimate Limit Break, Catastrophe.Catastrophe
    Obtain Tifa's ultimate Limit Break, Final Heaven.Final Heaven
    Obtain Aeris's ultimate Limit Break, Great Gospel.Great Gospel
    Obtain Red XIII's ultimate Limit Break, Cosmo Memory.Cosmo Memory
    Obtain Yuffie's ultimate Limit Break, All Creation.All Creation
    Obtain Cait Sith's ultimate Limit Break, Slots.Slots
    Obtain Vincent's ultimate Limit Break, Chaos.Chaos
    Obtain Cid's ultimate Limit Break, Highwind.Highwind
    Defeat the Ultimate Weapon.Ultimate Weapon
    Defeat the Diamond Weapon.Diamond Weapon
    Defeat the Ruby Weapon.Ruby Weapon
    Defeat the Emerald Weapon.Emerald Weapon
    Master any single Materia.Master Materia
    Master every single type of Materia.Materia Overload
    Obtain 99,999,999 Gil.Master of Gil
    Get any character to Level 99.Top Level
    Start a battle in the Battle Square of Gold Saucer.Battle Square
    Obtain a Gold Chocobo through any desired means.Golden Feather

Secrets

  1. Restore Energy During Chocobo Races

    Hold [Page Down] + [Target] while racing a Chocobo.
  2. View the cutscenes

    Go to the (~:\Program Files\Final Fantasy VII\movies) folder and you will be able to view all of the in-game FMVs whenever you want.

Glitches

  1. Walk Forever

    When leaving or entering an area (not on the world map) press [Menu] just after the screen goes dark. unpause and you'll still be in the same area as before, but you can continue walking outside the normal bounds of the screenwould have brought you to the next screen.
  2. Skip Return to Midgar glitch

    This glitch allows you to skip Returning to Midgar, however you will permanently miss Barret's and Caith Sith's ultimate weapon's and a Tough Ring, Ziedrich and Minerva Band by doing so. After defeating Diamond Weapon when he approaches Midgar, head towards Northern Crater in the Highwind to continue the story. When you reach the scene between Scarlet, Reeve and Heidegger in the meeting room, after Reeve says "I don't give a damn about the details!!", hold Right + Run. If successful, in the next scene your characters will appear next to Hojo to stop him, instead of seeing him talking to himself.

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Type Name File Size
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by Ash_Riot 249K
Other Fort Condor FAQ by Master Epyon 19K
Other Chocobo Breeding Guide by gmo7897 213K
Other 7777 FAQ by baxterjn 178K
Other Temple of the Ancients Maze Map by oblivion from aoc 98K
Other Speed Run FAQ/Walkthrough by GarlandG 260K
Other Enemy Skill Map by jekoln 65K
Other Great Glacier Map by jekoln 91K
Other Date Mechanics Guide by TFergusson 26K
Other Limit Break Mechanics Guide by GideonD 59K
Other Enemy Mechanics FAQ by TFergusson 1023K
Other Bone Village Treasure Map by Absolute Steve 147K
Other Party Mechanics Guide by TFergusson 223K
Other Battle Mechanics FAQ by TFergusson 126K
Other LLNIIENACMO Challenge FAQ by Thundaka 190K
Other Miss-able Items FAQ by mira 34K
Other Item/Materia Locations FAQ by Xenomic 518K
Other Gold Saucer/Mini-Games FAQ by Absolute Steve 96K
Other Enemy Skill Challenge FAQ by Ovenman 91K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by A I e x 415K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by Absolute Steve 1916K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by Apathetic Aardvark 1069K
Other LLNMIENA FAQ/Walkthrough by GarlandG 205K
Other Low Level No Materia FAQ/Walkthrough by GarlandG 165K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by Patt3rson 254K
Other SCIENMNANE Challenge FAQ by Xenomic 48K
Other Enemy-Skill Only Challenge FAQ by Xenomic 60K
Other SCNIIENANE Challenge FAQ by Xenomic 69K
Other Materia-Only Challenge FAQ by Xenomic 42K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by Nova123 248K
Other Great Glacier Ice Lake Map by Crazyreyn 13K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by Fox McSquall 293K
Other Shinra Building Floor 63 Map by Crazyreyn 32K
Other Ultimania Omega Translations by Ryu_Kaze 121K
Other IENANENPANLBCMO Challenge FAQ by Paltheos 93K
Other Solo Lowest Level Character Challenge by lolo262626 193K
Other No Materia/No Items FAQ/Walkthrough by Thundaka 115K
Other Magic-Only Challenge FAQ by Acid Angel 13 70K
Other Command-Only Challenge FAQ by Acid Angel 13 79K
Other Low Level/No Items/New Equip/Assec. Challenge FAQ by Thundaka 154K
Other Aeris Disc 2-3 Guide by niai mitch 23K
Other World Map by FFJ 42K
Other Chocobo Places Map by FFJ 41K
Other Stat Maxing Guide by Mike Truitt 70K
Other Enemy Skill FAQ by Apathetic Aardvark 56K
Other Training/Random Encounter FAQ by MGSB 329K
Other Lowest Level FAQ/Walkthrough by KADFC 260K
Boss FAQ Boss FAQ by Blackestmage 135K
Other Perfect Game FAQ by JungleJim 47K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by Kao Megura 892K
Other Single Character Challenge Guide by Pyroe 39K
Other Plot Analysis by falsehead 191K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by BTB 1295K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by Arctic 491K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by TerraNigmA 89K
Other Solo Character Initial Equipment No Materia Challenge Guide by Fantasy Gamer 80K
Other Don Corneo Mechanics Guide by Fantasy Gamer 54K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by DjSiXpAcK14 377K
Spoiler-Free Walkthrough Spoiler-Free Walkthrough by Masamune2 16K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by Datrio 371K
Other Music Guide by Thorf 19K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by Dark Angel 257K
Other Low Level FAQ/Walkthrough by Edman 93K
Other No-Materia Guide by Maxx_Power 29K
Other Character Setup Guide by Atom Edge 131K
FAQ FAQ by CGallet and Shirow 141K
Other Hacking Guide by Supernova 232 53K
Other Monster/Item/Weapon Lists by DC 523K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by DJellybean 432K
FAQ FAQ by rocketdive2001 69K
FAQ FAQ by MHobbs 167K
Other Materia/Weapon Guide by Skultera 17K
Other Battle Arena FAQ by Crescent Lake 19K
Other Chocobo Raising Guide by Ninja 22K
Other Goodies Guide by CDyke 24K
Other Short Chocobo Breeding Guide by CMessiah 2K
Other Monster/Treasure Chart by SAxeswinger 24K
Other Weapon Guide by JHaglund 6K
Other Chocobo Manifesto by NAdams 8K
FAQ FAQ by Ranma 73K
FAQ/Walkthrough FAQ/Walkthrough by Exdeath 215K
Secrets FAQ Secrets FAQ by JSimmonds 21K
Other Materia Setups and Combos by SBishop 15K

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