The “Final Fantasy 7 biggest skip” has just been discovered by FF7 (Final Fantasy 7) speedrunners, and this recent discovery has everyone in the gaming world ecstatic!
If you’re a big fan of Final Fantasy 7 and also follow its speedrunning community, then you’re probably one of the many gamers celebrating the newest skip that’s taking the world by storm. This news might even be bigger than the announcement of the Final Fantasy 16 PC release, and you’ll see why in a moment.
Scroll down to learn more about the details of this huge news and discover the complexities of this epic speedrun skip!
This Awesome Final Fantasy 7 Skip Lets Players Save Aerith!
The biggest and most well-known heartbreaking scene in Final Fantasy 7 that has caused fans to suffer ever since the game’s initial release is Aerith’s death. For years, fans have pondered and tried to figure out a way to save Aerith—if it was even possible.
Rumors of covert methods to save her and retain her within the player’s party have been going around for years. A new skip that was uncovered by speedrunners Kuma and AceZephyr and made public by Luzbel enables players to leap from Midgar to Forgotten Capital while keeping Aerith in the group.
She stays because the game omits the scene in which Aerith departs from the gathering. However, some messed-up stuff does happen due to this brand-new FF7 skip. Aerith is able to witness her own death as Sephiroth plunges his blade into her chest and then nonchalantly joins the party to fight against Jenova Life.
How Did They Discover the Skip and Can Other Players Replicate It?
I’ll be honest, the actual Final Fantasy 7 biggest skip is very complex. The speedrunners who discover it are still ironing out some of its wrinkles. It entails tricking the game into allowing you to walk on the ocean by utilizing a Chocobo on the world map.
After that, Cloud just walks to Forgotten Capital across the lake. This Final Fantasy skip lets players progress through the game without doing all the things the game would’ve demanded they do to get to that point.
If you pull this skip off, you’ll see that the cutscene plays as it normally would, but the player’s party members are the same. This means that Aerith gets to stay as a party member instead of dying! For those who want to give it a try, check out Kuma‘s YouTube tutorial for the skip below:
But Don’t Get Your Hopes up Too High—Pulling off the Skip Is Near Miraculous
Regretfully, several of the asterisks on this skip are functional. You might be better off getting the PlayStation State of Play 2024 than seeing this skip come to fruition.
For starters, the skip simply won’t activate if you are not using a version that enables you to disable encounters. The reason for this is that the game will be softlocked if you engage in combat while strolling on the water. Additionally, since the game recognizes that Aerith should no longer be in your party, the game softlocks anytime there’s a moment involving the party in which she shouldn’t be present.
The community is presently trying to figure out how to get around this, like AceZephyr‘s excruciating five-hour attempt to avoid confrontations while crossing the lake by employing pause buffering. If it ever works, it should save runners about two hours, enabling them to go through disc one more quickly than before. I sincerely hope they find a viable and stable speedrun strategy for this one.
Why Speedrun the Retro Final Fantasy 7 Game?
Speedrunners are some of the most loyal people in the world. They speedrun their favorite games not just to show love to them, but to hone their mastery of them. In their eyes, one of the best ways they can show how much love they have for a game is to master it, and speedrunning is their way of doing it.
You might think, “Well, they’re just simply exploiting glitches from the game. What’s there to enjoy?” But in reality, speedrunners have often played their favorite games for hours on end; they want to push their limits. This is often the result of people dedicating their lives to a single game, and playing it over and over again isn’t enough.
Speedrunning is such an enjoyable and respectable way to experience a game. While I’m not a speedrunner myself, I do watch the pros and learn so much about the game’s design, levels, and other intricacies I would’ve never encountered with a normal playthrough.
What Do You Think About the Dubbed "Final Fantasy 7 Biggest Skip?"
Now, I’ve rambled on for some time here. It’s your turn to tell me what your thoughts are about this epic Final Fantasy 7 skip. Do you think it’s good? Do you think it’s viable? Let me know in the comments section! Oh, and you might to know more about Clock Tower: Rewind—A horror classic revived for that retro-game nostalgia vibe.
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