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3. Final Fantasy VII, like most Final Fantasy games, is a lengthy and nuanced narrative that’s best enjoyed as a slow burn, or when you want to spend some time reminiscing on a weekend.

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Hi, I have an easy version mainly aimed at the PC/PS4 version of the route, but works well for the console as well.

Better viewing format:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T6uJnmm6EKs0QD7Io0D_4XOs2_2BKp5o7qDfIgBpd10/edit?usp=sharing

Been working on this alternate route (Disc 1 - 29 Encounters, Disc 2 - 23 Encounters, Disc 3 - 5 Encounters)
No Pre-Emptive Aps, Pre-Emptive Jenova-Birth, No Stinger Skips, Fury Ring (Optional), No Water Ring (25% death chance to Jenova-Life, but it's fine if you die since the step count benefits from a reset anyways).

Final Fantasy VII Speedrun (Single-Segment, No Slots) - 8:20:14 puwexil. 'No Slots' means no using Cait Sith's Slots Limit Break (which can be manipulated to win any battle in the game in 1.

Reactor (3 Encounters)

Walk until you have renamed Cloud

Encounter #1 - 3x Soldiers
Walk 23 Steps (After the encounter)

Encounter #2 - 1x Machine
Walk 2 Steps (After the encounter)

Encounter #3 - 1x Laser Shooter 2x Fire Fishes

Sewers (1 Encounter)

Encounter #1 - 3x Turtles (Pre-Emptive)
Walk 12 Steps (After the encounter)

Trainyard (2 Encounters)

Encounter #1 - 3x Ghosts
Walk 4 Steps (After the encounter)

Encounter #2 - 3x Deenglows
Walk 18 Steps (After the encounter)

Reno's Tower (1 Encounter)

Encounter #1 - 3x Helicopters
Walk 23½ Steps (After the encounter)

Scrapyard (1 Encounter)

Encounter #1 - 1x House
Walk 7 Steps (After the encounter)

Shinra HQ (4 Encounters)

Encounter #1 - 1x Hammer Robot (Floor 65)
Encounter #2 - 3x Buzzsaws (Floor 65)
Walk 15 Steps (Start of Floor 67 - When you follow Hojo)

Encounter #3 - 1x Robot (Floor 67)
Encounter #4 - 1x Dog & 2x Orbs (Floor 68)
Walk 19 Steps (Start of Floor 69 - When you follow the blood trail)

Kalm Flashback (1 Encounter)

Force Battle (At the end of the bridge, right before talking to Tifa)
Encounter #1 - 2x Formulas

Mythril Mines (1 Encounter)

Encounter #1 - 2x Hammer Spinners
Walk 15½ Steps (After the encounter)

Junon Ship (1 Encounter)

Force Battle (At the start of the Jenova-Birth Screen)
Encounter #1 - 2x Shinra Soldiers
Walk 7 Steps (After the encounter)

Pre-Emptive (Jenova-Birth)

Mt. Corel (6 Encounters)

Walk 3 Steps (As soon as you enter the screen from the world map)

Encounter #1 - 3x Vacuum Suckers
Walk 21 Steps (After the encounter)

Encounter #2 - 1x Cokatolis & 3 Birds
Encounter #3 - 3x Mushrooms & 2x Birds
Walk 6 Steps (After the encounter)

Encounter #4 - 1x Dinosaur & 2x Birds
Walk 6½-8 Steps (After the encounter - depending on how far behind you are)

Encounter #5 - 1x Bomb
Encounter #6 - 1x Bomb

Corel Prison (2 Encounters)

Walk 4 Steps (As soon as you enter the prison)

Encounter #1 - 1x Thief & 2x Flying Balls
Walk 30 Steps (After the encounter)

Force Battle (At the end of the prison, before fighting Dyne)
Encounter #3 - 2x Deathclaws (Learn Laser)

The Cave of Gi (1 Encounter)

Walk 12 Steps (As soon as you enter The Cave of Gi)

Encounter #1 - 1x Dog & 3 Snakes (Use Shiva and Learn Death Sentence - Cast Molotov for the kill)

Mt. Nibel (2 Encounters)

Encounter #1 - 2x Formulas
Walk 21 Steps (After the encounter)

Encounter #2 - 1x Zuu
Walk 16 Steps (After the encounter)

Gongaga (1 Encounter)

Force Battle (At the end of the Gongaga Screen)
Encounter #1 - 1x Spiderweb

The Temple of The Ancients (1 Encounter)

Walk 3 Steps (As soon as you enter The Temple of The Ancients)

Encounter #1 - 1x Horse
Walk 2 Steps (After Red Dragon)

The Sleeping Forest (1 Encounter)

Encounter #1 - 2x Seahorses & 3 Boundfats
Walk 2 Steps (After the encounter)

DISC 2 (Reset before/after Jenova-Life)

Corral Valley (1 Encounter)

Encounter #1 - 4x Boundfats (Pre-Emptive)

Icicle Field (2 Encounters)

Encounter #1 - 2x Frozen Nails
Encounter #2 - 3x Shreds

Ice Cave (9 Encounters)

Encounter #1 - 2x Bats
Encounter #2 - 1x Stilva (Back-Attack)
Encounter #3 - 4x Zolokalters
Encounter #4 - 1x Zolokalter & 2 Bombers
Walk 6½-7 Steps (After the encounter)

Encounter #5 - 1x Zolokalter & 2 Bombers
Encounter #6 - 2x Zolokalters
Walk 9½-10 Steps (After the encounter)

Encounter #7 - 2x Bombers (Back-Attack)
Encounter #8 - 1x Zolokalter & 2 Bombers
Encounter #9 - 1x Malboro
Walk 2 Steps (After the start of the Save Point Screen, before Schizo)

Whirlwind Maze (3 Encounters)

Encounter #1 - 2x Bombs

Walk 2 Steps (As soon as you see Cloud after the weird camera angle)

Encounter #2 - 2x Batteries
Encounter #3 - 3x Gremlins
Walk 10 Steps (After the encounter)

Junon (1 Encounter)

Encounter #1 - 1x Soldier
Walk 2 Steps (After the encounter)

Mt. Corel (4 Encounters)

Encounter #1 - 1x Bomb
Encounter #2 - 1x Bomb
Encounter #3 - 1x Cokatolis & 3 Birds
Walk 8½-9 Steps (After the encounter)

Encounter #4 - 1x Cokatolis & 2 Vacuum Suckers (Pre-Emptive)

Junon (3 Encounters)

Encounter #1 - 3x Robots
Encounter #2 - 3x Buzzsaws
Walk 8½-9 Steps (After the encounter)

Encounter #3 - 1x Oilboyle & 3 Soldiers (Pre-Emptive)
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Force Battle (Yuffie Route Only) (Before fighting Carry Armor)
Encounter #4 (Yuffie Route Only) - ????

Northern Cave (5 Encounters)

Encounter #1 - 1x Gargoyle
Encounter #2 - 2x Garyoyles
Encounter #3 - 1x Dragon

Force Battle (At the end of the 2nd Screen)
Encounter #4 - 2x Garyoyles
Walk 5 Steps (After the encounter)

Encounter #5 - 1x Floating Eye
Walk 11½-12 Steps (After the encounter)
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Encounter #1 (Yuffie) - 1x Gargoyle
Encounter #2 (Yuffie) - 2x Gargoyles
Walk 3½ Steps (After the encounter)

Encounter #3 (Yuffie) - 2x Scissors
Walk 1 Step (After the encounter)

Encounter #4 (Yuffie) - 1x Dragon
Encounter #5 (Yuffie) - 1x Float Eye

DISC 2 (Single-Segment)

Corral Valley (2 Encounters)

Encounter #1 - 1x Trickplay & 2 Boundfats
Walk 14 Steps (After the encounter)

Encounter #2 - 2x Hungrys
Walk 8 Steps (After the encounter)

Icicle Field (2 Encounters)

Encounter #1 - 3x Dogs
Encounter #2 - 2x Frozen Nails

Ice Cave (8 Encounters)

Encounter #1 - 1x Stilva
Walk 5 Steps (After the encounter)

Encounter #2 - 2x Bats (Pincer-Attack)
Walk 6½ Steps (After the encounter)

Encounter #3 - 2x Bats
Encounter #4 - 1x Zolokalter & 2 Bombers
Walk 8½ Steps (After the encounter)

Encounter #5 - 1x Stilva
Encounter #6 - 2x Zolokalters
Encounter #7 - 1x Malboro
Walk 2 Steps (After the encounter)

Encounter #8 - 2x Bombers (Back-Attack)

Whirlwind Maze (3 Encounters)

Encounter #1 - 1x Grenade

Walk 2 Steps (As soon as you see Cloud after the weird camera angle)

Encounter #2 - 1x Battery & 2x Gremlins
Walk 10 Steps (After the encounter)

Encounter #3 - 2x Cubes
Walk 1 Step (After the encounter)

Junon (1 Encounter)

Encounter #1 - 1x Soldier

Mt. Corel (4 Encounters)

Encounter #1 - 3x Cokatolis' (Pincer-Attack) Molotov / Attack / Runaway
Encounter #2 - 5x Mushrooms (Pre-Emptive)
Encounter #3 - 1x Cokatolis & 3 Birds
Walk 6 Steps (After the encounter)

Encounter #4 - 1x Dinosaur & 2 Vacuum Suckers

Junon (3 Encounters)

Encounter #1 - 2x War Machines
Walk 8 Steps (After the encounter)

Encounter #2 - 2x Oilboyles (Pre-Emptive)
Encounter #3 - 1x Hardcore Champion

Northern Cave (4 Encounters)

Walk 1 Step (At the beginning of Northern Cave)

Encounter #1 - 2x Parasites
Encounter #2 - 1x Gargoyle
Walk 4 Steps (After the encounter)

Encounter #3 - 3x Parasites
Encounter #4 - 1x Float Eye
Walk 8 Steps (After the encounter)

Final Fantasy VII, like most Final Fantasy games, is a lengthy and nuanced narrative that’s best enjoyed as a slow burn, or when you want to spend some time reminiscing on a weekend. Most of us probably don’t dare to finish the game as quickly as we can, but that’s the modus operandi behind a Final Fantasy VII speedrun.

Games Done Quick is a charity gaming marathon that raises money annual for Doctors Without Borders. It invites volunteer streamers who play nonstop for donations, with all the money going directly to charity each summer. Developers and gaming companies even hand out swag and other charitable gifts.

Notably, T-shirt distributor The Yetee has been an important part of the list of donors, sending a dollar from every T-shirt sale to the event. The T-shirt seller is followed by Humble Bundle and Minecraft creator Notch, all of whom have generously donated thousands of dollars in the past few years. There’s an astounding amount of donors in general.

During the Games Done Quick event, one speedrunner named Ajneb174 (Ben for the rest of us) was able to finish the game in just eight hours. That’s absolutely insane!

Final Fantasy VII: Speedrunner finishes in just eight hours

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Ben was able to power through the game using powerful memorization techniques as well as skills he’s obviously spent some time honing. For a game that typically takes 38.5+ hours to complete (via HowLongToBeat), finishing up in just under a regular workday’s shift is extremely impressive.

Speedrunners track interesting statistics as they’re going through the game as well, like the number of steps they’ve counted as protagonist Cloud. This helps them determine how many random battles they’ll eventually get to, allowing them to skip fights and even avoid others outright. It’s probably a skill for you to learn if you hate random battles, honestly.

After a grueling 8-hour session with no food or bathroom breaks, the task was complete, and now there’s even footage to go along with the impressive feat. If you want to follow along, you can check out the archived video via Games Done Quick’s YouTube channel and Twitch for a viewing party that’ll take up most of your day.

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