FFVII

Sam Or I · Post by **Sam Or I** » 2004-06-14 07:35pm

I think am the only person I know of which has actually LOST FFVII. I don't mean died either (well that was part of it). It was towards the end of the game, I left the PS on for a few days (I was working), came back fought the ruby monster and died. The saved game screen which is normally blue was now a blood red saying the reunion has taken place, and it would not let me pull any of my saved games up. I in a panic reset the playstation, and all was normal.

I don't know how I did it, I have not been able to repeat it, but has anyone else done this? To my knowledge I am the only person.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2004-06-14 07:58pm

...

I've never heard of that happening.

Bugsby · Post by **Bugsby** » 2004-06-14 08:05pm

That is... very odd. Well, I guess it makes a certain degree of sense. AVALANCHE was working on a timeline in the game, meteor would drop soon... I guess you need to get a few DAYS worth of game play time up for it to happen, though.

I imagine there will be plenty of people leaving on thier PSs, trying to copy what you said right here.

mauldooku · Post by **mauldooku** » 2004-06-14 08:08pm

Were you...high...at the time? I've never, ever heard of something like that being possible.

Post by **RogueIce** » 2004-06-14 09:46pm

How? I mean, you're supposed to still be able to raise Chocobos, get the Master Materia, etc. That must take a long time... Just sounds weird. Shoulda gotten some pics bro.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2004-06-14 09:53pm

RogueIce wrote:How? I mean, you're supposed to still be able to raise Chocobos, get the Master Materia, etc. That must take a long time... Just sounds weird. Shoulda gotten some pics bro.

He could have been playing for hundreds of hours before leaving it for the few days.

Though I rather like the concept of the time limit.

Post by **RogueIce** » 2004-06-14 10:17pm

Gandalf wrote:
RogueIce wrote:How? I mean, you're supposed to still be able to raise Chocobos, get the Master Materia, etc. That must take a long time... Just sounds weird. Shoulda gotten some pics bro.
He could have been playing for hundreds of hours before leaving it for the few days.

Though I rather like the concept of the time limit.

I like it, too. QFG has that sometimes (most notably II and IV, though I think III as well, not sure about I and never played V) as well. It is realistic, but I wonder how well it works in a Final Fantasy game.

And man, that must take a lot playing.

Temjin · Post by **Temjin** » 2004-06-14 10:38pm

Don't they have a pause function in that? Usually in FF's, the pause stops time completely.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2004-06-14 10:50pm

Temjin wrote:Don't they have a pause function in that? Usually in FF's, the pause stops time completely.

I don't think it does in FFVII.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2004-06-15 01:01am

I don't buy it, I would have to see this duplicated.

mauldooku · Post by **mauldooku** » 2004-06-15 08:30am

This would mean that the programmers purposefully put this in. And think: How many people in the world have accidentally left their PS on for extended periods of time?

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-06-15 10:33am

Any chance you could mail someone at Square or repeat it again? i'd be curious to see screencaps.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-06-15 10:50am

It's quite obvious that his game was possessed and he was actually taking control of these real characters on a real world somewhere in the cosmos.

Well done, you've doomed us all!

Vendetta · Post by **Vendetta** » 2004-06-15 02:00pm

I've never heard of this, and I know of people with literally months of play time on one file. It could be due to leaving it with no inputs for a long tme, or on the game over screen long enough.

(although I would question that 'reunion has taken place' business, of course the reunion had taken place, that was at the end of disc 2, before RW appears)

I'm tempted to file this in the same drawer as the resurrection of Aeris

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-06-15 04:16pm

When he says "reunion", it could be when Meteor impacts the planet and where Jenova and Sephiroth are together.

Bugsby · Post by **Bugsby** » 2004-06-15 05:19pm

Nah, reunion was a pretty specific term in FF7. It might be a programming relic from an earlier version of the game. Or it might be something I havent thought of.... or it could be a lie.

Vendetta · Post by **Vendetta** » 2004-06-15 05:34pm

Of course they are still rattling on about Reunion in Advent Children...

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-06-15 08:55pm

I think he's lying.

Equinox2003 · Post by **Equinox2003** » 2004-06-15 11:01pm

I have not had the chance to do that yet, as I only recently got the game,
and am nowhere near the end. Plenty of people say this is a just a great
game, to me it is only average so far, I hope it gets better.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2004-06-15 11:41pm

Equinox2003 wrote:I have not had the chance to do that yet, as I only recently got the game,
and am nowhere near the end. Plenty of people say this is a just a great
game, to me it is only average so far, I hope it gets better.

How far along are you?

Equinox2003 · Post by **Equinox2003** » 2004-06-16 12:24am

Just got to Costa Del Sol, I think it is called.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2004-06-16 12:26am

Equinox2003 wrote:Just got to Costa Del Sol, I think it is called.

Ok, it gets good when you get to the next disk.

Sam Or I · Post by **Sam Or I** » 2004-06-16 02:17pm

I was not on drugs, I am not lying about it. I do not care if you believe me or not, I just want to know if it has happened to anyone else? If so, how can it be repeated?

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-06-16 02:40pm

Sam Or I wrote:I was not on drugs, I am not lying about it. I do not care if you believe me or not, I just want to know if it has happened to anyone else? If so, how can it be repeated?

try leaving your playstation on for days at a time again? what part in the game were you working at the last time it happened?

AnimeJet · Post by **AnimeJet** » 2004-06-16 02:41pm

I feel slimey for associating with FF, but i suggest you ask around at tthe Gamefaqs boards or check out the FAQs, they have hordes of screaming fanboys that may know the answer.