Least Favorite Part of the Game?

[DMKA]

Mine has to be the part where (SPOILER)Cloud and Tifa are in the Lifestream in Cloud's dream and there's all those different Cloud's sitting around and floating about, etc. Even though you learn so much and there's several integral story bits revealed, I've always hated that part for some reason. I don't know if it's simply the presentation, or the fact that it's the longest you go in the game with straight storyline and nothing else. All I know is, I just got done replaying the game and all these years later I still dread that part.

What's your least favorite part of Final Fantasy VII?

[Wolf Kanno]

Leaving Kalm after the Flashback, I know most people have fond memories of when the game "opened up" but honestly, you don't really do anything until you reach Junon about an hour or two later.

Fort Condor... any of it. It's easily the game's weakest mini-game and it's incredibly slow and clunky and god I hate them for making you have to do it at least once.

I also dread Cosmo Canyon, because I find Red XIII's story a bit boring (great music) but I find the whole scenario to be a bit dull cause we're taking time out for a character who has little to no importance to the overall plot. The fact it's sandwiched in between the disturbing scenario of Zack's hometown and the ominous moment you get to return to Nibelheim, also makes it a bit of a mood killer.

I dread Wutai, cause I hate Yuffie and the whole scenario still pisses me off. I especially hate that I have to do her boring boss rush side quest just so I can get one of my fave summons, Leviathan. What really pisses me off, is that as a completionist, I can't bring myself to skip any of these.

I dread the second disc because it's where I feel the plot really takes a dive, specifically, after you find Cloud in Mideel and then your party decided to finally stop ignoring Shin-Ra (after 30 hours of doing so) and mess them up when they are finally actually trying to do something useful for a change. Oddly enough, I don't mind the individual elements of this part, stopping the train from crashing into Coral, infiltrating Junon and stealing the sub, and dealing with the rocket, I just find the incredibly weak rationale behind all of it kind of destroys the overall narrative for me, not to mention Tifa's whole "I knew the truth but didn't tell you cause I thought it would upset you" is in this part of the game as well.

[Gamblet]

not to mention Tifa's whole "I knew the truth but didn't tell you cause I thought it would upset you" is in this part of the game as well.

This.

[Raistlin]

Fort Condor... any of it. It's easily the game's weakest mini-game and it's incredibly slow and clunky and god I hate them for making you have to do it at least once.

I dread Wutai, cause I hate Yuffie and the whole scenario still pisses me off. I especially hate that I have to do her boring boss rush side quest just so I can get one of my fave summons, Leviathan. What really pisses me off, is that as a completionist, I can't bring myself to skip any of these.

You're dead to me.

The whole second disc is a bit of a let down. From a writing perspective, it's terrible. WK mentions Tifa's poor justification for not telling Cloud the truth and the rather dubious logic of attacking Shinra when they're trying to stop Meteor. But there's also the fight with Hojo, who's never very established as a really hate-worthy villain despite being a great candidate for it.

Gameplay-wise, the second disc just isn't as fun. You're not really exploring any more or going to many new areas. And I never have much fun during the first part of the second disc when you're just stuck in the snowy mountains. Though later in the second disc I do enjoy having Cid as my party leader and watching him run.

It doesn't help that disc 1 is (generally) fantastic, so the contrast is all the more apparent. I do agree with WK that the detour to Cosmo Canyon is a bit annoying as it's crammed between two rather serious and dramatic moments in the plot; at that point I am eager to get to Nibelheim and Rocket Town, and while Red XIII is a cool character, the whole side story there doesn't really add much to the game. But otherwise, it's very enjoyable.

[Sephex]

I don't really care for the Wutai stuff.

[Jinx]

That stupid mountain range by Nibelheim.

[Crop]

That stupid mountain range by Nibelheim.

This.

And the flashback in Kalm, I'm disappointed with no one mentioning that damn Flasback. In. Kalm.

[Jinx]

Agreed. The flashback takes forever and is just boring. I always dread that part when I play. And it's not like FFX where you could just let the scene run while you make a sandwich. You have to sit there through all of it.

[Chris]

I really do "hate" the Fort Condor thing. It is completely torture!

[Loony BoB]

fierytempest got it in one for me - the mountains seperating Rocket Town and Nibelheim are nothing short of a dungeon that goes on just a little too long and on my first attempt it took a bit of figuring out just to get through it.

Another moment is just after Meteor appears in the sky, but before the Highwind is obtained. Because during that time the music on the world map is a real downer. Sure, it suits the atmosphere, but I still don't like it.

I also dread Cosmo Canyon, because I find Red XIII's story a bit boring (great music) but I find the whole scenario to be a bit dull cause we're taking time out for a character who has little to no importance to the overall plot. The fact it's sandwiched in between the disturbing scenario of Zack's hometown and the ominous moment you get to return to Nibelheim, also makes it a bit of a mood killer.

What are you? Dead inside? Red XIII is an awesome character and to give him his moment - just as every other character (let's face it, all but three of them could be classed as having "little to no importance to the overall plot") has their moment, too. Also, Red's little subplot is the most touching of them all. The most moving moment in any video game can not be considered boring, surely?

The parts that I don't like to do with Cosmo Canyon are all the parts that aren't required to follow the small subplot. In other words, the long talks with Bugenhagen about the planet, the various bits surrounding the fireplace. The bits telling about Red's parents and obviously the inevitable discovery of the truth about them? That's something that should be considered unmissable.

Still, it would be even better if it wasn't for Red XIII going from intelligent, mature, scarfaced beast to little baby grandpa grandpa help me waaaah cub afterwards. A character so cool should still be able to keep his head after such things, especially after he's been likely tortured at the hands of Hojo for some time.

[Hollycat]

Upon further reflection I have decided to change mine answer to the final cutscene of the game with Red XIII. Although I still dislike the recollection of Cloud's truth, I find it a necessary part of the game, and besides, it would hardly have been fair for Squaresoft to have made a perfect game, now would it. I have chosen the final cutscene because of the cliffhanger it leaves at the end of a long game. While I can see leaving the ending open to artistic interpretation by the player, skipping ahead 500 years to show a ruined Midgar isn't exactly a nice thing to do. At the end of the game it could almost be assumed that holy decided that the humans were too harmful to keep alive, t were it not for the sequels and Advent Children. That is another thing I partially dislike, the finishing up of the story after the original game clearly wanted to leave the ending open to interpretation. Basically, make up your mind Square.

[Rantz]

That stupid mountain range by Nibelheim.

This is the correct answer.

[I Don't Need A Name]

The bit where I have to sit through the entire convoluted story knowing that all of it is completely incorrect until you discover the truth 3/4 of the way through and yet I must still suffer it just so I can get through and play some of the game.

[Bubba]

Yeah, I never really liked Mount Nibel it was such a pain in the arse.

As a backdrop it looked amazing... unfortunately you fail to notice this as you are busy manouvering a yellow-and-purple speck around tiny roads that make no physical sense... and clearly not suited to a d-pad.

Subsequently you end up in a random encounter for the ninth consecutive time on the same section of the mountain. It's when you get into double figures that you start chewing the arm of your chair out of frustration.

You know what else I didn't like? Flying around trying to find Ultima Weapon. Then, after you've fought him, he gives you the old one-two-shuffle then legs it... leaving you scouring the world map again.

What a knob.

[Alpha2099]

In no particular order:

Chasing the Ultimate Weapon around
The Wutai quest
Chocobo breeding and racing. What a waste of effin' time.