Anyone who was disappointed in safer sephiroth obviously either A: put too much work into fighting him B: had a strategy guide or C: used gameshark. The first time through the game you can't possibly get every single item and materia and not spend ages doing it. I beat him on level 47 Cloud with Cid and Barret in my main party, no Mime, no KOTR, no Final Attack, no W-Summon, and no Neo-Bahumut (never got the passcode, that was a pisser, I thought I lost the game there!). THAT was the HARDEST FF battle for me. For some reason Dark Cloud ALMOST gave me a kickin my first time through. Ultmecia was a HUGE disappointment after all the guardians of my abilities beat the crud out of me, only for me to stomp her. And Zeromus was a cinch after edge stole dark matter.