I agree with Aeris. Just because pre-FFVII games were alot harder and slighty more difficult than Final Fantasy VII, doesn't automatically makes the post FFVI games any less challenging. You have to understand that the word "difficult" can be sought in many different perspectives, for example I found FFVII to be alot more difficlut than VI when it comes to the story. In FFVI you pretty much understood everything, leaving no speculations at the end, while FVII had such a great and complex plot, that it left one wondering what really happened. My point is that you can't base a game on its difficult level, as the word "difficult" can be quite deceiving