FF7 PC vs PS

routine_error · August 6th, 2003

which is better: FF7 PC, or FF7 PS on ePSXe?

khangenghis · August 6th, 2003

FF7 PC version is definitely more stable i.e no/less bugs compared to FF7 on ePSXe. However, I didn't quite liked the midi'sh music on the PC version. Plus you can't use savestates in the PC version, can you

scottlc · August 6th, 2003

Most people prefer the PS version.

The Captain · August 6th, 2003

Get the psx version. The PC version doesn't handle too well with today's video cards. I tried the trial version on my pc and I could only play it in software mode at a very low resolution. The psx version can be played at high resolutions and enhanced graphics using Pete's plugins in epsxe.

**Kane** · August 6th, 2003

OK. Downpoints of the PC version:

On XP, FF7 PC exibits a number of crashes, such as the chocobo race crash unless you get the patch avaliable from here
On any decent machine today the minigames will run ridiculously fast. There exists no fix for that
The default music is ****e. You need to go out and download a music patch to get any decent quality music
Max res is 640x480
Godawful video quality

Downpoints of the PSX version

No perspective correction
Lower resoloution textures
Music cannot be further improved (I use the orchestral ST when I play on the PC)
Numerous difficult to solve 'battle swirl' glitches
Ideally needs to be running from an ISO.

Galway no Sora · August 6th, 2003

Unless you have older graphic card such as Voodoo or like my old Intel 740i 3D Express, you can play it well in your PC.

I have no problem [once I play it with my old rig] with that, but many ppl complained. I didn't tried it with ePSXe yet, but I think it will have better graphics with my current [higher spec] PC.

Niektory · August 6th, 2003

Here are some screenshots - you can compare graphics quality.
First is PC, second PSX on Pete's OGL, third PSX on P.E.Op.S.
Lord Kane, what is that music patch you're talking about?

**Kane** · August 6th, 2003

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Lord Kane, what is that music patch you're talking about?

Ficedula's FFMusic. It allows you to use your own MIDIs/MP3s/PSFs/ whatever Winamp can handle.

That second one doesn't really show the benefits of perspective correction. Try showing a battle shot quite zoomed out.

**n_w95482** · August 6th, 2003

I have the ps version and I've seen my friend play the pc version and I think overall the ps version is better. He had to run it in software mode and it looked ok but ran like crap at 640x480 (he was running it on a celeron 850). The movies looked awful and the music was ok. The music in the ps version I think was pretty good and while the movies still didn't look too good, they were better looking than the pc version (just my opinion) I don't know what they did differently with the movies but the ones in ff8 looked 3x better than the ones in ff7.

**Yeloazndevil** · August 6th, 2003

I have the psx version and the pc version. I broke the PC cd's on accident, but didn't care to buy another copy.

routine_error · August 7th, 2003

Thanks for all the help, tips, advice, and info. I have not seen such a response from a message board in a quite a while. Nice.

I think my video card is enough to handle whatever it can throw at me, but I'm not sure.
On the issue of music, can't the music be turned off on either version? and then I can just play whatever elsewhere.
And the Battle Swirl Glitch, what exactly does that do? if all it does is make the swirl get mesd up, I don't mind. I never liked that thing...
Oh, and I probably would put it on an emulated drive.

Niektory · August 7th, 2003

OK, the screenshot with zigzag background is from PSX version.

PC one has perspective correction and thanks to it is much nicer.

routine_error · August 7th, 2003

oh. i think i can live without that. thanks. I got pete's gfx plugins, scph1001, and an image of FF7 disc 1, so i'm 'bout to try it out.

--edit
one last thing. this isn't going to work or feel right until i get a PSX controller hooked up, is it?

--again

It runs much too fast. I tried all three of pete's plugins, OpenGL ran the slowest (best), and everything's still zippin across everywhere. I've tried different screen resolutions as well. I dunno what else to do. Imma try Kane's settings on his site.

much better. gracias. i think it was the FPS needin limited.

Galway no Sora · August 8th, 2003

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Originally Posted by routine_error

oh. i think i can live without that. thanks. I got pete's gfx plugins, scph1001, and an image of FF7 disc 1, so i'm 'bout to try it out.

Don't say that you're downloading the image.

**Razor Blade** · August 8th, 2003

Niektory nice shots. Well I have FF7 psx version. And I think its great. They are so similar that If you have one dont bother getting the other. Just stick with PC or get an emulator.

routine_error · August 8th, 2003

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Don't say that you're downloading the image.

nah, i ripped it myself.

Niektory · August 8th, 2003

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Originally Posted by Razor Blade

Niektory nice shots.

Thanks.

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Well I have FF7 psx version. And I think its great. They are so similar that If you have one dont bother getting the other. Just stick with PC or get an emulator.

I have both only because I like to mess with my games. In PC ver you can do more funny things, but you will also encounter more problems. Hey, I just made it play my own music in certain moments. It's great! :guitar:

**DarkAurora** · August 16th, 2003

IMO, unless you can play Direct3D mode with the PC version, play the PSX version.

routine_error · August 17th, 2003

Oh, thanks, but I'm done playing FF7. I beat Ruby Weapon and got the gold chocobo for doing so, that's all I hadn't done on the console before.

Again, thanks for all the advice and info.

Yohjikun · August 18th, 2003

I got the PC version working very well on my computer. Im using D3D for video and 640x480 full screen and its running very nice and smooth. I have a newer system so all i had to do was get the patch. So far I have yet to run into any problem while playing the game.

August 6th, 2003	#1 (permalink)
routine_error Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 6	FF7 PC vs PS which is better: FF7 PC, or FF7 PS on ePSXe?

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khangenghis Is sleeping a hobby? Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 34	Re: FF7 PC vs PS FF7 PC version is definitely more stable i.e no/less bugs compared to FF7 on ePSXe. However, I didn't quite liked the midi'sh music on the PC version. Plus you can't use savestates in the PC version, can you

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scottlc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: St Andrews, Scotland Posts: 1,575	Re: FF7 PC vs PS Most people prefer the PS version. __________________ OS: Arch Linux w/ Kernel 2.6.23.8 + GNOME 2.20.1 - CPU: Intel Pentium M 1.5GHz - Memory: 1280MB DDR PC2700 - Browser: Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.10

August 6th, 2003	#4 (permalink)
The Captain Crono! Wake up! Join Date: May 2002 Location: cyberspace Posts: 1,446	Re: FF7 PC vs PS Get the psx version. The PC version doesn't handle too well with today's video cards. I tried the trial version on my pc and I could only play it in software mode at a very low resolution. The psx version can be played at high resolutions and enhanced graphics using Pete's plugins in epsxe. __________________ DFI LT X38 mobo, E8400 OC @ 4ghz, 4gb G.Skill DDR2 1066mhz, 8800GTS 320mb (G80), 2 x 150gb WD Raptors in RAID 0, 2 x 320gb media/backup drives, NB & CPU DangerDen waterblocks, BlackIce GTX 360 radiator

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Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	Re: FF7 PC vs PS OK. Downpoints of the PC version: On XP, FF7 PC exibits a number of crashes, such as the chocobo race crash unless you get the patch avaliable from here On any decent machine today the minigames will run ridiculously fast. There exists no fix for that The default music is ****e. You need to go out and download a music patch to get any decent quality music Max res is 640x480 Godawful video quality Downpoints of the PSX version No perspective correction Lower resoloution textures Music cannot be further improved (I use the orchestral ST when I play on the PC) Numerous difficult to solve 'battle swirl' glitches Ideally needs to be running from an ISO. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

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Galway no Sora ~¤ PanZeR ¤~ idRO Thor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Valhalla, in Odin's throne Posts: 3,145	Re: FF7 PC vs PS Unless you have older graphic card such as Voodoo or like my old Intel 740i 3D Express, you can play it well in your PC. I have no problem [once I play it with my old rig] with that, but many ppl complained. I didn't tried it with ePSXe yet, but I think it will have better graphics with my current [higher spec] PC. __________________ Core 2 Duo 1.6 GHz «» 2048MB DDR2 RAM «» 256MB onboard Graphic Onboard Realtek High Definition Soundcard «» 160 + 40 GB SATA HDD Pioneer DVD±RW «» 15.4" Widescreen LCD «» Windows Vista Ultimate Sucks ha? Yeah, that's a laptop for sure.

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n_w95482 Administrator Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,684	Re: FF7 PC vs PS I have the ps version and I've seen my friend play the pc version and I think overall the ps version is better. He had to run it in software mode and it looked ok but ran like crap at 640x480 (he was running it on a celeron 850). The movies looked awful and the music was ok. The music in the ps version I think was pretty good and while the movies still didn't look too good, they were better looking than the pc version (just my opinion) I don't know what they did differently with the movies but the ones in ff8 looked 3x better than the ones in ff7.

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Yeloazndevil :3 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,140	Re: FF7 PC vs PS I have the psx version and the pc version. I broke the PC cd's on accident, but didn't care to buy another copy.

August 7th, 2003	#11 (permalink)
routine_error Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 6	Re: FF7 PC vs PS Thanks for all the help, tips, advice, and info. I have not seen such a response from a message board in a quite a while. Nice. I think my video card is enough to handle whatever it can throw at me, but I'm not sure. On the issue of music, can't the music be turned off on either version? and then I can just play whatever elsewhere. And the Battle Swirl Glitch, what exactly does that do? if all it does is make the swirl get mesd up, I don't mind. I never liked that thing... Oh, and I probably would put it on an emulated drive.

August 7th, 2003	#13 (permalink)
routine_error Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 6	Re: FF7 PC vs PS oh. i think i can live without that. thanks. I got pete's gfx plugins, scph1001, and an image of FF7 disc 1, so i'm 'bout to try it out. --edit one last thing. this isn't going to work or feel right until i get a PSX controller hooked up, is it? --again It runs much too fast. I tried all three of pete's plugins, OpenGL ran the slowest (best), and everything's still zippin across everywhere. I've tried different screen resolutions as well. I dunno what else to do. Imma try Kane's settings on his site. much better. gracias. i think it was the FPS needin limited. Last edited by routine_error; August 7th, 2003 at 04:01.

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Razor Blade Locked and Loaded Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I AM CANADIAN! Posts: 12,024	Re: FF7 PC vs PS Niektory nice shots. Well I have FF7 psx version. And I think its great. They are so similar that If you have one dont bother getting the other. Just stick with PC or get an emulator. __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0 GHz ● NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS ● 2GB DDR2 RAM Hitachi 120GB HD ● Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive ● Windows Vista Home Premium ● Dell 2007WFP LCD ● Dell XPS M1330 Laptop ● 1TB Western Digital MyBook External HD ● Logitech Z10 Speakers ● PLAYSTATION 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

August 16th, 2003	#18 (permalink)
DarkAurora Back from the dead Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Seymour, TN Posts: 3,735	Re: FF7 PC vs PS IMO, unless you can play Direct3D mode with the PC version, play the PSX version.

August 17th, 2003	#19 (permalink)
routine_error Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 6	Re: FF7 PC vs PS Oh, thanks, but I'm done playing FF7. I beat Ruby Weapon and got the gold chocobo for doing so, that's all I hadn't done on the console before. Again, thanks for all the advice and info.

August 18th, 2003	#20 (permalink)
Yohjikun Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 7	Re: FF7 PC vs PS I got the PC version working very well on my computer. Im using D3D for video and 640x480 full screen and its running very nice and smooth. I have a newer system so all i had to do was get the patch. So far I have yet to run into any problem while playing the game.

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