I´m finally playing Final Fantasy 7

[lestatdark]

thelifatree said:

lestatdark said:

Ajescent said:

woah dude, welcome to 1997 :p

Once you gain access to the world map and you are FREE to do as you wish...unlike ff13 ¬_¬

Actually no you're not.

You're forced to go to Kalm because the rest of the members won't let you go further. Then you're forced to go to the chocobo stables, then it's always a linear path until you reach Junon (unless you're cheating or have done massive grinding in order to get enough money to play the minigame in Fort Condor, which doesn't give any particular good item until CD 2)

Afterwards, once you reach Costa del Sol, you're on a linear path until you get the Buggy on Gold Saucer. Even getting the Buggy the game doesn't open that much, since you're forced to go to Nibelheim if you want to progress the game (breaking the buggy along the way for a forced stop on Cosmo Canyon and an optional stop on Gongaga). 

After passing Nibelheim, you have to go to Rocket Town where after a long while, you get the Boat-Plane which actually allows you freedom. Which is not until at least 20 hours in the game, which is also at the same time where you get to Gran Pulse on FFXIII.

A world map doesn't equal freedom, if the path is still forced upon you.

But you can get Yuffie!... Dammit Yuffie makes this game amazing XD therefore it automatically makes the game vast and wide. :D

but you spoiled it for him :(. But I agree with you on this for the most part... though it is a bit more free than 13 for the reason you described... it's still restrictive.

You spoiled it worse by saying that you can get Yuffie along the way.