[mywaifuismeta]

What made these battles so special is that the internet in its current form didn't quite exist yet, so you couldn't easily look up guides or YouTube videos. You had to buy the big expensive FF7 strategy guide book and struggle yourself!

The easy access to information these days has made games a very different experience. Struggling for 2 minutes? Look up the answer.

[qbasic_forever]

I remember AOL message boards/forums were pretty critical to me getting through FF7 and other role playing games of the time.