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I beat Emerald Weapon and Ruby Weapon today

My son and I have been playing the original Final Fantasy VII. We played the remake recently and he was intrigued by the story — after we finished, we started on the original and after his initial horror at the graphics quality and 4:3 aspect ratio, he really got into it.

He insisted that we try to beat Emerald Weapon and Ruby Weapon before heading to the final confrontation with Sephiroth. I knew we were in for a tough time because when I finished the game way back on PS1 in the late 90s, my friends and I never did manage to beat those last two optional endgame Weapons — they were just too strong.

Well today, after much grinding and materia juggling, we did it! Take that ya bastids!