Enought with FF8 lets talk FF7

[Bloodhound1st]

meh. When i defeated emerald the only thing that turned the battle was the heast boots, and i couldnt keep my party alive, no matter how i tried. Also, i was around level 80 when i did this, and i never used sources, so its probably possible to do it much easier if your stronger.
Also, that strategy works with ruby. Ive seen it work 3 times now, without fail.sure, ultima packs a punch, but if your fast enough...

and yes, you can get out of the crater with all of the materia. The point of no return is when you get to the floating rocks, just before Jenova Absolute (i think thats her name). The materia is called mega all, in case you dont know, and makes every command all (except certain magics) including steal, mug, and attack.

To get mega all, on the level just before you meet back with your party, there is a waterfall with a small pink materia in it. When you jump on the rock next to this waterfall, tap ok to collact the materia. It requires pinpoint timing, and is annoying to get, but you can get it. Also, if you sent people down that way, sometimes they will give you the materia. I dont know what the chances are, but once vincent gave it to me.