So... why do we all agree Final Fantasy 7 is one of the greatest games ever?
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it probablly gets the respect it does because it's part of one of the most well-known gaming titles, and because of the difficulty... to this day i still haven't beaten it and i've never played a game as hard as it was. but that's just this nerds opinion... i don't know why other people love it so much
Still never played through FF7 lol.
I wonder if I played it in this day and age if I would find it good. I think it would make a great experiment: Is it the nostalgia of the game being so good back in the day? Is it still good by today's standards?
Heck, I popped Perfect Dark 64 in once recently and realized that the controls are pretty bad. It was a great game for its time, and I still loved it for the nostalgia, but in this day and age it isn't all that great.
I wonder if I played it in this day and age if I would find it good. I think it would make a great experiment: Is it the nostalgia of the game being so good back in the day? Is it still good by today's standards?
Heck, I popped Perfect Dark 64 in once recently and realized that the controls are pretty bad. It was a great game for its time, and I still loved it for the nostalgia, but in this day and age it isn't all that great.
I loved the game. It introduced me to Final Fantasy 8. Of course the downside was that it also had me end up waltzing into FF9 and 10 and feeling like I wasted my time...
All opinions.
It wasn't important. It didn't introduce the US to JRPG's. It just proved they could be successful.
It wasn't great. It was just a well made RPG for a great system (At the time).
But all opinions...
All opinions.
It wasn't important. It didn't introduce the US to JRPG's. It just proved they could be successful.
It wasn't great. It was just a well made RPG for a great system (At the time).
But all opinions...
Who the hell is we? TIE Fighter is the best game ever.
If you mean the Final Fantasy crowd, well, having had my only experience in Final Fantasy be watching my brother play 13 while developing a major hate-on for the entirety of the dramatis personae and then for the writing crew. Thank you Japan, we're aware you think armies are bad because of how much a douche you where when you were allowed to use yours (to all you america h8ers out there, the yankees are nothing, NOTHING, compared to the imperials), maybe you can stop beating that dead horse now? It's actually utterly rotted away and you're now just hitting it's bones.
If you mean the Final Fantasy crowd, well, having had my only experience in Final Fantasy be watching my brother play 13 while developing a major hate-on for the entirety of the dramatis personae and then for the writing crew. Thank you Japan, we're aware you think armies are bad because of how much a douche you where when you were allowed to use yours (to all you america h8ers out there, the yankees are nothing, NOTHING, compared to the imperials), maybe you can stop beating that dead horse now? It's actually utterly rotted away and you're now just hitting it's bones.
It had a good solid story that wasn't contrite or convoluted as shit. The evil organization / government Shinra is a overly direct jab at the oil industry. The characters are all well rounded if lacking in back story and had not one but 2 twists you never see coming.
The death of Aeris and the fact the Cloud wasn't who he thought he was (granted the memories portion of the story was horribly boring). In optional cut-scenes we learn the source of Vincent's torment, the creation of Sephiroth, and Cloud's persona's origin in the death of Zack.
The side quests we part of the story not just random side shit, and all of the ultimate gear was obtained/contained within the story's structure. Tifa's was in here piano (required playing the song she did as a child, Vincent's was with his wife - also the mother of Sephiroth, Cloud's was taken from ultimate weapon (one of the earth guardians).
The best part is every single character had a believable reason for doing what they we're doing.
It had the usual hippie peace loving undertone but wasn't about whinny feminine teenagers; It came right out and made the point that sometimes peace can only be won not negotiated. Both Barrett and Cid we're old gruff guys. Aeris was a flower child, Cloud was a solder in the army.
And all the materia management for the magic system resonated with that part of the human mind that still compels you to capture all the pokemon in the world.
It is a jrpg but easily one of the best, and I'll hold it up as one of the best uses of story telling through gameplay.
Oh, last but not least inbred Chocobo breeding FTW.
The death of Aeris and the fact the Cloud wasn't who he thought he was (granted the memories portion of the story was horribly boring). In optional cut-scenes we learn the source of Vincent's torment, the creation of Sephiroth, and Cloud's persona's origin in the death of Zack.
The side quests we part of the story not just random side shit, and all of the ultimate gear was obtained/contained within the story's structure. Tifa's was in here piano (required playing the song she did as a child, Vincent's was with his wife - also the mother of Sephiroth, Cloud's was taken from ultimate weapon (one of the earth guardians).
The best part is every single character had a believable reason for doing what they we're doing.
It had the usual hippie peace loving undertone but wasn't about whinny feminine teenagers; It came right out and made the point that sometimes peace can only be won not negotiated. Both Barrett and Cid we're old gruff guys. Aeris was a flower child, Cloud was a solder in the army.
And all the materia management for the magic system resonated with that part of the human mind that still compels you to capture all the pokemon in the world.
It is a jrpg but easily one of the best, and I'll hold it up as one of the best uses of story telling through gameplay.
Oh, last but not least inbred Chocobo breeding FTW.
1) I never said it was the greatest; I said it influence the JRPG games.
2) It's depends on what you're into, nothing else matters.
2) It's depends on what you're into, nothing else matters.
As far as games go, it's not that great. But if one factors in the time the game came out, the technology we were used to seeing out of Final Fantasy, the music AND...the fact that they killed a character everyone loved...sets this game apart from every other Final Fantasy game since. It was also a launching point for many new gamers, so it was their first FF game and you never forget your first. 
Well from what I've been told, 7 was a refreshing step for its time, with its storyline, character personalities, and then some. However, since it was a different step and for most, their first Final Fantasy title they ever played-it got hyped up! To said people their First Final Fantasy becomes the 'bar' to which the titles will always be compared to. I think that's why there's so many sequels and prequels to it, some are just die hard for that number.
((Note: this is just my view as a 3rd Party FF player, I've never played 7))
((Note: this is just my view as a 3rd Party FF player, I've never played 7))
I played VII a year or two ago, but my first Final Fantasy was FFX. I think that it is legendary because it was an important part of the evolution of gaming--or um...something like that. It has a lot of weaknesses, a lot of which are startlingly obvious with it's horrible sequels (mainly DoC oh gosh I hate that game so much..). For me, I wish they would've had a stronger narrative and fleshed out other character's stories more. The sequels were a disappointment, though I'd still buy a remake of VII in a heartbeat (or I'd make someone else buy it for me..) ^_^.
