What Makes Final Fantasy VII So Special?

[Pixel]

I wrote this video article going into what makes Final Fantasy VII special to people.

 

[APZonerunner]

I think for a great many people it was simply their very first JRPG that really grabbed them, and it's as simple as that. It is a brilliant game, of course, but being first has a massive impact too.

 

[Lulcielid]

I think for a great many people it was simply their very first JRPG that really grabbed them, and it's as simple as that. It is a brilliant game, of course, but being first has a massive impact too.

Pretty much this. FINAL FANTASY X was my first FF & PS2 game i ever played and is the most special game for me (though not the first one i bought, that was FFXII, i accidently saw a friend of mine playing it and i was curious to give it a try).

 

[Squirrel Emperor]

It's one of the first games of its kind that came out during a time when 3-D was revolutionizing the game industry. It's no different then Super Mario 64 and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. They were all very well made fresh experiences in a new era of gaming that left a pretty big impact on people.

 

[ScienceNonfiction]

Beliefs which haven't been outright confirmed within the narrative, but seem to make sense to the individual

Yeah, they definitely had sex under the Highwind.

Very nice video. I really enjoyed it.

 

[buddhafied]

I agree with everyone here, the fact that it was most people's first JRPG made a huge difference, for me it was FFVI, and it's really hard for me to have another Final Fantasy game challenging the status of that game in my heart. Not to mention the technology advancement. I remember myself saying "three discs?" when I was young, as well as the marketing campaign when it was coming to the West as being the system seller in Japan.

Obviously everyone has different tastes in games and their plot, but I do think FFVII had a very good plot. It was engaging overall and Aeris/Aerith death also was unexpected enough it made the game special for a lot of people. I think FFVII is one of the games you can say you don't like it, but you can't really honestly say it isn't a good game, generally speaking.

 

[BladeRunner]

Being a great game is what makes it special.

Being many people's first RPG is what makes it popular.

 

[Kagari]

Not my first Final Fantasy but the individual character stories, overall game tone and music is what really drew me into Final Fantasy VII and still does every time I replay it.

 

[Rogue-Tomato]

I think for a great many people it was simply their very first JRPG that really grabbed them, and it's as simple as that. It is a brilliant game, of course, but being first has a massive impact too.

I agree. It was the first RPG in any sense that I ever played and from then on, it was a done deal. I was RPG hooked.